Multi-game gaming machine

1. A gaming machine, comprising:

a credit input mechanism configured to receive a physical item representing a monetary value to establish a credit balance, the credit balance being increasable and decreasable based at least on wagering activity of a player of the gaming machine;

a payout mechanism;

a credit meter configured to monitor the credit balance;

a display device;

a memory storing a first game package, a second game package, and a plurality of programs for a plurality of games that are playable on the gaming machine, wherein the first game package lists, from the plurality of games, a first selection of games that are playable at a first denomination range, and wherein the second game package lists, from the plurality of games, a second selection of games that are playable at a second denomination range; and

a controller configured to execute instructions stored in the memory, which when executed, cause the controller to at least enter a configuration mode after complying with security requirements associated with the configuration mode, and enter a game selection mode after exiting the configuration mode;

wherein, when in the configuration mode, execution of the instructions further causes the controller to:

control the display device to display a configuration menu;

receive, via the configuration menu, a game package selection that selects one of the first game package and the second game package as a selected game package; and

exit the configuration mode after receiving the game package selection; and

wherein, when in the game selection mode, execution of the instructions further causes the controller to:

control the display device to display a game selection interface including a plurality of game images corresponding to games of the selected game package;

receive, via the game selection interface, a game selection that selects a game from the selected game package via a game image of the plurality of game images;

maintain at least one jackpot pool corresponding to a jackpot prize winnable irrespective of the game selected from the plurality of games;

maintain a chance of the jackpot prize being won proportional to a total amount wagered irrespective of the game selected from the plurality of games; and

control the display device to display the selected game.

2. The gaming machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein execution of the instructions further causes the controller to control the display device to display the plurality of game images in one or more rows of multiple images and adjust a number of rows based on a number of games in the selected game package.

3. The gaming machine as claimed in claim 2 , wherein execution of the instructions further causes the controller to control the display device to space the one or more rows of multiple images based on the number of games in the selected game package.

4. A method of operating a gaming machine, the method comprising:

establishing a credit balance in response to a credit input mechanism of the gaming machine receiving a physical item representing a monetary value, the credit balance being increasable and decreasable based at least on wagering activity;

monitoring the credit balance with a credit meter of the gaming machine;

displaying, via a display device of the gaming machine, a configuration menu in response to complying with security requirements associated with the configuration menu;

receiving, via the configuration menu, a game package selection that selects one of a first game package and a second game package, wherein the first game package lists a first selection of games that are playable at a first denomination range, and wherein the second game package lists a second selection of games that are playable at a second denomination range;

exiting the configuration menu after receiving the game package selection;

displaying, via the display device, a game selection interface including a plurality of game images corresponding to the games of the selected game package;

receiving, via the game selection interface, a game selection that selects a game from the selected game package via a game image of the plurality of game images;

maintaining, by a controller of the gaming machine, at least one jackpot pool corresponding to a jackpot prize winnable irrespective of the game selected from the plurality of games;

maintaining, by the controller, a chance of the jackpot prize being won proportional to a total amount wagered irrespective of the game selected from the plurality of games; and

displaying, via the display device, the selected game.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4 , further comprising adjusting a layout of the plurality of game images included in the game selection interface based on a number of games in the selected game package.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising selecting the layout of the plurality of game images from among a plurality of different layouts based on the number of games in the selected game package.

7. The method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the receiving the game selection comprises receiving the game selection via a touch screen display device of the gaming machine.

8. A gaming machine, comprising:

a credit input mechanism configured to receive a physical item representing a monetary value to establish a credit balance, the credit balance being increasable and decreasable based at least on wagering activity;

a credit meter configured to monitor the credit balance;

a display device;

a memory storing a plurality of game packages and a plurality of programs for a plurality of games that are each playable on the gaming machine at a plurality of denominations, wherein each game package lists a respective selection of games from the plurality of games; and

a controller configured to execute instructions stored in the memory, which when executed, cause the controller to at least:

control the display device to display a configuration menu in response to complying with security requirements associated with the configuration menu;

