Abstract: In the slot machine 1, when the payout correspondence table 33a of the RAM 33 is changed to the special payout correspondence table 33b, the special payout information 4C, 4D on the basis of the special payout correspondence table 33b is displayed on the sub-display 4, instead of the payout information 4A, 4B on the basis of payout correspondence table 33a. Therefore, till the special payout information 4C, 4D is displayed on the sub-display 4, the player cannot confirm the special payout information 4C, 4D, thus the player cannot predict the payout. As a result, for the player, unexpected feeling of the payout can be raised and interest for games can be improved.

Abstract: A gaming machine offers a base game and a bonus game, and has a display unit and a processor for controlling the gaming machine. The processor controls the display unit so that the display unit displays selection images at a time after determining that the base game should shift into the bonus game and before the bonus game is started. The processor changes any of the selection images into a corresponding image which corresponds with the selection image in accordance with an input made by a player. The processor determines an execution condition of the bonus game based on displayed corresponding images.

Abstract: In the slot machine 1, after scroll and stop of the symbols of the variable display portions 21 to 25 are conducted, if the player touches any of the variable display portions 21 to 25, scroll and stop of the symbols are again conducted in the variable display portions 21 to 25 touched by the player. For example, after scroll and stop of the symbols are done in all of the variable display portions 21 to 25, if the player touches the variable display portions 24, 25, the symbols are again scrolled and stopped in the variable display portions 24, 25 touched by the player.

Abstract: The fuel-barrier polyamide resin of the present invention is a product of the polycondensation of a diamine component comprising 70 mol % or higher of m-xylylenediamine and a dicarboxylic acid component comprising 70 mol % or higher of a mixed dicarboxylic acid which comprises a C4 to C20 ?,?-linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid and at least one dicarboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of isophthalic acid and naphthalenedicarboxylic acid in a molar ratio of 30:70 to 95:5. The polyamide resin is excellent in not only fuel-barrier property and heat resistance, but also moldability and recyclability, and therefore suitably used as a barrier material of fuel containers.

Abstract: As shown in the upper step of FIG. 1, if the symbol “LOBSTER” constructing the winning symbol combination which is realized is stopped and displayed by shifting it in the upward direction by one frame in the variable display portion 21, the arrow indicating the downward direction is displayed in the variable display portion 21 in which the symbol “LOBSTER” is stopped and displayed as shown in the middle step of FIG. 1. And when the variable display portion 21 in which the arrow indicating the downward direction is displayed is touched in the downward direction by the finger 128, display state of the symbol “LOBSTER” is made as shown in the lower step of FIG. 1 from the state shown in the middle step of FIG. 1. Thus, the symbol “LOBSTER” is returned in the downward direction by one frame and displayed so that the first reel strip 101 is moved in the downward direction by one frame. As a result, according to the initial schedule, the symbols shown in the lower step of FIG.

Abstract: The polyamide resin composition of the present invention comprises a polyamide resin and a smectite treated with an organic swelling agent. The polyamide resin is produced by the polycondensation of a diamine component containing 70 mol % or more of m-xylylenediamine and a dicarboxylic acid component containing 70 mol % or more of a straight-chain, aliphatic ?,?-dicarboxylic acid having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, and meets requirement of (1) a terminal amino concentration of less than 60 ?eq/g and/or (2) a reaction molar ratio of less than 1.0 when defined by a molar ratio of reacted diamine to reacted dicarboxylic acid.

Abstract: In the slot machine 1 of the embodiment, in a case that it is conducted the substitution display that the symbol “LOBSTER” is stopped and displayed instead of the symbol “WILD” which is finally stopped and displayed in any of the stop display areas 211, 212, 213 of the variable display portion 21 (S121: YES), and any of the stop display areas 211, 212, 213, in which the symbol “LOBSTER” is stopped and displayed, of the variable display portion 21 is touched by the finger 128 of the player, thereby the execution of the substitution display is instructed (S123: YES), the symbol “LOBSTER” is substituted for the symbol “WILD” and the symbol “WILD” is displayed (S124). And coins are paid out corresponding to the symbol combination displayed on each of the variable display portions 21 to 24 after the substitution display is conducted.

Abstract: In the gaming machine, it is provided the variable display device having a plurality of variable display portions in each of which a plurality of symbols are variably displayed, and the number measurement device measures a number of a specific stop symbol which is stopped and displayed in each of the variable display portions among the stop symbols determined by the symbol determination device after the game mode shifts to the special game mode and the specific shift device shifts the game mode from the special game mode to the specific game mode when the number determination device determines that the number of the specific stop symbol reaches to the predetermined determination number.

Abstract: A gaming machine includes a display form determining device for determining a display form of a special symbol, which is a symbol advantageous for payout and is to be stopped in at least one of display areas, in a bonus game when a shift determining device determines that the game mode shifts from a base game to a bonus game. The gaming machine further includes a display control device for controlling a display device in the bonus game to display the special symbol in the display form determined by the display form determining device.

