Horse Race Gaming Machine

• US 20090239599A1
• Filed: 03/13/2009
• Published: 09/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aruze Gaming America Incorporated (Aruze Gaming America, Inc. /Okada/)
• Original Assignee: Aruze Gaming America Incorporated (Aruze Gaming America, Inc. /Okada/)
• Inventors: OKADA, Kazuo
• Granted Patent: US 8,277,296 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/6
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3288 Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking

Abstract

In the horse race gaming machine 60001, orders of arrival in racing games are stored for each of the player'"'"'s racehorses. If the player'"'"'s racehorses, in consecutive racing games equal to or more than a predetermined number of times including a result of this racing game, have finished consecutively in a place equal to or lower than a predetermined place (S60602:YES), a part of total BET amount specified by the player for this racing game is refunded to the player (S60603). Otherwise, a part or all of insurance is paid to the player in accordance with the predetermined number. Incidentally, to have a player'"'"'s racehorse run in this racing game, there may be a case that the player is required to pay an entry point given to the player in accordance with BET amount specified by the player. By the player'"'"'s specifying a side bet, the player'"'"'s racehorse is able to be made a race entry in any of the racing games.

Claims

1. A horse race gaming machine comprising:

a plurality of racing games constituting a horse racing game;

a plurality of stations each provided with;

a bet amount specifying device with which a player specifies a bet amount for any of a plurality of racehorses which are run in a current racing game; and

an input device with which a player inputs information used for progressing the horse racing game; and

a processor which is programmed, for progressing the horse racing game by controlling the plurality of stations, to execute processes of;

(1) determining whether or not a player has become an owner of any one of the racehorses based on an input made by the player using the input device; and

(2) in the station at which the player who is determined to have become an owner of any one of the racehorses is playing;

(2-1) determining whether or not the racehorses whose owner is the player, in consecutive racing games equal to or more than a predetermined number of times including the current racing game, have finished consecutively in a place equal to or lower than a predetermined place; and

(2-2) refunding, from a credit amount corresponding to total bet amount for the current racing game specified by the player with the bet amount specifying device, to the player, a credit amount corresponding to the number of times of consecutive racing games in which the racehorses whose owner is the player have finished consecutively in a place equal to or lower than the predetermined place, if it is determined that the racehorses whose owner is the player, in consecutive racing games equal to or more than the predetermined number of times including the current racing game, have finished consecutively in a place equal to or lower than the predetermined place.

2. The horse race gaming machine of claim 1, further comprising:

entry points which is given to each player playing at one of the plurality of stations and is accumulated according to a bet amount specified by the player through an input with the bet amount specifying device, wherein

the processor is programmed to execute processes of;

in the station at which the player who is determined to have become an owner of any one of the racehorses is playing;

(a) having the racehorse, whose owner is the player, run in the current racing game, on condition that, before the current racing game is started, the player pays all or part of the entry points, which is given to the player who is determined to have become an owner of any one of the racehorses, through the input with the input device.

3. The horse race gaming machine of claim 1, further comprising:

a side bet amount specifying device which is a device provided for each of the plurality of stations, the side bet amount specifying device with which a player specifies a side bet amount for a current racing game, wherein

the processor is programmed to execute processes of;

in the station at which the player who is determined to have become an owner of any one of the racehorses is playing;

(a) having the racehorse, whose owner is the player, run in the current racing game, on condition that, before the current racing game is started, the player has specified a side bet amount for the current racing game with the side bet amount specifying device.

4. The horse race gaming machine of claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of character IDs which are respectively applied to the respective racehorses;

a plurality of player IDs which are respectively applied to players who play at the plurality of stations; and

a memory storing data related the plurality of character IDs, wherein

the processor is programmed to execute processes of;

(a) applying the player ID to a player based on an input made by the player using the input device;

(b) generating ownerships connections data linking the character ID of the racehorse whose owner is the player to the player ID applied;

(c) storing the ownerships connections data in the memory device; and

(d) identifying the racehorse whose owner is the player based on the respective ownerships connections data stored in the memory.

