Abstract: When a predetermined amount of credits has been inserted into a slot machine, a game mode is switched from a non-insurance mode to an insurance mode according to the user's input operation via a touch panel. After the switching to the insurance mode, determination is made whether or not the amount of bet credits matches the maximum bet amount. In a case where determination has been made that the amount of bet credits matches the maximum bet amount, the number of games is counted after the switching of the game mode to the insurance mode. When the counted number of games has reached a predetermined number, a predetermined amount of credits is paid out.

Abstract: A slot machine comprises a display, an input device and a controller. The display has slot game areas and displays slot games on the slot game areas. An individual bet amount is input into the input device. The controller is operable to (a) place a bet of the individual bet amount, which has been input by the input device, on the slot game on each of the one or more slot game areas, and (b) execute the slot game at least on the one or more slot game areas on which the bet has been placed in (a).

Abstract: In a gaming machine provided with a function called “super time (ST),” which may change the amount of payout coins, a player moves his sight from a displayed stopping order to a displayed reel during such Super Time (ST) game. In order to prevent fatigue by the sight movement, an image display device is provided with a transparent liquid crystal for image attractions and a liquid crystal film for an electronic shutter. They are laminated and disposed in front of the main reel. The electronic shutter can shield an area partially with a software in reference to a gaming status. For example, the electronic shutter does not shield the area and an image attraction is executed since the player may not make an observation push. For the image attraction after the complete reel stop, the electronic shutter shields the area so as to show a clear attraction image.

Abstract: The cumulative credit consumptions of game machines are controlled per player. When the cumulative credit consumption of a player reaches an upper limit, a return is executed to the player based on a predetermined return rate. In addition, the return rate can be changed to produce high game characteristics. Therefore, the player can perform a game without anxiety, while enjoying amusement of the game. At the result, the problem of missing customers can be eliminated.

Abstract: An effect display panel, in which a transparent liquid crystal panel for image effect and a liquid crystal film for an electronic shutter are laminated, is disposed in front of main reels. With an electronic shutter, shielding regions can be set by software. During ST gaming, control is executed so that reels, which should be subject to stop control, are indicated. Specifically, a display region of the reel to be stopped is controlled in a transmissive state and display regions of other reels are controlled in a shielding state.

Abstract: In a collective control of plural game machines placed in the same parlor, it is detected whether there is player change on each game machine and, based on the detection result, the credit cumulative consumption on each game machine is managed player by player. When the credit cumulative consumption of a certain player reaches a predetermined upper limit, payout return is executed to this player. The display status and non-display status of information about the upper limit can be switched depending on the play status. Therefore, the player can perform a game without anxiety while enjoying amusement of the game. As the result, the problem of missing customers is eliminated.

Abstract: In a bonus game, a predetermined time at which the symbols 180 being variably being variably displayed are rearranged is switched between a base time and a special time shorter than the base time, based on an operation received by a start button 11a.

Abstract: The reels having many symbols and two-dimensional codes corresponding to each of the symbols are rotated and stopped, so that the symbols are arranged in a display. When the symbols are rearranged, a photographing apparatus takes a photograph of the two-dimensional codes and a relation between the symbols rearranged in the display is specified by a content of the two-dimensional codes photographed.

Abstract: A slot machine repeatedly detects symbols displayed in the middle columns of display windows even after the respective rotatable reels are stopped, and judges whether or not the symbols displayed in the display windows are changed after all the rotatable reels are stopped.

Abstract: Disclosed is a gaming machine. The gaming machine comprises a game that is operated by a betting of a player, background music information of a sound signal having a frequency characteristic that becomes a background music of the game, function music information of a sound signal having a frequency characteristic that becomes a function music representing an operating state of the game relating to an action of the player, a volume level changer that can change a volume level of the sound signal and switch a range in which the volume level is changed, a selection switch that is adapted to be operated from an outside and selects a range of the sound signal, a speaker that converts the sound signal into a sound wave and turns it up, and a game controller. The game controller is programmed to change, in the volume level changer, a volume level of a range of the sound signal selected in the selection switch and to output the sound signal having the volume level changed from the speaker.

Abstract: With a slot machine, a reel band having symbols is wound around a reel and a magnetic tape including magnetic data is provided on the reel band. Then, while the reel is spinning, the symbols displayed on the display windows are detected by reading the magnetic data recorded on the magnetic tape with a magnetic head. And, after the reel has stopped, it is determined whether or not a winning combination is achieved. Therefore, a symbol position can be detected while the reel is spinning. Furthermore, when the reel band should be replaced, replacement work of the reel band can be done easily because a high-precision position adjustment is not necessary between the reel and the reel band.

