JP2000245905A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a ball stop and to improve a working rate by permitting a time for discharging balls stored in a rotary body from the rotary body not to be clear and, then, using a prize winning device in a game machine as a third kind prize winning device. SOLUTION: The game machine is the one provided with the prize winning device which is arranged in the game area of a game board and which holds the balls for a prescribed time and discharges it and the prize winning device 51 is provided with the nearly horizontally rotary body 70 which is provided with a ball receiving surface for receiving the balls B on the upper surface and which is rotated around an axial line in an almost vertical direction and with a restricting body 84 which restricts the movement of the balls B received on the ball receiving surface of the rotary body 70 and which holds the balls B in a ball holding position near the front side part of the of the rotary body 70 regardless of the rotation of the body 70. At least rear half part area of the rotary body 70 cannot be viewed from the front part of the game machine and also a ball falling part 71 where the balls B stored in the ball storing position fall is formed in the rotary body 70.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with a prize-winning device disposed in a game area of a game board and holding and releasing a ball for a predetermined time.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, in a pachinko machine as a gaming machine, a pachinko machine of a type in which a third-type prize device (also called a third-type starting port) is provided in a game area of a game board. Machines are known. In a pachinko machine of this type, as shown in FIG.
A storage chamber 152a, which is open frontward and has a substantially circular front shape, is formed at an upper portion of the first apparatus main body 152. In the storage chamber 152a, a rotating body 170 having a substantially circular front shape is mounted rotatably about a horizontal axis in the front-rear direction with an appropriate gap between the storage chamber 152a and the inner peripheral wall surface. Rotating body 17
A substantially semicircular ball receiving portion 1 for receiving and holding a ball on the outer periphery of 0
71 are formed. On the other hand, when the ball receiving portion 171 of the rotating body 170 reaches the upper portion of the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 170, an opening 160 through which a ball can flow into the ball receiving portion 171 is formed in the storage chamber 152a. Have been. further,
An inflow port 161 communicating with the ball passage is formed on the inner side wall of the storage chamber 152a.

Further, in relation to the ball receiving portion 171 of the rotating body 170 and the inflow port 161, the ball is moved counterclockwise from the ball holding position where the ball can flow into the ball receiving portion 171 of the rotating body 170 toward FIG. In general, when the rotating body 170 rotates to a sphere discharge position displaced by approximately 180 degrees to 270 degrees, the sphere of the ball receiving portion 171 is set to be discharged to the inflow port 161.

[0004]

By the way, in the pachinko machine provided with the third kind winning device 151 as described above, only one ball receiving portion 171 is formed on the outer periphery of the rotating body 170, and the ball receiving portion 171 is provided at the ball holding position. When the ball flows into the ball receiving portion 171 and is held, the next ball cannot flow into the ball receiving portion 171 until the rotating body 170 makes one rotation. In addition, the time required for the rotating body 170 to rotate from the ball holding position to the ball releasing position is one time at the time of the big hit game.
It is arbitrarily longer than the time required for a round,
It is set to about 20 to 30 seconds. Further, the presence or absence of a ball in the ball receiving portion 171 of the rotating body 170
70, and the relationship between the ball receiving portion 171 and the inflow port 161 can also be recognized in the entire rotation range of the rotating body 170.

