JP2001170274A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the appearance and the production and to improve recycling property in a game machine obtained by providing a prize-winning port and an out port. SOLUTION: Lower corner decorations 13 are provided at both side parts of the surface of the game panel 2, and a plate member 41 is provided on the front side of a big prize-winning port 4 at the lower part of the panel 2. The member 41 is constituted to be wider than the port 4 and wider than an interval between a pair of the decorations 13. A pair of the decorations 13 and the member 41 constitute a fitting member having the various kinds of paths of game balls 5 extending nearly the whole width direction of the lower part of the panel 2. Further, the fitting member is arranged so as to be nearly U-shaped as a whole above the port 30 and all the balls 5 guided to the port 30 pass through the paths.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, and more particularly, to a gaming machine having a game board provided with a winning port and an out port.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a kind of a game machine (for example, a pachinko machine), a game machine having a variable display device at a substantially central portion of a game board is known. In this type of gaming machine, a special winning opening provided at a predetermined position (usually below the variable display section) of the game board is opened and closed based on the display contents of the variable display device. Then, when the special winning opening is opened, a large number of premium balls are paid out to the player by causing the special winning opening to receive game balls.

[0003] Generally, in this type of gaming machine, a variable display device and a special winning opening are provided at the center of the game board surface. In addition, a large number of nails are generally hit on the game board surface in order to suppress the falling speed of the game balls to some extent or to make the directions of the game balls random.

That is, a game ball launched by a player flows down the game board surface from the upper portion to the lower portion. At this time, the game balls hit various nails, so that the falling speed of the game balls can be suppressed or the flowing direction can be changed appropriately.
And the downflow direction is the winning opening (in some cases, the big winning opening)
If you are a player, the game ball will win the winning opening,
If any of the winning ports cannot be won, the game is ultimately led to an out port provided at the bottom of the game board.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, it is a plurality of nails implanted relatively at the lower part of the game board that determine whether or not the game is finally led to the out port. . That is, when the game ball is finally guided to the out mouth, it always flows down to the out mouth after passing through a passage formed by nails.

[0006] This leads to hitting a large number of unnecessary nails, and there is a possibility that the game board surface may become scrambled. In addition, the loss of production has increased due to the useless use of nails.

[0007] Furthermore, if a large number of nails are planted, there is a risk that problems will occur in recycling (recovering / reproducing) pachinko machines. That is, when recycling the pachinko machine, it is necessary to pull out and remove many nails one by one, which may lead to a reduction in workability.

[0008] At the same time, nails planted at the bottom of the game board,
It only has the meaning of killing the momentum of the game ball guided to the out mouth, and even if it passes between such nails, the player does not feel any joy. For this reason, there is a possibility that such a point may lack interest.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine having a winning plate and an out port in a gaming board, and to provide an innovative appearance and production. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can achieve excellent improvement, is excellent in recyclability, and can improve the interest.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a prize port provided on a game board, and a prize port provided substantially at a lowermost portion of the game board. In a gaming machine provided with an out port for leading out a gaming ball that failed to win a prize, the gaming board is provided with a mounting member having a gaming ball passage over substantially the entire width direction of a lower portion of the gaming board. That is the gist.

According to the gaming machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, the game ball can win a winning opening provided on the game board. Further, the game balls that could not win the winning opening are guided to an out opening provided substantially at the bottom of the game board, and are led out from the out opening.

In such a gaming machine, in the present invention,
A mounting member is provided over substantially the entire width direction of a lower portion of the game board, and the mounting member has a game ball passage. For this reason, all the game balls guided to the out mouth pass through the game ball passage of the attachment member.

Therefore, a nail provided below the mounting member is not required, and the appearance of the nail is different from that of the nail due to the presence of the mounting member. Further, when recycling the gaming machine, there is no need to remove many nails.

At the same time, the behavior (action) of the game ball at the lower portion of the game board is different from that when hitting a nail, and the player can enjoy the unique behavior of the mounting member of the game ball.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the mounting member is disposed to be substantially U-shaped above the out opening. That is the main point.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the function of the first aspect, the mounting member is arranged to be substantially U-shaped above the out opening. Has been established. Therefore, the player feels as if the game ball is guided toward the center of the game board by the presence of the attachment member.

