Electronic gaming device with auto-play functionality

1. An electronic gaming device comprising:

a credit input device for accepting input of one or more elements having associated monetary value;

at least one electronic display device;

at least one player input device configured to accept input from a player;

a memory, the memory including game data for use by a processor in implementing at least one wager-based game at said electronic gaming device and one or more auto-play game play structures; and

a processor configured to utilize said game data to present said at least one wager-based game comprising causing said at least one electronic display device to display game information regarding said at least one wager-based game and to initiate the one or more auto-play game play structures that play said at least one wager-based game without input from the at least one player input device when a first progressive jackpot which is associated with said at least one game exceeds a first predetermined level, said one or more auto-play structures having one or more auto-play criteria.

2. The electronic gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to adjust the criteria of the initiated auto-play game play structure based on the first progressive jackpot being over a second predetermined level.

3. The electronic gaming device of claim 2 , wherein the adjustment is that a wager amount criteria is decreased.

4. The electronic gaming device of claim 2 , wherein the adjustment is that a wager amount criteria is increased.

5. The electronic gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to stop the initiated auto-play game play structure based on a credit balance being at a first predetermined balance level.

6. The electronic gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to stop the initiated auto-play game play structure based on the first progressive jackpot being reset.

7. The electronic gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to initiate a second auto-play game play structure based a second progressive jackpot being over a third predetermined level.

8. A method of implementing game play via an electronic gaming device comprising:

receiving at least one wager to play at least one wager-based game;

presenting wager-based game play information via at least one electronic display device of said electronic gaming device;

determining if a jackpot associated with said wager-based game play is over a first predetermined level;

if said jackpot is determined to be over said first predetermined level, initiating one or more auto-play game structures that play said at least one wager-based game without input from a player at the electronic gaming device, said auto-play game structure having one or more auto-play criteria.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising adjusting the one or more criteria of the initiated auto-play game play structure based on the first progressive jackpot being over a second predetermined level.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the adjustment is that a wager amount criteria is decreased.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the adjustment is that a wager amount criteria is increased.

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising stopping the initiated auto-play game play structure based on a credit balance being at a first predetermined balance level.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising stopping the initiated auto-play game play structure based on the first progressive jackpot being reset.

14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising initiating a second auto-play game play structure based a second progressive jackpot being over a third predetermined level.

15. An electronic gaming system configured to implement one or more auto-play game structures at one or more electronic gaming machines comprising:

a server including a server memory and a server processor, the server memory including one or more auto-play game structures;

the server in communication with the one or more electronic gaming machines, said electronic gaming machines comprising a credit input device for accepting input of one or more elements having associated monetary value, at least one electronic display device, at least one player input device configured to accept input from a player, and at least one gaming machine processor configured to cause said at least one electronic display device to display game information regarding at least one wager-based game; and

the server processor configured to initiate the one or more auto-play game structures at one or more of said electronic gaming machines to play said at least one wager-based game presented at said electronic gaming machine without input from the at least one player input device, said one or more auto-play game structures implemented when a first progressive jackpot which is associated with said at least one wager-based game exceeds a first predetermined level, said one or more auto-play structures having one or more auto-play criteria.

16. The electronic gaming system of claim 15 , wherein the server processor is configured to adjust the one or more auto-play criteria of the initiated auto-play game play structure based on the first progressive jackpot being over a second predetermined level.

17. The electronic gaming system of claim 16 , wherein the adjustment is that a wager amount criteria is decreased.

18. The electronic gaming system of claim 16 , wherein the adjustment is that a wager amount criteria is increased.

19. The electronic gaming system of claim 15 , wherein the server processor is further configured to stop the initiated auto-play game play structure based on a credit balance being at a first predetermined balance level.

20. The electronic gaming system of claim 15 , wherein the server processor is further configured to stop the initiated auto-play game play structure based on the first progressive jackpot being reset.