JP2008253372A - Roulette gaming machine changing payout ratio set for specific bet type, and playing method of roulette game - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve players' feeling of hopefulness without damaging gaming properties of a conventional roulette gaming machine. <P>SOLUTION: In a repeated unit game, a "ODDS UP determining process" to randomly determine a bet type to be subjected to ODDS UP from among all bet types is executed. When the "ODDS UP determining process" is executed, one or a plurality of bet types are determined as specific bet types or no bet type is determined as a specific bet type. When there is a specific bet type determined by the "ODDS UP determining process, " a payout ratio set for the specific bet type is switched to a specific ratio higher than a base ratio from the base ratio. As the result, a bet is made in the specific bet type determined by the "ODDS UP determining process, " when a player wins in the bet type, a payout to be awarded to the player is larger. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a roulette gaming machine and a roulette game playing method in which a payout rate set in a specific bet form is changed.

  In a game device that plays a game by predicting a winning number such as a roulette game machine, a bingo game machine, or a kino game machine, an identification number (for example, “00”, “0”, “1” ˜ A pocket numbered with “36”) is formed, and a hit number is determined by specifying any pocket on the wheel using a rolling animal that rolls on the wheel such as a ball.

  Here, in the above game apparatus, a series of flow for determining the winning number by rolling the ball on the wheel is basically common in each game. Therefore, when the game is repeatedly performed, the player gradually becomes a game. There was a risk of getting bored.

  Thus, for example, Patent Document 1 describes a roulette game machine in which a plurality of wheels are provided and a winning number is determined for each wheel. Dividing the game by giving a chance to obtain a high payout by playing a game using a plurality of wills and playing a game using a plurality of hit numbers determined at the same time. Is possible.

US Pat. No. 6,921,072B2

  Here, although the above-mentioned roulette game machine uses a plurality of wheels to increase the chance of obtaining a payout, the payout rate (so-called odds) is constant.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a roulette game machine having entertainment characteristics that is not found in the prior art and a method for playing the roulette game.

  The present invention provides a new entertainment property that improves the player's expectation without changing the game performance of the conventional roulette game machine by changing the payout rate (so-called odds) set in a specific bet form. An object of the present invention is to provide a roulette game machine equipped with the above and a roulette game playing method.

Means and effects for solving the problems

  The roulette game machine of the present invention has a roulette device in which a ball rolls on a wheel on which a plurality of marks are arranged, and a plurality of bet areas corresponding to at least one mark and one bet form and where a game value is bet. It has the display to display, the input device which receives operation from the outside, and the controller programmed so that operation of the following (a)-(d) may be performed. (A) betting the game value in a betting form corresponding to the betting area in a betting area corresponding to an operation accepted from the outside by the input device; and (b) rolling the ball to stop the ball. The mark corresponding to the position is a specific mark, and (c) the game value bet on the bet area and the bet area when the specific mark and the bet area where the game value is bet are in a corresponding relationship. The unit game for giving a payout is repeatedly performed based on the payout rate set in the bet form corresponding to, and (d) the payout rate set in the specific bet form is set to a normal rate and a rate higher than the normal rate. Randomly switch between high specific magnifications.

  According to the above configuration, the payout rate set in the specific bet form is randomly switched between the normal rate and the specific rate. As a result, when the bet is made in a specific bet form and the payout rate is switched to the specific rate, the payout awarded at the time of winning a prize is larger than usual, so the game performance of the conventional roulette game machine is impaired. In some cases, the player's expectation may be improved.

  The roulette game machine according to the present invention includes a roulette device in which a ball rolls on a wheel on which a plurality of marks are arranged, a bet area corresponding to at least one mark and one bet form, and where a game value is bet. , A display that displays a plurality of images, an input device that receives an operation from the outside, and a controller that is programmed to perform the following operations (a) to (e). (A) betting the game value in a betting form corresponding to the betting area in a betting area corresponding to an operation accepted from the outside by the input device; and (b) rolling the ball to stop the ball. The mark corresponding to the position is a specific mark, and (c) the game value bet on the bet area and the bet area when the specific mark and the bet area where the game value is bet are in a corresponding relationship. The unit game for giving a payout is repeatedly performed based on the payout rate set in the bet form corresponding to, and (d) one or a plurality of bet forms are randomly determined as specific bet forms from all bet forms. (E) The payout rate set in the specific bet form is switched from the normal rate to a specific rate that is higher than the normal rate.

  According to the above configuration, the payout rate set for a specific bet type randomly determined from all bet types is switched from the normal rate to the specific rate. As a result, when a bet is made in a specific bet form, and a win is made in a specific bet form, the payout to be given is larger than usual, so that the game performance of the conventional roulette game machine is not impaired. The expectation of the person may be improved.

  The roulette game machine according to the present invention includes a roulette device in which a ball rolls on a wheel on which a plurality of marks are arranged, a bet area corresponding to at least one mark and one bet form, and where a game value is bet. , A display that displays a plurality of images, an input device that receives an operation from the outside, and a controller that is programmed to perform the following operations (a) to (e). (A) betting the game value in a betting form corresponding to the betting area in a betting area corresponding to an operation accepted from the outside by the input device; and (b) rolling the ball to stop the ball. The mark corresponding to the position is a specific mark, and (c) the game value bet on the bet area and the bet area when the specific mark and the bet area where the game value is bet are in a corresponding relationship. The unit game for giving a payout is repeatedly performed based on the payout rate set in the bet form corresponding to, and (d) the payout rate set in the specific bet form is set to a normal rate and a rate higher than the normal rate. (E) Before the award is awarded, the display of the manner in which the award rate is switched is displayed on the display.

  According to the above configuration, the payout rate set in the specific bet form is randomly switched between the normal rate and the specific rate. As a result, when the bet is made in a specific bet form and the payout rate is switched to the specific rate, the payout awarded at the time of winning a prize is larger than usual, so the game performance of the conventional roulette game machine is impaired. In some cases, the player's expectation may be improved. In addition, since the display of the change of the payout rate is displayed on the display, the player pays attention to whether or not the payout rate set in the bet form corresponding to the betting area in which he / she has bet is changed. There is a case where the feeling of expectation is further improved.

  The roulette game machine according to the present invention includes a roulette device in which a ball rolls on a wheel on which a plurality of marks are arranged, a bet area corresponding to at least one mark and one bet form, and where a game value is bet. A display that displays a plurality of images, an input device that receives an operation from the outside, and a controller that is programmed to perform the following operations (a) to (f). (A) betting the game value in a betting form corresponding to the betting area in a betting area corresponding to an operation accepted from the outside by the input device; and (b) rolling the ball to stop the ball. The mark corresponding to the position is a specific mark, and (c) the game value bet on the bet area and the bet area when the specific mark and the bet area where the game value is bet are in a corresponding relationship. The unit game for giving a payout is repeatedly performed based on the payout rate set in the bet form corresponding to, and (d) one or a plurality of bet forms are randomly determined as specific bet forms from all bet forms. (E) The payout rate set for the specific bet form is switched from a normal rate to a specific rate higher than the normal rate, and (f Before granting the award to display the state where the payout rate is switched to the display.

  According to the above configuration, the payout rate set for a specific bet type randomly determined from all bet types is switched from the normal rate to the specific rate. As a result, when a bet is made in a specific bet form, and a win is made in a specific bet form, the payout to be given is larger than usual, so that the game performance of the conventional roulette game machine is not impaired. The expectation of the person may be improved. In addition, since the display of the change of the payout rate is displayed on the display, the player pays attention to whether or not the payout rate set in the bet form corresponding to the betting area in which he / she has bet is changed. There is a case where the feeling of expectation is further improved.

  The roulette game playing method of the present invention is a roulette game playing method in which a unit game in which a ball is rolled on a wheel having a plurality of marks is arranged, and (a) a plurality of betting areas displayed on a display are displayed. A betting area corresponding to the betting area corresponding to the operation received from the outside by the input device; and (b) rolling the ball to stop the ball. (C) when the specific mark and the betting area where the gaming value is bet are in a corresponding relationship, the gaming value bet on the betting area, and A step of giving a payout based on a payout rate set in a bet form corresponding to a bet area; and (d) a specific bet shape. Characterized in that it comprises the steps of: switching randomly between the set the payout ratio to normal magnification and the normal specific magnification higher magnification than magnification.

