JP2007143958A - Game machine, program, and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine, a program, and a storage medium, capable of informing that a transitive trigger generator is in an internal prize-winning state by changing game medium put-out timing. <P>SOLUTION: When a BB or an RB is not in the internal prize-winning state, as pushing-down to all stop buttons 19a-19c is released, a put-out part 42 actuates a hopper device 32 to start put-out of tokens. When the BB or RB is in the internal prize-winning state, as the stop buttons 19a-19c are pushed down one by one for stopping first to three reels 15a-15c, with the last one continuously pushed down, a special put-out part 43 actuates the hopper device 32 to start put-out of the tokens. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine used in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor.

  In this specification, a pachislot machine is described as an example of one of the gaming machines. Therefore, a description will be given using a medal as a gaming medium for playing a game, but the gaming medium may be other media such as a pachinko ball. Including. In addition, “inserting a medal” includes not only actually inserting a medal into the medal insertion slot but also inserting (betting) a credited medal with a bet button or the like. In addition, a lottery that determines either a loser or multiple types of winning roles is selected as a winning role lottery, and the symbols that make up the winning roles are aligned on the winning line, and the winning role is selected by winning the winning role lottery. The state until winning a prize is defined as an internal winning state.

  Many slot machines called pachislot machines that are installed and used in game halls such as pachinko parlors enter a gaming state advantageous to the player, such as a big bonus (BB) mode and a regular bonus (RB) mode. This makes the game interesting. In many cases, these game states shift when a specific winning combination (transition opportunity) determined by lottery wins, and when the transition opportunity determined by lottery does not win In many cases, the internal winning state of this transition opportunity is carried over to the next game. In recent pachislot machines, for example, a device that notifies that a transition trigger determined by lottery is in an internal winning state by a device such as a liquid crystal panel, a voice, and a lamp has become mainstream. By performing the notification, even a beginner with little game knowledge can detect a transition opportunity to win, so that the beginner can be prevented from feeling unfair to the game.

Many pachislot machines are configured to pay out a set number of medals when the stop mode of a reel that has been stopped in response to a stop switch (stop button) being pressed is a prize (Patent Document 1). The payout of medals based on winning is often performed in response to the release of the stop button.
JP-A-06-47130

  However, in the pachislot machine as described above, devices such as a liquid crystal panel, a voice, and a lamp must be separately prepared in order to notify that the transition trigger determined by the lottery is in the internal winning state. In addition, since it is not directly related to whether or not a medal can be obtained, which is a basic interest of the game, some players may not notice the notification.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a gaming machine, a program, and a storage medium capable of notifying that a transition trigger is in an internal winning state by a change in the payout timing of the gaming medium. For the purpose.

  The gaming machine of the present invention includes a reel that stops in response to pressing of the stop button, and a payout means that starts payout of the game medium in response to release of the stop button when the stop mode of the reel is winning. In the gaming machine, when the reel stop mode is winning, the reel is stopped when the internal winning state of the winning combination that is an opportunity to shift to a gaming state advantageous to the player is carried over to the next game. A special payout means for starting payout of the game medium at a time based on an elapsed time from when the stop button is pressed in a state where the press state of the stop button pressed to make it continue It is characterized by.

  In addition, it is preferable to provide a payout start timing selecting means for selecting a game media payout start time by a lottery from a plurality of different times by the special payout means.

  In addition, it is preferable to include special payout prohibiting means for prohibiting payout of game media by the special payout means based on the result of lottery.

  The program according to the present invention includes stop control means for stopping the reel in response to pressing of the stop button, and payout for starting to pay out game media in response to release of the stop button when the stop mode of the reel is winning. Means to stop the reel when the reel's stop mode is winning and the internal winning state of the winning combination that is an opportunity to shift to a gaming state advantageous to the player is carried over to the next game The game machine computer is used as a special payout means for starting payout of game media at a time based on the elapsed time from when the stop button is pressed while the stop button pressed down is continued. It is for functioning.

  The storage medium of the present invention starts a payout of a game medium in response to release of the stop button when the stop control means for stopping the reel in response to pressing of the stop button, and when the stop mode of the reel is winning. The reel is stopped when the payout means and the reel stop mode are winning, and the internal winning state of the winning combination that is an opportunity to shift to a gaming state advantageous to the player is carried over to the next game A computer of a gaming machine as a special payout means for starting payout of game media at a time based on an elapsed time from when the stop button is pressed in a state in which the pressed state of the stop button pressed is continued It is a computer-readable program that stores a program for functioning.