Furthermore, in the gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, it is preferable that the attachment member has a drop regulating means based on providing the game ball passage (α).

With this configuration, in addition to the functions of the first and second aspects of the present invention, the following functions are provided. That is, since the mounting member has the drop regulation means based on the provision of the game ball passage, the game ball hitting the drop regulation means may simply drop toward the out mouth, At least temporarily regulated. Therefore, the above-mentioned effect that the player can enjoy the unique behavior of the mounting member of the game ball is more reliably achieved. In addition, the player will watch the whereabouts of the game ball that has hit the drop regulation means with an exciting feeling. Further, the passage leading to the out port is narrowed as a whole by the existence of the drop regulating means. Therefore, the player feels that the game ball is not easily guided to the out mouth.

In addition, in the gaming machine according to the present invention, the guide board for guiding the game ball is provided substantially at the center of the lower part of the game board. On the side of the game board, there is provided an illuminated member having a ceiling surface capable of guiding a game ball flowing down in the side direction to the guide path of the guide member, and at least the mounting member is provided by the illuminated member. (Β).

With such a configuration, the following operation is achieved in addition to the operation of the above-described invention. A guide member is provided substantially at the center of the lower part of the game board, and an illuminated member having a ceiling surface is provided on a side part of the game board. For this reason,
The game ball that has flowed down in the side direction of the game board is easily guided to the guide path of the guide member, and the game ball can be guided in a predetermined direction. Furthermore, since the attachment member is constituted by at least the illuminated member, the game ball may be guided to the out port from the game ball passage of the illuminated member in some cases. Therefore, various behaviors of the game ball can be enjoyed, and depending on the whereabouts of the game ball, as a result, whether or not there is a benefit for the player is also affected,
It is even more interesting.

[0021]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which the gaming machine of the present invention is embodied as a pachinko gaming machine with a type 1 starting port (hereinafter simply referred to as "pachinko machine") will be described below with reference to the drawings. This will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 1, the game board 2 of the pachinko machine 1 is provided with a first-type starting port 3 and a special winning port 4. The first-type starting port 3 includes a passage for the game ball 5,
At the entrance of the passage, a blade 6 is supported so as to be openable and closable.

In addition, a shutter 7 is provided in front of the special winning opening 4. The shutter 7 is operated by a special winning opening solenoid provided on the side of the special winning opening 4 to open and close the special winning opening 4. More specifically, when the solenoid is excited, the shutter 7 tilts substantially horizontally, thereby opening the special winning opening 4 (see FIG. 5). Further, when the solenoid is in the non-excited state, the shutter 7 is in a substantially vertical state, whereby the special winning opening 4 is closed.

The central portion of the game board 2 (above the winning opening 4).
A special symbol display device (hereinafter, simply referred to as “display device”) 8 is incorporated in the device. The display device 8 includes a display unit 8a formed of a liquid crystal display (LCD), on which a plurality of (for example, three) symbol rows are displayed. The symbol row is basically composed of a plurality of types of symbols. These symbols can be any of a jackpot symbol, a miss reach symbol, and a miss symbol as a special game symbol.

In the display section 8a of the display device 8, the symbol variation (rotational variation) of each symbol row is started based on the winning of the gaming ball 5 into the first type starting port 3. In addition, one of a big hit symbol, a missing reach symbol, and a missing symbol is selected, and this is set as a stop symbol. What is a stop symbol?
This is a symbol that is displayed when each symbol row stops symbol change.

The jackpot symbol is a symbol for generating a jackpot state advantageous to a player after passing through a so-called reach state. Specifically, when the fluctuation of all the symbol columns is stopped, the combination of the displayed symbols is a predetermined jackpot combination, that is, when the same type of symbols are arranged along the jackpot line. There may be a combination of the symbols (for example, the symbol of “7”, “7”, “7”). The symbol constituting this combination is a "big hit symbol". When the jackpot combination is established, the special electric accessory is activated (the big winning prize opening 4 is opened), and it becomes possible to obtain a jackpot state advantageous to the player, that is, to acquire more prize balls.

