JP2008048852A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To execute a performance allowing a player to taste a sense of unity with the progress of a game by allowing him/her to confirm the progress of the game. <P>SOLUTION: The front panel 1a of this game machine 1 and a token passage inside this game machine 1 are constituted of a transparent material so that the constitution inside this game machine 1 is visible from the outside. This constitution allows the player to view the token passage from a token inlet 22 to a hopper tank inside the game machine from the outside of this game machine 1 and also to view the token passage from the hopper tank to a token outlet 15 from the outside of this game machine 1, thereby allowing the player to confirm the movement of the tokens inside this game machine 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachislot machine, a pachinko machine, and other gaming machines in which gaming media are inserted and paid out.

  There is a gaming machine as in Patent Document 1 in which a game medium such as a medal is inserted to play a game, and the game medium is paid out according to the game result.

Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-10346

  In a gaming machine such as Patent Document 1, in order for a player to continue a game for a long time, it is important to produce a game in which the player has a sense of unity in the progress of the game. On the other hand, if the gaming machine is a black box, it is not possible to confirm the progress of the game in the gaming machine, which hinders the player from having a sense of unity with the progress of the game.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which the progress of a game can be confirmed, and an effect is made so that the player can feel a sense of unity with the progress of the game.

Means and effects for solving the problems

  The gaming machine of the present invention is a gaming machine that pays out a game medium corresponding to a valuable value when a winning is established, from the slot for the game medium, the slot for the game medium, and from the slot A storage container in which the game medium is stored, an input guide passage for guiding the game medium input from the input port to the storage container, and guides the game medium stored in the storage container to the payout port The payout guide passage, the storage container, the input guide passage, and the payout guide passage are accommodated, and at least one of the input guide passage and the payout guide passage is visible from the outside of the gaming machine. And a housing made of a material having at least a part of light transmission.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, since the passage through which the game medium passes is visually observed from the outside of the housing, the game proceeds while observing the movement of the game medium inserted by the player or paid out according to the game result. Is possible. Therefore, it becomes possible for the player to visually recognize the progress of the game, and the effect of the effect that the player has a sense of unity with the game is improved. Further, since the passage through which the game medium passes is visually observed from the outside of the casing, it is easy to reveal an illegal act such as playing a game while illegally crafting the passage of the game medium.

  Moreover, in this invention, it is preferable to further provide the illuminator which illuminates said one of the said input guidance channel | path and the discharge | payout guidance channel | path. According to this configuration, since the game medium on the passage is illuminated, the effect of rendering that the movement of the game medium can be seen is improved, and fraud is more easily revealed.

  Further, in the present invention, the rotary reel is accommodated in the casing and has a design drawn on the surface thereof, and is opposed to the rotary reel, and the design of the rotary reel is visually observed from the outside of the casing. And a display surface for displaying an image for production, at least part of which is made of a light-transmitting material, and the display surface is exposed on the outer surface of the housing Is preferred. According to this configuration, a transparent display surface is exposed on the outer surface of the casing so that the rotating reel inside the casing can be seen from the outside. Therefore, not only the path of the game medium but also other parts inside the gaming machine can be visually observed from the outside, so that the effect of rendering that the inside of the gaming machine has a casing that can be seen from the outside is improved. To do.

  Further, in the present invention, the control board is housed in the housing and has a control circuit to which a control circuit for controlling a game in the gaming machine is fixed. It is preferable to further include a board cover that covers the control board so that the control circuit is not visible from the outside. According to this configuration, even if the inside of the gaming machine is visible, the control circuit configuration cannot be confirmed from the outside, so the act of attempting to use the control circuit configuration for illegal games Can be prevented.

  A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

(First embodiment: configuration of gaming machine)
The gaming machine according to the first embodiment is a so-called “pachi-slot machine”, and a specific winning mode is established based on the symbols displayed by stopping the variation display of a plurality of symbols on the winning line. The variation display can be stopped by detecting the operation of the player. The gaming machine according to the present embodiment is played using a game medium having a shape that is difficult to roll, such as coins and medals. In the following description, explanation will be made using medals as game media.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of the gaming machine 1. The housing of the gaming machine 1 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and includes front, back, top, bottom, and both side panels. Among these, the front panel 1 a of the housing includes a speaker panel 103, a cabinet 2, a lower panel 101, and a payout outlet panel 104. A liquid crystal display device 5 is installed in the cabinet 2. As will be described later, the liquid crystal display device 5 is configured such that a plurality of symbols of three reels 3L, 3C, and 3R (rotary reels) arranged behind the liquid crystal display device 5 can be visually recognized. Images and the like can be displayed. In this embodiment, the case where the liquid crystal display device 5 is provided in front of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R will be described. However, in the present invention, the position where the liquid crystal display device 5 is provided is particularly limited. It is not something. The liquid crystal display device 5 will be described in detail later.

  Behind the liquid crystal display device 5, three reels 3L, 3C and 3R are provided as variable display means. Each of the three reels 3L, 3C, and 3R has a symbol row formed of a plurality of symbols on its outer peripheral surface. The symbol row consists of a plurality of types of symbols with code numbers “00” to “20”. Specifically, it consists of the symbols “Red 7”, “Blue 7”, “Lower Chile”, “Bell”, “Watermelon”, “Replay”, and “Upper Chile”. Each reel rotates at a constant speed (for example, 80 rpm). “Red 7” and “Blue 7” in the symbol sequence are set as constituting a specific winning mode. Here, the specific winning mode means a winning mode in which a bonus of BB (big bonus) or RB (regular bonus) described later is established.

  FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the front surface of the liquid crystal display device 5 in FIG. A display surface 51 a is formed on the front surface of the liquid crystal display device 5. From the display surface 51a, a total of nine symbols can be visually recognized on the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R, three in the vertical direction. In addition, five pay lines are set corresponding to the stop positions of the nine symbols that can be visually recognized. That is, a top line 8b, a center line 8c, and a bottom line 8d that horizontally traverse three symbols arranged in the vertical direction are provided, and a cross down line 8a and a cross up line 8e that traverse diagonally.

