Dual wagering game and amusement-style gaming unit

A gaming machine comprising:

• a housing;
• an amusement-type game device comprising a prize area for containing one or more prizes for winning as a result of the play of the amusement-type game device, said prize area comprising a front, a pair of opposing sides, a rear, and an interior, said one or more prizes located in said interior, at least a portion of said front being transparent such that said prizes are visible through said front;
• a video display device located in said prize area and positioned rearwardly of said front of said prize area and rearwardly of one or more of said prizes in said prize area, said video display device visible through said transparent portion of said front of said prize area;
• at least one player input device, said at least one player input device comprising a device for receiving input from a player to control the amusement-type game device, said at least one player input device comprising a touch screen located at said transparent portion of said front of said prize area in alignment with said video display device, whereby player input to said touch screen simulates direct input to the video display device;
• a monetary-value receiving device for creating a monetary value credit balance at the gaming machine;
• a processor, said processor configured to execute machine-readable code stored in memory to:
• present at least one wagering game to said player in response to a wager placed from said monetary value credit balance, comprising displaying game information on said video display device and receiving input from said player relative to said displayed game information by input to said touch screen;
• determine an outcome of said wagering game and award winnings for winning outcomes of said wagering game;
• and
• activate said amusement-type game device for play by said player one or more times.

A gaming machine comprising:

• a housing;
• an amusement-type game device comprising a prize area for containing one or more prizes for winning as a result of the play of the amusement-type game device, said prize area comprising a front, a pair of opposing sides, a rear, and an interior, said one or more prizes located in said interior, at least a portion of said front being transparent such that said prizes are visible through said front;
• a video projector configured to project game information onto a rear of said front at said transparent portion of said front of said prize area, whereby said game information projected onto said rear of said front of said prize area is visible through said front of said prize area;
• at least one player input device, said at least one player input device comprising a device for receiving input from a player to control the amusement-type game device, said at least one player input device comprising a touch screen located at said transparent portion of said front of said prize area in alignment with said game information, whereby player input to said touch screen simulates direct input to a video display device;
• a monetary-value receiving device for creating a monetary value credit balance at the gaming machine;
• a processor, said processor configured to execute machine-readable code stored in memory to:
• present at least one wagering game to said player in response to a wager placed from said monetary value credit balance, comprising displaying said game information on said front of said prize area via said video projector and receiving input from said player relative to said displayed game information by input to said touch screen;
• determine an outcome of said wagering game and award winnings for winning outcomes of said wagering game;
• and
• activate said amusement-type game device for play by said player one or more times.