Abstract: A gaming machine has a receiving unit which externally receives game rate data and setting unit which sets a game rate based on the game rate data received by the receiving unit. In the gaming machine, processing relating to a game is performed based on the game rate set by the setting unit.

Abstract: A gaming server and a gaming system which provides a player with the fascinating aspect of a game, while preventing inappropriate alteration of the gaming object data, and in which the advantage of the player who can use the gaming object data can be carried on to another player. Specifically, this gaming server is a gaming server which is connected to a gaming machine on which can be played a game using an image of a gaming object which shows a figure or other object appearing in a game, the gaming server comprising changing means for changing the correspondence between gaming object data indicating the characteristics of each gaming object and player information for identifying a player who can utilize the gaming object data in the game.

Abstract: Game article supply apparatus and game system capable of sustaining players' will to collect game articles are offered. The supply system has an accommodation unit equipped with accommodation portions for accommodating plural game articles used in games. The system further includes a delivery unit for delivering the game articles accommodated in the accommodation unit. Plural kinds of game articles are accommodated in the accommodation portions.

Abstract: A gaming server which is connected to a gaming machine on which a game is played which uses an image of a gaming object based on gaming object data showing a figure or other object appearing in a game. The gaming server loads, out of the gaming object data items indicating the characteristics of the gaming object, the gaming object data of another gaming object, which is a partner, onto the gaming object data of the main gaming object to generate other gaming object data, and for transmitting the generated gaming object data to the gaming machine. The gaming server also has communication processing unit for transmitting, to the gaming machine, at least one of the gaming object data items in which some or all of the characteristic elements are exchanged, of the two different gaming object data items of the gaming object data items configured with a plurality of characteristic elements indicating the characteristics of the gaming object.

Abstract: There are provided a gaming machine, a storage medium, and a holding body which can arouse a player's desire for collecting the storage medium, enable a continuing game and relieve the player of carrying or saving data. The gaming machine is capable of performing the game by utilizing a storage medium and a holding body. The gaming machine comprises character construction information reading means for reading the character construction information from the storage medium, identification information reading means for reading the identification information, and character information generating means for generating character information.

Abstract: The present invention can accurately stop a reel at a target position and, at the same time, can offer a wide variety of reel stop process. A motor stop control device includes a stepping motor 70 having two pair of excitation phases as a drive source of a reel which is stopped in response to a manipulation command from the outside and displays a plurality of symbols.

Abstract: There is provided a gaming machine comprising: image display means for showing an image of an acting body to act in responsive to an operation by a player; game control means for advancing a game utilizing the image of the acting body; reading means for reading identification information of the acting body having been stored in an object to be read; detection means for outputting a detection signal indicating that the object to be read is put in a position where the reading means reads the identification information; and directive means for directing the reading means to read the identification information based on the detection signal.

Abstract: A gaming machine has a main display and a touch panel. In the gaming machine, a CPU measures the time period elapsed from the time when a player can perform a progress operation input for proceeding with a game using the touch panel, to the time when the progress operation input is actually performed, determines whether or not the elapsed time period is within a predetermined set time, and, when determining that the elapsed time period is within the set time, provides a bonus, which is beneficial in proceeding with the game, to the player.

Abstract: A gaming machine for starting a bonus game to make it beneficial to the player to acquire coins or the like, so that the player may not feel monotonous. The gaming machine comprises a determination device for determining whether or not symbols displayed in a display 3 contain a feature game combination disclosed to the player, to shift the game to a feature game. The determination device shifts the play mode to a mystery feature game, when the displayed symbols do not contain a base winning combination or a feature game combination but contain a mystery feature game combination not disclosed to the player, and in case a predetermined condition is satisfied.

Abstract: A gaming machine which adds a bonus game capable of giving a strong impression to a player. This gaming machine comprises: a shift determination device for shifting, in case symbols in a stopped variable display state contain a predetermined symbol combination, a play mode from a base play mode to a special play mode for making the payment of variables beneficial to the player; and a continuation determination device for determining whether or not the special play mode is to be continued, at the end of the special play mode, to continue the special play mode in accordance with the result of a lottery.