  The gaming machine of the present invention has a special payout means when the reel's stop mode is winning and the internal winning state of the winning combination that triggers the transition to a gaming state advantageous to the player is carried over to the next game. However, when the stop button pressed to stop the reel is kept pressed, the game medium payout starts at a time based on the elapsed time from when the stop button was pressed. It can be notified by the change of the payout timing of the game medium that the trigger is in the internal winning state.

  In addition, by providing a payout start time selection means for selecting a game media payout start time by a special payout means by lottery from a plurality of different times, a special payout is made when the transition trigger is in an internal winning state. Since the time at which the means starts paying out the game media changes, it is possible to give the player an interest such as whether or not the payout by the special payout means is performed at a plurality of different times.

  Also, by providing special payout prohibiting means for prohibiting the payout of game media by the special payout means based on the result of the lottery, the special payout means pays out the game media even if the transition trigger is in the internal winning state. Since the case of not performing is caused by lottery, it is possible to give the player an interest such as whether or not the payout by the special payout means is performed.

  FIG. 1 shows an appearance of a slot machine (game machine) 10, and first, an outline of a game flow of the slot machine 10 will be described. The slot machine 10 is set with three types of game modes: a normal mode, a BB mode, and an RB mode. In the winning combination lottery in the normal mode, when the winning combination BB that triggers the transition to the BB mode is won and the symbols constituting the BB are awarded, the normal mode is switched to the BB mode. When a symbol constituting the BB is not won in a game won by the BB, the internal winning state of the BB is continued until a symbol constituting the BB is won in the next game. In the winning combination lottery in the normal mode, when the winning combination RB that becomes an opportunity to shift to the RB mode is won, and the symbols constituting the RB are won, the RB mode is shifted to. When the symbol constituting the RB is not won in the game won by the RB, the internal winning state of the RB continues until the symbol constituting the RB is won in the game after the next time.

  In the RB mode, a game is played by betting one medal, and it is determined whether or not to win a pre-set winning combination (not winning in the normal mode). The winning probability of the winning combination is set so as to win in most games in the RB mode. That is, in the RB mode, the payout rate is higher than in the normal mode, and the gaming state is advantageous to the player. The RB mode ends when 12 games are played or a symbol constituting a winning combination set in advance wins 8 times. In the BB mode, an RB introduction game is played by betting three medals, and when the symbol constituting the RB transition combination wins in this RB introduction game, the RB mode is entered. In the RB introduction mode, the winning probability of the small role is higher than that in the normal mode, and the gaming state is advantageous to the player. The BB mode ends when the RB introduction game is played 30 times or when the RB mode is shifted to 3 times.

  The slot machine 10 is provided with a housing 13 including a storage box 11 and a front door 12. A display window 14 is provided on the front door 12. A first reel 15a, a second reel 15b, and a third reel 15c are rotatably incorporated in the back of the display window 14. A plurality of types of symbols are arranged at regular intervals on the outer periphery of the first to third reels 15a to 15c. When the first to third reels 15a to 15c are stopped, three symbols per reel can be observed through the display window 14. A total of five straight winning effect lines (indicated by a two-dot chain line in the figure), each of which is a combination of symbols of each reel, are set.

  When one medal is inserted from the medal slot 16, the middle prize winning line is activated. When two medals are inserted, three horizontal winning effective lines are activated by adding the upper and lower winning effective lines to the middle winning effective line. When three medals are inserted, a total of five winning active lines are activated by adding two diagonal lines to the upper, middle and lower tiers.

  In the slot machine 10, it is possible to credit (store) medals up to 50. A bet button 17 is provided on the operation panel arranged below the display window 14. When the bet button 17 is pressed, a credited medal is bet.

  When the start lever 18 is pressed after the medal is inserted, the first to third reels 15a to 15c rotate all at once. When a certain time elapses after the first to third reels 15a to 15c start to rotate, the operation of the stop buttons 19a to 19c is validated. When the operation of the stop buttons 19a to 19c is validated, the corresponding first to third reels 15a to 15c are individually stopped in response to pressing of the stop buttons 19a to 19c.

