Gaming machine capable with free game play

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8480479
APP PUB NO 20110034235A1
SERIAL NO

12905730

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A gaming machine comprises: a display device for displaying symbols variably and statically on a display screen; a contact input device to be operated; a storage device for storing winning combinations of symbols; and a processor being operable to: conduct another internal lottery to determine a combination of symbols to be displayed statically; determine whether the determined combination matches one of the predetermined winning combinations; provide a payout corresponding thereto when the statically displayed combination is determined to match the one; shift a game to a feature game when the statically displayed combination is determined to include a trigger symbol; urge a game player to operate the contact input device to trigger the internal lottery in the feature game; and provide a point to one of a plurality of feature levels in the feature game such that an accumulated points may reach a predetermined number of points.

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UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATIONARIAKE FRONTIER BLDG TOWER A 3-7-26 ARIAKE KOTO-KU TOKYO 135-0063

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Kojima, Sakiko Tokyo, JP 21 340

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