In the display device 8, above the display section 8a, a holding lamp 9 composed of a light emitting diode (LED) is provided.
a, 9b, 9c and 9d are incorporated. The holding lamps 9a to 9d are basically turned on each time a variable display based on winning in the first-type start-up opening 3 is turned on, and are turned off with the execution of the variable display corresponding to the holding. Further, the pachinko machine 1 is provided with a speaker (not shown) that generates a sound effect in accordance with the progress of the game.

In addition, various lamps for enhancing the gaming effect are attached to a plurality of locations of the pachinko machine 1. These lamps are composed of, for example, a windmill lamp 11, an upper corner decoration 12, a lower corner decoration 13 (corresponding to an electric decoration member of the present invention), and the lighting state (extinguishing, lighting, blinking, etc.) according to the progress of the game. It can be changed as appropriate. The upper corner decoration 12 has a built-in lamp, a winning lamp, and the like in order to notify the player of the out-of-ball state and the winning state.

In the present embodiment, various detection switches are mounted on the game board 2 in order to detect the game state of the pachinko machine 1 that changes according to the operation of the player. The detection switches detect the winning of the gaming ball 5 in the first-type starting opening 3 and the winning of the large winning opening 4. Further, in the present embodiment, a control device is provided to drive and control the solenoid, the display device 8, the respective holding lamps 9a to 9d, the various lamps 11 to 13, the speakers, and the like based on the detection results of the respective detection switches. ing.
The control device includes a read only memory (ROM), a central processing control device (CPU), and a random access memory (RA).
M) and the like. The ROM stores a predetermined control program and initial data in advance, and the CPU executes various arithmetic processes according to the control program of the ROM. next,
A characteristic part of the present embodiment will be described.

First, the various lamps 11 to 11 described above are used.
13, the lower corner decorations 13 are provided on both sides of the game board 2 (on both sides of the first type start-up opening 3). As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the lower corner decoration 13 serves as a substrate 14, a first cover 15 fixed to the upper surface of the substrate 14, and a display body housed inside the cover 15. A first lamp 16, a second cover 17 provided at a position separated from the first cover 15,
Winning passages 18, 1 integrally formed on the cover 17 of the vehicle.
9, a lamp holder 20 protruding from the back side of the substrate between the two winning passages 18 and 19, and a second lamp 21 housed in the lamp holder 20.

The substrate 14 is made of a synthetic resin material, most of its surface is plated with metal, and is fixed to the surface of the game board 2 with screws.

The first cover 15 is made of a colorless and transparent (or may be colored) synthetic resin material, and is formed integrally with the plate portion 22 having a substantially triangular front surface and around the plate portion 22. An upright wall 23 extending perpendicular to the plane is provided. The upright wall portion 23 is fixed to the substrate 14 with screws. The uppermost obliquely extending surface of the upright wall portion 23 is formed within the first cover 15 by the game ball 5.
Is the easiest to reach. In the present embodiment, the ceiling surface 23a has a structure that can bend to some extent (the ceiling surface 2a is formed in a long hole formed in the substrate 14).
The claw extending from 3a is engaged), whereby damage due to hitting of the game ball 5 can be prevented.

The second cover 17 is made of a synthetic resin material having a pattern on its surface (however, the inside can be seen through to some extent), and has a plate shape. Each of the two winning passages 18 and 19 has a substantially U-shaped front surface, and the winning passages 18 and 19 are attached to the substrate 14 with screws, and the second cover 17 is also fixed accordingly. In order to communicate with both winning passages 18 and 19,
Circular ordinary winning openings 24 and 25 are formed. In addition, behind the regular winning openings 24, 25, there are tubular passages 26, 2
7 are formed integrally with the substrate 14, and the passages 26,
The game balls 5 passing through 27 are guided to a winning ball processing device (not shown) (see FIGS. 3 and 4).

The front side of the lamp holder 20 between the two winning passages 18 and 19 is a colorless and transparent window 28 for turning on and off the lamp 21 inside the lamp holder 20.
Blinking and the like are visually recognized from the outside.