  When the stopped first to third reels 15a to 15c are awarded, a predetermined number of medals based on the type of winning combination won is paid out to the player from the payout opening 20. A medal tray 21 for receiving medals paid out from the payout opening 20 is provided at the lower part of the front door 12.

  A liquid crystal panel 22 is provided above the display window 13. For example, by displaying characters or characters using the liquid crystal panel 22, it is suggested that the BB or RB is won or not, or the BB or RB is in the internal winning state. The production is executed using, for example, animation.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a control board 31 in which a CPU 30 (shown in FIG. 3) for controlling the slot machine 10 is incorporated, a first to third reels 15a to 15c, a hopper device 32, etc. Is provided. On the hopper device 32, medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 16 are dropped through the medal selector 25 and the medal guide member 26 provided below the medal insertion slot 16. The hopper device 32 is provided with a storage tank 32b for storing medals at the top, and when a symbol constituting a winning combination accompanied by paying out medals is won in a game, the number of medals based on the type of winning combination is incorporated. One by one is sent from the medal outlet 32c to the payout outlet 20 by driving the motor.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the operation of the slot machine 10 is basically controlled by a control board 31 including a CPU 30 and a memory 40. The CPU 30 includes a control unit (stop control unit) 30a for controlling the operation of the CPU 30, a winning combination determination unit 41, a payout unit (payout unit) 42, a special payout unit (special payout unit) 43, and a payout start, which will be described later. A time selection unit (payout start time selection means, special payout prohibition means) 44 and the like are provided.

  The medal sensor 33 is provided in the medal selector 25, detects an appropriate medal inserted from the medal slot 16, and inputs a medal detection signal to the control unit 30a. The control unit 30a counts the number of inserted 1 to 3 medals based on the detection signal from the medal sensor 33, and determines the number of winning winning lines to be activated. When the bet button 17 is pressed, the control unit 30a determines the number of valid pay lines to be activated based on the number of times the operation signal for the bet button 17 is input.

  The start signal sensor 34 detects that the start lever 18 has been pressed. When pressing of the start lever 18 is detected, a game start signal is input from the start signal sensor 34 to the control unit 30a. At the same time as the game start signal is input, the control unit 30a rotates the first to third reels 15a to 15c and starts game processing according to the program stored in the ROM area of the memory 40.

  The drive and stop control of each reel is performed by the control unit 30a via the reel drive controller. The first to third reels 15a to 15c are attached to the drive shafts of the stepping motors 36a to 36c, respectively. Then, the first to third reels 15a to 15c are controlled by controlling the driving of the stepping motors 36a to 36c. The RAM area of the memory 40 is used for temporary storage or rewriting of flags and data used for each game.

  The stepping motors 36a to 36c rotate at a rotation angle corresponding to the number of drive pulses supplied from the control unit 30a. For this reason, the control unit 30a controls the rotation angle of the first to third reels 15a to 15c by controlling the number of drive pulses supplied to the stepping motors 36a to 36c, and cuts the supply of the drive pulse to the reels. Determine the stop position. The first to third reels 15a to 15c are integrally formed with reflection signal portions 37a to 37c at their reference positions. Then, every time the first to third reels 15a to 15c make one rotation, the photosensors 38a to 38c detect passage of the respective reflection signal portions 37a to 37c. Detection signals from the photo sensors 38a to 38c are input to the control unit 30a as a reset signal indicating the reference position of the reel. The outer peripheral surfaces of the first to third reels 15a to 15c are partitioned into a plurality of frames for each predetermined range, and one symbol is assigned to each frame.

  The control unit 30a is provided with a pulse counter that counts the number of drive pulses supplied to each of the stepping motors 36a to 36c. When the reset signal is input from the photo sensors 38a to 38c, the control unit 30a clears the count value of the corresponding pulse counter. Therefore, the number of drive pulses corresponding to the rotation angle within one rotation of each reel is stored in each pulse counter while being sequentially updated.

