JP2008136700A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (10)

In a gaming machine having a setting change function for variably setting an internal state relating to a game, the setting change of the internal state being performed in accordance with a predetermined setting operation,
A setting enabling device for enabling the setting operation by a predetermined enabling operation on the operation unit;
A gaming machine, wherein the setting validation device is displaceable to a first position where the validation operation is blocked and a second position where the validation operation is possible.   When the setting enabling device is in the first position, the enabling operation is prevented by concealing at least a part of the operation unit, and when the setting enabling device is in the second position, The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the enabling operation can be performed by exposing a concealed portion of the operation unit.   A gaming machine front body constituting the front portion of the gaming machine, and another structure provided behind the gaming machine front body,
  The gaming machine front body and the structure are configured to be close or separate from each other,
  When the gaming machine front body and the structure are separated from each other, the setting validation device can be attached to either the gaming machine front body or the structure so that the gaming machine front body and the structure can be displaced in a region between them. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a gaming machine is provided.   The setting validation device is moved from the first position to the second position by moving the setting validation device to the member side of the gaming machine front body and the structure where the setting validation device is not provided. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the gaming machine is displaced.   5. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the setting enabling device is displaced to a first position in accordance with the proximity movement of the gaming machine front body and the structure.   Of the game machine front body and the structure, the member that is not provided with the setting validation device is moved from the second position to the first position along with the proximity movement of the game machine front body and the structure. The gaming machine according to claim 3, further comprising a pressing member that presses the setting validation device in a displacement direction.   7. The structure according to claim 6, wherein when the gaming machine front body and the structure are in proximity to each other, the pressing member holds the setting validation device in a first position. Gaming machine.   When the setting validation device is in the first position, at least a part of the operation unit is a part of a member of the gaming machine front body and the structure provided with the setting validation device. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the game machine is configured to be concealed using a concealment wall portion.   A locking portion is provided on the gaming machine front body and the structure provided with the setting validation device, and
  The setting enabling device is provided with a locked portion that can be locked with the locking portion,
  When the setting enabling device is in the first position, the setting enabling device is held in the first position by the locking portion and the locked portion being in a locked state, and the engagement The gaming machine according to any one of claims 3 to 8, wherein the setting enabling device can be displaced to the second position by releasing the stop state.   The game according to claim 9, wherein the locking portion and the locked portion are brought into a locked state in accordance with the displacement of the setting enabling device from the second position to the first position. Machine.