Abstract: In one aspect, an improved craps system may comprise at least one camera and a dealer station having at least one dealer station memory, at least one dealer station display device, and at least one dealer station processor in communication with the at least one camera. The at least one dealer station processor may be configured to receive the information from the camera regarding the throw of dice and determine, based upon the information, whether the throw complies with one or more requirements for a proper throw of dice.

Abstract: A system apparatus and method which provides a player of a gaming system the ability to increase their wager for a guaranteed wild reel. The system apparatus and method may increase the number of reels that may become a wild reel based on the player increasing their wager. A system apparatus and method which provides a player of a non-wagering or social gaming system the ability to increase their virtual wager for a guaranteed wild reel is also contemplated.

Abstract: A gaming machine which makes it possible to avoid monotonous game play is provided. At the start of each game play, gaming machine executes processes of: randomly selecting one of symbol random determination tables in which a probability of rearrangement of each symbol on each reel is defined, based on a symbol random determination table determination table in which a probability of random selection of one of the symbol random determination tables for each of the random determination tables; a symbol random determination process of randomly determining symbols to be rearranged based on the selected symbol random determination table; and displaying the determined symbols on a display device by rearranging the reels.

Abstract: A system apparatus and method which provides a player of a gaming system the ability to increase their wager for a guaranteed wild reel. The system apparatus and method may increase the number of reels that may become a wild reel based on the player increasing their wager. A system apparatus and method which provides a player of a non-wagering or social gaming system the ability to increase their virtual wager for a guaranteed wild reel is also contemplated.

Abstract: A gaming machine which makes it possible to improve monotonous game play is provided. A gaming machine includes: a display device configured to display a game result by rearranging symbols arranged on video reels; a storage device configured to store a normal mode video reel on which the symbols including a predetermined symbol are arranged and a chance mode video reel on which the number of the predetermined symbol is larger than the number of the predetermined symbol on the normal mode video reel; and a controller configured to perform switching between a game in a normal mode using the normal mode video reel and a game in a chance mode using the chance mode video reel, when a predetermined condition is satisfied.

Abstract: A gaming machine runs a normal game, and runs a free game when the right to run the free game is awarded. In the free game, symbols are rearranged on a display device and a benefit is awarded based on a combination of the rearranged symbols, bonus random determination is executed based on a bonus random determination table for a number of times corresponding to the number of specific symbols rearranged, the right to run the bonus game obtained as a result of the bonus random determination is accumulatively stored in the running right stocking area of the storage device, and the bonus random determination is repeated for the awarded number of times of the free game. After the end of the free game, the bonus game is serially executed for the number of times of the bonus game accumulatively stored in the running right stocking area.

Abstract: Probability of prize occurrence is easily controlled without provision of a blank between symbols on a reel. A gaming machine comprises: a lower image display panel configured to variably display a plurality of symbol arrays with a plurality of symbols including normal symbols and specific symbols more advantageous than the normal symbols, and then display a game result by rearranging the symbols in a symbol display region containing a matrix of cells; bet buttons capable of receiving a bet; and a controller configured to run a normal game which rearranges symbols on the symbol display device on condition that a bet is placed, the controller is configured to modify the symbols arrayed in the plurality of symbol arrays, so that the ratios of the specific symbols to the total number of the symbols in all the symbol arrays increases with an increase in the bet amount.

Abstract: A gaming machine achieves a new entertainment characteristic by adding a new characteristic to selection of a bonus type. A gaming machine comprises: a lower image display panel configured to display selectable images in a bonus game which is triggered in a normal game, wherein the selectable images are changed to any one of bonus rank images corresponding to bonus types every time selection is made; a control panel enabling selection of one of the selectable images; and a controller configured to control the display panel so that only the number of the bonus rank images corresponding to the bonus determined in advance in the bonus game reaches a predetermined number, wherein the controller displays a bonus rank image corresponding to a high rank bonus type out of bonus types, before the number of the bonus rank images corresponding to the bonus determined in advance reaches the predetermined number.

Abstract: A gaming machine which makes it possible to avoid monotonous game play is provided. A gaming machine executes: (1A) a symbol random determination process of randomly selecting a symbol to be rearranged from symbols on a predetermined reel, based on a predetermined symbol random determination table; (1B) a process of selecting one of the symbol random determination tables, with reference to the symbol selected in the symbol random determination process and the symbol random determination table selection table; and (1C) a symbol random determination process of randomly selecting a symbol to be rearranged from symbols on a reel which is to be rearranged after the predetermined reel, based on the symbol random determination table selected in the process (1B).

Abstract: A gaming machine which relieves the monotony of the game is provided. The game machine executes the processes of: (1A) randomly determining symbols for a normal mode, which will be rearranged on the display device based on a predetermined symbol random determination table; (1B) rearranging and displaying the symbols determined in the process (1A) on the display device; (1C) in cases where the symbols rearranged on the display device form a specific symbol combination, randomly determining symbols for a high-probability mode, which will be rearranged on the display device based on a symbol random determination table which specifies a higher probability of rearrangement for a predetermined symbol than that specified in the symbol random determination table used in a previous game; (1D) rearranging and displaying the symbols determined in the process (1C) on the display device; (1E) repeating the processes of (1C) and (1D).

