Systems and methods of linking gaming stations administering different wagering games to the same progressive jackpot

Systems and methods of operating a major progressive jackpot linked to wagering games having different jackpot triggers with different probabilities. The major jackpot winning probabilities may be normalized such that players may have the substantially the same odds to win the major progressive jackpot regardless on the wagering game being played. During game play, the gaming stations may be randomly selected to participate for a chance to win the major progressive jackpot according to an eligibility probability, which may be inversely proportional to the probability of a jackpot trigger for the wagering game administered by the gaming station. Players may be informed of whether the current round of game play is eligible for the major progressive jackpot after wagers are placed and before the current round of game play. 本发明涉及对链接到下注游戏的主累积大奖进行操作的系统和方法，所述下注游戏具有概率不同的不同的大奖触发。主大奖获胜概率可被归一化，以使玩家具有大致相同的几率来赢得主累积大奖，而无论正在进行的下注游戏是什么。在游戏娱乐期间，可根据合格性概率随机地选择游戏站以参与寻求一个机会来赢得主累积大奖，所述合格性概率与针对由游戏站管理的下注游戏的大奖触发的概率成反比。可在放置游戏注之后且游戏娱乐的