  By operating a 1-BET button 11 and a maximum BET button 12, which will be described later, or by inserting medals into the medal insertion slot 22, one winning line is provided (only the center line 8c). When two bets are made (the 1-BET button 11 is operated (pressed) twice or two medals are inserted), three (in addition to the center line 8c, the center line 8b, the bottom line 8d), the maximum number (this embodiment) In the case of 3 bets), 5 (3 cross-line 8a and cross-up line 8e) are activated in addition to 3 (2 bets). The winning lines 8a to 8e are related to success or failure of the winning combination. Specifically, the winning combination of the predetermined combination is established by stopping and displaying the symbols constituting the symbol combination corresponding to the predetermined combination in a predetermined position corresponding to any activated winning line. Will be. In the following description, the activated winning line may be referred to as an activated line.

  As shown in FIG. 1, on the left side of the liquid crystal display device 5, a game start display lamp 25, a hit display lamp (so-called “WIN lamp”) 17, a medal insertion lamp 24, a 1-BET lamp 9a, 2 -Various lamps such as a BET lamp 9b and a maximum BET lamp 9c, and various display sections such as a payout number display section 18, a credit display section 19 and an accessory operation (bonus) number display section 20 are provided (see FIG. 2). . These lamps and the display section can also be visually recognized from the front surface of the cabinet 2 through the liquid crystal display device 5 in the same manner as the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R.

  The 1-BET lamp 9a, the 2-BET lamp 9b, and the maximum BET lamp 9c are lit according to the number of medals (hereinafter, also referred to as BET number) bet to play one game (unit game). Note that one game ends when all reels are stopped, or when medals are paid out, when medals are paid out.

  The WIN lamp 17 is turned on with a predetermined probability when BB or RB is internally won, and is also turned on when a BB or RB winning is established. The internal winning means that the CPU 31 draws a winning combination that can be established, and the winning combination that is won internally is called an internal winning combination, which will be described in detail later. The medal insertion lamp 24 blinks when the medal insertion is acceptable. The game start display lamp 25 is lit when at least one of the pay lines 8a to 8e is activated.

  The payout number display unit 18 displays the number of payout medals at the time the winning is established, the credit display unit 19 displays the number of stored medals, and the bonus number display unit 20 displays the RB. The number of possible games and the number of possible RB game winnings are displayed. These display units consist of a 7-segment display.

  A pedestal portion 10 having a horizontal surface is formed below the liquid crystal display device 5, and a medal slot 22 is provided on the right side of the pedestal portion 10. In the vicinity of the medal slot 22, a refund switch 22a is provided. On the left side of the pedestal 10, a 1-BET button 11 and a maximum BET button 12 are provided. The 1-BET button 11 makes one of the credited medals bet on the game by one pressing operation, and two of the credited medals by two pressing operations. The number of bets on the game. The maximum BET button 12 sets the maximum number of bets that can be bet on one game (three in this embodiment) to be bet on the game. By operating the BET buttons 11 and 12, the above-described pay lines 8a to 8e are activated.

  A stored medal settlement button 14 (hereinafter referred to as a C / P button 14) is provided on the left side of the front surface of the pedestal unit 10 to switch the credit / payout of medals acquired by the player by a push operation. When “payout” is selected by switching the C / P button 14, medals are paid out from the medal payout opening 15 formed in the payout outlet panel 104 below the cabinet 2, and the paid out medal 115. Are stored in the medal receiving portion 16. On the other hand, when “credit” is selected, the number of medals is stored as credits in a memory (for example, a RAM 33 described later) provided in the gaming machine 1.

  A start lever 6 for rotating the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R by a player's operation is attached to the right side of the C / P button 14 so as to be rotatable within a predetermined angular range. Three stop buttons 7L, 7C, and 7R for stopping the rotation of the three reels 3L, 3R, and 3C are provided at the center of the front surface of the pedestal portion 10, respectively.

  In the speaker panel 103 above the cabinet 2, speakers 21L and 21R are respectively provided on the left and right sides. Further, in the speaker panel 103, a payout table panel 23 is provided between the speakers 21L and 21R to display a combination of winning symbols, a medal payout number, and the like. In addition, an LED lamp 29 is provided above the speakers 21L and 21R and the payout table panel 23, and blinks or the like in accordance with an effect corresponding to the gaming state.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the cabinet 2 and the lower panel 101 are members made of a light-transmitting material such as a transparent acrylic plate. Further, the panels 102 on both side surfaces are members made of such a transparent material. Thereby, the internal structure of the gaming machine 1 can be viewed from the outside of the gaming machine 1.

  FIG. 3 shows an internal configuration of the gaming machine 1 when the front panel 1a of the casing of the gaming machine 1 is opened. An insertion medal passage 111 and a medal guide 112 through which medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 22 pass are fixed behind the front panel 1a of the housing.

  A medal discharge port (not shown) is formed on the side surface and the lower surface of the insertion medal passage 111. Inside the insertion medal passage 111, a first guide 111a (see FIG. 4) for guiding the medal from the medal insertion port 22 to the medal discharge port formed on the side surface, and the medal from the medal insertion port 22 on the lower surface A second guide 111b (see FIG. 5) for guiding the formed medal outlet is formed. A selection member (not shown) for selecting one of the first and second guides is provided inside the insertion medal passage 111. The selection member selects the first and second guides in conjunction with the refund switch 22a. In a state where the refund switch 22a is not pushed, the selection member selects the first guide. On the other hand, when the refund switch 22a is pressed, the selection member selects the second guide, and while the refund switch 22a is pressed, the state in which the selection member selects the second guide is maintained.

  The medal guide 112 is a guide for guiding the medal so that the medal guide 112 falls backward from the medal discharge path formed on the side surface of the inserted medal passage 111. The position and inclination of the medal guide 112 are adjusted so that the medal from the inserted medal path 111 falls into a hopper tank 40 described later.

  Behind the front panel 1a, a payout medal passage 113 and a payout medal passage 114 having a cavity formed therein are fixed. A medal receiving port 113 a is formed on the upper surface of the payout medal passage 113, and a medal discharge port (not shown) is formed on the lower surface of the payout medal passage 113. The medal receiving port 113a is opposed to a medal discharging port formed on the lower surface of the inserted medal passage 111, and receives a medal from the medal discharging port. The medal discharge port on the lower surface of the payout medal passage 113 faces the upper surface of the payout medal passage 114. The medal from the inserted medal passage 111 falls from the medal receiving port 113a through the inside of the payout medal passage 113 to the payout medal passage 114 below the payout medal passage 113.

