Gaming machine and rotating reel

A gaming machine comprising:

• a plurality of transparent mechanical reels, a plurality of first symbols being arranged on each of the transparent mechanical reels;
• a motor disposed on each of the transparent mechanical reels for spinning and stopping the transparent mechanical reels;
• a symbol display area in which a part of the transparent mechanical reels is visually recognized;
• a display that is arranged inside circumference of the transparent mechanical reels, is visually recognized through the transparent mechanical reels from a viewpoint of a player, and displays a plurality of video reels which correspond to the transparent mechanical reels, respectively, each of the video reels showing a plurality of second symbols;
• and
• a processor causing to:
• (a) in response to an operation by a player, generate a start signal,
• (b) spin the transparent mechanical reels by the motor and display the video reels to be spun, in response to the start signal, and
• (c) stop spinning the transparent mechanical reels and display the video reels to be stopped and provide an award to the player according to stop of the transparent mechanical reels and the video reels,
• wherein a surface of the transparent mechanical reels on which the first symbols are placed or a whole of the transparent mechanical reels is formed by a transparent material, to allow a player to visually recognize the video reels displayed on the display behind the transparent mechanical reels through at least either of first symbols placed on the surface of the transparent mechanical reels shown in the symbol display area or periphery thereof when the display behind the transparent mechanical reels displays the video reels to be spun or stopped,
• wherein a plurality of first frames and a plurality of second frames are formed uniformly at a predetermined interval on each of the transparent mechanical reels,
• wherein the first symbols are placed on the first frames which are continuously placed, respectively,
• wherein the second frames are continuously placed and are formed by a transparent material to form a non-symbol transparent portion for allowing the player to visually recognize the display behind the transparent mechanical reels in a transparent state, and
• wherein the processor causes the display to display the second symbols of the video reels in a state where the non-symbol transparent portion of the transparent mechanical reels is stopped in front from the viewpoint of the player such that a symbol column being longer than a symbol column formed by the first symbols on each of the transparent mechanical reels is displayed.