Abstract: A gaming machine, gaming machine control server and gaming system which can provide a more amusing game are disclosed. The gaming machine according to the invention displays a labyrinth image to be used in a labyrinth fighting game on a main display, and a main CPU operates as an operating unit which is used for performing an operation input required for proceeding a labyrinth fighting game using the labyrinth image and a game proceeding control unit for displaying a labyrinth image on an image display unit and proceeding a labyrinth fighting game. The gaming machine is communicably connected to another gaming machine. The main CPU further operates as an own-machine state detecting unit which detects a proceedable state of the machine and an other-machine state detecting unit which detects a proceedable state of the other machine.

Abstract: A cash dispensing machine includes a validation unit 13 for validating cash inserted through an insertion slot 8, a detachable storage unit 30 for storing cash validated by the validation unit 13, communication means provided in each of the validation unit and the storage unit, for transmitting and receiving information of the cash related to cash validated by the validation unit and an ID information of the cash and a memory unit 37 provided in the storage unit 30, for storing information of the cash transmitted from the validation unit 13 in association with the ID information.

Abstract: A gaming machine (10) and a server (1) for the gaming machine are provided. A game carried out with the gaming machine (10) that uses a token with built-in IC chip is characterized in that game initial data or game history data is read out from the token and the commencement or progress of the game is controlled based on the read out data and previously stored data.

Abstract: A game system which provides a game system which can rouse competitive spirits of players and create strategic characteristics to the way of carrying out a game.

Abstract: A game system has an image display control unit, a selection unit, a message input unit, and a message transmission unit. The image display control unit causes a display unit, which is provided to each of terminal devices, to display a game image including characters. The selection unit selects, according to an operation of a player, any one of characters corresponding to other players than the player, who performs the operation, from among the characters included in the game image. The message input unit inputs a message according to an operation of the player. The message transmission unit transmits the message inputted by the message input unit to a terminal device used by a player who operates the character selected by the selection unit.

Abstract: A game system in which a plurality of terminal devices 1, an arcade server 2, and a center server 3 are connected with one another via a communication line 4, and in which a plurality of players can execute a game by operating the plurality of terminal devices 1, respectively. In the game system, the game histories of the players, which comprise a plurality of types of elements, are used to generate evaluation messages for game results corresponding to the game histories, the plurality of evaluation messages are then edited in accordance with a time axis in the game to generate an evaluation message group, and an image representing the evaluation message group is displayed.

Abstract: A game device for playing a game by inserting a game-playing medium into an insertion section includes a casing; a main door having a display section on which game elements are displayed and that can be freely opened and closed with respect to the casing; a front door releasably located below the main door and on a front face of the casing, attachment of the front door to the casing and release of the front door from the casing being locked by closing the main door and released by opening the main door.

Abstract: The present invention is an email system which has an email distribution system server that distributes email to specified addresses on the basis of terminal discriminating information for various types of terminals (12, 14) constituting the transmission sources and transmission destinations of the email. The email distribution system server 2 has a gateway (GW) 4 which performs specified processing on the email, a mail server (MTA) 6 which performs the transmission and reception of the email, a data base (e.g., a DB for mail distribution use) 8 which registers the terminal discriminating information for the various types of terminals, and a mail distribution server (Front MTA) 10 which distributes the email to the gateway or the mail server on the basis of the terminal discriminating information. As a result, a new service can be provided while utilizing an existing system “as is”.

Abstract: An IC card according to the present invention is configured to be communicable with a card reader by receiving a high-frequency signal transmitted from the card reader through an antenna unit provided on an IC card body, rectifying the high-frequency signal to generate an operating voltage, and demodulating a modulating signal superimposed on the high-frequency signal. The antenna unit is composed of paired electrostatic coupling antennas spaced from each other. The paired electrostatic coupling antennas include metallic thin films arranged on a front surface of the IC card body separately from each other; and metallic thin films arranged on a back surface of the IC card body separately from each other. The metallic thin films are opposed to each other and connected to each other to form one of the paired electrostatic coupling antennas. The metallic thin films are opposed to each other and connected to each other to form the other of the paired electrostatic coupling antennas.

Abstract: The gaming machine includes a main body including a main display on which a game image is displayed, an aiming controller being configured to be capable of changing a direction and/or a position thereof in response to a control by a player and indicating an aiming position on the game image displayed on the main display, a sub display mounted on the aiming controller and having a portion of the game image displayed thereof in an enlarged manner, first display control means performing a display control of the game image on the main display, aiming position detection means detecting the aiming position on the game image indicated by the aiming controller; and second display control means performing an enlarged display control of a portion of the game image on the sub display such that the portion of the game image includes the aiming position detected by the aiming position detection means.