GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING MACHINE AND GAME CONTROL METHOD WITH COMPENSATION PROCESSING BASED ON LOWER LIMIT OF ODDS

• US 20090239600A1
• Filed: 03/13/2009
• Published: 09/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation
• Original Assignee: Aruze Corp.
• Inventors: OOMORI, Tomoaki
• Granted Patent: US 8,128,471 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/6
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3258 Cumulative reward schemes, e.g. jackpots
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3288 Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking

Abstract

In a racing game, a main controller 20 accepts bet from each of a plurality of terminal devices 30, during a bet accepting period. In a case where final odds, calculated after the expiration of the bet accepting period, is not greater than a predetermined threshold, the main controller 20 executes a recompense processing for bets on the final odds and disqualify the bets from an award, and, when a race is determined to be finished, provides an award by calculating payout for bets qualified for the award.

Claims

1. A gaming system comprising:

a display for displaying images relating to a racing game;

a plurality of terminals having an input device for accepting bet amount for each character that is input by a player within a timer-controlled accepting period, and outputting the accepted bet amount;

a first memory for storing the bet amount for each of the terminals that is output by the input device;

a second memory for storing a configuration program for setting odds associated with the each character;

a controller for executing the racing game, and generating and displaying on the display a moving image in real time regarding progress of a race from the beginning to the end of the game; and

a communication network device allowing intercommunication between the plurality of terminals and the controller,

wherein the controller executes processing of;

(a) receiving bet amount in a bet accepting period from the input device via the communication interface and storing the bet amount in the first memory, while, in response to the reception of the bet amount or regularly at predetermined intervals, calculating the odds for winning of the each character by using the configuration program stored in the second memory and displaying the calculated odds on the display;

(b) calculating the odds using the configuration program stored in the second memory at expiration of the bet accepting period, paying back the bet amount to the station having placed a bet on the odds in a case where the odds is not greater than a predetermined threshold, and eliminating the bet for the odds from bets being qualified for an award; and

(c) providing an award when a race is determined to be finished, on the basis of a finishing order of the character, a type of a bet made on each of the plurality of terminals, and an amount of a bet qualified for the award.

2. A gaming system comprising:

a display for displaying images relating to a racing game;

a plurality of terminals having an input device for accepting bet amount for each character that is input by a player within a timer-controlled accepting period, and outputting the accepted bet amount;

a first memory for storing the bet amount for each of the terminals that is output by the input device;

a second memory for storing a configuration program for setting odds associated with the each character;

a third memory wherein a predetermined proportion can be rewritten on the basis of an access privilege;

a controller for executing the racing game, and generating and displaying on the display a moving image in real time regarding progress of a race from the beginning to the end of the game; and

a communication network device allowing intercommunication between the plurality of terminals and the controller,

wherein the controller executes processing of;

(a) receiving bet amount in a bet accepting period from the input device via the communication interface and storing the bet amount in the first memory, while, in response to the reception of the bet amount or regularly at predetermined intervals, calculating the odds for winning of the each character by using the configuration program stored in the second memory and displaying the calculated odds on the display;

(b) calculating the odds using the configuration program stored in the second memory at expiration of the bet accepting period, paying back the bet amount to the station having placed a bet on the odds in a case where the odds is not greater than a predetermined threshold stored in the third memory, and eliminating the bet for the odds from bets being qualified for an award; and

(c) providing an award when a race is determined to be finished, on the basis of a finishing order of the character, a type of a bet made on each of the plurality of terminals, and an amount of a bet qualified for the award.

3. A gaming system comprising:

a display for displaying images relating to a racing game;

a plurality of terminals having an input device for accepting bet amount for each character that is input by a player within a timer-controlled accepting period, and outputting the accepted bet amount;

a first memory for storing the bet amount for each of the terminals that is output by the input device;

a second memory for storing a configuration program for setting odds associated with the each character;

a controller for executing the racing game, and generating and displaying on the display a moving image in real time regarding progress of a race from the beginning to the end of the game; and

a communication network device allowing intercommunication between the plurality of terminals and the controller,

wherein the controller executes processing of;

(a) receiving bet amount in a bet accepting period from the input device via the communication interface and storing the bet amount in the first memory, while, in response to the reception of the bet amount or regularly at predetermined intervals, calculating the odds for winning of the each character by using the configuration program stored in the second memory, preventing odds being not greater than a first threshold from being displayed on the display, and displaying the other odds on the display;

(b) calculating the odds using the configuration program stored in the second memory at expiration of the bet accepting period, paying back the bet amount to the station having placed a bet on the odds in a case where the odds is not greater than a second threshold, and eliminating the bet for the odds from bets being qualified for an award; and

(c) providing an award when a race is determined to be finished, on the basis of a finishing order of the character, a type of a bet made on each of the plurality of terminals, and an amount of a bet qualified for the award.

