Abstract: A game system includes: a plurality of terminal devices, including a reader for reading data from a card and a payout device for paying out a card on which is stored data that differs from the data read from the card by the reader; a controller for receiving sets of game data from the individual terminal devices, and for employing the game data to proceed a game; a commonly used display unit connected to the controller to display a game image in consonance with the proceeding of a game, wherein the reader is capable of reading data from a plurality of types of cards that play different roles in the proceeding of a game, and in accordance with the result of a game, the payout device pays out a card that includes a privilege card that is advantageous for a player during the proceeding of the game.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is a gaming machine which comprises a medal game section for accepting a medal therein, and a medal storage section positioned rearwardly of the medal game section and storing therein a plurality of the medals to be paid out when a jackpot is activated in a game. The gaming machine further comprises a partition member positioned between the medal game section and the medal storage section. The medals stored in the medal storage section can be visually recognized through the partition member.

Abstract: The gaming machine is constituted of a main body including a main display on which a game image is displayed and a sub display on which a portion of the game image is displayed in an enlarged manner, an aiming controller being configured to be movable over the main display and indicating an aiming position on the game image displayed on the main display, 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.

Abstract: A gaming system and a gaming machine, in which a player of a first game can participate in a second game having different game contents without moving between gaming machines. In the gaming system and the gaming machine, a first gaming machine is provided with a second display different from for the first game and connected communicatively with a second gaming machine, and has functions: to transmit/receive information on the second game controlled by the second gaming machine; and to allow the player to perform the second game in the second display on the basis of the information of the second game.

Abstract: The present invention facilitates the change of a voice password in the vocal print authentication. A vocal print authentication system includes voice recording means for recording vocal print data of single elements of numbers and/or letters which constitute a password and vocal print data of link elements which links the respective single elements for every registrant, password forming means for forming a random password using the respective elements, vocal data forming means for forming vocal data of the password which is formed by the password forming means using the vocal print data, and password determination means for determining whether a determination requesting person is the registrant or not based on the collation between vocal data which is obtained due to the inputting by voice of the password by the determination requesting person and the vocal data which is formed by the vocal data forming means.

Abstract: The present invention is a gaming machine in which a plurality of medal accumulating parts 20a through 20d are disposed so that these parts are sequentially disposed and ranged along the medal discharge opening 17, the medals that are paid out from the respective medal accumulating parts 20a through 20c are moved sequentially and accumulated in the medal accumulating parts 20b through 20d that are adjacent on the side of the medal discharge opening 17, and the medals that are paid out from the medal accumulating part 20d located closely to the medal discharge opening 17 can be given to the player, wherein this gaming machine comprises drawing means which perform a drawing used to determine the presence or absence of a jackpot when medals are detected, notification means 23a through 23d which make a notification of the drawing results of the drawing means, and pay-out means 21a through 21d which pay out medals from the medal accumulating parts 20a through 20d.

Abstract: A game system 1 has a bookmaker terminal 20 for setting odds for various events, and a plurality of gaming machines 50 that receive, via communication means 10, odds information set by the terminal 20. Each of the gaming machines 50 has: a gaming device 55 for executing the gaming machine-original game; a game control section 70 for controlling the execution of the game played on the gaming machine 50, as well as for controlling acceptance/payout of a gaming medium; and a bookgame control section 70 for accepting a bet by the odds on the event, with respect to the received odds information. Accordingly, in a game arcade, even when a popular event is relayed, it is possible to provide a game system in which the attention of the player to the gaming machine is not decreased.

Abstract: The present invention provides a gaming machine which possesses diverse attractions capable of performing effects which attract the player's interests. The gaming machine includes a gaming space for performing a game using the medals, a launching device for launching the medals into the gaming space, a payout device for paying out the medals selectively based on the payout modes, a lottery unit which performs a lottery for determining if the predetermined condition is satisfied, and a control unit which performs a drive control of the payout device such that the payout mode of medals differs depending on a result of the lottery performed by the lottery unit.

Abstract: The present invention is a gaming machine in which a plurality of medal accumulating parts 20a through 20d are disposed so that these parts are sequentially disposed and ranged along the medal discharge opening 17, the medals that are paid out from the respective medal accumulating parts 20a through 20c are moved sequentially and accumulated in the medal accumulating parts 20b through 20d that are adjacent on the side of the medal discharge opening 17, and the medals that are paid out from the medal accumulating part 20d located closely to the medal discharge opening 17 can be given to the player, wherein this gaming machine comprises drawing means which perform a drawing used to determine the presence or absence of a jackpot when medals are detected, notification means 23a through 23d which make a notification of the drawing results of the drawing means, and pay-out means 21a through 21d which pay out medals from the medal accumulating parts 20a through 20d.