  According to the above configuration, the payout rate set in the specific bet form is randomly switched between the normal rate and the specific rate. As a result, when the bet is made in a specific bet form and the payout rate is switched to the specific rate, the payout awarded at the time of winning a prize is larger than usual, so the game performance of the conventional roulette game machine is impaired. In some cases, the player's expectation may be improved.

  The roulette game playing method of the present invention is a roulette game playing method in which a unit game in which a ball is rolled on a wheel having a plurality of marks is arranged, and (a) a plurality of bets displayed on a display. Betting a gaming value in a betting form corresponding to the betting area in a betting area corresponding to an operation received by the input device from the outside of the area; and (b) rolling the ball, A step of setting a mark corresponding to the stop position as a specific mark; and (c) the gaming value betted in the betting area when the specific mark and the betting area where the gaming value is bet are in a corresponding relationship; A step of giving a payout based on a payout rate set in a bet form corresponding to the betting area; and (d) all the bets A step of randomly determining one or a plurality of bet types as a specific bet type from among the G-types, and (e) the payout rate set to the specific bet type is higher than the normal rate from the normal rate And a step of switching to a specific magnification.

  According to the above configuration, the payout rate set for a specific bet type randomly determined from all bet types is switched from the normal rate to the specific rate. As a result, when a bet is made in a specific bet form, and a win is made in a specific bet form, the payout to be given is larger than usual, so that the game performance of the conventional roulette game machine is not impaired. The expectation of the person may be improved.

  The roulette game playing method of the present invention is a roulette game playing method in which a unit game in which a ball is rolled on a wheel having a plurality of marks is arranged, and (a) a plurality of bets displayed on a display. Betting a gaming value in a betting form corresponding to the betting area in a betting area corresponding to an operation received by the input device from the outside of the area; and (b) rolling the ball, A step of setting a mark corresponding to the stop position as a specific mark; and (c) the gaming value betted in the betting area when the specific mark and the betting area where the gaming value is bet are in a corresponding relationship; A step of giving a payout based on a payout rate set in a bet form corresponding to the betting area; and (d) a specific bet A step of randomly switching the payout rate set in the form between a normal rate and a specific rate higher than the normal rate; and (e) a state in which the payout rate is switched before giving the payout. Displaying on the display.

  According to the above configuration, the payout rate set in the specific bet form is randomly switched between the normal rate and the specific rate. As a result, when the bet is made in a specific bet form and the payout rate is switched to the specific rate, the payout awarded at the time of winning a prize is larger than usual, so the game performance of the conventional roulette game machine is impaired. In some cases, the player's expectation may be improved. In addition, since the display of the change of the payout rate is displayed on the display, the player pays attention to whether or not the payout rate set in the bet form corresponding to the betting area in which he / she has bet is changed. There is a case where the feeling of expectation is further improved.

  The roulette game playing method of the present invention is a roulette game playing method in which a unit game in which a ball is rolled on a wheel having a plurality of marks is arranged, and (a) a plurality of bets displayed on a display. Betting a gaming value in a betting form corresponding to the betting area in a betting area corresponding to an operation received by the input device from the outside of the area; and (b) rolling the ball, A step of setting a mark corresponding to the stop position as a specific mark; and (c) the gaming value betted in the betting area when the specific mark and the betting area where the gaming value is bet are in a corresponding relationship; A step of giving a payout based on a payout rate set in a bet form corresponding to the betting area; and (d) all the bets Randomly determining one or a plurality of bet types as a specific bet type, and (e) setting the payout rate set for the specific bet type from a normal rate to a rate higher than the normal rate. A step of switching to a high specific rate; and (f) displaying on the display a state in which the payout rate is switched before giving the payout.

  According to the above configuration, the payout rate set for a specific bet type randomly determined from all bet types is switched from the normal rate to the specific rate. As a result, when a bet is made in a specific bet form, and a win is made in a specific bet form, the payout to be given is larger than usual, so that the game performance of the conventional roulette game machine is not impaired. The expectation of the person may be improved. In addition, since the display of the change of the payout rate is displayed on the display, the player pays attention to whether or not the payout rate set in the bet form corresponding to the betting area in which he / she has bet is changed. There is a case where the feeling of expectation is further improved.

  And according to the above structure, the roulette game machine provided with the entertainment property which is not in the prior art, and the play method of a roulette game can be provided.

  Embodiments of a roulette game machine and a roulette game playing method according to the present invention will be described. A roulette game machine is a game in which a player who anticipates a number determined by a roulette device bets on a number that predicts the gaming value of a chip, etc. It is a gaming machine that pays out a predetermined number of gaming media such as medals and gaming value such as credits.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the roulette game machine 1 repeatedly performs a unit game in which a ball rolls on a wheel having a plurality of marks, and an input device is externally input from a plurality of betting areas displayed on the display. Betting a game value in a bet form corresponding to this betting area in a betting area corresponding to the accepted operation, rolling a ball and setting a mark corresponding to the stop position of the ball as a specific mark; When the specific mark and the bet area where the game value is bet are in a correspondence relationship, a payout is awarded based on the game value bet on the bet area and the payout rate set in the bet form corresponding to the bet area A step of randomly determining one or a plurality of bet types from among all bet types as a specific bet type, and a specific bet type A method of playing with a step of switching the payout rate set to the normal rate from a normal rate to a specific rate higher than the normal rate, and a step of displaying on the display a state in which the payout rate is switched before giving a payout Execute.

  Here, “randomly determine one or a plurality of bet types from among all bet types as a specific bet type” means, in this embodiment, a bet type that is an ODDS UP target from among all bet types. This means execution of “ODDS UP determination processing” in which (a specific bet form) is randomly determined. When the “ODDS UP determination process” is executed, one or more bet types are determined as specific bet types, or none of the bet types is determined as a specific bet type. The “ODDS UP determination process” is performed for each unit game that is repeatedly performed. If there is a specific bet type determined by the “ODDS UP determination process”, the payout rate (so-called odds) set for the specific bet type is a specific rate that is higher from the normal rate to the normal rate. Can be switched to. For this reason, when a bet is made in a specific bet form determined by the “ODDS UP determination process”, and a win is made in this bet form, the payout awarded to the player increases.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the roulette game machine 1 that executes the above playing method includes a roulette device 101, a display unit (display) 102, an input unit (input device) 103, and a controller 100. .

(Roulette device 101)
The roulette device 101 is a device for randomly selecting one of a plurality of marks and determining it as a specific mark. The roulette device 101 is physically composed of a wheel having a plurality of marks and a ball that rolls on the wheel. The roulette device 101 may have an electrical configuration for displaying a roulette screen on which a ball rolls on the wheel. Examples of the electrical configuration include a liquid crystal display device, a CRT (cathode-ray tube) device, a plasma display device, and the like. A specific configuration of the roulette device 101 will be described later.

(Display unit 102)
The display unit (display) 102 is electrically configured to display a plurality of betting areas. The display unit 102 may be physically configured by a table or the like on which a plurality of betting areas are drawn. Examples of the electrical configuration include a liquid crystal display device, a CRT (cathode-ray tube) device, a plasma display device, and the like. A specific configuration of the display unit 102 will be described later.

(Input unit 103)
The input unit (input device) 103 is operated to bet chips (game value) on any of the plurality of betting areas displayed on the display unit 102. As will be described later, the input unit 103 may be configured with a touch panel provided on the front side of the display unit 102, or may be configured with a plurality of buttons.