  A symbol table is stored in the ROM area of the memory 40. In the symbol table, the number of drive pulses corresponding to the rotation angle from the reference position of each reel is associated with symbol codes indicating symbols arranged on the first to third reels 15a to 15c. The control unit 30a can identify, for example, which symbol is moving on the middle winning pay line by monitoring the count value of the pulse counter for each reel while referring to this symbol table. It is possible to predict how much the reel is rotated and the target symbol moves on the winning line.

  When the stop buttons 19a to 19c are successively pressed and an operation signal is input, the control unit 30a and the reel drive controller 35 perform stop control of the corresponding first to third reels 15a to 15c.

  When a game start signal is input from the start signal sensor 34, the control unit 30 a performs a winning combination lottery using the winning combination determination unit 41. The winning combination determination unit 41 includes a random number generator and a random number sampling circuit, and draws one random value every time a game start signal is input. The winning combination determining unit 41 includes a plurality of lottery tables corresponding to each game mode (including a table for determining a winning combination in a state where BB, RB, etc. have won an internal prize). Then, the winning combination determining unit 41 determines one of a plurality of types of winning combinations including BB and RB or a loss by collating the lottery random value with the lottery table.

  When the first to third reels 15a to 15c are stopped in response to pressing of the stop buttons 19a to 19c one after another, the symbols constituting the winning combination determined by the winning combination determining unit 41 are on the winning line. If the symbols constituting the BB or RB determined by the winning combination determining unit 41 are not won, the control unit 30a determines that there is a BB or RB that has not been won. The information shown is stored in the memory 40, and the internal winning state is carried over to the next game.

  The payout unit 42 is configured so that when the mode of the first to third reels 15a to 15c stopped in response to pressing of the stop buttons 19a to 19c one after another is a winning combination winning with medal payout, In response to the release of the stop buttons 19a to 19c being released, the hopper device 32 is operated to start paying out a prescribed number of medals from the payout opening 20 according to the winning combination. A payout table that determines the number of medals to be paid out is stored in the ROM area of the memory 40.

  In the special payout unit 43, the reels stopped in response to pressing of the stop buttons 19a to 19c one after another are winning winning combinations with payout of medals, and the internal winning state of BB or RB is the next game In the state where the last one of the stop buttons 19a to 19c, which have been pressed one after another to stop the first to third reels 15a to 15c, is being carried over, To start paying out a prescribed number of medals according to the winning combination from the payout opening 20. That is, the medals are paid out by the special payout unit 43 before the medals are paid out by the payout unit 42. When the payout of medals is started by the special payout unit 43, the control unit 30a prohibits the payout unit 42 from starting the payout of medals. The time when the special payout unit 43 starts to pay out medals is a time based on the elapsed time from when the last one of the stop buttons 19a to 19c pressed down is pressed, and the payout start time selection unit 44 is selected from a plurality of different periods.

  The payout start time selection unit 44 selects a start time for paying out medals by the special payout unit 43 from a plurality of different times. The selection is performed by comparing the lottery table with a random number drawn in the same manner as in the winning combination lottery. As a plurality of different times, the elapsed time from when the last one of the pressed stop buttons 19a to 19c is pressed is 0 second, 2 seconds, 4 seconds, 6 seconds and 8 seconds. The latter five are set, and the respective lottery probabilities are set to 15500/65536, 10000/65536, 20000/65536, 7000/65536, and 3035/65536. By setting the lottery probability in this way, a relatively late time is often selected as the payout start time, and the player expects that BB and RB are in the internal winning state. Make it sustainable. The start time selected and the lottery probability may be set as appropriate, and the lottery probability to be set is not limited to one type. For example, the lottery probability varies depending on the type of winning prize winning combination. Also good.

  Further, the payout start time selection unit 44 determines whether to prohibit the special payout unit 43 from paying out medals in a lottery when selecting the start time of the medal payout by the special payout unit 43 from a plurality of different times. The decision is made at the same time. In the lottery table used for the lottery, an item for prohibiting the medal payout by the special payout unit 43 is provided, and the lottery probability is set to 1/65536. That is, the payout start time selection unit 44 can select one of 0 seconds, 2 seconds, 4 seconds, 6 seconds, and 8 seconds as the start time of payout of medals by the special payout unit 43 by lottery, or Then, the prohibition of the medal payout by the special payout unit 43 is selected. By setting the lottery probability in this way, the player can have more opportunities to recognize that BB or RB is in the internal winning state by paying out medals by the special payout unit 43, and the medal by the special payout unit 43. Make it rare that the payout is prohibited. The selection result of the payout start time selection unit 44 is input to the special payout unit 43 via the control unit 30a.