Abstract: A gaming machine has a variable display for displaying graphical information corresponding to a graphical element of a principal game; a controller coupled to the variable display for causing the variable display to display the graphical information; and a secondary display for displaying an image. The image of the secondary display is used in a secondary game that is different from the principal game, and is responsive to one of a plurality of predetermined principal game playing states. A player can win the secondary game and the principal game in the variable display. The images in the secondary display constitute a history of the predetermined states that have been presented in the variable display during the principal game.

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: A prize-lottery system 3 provides a prize offering lottery function to a qualified participant, by using a client terminal 2 connected to the Internet 1 as an input/output device. The prize-lottery system 3 is provided with a random number selection executing means for executing random number selection processing based on information received from the client terminal 2, and a winning mode notifying means for causing the client terminal 2 to display effect images constituting a story based on a winning mode determined as a result of the random number selection processing.

Abstract: The present invention provides a mahjong game machine which enables a player to sufficiently enjoy an original interest or fun of the mahjong game and also enables the player to enjoy the mahjong game without becoming bored. The mahjong game machine (10) includes a display device (13) and provides a mahjong game in which a player plays the game against an opponent character. The mahjong game machine (10) comprises set data storing means which stores a plurality of set data on the setting of game rules corresponding to a plurality of effect image data, an effect image display device which displays the effect images on the display device based on the selected effect image data when the selection images are displayed, and set means which performs the setting of the game rules based on the set data corresponding to the selected effect image data.

Abstract: The present invention provides a mahjong game machine to which a hitherto unknown new fun is added so that a player can sufficiently enjoy a match game without becoming bored. The mahjong game machine (10) includes a display device (13) and provides a match game in which a player plays against an opponent character. The mahjong game machine (10) further includes a display device which displays a selection image which enables the selection of effect image data with story when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and effect image display device which displays an effect image on the display device (13) based on the selected effect image data when the selected image is displayed.

Abstract: In a mahjong game system constituted by a mahjong game machine and an information processing device, the information processing device comprises: game data reception means for receiving game data; game data storage means; ranking criterion setting means for setting a ranking criterion during the creation of a ranking list at predetermined time intervals based on the game data; ranking means for creating, on the basis of the ranking criterion, a ranking list based on the stored game data; and ranking data transmitting means for transmitting the ranked ranking data to the mahjong game machine.

Abstract: The present invention provides a game providing system which can expect that a registered player prolongs or extends his or her contract period and can enhance an access ratio of the registered player to a game site. A game providing system includes a portable terminal (10) and a game server which are connected to each other via the Internet and allowing the game server to give points which are exchangeable with a predetermined commodity or service to a member who gains access to the game server from the portable terminal (10) and plays a game on a game site, wherein the game server has means which changes the points in accordance with attributes of the member.

Abstract: A game machine comprises shift and display section for shifting and displaying various kinds of symbol marks, the shift and display section having prize winning lines formed thereon, in which a predetermined set of symbol marks stopped and displayed on one of the prize winning lines cause a wining prize to be awarded to a game player, the predetermined set of symbol marks including a plurality of symbol marks neighboring to each other to form a specified symbol mark.

Abstract: A mahjong game machine (10) has a display device (13) which displays at least a tile owned by a player and a tile discarded thereby and a tile discarded by an opponent character (A to E); a game control device (30) which proceeds with a mahjong game according to a control signal from an operating device (15); a selecting device (30) which selects, according to a playing result against an opponent character, an attraction data item from stored data; and an attraction device (30) which presents an attraction according to thus selected attraction data item.

Abstract: An individual identification card system providing improved security includes (1) a random number generator; (2) individual identification cards having recorded on them respective individual identification codes made by affixing a random number generated by the random number generator to individual fixed codes peculiar to respective individuals; (3) an individual identification card recorder for recording on the individual identification cards respective individual identification codes, including an updated or additional random number when a specified event occurs; (4) a collation-purpose information control which controls collating the individual identification codes recorded on the individual identification cards; and (5) a collator which reads the individual identification codes recorded on the individual identification cards for collation with a code controlled by the collation-purpose information control.

Abstract: Each wireless communication terminal unit is detachably attached to a gaming machine (1A-1H, 2A-2H). The transmitting/receiving device transmits/receives a predetermined information signal to/from a terminal, a gaming machine (1A-1H, 2A-2H), a mobile terminal (5A, 5B), or an information managing apparatus (4) in response to an information signal received from the mobile terminal (5A, 5B), by way of a receiving section which wirelessly receives information from the mobile terminal (5A, 5B).