GAMING MACHINE

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20170092045A1
SERIAL NO

15273822

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To provide a gaming machine that can realize a new gaming characteristic in which effective lines are variable so that the winning probability can be changed. A slot machine 1 executes games and controls, according to the games, a lower image display panel 141 having video reels 151 to 155 each including a symbol array in which symbols 501 that are rearranged in display blocks 28 are arranged. When a predetermined number or more of symbols 501 of the same type are located on any of effective lines, the slot machine 1 awards a line dividend. The slot machine 1 determines whether or not to expand the video reels 151 to 155 to add the display blocks 28 before the rearrangement of the symbols 501, and arrange top symbol 503a with the highest line dividend in the display blocks 28 irrespective of the symbol arrays when it is determined that the display block 28 are added, and determines the line dividend according to effective line based on all the display block 28 including the display block 28 added.

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UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION3-7- 26 ARIAKE KOTO-KU ARIAKE FRONTIER BUILDING TOWER A TOKYO
ARUZE GAMING (HONG KONG) LIMITED5F HARBOURFRONT LANDMARK 11 WAN HOI STREET HUNG HOM KOWLOON

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
ENOKIDO, Kenji Tokyo, JP 43 124
KITAMURA, Kenta Tokyo, JP 126 631
MATSUMURA, Bungo Tokyo, JP 7 69
SAITO, Hiroki Tokyo, JP 173 493

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