Gaming machine awarding special payout starting from star mark and playing method thereof

Abstract

A gaming machine includes a gaming machine main body 99 that executes a game, a plurality of terminal devices 101 each of which receives a bet on the game and awards a payout, and a controller 102 programmed to set, as a start mark 88, a specific mark among the plurality of marks; to cause each of the terminal devices to store therein a mark bet on and a game value placed as a bet 101; to randomly select one mark from the plurality of marks; to award a payout when the mark bet on corresponds to the selected mark, based on the game value placed as a bet and a rate corresponding to the mark bet on; and to award a privilege when the selected mark is the star mark 88 and the mark bet is the star mark 88.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]The present application claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2007-096451 filed on Apr. 2, 2007, the entire disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The invention relates to a gaming machine and a plying method thereof.[0004]2. Description of Related Art[0005]A medal game that uses a medal as a game medium in a roulette gaming device and the like is a game that a player purchases or rents medals from a medal lending device and inserts the medals into a gaming machine to start the game. When the player wins a game, a predetermined number of medals are paid out. Accordingly, a player who has obtained the medals can continue to enjoy the game, without purchasing or renting a new medal. Particularly, in a roulette gaming device, a game is executed by betting (wagering) the medal, which is purchased or rent from a medal lending device, on a number that...

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Benefits of technology

[0016]According to the above structure, a special game value award mark is given to the gaming machine. When it is determined that a mark selected by an execution of a game matches with a special game value award mark bet, a special privilege is awarded. Thereby, when a player plays a game, the player can expect a privilege accompanying a new payout, so that a player's expectation on a game is increased.

[0023]According to the above structure, a special game value award mark is disposed on a wheel. When it is determined that a win mark determined by an execution of a roulette game matches with a special game value award mark bet, a roulette game is again executed. Then, when a win is again made, a game value obtained by multiplying a rate (special rate) having increased a base rate by the game value placed as a bet is awarded to a player. Thereby, when a player plays a roulette game, the player can expect a new payout, so that a player's expectation on a roulette game is increased.

[0030]According to the above structure, a special game value award mark is disposed on a wheel. When it is determined that a win mark determined by an execution of a roulette game matches with a special game value award mark bet, a game value obtained by multiplying a rate having increased a predetermined rate by the game value placed as a bet is awarded when it is made a win in a next roulette game chance. Thereby, when a player plays a next roulette game, a player's expectation on a new payout can be deferred to a next game, so that a player's expectation on a roulette game is increased.

[0038]According to the above structure, a special game value award mark is disposed on a wheel. When it is determined that a win mark determined by an execution of a roulette game matches with a special game value award mark bet, a game value accumulated by reserving a portion of the game value placed as a bet as well as a game value obtained by multiplying a predetermined rate based on the bet area by the game value placed as a bet is awarded to a player. Thereby, when a player plays a roulette game, the player can expect a net payout, so that a player's expectation on a roulette game is increased.

[0054]According to the above structure, after a bet time is over, a specific mark is selected as the special game value award mark, from the plurality of marks on the wheel. Thereby, since a player cannot know which mark will become a special game value award mark, it is possible to increase a player's expectation on a position determination of the special game value award mark.

[0063]According to the above structure, a special game value award mark is given to a gaming machine. When it is determined that a mark selected by an execution of a game matches with a special game value award mark bet, a special privilege is awarded. Thereby, when a player plays a roulette game, the player can expect a privilege accompanying a new payout, so that a player's expectation on a roulette game is increased.

Problems solved by technology

Further, the odds about which a player is most concerned are same every game, so that a game is apt to be monotonous.

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