Gaming system and method which enables multiple players to simultaneously play multiple individual games or group games on a central display

A gaming system comprising:

• a display device including a plurality of display segments, each display segment configured to display one of a plurality of different games;
• a plurality of player stations, each player station including at least one input device and at least one player station display device;
• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory device storing a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the display device and the player stations to:
• (a) for each of the player stations, enable a player at said player station to use the at least one input device of said player station to make any inputs to individually wager on a play of one of the different games displayed by the display segments,
• (b) upon a wager placed on the play of one of the displayed different games, begin a participation period for the play of the wagered on game,
• (c) during the participation period, enable the players to place wagers on the play of the wagered on game,
• (d) after a termination of the participation period, randomly determine a game outcome for the play of the wagered on game,
• (e) display the randomly determined game outcome on one of the display segments of the display device, and
• (f) for each player that wagered on the play of the game, cause the player station where the wager was placed to:
• (i) display the randomly determined game outcome associated with the wagered on play of the game, and
• (ii) display any awards based on the displayed game outcome and an amount the player wagered on the play of the wagered on game.