US2007060253A1PendingUtilityA1

Gaming machine

Assignee: ARUZE CORPPriority: Sep 1, 2005Filed: Mar 8, 2006Published: Mar 15, 2007
Est. expirySep 1, 2025(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
G07F 17/34
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Abstract

Disclosed is a gaming machine. The gaming machine is provided with first symbol determining unit for determining a combination of symbols to be displayed in a predetermined area, based on an internal winning combination and second symbol determining unit for determining a combination of symbols to be displayed in an area different from the predetermined area, based on an internal winning combination. Further, the gaming machine is provided with reel stop unit for stopping rotation of the reels, based on the combination of symbols determined by the first symbol determining unit and the combination of symbols determined by the second symbol determining unit and winning determining unit for determining whether a winning is established or not, based on the combination of symbols displayed in the predetermined area, among a plurality of symbols displayed by the stopped reels.

Claims

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1 . A gaming machine comprising: 
 a plurality of plural reels, each of which displaying a plurality of symbols;    a start operation detection unit for detecting a start operation;    an internal winning combination determining unit for determining an internal winning combination on the basis of the start operation detection carried out by the start operation detection unit;    a reel rotation unit for rotating the reels, respectively;    a stop operation detection unit for detecting a stop operation depending on types of the reels;    a first symbol determining unit for determining a combination of symbols to be displayed in a predetermined area, based on an internal winning combination determined by the internal winning combination determining unit;    a second symbol determining unit for determining a combination of symbols to be displayed in an area different from the predetermined area, based on an internal winning combination determined by the internal winning combination determining unit;    a reel stop unit for stopping rotation of the reels, based on the combination of symbols determined by the first symbol determining unit and the combination of symbols determined by the second symbol determining unit, when a stop operation detection is carried out by the stop operation detection unit; and    a winning determining unit for determining whether a winning is established or not, based on the combination of symbols displayed in the predetermined area, among a plurality of symbols displayed by the stopped reels, when the rotation of the reels is stopped.    
   
   
       2 . The gaming machine according to  claim 1 , wherein 
 the second symbol determining unit determines a combination of specific symbols as the combination of symbols to be displayed in the area different from the predetermined area, when a predetermined internal winning combination is determined by the internal winning combination determining unit, and    wherein the reel stop unit stops the rotation of reel, based on the combination of specific symbols determined by the second symbol determining unit, when the stop operation detection is carried out by the stop operation detection unitmeans.

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