  By doing so, the player can start paying out medals while the last one of the stop buttons 19a to 19c that have been pressed one after another continues, that is, the BB or RB has received an internal prize. It can be expected that it is informed that it is in a state based on each lottery probability at each time, and expectation that BB and RB are in an internal winning state even if no medal is paid out Can hold.

  The liquid crystal panel 22 is controlled by the liquid crystal display controller 45. The control unit 30 a displays an effect image or the like on the liquid crystal panel 22 via the liquid crystal display control unit device 45.

  Next, the flow of medal payout in the game of the slot machine 10 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  In the game of the slot machine 10, the first to third reels 15a to 15c are stopped in response to the stop buttons 19a to 19c being pressed one after another. When all of the first to third reels 15a to 15c are stopped in a winning combination with a medal payout, when the depressing of all the stop buttons 19a to 19c is released, the payout unit 42 Starts operating the hopper device 32 and paying out a prescribed number of medals according to the winning combination from the payout opening 20.

  When the stop button 19a to 19c is pressed one after another, the reel mode stopped is a winning combination with a medal payout, and the internal winning status of BB or RB is carried over to the next game In addition, the payout start time selection unit 44 selects one of a plurality of different times as the start time of payout of medals by the special payout unit 43 by lottery or prohibits the payout of medals by the special payout unit 43 by lottery. To do. When the payout start time selection unit 44 selects to prohibit the medal payout by the special payout unit 43, the payout of medals is not started until all the stop buttons 19a to 19c are released.

  When the payout start time selection unit 44 selects one of the medal payout start times by the special payout unit 43, stop buttons 19a to 19c pressed one after another to stop the first to third reels 15a to 15c. If the elapsed time from when the last one of the stop buttons 19a to 19c is pressed reaches the selected start time while the last one is being pressed, the special payout unit 43 The hopper device 32 is operated to start paying out a specified number of medals according to the winning combination from the payout opening 20.

  When the payout of medals is started by the special payout unit 43, the control unit 30a prohibits the payout unit 42 from starting the payout of medals. If the elapsed time from when the last one of the stop buttons 19a to 19c is pressed is released before reaching the selected start time, the payout unit 42 starts paying out medals. In this case, since the pressed state is not continued, the special payout unit 43 does not start paying out medals.

  As described above, when BB or RB is in the internal winning state, the last one of the stop buttons 19a to 19c, which are successively pressed to stop the first to third reels 15a to 15c, is continued. Since the payout of medals is started in the state of being in the game, it can be notified by the change in the payout timing of the game medium that the transition trigger is in the internal winning state.

  FIG. 5 shows an example in which a storage medium (CD, flexible disk, IC memory, MO, etc.) 60 is installed in the slot machine 10. The storage medium 60 includes means as shown in the flowchart of FIG. A program to be realized by the computer 61 including the memory 40 is stored. In this case, for example, stop control means for stopping the reel in response to pressing of the stop button, and payout means for starting payout of the game medium in response to release of pressing of the stop button when the reel stop mode is winning. Stop that was pressed to stop the reel when the reel's stop mode is winning, and the internal winning state of the winning role that will trigger the transition to a gaming state advantageous to the player is carried over to the next game A storage medium 60 stores a program for causing the computer 61 to function as special payout means for starting payout of game media at a time based on the elapsed time from when the stop button is pressed while the button is being pressed. To remember. Then, the storage medium 60 is loaded into the reading device 62 and the program is installed in the slot machine 10.

  The program can be distributed to the slot machine 10 using the Internet instead of being installed via the storage medium 60. It is also possible to install the distributed program of the present invention or the program of the present invention read from the storage medium 60 on a personal computer and play a slot machine game on a monitor.

  In the above embodiment, the gaming state advantageous to the player is the BB mode and the RB mode. However, as the gaming state advantageous to the player, for example, a replay time (RT in which the winning probability of replay is higher than in the normal mode) ) Mode, an assist time that allows the player to win a winning combination by prompting the player to press the stop button, such as notifying the order of pressing the stop button, or notifying the symbol to be stopped on the winning line. AT) mode, stock time (ST) mode that stores the winning combination when it wins, high discharge probability mode that increases the release probability of the stored winning combination, and stops the reel according to the timing of the stop button operation A challenge time (CT) mode or the like that can be set may be set as appropriate.