(Controller 100)
Of the plurality of betting areas displayed on the display (display unit 102), the controller 100 places a betting area corresponding to the betting area corresponding to the operation accepted by the input device (input unit 103) from the outside in a bet form corresponding to this betting area. A first process for betting game values (chips), a second process for rolling a ball and setting a mark corresponding to the stop position of the ball as a specific mark, a bet area where a specific mark and a game value are bet Is executed, and a third process of giving a payout (credit) based on the game value bet on the bet area and the payout rate set in the bet form corresponding to the bet area is executed. It is configured as follows. In other words, the controller 100 includes a first processing unit, a second processing unit, and a third processing unit.

  Further, the controller 100 randomly determines one or a plurality of bet types from among all bet types as a specific bet type, and changes the payout rate set for the specific bet type from the normal rate to the normal rate. And a sixth process for displaying on the display (display unit 102) a state in which the payout rate is switched before awarding a payout. . In other words, the controller 100 includes a fourth processing unit, a fifth processing unit, and a sixth processing unit.

  The controller 100 includes a bet execution unit 105 that executes betting of chips based on an operation signal from the input unit 103, and a display control unit 104 that displays a plurality of betting areas on the display unit 102. When the bet execution unit 105 executes a bet, the display control unit 104 displays bet information in the corresponding bet area. A specific display state will be described later. Each of the plurality of betting areas is associated with one betting form. Details of the bet configuration will be described later. That is, the controller 100 places a bet corresponding to this betting area in a betting area corresponding to an operation received from the outside by the input device (input unit 103) among a plurality of betting areas displayed on the display (display unit 102). The first process of betting game value (chip) in the form is executed.

  The controller 100 also includes a game execution unit 110 that causes the roulette device 101 to execute an operation of randomly selecting any one of a plurality of marks and determining the specific mark. Specifically, the game executing unit 110 performs an operation of randomly selecting one of the plurality of marks and determining the specific mark as a specific mark by rolling the ball on the wheel where the plurality of marks are arranged. To run. In addition, the controller 100 includes a mark determination unit 106 that determines a mark corresponding to a position where the ball rolled in the roulette device 101 stops. Then, the controller 100 sets the mark determined by the mark determination unit 106 as a specific mark. That is, the controller 100 performs the second process of rolling the ball and setting the mark corresponding to the stop position of the ball as the specific mark.

  Further, the controller 100 is a payout rate (odds) set for each bet type, and is referred to when the corresponding bet type is not determined as a specific bet type by the “ODDS UP determination process”. And the payout rate (odds) set for each bet type, and the payout rate referred to when the corresponding bet type is determined as a specific bet type by the “ODDS UP determination process”. It has an ODDS storage unit 108 that stores a specific magnification, a payout determination unit 109 that determines a payout to a player, and a payout granting unit 111 that gives a payout to the player. The payout determination unit 109 refers to the bet executed by the bet execution unit 105 and the specific mark determined by the mark determination unit 106, and determines whether or not the specific mark and the bet area where the chip is bet have a correspondence relationship. judge. Then, the payout determination unit 109 makes a winning when the specific mark and the bet area where the chip is bet are in a correspondence relationship, and among the payout rate (odds) stored in the ODDS storage unit 108, the chip is betted. A payout (credit) is calculated based on the payout rate set in the bet form corresponding to the bet area and the chips betted in the bet area. The calculated payout is awarded to the player by the payout giving unit 111. That is, when the specific mark and the bet area where the game value is bet are in a correspondence relationship, the controller 100 determines the game value bet on the bet area and the payout rate set in the bet form corresponding to the bet area. The third process of giving a payout (credit) based on the above is executed.

  Further, the controller 100 has an ODDS UP execution unit 107. The ODDS UP execution unit 107 executes “ODDS UP determination processing” for each unit game, and randomly determines a specific bet form. As described above, any bet type may not be determined as a specific bet type by the “ODDS UP determination process”. That is, the controller 100 executes a fourth process for randomly determining one or a plurality of bet types from among all bet types as a specific bet type.

  When there is a specific bet form determined by the “ODDS UP determination process”, the payout determination unit 109 pays out the payout rate (odds) stored in the ODDS storage unit 108 and set to a specific bet form. The payout (credit) is calculated by switching the magnification from the normal magnification to the specific magnification. That is, the controller 100 executes a fifth process for switching the payout rate set for the specific bet form from the normal rate to a specific rate that is higher than the normal rate.

  Further, when there is a specific bet form determined by the “ODDS UP determination process”, the display control unit 104 causes the display unit 102 to display an ODDS screen before the payout giving unit 111 gives a payout. This ODDS screen displays the payout rate (odds) set for each betting form for each betting form. Then, the display control unit 104 displays on the ODDS screen how the payout rate set in the specific bet form is switched from the normal rate to the specific rate. That is, the controller 100 executes a sixth process for displaying on the display (display unit 102) a state in which the payout rate is switched before giving a payout.

  Each block of the controller 100 may be formed by hardware, or may be formed by software as necessary.

(Operation of controller 100)
In the above configuration, the operation of the controller 100 will be described. First, bet information is input from the input unit 103 to the bet execution unit 105, and the input bet information is displayed on the display unit 102 by the display control unit 104. Accordingly, the controller 100 corresponds to the bet area corresponding to the bet area corresponding to the operation received from the outside by the input device (input unit 103) among the plurality of bet areas displayed on the display (display unit 102). The first process of betting game values (chips) in the bet form is executed. Then, when the roulette device 101 is operated by the game execution unit 110, one of the plurality of marks is randomly selected and determined as the specific mark. The specific mark is determined by the mark determination unit 106. As a result, the controller 100 rolls the ball and executes the second process of setting the mark corresponding to the stop position of the ball as the specific mark.

  Before and after this, the “ODDS UP determination process” is executed by the ODDS UP execution unit 107, and a specific bet form is randomly determined. As a result, the controller 100 executes a fourth process for randomly determining one or a plurality of bet types from among all bet types as a specific bet type. When there is a specific bet form determined by the “ODDS UP determination process”, the payout determination unit 109 sets the specific bet form among the payout rates (odds) stored in the ODDS storage unit 108. The payout rate is switched from the normal rate to the specific rate. As a result, the controller 100 executes the fifth process of switching the payout rate set for the specific bet form from the normal rate to a specific rate higher than the normal rate. When there is a specific bet form determined by the “ODDS UP determination process”, the display control unit 104 displays an ODDS screen on the display unit 102, and the payout rate set to the specific bet form is A state of switching from the normal magnification to the specific magnification is displayed. As a result, the controller 100 executes the sixth process for displaying on the display (display unit 102) a state in which the payout rate is switched before giving a payout.

  Then, the payout determination unit 109 determines whether or not the specific mark and the bet area where the chip is bet are in a correspondence relationship, and when the specific mark and the bet area where the chip is bet are in a correspondence relationship, As a winning, a payout (credit) is calculated based on the chips betted in the betting area and the payout rate set in the betting form corresponding to the betting area. Then, the payout giving unit 111 gives the calculated payout (credit) to the player. Thereby, the controller 100, when the specific mark and the bet area where the game value is bet are in a correspondence relationship, the game value bet on the bet area and the payout rate set in the bet form corresponding to the bet area Based on the above, the third process of giving a dividend (credit) is executed.

  As is clear from the above operation, the roulette game machine 1 repeatedly performs a unit game of rolling a ball on a wheel having a plurality of marks as shown in FIG. A bet area corresponding to an operation accepted from the outside by the input device in the bet area, a game value is bet in a bet form corresponding to the bet area, the ball is rolled, and a mark corresponding to the stop position of the ball Is a specific mark, and the specific mark and the bet area where the game value is bet are in a corresponding relationship, the game value bet on the bet area and the payout rate set in the bet form corresponding to the bet area A payout based on the bet type, one or a plurality of bet types are randomly determined as a specific bet type, and a specific bet type is determined. Switch to set specific high magnification payout rate from normal magnification magnification than the base ratio was, before a payout is realized a playing method of displaying how the payout rate is switched to the display.

