Patent ID: 7775871

Claim:
An electronic gaming unit for play of a gambling game, the electronic gaming unit comprising: a display unit configured to generate images; an internal time generator configured to generate an internal time signal indicative of a time of day; an input device configured to receive input; a currency accepting mechanism configured to accept a medium of currency; and a controller operatively coupled to the display unit, the time generator and the input device, the controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to the processor, the controller being programmed to: receive a signal from the input device indicating the gambling game to be played from a selection of gambling games available to be played, wherein the signal is generated in response to input; display a sequence of images on the display unit, the sequence of images representing the selected gambling game; receive the time signal from the time generator when the electronic gaming unit is operational; change the selection of gambling games available to be played in response to the time signal when the electronic gaming unit is operational, thereby changing the selection of gambling games available to be played by the controller without requiring additional input; change a minimum bet to be inputted via the input device for the selected gambling game in response to the time signal when the electronic gaming unit is operational, thereby changing the minimum bet by the controller without requiring additional input; change a payout percentage for the electronic gaming unit in response to the time signal when the electronic gaming unit is operational, thereby changing the payout percentage by the controller without requiring additional input; change a brightness of the display unit in response to the time signal when the electronic gaming unit is operational, thereby changing the brightness by the controller without requiring additional input; change a theme of the selected gambling game in response to the time signal when the electronic gaming unit is operational, thereby changing the theme by the controller without requiring additional input; determine, after the sequence of images has been displayed, an outcome of the selected gambling game represented by the sequence of images; and determine a currency payout associated with the outcome of the selected gambling game.