Patent ID: 8414394

Claim:
A programmed controller of a gaming console, the gaming console having a game display and a number of physical buttons forming at least in part a user interface, wherein the controller is programmed so as to: receive information relating to a player input provided through a user interface in communication with the controller; dependent at least in part on the player input, control play of a game in which a plurality of symbols are selected to form one or more outcomes; if at least one particular outcome results in the play of the game, cause the award of an award; cause the game display to display representations of the game; and selectively operate in a first mode of operation or in a second mode of operation; wherein the selected mode of operation is automatically determined by the gaming console to operate in the first mode of operation when the gaming console has an insufficient number of physical buttons to adequately implement the game; and wherein in the first mode of operation, the user interface comprises a combination of the physical buttons on the gaming console and additional buttons implemented on the game display; and wherein in the second mode of operation, the user interface is separate from the game display.