5-8. -8. (canceled)

9. A horse race gaming machine comprising:

a plurality of racing games constituting a horse racing game;

a plurality of stations each provided with;

a bet amount specifying device with which a player specifies a bet amount for any of a plurality of racehorses which are run in a current racing game; and

an input device with which a player inputs information used for progress of the horse racing game; and

a processor which is programmed, for executing a side game, with which a racing game in which a payout is awarded to a player is accompanied, based on a bet amount specified by the player through an input with the bet amount specifying device and a racing game result of the racehorse for which the bet amount is specified, to execute processes of;

(1) identifying the racehorse whose owner is a player based on an input made by the player using the input device;

(2) calculating number of the racehorses whose owner is a player playing at any one of the plurality of stations among the racehorses which are going to run in the current racing game, based on a result of the identification;

(3) ranking the player who is an owner of one of the racehorses in accordance with an order of arrival of the respective racehorses in the current racing game if it is determined that the calculated number of the racehorses is equal to or more than a predetermined number; and

(4) awarding respective payout which depended on the respective ranks which are set at the ranking to each of the players.

10. The horse race gaming machine of claim 9, further comprising:

entry points which is given to each player playing at one of the plurality of stations and is accumulated according to a bet amount specified by the player through an input with the bet amount specifying device; and

a sub monitor which is a monitor provided for each of the plurality of stations, the sub monitor which displays gaming information concerning the horse racing game, wherein

the processor is programmed to execute processes of;

(a) determining whether or not a player has become an owner of any one of the racehorses based on an input made by the player using the input device; and

(b) in the station at which the player who is determined to have become an owner of any one of the racehorses is playing;

(b-1) displaying on the sub monitor a message asking whether to have the racehorse, whose owner is the player, run in the current racing game; and

(b-2) having the racehorse, whose owner is the player, run in the current racing game, on condition that, before the current racing game is started, the player pays all or part of the entry points, which is given to the player who is determined to have become an owner of any one of the racehorses, through the input with the input device.

11. The horse race gaming machine of claim 9, further comprising:

a side bet amount specifying device which is a device provided for each of the plurality of stations, the side bet amount specifying device with which a player specifies a side bet amount for a current racing game; and

a sub monitor which is a monitor provided for each of the plurality of stations, the sub monitor which displays gaming information concerning the horse racing game, wherein

the processor is programmed to execute processes of;

(a) determining whether or not a player has become an owner of any one of the racehorses based on an input made by the player using the input device; and

(b) in the station at which the player who is determined to have become an owner of any one of the racehorses is playing;

(b-1) displaying on the sub monitor a message asking whether to have the racehorse, whose owner is the player, run in the current racing game; and

(b-2) having the racehorse, whose owner is the player, run in the current racing game, on condition that, before the current racing game is started, the player has specified a side bet amount for the current racing game with the side bet amount specifying device.

12. The horse race gaming machine of claim 9, further comprising:

a plurality of character IDs which are respectively applied to the respective racehorses;

a plurality of player IDs which are respectively applied to players who play at the plurality of stations; and

a memory storing data related the plurality of character IDs, wherein

the processor is programmed to execute processes of;

(a) applying the player ID to a player based on an input made by the player using the input device;

(b) generating ownerships connections data linking the character ID of the racehorse whose owner is the player to the player ID applied;

(c) storing the ownerships connections data in the memory device; and

(d) identifying the racehorse whose owner is the player based on the respective ownerships connections data stored in the memory.

13-38. -38. (canceled)

39. A horse race gaming machine comprising:

a plurality of racing games constituting a horse racing game;

a plurality of stations each provided; and

a processor which is programmed, for progressing the horse racing game by controlling the plurality of stations, to execute processes of;

(1) executing a game racing; and

(2) in the station at which a player who is an owner of racehorse is playing, awarding the player one of a prize and a right that are related to the racehorse whose owner is the player.