  A medal receiving port (see FIG. 4) is formed on the top surface of the payout medal passage 114, and a medal discharge port (see FIG. 4) is formed below the payout medal passage 114. The medal receiving port on the upper surface of the payout medal passage 114 receives medals from the medal discharge port on the lower surface of the payout medal passage 113. The medal discharge port below the payout medal passage 114 communicates with a medal payout port 15 formed on the front surface of the front panel 1a. In addition, a medal receiving port 114 a is formed on the back surface of the payout medal passage 114. The medal receiving port 114a is disposed at a position where the medal receiving port 114a communicates with a medal discharge port 40a formed in a hopper tank 40 described later when the front panel 1a is closed. The medals from the payout medal passage 113 and the medal receiving port 114 a are discharged from the medal payout exit 15 through the inside of the payout medal passage 114.

  The inserted medal passage 111, the medal guide 112, the payout medal passage 113, and the payout medal passage 114 are all made of a light-transmitting material such as a transparent acrylic plate. Thereby, medals passing through the inside of these medal passages can be visually observed from the outside of the medal passage. In addition, the configuration behind the medal passage can be seen from the outside of the gaming machine 1 through the transparent panel portion of the front panel 1a.

  As shown in FIG. 3, reels 3 </ b> L, 3 </ b> R, and 3 </ b> C are installed behind the liquid crystal display device 5 inside the gaming machine 1. A hopper tank 40 is installed below these reels. The hopper tank 40 has a generally box shape opened upward, and has a size capable of accommodating a large number of medals 115. The medals from the medal guide 112 fall from the opening of the hopper tank 40 into the hopper tank 40 and are accommodated in the hopper tank 40. A medal discharge port 40 a is formed on the front surface of the hopper tank 40. Further, a medal passage (not shown) for guiding medals accommodated in the hopper tank 40 to the medal discharge port 40a is formed inside the hopper tank 40. In a state where the front panel 1a is closed, the medal discharge port 40a communicates with the medal receiving port 114a. Inside the hopper tank 40, a medal discharging mechanism 40b (not shown in FIG. 3) is installed. The discharge mechanism 40b discharges the number of medals according to the game result in the gaming machine 1 from the medal discharge port 40a of the hopper tank 40 to the medal receiving port 114a.

  A medal light 28 is fixed above the hopper tank 40. The inclination of the medal light 28 is adjusted so that the light from the medal light 28 reaches the insertion medal path 111, the medal guide 112, the payout medal path 113, and the payout medal path 114 when the front panel 1a is closed. ing. Thereby, the medals passing through these medal paths can be clearly seen from the outside of the gaming machine 1.

  A control board 121 is installed above the reels 3L, 3R, and 3C. Various circuit elements for constructing a main control circuit 71 or a sub control circuit 72 described later are fixed to the region 122 on the control board 121. A substrate cover 123 is fixed on the control substrate 121 so as to cover all of the various circuit elements fixed to the region 122. The substrate cover 123 is made of an opaque material and covers these circuit elements so that the circuit elements in the region 122 are not visually recognized regardless of whether the front panel 1a is opened or closed.

  Each of FIGS. 4 and 5 shows a part of the internal configuration of the gaming machine 1 viewed by a player facing the front panel 1a. FIG. 4 shows an inserted medal passage 111, a medal guide 112, a hopper tank 40, and a payout medal passage 114 that are visually observed by the player. FIG. 5 shows an inserted medal passage 111, a payout medal passage 113, and a payout medal passage 114 that are visually observed by the player. In each of FIGS. 4 and 5, the illustration of other components that can be visually observed by the player is omitted for the sake of clarity. As described above, a part of the front panel 1a and the medal passage inside the gaming machine 1 are made of a transparent material, so that the player can visually observe the movement of the following medals inside the gaming machine 1. obtain.

  The first movement of the medal visually recognized by the player is the movement of the medal from the medal slot 22 to the hopper tank 40 as shown in FIG. When the payout switch 22 a is not pressed, the medal 115 inserted from the medal insertion slot 22 moves along the first guide 111 a in the insertion medal passage 111 and moves toward the medal guide 112. Then, it drops from the medal guide 112 to the hopper tank 40.

  The second movement of the medal visually recognized by the player is the movement of the medal from the hopper tank 40 to the medal payout opening 15 as shown in FIG. The medal 115 accommodated in the hopper tank 40 falls into the payout medal passage 114 through the medal passage in the hopper tank 40, the medal discharge port 40a, and the medal receiving port 114a. Then, it is paid out from the medal payout exit 15.

  The third movement of the medal visually observed by the player is the movement of the medal from the medal insertion slot 22 to the medal payout opening 15 as shown in FIG. When the payout switch 22 a is pressed, the medal 115 inserted from the medal insertion slot 22 moves along the second guide 111 b in the insertion medal path 111 and moves toward the payout medal path 113. Next, the medal 115 dropped from the medal receiving port 113a to the inside of the payout medal passage 113 falls downward in the payout medal passage 113 to the payout medal passage 114. Then, it is paid out from the medal payout exit 15 through the inside of the payout medal passage 114.

  FIG. 6 is a view of the liquid crystal display device 5 when viewed from the inside of the gaming machine 1. FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the liquid crystal display device 5. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the liquid crystal display device 5 includes a display surface panel 51 composed of a protective glass 52 and a display plate 53, a transparent liquid crystal panel 54, a light guide plate 55, a reflection film 56, a so-called white light source fluorescent light. It is composed of lamps 57a and 57b, 58a and 58b, lamp holders 59a to 59h, and a table carrier package (TCP) on which an IC for driving a transparent liquid crystal panel is mounted. TCP is a flexible connected to a terminal portion of the transparent liquid crystal panel 54 It is comprised by a board | substrate (not shown) etc. The liquid crystal display device 5 is provided at a position facing the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R. Further, the reels 3L, 3C, 3R and the liquid crystal display device 5 are provided with a predetermined interval.