Abstract: In a slot machine, reel bands are fitted to circumferential surfaces of rotatable reels. Multiple symbols drawn on the reel bands and multiple identifiers corresponding to the symbols are disposed on the reel bands at certain intervals in the rotating direction of the rotatable reels. Each of the identifiers includes identification information having a content corresponding to the symbol on the reel band displayed on a display. The identification information is developed in the direction of the rotation axis of the rotatable reels. When reading the identification information out of the identifier located in the position corresponding to the symbol displayed on the display, the sensor is moved in the direction of the rotation axis of the rotatable reel and is caused to read the identification information over the entire length in that direction of the identifier. The symbol displayed in the display is identified according to the identification information thus read out of the identifier.

Abstract: Disclosed is a gaming machine. The gaming machine comprises a game that is operated by a betting of a player; background music information that is a sound signal that becomes a background music of the game; function music information that is a sound signal that becomes a function music representing an operating state of the game relating to an action of the player; a volume level changer capable of changing a volume level of the sound signal that becomes a background music of the game; a selection switch that is adapted to be operated from an outside and selects a volume level of the sound signal that becomes a background music of the game; a speaker that converts the sound signal into a sound wave and turns it up; and a game controller.

Abstract: A gaming machine having a display that displays a determined screen including a character, during execution of a game, a touch panel sensor, disposed above the display, that is capable of detecting the contact position, the position of the character contacted by a player, and a CPU that determines the contact position of the character as well as the contact mode, and that displays an image on the display, that is changed based on the result of this determination.

Abstract: A plurality of game machines installed in a single hall are collectively controlled. Based on information of coin or credit consumption in a certain game machine on which a player is performing a game, this player's cumulative consumption of coin or credit is judged. As the result of this judgment, when this cumulative consumption reaches a predetermined upper limit, a return based on a predetermined return rate is executed without fail to the certain game machine on which this player is performing the game. That is, a predetermined return is guaranteed to a player who has consumed a predetermined amount, so that the player continues the game in expectation of the return. It is therefore avoidable that a player waiting for a prize for a long time keeps away from the hall.

Abstract: A gaming machine having a display that displays a determined screen including a character, during execution of a game, a touch panel sensor, disposed above the display, that is capable of detecting the contact position, the position of the character contacted by a player, and a CPU that determines the contact position of the character as well as the contact mode, and that displays an image on the display, that is changed based on the result of this determination.

Abstract: In a game center installing a plurality of game machine groups (G01, G02, . . . and G10) as a collection of game machines (2), a game server (1) collectively controls the cumulative credit consumption of the individual game machine groups (G01, G02, . . . and G10). With the configuration, when the cumulative credit consumption of a certain game machine group reaches a predetermined upper limit, a return is executed to a certain game machine (2) of this game machine group. Therefore, it is possible to provide such circumstances that the player can perform a game without anxiety, while enjoying amusement of the game. At the result, the problem of missing customers is solvable.

Abstract: A gaming apparatus control part is provided with an external output control circuit, configured in such a manner that gaming information can be output and gaming data sent from each gaming machine is collected in a management server in order to solve the issue that internal winning attraction is limited to each gaming apparatus and a player concentrates only on the gaming apparatus to which he is playing. The management server comprises a link attraction lottery table to determine attraction mode based on sent gaming information and link attraction transmission unit lottery table to determine a destination gaming apparatus of link attraction, determines a link attraction and attraction transmission destination, and sends an attraction data with a predetermined timing on the condition that internal winning data is sent from a gaming apparatus.

Abstract: By diversifying a variation of so-called difference detection game, a player can enjoy the difference detection game without being tired of it. The difference detection game is played on a display of a terminal device connected to a server via a communication line. When the player sends a correct answer in the difference detection game, a point may be provided to the player. In addition, a reference image for reference and a difference image may be switched and alternatively displayed on the display of the terminal device. In addition, the reference image and the difference image may be simultaneously displayed. The difference detection game may be played with animated images. In addition, a difference screen may be created from a replay screen of a different game such that the player may play the difference detection game after the different game.

Abstract: In a collective control of plural game machines placed in the same parlor, it is detected whether there is a player change with each game machine and, based on the detection result, the cumulative credit consumption with each game machine is controlled per player. When the cumulative credit consumption of a certain player reaches a predetermined upper limit, return is executed to this player. The upper limit value is changed properly. Therefore, the player can perform a game without anxiety while enjoying amusement of the game. As the result, it may be avoided losing customers.