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Gaming machine capable of improving amusingness

US8961294B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 16, 2013
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015
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Expiry dateMar 8, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07F17/3216
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention provides a gaming machine capable of improving amusingness of a game by varying the continuity of the main game. According to the present invention, a normal mode game in the normal mode is started based on an input of the bet information from the bet input device; the mode is entered from the normal mode to the chance mode when an enter condition is satisfied as a result of referring to the predetermined symbol determination table in the normal mode; a free game is started as a chance mode game in the chance mode; and the mode is returned from the chance mode to the normal mode when an end condition is satisfied as a result of referring to the specific symbol determination table in the chance mode.

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