  According to the above playing method, the payout rate set for a specific bet type randomly determined from all bet types is switched from the normal rate to the specific rate. As a result, when a bet is made in a specific bet form, and a win is made in a specific bet form, the payout to be given is larger than usual, so that the game performance of the conventional roulette game machine is not impaired. The expectation of the person may be improved. In addition, since the display of the change of the payout rate is displayed on the display, the player pays attention to whether or not the payout rate set in the bet form corresponding to the betting area in which he / she has bet is changed. There is a case where the feeling of expectation is further improved.

(Display state)
An example of the display state of the display unit (display) 102 in the operation process of the roulette game machine 1 and the roulette game playing method will be specifically described. The display state is described based on an electrical configuration in which the display unit 102 displays a BET screen 61 including a plurality of betting areas (BET areas) 72 as shown in FIG.

  While the roulette game machine 1 is running, a BET screen 61 having a table-type betting board 60 is displayed on the display unit 102 as shown in FIG. The table-type betting board 60 is provided with a plurality of betting areas as BET areas 72. A touch panel 50 that can be pressed from the outside and has translucency is provided as an input unit (input device) 103 on the front side of the display unit 102. For this reason, the description that various parts on the BET screen 61 such as the BET area 72 are pressed by the player means that various parts corresponding to the BET area 72 of the touch panel 50 are pressed by the player. I mean.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the table type betting board 60 displayed on the BET screen 61 has the same numbers as 38 types of numbers “0”, “00”, “1” to “36” in a grid pattern. The array is displayed. In addition, “odd number”, “even number”, “color type of number display board (red or black)”, “certain number range (for example,“ 1 ”to“ 12 ”, etc.)” are designated. Similarly, special BET areas for betting chips are also arranged in a grid pattern.

  Below the table-type betting board 60, a result history display unit 65, a unit BET button 66, a refund result display unit 67, and a credit amount display unit 68 are displayed in order from the left side of the screen.

  The result history display unit 65 displays the game up to the previous time (in one game, the player bets, the ball rolls and stops, and the credit is based on the winning number (determined number, specific mark). The result of the winning number in (a series of operations until (payout) is paid out) is displayed in a list. At that time, when one game is over, a new set of winning numbers are added and displayed from the top, and it is possible to confirm the history of winning numbers for up to 10 games.

  The unit BET button 66 is a button for betting a chip on a BET area 72 (on a grid of numbers and marks or on a line forming a grid) designated by the player. The unit BET button 66 includes four types, that is, a 1BET button 66A, a 5BET button 66B, a 10BET button 66C, and a 100BET button 66D.

  First, a bet BET area 72 is pressed with a player's finger or the like, whereby a cursor 70 described later is designated. In this state, every time the 1BET button 66A is pressed, one chip is placed (in order of “1” → “2” → “3” →... Each time the 1BET button 66A is pressed with a finger or the like. Bet)) bet. When the 5BET button 66B is pressed, the number of bets increases in units of 5 chips (every time the 5BET button 66B is pressed with a finger or the like, “5” → “10” → “15” →. ) To bet. When the 10BET button 66C is pressed, the number of bets increases in units of 10 chips (every time the 10BET button 66C is pressed with a finger or the like, “10” → “20” → “30” →. ) To bet. Further, when the 100 BET button 66D is pressed, the number of bets increases in units of 100 chips (every time the 100 BET button 66D is pressed with a finger or the like, “100” → “200” → “300” →. ) To bet. Therefore, even when a large number of chips are bet, the operation is simplified.

  The payout result display section 67 displays the number of chips bet by the player in the previous game and the number of credits to be paid back. Here, the number obtained by subtracting the number of bets from the number of payout credits is the number of credits newly acquired by the player in the previous game.

  The credit number display section 68 displays the number of credits currently owned by the player. The number of credits is reduced according to the number of bets (one credit per chip) when chips are betted. Further, when the betted numbers are won and credits are refunded, the number of credits corresponding to the number of refunds is increased. When the number of credits owned by the player becomes 0, the game is over.

  In addition, a BET time display unit 69 is provided on the upper part of the table-type betting board 60. The BET time display section 69 displays the remaining time that the player can bet. When the bet operation starts, “20” is displayed, and the number is decreased by 1 every second. When becomes “0”, the acceptance of the bet operation is terminated. Further, when the remaining betting period of the player is 5 seconds, a ball throwing device, which will be described later, is driven and the ball is thrown onto the wheel.

  Also, on the right side of the BET time display unit 69, a JP display unit 73 that displays the number of credits accumulated so far by the JACK POT (JP) method is provided. Here, the number of credits in the JP system is obtained by accumulating 0.5% of the credits betted in all 12 stations 4 to be described later. The common numerical value is displayed at the stations 4 of the above. Then, when winning in the specific bet form determined by the “ODDS UP determination process”, half of the payout awarded to the player is paid out from the number of credits of the JP method. The number of credits accumulated so far by the JP method is displayed not only on the JP display unit 73 but also on the JP amount display unit 15 (see FIG. 5) of the light display unit 5 described later.

  On the table-type betting board 60, a cursor 70 indicating the BET area 72 currently selected by the player is displayed. Further, a chip mark 71 indicating the number of chips bet and the BET area 72 so far is displayed. The number displayed on the chip mark 71 indicates the number of chips bet. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, a “7” chip mark 71 placed on a “18” cell indicates that seven chips are bet on the number “18”. A bet form in which only one number is bet in this way is a bet form called “straight”.

  Also, the chip mark 71 of “1” placed at the intersection of the squares of “5”, “6”, “8”, “9” is “5”, “6”, “8”, “9”. These four numbers are covered to indicate that one chip is bet. Note that the bet form covering four numbers in this way is a bet form called “Corner”.

  Other betting forms include “Split” for betting covering two numbers on a line between two numbers, and three numbers at the end of one horizontal row (vertical row in FIG. 3). (For example, “13”, “14”, “15”) to bet “Street”, “0”, “00”, “0” on the line between “00” and “3” Covering the five numbers “1”, “2” and “3” “Five”, six numbers between two horizontal rows (vertical two rows in FIG. 3) ( For example, “13”, “14”, “15”, “16”, “17”, “18”) covers the bet, and the squares “Line (1)” and “2 to 1” are written. “Column”, “1st 12”, betting covering 12 numbers above 2nd 12 ", there is a" cover twelve numbers each in the mass superior written and 3rd 12 "betting" Dozen (Dozen) ".

  Furthermore, as another bet configuration, “Red or Black”, which is an odd number, is used to bet on a red number or a black number on a number display board using six squares provided at the bottom of the table-type betting board 60. There are “Odd or Even” for betting on the number or even number, and “Low or High” for betting on the number of 18 or less or 19 or more.

  The payout rate (odds) set for each of the plurality of bet types is different. Here, the payout ratio (odds) is the number of credits paid out for winnings per chip. Details of the payout rate will be described later in detail.

  When a bet is placed on the BET screen 61 configured as described above, first, the BET area 72 where the bet is placed (on the grid of numbers and marks or on the line forming the grid) is the player's. Pressed with a finger or the like. As a result, the pressed BET area 72 becomes the designated BET area 72, and the cursor 70 is moved to the designated BET area 72.

  Thereafter, each unit button (1BET button 66A, 5BET button 66B, 10BET button 66C, 100BET button 66D) of the unit BET button 66 is pressed, and a chip corresponding to the number of units is bet on the designated BET area 72. The For example, if the 10BET button 66C is pressed four times, the 5BET button 66B is pressed once, and the 1BET button 66A is pressed three times, a total of 48 chips are bet.

  If there is a specific bet form determined by the “ODDS UP determination process”, an ODDS screen 75 is displayed on the display unit 102 as shown in FIG. On the ODDS screen 75, a bet form and a corresponding ODDS (payout rate) are displayed. Then, a state in which the ODDS corresponding to the specific bet form is switched from the normal ODDS (normal magnification) to the specific ODDS (specific magnification) is displayed. In FIG. 4, “Line” is determined as the specific bet form, and the ODDS corresponding to “Line” is switched from “5: 1” which is the normal ODDS to “7: 1” which is the specific ODDS. Is shown.