4. A gaming system comprising:

a display for displaying images relating to a racing game;

a plurality of terminals having an input device for accepting bet amount for each character that is input by a player within a timer-controlled accepting period, and outputting the accepted bet amount;

a first memory for storing a value obtained by subtracting from the bet amount a predetermined proportion thereof, the bet amount is specified by each of the terminals and is output by the input device;

a second memory for storing a configuration program for setting odds associated with the each character;

a fourth memory for storing the predetermined proportion of the bet amount;

a controller for executing the racing game, and generating and displaying on the display a moving image in real time regarding progress of a race from the beginning to the end of the game; and

a communication network device allowing intercommunication between the plurality of terminals and the controller,

wherein the controller executes processing of;

(a) receiving bet amount in a bet accepting period from the input device via the communication interface, storing the value obtained by subtracting from a bet amount the predetermined proportion thereof in the first memory, and storing the predetermined proportion in the fourth memory, while, in response to the reception of the bet amount or regularly at predetermined intervals, calculating the odds for winning of the each character by using the configuration program stored in the second memory and displaying the calculated odds on the display;

(b) calculating the odds using the configuration program stored in the second memory at expiration of the bet accepting period, providing credits accumulated in the fourth memory to the station having placed a bet on the odds by a processing randomly making a determination in a case where the odds is not greater than a predetermined threshold, and eliminating the bet for the odds from bets being qualified for an award; and

(c) providing an award when a race is determined to be finished, on the basis of a finishing order of the character, a type of a bet made on each of the plurality of terminals, and an amount of a bet qualified for the award.

5. A gaming system comprising:

a display for displaying images relating to a racing game;

a plurality of terminals having an input device for accepting bet amount for each character that is input by a player within a timer-controlled accepting period, and outputting the accepted bet amount;

a first memory for storing a value obtained by subtracting from the bet amount a predetermined proportion thereof, the bet amount is specified by each of the terminals and is output by the input device;

a second memory for storing a configuration program for setting odds associated with the each character;

a fourth memory for storing the predetermined proportion of the bet amount;

a controller for executing the racing game, and generating and displaying on the display a moving image in real time regarding progress of a race from the beginning to the end of the game; and

a communication network device allowing intercommunication between the plurality of terminals and the controller,

wherein the controller executes processing of;

(a) receiving bet amount in a bet accepting period from the input device via the communication interface, storing the value obtained by subtracting from a bet amount the predetermined proportion thereof in the first memory, and storing the predetermined proportion in the fourth memory, while, in response to the reception of the bet amount or regularly at predetermined intervals, calculating the odds for winning of the each character by using the configuration program stored in the second memory and displaying the calculated odds on the display;

(b) providing credits by any one of the following steps of;

calculating the odds using the configuration program stored in the second memory at expiration of the bet accepting period, providing credits equivalent to the bet amount or to a predetermined proportion of the bet amount to the station having placed a bet on the odds in a case where the odds is not greater than a predetermined threshold;

providing credits of which amount is obtained by multiplying the bet amount by a value randomly selected from a predetermined range;

providing credits accumulated in the fourth memory by a random determination; and

providing credits for a jackpot award having at least 2 stages with different values by a random determination, and eliminating the bet for the odds from bets being qualified for an award, and

(c) providing an award to a station that is qualified therefor, when a race is determined to be finished, on the basis of the bet amount and the odds.

6. A gaming method for executing a game with a gaming machine, wherein the gaming machine comprises:

a display for displaying images relating to a racing game;

a plurality of terminals having an input device for accepting bet amount for each character that is input by a player within a timer-controlled accepting period, and outputting the accepted bet amount;

a first memory for storing the bet amount for each of the terminals that is output by the input device;

a second memory for storing a configuration program for setting odds associated with the each character;

a controller for executing the racing game, and generating and displaying on the display a moving image in real time regarding progress of a race from the beginning to the end of the game; and

a communication network device allowing intercommunication between the plurality of terminals, the method executed by the controller, comprising;

(a) receiving bet amount in a bet accepting period from the input device via the communication interface and storing the bet amount in the first memory, while, in response to the reception of the bet amount or regularly at predetermined intervals, calculating the odds for winning of the each character by using the configuration program stored in the second memory and displaying the calculated odds on the display;

(b) calculating the odds using the configuration program stored in the second memory at expiration of the bet accepting period, paying back the bet amount to the station having placed a bet on the odds in a case where the odds is not greater than a predetermined threshold, and eliminating the bet for the odds from bets being qualified for an award; and

(c) providing an award when a race is determined to be finished, on the basis of a finishing order of the character, a type of a bet made on each of the plurality of terminals, and an amount of a bet qualified for the award.