Gaming machine with award based on sub-game outcomes
Disclosed are games, gaming machines, gaming systems and methods including a primary game award at least partially based on the outcomes of one or more sub-games. The outcomes are related according to a pay table associated with the primary game.
1. A gaming machine comprising:
a processor operatively coupled to a set of player-operable controls;
a plurality of sub-games from one or more of a reel game, wheel game, bingo game, poker game, or keno game stored in a non-transitory memory device, one or more of which may be enabled by the processor in accordance with the player-operable controls, each enabled sub-game comprising a sub-game outcome further comprising an associated probability of occurrence and associated with a set of possible sub-game awards; and
a payout device for paying at least one meta-game award distinct from the sub-game awards, the meta-game award based on at least one of the sub-game outcomes,
wherein a theoretical hold percentage of the meta game is maintained by altering the probability of the sub-game outcomes associated with the meta-game award based on the number of sub-games enabled for play.
2. The gaming machine of claim 1 further comprising a wager input mechanism operatively coupled to the processor, wherein payment of the at least one meta-game award is restricted by an amount of a wager placed by way of the wager input mechanism.
3. The gaming machine of claim 1 wherein the at least one meta-award comprises one or more progressive awards.
4. The gaming machine of claim 1 further comprising a video display operatively coupled to the processor.
5. The gaming machine of claim 4 wherein the display is a wide-screen display.
6. The gaming machine of claim 4 further comprising a touch screen attached to the display, wherein the touch-screen is used by the player to select the sub-games to be enabled.
7. The gaming machine of claim 1 wherein each sub-game outcome is randomly or pseudo-randomly determined.
8. The gaming machine of claim 1 wherein the sub-game outcomes are displayed on one or more reels.
9. The gaming machine of claim 1 wherein the player selects each sub-game from a set of possible sub-games by way of the interface.
10. The gaming machine of claim 1 wherein the game enables sub-games for play based upon criteria established by the player.
11. The gaming machine of claim 1 wherein the meta-game award is further based on the number of sub-games enabled for play.
12. The gaming machine of claim 1 further comprising one or more reels, wherein the sub-game outcomes are displayed on the one or more reels.