(Mechanical configuration of the roulette game machine 1)
Next, the mechanical configuration of the roulette game machine 1 will be described.

  As illustrated in FIG. 5, the roulette game machine 1 includes a housing 2 that is a main body portion, a roulette device 3 (a roulette device 101) that is provided at a substantially central portion of the upper surface of the housing 2, and a periphery of the roulette device 3. A plurality of (four in this embodiment) stations 4 installed so as to surround the roulette device 3, and an electric display unit 5 provided above the housing 2.

  Here, the station 4 is a betting unit that can input a player's betting operation performed in anticipation of the winning number of the roulette device 3. The station 4 includes at least a medal insertion slot 6 into which a game medium such as money or medals is inserted, a control unit 7 having a plurality of control buttons or the like through which predetermined instructions are input by the player, and an image related to the game. This is a game area that has an image display device 8 (display unit (display) 102) for displaying a bet.

  The image display device 8 is a so-called touch panel type liquid crystal display in which a touch panel 50 as an input unit (input device) 103 is attached to the front surface, and an icon displayed on the liquid crystal screen is pressed by a player's finger or the like. The selection is possible. The game progresses when the player who recognizes the image displayed on the image display device 8 operates the touch panel 50, the control unit 7, or the like.

  In addition, a medal payout opening 9 is provided on each side surface of the housing 2 in which each station 4 is installed. Further, a speaker 10 that plays music, sound effects and the like is provided at the upper right of the image display device 8 of each station 4.

  Further, a WIN lamp 11 is provided above the image display device 8 of each station 4. When the number betted at the station 4 (“00”, “0”, “1” to “36” in the present embodiment) wins, the win lamp 11 of the station 4 that won the prize is turned on. The WIN lamp 11 is provided at a position where it can be visually recognized from all the installed stations 4 (12 in this embodiment). That is, the lighting of the WIN lamp 11 can be visually recognized from other players who are playing with the same roulette gaming machine 1.

  In addition, a medal sensor (not shown) is provided inside the medal insertion slot 6 to identify game media such as medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 6 and to count the inserted medals. In addition, a hopper (not shown) is provided inside the medal payout opening 9, and a predetermined number of medals are paid out from the medal payout opening 9.

  A server 13 is disposed inside the corner portion 12 located at the corner of the housing 2. The server 13 is connected to each station 4, and sends a command signal to each station 4 to control each station 4 and advance the game. Therefore, the server 13 is normally housed in the corner portion 12 so that it is not operated by the player, but the corner door 14 provided in the corner portion 12 is opened using a key switch. As a result, the server 13 can be operated.

  A liquid crystal display and a keyboard (not shown) are connected to the server 13, and a menu screen and a maintenance screen are displayed on the liquid crystal display. The keyboard is an operation means in which a plurality of keys are arranged, and is operated by maintenance personnel with a menu screen or a maintenance screen displayed on the liquid crystal display. Has been made to run.

  The electric light display unit 5 is provided with a JP amount display unit 15 for displaying the number of credits of the JP method. The JP amount display unit 15 is provided at the top of the electric light display unit 5, and the display content is visible to all players who play at each station 4.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the roulette device 3 is configured to include a frame body 21 fixed to the housing 2 and a wheel 22 that is housed and supported rotatably inside the frame body 21. A large number (38 in this embodiment) of concave number pockets 23 are formed on the upper surface of the wheel 22. Further, on the upper surface of the wheel 22 in the outward direction of each number pocket 23, numbers “0”, “00”, “1” to “36” as graphic characters are provided so as to correspond to the number pockets 23. A number display plate 25 displayed as a mark is formed. That is, in other words, a total of 38 number pockets 23 to which any one number of “00”, “0”, “1” to “36” is assigned are formed on the wheel 22.

  A ball slot 36 is formed inside the frame body 21. A ball throwing device (not shown) is connected to the ball throwing port 36 so that the ball 27 is thrown from the ball throwing port 36 onto the wheel 22 as the ball throwing device is driven. The entire upper portion of the roulette device 3 is covered with a hemispherical transparent acrylic cover member 28 (see FIG. 5).

  Further, a hit determination device 86 (see FIG. 7) is installed below the wheel 22. The hit determination device 86 is a device for determining in which number pocket 23 the ball 27 is accommodated. Further, a ball collection device (not shown) is installed below the wheel 22. This ball collecting device is a device for collecting the ball 27 on the wheel 22 after the game is over. Since the ball throwing device, the hit determination device, and the ball collecting device are already known, detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  Here, the frame body 21 is gently inclined inward, and a guide wall 29 is formed at an intermediate portion thereof. The guide wall 29 is for rolling the ball 27 by guiding the thrown ball 27 against centrifugal force. When the rotational speed of the ball 27 is weakened and the centrifugal force is lost, the ball 27 rolls down the slope of the frame body 21 and goes inward to reach the rotating wheel 22. Then, the ball 27 rolled on the wheel 22 passes through the number display plate 25 on the outer side of the wheel 22 that further rotates and is accommodated in one of the number pockets 23. As a result, the number described on the number display plate 25 corresponding to the number pocket 23 in which the ball 27 is accommodated is determined by the hit determination device 86 and becomes a hit number (specific mark).

  As shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 7 is provided on the side of the image display device 8, and buttons that are operated by the player are arranged. Specifically, a BET confirmation button 47, a refund (CASHOUT) button 48, and a help (HELP) button 49 are arranged from the left side when viewed from the position facing the station 4.

  The BET confirmation button 47 is a button that is pressed when a bet is confirmed after a bet operation by the image display device 8.

  The payout button 48 is usually a button that is pressed at the end of the game. When the payout button 48 is pressed, a medal (usually with respect to one credit) according to the credit that the player has acquired through the game or the like and currently owns. 1 medal) is paid out from the medal payout exit 9.

  The help button 49 is a button that is pressed when the operation method or the like of the game is unknown. When the help button 49 is pressed, a help screen showing various operation information is displayed on the image display device 8 immediately after that. Is displayed.

(Electric configuration of roulette game machine 1)
Next, the electrical configuration of the roulette game machine 1 will be described.

(Electrical configuration of server 13)
As shown in FIG. 7, the roulette game machine 1 is configured to include a server 13 and a plurality of (four in this embodiment) stations 4 connected to the server 13, and the server 13 further includes a roulette. The apparatus 3 and the electric light display part 5 are connected. The control system of the station 4 will be described in detail later.

  The server 13 is connected via a liquid crystal driving circuit 85 with a server control CPU 81, ROM 82, and RAM 83 as an arithmetic device and a control device for controlling the entire server 13, a timer 84 connected to the server control CPU 81, and a liquid crystal drive circuit 85. The liquid crystal display 32 and the keyboard 33 are provided.

  The server control CPU 81 performs various processes based on the input signal supplied from each station 4 and the data and programs stored in the ROM 82 and RAM 83, and sends a command signal to the station 4 based on the result. Is transmitted to control each station 4 to advance the game. Further, by driving a drive motor provided in the roulette device 3, the ball 27 is fired and the wheel 22 is rotated, and the hit determination device 86 for specifying the ball drop position is controlled to control the hit of the ball. Determine the number. Based on one winning number obtained by the roulette device 3 and bet information transmitted from each station 4, the winning determination of the betted chip is performed, and the number of credits paid out at each station 4 is calculated. To do.

  The ROM 82 is composed of, for example, a semiconductor memory and the like, and a program for realizing the basic functions of the roulette game machine 1, a program for performing “ODDS UP determination processing”, and for controlling each station 4 in an initiative manner. Stores programs and the like. Further, the ROM 82 stores the payout rate (so-called odds, the number of credits paid out for winning per chip) set for each betting form as the ODDS management table of FIG. ODDS UP target determination table used in the case of “

  On the other hand, the RAM 83 is executed by the CPU 81 for controlling the bet of the chip supplied from each station 4, the winning number of the roulette device 3 determined by the sensor, the number of JP credits accumulated so far, and the server control CPU 81. Data relating to the processing result is temporarily stored.

