Patent ID: 8137178
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming apparatus with player selectable multi-mode game operability, the gaming apparatus including: a game display, a processor, and user interface; the user interface configured to receive a player identification input, a game operating mode input, and a wager; the processor configured to present a game on the game display in a first or second operating mode in accordance with the game operating mode input and configured to initiate the game with the wager; wherein the first operating mode enables automatic game operation by the gaming system after the game is initiated; and wherein the second operating mode enables manually-initiated automatic game operation by the gaming system, the manually-initiated automatic game operation occurring in response to an additional required player input for each round of play in the game, wherein the additional required player input: (i) is an input necessary for a player station to display the results of a round of play in the game; and (ii) is separate from the game operating mode input and a wager input.