With such a configuration, a groove-like disengagement passage 29 is provided between the first cover 15 and the second cover 17.
Is formed, and the game ball 5 that has passed through the escape passage 29 is guided to an out port 30 (see FIG. 1) provided in the game board 2. Also, on the back side of the second cover 17, a so-called tubular off passage 31 is provided between the two winning passages 18 and 19. The game ball 5 is guided to the out port 30 even when passing through the departure passage 31.

In addition, a large number of nails are planted on the game board 2. Of these nails, a plurality of nails between the lower side of the display device 8 and the first type starting port 3 form an upper guide nail group 32 that is planted in a substantially straight line. The existence of the upper guide nail group 32 makes it easier for the game balls 5 to be guided toward the first-type starting opening 3. Below the upper guide nail group 32, the lower guide nail group 33 is formed substantially linearly.
Has been planted. The lower guide nail group 33 includes the game board 2
And plays a role in guiding the falling game ball 5 toward the center at a side portion thereof, and a part thereof is formed by the second cover 17 of the lower corner decoration 13 (therefore, the normal winning openings 24 and 25). It also plays the role of guiding people. That is, the ceiling surface 23a of the first cover 15 and the lower guiding nail group 32 are provided on substantially the same straight line, and the game passes through the gaps provided at both side ends of the lower guiding nail group 32. The ball 5 is configured to be easily guided toward the second cover 17.

Second, in the present embodiment, a resin plate member 41 is provided in the lower part of the game board 2 (above the out-opening 30) and in front of the special winning opening 4. ing. As shown in FIG. 5, the plate member 41 includes a substrate 42 and a cover plate 45 provided integrally with the substrate 42 via an inner bracket 43 and an outer bracket 44.

The substrate 42 is made of a synthetic resin material, most of its surface is plated with metal, and is fixed to the surface of the game board 2 with screws. An opening is formed in the center of the substrate, and the shutter 7 is provided in the opening. That is, this opening corresponds to the above-mentioned special winning opening 4.

The left and right outer brackets 44 have a substantially horizontal ceiling surface 44a. Also, a pair of left and right inner brackets 43 is provided with a
a. Therefore, when the game ball 5 hits the ceiling surface 44a of the outer bracket 44, it is configured such that it is delicate whether it flows in the left or right direction,
When the game ball 5 hits the ceiling surface 43a of the inner bracket 43, it is easy to be guided toward the big winning opening 4 inside, that is, when the shutter 7 is opened. .

Further, the cover plate 45 is made of a transparent synthetic resin material, so that the open / close state of the shutter 7 can be easily visually recognized by a player. In the present embodiment, a large winning passage 46 is formed by the cover plate 45 and the pair of inner brackets 43 (when the shutter 7 is closed, the winning passage 46 is formed). The cover plate 45, the inner bracket 43, and the outer bracket 44 allow the
Are formed. Further, a separation passage 48 is formed between the outer bracket 44 and the second cover 17.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the plate member 41 is configured to be wider than the special winning opening 4 and wider than the space between the pair of lower corner decorations 13. That is, in the present embodiment, the pair of lower corner decorations 13 and the plate member 41 form an attachment member having various passages for the game balls 5 over substantially the entire width direction of the lower portion of the game board 2. Further, the mounting member is disposed above the out port 30 so as to form a substantially U-shape as a whole.

Next, the operation and effect of the embodiment constructed as described above will be described.

(1) According to the present embodiment, the lower corner decoration 13 and the plate member 41 are provided over substantially the entire width of the lower portion of the game board 2, and these 13 and 41 have various passages for the game balls 5. are doing. Therefore, all game balls 5 guided to the out opening 30 pass through the passage.

Therefore, there is no need to provide nails at the lower portion by the provision of the lower corner decoration 13 and the plate member 41, and the appearance different from that of the nail is exhibited by the presence of the lower corner decoration 13 and the plate member 41. You. As a result, epoch-making improvements in appearance and production can be achieved.

Furthermore, when recycling the pachinko machine 1, there is no need to remove a large number of nails, so that there is an effect that the recyclability is excellent.

