Gaming system and apparatus with player selected gaming modes

A gaming system with player selectable multi-mode game operability, the gaming system including:

• a server;
• a gaming apparatus connected to the server through a network, the gaming apparatus including a game display, a processor, and user interface;
• the user interface configured to receive a player identification input, a game operating mode input, and a wager;
• the processor configured to receive player identification data from the server using the player identification input and to present a game on the game display in a first or second operating mode in accordance with the game operating mode input and configured to initiate the game with the wager;
• wherein the first operating mode enables automatic game operation by the gaming system after the game is initiated and the second operating mode enables manually-initiated automatic game operation by the gaming system-, the manually-initiated automatic game operation occurring in response to an additional required player input for each round of play in the game, wherein the additional required player input:
• (i) is an input necessary for a player station to display the results of a round of play in the game;
• and
• (ii) is separate from the game operating mode input and a wager input.

A gaming system with player selectable multi-mode game operability, the gaming system including:

• a server;
• a gaming apparatus connected to the server through a network, the gaming apparatus including a game display, a processor, and user interface;
• the user interface configured to receive a player identification input, a game operating mode input, and a wager;
• the server configured to:
• a) receive player identification data and a game request from the gaming apparatus in accordance with the player identification input and the wager, b) initiate operation of the game, and c) transmit game information to the gaming apparatus;
• the game display configured to display at least one game presentation of the game in accordance with the game information and in one of two or more selectable game operating modes in accordance with the game operating mode input;
• wherein one of the selectable game operating modes enables automatic game operation and game outcome determination, and, a second of the selectable game operating modes enables manually-initiated automatic game operation-, the manually-initiated automatic game operation occurring in response to an additional required player input for each round of play in the game, wherein the additional required player input:
• (i) is an input necessary for a player station to display the results of a round of play in the game;
• and
• (ii) is separate from the game operating mode input and a wager input.

A gaming system with player selectable multi-mode game operability, the gaming system including

• a server;
• a network;
• and
• multiple gaming apparatuses connected to the server through the network;
• one or more of the multiple gaming apparatuses configured to present one or more games, serially or simultaneously, on the game display in a first or second operating mode in accordance with a player selectable game operating mode input, each of the one or more gaming apparatuses configured to initiate one or more of the games after receiving a wager;
• wherein the first operating mode enables automatic game operation after the game is initiated and the second operating mode enables manually-initiated automatic game operation, the manually-initiated automatic game operation occurring in response to an additional required player input for each round of play in the game, wherein the additional required player input:
• (i) is an input necessary for a player station to display the results of a round of play in the game;
• and
• (ii) is separate from the game operating mode input and a wager input.