Gaming machine and rotating reel

A gaming machine comprising:

• a plurality of transparent mechanical reels;
• a motor disposed on each of the transparent mechanical reels for spinning and stopping the transparent mechanical reels;
• a display arranged inside circumference of the transparent mechanical reels and visually recognized through the transparent mechanical reels from a viewpoint of a player;
• and
• a processor causing to:
• (a) in response to an operation by a player, generate a start signal,
• (b) receive the start signal generated and determine a symbol to be stopped and displayed in accordance with random selection,
• (c) display rotation of combination of the transparent mechanical reels spun by the motor and video reels shown on the display, and
• (d) stop the rotating display at the determined symbol and provide an award to the player,
• wherein the transparent mechanical reels form a matrix including a plurality of cells in which symbols are placed in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction, and
• wherein a surface of the transparent mechanical reels on which a plurality of or all symbols of the matrix are placed or a whole of the transparent mechanical reels is formed by a transparent material, to allow a player to visually recognize a presentation of the display behind the transparent mechanical reels through at least either of symbols placed on the surface of the mechanical reels or periphery thereof when the display behind the transparent mechanical reels shows a presentation.