[0005] For this reason, at the ball holding position, after the ball enters the ball receiving portion 171 of the rotating body 170 and is held, the rotation of the rotating body 170 causes the ball to be transferred to the ball discharge position. Is the ball 1
It will be clear that it will not be released to 61. For this reason, the player often interrupts (stops) firing of the ball to the game area of the game board until immediately before the ball of the ball receiving portion 171 of the rotating body 170 is discharged to the inflow port 161 of the ball passage. . On the other hand, if the launch of the ball is interrupted (stopped) during the pachinko game, the operating rate of the pachinko machine is reduced, which is disadvantageous for the hall manager.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to make it unclear when a ball held in a rotating body is released from the rotating body.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine provided with a prize winning device that can improve an operation rate by using the gaming machine as a seed winning device.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a gist as set forth in claim 1. Therefore, it rotates around a substantially vertical axis,
In addition, at least the rear half of the rotating body having the ball receiving surface on the upper surface is made invisible, and the position of the falling ball of the rotating body can be made difficult to visually recognize. For this reason, for example, the winning device
In the case of a gaming machine used as a seed prize winning device, the ball held at the ball holding position on the ball receiving surface of the rotator just before falling from the fallen ball opening of the rotator, the ball launching device side The ball is fired at the game area of the game board.
That is, it is difficult for the player to visually recognize the position of the falling ball portion of the rotating body. Therefore, if the firing of the ball is interrupted (stopped), the ball at the ball holding position of the rotating body falls during the stopping shot. It may fall from the part, making it difficult to interrupt (stop) the firing of the ball.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 5, which shows a game board of a pachinko machine as a game machine from the front, a guide rail 12 is attached to the front of the game board 10 along the periphery thereof, and the inside of the guide rail 12 is a game area surface 11. And On the left side of the guide rail 12 as viewed in FIG. 5, a ball launching passage 15 for guiding a ball launched from a ball launching device (not shown) toward the game area surface 11 is formed. At a substantially central portion of the game area 11 of the game board 10, a center accessory 20 is mounted. A window 22 is formed at the center of the main item main body 21 of the center item 20, and a symbol display device 23 is mounted on the window 22. Further, on the display surface provided on the front surface of the symbol display device 23, symbols (including symbols, figures, characters, etc.) are displayed based on control signals output from the control device (control board). ing.

In the game area 11 of the game board 10, a symbol actuator 30 is mounted substantially directly below the center accessory 20. At the entrance of the symbol actuator 30, a sensor for detecting a sphere is assembled, and a detection signal of the sphere by the sensor is sent to the control device. In the game area 11, a right generation winning device 40 is mounted below the symbol operation winning device 30. In the right generation winning device 40, a specific winning opening 41 is provided so as to be openable and closable.

Further, in the game area 11 of the game board 10,
Windmills 35 are mounted on the left and right sides near the upper part of the center role 20, and windmills 36, general prize winning devices 32, windmills are positioned on the left and right sides near the lower part of the center role 20. 37 and a side lamp unit 38 are also provided. In this embodiment, the symbol actuator 30 also serves as a warp inlet, and the symbol actuator 30 is provided with a warp outlet 39 diagonally below and to the left as viewed in FIG. Is provided with a general winning device 42.

In the game area 11 of the game board 10, a third-type prize device 51 as a prize device is disposed at the lower right of the center role item 20 as viewed in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the third-type winning device 51 is attached to the front surface of the game board 10 on a mounting board 53 of the device main body 52 with screws, nails, or the like. As shown in FIGS.
At the approximate center of the upper half of the front surface of the mounting substrate 53, a vertical gutter portion 54 constituting a vertical ball passage, and a horizontal gutter extending from the lower end of the vertical gutter portion 54 to the back side and having a front and rear ball passage 61. The parts 60 are formed so as to communicate with each other. Downspout 54
A cut groove 55 is cut in a substantially horizontal shape from the back side toward the front side portion at a substantially central portion of the.

In the apparatus main body 52, at the upper end of the downspout portion 54 and at a position where it is inserted into the cut groove 55, a first rotating body 70 and a second rotating body 75 are connected to a shaft 77 having a substantially vertical axis. Are mounted so as to be rotatable integrally with each other. These first and second rotating bodies 70 and 75 are
It is formed in a substantially horizontal disk shape, and a ball receiving surface for receiving a ball is formed on each upper surface thereof. Also,
The vertical dimension between the first and second rotating bodies 70 and 75 is set appropriately larger than the diameter of the sphere. Further, the first and second rotating bodies 70 and 75 are rotated in a predetermined direction by using a driving motor (for example, a geared motor) 90 having an output shaft 91 that rotates at an extremely low speed as a driving source.

