Gaming machine having a function of the number of free games according to the result of a game in which a player selects a choice from among multiple choices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8303400
APP PUB NO 20110313551A1
SERIAL NO

13217752

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A controller is provided which includes: a function whereby, in a case that the game mode has been switched to the free game mode, a mini game is executed; a function whereby, each time the mini game is executed, selection data is received from a first input device, and determination is made based upon the received selection data as to whether accumulated points are to be updated; a function whereby, in a case that determination has been made that the accumulated points are to be updated, the points that correspond to the received selection data are added to the accumulated points, thereby updating the accumulated points; and a function whereby, after the mini game has been executed a predetermined number of times, the number of extra free games, which are extra games provided in addition to the free game, is determined according to the updated accumulated points.

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  • ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Okada, Kazuo Tokyo, JP 575 12705

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