Wagering game with color-coordinated progressive award indicators

A computer-implemented method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming machine, comprising:

• receiving, via at least one input device, a wager from a player to initiate said wagering game;
• displaying, via one or more display devices, a first outcome of said wagering game, said first outcome being randomly selected from a plurality of outcomes, said plurality of outcomes being represented by a plurality of game symbols having one of a first color background and a second color background, said first and second colors being different colors;
• overlaying a video image on said displayed first outcome, said video image including colored placeholders positioned over said game symbols having said first color background appearing in said first outcome;
• awarding a symbol award to said player in response to one or more of said game symbols forming a predetermined symbol pattern in said first outcome;
• randomly selecting, via the one or more processors, a second outcome of said plurality of outcomes;
• displaying, on said one or more display devices, said second outcome while maintaining said overlaying video image of said colored placeholders;
• and
• awarding a special event to said player in response to said second outcome including a predefined special event pattern defined by said colored placeholders in combination with one or more first color backgrounds of game symbols appearing in said second outcome.

A computer-implemented method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming system, the method comprising:

• receiving, via at least one input device, a wager from a player to initiate said wagering game;
• displaying, via one or more display devices, an outcome of said wagering game, said outcome being randomly selected from a plurality of outcomes, said plurality of outcomes being represented by a plurality of game symbols having one of a first color background and a second color background, said first and second colors being different colors;
• awarding a symbol award to said player in response to one or more of said game symbols in said first outcome forming a predefined symbol pattern;
• and
• awarding a special event to said player in response to one or more first color backgrounds of game symbols in said first outcome forming a predefined special event pattern.

A machine-readable, non-transitory medium including executable instructions that, when executed by a gaming system, cause said gaming system to perform a method comprising:

• receiving, via at least one input device, a wager from a player to initiate said wagering game;
• displaying, via one or more display devices, an outcome of said wagering game, said outcome being randomly selected from a plurality of outcomes, said plurality of outcomes being represented by a plurality of game symbols having one of a first color background and a second color background, said first and second colors being different colors;
• awarding a symbol award to said player in response to one or more of said game symbols in said outcome forming a predefined symbol pattern;
• and
• awarding a special event to said player in response to one or more first color background of game symbols in said outcome forming a predefined special event pattern.