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Slot Machine

  • US 20090247276A1
  • Filed: 04/01/2009
  • Published: 10/01/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A slot machine, comprising:

  • a plurality of reels having thereon plural types of symbols set in array;

    a display device including both a symbol matrix display region having therein in column and row directions, the plurality of symbols set in array on the reel, and a symbol image display region for displaying a symbol image of a symbol not arranged in the symbol matrix display image;

    a memory storing symbol image data relating to symbols identical or similar to the plural types of symbols set in array on the reel, and reel image data relating to a reel having a reel shape; and

    a controller for controlling the reels, the display device, and the memory, the controller being programmed to;

    (a) execute a basic game;

    (b) rearrange by displaying in a scrolling manner, the plural types of symbols in the symbol matrix display region by controlling the plurality of reels during the basic game;

    (c) award a payout in a case where the symbols displayed in the symbol matrix display region are arranged in a predetermined combination on a winning line;

    (d) read out of the memory, the reel image data and symbol image data corresponding to the symbol not arranged in the symbol matrix display region, from among the symbols set in array on the reel, and generate, based on the reel image data and the symbol image data read out of the memory, image display data in which the symbol image of the symbol not arranged in the symbol matrix display region is filled in a reel image having the reel shape, from among the symbols set in array on the reel; and

    (e) display in the symbol image display region, the reel image in which the symbol image is filled in the reel image having the reel shape, in a manner to correspond to display on the symbol matrix display region, based on the image display data.

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