Gaming device having multiple game play option
Embodiments of this concept are directed to gaming devices that are configured to initiate multiple gaming events in response to a player input. The gaming device may include game initiating inputs that initiate a predetermined number of gaming events in response to the player input, or the gaming device may include configurable game initiating inputs that initiate a number of gaming events specified by the player, specified the gaming device, or specified by a gaming server. The gaming device or gaming server may set the number of initiated game events in response to the occurrence of a triggering event.
1. A gaming device comprising:
an actuator configured to accept from a player of a game on the gaming device a number of instances of the game to be played in a set, the number being greater than one; and
at least one non-transitory computer readable medium that stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by at least one processor causes the at least one processor to:
automatically operate the number of instances of the game in the set;
apply a wager on each of the games in the set;
automatically display an outcome of each game in the set; and
display results of at least one game in the set having a losing outcome more rapidly than at least one game in the set having a winning outcome.
2. The gaming device of claim 1 wherein the wager is selected by the player.
3. The gaming device of claim 2 wherein an amount to be wagered by the player is different for at least two games in the set.
4. The gaming device of claim 1 wherein the gaming device further includes a second actuator that stops further play of games in the set responsive to actuation of the second actuator by the player.
5. The gaming device of claim 1 wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further causes the at least one processor to display results of the games in the set in a different order than a natural order.
6. A gaming device comprising:
an actuator configured to accept from a player of a game on the gaming device a number of instances of the game to be played in a set, the number being greater than one; and
at least one non-transitory computer readable medium that stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by at least one processor causes the at least one processor to:
automatically operate the number of instances of the game in the set;
apply a wager on each of the games in the set;
automatically display an outcome of each game in the set; and
automatically operate the number of instances of the games in the set responsive to receiving a single player input via a game initiation actuator.
7. The gaming device of claim 1 wherein the wager is selected by the player.
8. The gaming device of claim 7 wherein an amount to be wagered by the player is different for at least two games in the set.
9. The gaming device of claim 6 wherein the gaming device further includes a second actuator that stops further play of games in the set responsive to actuation of the second actuator by the player.
10. The gaming device of claim 6 wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further causes the at least one processor to display results of the games in the set in a different order than a natural order.
11. A method of operating a gaming device comprising:
accepting from a player of a game on an electronic gaming device an indication of a number of instances of the game to be played in a set, the number being greater than one;
automatically operating the number of instances of the game in the set;
applying a wager on each of the games in the set;
automatically displaying an outcome of each game in the set; and
displaying results of at least one game in the set having a losing outcome more rapidly than at least one game in the set having a winning outcome.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein the method further includes permitting the player to select the wager.
13. The method of claim 12 wherein the method further includes permitting the player to select wager amounts that are different for at least two games in the set.
14. The method of claim 11 wherein the method further includes permitting the player to stop further play of games in the set.
15. The method of claim 11 wherein the method further comprises displaying results of the games in the set in a different order than a natural order.
16. A method of operating a gaming device comprising:
accepting from a player of a game on an electronic gaming device an indication of a number of instances of the game to be played in a set, the number being greater than one;
automatically operating the number of instances of the game in the set;
applying a wager on each of the games in the set;
automatically displaying an outcome of each game in the set; and
automatically operating the number of instances of the games in the set responsive to receiving a single player input via a game initiation actuator.
17. The method of claim 16 wherein the method further includes permitting the player to select the wager.
18. The method of claim 17 wherein the method further includes permitting the player to select wager amounts that are different for at least two games in the set.
19. The method of claim 16 wherein the method further includes permitting the player to stop further play of games in the set.
20. The method of claim 16 wherein the method further comprises displaying results of the games in the set in a different order than a natural order.