Systems and methods of linking gaming stations administering different wagering games to the same progressive jackpot

A method for operating a progressive jackpot system, the method comprising:

• linking, with a processor, at least two gaming tables to a major progressive jackpot;
• administering at least two different wagering games that have different jackpot trigger probabilities for achieving a jackpot trigger for the major progressive jackpot on the at least two gaming tables;
• and
• normalizing a major jackpot winning probability based, at least in part, on the different jackpot trigger probabilities such that the major jackpot winning probability for players of the at least two different wagering games is substantially the same by:
• assigning a first eligibility probability to the first wagering game of the at least two different wagering games for each current round of a first gaming table administering the first wagering game to be eligible to participate in the major progressive jackpot;
• assigning a second eligibility probability to a second wagering game of the at least two different wagering games for each current round of a second gaming table to be eligible to participate in the major progressive jackpot;
• and
• randomly determining whether at least one of the first gaming table and the second gaming table is eligible to participate in a major progressive jackpot during each of their respective current rounds based, at least in part, on the different jackpot trigger probabilities;
• wherein randomly determining whether at least one of the first gaming table and the second gaming table is eligible to participate in the major progressive jackpot comprises:
• initiating a random number generator to produce a random number responsive to a request from at least one of the first gaming table and the second gaming table;
• and
• comparing the random number with a subset of a range of numbers that corresponds with the corresponding eligibility probability.