Method, apparatus, and program product for displaying gaming results through variable prize progressions

An apparatus including:

• (a) a display arrangement for a player;
• (b) a player input device for the player;
• (c) a presentation controller for (i) causing the display arrangement to display a prize progression graphic, the prize progression graphic including a number of prize progressions with each respective prize progression including a respective prize and a respective set of progression segments, for (ii) causing the display arrangement to display a number of objects, each object corresponding to a respective prize progression affecting element, for (iii) responsive to a selection of a respective object corresponding to a prize progression affecting element comprising a progress varying value, causing the display arrangement to modify the prize progression graphic by modifying the respective set of progression segments for one or more prize progressions to indicate a different level of progress along the respective set of progression segments toward the prize included for the respective prize progression, and for (iv) responsive to a selection of a respective object corresponding to a prize progression affecting element comprising a prize shifting value, causing the display arrangement to modify the prize progression graphic by shifting at least one respective prize from being included with one prize progression to being included with another one of the prize progressions;
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• (d) an award controller for awarding to the player the respective prize included with each prize progression for which progress in the respective progression segments is completed on a given selection of one of the objects.

A program product embodied in one or more non-transitory computer readable media, the program product including:

• (a) prize progression display program code executable for causing a gaming machine display arrangement to display a prize progression graphic, the prize progression graphic including a number of prize progressions with each respective prize progression including a respective prize and a respective set of progression segments;
• (b) object display program code executable for causing the gaming machine display arrangement to display a number of objects at the gaming machine, each object corresponding to a respective prize progression affecting element;
• (c) selection program code executable for selecting a number of the objects, and in response to the selection of a respective object corresponding to a progress varying value, causing the gaming machine display arrangement to modify the prize progression graphic by modifying the respective progression segments for one or more prize progressions to indicate a different level of progress along the respective set of progression segments toward the prize included for the respective prize progression, and in response to the selection of a respective object corresponding to a prize shifting value, causing the gaming machine display arrangement to modify the prize progression graphic by shifting at least one respective prize from being included with one prize progression to being included with a different one of the prize progressions;
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• (d) award program code executable for awarding the respective prize included with each prize progression for which progress in the respective progression segments is completed on a given selection of one of the objects.