(2) At the same time, the behavior (action) of the game ball 5 at the lower portion of the game board 2 is different from the case where the ball hits a nail, and the player can adjust the lower corner decoration 13 of the game ball 5 and the plate. The unique behavior of the member 41 can be enjoyed. As a result, the interest can be dramatically improved.

(3) In particular, in the present embodiment, the lower corner decoration 13 and the plate member 41 are provided with drop restricting means (for example, the ceiling surface 23a,
43a, 44a and the second cover 17), the game ball 5 hitting the drop restricting means is not
Simple dropping toward zero is at least temporarily restricted. Therefore, the above-described operation and effect that the player can enjoy the unique behavior of the lower corner decoration 13 and the plate member 41 of the game ball 5 is more reliably achieved. In addition, coupled with the possibility that the game ball 5 may win the normal winning opening 24, 25 or the large winning opening 4, the player is to watch the whereabouts of the game ball 5 hit with the drop restricting means with excitement. Become. As a result, the interest can be further improved.

Further, due to the existence of the drop restricting means, the passage leading to the out port 30 is narrowed as a whole. In particular, in the present embodiment, the game balls 5 are basically only allowed to pass through the outgoing passages 29, 31, 47, 48 and the special winning passage 46 when the shutter 7 is closed.
Is not guided to the out port 30. Therefore, the player feels that the game ball 5 is not easily guided to the out mouth 30. Furthermore, the fun at the time of a game will increase. (4) Further, according to the present embodiment, the lower corner decoration 13 and the plate member 41 are disposed above the out opening 30 so as to form a substantially U-shape. For this reason, the player feels as if the game balls 5 are guided toward the center of the game board 2 (the first-type starting opening 3 and the special winning opening 4) by the presence of the lower corner decoration 13 and the plate member 41. I remember, and more interesting.

(5) In addition, according to the present embodiment, the upper guide nail group 32 and the lower guide nail group 33 as guide members are provided at substantially the center of the lower part of the game board 2. For this reason, the game balls 5 flowing down in the side direction of the game board 2 are moved from the ceiling surface 23a to the upper guiding nail group 32 and the lower guiding nail group 33.
The game ball 5 is easily guided upward, and the game ball 5 can be guided toward the center in a predetermined direction (the first-type starting opening 3 or the special winning opening 4).
In particular, since the lower guiding nail group 33 is disposed substantially on the same line as the guiding surface 23a, the game balls 5 hitting the guiding surface 23a are more reliably guided toward the lower guiding nail group 33. It is easy to be done. Further, depending on the case, the game ball 5 may be disengaged from the lower corner decoration 13 in the passages 29 and 31.
May be guided to the outlet 30 from the outside. In addition, the player may be led to the normal winning ports 24 and 25. for that reason,
The various behaviors of the game ball 5 can be enjoyed, and depending on the whereabouts of the game ball 5, as a result, the presence or absence of a profit for the player is also affected, so that the interest is further increased.

In addition, the action of the game ball 5 in both the lower corner decoration 13 and the guide nail groups 32 and 33 can be enjoyed.

The present invention is not limited to the description of the above-described embodiment, and may be carried out as follows, for example, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

(A) In the above embodiment, the mounting member is constituted by the lower corner decoration 13 and the plate member 41, but the present invention is not limited to these. For example, the lower corner decoration and the plate member may be integrated to constitute a substantially U-shaped mounting member by one member. Further, members other than those described above may be added as constituent elements.

(B) The drop restricting means in the above embodiment may be appropriately changed. For example, various skylights 43a,
It is also possible to omit 44a or the like or to add a new skylight surface.

(C) In the above embodiment, the lower corner decoration 13 is provided on both sides of the first type starting port 3 on the game board 2, but the position is not limited at all. It may be provided at any position on the side of the game board 2 as long as it can be played. For example, it may be provided on both sides of the display device 8, or may be provided above both sides of the display device 8.

(D) Guide nail group 3 in the above embodiment
2, 33 may be omitted as appropriate or the arrangement shape may be changed. Further, in place of the guide nail groups 32 and 33, a guide rail or the like made of, for example, resin (or rubber or metal) may be provided.

