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| 20080207293 | GAMING MACHINE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A GAMING MACHINE, AND METHOD FOR PLAYING A GAME - A gaming machine includes a display and a controller. The controller controls the display so as to display an image related to a win game. The controller is configured with logic to: (a) distribute cards to a player; (b) replace one or more of the distributed cards selected by the player with different cards; (c) executes a win game in which the player wins a predetermined award when the final cards possessed by the player includes a predetermined card combination; (d) continuously execute a plurality of subsequent win games in a high-probability mode when the card combination entitled to the award matches a predetermined special combination; and (e) terminate the win game in the high-probability mode, when awards provided during a first predetermined number of the win games have satisfied a predetermined condition. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080227522 | Gaming machine - The present invention provides a gaming machine having a system for giving a player an incentive to continue playing the game. A slot machine | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080246214 | Dice Game Machine And Dice Game Method - A dice game machine of the present invention has: a table on which a plurality of ice roll, the table having pockets in which at least one of the plurality of dice drops; a vibration section for vibrating the table to roll the dice on the table; a player terminal, which enables a player to perform BET operation while predicting at least either of rolled numbers of the dice existing on the table after vibration of the table stops and rolled numbers of the dice that have dropped in the pockets; a rolled-number recognition section for recognizing rolled numbers of the plurality of dice that has stopped after vibration of the table stops; a controller for controlling vibration of the table and a timing at which the vibration of the table stops; accepting BET operation from the BET operating section; and controlling payout processing of a gaming value corresponding to a payment, with referring to rolled numbers of dice specified by the rolled-number recognition section. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080248864 | Dice Game Machine And Dice Game Method - A dice game machine of the present invention has: a table on which a plurality of ice roll, the table having pockets in which at least one of the plurality of dice drops; a vibration section for vibrating the table to roll the dice on the table; a player terminal, which enables a player to perform BET operation while predicting at least one of rolled numbers of the dice existing on the table after vibration of the table stops and rolled numbers of the dice that have dropped in the pockets; a rolled-number recognition section for recognizing rolled numbers of the plurality of dice that stop after vibration of the table has stopped; a controller for controlling vibration of the table and a time during which the vibration of the table stops; accepting BET operation from the BET operating section; and controlling payout processing of a gaming value corresponding to a payment, with referring to rolled numbers of dice specified by the rolled-number recognition section. At the player terminal, when a predetermined condition is established, a right to vibrate the table by a drive operation button is given. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080293475 | GAMING MACHINE, PROGRAM, AND SERVER - In a bingo game or other game using a matrix card, a gaming machine is provided to which is added an element that enables a player to make a selection that can influence the game result. The designs of playing cards, etc. are used in the respective cells of a matrix card and profit is provided to a player only when all cells of a single line are made effective by lottery and a winning combination of a poker game, etc. is formed on this line. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080293477 | Gaming machine - 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. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080305863 | GAMING MACHINE, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND PLAYING METHOD OF CARD GAME - A gaming machine comprises a controller, a first display and a second display. The controller is operable to (a) execute a poker game as a base game, (b) execute the base game to be played subsequently as a high-probability game with a raised winning probability for some game plays if the predetermined combination is a specific combination, (c) accumulate some of a payout amount for a jackpot, and (d) execute a chance game for determining whether or not to award the jackpot based on the player's operation if the high-probability game has brought a predetermined outcome. The first display displays images related to the base game. The second display is provided independently from the first display and displays images related to the chance game. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090011817 | Gaming machine, gaming machine control method, and playing method - A gaming machine includes a display and a controller. The controller is configured with logic to: (a) distribute cards to a player; (b) exchange one or more of the distributed cards selected by the player with different cards; (c) execute a win game in which the player wins a predetermined award when the final cards possessed by the player includes a first predetermined card combination; (d) execute a high-probability win game in a subsequent game when the final cards include a second predetermined card combination; (e) execute a special game so as to determine a playing condition of the high-probability win game prior to executing the high-probability win game; and (f) initially distribute a plurality of sets of cards in the high-probability win game in accordance with the determined playing condition. The controller causes the display to display an image related to proceedings of the high-probability win game. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090054119 | GAMING APPARATUS EXECUTING RACE BY A PLURALITY OF RACE OBJECTS, AND GAME CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A gaming apparatus of the present invention offers game media in an amount with an amount betted at first being an upper limit, when a prescribed condition has been satisfied before the end of a race in which a plurality of race objects contend with each other for winning. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090054125 | GAMING MACHINE, PROGRAM AND SERVER - A gaming machine for a bingo game or other game using a matrix card is provided, to which is added an element that enables a player to make a selection that can influence the game result. A gaming machine is provided wherein the designs of playing cards, etc., are used in the respective cells of the matrix card, a game is started after allowing the cells to be shifted by each player, and a predetermined benefit is provided to the player when all cells of a line are made effective by lotteries and a winning combination of a poker game, etc., is formed along the line. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090054137 | GAMING APPARATUS EXECUTING RACE BY A PLURALITY OF RACE OBJECTS, AND GAME CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A gaming apparatus of the present invention accepts a high-amount bet with an upper limit of bets being higher than an upper limit of bets for the normal bet, when game media in a prescribed amount or more have been betted as the normal bet; and offers an award based on the normal bet and a result of the race, and also offers an award based on the high-amount bet and the result of the race. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090069077 | GAMING MACHINE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A gaming machine measures a lap time every time a leading horse passes a check point and sets a lap time in each of gaming terminals. When the lap time set for each gaming terminal matches the measured lap time, an award is provided to the matching gaming terminal. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090075710 | GAMING APPARATUS EXECUTING RACE BY A PLURALITY OF RACE OBJECTS, AND GAME CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A gaming apparatus of the present invention comprises: an image display; an input device with which a plurality of players can input a bet on race objects that participate in a racing game in which a plurality of race objects contend with one another for winning; and a controller, the controller programmed so as to execute the processing of (A) proceeding with a racing game, and (B) displaying to the image display an image showing information based on bets inputted from the input device before the end of the racing game executed in the processing (A). | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090093289 | GAMING MACHINE, GAMING MACHINE CONTROL METHOD, AND PLAYING METHOD - A gaming machine is provided, which includes a display and a controller. The controller is configured with logic to: (a) distribute an initial set of cards; (b) exchange one or more cards with different cards; (c) execute a win game in which a player wins an award when a final set of cards includes a first combination; (d) execute a high-probability win game in a subsequent game when the final set of cards includes a second combination; (e) execute a special game for determining a game condition for the high-probability win game; (f) determine sets of cards initially distributed to the player in the high-probability win game in accordance with the game condition; and (g) continue the high-probability win game until a set of cards includes a combination entitled to a win. The display displays an image related to the win game and the high-probability win game. | 04-09-2009 |
