Amusement device having time-based operating modes

An amusement device having a display and an input device, the amusement device comprising:

• (a) a memory that stores a plurality of electronic games and a system control program, each of the plurality of electronic games being different from one another;
• and
• (b) a controller operatively coupled to the memory, the input device and the display, the controller controlling the display based upon the system control program retrieved from the memory and based upon inputs from the input device,
• the controller being configured to:
• (i) grant a user a block of time for accessing the amusement device;
• (ii) present at least one screen on the display while preventing the user from accessing any playable game functionality of the device until the block of time is granted;
• (iii) permit the user to selectively retrieve from the memory and play one of the plurality of electronic games during the block of time;
• (iv) permit the user to selectively retrieve from the memory and play at least one other of the plurality of electronic games during the block of time, each of the plurality of electronic games providing a score that does not affect the block of time granted;
• (v) permit the user to end the block of time using the input device and lock the amusement device until an operator resets the amusement device;
• and
• (vi) upon termination of the block of time by the user, determining a total amount of a payment or a credit owed for at least a portion of the block of time.