(E) In the above embodiment, the lower corner decoration 13 is provided with the two ordinary winning openings 24 and 25, but may be one or less or three or more. Instead of the normal winning ports 24 and 25, a starting winning port and a variable winning port whose opening area can be varied depending on various conditions may be provided.

(F) The present invention can also be applied to a pachinko machine of a type different from the above-described embodiment (other than a pachinko machine with a type 1 starting port). Therefore, the present invention can be applied to a pachinko machine without the display device 8. Further, the present invention can be applied to a gaming machine such as an arepachi, an arrangement ball and the like in addition to the pachinko machine.

(F) In the above embodiment, the members (the substrate 14, the first and second covers 15, 17 and the like) constituting the lower corner decoration 13 and the plate member 41 are made of a resin material. Material (for example, metal, glass, etc.)
May be used.

(H) In the above embodiment, the ceiling surface 23a
The first cover 1 has a structure that can bend to some extent.
5 is intended to prevent damage, but such a structure is not necessary. In addition, as means for preventing damage, the rigidity of the ceiling surface 23a may be increased (thickness or a high-strength material may be used) or the momentum of the game ball 5 may be used. It is also conceivable to provide a means for suppressing the falling speed (for example, planting a nail as shown in FIG. 1 or reducing the momentum of the game ball 5 by other members). In consideration of the game content, it is desirable that the momentum is not too weakly reduced.

The technical ideas which are not described in the claims and can be grasped from the above embodiment will be described below.

(1) In the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, a large winning opening which is opened when a predetermined condition is satisfied is provided at a lower portion of the gaming board, and a large winning opening is provided in front of the large winning opening. And a plate member wider than the special winning opening is provided, and the plate member constitutes at least a part of the mounting member.

With such a configuration, when the special winning opening is opened, the game balls can easily enter the special winning opening. Further, in the invention according to claim 4, when the guide path of the guide member guides the game ball toward the special winning opening, the above-described operation is more reliably achieved.

(2) In the gaming machine according to claim 4 or the above (1), the illuminated member has one or more winning ports.

With such a configuration, when a game ball flows down to the vicinity of the illuminated member, the game ball either wins a winning opening or is guided to an out opening through a game ball passage. This makes the player more excited. As a result, the interest is dramatically improved.

(3) Claim 4 or the above supplementary note (1),
In the gaming machine described in (2), the guide member includes a plurality of guide nail groups planted on the game board surface. With such a configuration, it is possible to enjoy the action of the game ball with both the electric decoration member and the guide nail group.

(4) Claim 4 or the above supplementary notes (1) to
(3) In the gaming machine described in (3), the guide member is disposed substantially on the same line as the sky guide surface. With such a configuration, the game ball hitting the sky guide surface can be more reliably guided toward the guiding member.

[0067]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention,
In a gaming machine provided with a winning port and an out port on a gaming board, it is possible to achieve epoch-making improvements in appearance and production, and to achieve an effect of being excellent in recyclability.

Further, according to the present invention, in addition to the above-described effects, it is possible to dramatically improve interest.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a main part of a pachinko machine according to one embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a lower corner decoration.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a lower corner decoration.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line JJ of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a plate member and the like.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Pachinko machine, 2 ... Game board, 3 ... Type 1 starting port, 4 ...
Large winning a prize mouth, 5: game ball, 8: display device, 8a: display unit,
Reference numeral 13 denotes a lower corner decoration constituting an attachment member, 15 denotes a first cover, 17 denotes a second cover, 18, 19 denotes a winning passage, 23a denotes a skylight surface, 24, 25 denotes a normal winning opening, 29,
31: Detachment passage, 41: Plate member constituting the mounting member, 43: Inner bracket, 43a: Skyline surface, 44:
Outer bracket, 44a: sky guide surface, 45: cover plate, 46: large winning passage, 47, 48: detached passage.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine comprising: a winning port provided on a gaming board; and an out port provided at a substantially lowermost portion of the gaming board for leading out a gaming ball that could not win the winning port. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the game board is provided with a mounting member having a game ball passage over substantially the entire width direction of a lower portion of the game board. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the attachment member is disposed in a substantially U-shape above the out opening.