Gaming machine having a player time-selectable bonus award scheme and an intelligent button

A method of game play on a gaming machine, the gaming machine including a win meter for displaying value payouts associated with game play outcomes, the method comprising:

• (a) initiating a first game on the gaming machine upon detecting a wager from a player to play the first game;
• (b) initiating a second game on the gaming machine during game play of the first game;
• (c) displaying a first outcome associated with the first game after the second game is initiated;
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• (d) displaying a second outcome associated with the second game, the second outcome displayed in response to an option being exercised by the player after the first outcome is displayed.

A method of game play on a gaming machine, the gaming machine including a win meter for displaying value payouts associated with game play outcomes, the method comprising:

• (a) initiating a first game on the gaming machine upon detecting a first wager from a player to play the first game;
• (b) initiating a second game on the gaming machine during game play of the first game;
• (c) displaying a first outcome associated with the first game after the second game is initiated;
• (d) initiating a third game on the gaming machine upon detecting a second wager from the player to play the third game;
• (e) displaying a third outcome associated with the third game after the second game is initiated;
• and
• (f) displaying a second outcome associated with the second game, the second outcome displayed in response to an option being exercised by the player after the first and third outcomes are displayed.

A method of gaming machine operation, the gaming machine including an electromechanical device and a controller having processor and a memory operatively coupled to the processor, the method comprising:

• allowing a player to make a wager for game play on the gaming machine;
• causing game play images associated with the game play to be displayed on a display device of the gaming machine;
• causing the electromechanical device to generate an audible indication, the audible indication notifying the player of a game play occurrence;
• and
• determining a value payout associated with an outcome of the game play.