Gaming machine accepting side bet and control method thereof

A gaming machine comprising:

• a display capable of displaying multiple playing cards;
• multiple stations each including an input device capable of receiving a command on a game;
• a memory capable of storing number-of-credits data showing the number of credits corresponding to a game media amount, for each station;
• and
• a controller,
• the controller programmed to execute the processing of:
• (A) accepting via each input device an input for a normal bet;
• (B) displaying on the display a player card for each station at which a normal bet has been placed in the processing (A);
• (C) accepting via each input device an input for a special command including a command to further bet game media separately from the normal bet placed in the processing (A);
• (D) determining, for each station, a normal game result based on the player card displayed in the processing (B);
• (E) accepting via each input device an input for a side bet on a normal game in a station other than the station having this input device;
• (F) subtracting the number of credits corresponding to a game media amount according to the special command from the number of credits shown by the number-of-credits data stored in the memory in association with the station at which a side bet is placed, when the side bet is placed in the processing (E) and then the special command is inputted via the input device provided in the station as the side bet target;
• (G) determining, when a side bet is placed in the processing (E), a side game result according to the determined normal game result of the station as the side bet target;
• and
• (H) offering a first payout based on the normal game result determined in the processing (D), and a second payout based on the side game result determined in the processing (G).

A control method of a gaming machine,

• wherein
• the gaming machine comprises:
• multiple stations each including a display capable of displaying multiple playing cards, and an input device capable of receiving a command on a game;
• and
• a controller,
• the control method comprising the steps of:
• (A) the controller accepting via each input device an input for a normal bet;
• (B) the controller displaying, on the display of each station at which a normal bet has been placed in the step (A), a player card for the station as well as a player card for another station;
• (C) the controller determining, for each station, a normal game result based on the player card displayed as a player card for the station in the step (B);
• (D) the controller accepting via each input device an input for a side bet on a normal game in a station other than the station having this input device;
• (E) the controller determining, when a side bet is placed in the step (D), a side game result according to the determined normal game result of the station as the side bet target;
• and
• (F) the controller offering a first payout based on the normal game result determined in the step (C), and a second payout based on the side game result determined in the step (E).