Abstract: In a gaming machine having a symbol display region with cell rows, wherein cells are continuously disposed in each cell row, and wherein a symbol row provided with continuously disposed symbols is displayed on each cell row in such a manner that one or more symbols correspond to one of the cells, there is provided a symbol movement control unit that makes each symbol row move along each cell row at a predetermined game opportunity in such a manner that a symbol to be displayed on each cell is changed in turn according to alignment order of the symbols in each symbol row, and then makes each symbol row stop, a prize winning determination unit that determines whether a combination of the symbols stopped in a cell group of a determination target satisfies a prize winning condition, and a dividend generation unit that generates a dividend according to a prize winning combination, and the symbol movement control unit comprises a symbol check unit that determines whether a symbol reaching a filtering position on th