Gaming machine

Abstract

In the slot machine 1, when the player touches the touch panel 5k corresponding to the periphery of the bet number display part 32, the numerical keypad image is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 5d and input operation of the numerical value through the numerical keypad device 30 is activated. After the numerical value is input by the numerical keypad device 30, if the player operates the start lever 9 or the spin switch 13 or the MAX BET switch 17, the numerical keypad image disappears. Thereafter, the bet number is recognized by the main CPU 42. If the bet number is recognized by the main CPU 42, the sum calculated by multiplying the unit sum corresponding to one bet with the bet number is set as the betted money by the main CPU 42. And based on the operation of the start lever 9 or the spin switch 13 or the MAX BET switch 17 by the player, rotation of the reels 2 to 4 is conducted and the slot machine game is started.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO THE RELATED APPLICATION(S) [0001] This application is based upon and claims a priority from the prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2003-352221 filed on Oct. 10, 2003, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. This application is related to a co-pending U.S. application entitled “GAMING MACHINE”, filed on the same date as this application. The co-pending application is expressly incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a game is conducted by betting game media stored therein. [0004] 2. Description of Related Art [0005] Conventionally, as such kind of the gaming machine, it is, for example, well-known a slot machine disclosed in Unexamined Japanese Patent Publication No. 2001-120716. On a switch panel of the slot machine shown in the above reference, there are provided bet buttons through which a player determines a bet n...

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Benefits of technology

[0007] The present invention has been done to dissolve the above problems and has an object to provide a gaming machine through which a player can voluntarily and quickly set a bet number, thereby operability to determine the bet number can be raised.

[0012] According to the above gaming machine, the numerical value input from the input device is recognized as the bet number by the recognition device. And the game media corresponding to the bet number are betted and a game is conducted. Therefore, the player can voluntarily set the bet number without being limited to a bet number allotted to each of bet buttons as in the prior art. Therefore, even if the bet number is large, the player can quickly set the bet number without pressing the bet button in many times.

Problems solved by technology

However, in the slot machine shown in the Japanese reference, game media can only be betted by the bet number which is allotted beforehand for each of the bet buttons, therefore the bet number cannot be voluntarily set.

Thus, in a case that the bet number is large, the player has to press the 1-BET button many times. As a result, it takes a relatively long time for a BET operation.

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