Systems and methods for playing an electronic game including progressive jackpot increases based on in-game events

An electronic gaming system comprising:

• a display configured to display a wagering game;
• a player input interface configured to receive a player input;
• a credit input mechanism including at least one of a card reader, a ticket reader, a bill acceptor, and a coin input mechanism, the credit input mechanism configured to receive a credit wager, the credit wager initiating play of the wagering game;
• a game controller for controlling the wagering game;
• and
• a tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the game controller, cause the game controller to perform operations comprising:
• generating, by the game controller, a plurality of reel strips that each include a column of symbol display positions, each symbol display position including a symbol;
• evaluating, by the game controller, each of the symbols in the symbol display positions;
• determining, by the game controller and based on the evaluating, that at least one of the symbols corresponds to a first in-game event, the first in-game event associated with a first value;
• and
• adding, by the game controller, the first value associated with the first in-game event to a first progressive jackpot.

An article of manufacture including a non-transitory, tangible, computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a game controller configured for electronic gaming, cause the game controller to perform operations comprising:

• generating, by the game controller, a plurality of reel strips that each include a column of symbol display positions, each symbol display position including a symbol;
• evaluating, by the game controller, each of the symbols in the symbol display positions;
• determining, by the game controller and based on the evaluating, that at least one of the symbols corresponds to a first in-game event, the first in-game event associated with a first value;
• and
• adding, by the game controller, the first value associated with the first in-game event to a first progressive jackpot.