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Gaming Machine

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-10-23
UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORP
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[0008]The present invention has been made in view of the abovementioned problem. Accordingly, it is an object thereof to provide a novel gaming machine which can pay out an appropriate amount of credits and to avoid paying out an excessive amount of credits, regarding an amount of credits that a gaming machine pays out to a player through gaming processing.
[0011]According to the method described above, it is possible to control payout from the credit to be maintained within an appropriate range, preventing an extreme increase and decrease.
[0013]The gaming machine described above has an advantage that it can control payout from the credit to be maintained within an appropriate range, preventing an extreme increase and decrease.
[0015]With the gaming machine described above, it is possible to allow a player to maintain expectation for being entitled to the second predetermined combination of symbols in addition to the advantage described above.

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However, regarding an amount of credits that a gaming machine pays out to a player through gaming processing, there is a possibility that it may be difficult for the slot machine described in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2005 / 0192083 to pay out an appropriate amount of credits and to avoid paying out an excessive amount of credits.

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[0073]A slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment is described below in reference to FIGS. 2 to 33. Firstly, an outline of the configuration of the slot machine 1 according to the embodiment is described on the basis of FIGS. 2 and 6.

a. Exterior Appearance of Slot Machine 1

[0074]FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the slot machine 1. In FIG. 2, the slot machine 1 has a cabinet 2 which forms the whole body thereof, and a sub display 3 disposed front on an upper portion of the cabinet 2. In addition, a main display 4 is disposed front on a center portion of the cabinet 2. Here, the sub display 3 is configured by a liquid crystal display, which is generally used. In addition, the main display 4 is configured by a transparent liquid crystal display, which is described later. Meanwhile, a detailed structure of the main display 4 is described later. A payout table, which is described later, is displayed on the sub display 3, in a case of a normal gaming state and a waiting state.

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[0220]In the following, a slot machine 1 with a sub reel according to a second embodiment is described with reference to FIGS. 34 to 46. Firstly, the portions different from the first embodiment are described based on FIGS. 34 and 35 regarding the outline configuration of the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment.

[0221]FIG. 34 is a perspective view of a slot machine 2. The slot machine 2 has a configuration in which a first sub reel 26 and a second sub reel 27 are added to the slot machine 1 of the first embodiment. The first sub reel 26 is provided on a main display 4. A symbol on the first sub reel 26 is rotated and rearranged upon a rearrangement of three reels 23, 24, and 25. The second sub reel 27 is provided on a sub display 3. A symbol on the second sub reel 27 is rotated and rearranged upon a rearrangement of the first sub reel 26.

[0222]FIG. 35 is a block diagram schematically showing a control system of the slot machine 2. With such a configuration in which the...

third embodiment

[0250]A video slot 1 according to a third embodiment is described with reference to FIGS. 47 to 51. Firstly, the different portions from the first embodiment are described based on FIGS. 47 and 48 regarding the outline configuration of the video slot 1 according to the present embodiment.

[0251]FIG. 47 is a perspective view of the video slot 1. The video slot 1 is different from the slot machine 1 of the first embodiment in that the video slot 1 does not have display windows 23, 24, and 25 since the video slot 1 does not have reels 22L, 22C, and 22R. Symbols are arranged in a symbol display frame provided on a display. In the case of the present embodiment, five symbol display frames 301, 302, 303, 304, and 305 are provided on the display (see FIG. 49 described later).

[0252]FIG. 48 is a block diagram schematically showing a control system of the video slot 1. The video slot 1 does not include a reel, a stepping motor, or a reel position detecting circuit, which is different from the ...

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Abstract

A gaming machine includes reels, motors, an input device, a memory, and a controller. The controller is configured to: (a) execute a lottery and start a game in response to an input to the input device; (b) transmit a signal to the motors so as to cause the reels to rotate; (c) transmit a signal to the motors so as to cause symbols to come to rest in accordance with the lottery result; (d) when the symbols statically displayed on the reels match a combination of symbols, determine a corresponding amount of award to be paid from credit; (e) when a condition is satisfied, increase an amount of award to be paid from the credit for a special combination of symbols; and (f) when the special combination of symbols is statically displayed on the reels, pay the increased award preferentially from the credit stored in the memory.

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[0001]This application is based on and claims the benefit of priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2007-112368, filed on 20 Apr. 2007, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine that provides a game using a gaming medium (gaming value) such as coins or the like, the gaming machine paying out the gaming value such as credits to a player.[0004]2. Related Art[0005]In conventional slot machines, a game is started when a player bets a certain amount of credits. Then, a plurality of reels on which a plurality of symbols are arranged start to rotate, and are stopped after a predetermined lapse of time. As a result, a certain award is provided to the player based on a symbol combination which is displayed statically.[0006]For example, U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2005 / 0192083 discloses that, regarding a progressive gaming m...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63F9/24A63F5/04
CPCG07F17/3211G07F17/3244G07F17/3267
Inventor FUJIMOTO, JUNINAMURA, YUKINORIYOSHIZAWA, KAZUMASA
Owner UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORP
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