JP2006239281A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (3)

In a gaming machine that provides games using gaming media,
Identification information variation display means for performing identification information variation display effects for notifying the presence or absence of occurrence of a gaming state advantageous to the player;
A front member which is a member located on the front side of the gaming machine and is visible to the player in a state where the gaming machine is viewed from the front;
An information display means provided at a predetermined location of the front member, which is a display means different from the identification information variation display means, and displays game information which is display information relating to the game;
With
The information display means includes
A drawing member on which a plurality of pieces of game information are individually and fixedly drawn;
A covering member that has a visual recognition window part capable of visually recognizing a part of the drawing member, and covers the front side of the drawing member excluding the visual recognition window part;
Drive means for driving the drawing member so that a predetermined one piece of game information is located in the viewing window portion among the plurality of game information of the drawing member;
A shielding means that is disposed on the front side of the drawing member and hides part of the game information located at a position corresponding to the visual recognition window portion of the drawing member;
State determination means for determining release of the shielding state by the shielding means based on establishment of a predetermined release condition;
A release control means for controlling the shielding means so as to release the shielding state by the shielding means based on the release judgment by the state judging means;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:   In the gaming machine according to claim 1,
  The shielding means is variable based on a state control signal between a first state that is transparent or translucent and a second state that is opaque.
  The release control means changes the shielding means from the second state to the first state so as to release the shielding state by the shielding means based on the release determination by the state determination means.
  A gaming machine characterized by that.   In the gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2,
  The said shielding means hides the main display elements of the game information located in the location corresponding to the said visual recognition window part in the said drawing member.
  A gaming machine characterized by that.