Abstract: A gaming machine which makes it possible to improve monotonous game play is provided. A gaming machine includes: a display device configured to display a game result by rearranging symbols arranged on video reels; a storage device configured to store a normal mode video reel on which the symbols including a predetermined symbol are arranged and a chance mode video reel on which the number of the predetermined symbol is larger than the number of the predetermined symbol on the normal mode video reel; and a controller configured to perform switching between a game in a normal mode using the normal mode video reel and a game in a chance mode using the chance mode video reel, when a predetermined condition is satisfied.

Abstract: A gaming machine which makes it possible to avoid monotonous game play is provided. At the start of each game play, gaming machine executes processes of: randomly selecting one of symbol random determination tables in which a probability of rearrangement of each symbol on each reel is defined, based on a symbol random determination table determination table in which a probability of random selection of one of the symbol random determination tables for each of the random determination tables; a symbol random determination process of randomly determining symbols to be rearranged based on the selected symbol random determination table; and displaying the determined symbols on a display device by rearranging the reels.

Abstract: A gaming machine runs a normal game, and runs a free game when the right to run the free game is awarded. In the free game, symbols are rearranged on a display device and a benefit is awarded based on a combination of the rearranged symbols, bonus random determination is executed based on a bonus random determination table for a number of times corresponding to the number of specific symbols rearranged, the right to run the bonus game obtained as a result of the bonus random determination is accumulatively stored in the running right stocking area of the storage device, and the bonus random determination is repeated for the awarded number of times of the free game. After the end of the free game, the bonus game is serially executed for the number of times of the bonus game accumulatively stored in the running right stocking area.

Abstract: Provided is a gaming machine that achieves a uniform pay rate for the player with any number of activated paylines even though the gaming machine shows a symbol over a plurality of reel strips. The gaming machine selects a kind of element symbols from a plurality of kinds of element symbols based on the number of paylines activated with an input device, reconfigures symbol arrays to be displayed by replacing to-be replaced symbols included in the symbol arrays with the selected kind of element symbols, starts scrolling the to-be displayed symbol arrays while showing the selected kind of element symbols in the second display manner.

Abstract: A slot machine executes a slot game by rearranging symbols that are arranged in multiple partitioned regions in a matrix including first to fifth columns and first to third rows. There are multiple paylines in these partitioned regions in the matrix. A player selects and specifies some of these paylines to be bet with game media. By betting the game media on each of the specified paylines, those paylines are activated in the slot game. When the rearranged symbols form a winning combination on any of the activated paylines, the player receives an award. Moreover, the slot machine performs a process to decide an award content for a progressive bonus along execution of the slot game in which the player bets the game media on all the paylines or a predetermined number or more of the paylines.

Abstract: A gaming machine includes: a terminal controller configured to execute a bonus game on a common screen in accordance with a result of random determination made in a base game on a corresponding gaming terminal; a memory configured to accumulatively store a part of a bet amount bet in the base game as a capital source of a progressive payout; a center controller configured to execute a link game on the common screen; and a timer configured to output time information based on which the center controller makes, at predetermined time intervals, random determination about whether to execute the link game. When execution of the bonus game is triggered in accordance with the result of the random determination in the base game, the terminal controller executes a process of awarding a special payout from the capital source of the progressive payout, on condition that the link game is being executed.

Abstract: There are provided highly entertaining games. A gaming machine includes: a lower image display panel configured to variably display a plurality of symbol arrays with a plurality of symbols including normal symbols and special symbols each of which regarded as any one of the normal symbols, and then display a game result by rearranging the symbols in a symbol display region containing a matrix of display blocks, and a game controller configured to run the game, and award, to a player, a payout according to the game result. Before the variable displaying is started, the game controller determines a plurality of symbols to be rearranged on the lower image display panel, and when the special symbol included in the symbols determined satisfy a predetermined condition, executes a process of determining whether to perform the predetermined indication effect.

Abstract: A slot machine 1 is provided with a table storage which is configured to store a free game type table in which A type to E type are associated with video reels, respectively, in the A type to E type the numbers of times of execution of the free game being associated with payouts for the game result so that the number of times of execution of the free game decreases as the payout for the game result increases, and the symbols being laid out in the video reels so that the video reels are identical with one another in overall expectation of the payout when the free game is executed for the number of times in accordance with the payout for the game result.

Abstract: A gaming machine achieves a new entertainment characteristic by adding a new characteristic to selection of a bonus type. A gaming machine comprises: a lower image display panel configured to display selectable images in a bonus game which is triggered in a normal game, wherein the selectable images are changed to any one of bonus rank images corresponding to bonus types every time selection is made; a control panel enabling selection of one of the selectable images; and a controller configured to control the display panel so that only the number of the bonus rank images corresponding to the bonus determined in advance in the bonus game reaches a predetermined number, wherein the controller displays a bonus rank image corresponding to a high rank bonus type out of bonus types, before the number of the bonus rank images corresponding to the bonus determined in advance reaches the predetermined number.

Abstract: Probability of prize occurrence is easily controlled without provision of a blank between symbols on a reel. A gaming machine comprises: a lower image display panel configured to variably display a plurality of symbol arrays with a plurality of symbols including normal symbols and specific symbols more advantageous than the normal symbols, and then display a game result by rearranging the symbols in a symbol display region containing a matrix of cells; bet buttons capable of receiving a bet; and a controller configured to run a normal game which rearranges symbols on the symbol display device on condition that a bet is placed, the controller is configured to modify the symbols arrayed in the plurality of symbol arrays, so that the ratios of the specific symbols to the total number of the symbols in all the symbol arrays increases with an increase in the bet amount.