Gaming Machine Providing An Insurance Payout And A Playing Method Thereof

• US 20090325676A1
• Filed: 06/17/2009
• Published: 12/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation
• Original Assignee: Aruze Corp. (Universal Entertainment Corporation)
• Inventors: INAMURA, Yukinori
• Application Number:
  US12/486,526
• Publication Number:
  US 20090325676A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/20
• 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 10 as a gaming machine executes a unit game, after accepting a bet, counts the number of times a unit game is executed, and, in a case where the number of times counted is a predetermined number, determines an insurance payout amount on the basis of an average amount of the bet specified in the games counted.

Claims

1. A gaming machine comprising:

a symbol display device for displaying a plurality of symbols; and

a controller for executing processing of;

(a) after accepting a bet, rearranging the plurality of symbols by the symbol display device and executing a unit game providing an award in accordance with a state of the plurality of symbols after rearrangement;

(b) counting a number of times the unit game is executed;

(c) in a case where the number of times counted in the processing (b) is a predetermined number, determining an insurance payout amount on the basis of an average amount of the bet specified in the games counted; and

(d) providing the insurance payout amount determined.

2. A gaming machine comprising:

a symbol display device for displaying a plurality of symbols; and

a controller for executing processing of;

(a) after accepting a bet, rearranging the plurality of symbols by the symbol display device and executing a unit game providing an award in accordance with a state of the plurality of symbols after rearrangement;

(b) counting a number of times the unit game is executed;

(c) in a case where the number of times counted in the processing (b) is a predetermined number, determining an insurance payout amount on the basis of an average amount of the bet specified in the games counted and a predetermined standard bet amount; and

(d) providing the insurance payout amount determined.

3. A gaming machine comprising:

a symbol display device for displaying a plurality of symbols; and

a controller for executing processing of;

(a) after accepting a bet, rearranging the plurality of symbols by the symbol display device and executing a unit game providing an award in accordance with a state of the plurality of symbols after rearrangement;

(b) counting a number of times the unit game is executed;

(c) in a case where the number of times counted in the processing (b) is a predetermined number, determining an insurance payout amount on the basis of a ratio between an average amount of the bet specified in the games counted and a predetermined standard bet amount; and

(d) providing the insurance payout amount determined.

4. A playing method of a gaming machine providing an insurance payout, the method comprising steps of:

after accepting a bet in a unit game, rearranging a plurality of symbols;

providing an award in accordance with a state of the plurality of symbols after rearrangement;

counting a number of times the unit game is executed;

in a case where the number of times counted is a predetermined number, determining an insurance payout amount on the basis of an average amount of the bet specified in the games counted; and

providing the insurance payout amount determined.

5. A playing method of a gaming machine providing an insurance payout, the method comprising steps of:

after accepting a bet in a unit game, rearranging a plurality of symbols;

providing an award in accordance with a state of the plurality of symbols after rearrangement;

counting a number of times the unit game is executed;

in a case where the number of times counted is a predetermined number, determining an insurance payout amount on the basis of an average amount of the bet specified in the games counted and a predetermined standard bet amount; and

providing the insurance payout amount determined.

6. A playing method of a gaming machine providing an insurance payout, the method comprising steps of:

after accepting a bet in a unit game, rearranging a plurality of symbols;

providing an award in accordance with a state of the plurality of symbols after rearrangement;

counting a number of times the unit game is executed;

in a case where the number of times counted is a predetermined number, determining an insurance payout amount on the basis of a ratio between an average amount of the bet specified in the games counted and a predetermined standard bet amount; and

providing the insurance payout amount determined.