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Gaming machine

a gaming machine and gaming technology, applied in the field of gaming machines, can solve problems such as the inability to increase the operating rate of gaming machines

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-07-05
UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORP
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[0009] An object of the invention is to achieve an increase in a customer gathering capability, and an increase in an operating rate of a gaming machine, by guiding a player who shows an interest in the gaming machine, and encouraging a use of the gaming machine.
[0012] Such a gaming machine, by executing an effect inviting an observer on a periphery of the gaming machine, who has an interest in the game but is unable to participate, to the game and providing an incentive to participate in the game, increases a customer gathering capability of the gaming machine, and increases an operating rate of a whole of the gaming machine.

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However, unless it is possible to gather such new players, it is not possible to increase an operating rate of the gaming apparatus.

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[0032] Hereafter, a description will be given of an embodiment of the invention while referring to the drawings.

1. An External Appearance of a Gaming Machine

[0033]FIG. 1 shows an external view of a gaming machine according to the embodiment of the invention. As shown in the figure, a gaming machine 100 includes a table 102 on which player terminals 101 called satellites are disposed in an approximate fan shape, and a panel 103 mounted in a rear of the table 102. In an example shown in the figure, five player terminals 101 are disposed in a fan shape facing the panel 103.

[0034] The panel 103 is equipped with a front display 104, which is a display device such as a liquid crystal display device, speakers 105, lamps 106 and LED's 107. The front display 104, as well as relaying information related to a whole of a game in which players operating the player terminals 101 participate to each player simultaneously, displays an effect image in response to an action of each player. The fr...

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Abstract

To guide a player showing an interest in a gaming machine, and encourage a use of the gaming machine, thereby increasing a customer gathering capability and increasing an operating rate of the gaming machine. A gaming machine enabling a plurality of players to play an identical game simultaneously includes: a plurality of player terminals at which a player carries out an input for a game; a front display and / or a speaker which executes an effect accompanying a game; a seating condition detector which detects whether or not a player terminal has an empty seat; an observer detector which detects whether or not an observer, who is a person other than a player playing the game, exists; and a guiding effect selection section which, in the event that an existence of an empty seat is detected by the seating condition detector, and an existence of an observer is detected by the observer detector, selects an effect for guiding the observer to one of the empty seats, and causes the front display and / or the speaker to execute the selected effect.

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RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims the priority of Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-340858 filed on Nov. 25, 2005, which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Technical Field [0003] The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more specifically to a gaming machine which changes an effect created by an image or a sound in accordance with a behavior of a player. [0004] 2. Related Art [0005] Due to a recent proliferation of a casino and a game center, an opportunity for the player to enjoy a game on a variety of gaming apparatuses has increased. [0006] In the casino and game center in which such a wide variety of gaming apparatuses are disposed, in order to increase an operating rate and increase a profit for each gaming apparatus, a technique is necessary for gathering players and causing them to use the game apparatuses. [0007] As a technology for gathering the players, a gaming apparatus has been proposed which, for ...

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IPC IPC(8): A63F9/24A63F13/213A63F13/215A63F13/45A63F13/424A63F13/52A63F13/54
CPCG07F17/32
Inventor OKADA, KAZUO
Owner UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORP
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