  The protective glass 52 and the display board 53 are comprised with the transparent member. On the display board 53, a pattern or the like is formed at a position corresponding to the above-described BET lamps 9a to 9c. That is, the area where the pattern or the like of the display board 53 is formed is the pattern formation area 51b of the display surface panel 51, and the area where the pattern or the like of the display board 53 is not formed is the display surface 51a of the display surface panel 51. It is. The entire surface of the display surface panel 51 may be used as the display surface 51a without forming the pattern formation region 51b on the display surface panel 51. In this case, a pattern is not formed on the display board 53 or the display board 53 may be omitted. Note that various lamps arranged on the back surface of the display plate 53, electric circuits for operating various display units, and the like are not shown.

  The transparent liquid crystal panel 54 is formed by sealing liquid crystal in a gap between a transparent substrate such as a glass plate on which a thin film transistor layer is formed and a transparent substrate facing the transparent substrate. The display mode of the transparent liquid crystal panel 54 is set to normally white. The normally white is a configuration in which white display is performed in a state where the liquid crystal is not driven (light transmitted from the back surface of the liquid crystal display device 5 to the front surface thereof is visible from the outside). By adopting a normally white transparent liquid crystal panel 54, even if there is a situation where the liquid crystal cannot be driven, the identification information such as symbols displayed on the reels 3L, 3C, 3R The variable display and the stop display can be visually recognized, and the game can be continued. That is, even when such a situation occurs, it is possible to play a game centering on the variable display mode and stop display mode of the identification information (for example, symbols) displayed on the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R.

  The light guide plate 55 is for guiding the light from the fluorescent lamps 57a and 57b to the transparent liquid crystal panel 54 (illuminating the transparent liquid crystal panel 54), and is provided behind the transparent liquid crystal panel 54. It is composed of a transparent member (having a light guiding function) such as an acrylic resin having a thickness.

  The reflective film 56 is, for example, a white polyester film or an aluminum thin film formed with a silver vapor deposition film, and reflects light introduced into the light guide plate 55 toward the front side of the light guide plate 55. The reflective film 56 includes a reflective area 56A and a non-reflective area (transmissive area) 56B.

  The fluorescent lamps 57 a and 57 b are arranged along the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the light guide plate 55, and both ends are supported by the lamp holder 59. The light emitted from the fluorescent lamps 57 a and 57 b is reflected by the reflection area 56 </ b> A of the reflection film 56 to illuminate the transparent liquid crystal panel 54.

  The fluorescent lamps 58a and 58b are respectively arranged on the upper and lower portions of the back surface of the reflective film 56 toward the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R. Light that has exited the fluorescent lamps 58a and 58b, reflected by the surfaces of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R and incident on the non-reflective region 56B illuminates the transparent liquid crystal panel 54.

  As described above, in the liquid crystal display device 5, the light irradiated from the fluorescent lamps 57a and 57b and reflected by the reflection area 56A of the reflective film 56 and the light irradiated from the fluorescent lamps 58a and 58b, the surface of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R. The light reflected and incident on the non-reflective region 56B illuminates the transparent liquid crystal panel 54. Therefore, the region of the liquid crystal display device 5 corresponding to the non-reflective region 56B of the reflective film 56 is a region that switches to a transparent / non-transparent state depending on whether or not the liquid crystal is driven. The reflective region 56A of the reflective film 56 The region of the liquid crystal display device corresponding to is in a non-transparent state regardless of whether or not the liquid crystal is driven.

  In the gaming machine 1, only a part of the area of the liquid crystal display device 5 is an area that switches to a transparent / non-transparent state. However, in the gaming machine of the present invention, the display screen of the liquid crystal display device is entirely transparent. / A region that switches to a non-transparent state may be used. In the gaming machine 1, when the entire area of the liquid crystal display device 5 is an area that is switched to the transmissive state or the non-transmissive state, the reflective film 56 may be all the non-reflective area 56 </ b> B or the reflective film 56 may be omitted.

(Electric configuration of gaming machine: main control circuit)
As shown in FIG. 8, the gaming machine 1 includes a main control circuit 71 provided in the main board area in the control board 121 and a sub control circuit 72 provided in the sub board area in the control board 121. Operation is controlled. The main control circuit 71 includes a microcomputer 30 disposed on a circuit board as a main component, and is added with a circuit for random number sampling. The microcomputer 30 includes a CPU 31 that performs a control operation according to a preset program, and a ROM 32 and a RAM 33 that are main board side storage means.

  Connected to the CPU 31 are a clock pulse generation circuit 34 and a frequency divider 35 for generating a reference clock pulse, and a random number generator 36 and a sampling circuit 37 for generating a random number to be sampled. The random number generator 36 generates random numbers belonging to a certain numerical range. The sampling circuit 37 samples one random number at an appropriate timing after the start lever 6 is operated. The CPU 31 determines an internal winning combination based on the random numbers sampled by the random number generator 36 and the sampling circuit 37 and the probability lottery table stored in the ROM 32.

  As a means for random number sampling, random number sampling may be executed in the microcomputer 30, that is, on the operation program of the CPU 31. In that case, the random number generator 36 and the sampling circuit 37 can be omitted, or can be left as a backup for the random number sampling operation.

  The main actuators whose operation is controlled by the control signal from the microcomputer 30 include various lamps (BET lamps 9a, 9b, 9c, WIN lamp 17, medal insertion lamp 24, game start display lamp 25), A display unit (payout number display unit 18, credit display unit 19, bonus number display unit 20), a discharge mechanism 40b for storing medals and paying out a predetermined number of medals in response to a command from the discharge mechanism drive circuit 41, and a reel 3L There are stepping motors 49L, 49C, and 49R that rotationally drive 3C and 3R.

  Further, a motor driving circuit 39 for driving and controlling the stepping motors 49L, 49C and 49R, a lamp driving circuit 45 for driving and controlling various lamps, and a display unit driving circuit 48 for driving and controlling various display units are provided via the I / O port 38. Connected to the output section of the CPU 31. Each of these drive circuits receives a control signal such as a drive command output from the CPU 31, and controls the operation of each actuator.

  The main control circuit 71 is connected to input signal generating means for generating an input signal necessary for generating a control command. Main input signal generating means include a start switch 6S, a 1-BET switch 11S, a maximum BET switch 12S, a C / P switch 14S, a reel stop signal circuit 46, a reel position detection circuit 47, and a payout completion signal circuit 44. These are also connected to the CPU 31 via the I / O port 38.

