Gaming apparatus and control method thereof
AssigneeAruze Gaming America, Inc.
InventorKazuo Okada
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Abstract
A gaming apparatus includes a roulette wheel having a plurality of numbered pockets, a memory that stores a plurality of control data in each of which at least one of a roulette wheel rotation condition and a ball launching condition and a controller. Based on the control data, probability of receiving a ball in a specific area of the plurality of pockets increases. The controller is operable to switch game modes between a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, a game is played by selecting control data for each game among a plurality of the control data. In the second mode, a game is played by selecting control data for each plurality of games among a plurality of the control data.
Claims18
A gaming apparatus comprising:
- a roulette wheel having a plurality of pockets numbered respectively;
- a memory that stores a plurality of control data in each of which at least one of a roulette wheel rotation condition and a ball launching condition is set so that probability of receiving a ball in a specific area of the plurality of pockets increases;
- and
- a controller operable to:
- (a) execute a first mode in which a game is played by selecting one control data among the plurality of control data for each game, and
- (b) switch to a second mode in which a game is played by selecting one control data among the plurality of control data for each plurality of games when a predetermined condition has been met in the first mode.
A gaming apparatus comprising:
- a roulette wheel having a plurality of pockets numbered respectively;
- a memory that stores a plurality of control data in each of which at least one of a roulette wheel rotation condition and a ball launching condition is set so that probability of receiving a ball in a specific area of the plurality of pockets increases;
- and
- a controller operable to:
- (a) execute a first mode in which a game is played by selecting one control data among the plurality of control data for each game, and
- (b) switch to a second mode in which a game is played by selecting one control data among the plurality of control data for each plurality of games when total payout amount to players during a predetermined number of past games is not more than a predetermined value in the first mode.
A gaming apparatus comprising:
- a roulette wheel having a plurality of pockets numbered respectively;
- a memory that stores a plurality of control data in each of which at least one of a roulette wheel rotation condition and a ball launching condition is set so that probability of receiving a ball in a specific area of the plurality of pockets increases;
- and
- a controller operable to:
- (a) execute a second mode in which a game is played by selecting one control data among the plurality of control data for each plurality of games, and
- (b) switch to a first mode in which a game is played by selecting one control data among the plurality of control data for each game when total payout amount to players during a predetermined number of past games is more than a predetermined value in the second mode.
A control method of a gaming apparatus, comprising:
- executing a first mode in which a game is played by selecting one control data for each game among a plurality of control data in each of which at least one of a roulette wheel rotation condition and a ball launching condition is set so that probability of receiving a ball in a specific area of the plurality of pockets increases;
- and
- switching to a second game in which a game is played by selecting one control data for each plurality of games among the plurality of control data when a specific condition has been met in the first mode.
A control method of a gaming apparatus, comprising:
- executing a first mode in which a game is played by selecting one control data for each game among a plurality of control data in each of which at least one of a roulette wheel rotation condition and a ball launching condition is set so that probability of receiving a ball in a specific area of the plurality of pockets increases;
- and
- switching to a second game in which a game is played by selecting one control data for each plurality of games among the plurality of control data when the total payout amount to players during a predetermined number of past games is not more than a predetermined value in the first mode.
A control method of a gaming apparatus, comprising:
- executing a second mode in which a game is played by selecting one control data for each plurality of games among a plurality of control data in each of which at least one of a roulette wheel rotation condition and a ball launching condition is set so that probability of receiving a ball in a specific area of the plurality of pockets increases;
- and
- switching to a first mode in which a game is played by selecting one control data for each game among the plurality of control data when the total payout amount to players during a predetermined number of past games is more than a predetermined value in the second mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.