  Further, a timer 84 for measuring time is connected to the server control CPU 81. The time information of the timer 84 is transmitted to the server control CPU 81, and the server control CPU 81 performs the rotating operation of the wheel 22 and the throwing of the ball 27 based on the time information of the timer 84.

  Also, the server control CPU 81 is connected to the electric display unit 5 (see FIG. 5). The server control CPU 81 provides an effect by electrical decoration by controlling the light emission of light emitting means such as an LED, and displays predetermined characters on the electric light display unit 5. Further, the server control CPU 81 causes the JP amount display unit 15 of the electric display unit 5 to display the number of JP credits accumulated so far.

(Electric configuration of station 4)
Next, a configuration related to the control system of the station 4 connected to the server 13 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a block diagram schematically showing a control system of the station 4 according to the present embodiment. Note that twelve stations 4 have basically the same configuration, and a single station 4 will be described below as an example.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the station 4 includes a station control unit 90 and some peripheral devices. The station control unit 90 includes a station control CPU 91, a ROM 92, and a RAM 93. The ROM 92 is constituted by, for example, a semiconductor memory, and stores programs for realizing basic functions of the station 4, various programs necessary for controlling the station 4, data tables, and the like. The RAM 93 is a memory for temporarily storing various data calculated by the station control CPU 91, the number of credits currently owned by the player (stored in the station 4), the chip betting status by the player, and the like. It is.

  The station control CPU 91 is connected to a BET confirmation button 47, a refund button 48, and a help button 49 provided in the control unit 7 (see FIG. 5). Then, the station control CPU 91 performs control to execute various corresponding operations based on operation signals output by pressing the buttons. Specifically, various processes are executed based on input signals supplied from the control unit 7 in response to the input of the player's operation, and data and programs stored in the ROM 92 and RAM 93, The result is transmitted to the server control CPU 81 described above.

  On the other hand, the station control CPU 91 receives a command signal from the server control CPU 81, controls peripheral devices constituting the station 4 based on the command signal, and causes the unit game to proceed in the station 4. Further, depending on the contents of the process, the station control CPU 91 may receive an input signal supplied from the control unit 7 in response to the input of the player's operation, and data or programs stored in the ROM 92 and RAM 93. Based on these results, various processes are executed, and based on the results, peripheral devices constituting the station 4 are controlled, and the unit game is advanced in the station 4.

  A hopper 94 is connected to the station control CPU 91. The hopper 94 pays out a predetermined number of medals from the medal payout opening 9 (see FIG. 5) in response to a command signal from the station control CPU 91.

  Further, an image display device 8 is connected to the station control CPU 91 via a liquid crystal drive circuit 95. The liquid crystal drive circuit 95 includes a program ROM, an image ROM, an image control CPU, a work RAM, a VDP (video display processor), a video RAM, and the like. The program ROM stores an image control program related to display on the image display device 8 and various selection tables. Further, the image ROM stores, for example, dot data for forming an image displayed on the image display device 8. Further, the image control CPU applies the image display device 8 from the dot data stored in advance in the image ROM according to the image control program stored in advance in the program ROM based on the parameters set by the station control CPU 91. The image to be displayed is determined. The work RAM is configured as a temporary storage unit when the image control program is executed by the image control CPU. The VDP forms an image corresponding to the display content determined by the image control CPU and outputs it to the image display device 8. The video RAM is configured as a temporary storage unit when an image is formed with VDP.

  Further, as described above, the touch panel 50 is attached to the front side of the image display device 8. Operation information on the touch panel 50 is transmitted to the station control CPU 91. When the touch panel 50 is pressed, a player's chip betting operation is performed on the BET screen 61. Specifically, selection of the BET area 72, operation of the unit BET button 66, and the like are performed, and the information is transmitted to the station control CPU 91. Based on this information, the current player's betting information (the BET area 72 designated on the BET screen 61, the number of chips bet, and the betting form) is stored in the RAM 93 as needed. Further, the bet information is transmitted to the server control CPU 81 and stored in the bet information storage area of the RAM 83.

  Further, a speaker 10 is connected to the station control CPU 91 via a sound output circuit 96. The speaker 10 generates various sound effects when performing various effects based on the output signal from the sound output circuit 96. Further, a WIN lamp 11 is connected to the station control CPU 91 via a lamp control circuit 98. The WIN lamp 11 is turned on by the lamp control circuit 98 when a betted number is won.

  A medal sensor 97 is connected to the station control CPU 91. The medal sensor 97 detects a medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 6 (see FIG. 5), calculates the inserted medal, and transmits the result to the station control CPU 91. Then, the station control CPU 91 increases the number of credits owned by the player stored in the RAM 93 based on the transmitted signal.

(ODDS management table)
Next, an ODDS management table referred to when calculating a payout at the time of winning will be described with reference to FIG. The ODDS management table is stored in the ROM 82 of the server 13, and the normal ODDS and the specific ODDS are associated with the bet type. Also, one number is associated with each betting form. Note that the normal ODDS is a normal rate that is referred to when the corresponding bet form is not determined as a specific bet form by the “ODDS UP determination process”. It is a specific magnification that is referred to when it is determined as a specific bet form by the “ODDS UP determination process”.

  For example, the normal ODDS corresponding to the “straight” bet form is “35: 1”. Note that “35: 1” means that “35” credits are paid out in addition to the original “1” credits when a credit (chip) of “1” is bet and won. . That is, when winning with the odds of “35: 1”, 36 times as much credit as the bet is paid out. In addition, the normal ODDS corresponding to the “Dozen” bet form is “2: 1”.

  Also, the specific ODDS corresponding to the “straight” bet form is “39: 1”. That is, “straight” is determined as a specific bet form by the “ODDS UP determination process”, and when a bet is placed in the “straight” bet form, 40 times as much credit as the bet is paid out. It will be. Thus, the specific ODDS has a higher magnification than the normal ODDS.

(ODDS UP target determination table)
Next, the ODDS UP target determination table used in the “ODDS UP determination process” will be described with reference to FIG. The ODDS UP target determination table is stored in the ROM 82 of the server 13 and includes a change target number field and a random number range field. Each number in the change target number column corresponds to each number in the ODDS management table of FIG. When one random number is randomly determined from the entire random number range of “0” to “255”, the change target number corresponding to the random number range to which the random number belongs is determined as a number indicating a specific bet form. .

  For example, when the random number “192” is determined, the change target number “6” corresponding to the random number range of “190 to 195” to which “192” belongs is determined as a number indicating a specific bet form. In this case, in FIG. 9, the “Line” corresponding to the number “6” has a specific bet form, and the ODDS set to the “Line” bet form is switched from the normal ODDS to the specific ODDS. It will be. When the random number “229” is determined, the change target number “3, 4” corresponding to the random number range of “226 to 231” to which “229” belongs is determined as a number indicating a specific bet form. The In this case, in FIG. 9, “Street” corresponding to the number “3” and “Corner” corresponding to the number “4” are in a specific betting form, and the betting of “Street” is made. The ODDS set in each of the form and the “Corner” bet form is switched from the normal ODDS to the specific ODDS.

(Processing operation of the roulette game machine 1)
Next, processing operations performed in the roulette game machine 1 will be described. The unit game proceeds by the station control CPU 91 of each station 4 and the server control CPU 81 of the server 13 executing game processing in cooperation.

(Station side game processing)
The station control CPU 91 of each station 4 executes a station side game processing routine shown in FIGS. First, as shown in FIG. 11, the station control CPU 91 determines whether or not a medal or money has been inserted by the player based on the detection signal of the medal sensor 97 (S1). When no medal or money is inserted (S1: NO), S1 is repeated to wait until a medal or money is inserted. On the other hand, when a medal or money is inserted (S1: YES), the credit data of the amount corresponding to the number of inserted coins is recorded in the RAM 93 (S2). Subsequently, a medal insertion signal notifying that the insertion of a medal or money has been detected is transmitted to the server 13 (S3).

