Gaming machine for picking up at least one object, comprising a rail structure able to move over a standing zone

A gaming machine for picking up at least one object, in particular a prize to be won, and subsequently moving the object through a playing zone to a dispensing zone, the gaming machine comprising:

• a housing defining a standing zone for a player,
• a rail structure extending in a first direction X, the rail structure being configured to move in a second direction Y at an angle to the first direction X, and
• a grabber attached to a carriage which is moveably attached to the rail structure, the carriage being configured to move in the first direction X along the rail structure, the grabber being configured to pick up the at least one object,
• an input unit configured to be controlled by a player,
• a control unit configured to,
• during a pre-playing sequence during which a player cannot control a movement of the grabber through the input unit, move the rail structure from the dispensing zone to the playing zone over the standing zone;
• and
• during a playing sequence, during which a player can control the movement of the grabber through the input unit, control a movement range of the rail structure in the second direction Y so that the grabber is not moved above the standing zone.