  The start switch 6S detects the operation of the start lever 6. The reel stop signal circuit 46 generates a stop signal in accordance with the operation of each stop button 7L, 7C, 7R.

  The reel position detection circuit 47 receives the pulse signal from the reel position detection circuit 47 and supplies a signal for detecting the position of each reel 3L, 3C, 3R to the CPU 31. The payout completion signal circuit 44 generates a signal for detecting completion of the medal payout when the count value of the medal detection unit 40S (the number of medals paid out from the discharge mechanism 40b) reaches the designated number data.

  Various information is temporarily stored in the RAM 33 of the main control circuit 71. For example, the game state being executed, the number of inserted medals, and the like are stored. On the other hand, the ROM 32 of the main control circuit 71 determines the reel stop mode according to the operation of the probability lottery table and stop button used for determination of random number sampling performed every time the start lever 6 is operated (start operation). Various data tables such as a stop table group for the purpose, various control commands (commands) to be transmitted to the sub-control circuit 72, and the like are stored. The sub control circuit 72 controls the speakers 21L and 21R, the liquid crystal display device 5, and the LED lamp 29 based on the transmitted control command.

(Game state)
The gaming machine 1 configured as described above causes three types of game states to appear: “general game state”, “RB game state”, and “BB general game state”. Each of these “three types” of game states basically includes the types of roles that may be won internally, the probability of winning internally in replays, the types of bonuses that can be established and the internal winnings. It is distinguished by the relationship with winning a prize.

  The “general gaming state” basically means a gaming state in which an expected value of a so-called “participation rate” (a valuable value given to a player with respect to a unit valuable value bet on a game) is smaller than “1”. This is a gaming state that is most disadvantageous for the player as compared to other gaming states.

  The “BB general gaming state” is generated when the BB is won internally and the BB is won in the “general gaming state”. The BB winning is established by arranging “red 7-red 7-red 7” or “blue 7-blue 7-blue 7” along the active line in the “general gaming state”. The “BB general gaming state” ends when 30 small-games or 3 RBs (regular bonus) are consumed. The “BB general gaming state” may be ended when the payout of a predetermined number of medals is completed.

  The “RB gaming state” has a higher expected value of the payout rate than the “general gaming state”, and is the most advantageous gaming state for the player as compared to other gaming states. The “RB gaming state” is generated when an RB (regular bonus) is won in the “general gaming state” or the “BB general gaming state”. The RB winning is established by arranging “red 7-red 7-blue 7” along the active line in the general gaming state or the BB general gaming state. The establishment of RB winning in the “BB general gaming state” is generally referred to as “JACIN”, and the subsequent game is referred to as “JAC game”. The transition between the game states is performed when a combination of bonus symbols is displayed on the winning line.

(Pattern combination and number of payouts)
Next, a description will be given of the relationship between the gaming state, the symbol combination indicating the winning and the number of medals paid out. In the general gaming state, “BB”, “RB”, “Replay”, “Watermelon Minor”, “Bell Minor”, “Upper Chile Minor” and “Lower Chile Minor” There is a possibility of winning a prize. “BB” is established by arranging “red 7-red 7-red 7” or “blue 7-blue 7-blue 7” along the effective line. “RB” is established by arranging “red 7-red 7-blue 7” along the active line. The payout number of these medals is “0”. Further, “replay” is established by arranging “Replay-Replay-Replay”. When a re-game winning is established, the same number of medals as the number of inserted medals are automatically inserted, so that the player can play the next game without consuming the medals. In the case of watermelon, bell, upper chile and lower chile, six, ten, six and six medals are paid out, respectively.

  In the BB general gaming state, there is a possibility of winning “RB”, “Watermelon Minor”, “Bell Minor”, “Upper Chile Minor” and “Lower Chile Minor”. In the RB gaming state, there is a possibility of winning a small role of “re-game”, “watermelon”, “bell”, and “upper / lower chile”. In the case of watermelons, bells, and upper and lower chiles, six, ten, and six medals are paid out, respectively.

(Operation of the main control circuit 71)
With the above configuration, the control operation of the CPU 31 of the main control circuit 71 will be described with reference to the flowchart of the main routine shown in FIG.

  First, the CPU 31 performs initialization at the start of the game (A1). Specifically, initialization of the storage contents of the RAM 33, initialization of communication data, and the like are performed. Subsequently, the predetermined stored contents of the RAM 33 at the end of the game are erased (A2). Specifically, the data in the writable area of the RAM 33 used for the previous game is erased, the parameters necessary for the next game are written in the write area of the RAM 33, the start address of the sequence program for the next game, etc. I do. Next, the CPU 31 stands by until there is an input from the inserted medal sensor 22S or the BET switches 11S and 12S (A3). Thereafter, a medal insertion signal is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 72, and it is determined whether or not the start switch 6S is turned on by operating the start lever 6 (A4).

  When the start switch 6S is not turned on (A4: NO), the process waits for input by repeating A4. When the start switch 6S is turned on (A4: YES), the game start signal is sub-controlled. Along with transmitting to the circuit 72, a random number for lottery is extracted (A5). And the game state in this game is confirmed by performing a game state monitoring process (A6). That is, the game state of the current game is set to any one of the BB general game state, the RB game state, and the general game state.

  Then, a probability lottery process is performed (A7), and an internal winning combination is determined. Subsequently, stop table group selection processing is executed (A8). Specifically, a specific stop table group is selected using the type of internal winning combination. The stop table group is used when the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are stopped in A10 later. Here, a game information signal including information related to the internal winning combination, gaming state, stop table group, and symbol corresponding to the internal winning combination is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 72. Subsequently, a reel rotation process is performed (A9). Specifically, the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are rotated, and when a predetermined speed (for example, constant speed rotation) is reached, a reel stop permission signal is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 72. The reel stop permission signal includes a detection signal that is detected when the symbol corresponding to the internal winning combination is positioned on the effective line (specifically, the center line 8c) after the predetermined speed is reached. included.

