Gaming machine

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of enhancing interest in a game.SOLUTION: When a start lever 41 provided in a slot machine 10 is operated after a possessed token is bet, a lottery of winning combinations is held inside and reels 32 visible through display windows start rotating. When a stop result of the reels 32 is a winning result corresponding to a winning combination, tokens are imparted and a replay privilege is imparted. In the slot machine 10, control concerning progress of a game is performed by a main control device and control concerning the number of possessed tokens is performed by a token number control device. In this case, when operation of a counting switch reaches 4,000 msec, all of the possessed tokens can be counted by a dispenser even if the operation of the counting switch is completed thereafter.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 512

Claims

1. In a gaming machine in which gameplay becomes possible by using game value, and game value is awarded when the game result meets the awarding conditions, The main control unit performs control related to the progress of the game, A game value control device is provided with a game value storage means for storing a game value number that can be used for playing games, and performs control to update the game value storage means when specific information is received from the main control device, A counting operation means that is operated to count the number of game values ​​stored in the game value storage means to an external number outside the game machine. Equipped with, The aforementioned game value control device is A first storage means that stores information indicating whether or not the counting operation means is being operated, A second storage means stores information indicating whether or not the operation of the counting operation means has been started, based on the information stored in the first storage means. When the second storage means detects that operation start information indicating that the operation of the counting operation means has started is stored in the second storage means, the measurement start means starts measuring the duration of the operation of the counting operation means. An operation method determination means that determines the operation method of the counting operation means and stores the determination information indicating the determination result in an operation method storage means, A counting setting means sets a counted game value to be counted outside the game machine based on the game value stored in the game value storage means and the determination information stored in the operation method storage means. Equipped with, The operation method determination means is configured such that, if it detects that operation completion information indicating that the operation of the counting operation means has been completed is stored in the second storage means before the duration reaches the first hour, it causes the operation method storage means to store the first determination information; if the duration reaches the first hour without the operation completion information being stored in the second storage means, it causes the operation method storage means to store the second determination information; and if the duration reaches a second hour, which is longer than the first hour, without the operation completion information being stored in the second storage means, it causes the operation method storage means to store the third determination information. A gaming machine characterized in that, when the duration reaches the second time, even if the operation of the counting operation means is terminated thereafter, it is possible to count all of the game value numbers stored in the game value number storage means to an external source.

2. The game machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, when the second determination information is stored in the operation method storage means, the counting setting means sets the first number or a game value number less than the first number stored in the game value number storage means as the counted game value number, and when the third determination information is stored in the operation method storage means, the counting setting means periodically sets the first number or a game value number less than the first number stored in the game value number storage means as the counted game value number.

3. The game machine according to claim 2, wherein, when the second determination information or the third determination information is stored in the operation method storage means, if the number of game values ​​stored in the game value storage means is equal to or greater than the first number, the counting setting means sets the first number as the counted game value, and if the number of game values ​​stored in the game value storage means is less than the first number, the game machine according to claim 2, wherein the counting setting means sets the number of game values ​​stored in the game value storage means as the counted game value.

4. The gaming machine according to claim 3, characterized in that if the counting operation means is operated again after the duration reaches the second time, the counting of the game value stored in the game value storage means to the outside of the gaming machine is terminated.

5. The game machine according to claim 4, wherein the operation method determination means determines whether the operation start information is stored in the second storage means when the operation method storage means has the third determination information stored in it, and if the operation start information is stored in the second storage means, it causes the operation method storage means to store predetermined determination information.

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