Gaming machine

A gaming machine comprising:

• a rotational reel configured with an array of symbols;
• a display window provided between the rotational reel and a player;
• and
• a first area covering at least part of the display window,
• wherein at least part of a first area is changed from an opaque state to a transmissive state in responsive to the player's operation.

A gaming machine comprising:

• a rotational reel configured with a array of symbols;
• a display window provided between the rotational reel and a player;
• a display control device being capable of changing a transmissive area covering at least part of the display window to an opaque area, and changing back the opaque area to the transmissive area;
• a panel disposed between the display window and the player;
• and
• a processor for controlling the display control device, the processor being operable to control the display control device to:
• change the transmissive area to the opaque area, and
• change back the at least part of the opaque area to the transmissive area in responsive to position information detected by the panel.

A gaming machine comprising:

• a rotational reel configured with a array of symbols;
• a display window provided between the rotational reel and a player;
• a control device being capable of changing a transmissive area covering at least part of the display window to an opaque area, and changing back the opaque area to the transmissive area at least partially;
• and
• a processor for controlling the control device to change at least part of the opaque area to the transmissive area in responsive to the player's operation.

A gaming machine comprising:

• a reel configured with a plurality of symbols disposed on a circumferential surface thereof;
• a display provided between the reel and a player wherein the display is controllably switched between a transmissive state and an opaque state, the plurality of symbols being visually recognizable in the transmissive state as opposed to the plurality of symbols being visually unrecognizable in the opaque state;
• an operation part over which the player conducts an operation;
• and
• a processor configured in communication with the reel, the display, and the operation part,
• wherein the processor is operable to:
• detect an operation mode of the player when the player conducts the operation over the operation part and
• switch the display between the transmissive state and the opaque state based on the detected operation mode.