Universal progressive game pool

A gaming system that provides a progressive pool to gaming machines, the gaming system comprising:

• a progressive pool administrator configured to a) create a progressive pool that includes a set of outcomes for a progressive award and b) distribute the outcomes;
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• a progressive pool manager configured to a) receive a subset of outcomes from the progressive pool administrator, and b) send a first outcome of the progressive pool to a first gaming machine that permits play of a first game type and send a second outcome of the progressive pool to a second gaming machine that permits play of a second game type that is different from the first game type.

A game pool manager that provides progressive pool outcomes for a progressive award to multiple gaming machines, the game pool manager comprising:

• a processing system configured to a) receive a set of outcomes for a progressive pool, and b) select a first outcome of the progressive pool from the set of progressive pool outcomes for distribution to a first gaming machine that permits play of a first game type and select a second outcome of the progressive pool from the set of progressive pool outcomes for distribution to a second gaming machine that permits play of a second game type that is different from the first game type;
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• a network interface that permits the game pool manager to send the first outcome to the first gaming machine and to send the second outcome to the second gaming machine.

A method for building a progressive award, the method comprising:

• adding at least a portion of a first progressive contribution to a progressive award pool, wherein the first progressive contribution is generated at a first gaming machine that permits play of a first game type;
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• adding at least a portion of a second progressive contribution to the progressive award pool, wherein the second progressive contribution is generated at a second gaming machine that permits play of a second game type.