  Then, the BET screen 61 shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the image display device 8 of the station 4 (S4), and acceptance of the betting operation by the player is started (S5). A player who participates in the game operates his / her touch panel 50 during the betting period when the betting operation is possible, and bets his chip on the BET area 72 related to the number he / she expects (see FIG. 3). Note that the player can participate in the unit game in which the betting period has been started, and the roulette gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment can play with up to 12 players.

  When a betting period end signal notifying that the betting period has ended is received from the server 13 (S6), acceptance of a betting operation on the touch panel 50 is ended (S7). Thereafter, the bet information (the designated BET area 72, the number of chips bet on the designated BET area 72 (the number of bets) and the betting form) made by the player at the station 4 is transmitted to the server 13 (S8).

  Next, as shown in FIG. 12, the station control CPU 91 receives the result of the “ODDS UP determination process” from the server 13 (S9). Here, the result of the “ODDS UP determination process” is information indicating whether or not there is a bet form (specific bet form) to be ODDS UP and which bet form is the specific bet form. . Next, it is determined whether there is a specific bet form determined by the “ODDS UP determination process” (S10). If it is determined that there is a specific bet form (S10: YES), FIG. As shown, the ODDS screen 75 is displayed on the image display device 8 (S11). Then, the state in which the ODDS corresponding to the specific bet form is switched from the normal ODDS to the specific ODDS is displayed (S12).

  Thereafter, or when it is determined that there is no specific betting form (S10: NO), the credit payout result transmitted from the server 13 is received (S13). Thereafter, credit is paid out based on the payout result (S14). Specifically, when the credit data is recorded in the RAM 93 and the payout button 48 is pressed, a medal corresponding to the number of credits currently stored in the RAM 93 (usually one medal for one credit) is medal payout exit. Let 9 pay out. Thereafter, a WIN lamp lighting process is performed (S15), and the WIN lamp 11 is lit when winning. Thereafter, when the game is continuously performed in any of the stations 4, the process returns to S4, the betting period is started again, and the next game is started. On the other hand, when the game is ended in all the stations 4, the station side game processing routine is ended.

(Server-side game processing)
The server control CPU 81 of the server 13 executes a server-side game processing routine shown in FIGS. First, as shown in FIG. 11, a medal detection signal transmitted from one of the stations 4 is received (S101), and measurement of a betting period for accepting a betting operation from a player is started (S102). Next, it is determined whether or not the remaining betting period is 5 seconds (S103). The remaining betting period is displayed on the image display device 8 by the BET time display unit 69 (see FIG. 3). When it is determined that the remaining bet period is not 5 seconds (S103: NO), the process waits until the remaining bet period becomes 5 seconds by repeating S103. On the other hand, when it is determined that the remaining betting period is 5 seconds (S103: YES), the ball throwing device is driven and the ball 27 is thrown into the wheel 22 (S104). Further, the drive motor is driven to rotate the wheel 22 at a predetermined rotational speed in the direction opposite to the ball throwing direction. The thrown ball 27 rolls on the wheel 22 along the guide wall 29. After that, when the rotational speed decreases and the centrifugal force is lost, the ball 27 rolls down the slope of the frame body 21 and moves inward. To the center of the wheel 22 (see FIG. 6).

  Then, it is determined whether or not the betting period has ended (S105). If it is determined that the betting period has not ended (S105: NO), the process waits until the betting period ends by repeating S105. On the other hand, if it is determined that the betting period has ended (S105: YES), a betting period end signal notifying that the betting period has ended is transmitted to each station 4 (S106). Then, the bet information (the designated BET area 72, the number of chips bet on the designated BET area 72 (the number of bets) and the bet form) made by the player at each station 4 is received and stored in the RAM 83 (S107). ).

  Thereafter, credits corresponding to 0.5% of the total credits betted at each station 4 are accumulated and added to the number of JP credits recorded in the RAM 83 (S108). And the display of the JP amount display part 15 and the JP display part 73 is updated in connection with it.

  Here, the ball 27 rolling on the wheel 22 passes through the number display plate 25 outside the rotating wheel 22 and is stored in one of the number pockets 23, and corresponds to the number pocket 23 in which the ball 27 is stored. A number (any one of “00”, “0”, “1” to “36” in FIG. 6) written on the number display board 25 is a winning number. After the ball 27 is stored in the number pocket 23, the server control CPU 81 drives the hit determination device 86 to determine which number the ball 27 is stored in the number pocket 23 associated with (S109). Thereby, a winning number is determined.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 12, the server control CPU 81 performs “ODDS UP determination processing” (S110). Then, the result of “ODDS UP determination processing” is transmitted to each station 4 (S111). Then, it is determined from the bet information received from each station 4 and the winning number whether or not the chips bet at each station 4 have won (S112).

  Then, a payout calculation process is executed (S113). In the payout calculation process, first, a winning chip bet on the winning number is recognized for each station 4. If a winning has occurred, the ODDS management table (see FIG. 9) stored in the ROM 82 is referred to. If the betting form related to winning is not a specific betting form, the normal ODDS is used and the winning is related. If the bet form is a specific bet form, the total payout amount of credits to be paid out to each station 4 is calculated using the specific ODDS.

  Thereafter, a credit payout result based on the payout calculation process is transmitted to each station 4 (S114). Thereafter, the number of JP credits is subtracted as necessary (S115). That is, when a winning occurs in the specific bet form determined in the “ODDS UP determination process”, half of the payout to be awarded to the player is paid out from the number of credits of the JP method. And the display of the JP amount display part 15 and the JP display part 73 is updated in connection with it. Then, the ball collecting device provided below the wheel 22 is driven to collect the ball 27 on the wheel 22 (S116). Thereafter, when the game is continuously performed in any one of the stations 4, the process returns to S102 to start the betting period again. On the other hand, when the game is ended in all the stations 4, the server side game processing routine is ended.

  As described above, the payout rate (ODDS) set for a specific bet type randomly determined from all the bet types is switched from the normal rate (normal ODDS) to the specific rate (specific ODDS). As a result, when a bet is made in a specific bet form, and a win is made in a specific bet form, the payout to be given is larger than usual, so that the game performance of the conventional roulette game machine is not impaired. The expectation of the person may be improved. In addition, since the display of the change in the payout rate is displayed on the display (image display device 8), the player pays attention to whether or not the payout rate set in the bet form corresponding to the betting area where he / she has bet is changed. By doing so, the player's expectation may be further improved.

  In the above embodiment, the “ODDS UP determination process” enables all players participating in the unit game to enjoy the profit that the payout at the time of winning is higher than usual. However, for example, only the player who paid the participation fee separately from the chips may be able to enjoy a profit that the dividend at the time of winning a prize is higher than usual. In other words, when a winning is generated in the specific bet form determined in the “ODDS UP determination process”, if the player who has won the winning has not paid the participation fee in advance, the payout for this player normally uses ODDS. On the other hand, if the player who has won the prize has paid the participation fee in advance, the payout for this player may be calculated by the specific ODDS.

  Further, when a winning occurs in the specific bet form determined in the “ODDS UP determination process”, half of the payout is paid out from the number of credits of the JP method. However, the present invention is limited to this structure. is not. For example, as described above, if only the player who paid the participation fee can enjoy the profit that the dividend at the time of winning a prize is higher than usual, the participation fee paid by the player May be configured such that a part or all of the dividend is paid out from the total amount of the accumulated participation fee.

  In the above detailed description, the present invention has been described mainly with respect to characteristic parts so that the present invention can be more easily understood. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described in the above detailed description, and other implementations are possible. It can also be applied to the form and its scope should be interpreted as widely as possible. The terms and terminology used in the present specification are used to accurately describe the present invention, and are not used to limit the interpretation of the present invention. Moreover, it would be easy for those skilled in the art to infer other configurations, systems, methods, and the like included in the concept of the present invention from the concept of the invention described in this specification. Accordingly, the description of the claims should be regarded as including an equivalent configuration without departing from the technical idea of the present invention. In addition, the purpose of the abstract is to allow the patent office and general public organizations, engineers belonging to this technical field who are not familiar with patents, legal terms or technical terms to understand the technical content and essence of this application. It is intended to be able to make a quick decision with a simple survey. Accordingly, the abstract is not intended to limit the scope of the invention to be evaluated by the claims. In addition, in order to fully understand the object of the present invention and the effects of the present invention, it is desirable to fully consider the literatures already disclosed.