That is, as shown in FIG. 1, an output shaft 92 of a drive motor 90 is provided with an output gear 92,
The output gear 9 is provided on the shaft 77 of the second rotating bodies 70 and 75;
A driven gear 94 meshing with the gear 2 via an intermediate gear 93 is provided. Then, the output shaft 91 of the drive motor 90
Rotates at a low speed in a predetermined direction, so that the first and second rotating bodies 7 are driven through the intermediate gear 93, the driven gear 94 and the shaft 77.
0 and 75 make one rotation in about 30 to 40 seconds. When the power switch of the pachinko machine 1 is on, the drive motor 90 operates and the first
The second rotating bodies 70 and 75 continuously rotate clockwise toward FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, each of the first and second rotating bodies 70 and 75 is located at the center of the ball receiving surface near the front side (in the ball passage of the downspout 54). Corresponding part)
Is the ball holding position. Then, the movement of the ball received at the ball holding position on each ball receiving surface of each of the first and second rotating bodies 70 and 75 is regulated, and the first and second rotating bodies 70 and 75 are controlled. Despite the rotation of 75, regulating bodies 58 and 84 for holding the ball at the ball holding position are provided. In this embodiment, a regulating body 84 for the first rotating body 70 is provided.
Are formed integrally with a part of the pair of left and right cover bodies 80. Further, the regulating body 58 with respect to the second rotating body 75
Is constituted by the wall of the downspout 54.

The two cover bodies 80 on which the regulating bodies 58 for the first rotating body 70 are formed are attached to the mounting board 53 of the apparatus main body 52.
Of the downspout 54 from the front to the left and right sides of the downspout 54. These two cover bodies 80 are formed by a side cover part 81 formed in a substantially circular cross section so as to cover the outer circumferences of the first and second rotating bodies 70 and 75, and an upper end part of the side cover part 81. An upper plate portion 82 extending in a protruding manner toward the front half of the ball receiving surface of the first rotating body 70 is integrally provided. The extending ends of the upper plate portions 82 of both cover bodies 80 are:
The extended ends of the upper plate portions 82 are opposed to each other with an interval larger than the diameter of the ball, and a restriction for restricting the movement of the ball received at the ball holding position of the first two rotating bodies 70. Body 84
Are formed integrally with each other. As shown in FIG. 4, the game board 10 has a pair of left and right guide nails 13 located above the first rotating body 70 and guiding the ball to a ball holding position on the ball receiving surface of the first rotating body 70. It is arranged.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the first and second rotating bodies 70 and 75 are provided with falling balls at the respective ball holding positions of the two rotating bodies 70 and 75. Parts 71, 7
6 are each formed in a notch shape. Also, the first
The falling ball portion 71 of the rotating body 70 is formed in an oval shape that is appropriately larger than the diameter of the sphere and that is appropriately long in the circumferential direction of the first rotating body 70.

On the other hand, the falling ball portion 76 of the second rotating body 75
Is formed in a substantially circular shape appropriately larger than the diameter of the sphere. Furthermore, the center of the falling ball portion 76 of the second rotating body 75 is at an angle of approximately 90 degrees forward (left front in FIG. 3) of the rotating direction with respect to the center of the falling ball portion 71 of the first rotating body 70. At the position displaced. The falling ball portion 71 of the first rotating body 70 is set to reach the ball holding position immediately after the falling ball portion 76 of the second rotating body 75 passes the ball holding position (after 1, 2 or several seconds). I have. In other words, the falling ball portion 71 of the first rotating body 70
Is set so that the falling ball portion 76 of the second rotating body 75 reaches the ball holding position approximately 20 seconds to 35 seconds after passing through the ball holding position.

As shown in FIG. 3, at least the rear half of the falling ball portions 71, 76 of the first and second rotating bodies 70, 75 are provided with a device so that it is difficult to view them from the front of the pachinko machine 1. It is concealed invisibly by the mounting board 53 of the main body 52. Side cover portion 81 and upper plate portion 82 of cover body 80
The first and second rotating bodies 7 are capable of emitting light of an illumination lamp provided on the rear side of the apparatus main body 52 as necessary.
It is desirable that the falling ball portions 71 and 76 of 0 and 75 are made of a translucent or opaque synthetic resin or the like so as to be almost invisible from the front of the pachinko machine 1. Further, in the downspout section 54, the entire downspout section 54 can be checked so that it is possible to confirm whether or not a ball is held at the ball holding position of the second rotating body 75.
Alternatively, at least the front plate portion 54a of the downspout portion 54 is desirably formed of a transparent or translucent synthetic resin or the like. However, the front plate portion 54a of the downspout portion 54 may also be made translucent or opaque, and it may be unknown whether or not a ball is retained at the ball retaining position of the second rotating body 75.

