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| 20080318664 | Gaming Machine and Gaming Method Thereof - A gaming environment is described. If the predetermined condition is met and the free game is shifted, reels are changed to other reels to be used in the free game. Also, in the free game, reel display portion on which the WILD symbols are displayed on all of the symbol display portions, the reel display portion is held in following games. The WILD symbols are consecutively displayed with the predetermined number (which is greater or equal to the number of symbol display portions of one reel display portion) on the reels used in the free game. Therefore, the probability where WILD symbols fill on the all of the can be enhanced, one or more aspects of the invention can provide higher interest to the player. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080318667 | Gaming Machine - A gaming environment is described. In a base game, if scatter symbols are displayed with a predetermined number and above, a game mode is shifted to a free game. In the free game, different reels are used between in a first reel display portion on which the scatter symbol was displayed and on in a second reel display portion on which the scatter symbol was not displayed. Also, expectation value of payout number can be changed without changing payout table. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090005156 | Gaming Machine And Gaming Method Thereof - A gaming environment is described. If a predetermined condition is met, one of plural games is selected as a free game. Here, realizable winning combination and reel are different in each of selectable plural games. If the game is selected, symbols are variably displayed and stopped displayed using the reel corresponding to the selected game. And, if the combination of stopped displayed symbols is any of the winning combination corresponding to the selected game, the payout number corresponding to the realized winning combination is provided to a player. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090054120 | GAMING MACHINE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - Before execution of a current race, paddock images or training images of racehorses participating in the race are set, based on past race outcomes of the racehorses, so as to have positive impressions if past race outcomes are good and to have negative impressions if the past race outcomes are bad. The set paddock images or training images are displayed on a large-sized display or a main game display provided in a gaming terminal. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090054121 | GAMING APPARATUS EXECUTING RACE BY A PLURALITY OF RACE OBJECTS, AND GAME CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A gaming machine, comprising a controller programmed to execute the processing of:
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| 20090054122 | Gaming Machine With A Bonus Game Installed And Method Of Playing A Game - To players who executed BET on a race of a horse racing game that is a main game, a bonus game that starts and ends after the race is randomly generated. If a bonus game is generated, a bonus game image in which a plurality of choices W | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090054133 | 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; a bet input device with which a bet on a race object that participates in a racing game in which a plurality of race objects contend with one another for winning can be inputted; and a controller, the controller programmed so as to execute the processing of (F) determining whether or not to offer a special award, and (G) displaying an enlarged view of at least a portion of an effect image to the image display, when it is determined in the processing (F) to offer the special award. | 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 |
| 20090054160 | Multiplayer Gaming Machine - A gaming machine is provided, which includes a main display and a plurality of terminals in a playing area. The plurality of terminals is situated in front of the main display, and arranged along both sides of an aisle. A terminal includes a seat having a backrest, an opening, a seat enclosure, and a sub display. The opening is formed at one side of the terminal so as to allow the player to move between the aisle and the seat. The seat enclosure surrounds the seat except for the side having the opening. The sub display is provided at a forward portion relative to the terminal on the seat enclosure. The seat is rotatable in a range from a first position where the backrest faces the opening to a second position where the backrest faces the main display. | 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 |
| 20090075734 | GAMING APPARATUS EXECUTING RACE BY A PLURALITY OF RACE OBJECTS, AND GAME CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A gaming apparatus and a game controlling method in which a plurality of game objects, including game objects belonging to a first group and game objects belonging to a second group, appear in a game, and during the game, based on game object data showing one selected game object belonging to the first group and game object data showing one selected game object belonging to the second group, a special game object data showing a special game object that is different from any of those game objects is determined. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090098927 | Gaming Machine - In a bonus game, a slot machine associates a bonus reel band made up of condor symbols and feather symbols to reel display portions. Thereafter, the slot machine accepts a selection operation made by the player to select one pay line. The slot machine displays the symbols in a variable fashion and stopped fashion based on the bonus reel band. The slot machine determines the bonus contents such as award of a MAJOR JACKPOT in accordance with the number of condor symbols displayed on the selected pay line in a stopped fashion. Then, the slot machine awards to the player a bonus having the contents thus determined. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090104970 | Gaming Machine - Before the start of a free game, a slot machine displays a selection screen on a variable display portion and accepts a selection made by the player with respect to the first choice image and the second choice image. The first special reel band or the second special reel band including a larger number of condor symbols than the normal reel band is associated by lottery to the first choice image and the second choice image. The main CPU changes the normal reel band associated to each reel display portion to a special reel band based on the selection made by the player. Then, the main CPU executes a free game using the special reel band that was changed. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090233689 | Slot Machine - When a game mode is shifted from a base game to a free game, if a symbol of “APPLE” is rearranged in a symbol display frame | 09-17-2009 |
| 20100014206 | LIGHTNING ARRESTER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A pair of electrodes sandwiches a serial unit that includes a nonlinear voltage resistor block and a compression spring, which is coupled by a plurality of insulating rods. Each of the electrodes has a plurality of insulating-rod inserting holes and a plurality of fastening-member mounting holes each perpendicular to a corresponding insulating-rod inserting hole. Both ends of each of the insulating rods have a fastening-member through hole such that the insulating rods and the electrodes are fastened by inserting a plurality of fastening members through the fastening-member and mounting the fastening members on the fastening-member mounting holes. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100087243 | SLOT MACHINE EXECUTING FREE GAME AND SLOT MACHINE THAT INCREASES THE NUMBER OF DISPLAYED SPECIAL SYMBOLS - According to a slot machine of the present invention, a first specific number of free games are executed when a first predetermined condition is established in a normal game. Further, a second specific number of free games are executed, when a second predetermined condition is established. Furthermore, when the first predetermined condition is established in the free game executed triggered by the establishment of the second predetermined condition, a third specific number of free games are further executed after the second specific number of free games are executed. Here, the third specific number is larger than the first specific number. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100105466 | SLOT MACHINE EXECUTING FREE GAME AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - According to a slot machine of the present invention, a free game is executed when a predetermined condition is satisfied. In the free game, an amount of payout is determined based upon an amount of game media, which is obtained by dividing a total amount of the game media betted in the normal game by the number of BETs. Further, game media of the determined amount of payout are paid out. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100120510 | GAMING MACHINE EXECUTING FREE GAME AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - According to a gaming machine | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100144421 | SLOT MACHINE HAVING A PLURALITY OF INPUT DEVICES AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A slot machine of the present invention is provided with a plurality of BET input devices with each of which a player can bet game media in a different amount. The number of times that a game is played is counted in association with the BET input device with which a BET has been inputted in that game. A predetermined profit is offered based on the number of times counted in association with the BET input device. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100220423 | LIGHTNING ARRESTOR - A plurality of insulation supports are provided around a zinc oxide component, and the zinc oxide component and a plurality of insulation supports are integrally molded into an insulation casing. The insulation casing has corrugations on its outer surface. A thin-thickness portion is provided between the corrugations. The thin-thickness portion is provided between the insulation supports. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100331073 | GAMING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A slot machine | 12-30-2010 |