  The above detailed description includes processing executed on a computer or a computer network. The above description and expressions are described for the purpose of enabling those skilled in the art to understand the most efficiently. In this specification, each step used for deriving one result or a block having a predetermined processing function should be understood as a process having no self-contradiction. In each step and each block, transmission / reception of electric or magnetic signals, recording, and the like are performed. In the processing in each step and each block, such a signal is expressed by bits, values, symbols, characters, terms, numbers, etc., but these are used only for convenience of explanation. It is necessary to pay attention to. In addition, the processes in each step and each block may be described in expressions common to human actions, but the processes described in this specification are executed by various devices in principle. Further, other configurations required for each step and each block are obvious from the above description.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the playing method of a roulette game machine. It is a block diagram of a roulette game machine. It is explanatory drawing of a display screen. It is explanatory drawing of a display screen. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of a roulette game machine. It is a top view of a roulette device. It is a block diagram which shows typically the electric constitution of a roulette game machine. It is a block diagram which shows typically the electric constitution of a station. It is a figure which shows an ODDS management table. It is a figure which shows the ODDS UP object determination table. It is a flowchart of a game process. It is a flowchart of a game process.

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A roulette device in which a ball rolls on a wheel where a plurality of marks are arranged;
A display corresponding to at least one mark and one betting form, and displaying a plurality of betting areas where gaming values are bet;
An input device that accepts external operations;
A controller programmed to perform the following operations (a) to (d);
A roulette game machine characterized by comprising:
(A) betting the gaming value in a betting form corresponding to the betting area in a betting area corresponding to an operation received from the outside by the input device;
(B) rolling the ball and setting the mark corresponding to the stop position of the ball as a specific mark;
(C) When the specific mark and the bet area where the game value is bet are in a correspondence relationship, the game value bet on the bet area and the payout set in the bet form corresponding to the bet area Repeat the unit game that gives dividends based on the magnification,
(D) The payout rate set in a specific bet form is randomly switched between a normal rate and a specific rate higher than the normal rate. A roulette device in which a ball rolls on a wheel where a plurality of marks are arranged;
A display corresponding to at least one mark and one betting form, and displaying a plurality of betting areas where gaming values are bet;
An input device that accepts external operations;
A controller programmed to perform the following operations (a) to (e);
A roulette game machine characterized by comprising:
(A) betting the gaming value in a betting form corresponding to the betting area in a betting area corresponding to an operation received from the outside by the input device;
(B) rolling the ball and setting the mark corresponding to the stop position of the ball as a specific mark;
(C) When the specific mark and the bet area where the game value is bet are in a correspondence relationship, the game value bet on the bet area and the payout set in the bet form corresponding to the bet area Repeat the unit game that gives dividends based on the magnification,
(D) One or more bet types are randomly determined as a specific bet type among all the bet types,
(E) The payout rate set in a specific bet form is switched from a normal rate to a specific rate that is higher than the normal rate. A roulette device in which a ball rolls on a wheel where a plurality of marks are arranged;
A display corresponding to at least one mark and one betting form, and displaying a plurality of betting areas where gaming values are bet;
An input device that accepts external operations;
A controller programmed to perform the following operations (a) to (e);
A roulette game machine characterized by comprising:
(A) betting the gaming value in a betting form corresponding to the betting area in a betting area corresponding to an operation received from the outside by the input device;
(B) rolling the ball and setting the mark corresponding to the stop position of the ball as a specific mark;
(C) When the specific mark and the bet area where the game value is bet are in a correspondence relationship, the game value bet on the bet area and the payout set in the bet form corresponding to the bet area Repeat the unit game that gives dividends based on the magnification,
(D) The payout rate set in a specific bet form is randomly switched between a normal rate and a specific rate higher than the normal rate,
(E) Before giving the payout, the display shows that the payout rate is switched. A roulette device in which a ball rolls on a wheel where a plurality of marks are arranged;
A display corresponding to at least one mark and one betting form, and displaying a plurality of betting areas where gaming values are bet;
An input device that accepts external operations;
A controller programmed to perform operations (a) to (f) below;
A roulette game machine characterized by comprising:
(A) betting the gaming value in a betting form corresponding to the betting area in a betting area corresponding to an operation received from the outside by the input device;
(B) rolling the ball and setting the mark corresponding to the stop position of the ball as a specific mark;
(C) When the specific mark and the bet area where the game value is bet are in a correspondence relationship, the game value bet on the bet area and the payout set in the bet form corresponding to the bet area Repeat the unit game that gives dividends based on the magnification,
(D) Randomly determining one or more bet types from among all bet types as specific bet types,
(E) The payout rate set for the specific bet form is switched from a normal rate to a specific rate that is higher than the normal rate,
(F) Before giving the payout, the display shows that the payout rate is switched. It is a roulette game playing method that repeats a unit game that rolls a ball on a wheel with multiple marks.
(A) betting a game value in a bet form corresponding to the betting area in a betting area corresponding to an operation accepted by the input device from the outside among a plurality of betting areas displayed on the display;
(B) rolling the ball and setting the mark corresponding to the stop position of the ball as a specific mark;
(C) When the specific mark and the bet area where the game value is bet are in a correspondence relationship, the game value bet on the bet area and the payout set in the bet form corresponding to the bet area A step of granting a dividend based on the magnification;
(D) randomly switching the payout rate set to a specific bet type between a normal rate and a specific rate higher than the normal rate;
A method of playing a roulette game, comprising: It is a roulette game playing method that repeats a unit game that rolls a ball on a wheel with multiple marks.
(A) betting a game value in a bet form corresponding to the betting area in a betting area corresponding to an operation accepted by the input device from the outside among a plurality of betting areas displayed on the display;
(B) rolling the ball and setting the mark corresponding to the stop position of the ball as a specific mark;
(C) When the specific mark and the bet area where the game value is bet are in a correspondence relationship, the game value bet on the bet area and the payout set in the bet form corresponding to the bet area A step of granting a dividend based on the magnification;
(D) randomly determining one or more bet types from among all bet types as a specific bet type;
(E) switching the payout rate set to a specific bet form from a normal rate to a specific rate higher than the normal rate;
A method of playing a roulette game, comprising: It is a roulette game playing method that repeats a unit game that rolls a ball on a wheel with multiple marks.
(A) betting a game value in a bet form corresponding to the betting area in a betting area corresponding to an operation accepted by the input device from the outside among a plurality of betting areas displayed on the display;
(B) rolling the ball and setting the mark corresponding to the stop position of the ball as a specific mark;
(C) When the specific mark and the bet area where the game value is bet are in a correspondence relationship, the game value bet on the bet area and the payout set in the bet form corresponding to the bet area A step of granting a dividend based on the magnification;
(D) randomly switching the payout rate set to a specific bet type between a normal rate and a specific rate higher than the normal rate;
(E) displaying a state in which the payout rate is switched before giving the payout on the display;
A method of playing a roulette game, comprising: It is a roulette game playing method that repeats a unit game that rolls a ball on a wheel with multiple marks.
(A) betting a game value in a bet form corresponding to the betting area in a betting area corresponding to an operation accepted by the input device from the outside among a plurality of betting areas displayed on the display;
(B) rolling the ball and setting the mark corresponding to the stop position of the ball as a specific mark;
(C) When the specific mark and the bet area where the game value is bet are in a correspondence relationship, the game value bet on the bet area and the payout set in the bet form corresponding to the bet area A step of granting a dividend based on the magnification;
(D) randomly determining one or more bet types from among all bet types as a specific bet type;
(E) switching the payout rate set in the specific bet form from a normal rate to a specific rate higher than the normal rate;
(F) displaying on the display a state in which the payout rate is switched before giving the payout;
A method of playing a roulette game, comprising:

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