As shown in FIG. 4, the apparatus main body 52 has an inner peripheral wall portion of the vertical gutter portion 54 which forms an entrance portion of the ball passage 61 of the horizontal gutter portion 60 and a lower portion of the second rotating body 75. And a ball detector 59 is mounted. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a pair of opening / closing members 96 that can open and close the special winning opening 95 are attached to the lower half of the front surface of the mounting substrate 53 of the apparatus main body 52 so as to be openable and closable.

The pachinko machine 1 as a gaming machine according to this embodiment is configured as described above. Therefore, in the case of the pachinko game, the balls sequentially fired toward the upper part of the game area 11 of the game board 10 have a non-determined ratio (appropriately changed by the adjustment of the guide nail) to the general prize device 32. It flows into a ball entrance, such as a mouth, an operation port of the symbol actuator 30, or the like. These balls that have not flowed into the entrance are discharged out of the machine from the out port 18 below the game area 11.

When a ball flows into the working port of the symbol actuator 30 and is detected by a sensor, a detection signal of the ball is sent to the control device. Then, a control signal is output from the control device to the symbol display device 23. Then, the symbols displayed on the display surface of the symbol display device 23 fluctuate based on the control signal, and stop after a set time. As a result, a symbol based on the control signal is displayed on the display surface of the symbol display device 23. When the symbol displayed on the display surface is a hit symbol, for example, “7.7.7” and stops, the specific winning opening 41 of the right generation winning device 40 is kept for a predetermined time (for example, 5.5 seconds). open. While the specific winning opening 41 is open for a predetermined time, the specific winning opening 41
When a ball flows into a special winning area 41, for example, a V zone, the passing of the ball is detected by a sensor and output to the control device. This creates jackpot rights.

The player who has confirmed that the jackpot has been generated,
The shooting speed of the ball is increased by operating the ball shooting handle, and the ball is fired toward the upper right side of the game area 11 of the game board 10 (commonly called right-handed). As a result, the ball flows toward the ball holding position on the ball receiving surface of the first rotating body 70 of the third kind winning device 51, and the probability that the ball is received at the ball holding position increases. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7,
At the ball holding position on the ball receiving surface of the first rotating body 70, only one ball B is received. Then, the movement of the ball B is restricted by the restricting body 84 and is retained at the ball retaining position regardless of the rotation of the first rotating body 70.

As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG.
When the falling ball portion 71 reaches the ball holding position, the first rotating body 70
The ball B at the ball holding position of the second rotating body 7
The ball 5 falls to the ball receiving position on the ball receiving surface and is received. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, only one ball B is received at the ball holding position on the ball receiving surface of the second rotating body 75. Then, the movement of the ball B is regulated by the regulating body 58, and is retained at the ball retaining position regardless of the rotation of the second rotating body 75. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the next ball B is received at the ball holding position on the ball receiving surface of the first rotating body 70.

As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, after approximately 20 seconds to 35 seconds have elapsed after the falling ball portion 71 of the first rotating body 70 has passed the ball holding position, the falling ball portion 76 of the second rotating body 75 Reach the ball holding position. Then, one ball B at the ball receiving position of the second rotating body 75 passes through the falling ball portion 76 and the ball detector 59 in order, and flows into the ball passage 61 of the horizontal gutter portion 60. Ball detector 5
When the ball B is detected by 9, the signal is output to the control device, and a big hit is made. Then, the pair of opening / closing members 96
Winning opening 95 is opened.

When ten balls B enter the special winning opening 95 or a predetermined time (for example, about 10 seconds) elapses, the special winning opening 95 closes, and one round of the jackpot game ends. When the next ball B at the ball receiving position of the second rotating body 75 passes through the falling ball portion 76 and the ball detector 59 after the closing of the special winning opening 95, the special winning opening 95 is opened again, and the big hit game 2 is started.
The round starts. In this way, the special winning opening 95 is repeatedly opened and closed up to 16 times, and the big hit game is performed 16 rounds, thereby completing the big hit game.

