JP2009195567A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (4)

A gaming machine comprising a prize ball payout device and a ball supply passage for guiding a game ball to the prize ball payout device, wherein the ball supply passage is provided with ball stopping means capable of stopping the circulation of game balls. ,
The ball stopper means includes a ball stopper member having a barrier portion that abuts on the game ball and blocks the circulation of the game ball;
The ball stop member has an open posture in which the barrier portion is flattened along the distribution direction of the game ball and can pass the game ball, and the barrier portion stands up so as to cross the distribution direction of the game ball and cannot pass the game ball A game machine characterized by being provided so as to be able to undulate in a ball supply passage by rotating so as to change to a ball stopper posture. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein a retreat space that extends in a direction away from the ball stopper member is formed at a position facing the ball stopper member. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the ball stopper member is disposed at a position deviating from the center in the ball supply passage. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the ball stopper member is formed with a receiving portion capable of accommodating at least a part of the game ball.