Slot machine game having a plurality of ways to issue a percentage of a progressive award based upon any wager level (“percentage progressive”)

A gaming device operable under control of at least one processor, said gaming device comprising:

• a game operable upon one of a plurality of different wager amounts including a maximum wager amount;
• a plurality of symbols in said game;
• at least one display device operable to display the game and a plurality of maintained progressive awards;
• at least one input device;
• and
• said at least one processor programmed to operate with said at least one display device and said at least one input device to control a play of the game by:
• (a) enabling a player to place one of said wager amounts, wherein the wager amount placed by the player determines which of said progressive awards are available to be provided to the player;
• (b) if the player did not place the maximum wager amount, determining a percentage progressive value which is greater than 0% and less than 100%;
• (c) displaying a plurality of randomly generated symbols;
• (d) if a designated winning combination of said symbols is displayed and the player placed the maximum wager amount, providing the player at least one of the progressive awards;
• and
• (e) if the designated winning combination of said symbols is displayed and the player did not place the maximum wager amount, providing the player part of at least one of the progressive awards, wherein said at least one progressive award is randomly selected and for each of said progressive awards, any part of the progressive award provided to the player is based on said progressive award and the determined percentage progressive value.

A gaming device operable under control of at least one processor, said gaming device comprising:

• a game operable upon one of a plurality of different wager amounts including a maximum wager amount;
• a plurality of symbols in said game;
• at least one display device operable to display the game and a plurality of maintained progressive awards, wherein a first one of the progressive awards is associated with a first winning combination of said symbols and a second, different one of the progressive awards is associated with a second, different winning combination of said symbols;
• at least one input device;
• and
• said at least one processor programmed to operate with said at least one display device and said at least one input device to control a play of the game by:
• (a) enabling a player to place one of said wager amounts;
• (b) if the player did not place the maximum wager amount, determining a percentage progressive value which is greater than 0% and less than 100%;
• (c) displaying a plurality of randomly generated symbols;
• (d) if the first winning combination of said symbols is displayed and the player placed the maximum wager amount, providing the player the first one of the progressive awards;
• (e) if the second winning combination of said symbols is displayed and the player placed the maximum wager amount, providing the player the second one of the progressive awards;
• (f) if the first winning combination of said symbols is displayed and the player did not place the maximum wager amount, providing the player part of the first one of the progressive awards, wherein any part of the first one of the progressive awards provided to the player is based on said first one of the progressive awards and the determined percentage progressive value;
• and
• (g) if the second winning combination of said symbols is displayed and the player did not place the maximum wager amount, providing the player part of the second one of the progressive awards, wherein any part of the second one of the progressive awards provided to the player is based on said second one of the progressive awards and the determined percentage progressive value.

A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:

• (a) displaying a plurality of maintained progressive awards, wherein a first one of the progressive awards is associated with a first winning combination of symbols and a second, different one of the progressive awards is associated with a second, different winning combination of symbols;
• (b) enabling a player to place one of a plurality of different wager amounts including a maximum wager amount;
• (c) if the player did not place the maximum wager amount, determining a percentage progressive value which is greater than 0% and less than 100%;
• (d) displaying a plurality of randomly generated symbols;
• (e) if the first winning combination of symbols is displayed and the player placed the maximum wager amount, providing the player the first one of the progressive awards;
• (f) if the second winning combination of symbols is displayed and the player placed the maximum wager amount, providing the player the second one of the progressive awards;
• (g) if the first winning combination of symbols is displayed and the player did not place the maximum wager amount, providing the player part of the first one of the progressive awards, wherein any part of the first one of the progressive awards provided to the player is based on said first one of the progressive awards and the determined percentage progressive value;
• and
• (h) if the second winning combination of symbols is displayed and the player did not place the maximum wager amount, providing the player part of the second one of the progressive awards, wherein any part of the second one of the progressive awards provided to the player is based on said second one of the progressive awards and the determined percentage progressive value.