Further, in this embodiment, the first and second rotating bodies 70 and 75 are vertically arranged with an interval slightly larger than the diameter of the ball B, and the ball receiving position of the second rotating body 75 , Only one ball B is reserved. Moreover, after the falling ball portion 71 of the first rotating body 70 passes the ball holding position, a time (for example, about 20 seconds to 35 seconds) that is longer than a time (for example, about 10 seconds) required for a game of one round is passed. ,
The falling ball portion 76 of the second rotating body 75 is set to reach the ball holding position. Therefore, a plurality of balls B are continuously discharged from the falling ball portion 76 at the ball receiving position of the second rotating body 75,
It is possible to reliably prevent the balls B from being continuously detected by the ball detector 59. That is, one ball B is released from the falling ball portion 76 of the second rotating body 75, and the ball B is detected by the ball detector 59, immediately after one round of the jackpot game is performed, or one of the jackpot games is performed. During one round, the next sphere B is the sphere detector 5
9 is reliably prevented from being detected. For this reason, it is possible to reliably prevent a problem in which one round of the jackpot game is interrupted and the game is shifted to the next round, causing disadvantage to the player.

The visible area of the first and second rotating bodies 70 and 75 from the front of the pachinko machine 1 is defined by the downspout 54
Of the first and second rotating bodies 70 and 75 become invisible areas. In this manner, the viewable area of the first and second rotating bodies 70 and 75 is narrowed, so that the positions of the falling ball portions 71 and 76 of the first and second rotating bodies 70 and 75 are reduced. It becomes difficult to see. For this reason, immediately after the jackpot right is generated or during the jackpot right generation, the player continues to receive the ball B at the ball holding position on the ball receiving surface of the first rotating body 70 despite the fact that the ball B is received. To keep a right-handed state.

That is, for the player, the first and second
Since the positions of the falling balls 71, 76 of the two rotating bodies 70, 75 become difficult to see, if the firing of the ball B is interrupted (stopping), the first and second rotations are performed during the stopping. The balls B at the ball holding positions of the bodies 70 and 75 are
6, and it becomes difficult to interrupt (stop) the firing of the ball B. As a result, the firing of the ball B is interrupted (stopped), the operation rate of the pachinko machine decreases,
The disadvantage that is disadvantageous for the hall manager is eliminated.

In this embodiment, the downspout 5
The fourth front plate portion 54a is formed to be transparent or translucent. For this reason, whether or not the ball B exists at each of the ball holding positions of the first and second rotating bodies 70 and 75 is clearly visible. Further, the state where the ball B falls through the falling ball portions 71 and 76 of the first and second rotating bodies 70 and 75, respectively, and the state where the ball B passes the ball detector 59 can be visually recognized. As a result, the existence of the ball B becomes unclear and the player does not feel distrust or anxiety.

In addition to the front plate 54a of the downspout 54, the side plate of the downspout 54 and the pair of left and right covers 80 may be transparent or translucent, the first and second rotating bodies 70, The latter half of 75 is invisiblely concealed in a portion such as the mounting board 53 of the apparatus main body 52. Thus, the visible area of the first and second rotating bodies 70 and 75 from the front of the pachinko machine 1 is approximately 90 to 180 degrees in the first half of the first and second rotating bodies 70 and 75. It can be narrowed to the following areas. In addition to the front plate portion 54a of the downspout portion 54, the side plate portion of the downspout portion 54 and the pair of left and right cover bodies 80 may be transparent or translucent.
-The positions of the falling balls 71, 76 of the second rotating bodies 70, 75 are difficult to recognize.