  In the above embodiment, when the BB or RB is not in the internal winning state, the special payout unit 43 displays the last one of the stop buttons 19a to 19c pressed one after another to stop the first to third reels 15a to 15c. The medal payout is not started when the pressed state is continued, but the medal payout is started with the last pressed state of the stop buttons 19a to 19c being continued even when BB or RB is not in the internal winning state. You may make it do. In this case, by changing the mode of change of the medal payout start time based on whether or not BB or RB is in the internal winning state, notifying that BB or RB is in the internal winning state. Can do.

  For example, as the start time of payout of medals by the special payout unit 43 when BB or RB is not in the internal winning state, the elapsed time from when the last one of the pressed stop buttons 19a to 19c is pressed , 0 seconds, 2 seconds, 4 seconds, 6 seconds and 8 seconds, and set the lottery probability to 40000/65536, 20000/65536, 5000/65536, 65536 330 and 6/65536 are set, and the probability of selecting not to pay out medals is set to 200/65536. By setting the lottery probability in this way, a relatively early time is selected as a payout start time, and the payout of medals by the special payout unit 43 is often prohibited. As described above, the state of change in the medal payout start time is different from that in the above embodiment when the BB or RB is in the internal winning state, so that the last pressing state of the stop buttons 19a to 19c continues. When the payout of medals is started in a state in which the player has been played, it is possible to give the player an interest that the player infers whether or not the BB or RB is in the internal winning state.

  In the above embodiment, the payout unit 42 and the special payout unit 43 have started operating the hopper device 32 to start paying out a prescribed number of medals based on the type of winning combination won. The same effect can be obtained by paying out a prescribed number of medals based on the type of the game without crediting the hopper device 32 or performing a re-game operation process called replay. For example, when the re-game operation process is performed in response to the winning of the symbol constituting the replay combination, if the BB or RB is in the internal winning state when the symbol constituting the replay winning combination is won, the first to third What is necessary is just to start a re-game operation process in the state which the pressing state of the last one of the stop buttons 19a-19c pressed one after another in order to stop the reels 15a-15c is continued.

It is an external view of the slot machine using the present invention. It is a perspective view showing the inside of the slot machine. It is a functional block diagram which shows the electrical schematic structure of a slot machine. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of payout of a medal. FIG. 26 is an explanatory diagram when a storage medium storing a program is installed in a slot machine.

Explanation of symbols

10 Slot machines (gaming machines)
15a-15c 1st-3rd reel 30 CPU
30a Control unit (stop control means)
32 Hopper device 42 Dispensing part (dispensing means)
43 Special Dispensing Department (Special Dispensing Means)
44 payout start time selection section (payout start time selection means, special payout prohibition means)
60 storage medium 61 computer

Claims (5)

In a gaming machine comprising a reel that stops in response to pressing of a stop button, and a payout means that starts paying out game media in response to release of pressing of the stop button when the stop mode of the reel is winning.
When the reel's stop mode is winning, and the internal winning state of the winning combination that triggers the transition to a gaming state advantageous to the player is carried over to the next game, the reel is pressed to stop the reel. And a special payout means for starting payout of game media at a time based on an elapsed time from when the stop button is pressed while the stop button is being pressed. Machine.   2. A gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising payout start timing selection means for selecting a start timing of payout of game media by said special payout means by lottery from a plurality of different times.   3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising special payout prohibiting means for prohibiting payout of game media by the special payout means based on a result of lottery. Stop control means for stopping the reel in response to pressing of the stop button;
A payout means for starting payout of the game medium in response to release of the stop button when the stop mode of the reel is winning;
When the reel's stop mode is winning, and the internal winning state of the winning combination that triggers the transition to a gaming state advantageous to the player is carried over to the next game, the reel is pressed to stop the reel. In order to cause the computer of the gaming machine to function as special payout means for starting payout of game media at a time based on the elapsed time from when the stop button is pressed while the stop button is being pressed. Program.   A computer-readable storage medium storing the program according to claim 4.

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