Gaming machine
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1. A gaming machine, comprising:
- a spinnable reel having a plurality of symbols; and
a memory device including a spinning manner distribution table including a plurality of spinning manners associated with the plurality of symbols, each symbol of the plurality of symbols including a corresponding selection probability associated with each of the spinning manners;
a controller configured to;
determine a symbol to be displayed when the reel stops;
access the spinning manner distribution table and determine the selection probabilities of each spinning manner associated with the determined symbol;
randomly determine a spinning manner of the reel based on the determined symbol and the determined selection probabilities of each spinning manner associated with the determined symbol; and
spin the reel in the determined spinning manner and stop the reel so that the determined symbol is displayed.
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Abstract
A gaming machine includes a controller and a spinnable reel having a plurality of symbols. The controller determines a symbol to be displayed when the reel stops and determines a spinning manner of the reel displaying the symbol when stopped based on the symbol. The controller spins the reel in the determined spinning manner and stops the reel so that the determined symbol is displayed.
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16 Claims
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1. A gaming machine, comprising:
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a spinnable reel having a plurality of symbols; and a memory device including a spinning manner distribution table including a plurality of spinning manners associated with the plurality of symbols, each symbol of the plurality of symbols including a corresponding selection probability associated with each of the spinning manners; a controller configured to; determine a symbol to be displayed when the reel stops; access the spinning manner distribution table and determine the selection probabilities of each spinning manner associated with the determined symbol; randomly determine a spinning manner of the reel based on the determined symbol and the determined selection probabilities of each spinning manner associated with the determined symbol; and spin the reel in the determined spinning manner and stop the reel so that the determined symbol is displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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6. A gaming machine comprising:
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a display unit configured to display a plurality of reels, each of the reels having arranged symbols; a memory device including a spinning manner distribution table including a plurality of spinning manners associated with the plurality of symbols, each symbol of the plurality of symbols including a corresponding selection probability associated with each of the spinning manners; and a controller coupled to the display unit and the memory device, and configured to award a payout for a combination of symbols formed on the display unit by spinning and stopping the reels, wherein when the formed combination of symbols satisfies a predetermined condition, the controller provides a bonus game that repeats a process of awarding the payout in response to the symbols displayed on the display unit by spinning and stopping at least one of the plurality of reels, and wherein the controller during the bonus game determines the symbol to be displayed when the at least one of the plurality of reels stops, accesses the spinning manner distribution table and determines the selection probabilities of each spinning manner associated with the determined symbol, randomly determines a spinning manner of the at least one of the plurality of reels based on the determined selection probabilities of each spinning manner associated with the determined symbol, and spins at least one of the plurality of reels in the determined spinning manner. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 16)
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