Gaming Machine Accepting Side Bet And Control Method Thereof

• US 20090239658A1
• Filed: 03/13/2009
• Published: 09/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aruze Corp. (Universal Entertainment Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Aruze Corp. (Universal Entertainment Corporation)
• Inventors: YOSHIZAWA, Kazumasa
• Application Number:
  US12/403,634
• Publication Number:
  US 20090239658A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/25
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3258 Cumulative reward schemes, e.g. jackpots
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3293 Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack

Abstract

A gaming machine of the present invention is configured to count the number of side BETs, which is the number of placement of a side BET, every time a side BET is placed. Further, the gaming machine of the present invention is configured to offer a special payout in an amount varying in accordance with a count value of the number of side BETs, when a side BET is placed and a predetermined condition is satisfied.

Claims

1. A gaming machine comprising:

an input device; and

a controller,

said controller programmed so as to execute the processing of

(a) accepting a normal BET from said input device,

(b) accepting a side BET different from said normal BET, from said input device,

(c) counting a number of side BETs every time said side BET is placed, said number of side BETs being the number of placement of said side BETs,

(d) offering a normal payout, after executing a normal game, based on a result of the normal game and said normal BET, and

(e) offering a special payout in an amount varying in accordance with a count value of said number of side BETs, when said side BET is placed and a predetermined condition is satisfied.

2. The gaming machine according to claim 1,

wherein

said controller is further programmed so as to execute processing of

(f) resetting the count value of said number of side BETs, when said side BET is not placed, when said special payout is offered, or when a play on said gaming machine by a player is terminated.

3. The gaming machine according to claim 1,

wherein

said controller is further programmed so as to execute processing of

(g) changing a probability of offering said special payout in said processing (e) in accordance with the count value of said number of side BETs.

4. A gaming machine comprising:

an input device; and

a controller

said controller programmed so as to execute the processing of

(a) accepting a normal BET from said input device,

(b) accepting a side BET different from said normal BET, from said input device,

(c) cumulatively accumulating a predetermined percentage of game media placed as the side BET from said input device,

(d) counting a number of side BETs every time said side BET is placed, said number of side BETs being the number of placement of said side BETs,

(e) offering a normal payout, after executing a normal game, based on a result of the normal game and said normal BET, and

(f) offering a special payout in an amount varying in accordance with a count value of said number of side BETs, from the game media cumulatively accumulated in said processing (c), when said side BET is placed and a predetermined condition is satisfied.

5. The gaming machine according to claim 4,

wherein

said controller is further programmed so as to execute processing of

(g) resetting the count value of said number of side BETs, when said side BET is not placed, when said special payout is offered, or when a play on said gaming machine by a player is terminated.

6. The gaming machine according to claim 4

wherein

said controller is further programmed so as to execute processing of

(h) changing a probability of offering said special payout in said processing (f) in accordance with the count value of said number of side BETs.

7. A control method of a gaming machine, said method comprising steps of:

(a) accepting a normal BET;

(b) accepting a side BET different from said normal BET;

(c) counting a number of side BETs every time said side BET is placed, said number of side BETs being the number of placement of said side BETs;

(d) offering a normal payout, after executing a normal game, based on a result of the normal game and said normal BET; and

(e) offering a special payout in an amount varying in accordance with a count value of said number of side BETs, when said side BET is placed and a predetermined condition is satisfied.

8. The control method of the gaming machine according to claim 7, the control method further comprising a step of

(f) resetting the count value of said number of side BETs, when said side BET is not placed, when said special payout is offered, or when a play on said gaming machine by a player is terminated.

9. The control method of the gaming machine according to claim 7, said control method further comprising a step of

(g) changing a probability of offering said special payout in said step (e) in accordance with the count value of said number of side BETs.