Gaming machine, gaming method, and storage medium

A gaming method for providing a game using a gaming machine, the gaming machine comprising:

• an operation unit configured to receive an operation of a player;
• a display unit including a symbol display area and a payline display area, the symbol display area configured to display symbols in cells arranged in a grid and being set a plurality of paylines, each payline including a part of the cells, the payline display area configured to display a payline table indicating a part or all of the paylines;
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• a control unit connected to the operation unit and the display unit, configured to change and stop the symbols displayed in the symbol display area in response to receiving the operation of the player by the operation unit, and provide an award based on the symbols stopped in the cells forming the payline, the gaming method executed by the control unit, comprising:
• setting a chance area associated with an award booster to include a part of paylines indicated in the payline table, the award booster increasing the award;
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• increasing the award using the award booster set in the chance area, the award provided based on the symbols stopped in the cells forming the payline included in the chance area.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for a gaming machine providing a game to a player, the gaming machine comprising:

• an operation unit configured to receive an operation of a player;
• a display unit including a symbol display area and a payline display area, the symbol display area configured to display symbols in cells arranged in a grid and being set a plurality of paylines, each payline including a part of the cells, the payline display area configured to display a payline table indicating a part or all of the paylines;
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• a control unit connected to the operation unit and the display unit, configured to change and stop the symbols displayed in the symbol display area in response to receiving the operation of the player by the operation unit, and provide an award based on the symbols stopped in the cells forming the payline, the program configured to cause the control unit to:
• set a chance area associated with an award booster to include a part of paylines indicated in the payline table, the award booster increasing the award;
• and
• increase the award using the award booster set in the chance area, the award provided based on the symbols stopped in the cells forming the payline included in the chance area.