  Next, a reel rotation stop process is executed (A10). That is, the sliding frame number determination process for determining the number of sliding frames is performed at the timing when any one of the stop buttons 7L, 7C, and 7R is operated or when the value of the automatic stop timer becomes “0”. Specifically, the number of sliding symbols is determined based on the stop table, stop operation position, and stop control position determined (selected) in A9. “The number of sliding symbols” is the number of symbols that move until the reel stops after the stop button is operated (shows the amount of movement (movement distance) of the symbol until the reel stops) . In the present embodiment, the “slip frame number” is “0”. That is, the reels are stopped simultaneously with the operation of the stop buttons 7L, 7C, 7R. Subsequently, the reel corresponding to the stop button for which the stop operation has been performed is rotated by the number of sliding frames and then stopped. Note that a reel stop signal (left, middle, right) is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 72 every time the stop button 7L, 7C, 7R is operated and the corresponding reel stops. Further, when all reels are stopped, an all reel stop signal is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 72.

  Next, the CPU 31 makes a winning determination (A11). In the winning determination, a winning combination (a winning combination) is identified based on a stop pattern of nine symbols of the reel that can be visually recognized through the transparent liquid crystal panel 54. Specifically, a winning combination is identified based on a code number of symbols arranged along the center line 8c and a winning determination table. Then, the winning signal is transmitted to the sub control circuit 72. Thereafter, the acquired medal is credited or paid out (A12). Specifically, when a medal is acquired by winning, the payout number display unit 18 displays the acquired number of medals. Then, by switching the C / P button 14 by the player, it is possible to select whether to credit the acquired medal into the gaming machine 1 or pay out the medal from the medal payout exit 15. The credited medal can bet by pressing the BET buttons 11 and 12 in the next game. When it is determined that the winning combination is BB or RB, the BB or RB gaming state is generated.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the current gaming state is “BB general gaming state” or “RB gaming state” (A13). If the gaming state is not “BB general gaming state” or “RB gaming state” (A13: NO), the process returns to A2. When the gaming state is “BB general gaming state” or “RB gaming state” (A13: YES), a “game number check process” of bonus (BB, RB) is performed (A14). In this “game number check process”, the number of times the RB gaming state has occurred, the number of games in the BB general gaming state, the number of winnings in the RB gaming state, and the number of games in the RB gaming state are checked, and the BB general gaming state and RB Transition (set) of gaming state between gaming states is performed.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the bonus is over (A15). Specifically, after the BB winning is established, whether the number of wins is 8 or the number of games is 12 in the third RB gaming state, or is the number of games is 30 in the BB general gaming state Determine whether or not. In addition, after “RB7-Red 7-Blue 7” is arranged along the active line, after the RB winning is established, whether or not the number of winnings is 8 times or the number of games is 12 times in the RB gaming state. Is determined. As a result, when it is determined that the bonus is not finished (A15: NO), the process returns to A2. On the other hand, if it is determined that the bonus has ended (A15: YES), a bonus end signal is output to the sub-control circuit 72 (A16), and the process returns to A2.

  (Outline of this embodiment)

  As described above, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the front panel 1a which is a part of the housing has a portion made of a transparent material. In addition, the gaming machine 1 includes an insertion medal passage 111 and a medal guide 112 made of a transparent material. The guide and the medal guide 112 in the insertion medal passage 111 are connected to the hopper tank 40 (storage container) from the medal insertion port 22. ) To guide the movement of medals until (). The medal passing through the passage can be viewed from the outside of the gaming machine 1 through the front panel 1a.

  The gaming machine 1 has a payout medal passage 114 made of a transparent material. The payout medal passage 114 is a passage (payout guide passage) for guiding medals from the hopper tank 40 to the medal payout exit 15. The medal passing through the passage can be viewed from the outside of the gaming machine 1 through the front panel 1a.

  In this way, the gaming machine 1 visually observes that the medal passes through the medal passage. Therefore, it is possible to visually recognize the movement of medals in the gaming machine 1 from the outside of the gaming machine 1 during the progress of the game, and the player can visually confirm the progress of the game. In some cases, an illegal act such as inserting an illegal medal from the medal insertion slot 22 may be performed, but according to the above configuration, the medal passage is visually observed from the outside of the gaming machine 1, so that the medal passage is crafted. It becomes easy to reveal unjust acts.

  In the present embodiment, a medal light 28 for illuminating medals is installed inside the gaming machine 1. This makes it easier to visually recognize the movement of the medals in the medal passage and the illegal acts from the outside of the gaming machine 1.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, since the cabinet 2 consists of a transparent material, the structure inside the gaming machine 1 is visually observed from the outside through the cabinet 2. On the other hand, the display surface 51 a of the liquid crystal display device 5 is exposed on the front surface of the cabinet 2. The liquid crystal display device 5 also has a configuration in which the configuration behind the liquid crystal display device 5 is viewed from the outside of the gaming machine 1 through the display surface 51a. That is, the inside of the gaming machine 1 is viewed through the display surface 51 a together with the cabinet 2. For this reason, since the inside of the gaming machine 1 can be viewed through a wide area of the front panel 1a, the inside of the gaming machine 1 can be viewed over a wide area including not only the medal path but also other configurations.

  In the present embodiment, a substrate cover 123 that covers these circuits is provided so that the configurations of the main control circuit 71 and the sub control circuit 72 are not visually recognized from the outside. Therefore, even when most of the gaming machine 1 can be viewed from the outside, it is impossible to confirm the configuration of these control circuits from the outside. This prevents an act of confirming the configuration of the control circuit from the outside and attempting to use it for an illegal game.

  In the present embodiment, each medal passage such as the inserted medal passage 111 is made of a transparent material, and the inside of the medal passage is visually observed from the outside of the entire medal passage. However, the medal passage may be made of a transparent material only in part. Further, the medal passage may be made of an opaque material, and a through-hole extending from the outer surface of the medal passage to the inside may be formed so that a medal passing through the inside can be visually observed.

  In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the gaming machine 1 has a configuration in which the inside of the hopper tank 40 is not visually recognized from the outside. However, the gaming machine 1 may have a configuration in which the hopper tank 40 is also made of a light-transmitting material, and the movement of medals accommodated therein can be visually observed from the outside.

  In the present embodiment, the main control circuit 71 and the sub control circuit 72 are both constructed on the same control board 121. However, they may be constructed on different control boards. In this case, it is preferable that each substrate cover for covering the substrate on which each is constructed is provided.

(Modification of this embodiment)
As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on suitable embodiment, this invention is not limited to this, In addition to the structure in the above-mentioned embodiment, the gaming machine 1 is the following, or Duplicate or replacement may be provided.

