Gaming system and method having multi-level mystery triggered progressive awards

摘要

#$%^&*AU2012203136A120120621.pdf#####ABSTRACT A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines. The gaming system includes at least one and preferably a plurality of progressive awards wherein upon a suitable initiating event, a wager amount or value is 5 randomly generated from at least one predetermined range of wagers amounts or values. Upon a suitable triggering event, such as an accumulated wager pool incrementing to the randomly generated wager amount or value, a designated award, such as a progressive award, is provided to a player. In one such embodiment, upon the occurrence of the triggering event, an independent determination occurs regarding which one of the 10 plurality of progressive awards will be provided to a player.