For this reason, immediately after the jackpot right is generated or during the jackpot right generation, the player is not involved in receiving the ball B at the ball holding position on the ball receiving surface of the first rotating body 70. Instead, it will keep a right-handed state. As a result, the firing of the ball B is interrupted (stopped),
The operating rate of pachinko machines is reduced, and disadvantages that are disadvantageous for hall managers are eliminated. Further, the downspout 54
By making the pair of left and right cover bodies 80 transparent or translucent and arranging an illumination lamp on the back side of the device main body 52, it is possible to enhance the electric decoration and to excite the game.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the first rotator 70 and the second rotator 75 are provided for the third-type prize device 51 as a prize device, however, one rotator (the first rotator 70) is provided. The third-type winning device 51 can also be configured by arranging only three or more rotating bodies.
The seed prize winning device 51 can also be configured. Further, the present invention can be applied to a prize device of a gaming machine other than the third type prize device 51.

[0033]

As described above, according to the present invention,
It is possible to make it difficult to visually recognize the position of the falling ball portion of the rotating body, and to make it unclear when the ball held at the ball holding position of the rotating body falls through the falling ball portion of the rotating body. Therefore, for example, by using the prize device as a third-type prize device in a gaming machine, it is possible to prevent a hit and improve an operation rate.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cutaway perspective view showing a relationship between a first rotating body and a second rotating body of a third-type winning device of a pachinko machine as a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the third-type winning device.

FIG. 3 is a plan sectional view of the third-type winning device based on the line III-III of FIG. 4;

FIG. 4 is a front sectional view of the third-type winning device based on the line IV-IV of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a front view showing the game board of the pachinko machine.

6 is a plan sectional view of the third-type winning device based on the line VI-VI in FIG. 7 showing a state where a ball is held at a ball holding position of the first rotating body.

7 is a front sectional view of the third-type winning device based on the line VII-VII of FIG. 6, showing a state where a ball is held at a ball holding position of the first rotating body.

8 is a plan view of the third-type winning device based on the line VIII-VIII in FIG. 9 showing a state where a ball has dropped from a ball-dropping portion to a ball-holding position of the second rotary body at the ball-holding position of the first rotary member. FIG.

9 is a front view of the third-type winning device based on the line IX-IX in FIG. 8 showing a state where a ball has dropped from the ball-dropping portion to the ball-holding position of the second rotary body at the ball-holding position of the first rotary member. FIG.

10 is a plan cross-sectional view of the third-type winning device based on the line XX in FIG. 11 showing a state where the ball is held at the ball holding position of the second rotating body.

11 is a front sectional view of the third-type winning device based on the line XI-XI in FIG. 10 showing a state where the ball is held at the ball holding position of the second rotating body.

FIG. 12 is a view showing a state in which the balls are respectively held at the ball holding positions of the first and second rotating bodies, respectively.
It is a plane sectional view of the 3rd kind winning device based on the II line.

FIG. 13 is a view showing a state where the balls are respectively held at the ball holding positions of the first and second rotating bodies, respectively, and FIG.
It is a front sectional view of the 3rd kind prize-winning device based on XIII line.

FIG. 14 is a view showing a state where the ball has dropped from the falling ball portion to the ball passage at the ball holding position of the second rotating body, and FIG.
It is a plane sectional view of the 3rd kind prize winning device based on the V line.

15 is a front cross-sectional view of the third-type winning device based on the line XV-XV in FIG. 14 showing a state where a ball has dropped from a dropped ball portion to a ball passage at a ball holding position of the second rotating body.

FIG. 16 is a front view showing a third-type winning device of a conventional pachinko machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine (gaming machine) 10 Gaming board 11 Gaming area 51 Third kind prize device (winning device) 52 Device main body 58, 84 Regulator 59 Ball detector 70 First rotator 71 Falling ball part 75 Second rotator 76 Falling ball Department

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A game machine provided with a prize device arranged in a game area of a game board and holding and releasing a ball for a predetermined time, wherein the prize device has a ball receiving surface for receiving the ball. A substantially horizontal rotator having an upper surface and rotating about a substantially vertical axis, and controlling the movement of a sphere received on a ball receiving surface of the rotator to rotate the sphere by rotating the rotator. Regardless, a regulating body that holds the ball at a ball holding position on the front side portion of the rotating body is provided, and at least the rear half region of the rotating body is made invisible from the front of the gaming machine, and the rotating body is A gaming machine in which a dropped ball portion at which the ball retained at the ball retaining position can fall is formed.