  That is, the gaming machine has a game value providing means for providing a player with a game value when a predetermined game result is displayed, and an internal winning combination for determining a predetermined combination as an internal winning combination based on a game start command signal. Specific to the determination means, the stop control means for displaying the winning mode on the variation display means based on the internal winning combination, the effect display control means for displaying the effect mode related to the game on the effect display means, and the game result display means Before the game result is displayed, the notice display control means for displaying the notice mode on the notice display means that the specific game result may be displayed, and the specific game result is displayed on the game result display means. Before the display, a notice display control means for displaying a notice mode on the notice display means that a specific game result is displayed, a display control means for controlling the display of the game result display means, and a game result display hand Alternatively, a display stop command means provided at a position where the player can operate to output a stop command signal for stopping a variable display of a part or all of the variable display means, and an internal winning combination determining means in a predetermined unit game. Internal winning combination carry-over means to carry over a specific combination determined as an internal winning combination as an internal winning combination in the next unit game, and a specific to store and store a specific combination determined by the internal winning combination determination means as an internal winning combination There may be provided at least one combination accumulating unit and at least one accumulated specific combination winning unit that uses a specific combination stored and stored by the specific combination storing unit as an internal winning combination.

  Here, the above-mentioned “game result display means” includes a change display means, an effect display means, a notice display means, and the like. They may be separate display devices, or may be predetermined display units (sprites, 3D objects having different depths) provided in a single display device. Further, they may be displayed in an overlapping manner. Furthermore, one or more sounds, 1 or more lights, 1 or more colors, 1 or more images, 1 or more odors, etc., one or more feels (vibration, pressure) The player may be notified by a plurality or all of them.

  The “game value giving means” includes advantageous state generating means such as a program for giving (paying out) game values (coins), and also includes payout of award media, recording on a magnetic card, and game score addition.

  The “display control means” includes a stop control means, an effect display control means, a notification display control means, and the like. It may be provided on a single substrate, may be provided on a plurality of separate substrates, or the stop control means may be provided on the same substrate as the internal winning combination determining means. Furthermore, the effect display control means and the notification display control means may be provided on a separate board from the internal winning combination determining means. (It may be a separate body.)

  The “variable display means” displays a still image, a moving image, and the like, and is composed of one or a plurality of symbol display units that display a moving display using a reel or a disk, and variably display or stop a plurality of types of symbols. . For example, a pachislot machine or video slot symbol, a pachinko special symbol, a sound diagram, a judgment symbol, or the like is displayed. Moreover, what is necessary is just to display a specific winning mode as a game result.

  The “display stop command means” may output a signal for stopping one, a plurality, or all of the variable display, such as an effect display means, a fluctuation display means, a notice display means, etc. One may be provided corresponding to the part (the display part is a symbol display part or the like). Alternatively, a plurality of display units may be provided corresponding to one display unit (the display unit is a symbol display unit or the like).

  The “advantageous state generating means” may be anything as long as it continues to be advantageous to the player during a plurality of game units. For example, a program for performing generation determination, continuation determination, midway end determination, generation, continuation, end, and the like. The “internal winning combination determining means” includes an internal winning combination lottery means, an internal winning combination carry over means, a specific combination accumulating means, an accumulated specific combination winning means, and the like.

  In the present embodiment, the “game machine” includes a pachinko machine, a pachislot machine, a video slot, and the like. The “game result” includes a winning mode, a losing mode, a production mode, a notification mode, and the like. The “specific winning mode” includes a specific symbol display (such as “3” and “7”), a specific symbol combination display (such as “777” and “776”), and a specific symbol among a plurality of symbols. Are included (single cherry, double cherry, etc.).

  The “disappearance mode” includes modes other than the winning mode displayed on the variation display means, the production mode, the notification mode, and the like. The “predetermined game result” includes a winning mode and the like. “Direction mode” is a mode in which waiting for customers, during game, between games, winning (front, middle, rear), advantageous state (front, middle, rear), etc., or their game information (game guidance) Including the notification mode and other modes, characters such as “big hit”, “bonus”, “out”, and the number of continuations of the advantageous state are also included.

  The “notice mode” includes a mode for notifying a player that a predetermined internal winning combination or a specific internal winning combination may be determined, a mode for notifying a player, and a production mode thereof. . “Do n’t you? ","bell? ], "A big hit win? ], “Bonus winning? ], "Game procedure navigation function win? ”Etc. are also included. The “notification mode” is a mode in which the player is notified that a predetermined internal winning combination or a specific internal winning combination has been determined, or a predetermined internal winning combination or a specific internal winning combination is not determined. This includes a mode for notifying the player of this, and a production mode. “Big hit confirmed”, “Bonus confirmed”, “Outgoed confirmed”, “Bell confirmed”, “Game procedure navigation function win? ”Etc. are also included.

  “Aspect” includes one or more symbol (moving / still) images, one or more character (moving / still) images, one or more background (moving / still) images, one or more balloons (moving / still) ) Image, one or more characters, one figure, predetermined operation of one or more movable objects, etc. One or more lamps are lit, blinking, etc. One or more speaker sounds are included. “Game information” includes game concept (background), game rules, operation explanation, reach eyes, chance eyes, explanation of roles / replays, explanation of advantageous states (BB, RB, SB, etc.), advantageous states (BB, RB) Etc.), probability, and the number of elapsed games from a predetermined time (bonus, BB, RB, predetermined operation, etc.).

  The “game start command means” includes a start lever, a switch such as a spin button, a game medium input, a symbol start port (gate), and the like. The “display stop command means” includes a button, a lever, a program (time measuring means), and the like. “Design display means” includes CRT, LCD, plasma display, 7-segment display, dot matrix, lamp, LED, fluorescent lamp, EL, electronic paper, flexible LED, flexible liquid crystal, liquid crystal projector, reel, disk, movable object, etc. including. The thing with which they were provided in plural, the thing with which they were combined etc. are included.

  The “internal winning combination” includes one or more combinations determined as an internal winning combination by the internal winning combination determining means from a plurality of combinations. The “winning combination” includes a combination in which a winning mode corresponding to the internal winning combination is displayed. “Game value” includes payout of award media (coins, medals 115, game balls), game result storage media (predetermined writing to a magnetic card, etc., replay, score addition, occurrence of advantageous state, etc.) The “medium (prize medium)” includes coins, medals 115, game balls, money, banknotes, magnetic cards, and the like.