receive, via the configuration menu, a game package selection that selects a game package from the plurality of game packages;

exit the configuration menu after receiving the game package selection;

control the display device to display a game selection interface including a plurality of game images corresponding to games of the selected game package and a plurality of denomination images associated with each game image of the plurality of game images;

receive, via the game selection interface, a game selection that selects a game from the selected game package via a game image of the plurality of game images;

receive, via the game selection interface, a denomination selection that selects a playable denomination for the selected game via a denomination image associated with the game image that corresponds to the selected game;

maintain at least one jackpot pool corresponding to a jackpot prize winnable irrespective of the game selected from the plurality of games;

maintain a chance of the jackpot prize being won proportional to a total amount wagered irrespective of the game selected from the plurality of games; and

control play of selected game per the selected playable denomination.

9. The gaming machine as claimed in claim 8 , wherein:

each game has a first jackpot triggering mechanism specific to the game and a second jackpot triggering mechanism; and

odds of the second jackpot triggering mechanism occurring within a specific game are such that the chance of the jackpot prize being won is proportional to the total amount wagered.

10. The gaming machine as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the jackpot prize is a progressive prize, and the instructions, when executed, further cause the controller to update the jackpot prize based on jackpot contributions derived from play of the plurality of games on the gaming machine.

11. A method of operating a gaming machine, the method comprising:

establishing a credit balance in response to a credit input mechanism of the gaming machine receiving a physical item representing a monetary value, the credit balance being increasable and decreasable based at least on wagering activity;

monitoring the credit balance with a credit meter of the gaming machine;

controlling, by a controller of the gaming machine, a display device of the gaming machine to display a configuration menu in response to complying with security requirements associated with the configuration menu;

receiving, via the configuration menu, a game package selection that selects a game package from a plurality of game packages, wherein each game package lists a respective selection of games from a plurality of games playable on the gaming machine;

exiting the configuration menu after receiving the game package selection;

controlling, by the controller, the display device of the gaming machine to display a game selection interface including a plurality of game images and a plurality of denomination images associated with each game image of the plurality bf game images;

receiving, via the game selection interface, a game selection that selects a game from the selected game package via a game image of the plurality of game images;

receiving, via the game selection interface, a denomination selection that selects a playable denomination for the selected game via a denomination image of the plurality of denominations images associated with the game image corresponding to the selected game;

maintaining, by the controller, at least one jackpot pool corresponding to a jackpot prize winnable irrespective of the game selected from the plurality of games;

maintaining, by the controller, a chance of the jackpot prize being won proportional to a total amount wagered irrespective of the game selected from the plurality of games; and

controlling play of selected game per the selected playable denomination.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11 , further comprising:

triggering, for each game of the plurality of games, an award of the jackpot prize per a first jackpot triggering mechanism specific to the each game of the plurality of games; and

triggering, for each game of the plurality of games, the award of the jackpot prize per a second jackpot triggering mechanism such that the chance of the jackpot prize being won is proportional to the total amount wagered.

13. The method as claimed in claim 11 , further comprising funding the jackpot prize as a progressive prize based on jackpot contributions derived from play of the plurality of games on the gaming machine.

14. The gaming machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:

the display device comprises a touch screen display device; and

the instructions, when executed, further cause the controller to receive the game selection via a touch input of the touch screen display device.

15. The gaming machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:

each game of the first game package is playable at a plurality of playable denominations within the first denomination range;

the game selection interface further presents the plurality of playable denominations for each game of the first game package in response to the first game package being the selected game package; and

the instructions, when executed, further cause the controller to at least:

receive, via the game selection interface, a denomination selection that selects one of the plurality of playable denominations for the selected game; and

control play of the selected game per the selected playable denomination.

16. The method as claimed in claim 4 , further comprising:

receiving, via the configuration menu, at least one selection that selects playable denominations for each game of the selected game package;

presenting, via the game selection interface, the playable denominations for each game of the selected game package;

receiving, via the game selection interface, a denomination selection that selects a playable denomination for the selected game; and

controlling play of the selected game per the selected playable denomination.