GAMING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD OF GAME

• US 20080254867A1
• Filed: 10/31/2007
• Published: 10/16/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aruze Corp.
• Original Assignee: Aruze Corp.
• Inventors: Fujimoto, Jun, Inamura, Yukinori
• Application Number:
  US11/932,816
• Publication Number:
  US 20080254867A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/27
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes

Abstract

A slot machine of the present invention comprises: a controller, the controller programmed to execute the processing of: (A) determining, when game media of a value corresponding to a natural-number multiple of a previously determined minimum BET-unit is BET on a plurality of BET-targets for which game results are individually determined, a BET-value for each of the BET-targets based on the value of the BET game media and the number of the BET-targets, the game result of each of the BET-targets, and a payout value for each of the BET-targets based on the BET-value and the game result, and combining the payout values to determine an estimated payout value for a single unit game; (B) determining a fractional value which is obtained by dividing the estimated payout value for a single unit game determined in the processing (A) by the minimum BET-unit; (C) paying out, to a player, game media of a value obtained by subtracting the fractional value determined in the processing (B) from the estimated payout value for a single unit game determined in the processing (A), as an award for a single unit game; (D) cumulatively accumulating the game media corresponding to the game media BET in the unit game and/or the fractional value determined in the processing (B); (E) counting the number of game media BET in the unit game; and (F) paying out the game media cumulatively accumulated in the processing (D), when the number of game media counted in the processing (E) has reached a specific number.

Claims

1. A gaming machine comprising

a controller,

said controller programmed to execute the processing of:

(A) determining, when game media of a value corresponding to a natural-number multiple of a previously determined minimum BET-unit is BET on a plurality of BET-targets for which game results are individually determined,

a BET-value for each of said BET-targets based on the value of the BET game media and the number of said BET-targets,

said game result of each of said BET-targets, and

a payout value for each of said BET-targets based on said BET-value and said game result, and

combining said payout values to determine an estimated payout value for a single unit game;

(B) determining a fractional value which is obtained by dividing the estimated payout value for a single unit game determined in said processing (A) by said minimum BET-unit;

(C) paying out, to a player, game media of a value obtained by subtracting the fractional value determined in said processing (B) from the estimated payout value for a single unit game determined in said processing (A), as an award for a single unit game;

(D) cumulatively accumulating the game media corresponding to the game media BET in said unit game and/or the fractional value determined in said processing (B);

(E) counting the number of said unit games executed; and

(F) paying out the game media cumulatively accumulated in said processing (D), when the number of unit games counted in said processing (E) has reached a specific number.

2. The gaming machine according to claim 1,

wherein

said processing (D) includes

(D′

) cumulatively accumulating the game media corresponding to the fractional value determined in said processing (B);

said controller is further programmed to execute the processing of

shifting a mode from a non-insurance mode to an insurance mode on condition that the number of game media cumulatively accumulated in said processing (D′

) has reached the predetermined number; and

said processing (F) includes

paying out the game media cumulatively accumulated in said processing (D′

), when the number of unit games counted in said processing (E) has reached the specific number and when the mode is said insurance mode.

3. The gaming machine according to claim 1,

wherein

said processing (E) includes

counting the number of unit games in which game media are BET in number equal to a maximum number of BETs.

4. The gaming machine according to claim 1,

wherein

said processing (E) includes

counting the number of unit games in which the fractional value determined in said processing (B) has become larger than 0.

5. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a payout device capable of physically paying out game media,

wherein

said processing (F) includes

paying out, from said payout device, the game media cumulatively accumulated in said processing (D), when the number of unit games counted in said processing (E) has reached the specific number.

9. The gaming machine according to claim 2,

wherein

said controller is further programmed to execute the processing of

shifting a mode from a non-insurance mode to an insurance mode on condition that the game media have been inserted.

10. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a symbol display device to which a plurality of symbols are to be rearranged,

wherein

said controller is further programmed to execute the processing of

executing said unit game in which said plurality of symbols are rearranged to said symbol display device after game media are BET in number equal to or less than the previously determined said maximum number of BETs, and game media are paid out in number according to the rearranged symbols or a combination thereof.

6. A gaming machine comprising

a controller,

said controller programmed to execute the processing of:

(A) determining, when game media of a value corresponding to a natural-number multiple of a previously determined minimum BET-unit is BET on a plurality of BET-targets for which game results are individually determined,

a BET-value for each of said BET-targets based on the value of the BET game media and the number of said BET-targets,

said game result of each of said BET-targets, and

a payout value for each of said BET-targets based on said BET-value and said game result, and

combining said payout values to determine an estimated payout value for a single unit game;

(B) determining a fractional value which is obtained by dividing the estimated payout value for a single unit game determined in said processing (A) by said minimum BET-unit;

(C) paying out, to a player, game media of a value obtained by subtracting the fractional value determined in said processing (B) from the estimated payout value for a single unit game determined in said processing (A), as an award for a single unit game;

(D) cumulatively accumulating the game media corresponding to the game media BET in said unit game and/or the fractional value determined in said processing (B);

(E) counting the number of game media BET in said unit game; and

(F) paying out the game media cumulatively accumulated in said processing (D), when the number of game media counted in said processing (E) has reached a specific number.

7. The gaming machine according to claim 6,

wherein

said processing (D) includes

(D′

) cumulatively accumulating the game media corresponding to the fractional value determined in said processing (B);

said controller is further programmed to execute the processing of

shifting a mode from a non-insurance mode to an insurance mode on condition that the number of game media cumulatively accumulated in said processing (D′

) has reached the predetermined number; and

said processing (F) includes

paying out the game media cumulatively accumulated in said processing (D′

), when the number of game media counted in said processing (E) has reached the specific number and the mode is said insurance mode.

8. The gaming machine according to claim 6, further comprising a payout device capable of physically paying out game media,

wherein

said processing (F) includes

paying out, from said payout device, the game media cumulatively accumulated in said processing (D), when the number of game media counted in said processing (E) has reached the specific number.

11. A game control method comprising the steps of:

(A) determining, when game media of a value corresponding to a natural-number multiple of a previously determined minimum BET-unit is BET on a plurality of BET-targets for which game results are individually determined,

a BET-value for each of said BET-targets based on the value of the BET game media and the number of said BET-targets,

said game result of each of said BET-targets, and

a payout value for each of said BET-targets based on said BET-value and said game result, and

combining said payout values to determine an estimated payout value for a single unit game;

(B) determining a fractional value which is obtained by dividing the estimated payout value for a single unit game determined in said step (A) by said minimum BET-unit;

(C) paying out, to a player, game media of a value obtained by subtracting the fractional value determined in said step (B) from the estimated payout value for a single unit game determined in said step (A), as an award for a single unit game;

(D) cumulatively accumulating the game media corresponding to the game media BET in said unit game and/or the fractional value determined in said step (B);

(E) counting the number of said unit games executed; and

(F) paying out the game media cumulatively accumulated in said step (D), when the number of unit games counted in said step (E) has reached a specific number.

12. A gaming machine comprising

a controller,

said controller programmed to execute the processing of:

(A) determining, when game media is BET on a plurality of BET-targets for which game results are individually determined, a BET-value for each of said BET-targets;

(B) combining said BET-values for each of said BET-targets to determine a total BET-value for a single unit game;

(C) determining part of said total BET-value determined in said processing (B) as a BET-fractional-value, the part equal to or less than a previously determined digit number;

(D) cumulatively adding said BET-fractional-values determined in said processing (C);

(E) counting the number of said unit games executed; and

(F) paying out game media corresponding to all or part of the BET-fractional-values cumulatively added in said processing (D), when the number of unit games counted in said processing (E) has reached a specific number.