Abstract: The biaxially stretched film of the present invention comprises a polyamide resin composition (C) obtained by melt-kneading a smectite (B) with a polyamide (A) produced by the polycondensation of a diamine component containing 70 mol % or higher of m-xylylenediamine and a dicarboxylic acid component containing 70 mol % or higher of a C4-C20 ?,?-linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, or comprises at least one layer made of the polyamide resin composition (C). The polyamide resin composition (C) comprises the polyamide (A) in an amount of 80 to 99.9 parts by weight and the smectite (B) in an amount of 0.1 to 10 parts by weight. The layer made of the polyamide resin composition (C) has a relative peak intensity ratio of 60 or less.

Abstract: The thermoplastic resin composition of the invention comprises (A) 50 to 97% by weight of a polyolefin, (B) 2 to 45% by weight of a polyamide resin comprising a diamine component and a dicarboxylic acid component and (C) 1 to 45% by weight of a modified polyolefin and/or styrene copolymer. The polyamide resin is specified by that at least 70 mol % of the diamine component is a constitutional unit derived from m-xylylenediamine and at least 70 mol % of the dicarboxylic acid component is a constitutional unit derived from a C4-C20 straight-chain ?,?-aliphatic dicarboxylic acid and isophthalic acid in a molar ratio of 3:7 to 10:0. With such a chemical component, the thermoplastic resin composition exhibits excellent fuel barrier properties, heat resistance and moldability.

Abstract: A gaming machine includes: a demonstration video data storage unit that stores a plurality of demonstration video data of different types concerning demonstration video; a game history storage unit that stores a game history; a demonstration video data selection unit that selects at least one piece of demonstration video data from among the plurality of demonstration video data in accordance with the game history stored in the game history storage unit; and a display control unit that controls a display device attached to the gaming machine to display the demonstration video data that is selected by the demonstration video data selection unit when no game is played by a player.

Abstract: A mobile communication terminal comprising wireless communication device for making wireless communications, image displaying device for displaying an image and sound outputting device for outputting a sound, the mobile communication terminal generates an execution variable in order to change a progress of game by use of incoming history data indicating a history of incomings which have been performed by the wireless communication device, and executes a game by use of the generated execution variable.

Abstract: A gaming machine, having image displaying device for displaying an image and operation input device, inputs incoming history data indicating a history of incomings from the outside, generates an execution variable to change a progress of game by use of the inputted incoming history data, and executes a game by use of the generated execution variable.

Abstract: The fuel-barrier polyamide resin of the present invention is a product of the polycondensation of a diamine component comprising 70 mol % or higher of m-xylylenediamine and a dicarboxylic acid component comprising 70 mol % or higher of a mixed dicarboxylic acid which comprises a C4 to C20 &agr;,&ohgr;-linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid and at least one dicarboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of isophthalic acid and naphthalenedicarboxylic acid in a molar ratio of 30:70 to 95:5. The polyamide resin is excellent in not only fuel-barrier property and heat resistance, but also moldability and recyclability, and therefore suitably used as a barrier material of fuel containers.

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: The biaxially stretched film of the present invention comprises a polyamide resin composition (C) obtained by melt-kneading a smectite (B) with a polyamide (A) produced by the polycondensation of a diamine component containing 70 mol % or higher of m-xylylenediamine and a dicarboxylic acid component containing 70 mol % or higher of a C4-C20 &agr;,&ohgr;-linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, or comprises at least one layer made of the polyamide resin composition (C). The polyamide resin composition (C) comprises the polyamide (A) in an amount of 80 to 99.9 parts by weight and the smectite (B) in an amount of 0.1 to 10 parts by weight. The layer made of the polyamide resin composition (C) has a relative peak intensity ratio of 60 or less.

Abstract: The polyamide resin composition of the present invention comprises a polyamide resin and a smectite treated with an organic swelling agent. The polyamide resin is produced by the polycondensation of a diamine component containing 70 mol % or more of m-xylylenediamine and a dicarboxylic acid component containing 70 mol % or more of a straight-chain, aliphatic &agr;,&ohgr;-dicarboxylic acid having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, and meets requirement of (1) a terminal amino concentration of less than 60 &mgr;eq/g and/or (2) a reaction molar ratio of less than 1.0 when defined by a molar ratio of reacted diamine to reacted dicarboxylic acid.

Abstract: The polyamide resin shaped article of the present invention is produced by preliminarily melt-kneading a m-xylylene-containing polyamide resin and a layered silicate subjected to a swelling treatment to prepare a resin composition containing the layered silicate in high concentration, melt-kneading the resin composition with another portion of m-xylylene-containing polyamide resin, and then formed into the shaped article. Since the amount of the m-xylylene-containing polyamide resin exposed to the heat history twice in the melt-kneading steps is minimized, the gel formation due to the thermal degradation can be reduced and the lowering of the relative viscosity due to the decrease of the molecular weight caused by the thermal degradation of the m-xylylene-containing polyamide resin is prevented.

Abstract: A transparent antistatic layer-coated substrate comprising a transparent substrate and an antistatic layer which comprises 20 to 70% by weight of conductive zinc antimonate and is disposed on at least one face of the transparent substrate, and an optical article comprising the transparent antistatic layer-coated substrate and a thin layer which comprises a fluorine compound having hydroxyl group and is disposed on the coated substrate. The antistatic layer is formed by photocuring a composition comprising a photocurable material comprising a (meth)acrylate having at least one hydroxyl group and two or more (meth)acryloyl groups in a molecule, conductive zinc antimonate and a photopolymerization initiator.