GAMING SYSTEM HAVING A COMMON GAME FOR GAMING MACHINES AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF
First Claim
1. A gaming system comprising:
- a plurality of gaming terminals;
a center controller connected to each of the gaming terminals; and
a common display connected to the center controller,wherein each of the gaming terminals includesa terminal display having a plurality of display regions with symbols being arranged in the display regions, the display regions being divided into a plurality of partitioned regions, anda terminal controller configured to(a) execute a slot game to rearrange the symbols in the display regions upon receipt of a bet,(b) generate a first award corresponding to a combination of the rearranged symbols, and(c) select one of the partitioned regions upon receipt of an external input, andwherein the center controller is configured toform a symbol array by displaying on the common display the symbols rearranged in the display regions included in the partitioned regions selected by the gaming terminals upon a predetermined condition, andupon generation of a second award based on the symbol array, distribute a dividend for the second award to each of the gaming terminals.
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Abstract
In a gaming system, slot games are executed, respectively, in a plurality of slot machines. When a common game execution determination is made in a center controller, a common game is executed in each of the slot machines. When the common game is executed, one of a plurality of partitioned regions set on a terminal display in each of the slot machines is selected, and symbols displayed in display regions included in the selected partitioned region are displayed on a common display. Specifically, on the common display, the symbols in the partitioned regions selected in the plurality of slot machines are displayed to form symbol arrays. When an award is generated based on the symbol arrays, a dividend for the award is allocated to each of the slot machines.
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Citations
10 Claims
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1. A gaming system comprising:
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a plurality of gaming terminals; a center controller connected to each of the gaming terminals; and a common display connected to the center controller, wherein each of the gaming terminals includes a terminal display having a plurality of display regions with symbols being arranged in the display regions, the display regions being divided into a plurality of partitioned regions, and a terminal controller configured to (a) execute a slot game to rearrange the symbols in the display regions upon receipt of a bet, (b) generate a first award corresponding to a combination of the rearranged symbols, and (c) select one of the partitioned regions upon receipt of an external input, and wherein the center controller is configured to form a symbol array by displaying on the common display the symbols rearranged in the display regions included in the partitioned regions selected by the gaming terminals upon a predetermined condition, and upon generation of a second award based on the symbol array, distribute a dividend for the second award to each of the gaming terminals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A gaming system comprising:
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a plurality of gaming terminals; a center controller connected to each of the gaming terminals; and a common display connected to the center controller, wherein each of the gaming terminals includes an operation switch operable by a player, a terminal display having a plurality of display regions with symbols being arranged in the display regions, the display regions being divided into a plurality of partitioned regions, and a terminal controller configured to (a) execute a slot game to rearrange the symbols in the display regions upon receipt of a bet, (b) generate a first award corresponding to a combination of the rearranged symbols, (c) upon a predetermined condition, receive an operation input from the operation switch and scroll lighting of a display frame surrounding one of the respective partitioned regions through the respective partitioned regions, and (d) stop the scrolling of the lighting of the display frame when the operation switch is operated and select the partitioned region surrounded by the lighting of the display frame when the scrolling is stopped, and wherein the center controller is configured to form a symbol array by displaying on the common display the symbols rearranged in the display regions included in the partitioned regions selected by the gaming terminals upon the predetermined condition, and upon generation of a second award based on the symbol array, distribute a dividend for the second award to each of the gaming terminals. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A gaming system comprising:
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a plurality of gaming terminals; a center controller connected to each of the gaming terminals; and a common display connected to the center controller, wherein each of the gaming terminals includes a terminal display having a plurality of display regions with symbols being arranged in the display regions, the display regions being divided into a plurality of partitioned regions, a progressive bonus counter configured to count a progressive bonus count value, and a terminal controller configured to (a) execute a slot game to rearrange the symbols in the display regions upon receipt of a bet, (b) accumulate a part of the bet in the progressive bonus counter as a cumulative count value, (c) generate a first award corresponding to a combination of the rearranged symbols, and (d) select one of the partitioned regions upon receipt of an external input, wherein the center controller is configured to, upon a predetermined condition, form a symbol array by displaying on the common display the symbols rearranged in the display regions included in the partitioned regions selected by the gaming terminals and determine whether or not a second award based on the symbol array is generated, and wherein the gaming terminal is configured to generate a part of or all of an amount corresponding to the cumulative count value in the progressive bonus counter as a dividend for the second award upon generation of the second award. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A method for controlling a gaming system, the method comprising:
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executing slot games in a plurality of gaming terminals; upon a predetermined condition, forming a symbol array by displaying on a common display, among symbols displayed in display regions as outcomes of the slot games executed in the gaming terminals, the symbols in the display regions included in partitioned regions selected at the gaming terminals, one partitioned region being selected at each of the gaming terminals by an operation of an operation switch; and upon generation of an award based on the symbol array, distributing a dividend for the award to each of the gaming terminals. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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