Gaming machine

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9898899
APP PUB NO 20160042614A1
SERIAL NO

14820042

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Probability of prize occurrence is easily controlled without provision of a blank between symbols on a reel. A gaming machine comprises: a lower image display panel configured to variably display a plurality of symbol arrays with a plurality of symbols including normal symbols and specific symbols more advantageous than the normal symbols, and then display a game result by rearranging the symbols in a symbol display region containing a matrix of cells; bet buttons capable of receiving a bet; and a controller configured to run a normal game which rearranges symbols on the symbol display device on condition that a bet is placed, the controller is configured to modify the symbols arrayed in the plurality of symbol arrays, so that the ratios of the specific symbols to the total number of the symbols in all the symbol arrays increases with an increase in the bet amount.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC.;UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Honda, Toshihiko Tokyo, JP 8 165
Inamura, Yukinori Tokyo, JP 132 2355
Kajino, Keisuke Tokyo, JP 1 14
Kojima, Keiichi Tokyo, JP 18 200
Miyagawa, Yuji Tokyo, JP 22 415
Nakayama, Takuto Tokyo, JP 4 21
Narita, Takeshi Tokyo, JP 46 229
Takahashi, Hiroshi Tokyo, JP 851 11424
Takano, Atsuya Tokyo, JP 2 15
Turchi, Erika Tokyo, JP 1 14
Yokota, Tetsuya Tokyo, JP 25 294

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