Abstract: A gaming system for providing a tournament skill-based game to players is described herein. The gaming system includes a plurality of gaming machines including a host gaming machine and a plurality of node gaming machines. Each of the plurality of gaming machines is configured to provide a skill-based game to a player. The host gaming machine is configured to transmit a data file to each participating node gaming machine indicating the selected musical soundtrack, the associated number of skill events, and the associated sequential display pattern. The host gaming machine is configured to transmit an initiation signal to each participating node gaming machine causing each participating node gaming machine to initiate the tournament skill game in coordination with the host gaming machine. Each participating gaming machine simultaneously conducts a round of the tournament skill game including displaying the skill events in the sequential display pattern with the selected musical soundtrack.

Abstract: A gaming system for providing a tournament skill-based game to players is described herein. The gaming system includes a plurality of gaming machines including a host gaming machine and a plurality of node gaming machines. Each of the plurality of gaming machines is configured to provide a skill-based game to a player. The host gaming machine is configured to transmit a data file to each participating node gaming machine indicating the selected musical soundtrack, the associated number of skill events, and the associated sequential display pattern. The host gaming machine is configured to transmit an initiation signal to each participating node gaming machine causing each participating node gaming machine to initiate the tournament skill game in coordination with the host gaming machine. Each participating gaming machine simultaneously conducts a round of the tournament skill game including displaying the skill events in the sequential display pattern with the selected musical soundtrack.

Abstract: A lottery ring includes a first ring and a second ring that have a ring shape and are concentrically arranged so as to form a layer; and a constraining device that operates between a constraint state for constraining the first ring and the second ring such that the first ring and the second ring integrally rotate on the same center and a release state for releasing the constraint state such that the first ring and the second ring relatively rotate, wherein accommodating units that accommodate a physical lottery medium are provided at the first ring along a rotation direction, and information providing units that are arranged along the rotation direction so as to respectively correspond to the accommodating units through the layer, and associated respectively with predetermined information is provided at the second ring.

Abstract: A lottery ring includes a first ring and a second ring that have a ring shape and are concentrically arranged so as to form a layer; and a constraining device that operates between a constraint state for constraining the first ring and the second ring such that the first ring and the second ring integrally rotate on the same center and a release state for releasing the constraint state such that the first ring and the second ring relatively rotate, wherein accommodating units that accommodate a physical lottery medium are provided at the first ring along a rotation direction, and information providing units that are arranged along the rotation direction so as to respectively correspond to the accommodating units through the layer, and associated respectively with predetermined information is provided at the second ring.

Abstract: A lottery ring includes a first ring and a second ring that have a ring shape and are concentrically arranged so as to form a layer; and a constraining device that operates between a constraint state for constraining the first ring and the second ring such that the first ring and the second ring integrally rotate on the same center and a release state for releasing the constraint state such that the first ring and the second ring relatively rotate, wherein accommodating units that accommodate a physical lottery medium are provided at the first ring along a rotation direction, and information providing units that are arranged along the rotation direction so as to respectively correspond to the accommodating units through the layer, and associated respectively with predetermined information is provided at the second ring.

Abstract: A lottery ring includes a first ring and a second ring that have a ring shape and are concentrically arranged so as to form a layer; and a constraining device that operates between a constraint state for constraining the first ring and the second ring such that the first ring and the second ring integrally rotate on the same center and a release state for releasing the constraint state such that the first ring and the second ring relatively rotate, wherein accommodating units that accommodate a physical lottery medium are provided at the first ring along a rotation direction, and information providing units that are arranged along the rotation direction so as to respectively correspond to the accommodating units through the layer, and associated respectively with predetermined information is provided at the second ring.

Abstract: A ball lottery apparatus includes a roulette section having a roulette wheel and a retention plate that are superposed and rotatable as a unit, a slide motor unit for changing the relative position of the retention plate with respect to the roulette wheel, and a host controller for selecting either of a ball-hold mode or a ball-through mode for the roulette section. In the ball-hold mode, the host controller controls the slide motor unit so that the roulette section retains the balls. In the ball-through mode, the host controller controls the slide motor unit so that the balls fall down from the roulette section.

Abstract: An electric charging apparatus (5) has a charge mechanism for charging a power supply device inside plural power supply assemblies (30) respectively attached to plural pieces of traveling equipment (10). Furthermore, the electric charging apparatus (5) has an electric power source assembly swapping mechanism (200). The electric power source assembly swapping mechanism (200) dismounts the first electric power source assembly (30) from the traveling equipment (10) and moves it to the charge mechanism, and moves it to mount the second electric power source assembly (30) on traveling equipment from charge mechanism. In addition, the electric power source assembly swapping mechanism (200) dismounts the second electric power source assembly (30) from traveling equipment (10) and moves it to the charge mechanism, and moves it to mount the first electric power source assembly (30) on traveling equipment (10) from charge mechanism.

Abstract: A ball lottery apparatus includes a roulette section having a roulette wheel and a retention plate that are superposed and rotatable as a unit, a slide motor unit for changing the relative position of the retention plate with respect to the roulette wheel, and a host controller for selecting either of a ball-hold mode or a ball-through mode for the roulette section. In the ball-hold mode, the host controller controls the slide motor unit so that the roulette section retains the balls. In the ball-through mode, the host controller controls the slide motor unit so that the balls fall down from the roulette section.

Abstract: An electric charging apparatus (5) has a charge mechanism for charging a power supply device inside plural power supply assemblies (30) respectively attached to plural pieces of traveling equipment (10). Furthermore, the electric charging apparatus (5) has an electric power source assembly swapping mechanism (200). The electric power source assembly swapping mechanism (200) dismounts the first electric power source assembly (30) from the traveling equipment (10) and moves it to the charge mechanism, and moves it to mount the second electric power source assembly (30) on traveling equipment from charge mechanism. In addition, the electric power source assembly swapping mechanism (200) dismounts the second electric power source assembly (30) from traveling equipment (10) and moves it to the charge mechanism, and moves it to mount the first electric power source assembly (30) on traveling equipment (10) from charge mechanism.