  In addition, one or more of the following may be applied as a combination in a pachislot or the like. A single bonus or internal winning combination in which the probability that the small winning combination is determined to be an internal winning combination by the internal winning combination determining means is high for only one unit game (1 game). Regular bonus that determines the chance that the small role will be determined as an internal winning combination only during multiple unit games, and the probability that the internal winning combination determination means determines the regular bonus as an internal winning combination only during multiple unit games An internal winning combination navigating function for notifying information regarding the big bonus having a high probability and the internal winning combination determined by the internal winning combination determining means before the operation of the display stop command means by the player. A push order navigating function for notifying information related to the stop pattern selected by the stop pattern selecting means before the player operates the display stop command means. A game procedure navigation function for notifying a game procedure that is advantageous to a player.

  For example, the internal winning combination navigating function described above is a reel stop pattern (for example, the first left reel is first notified before the left, middle, and right reel stop buttons corresponding to the left reel, middle reel, and right reel are stopped. , Then stop the middle reel, and finally stop the right reel, similarly left reel stop → right reel stop → middle reel stop pattern, middle reel stop → right reel stop → left reel stop pattern, 6 types of left reel stop → left reel stop → right reel stop pattern, right reel stop → left reel stop → middle reel stop pattern, right reel stop → middle reel stop → left reel stop pattern, etc.) In addition, a reel stop navigating function or the like in which a predetermined winning mode is obtained in the fluctuation display means by stopping the right reel stop button is included. The reel stop navigation function is a predetermined time (for example, first, second, third, etc.) without navigating the stop order of all reels (including image display means for variably displaying symbols other than reels). It also includes a navigation function for notifying the player of the reel to be stopped. In addition, the variable display means may include a predetermined winning mode when the reel is stopped in a state where a predetermined symbol is displayed on the reel to be stopped a predetermined time. Also included is a function for stopping a symbol with a minimum movement (or a substantially minimum fluctuation) from an output of a stop command signal from a display stop command means by a player, and a replay that can start a game of one unit game without inserting a game medium.

  In addition, one unit game may be applied to one of the following, for example. From the output of the game start command signal from the game start command means to the display of the game result. From the operation of the start lever until the game result is displayed on the fluctuation display means (predetermined display means). From the operation of the start lever until a specific display (for example, specific character information, a specific character, a specific image) is displayed on a predetermined display means. The game start command signal is output when the bet button is operated by the player, or when the game medal 115 is inserted by the player, etc., and varies from the bet button operation or the game medal 115 input. Until the game result is displayed on the display means. A game start command signal is output when the bet button is operated by the player, or when the game medal 115 is inserted by the player. Until a specific display is displayed on the display means. From the time when the symbol starting means for outputting the game start command signal detects winning or passing of a game medium (for example, a game ball) until the game result is displayed on the fluctuation display means (predetermined display means). A specific display (for example, specific character information, specific character, specific image) is displayed on the predetermined display means after the symbol starting means for outputting the game start command signal detects winning or passing of the game medium. Until. In addition, a plurality of unit games of continuous or intermittent multiple times may be applied to the plurality of unit games.

  Furthermore, the present invention can be applied to a game program in which the operation of an actual machine such as a pachislot machine or the like is simulated for a home game machine in addition to the above-described actual machine such as a pachislot machine or a pachinko machine. You can apply and run the game. In that case, a DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, FD (flexible disk), or any other recording medium can be used as a recording medium for recording the game program.

  The embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but only specific examples have been illustrated, and the present invention is not particularly limited. Specific configurations and the like can be appropriately changed in design. It should be noted that the actions and effects described in the embodiments of the present invention are merely a list of the most preferable actions and effects resulting from the present invention, and are limited to those described in the embodiments of the present invention. is not.

It is a perspective view of the gaming machine which is one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of the liquid crystal display device of FIG. 1. The front view when the front panel of the gaming machine of FIG. 1 is opened. The figure which shows the internal structure permeate | transmitted and visually observed from the front panel in the gaming machine of FIG. The figure which shows the internal structure permeate | transmitted and visually observed from the front panel in the gaming machine of FIG. The perspective view at the time of seeing the liquid crystal display device of FIG. 1 from the inside of a game machine. FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the liquid crystal display device of FIG. 1. The block diagram which shows the structure of the electric circuit of the gaming machine of FIG. The flowchart of the main routine which the main control circuit of FIG. 7 performs.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 1a Front panel 2 Cabinet 3L-3R Reel 5 Liquid crystal display device 15 Medal payout port 22 Medal slot 22a Refund switch 28 Medal light 40 Hopper tank 40a Medal discharge port 51a Display surface 71 Main control circuit 72 Sub control circuit 111 Input Medal passage 112 Medal guide 113 Reward medal passage 114 Payout medal passage 115 Medal 121 Control board 123 Board cover

Claims (4)

A gaming machine that pays out game media corresponding to a valuable value when a winning is achieved,
A slot for the game medium;
A payout port for the game medium;
A storage container for storing the game medium from the insertion port;
A loading guide passage for guiding the gaming medium loaded from the loading port to the storage container;
A payout guide passage for guiding the game medium stored in the storage container to the payout port;
All of the storage container, the insertion guide passage and the payout guide passage are accommodated, and at least a part of the storage container, at least one of the input guide passage and the payout guide passage is visible from the outside of the gaming machine. A gaming machine comprising a housing made of a light-transmitting material.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising an illuminator that illuminates the one of the insertion guide path and the payout guide path. A rotating reel housed in the housing and having a pattern drawn on the surface;
A display surface that faces the rotating reel and displays an image for production, at least a part of which is made of a light-transmitting material so that the design of the rotating reel can be seen from the outside of the housing. In addition,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the display surface is exposed on an outer surface of the housing. A control board housed in the housing, to which a control circuit for controlling a game in the gaming machine is fixed;
The board | substrate cover which covers the said control board so that the said control circuit may not be visually recognized from the exterior of the said housing | casing through the part which has the said light transmittance in the said housing | casing is further provided. The gaming machine according to any one of the above.

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