Virtual image/real image superimposing and displaying apparatus, and slot machine

A virtual image/real image superimposing and displaying apparatus for displaying a virtual image and an actual substance, comprising:

• an image display for displaying an image which is a original of the virtual image;
• a half mirror which forms the virtual image on the basis of the image displayed by the image display;
• an actual substance which is disposed so as to extend from a front side of the virtual image to a back side of the virtual image;
• an actual substance display area in which a predetermined portion of the actual substance is disposed front of the virtual image;
• a virtual image display area in which the virtual image is disposed front of another portion of the actual substance;
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• an image controller for moving an image of the virtual image between the actual substance display area and the virtual image display area.

A virtual image/real image superimposing and displaying apparatus for displaying a virtual image and an actual substance, comprising:

• an image display for displaying an image which is a original of the virtual image;
• a half mirror which forms the virtual image on the basis of the image displayed by the image display;
• an actual substance which is disposed so as to extend from a front side of the virtual image to a back side of the virtual image;
• an actual substance display area in which a predetermined portion of the actual substance is disposed front of the virtual image;
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• a controller for controlling the movement of the actual substance in cooperation with the virtual image.

A slot machine which pays prize values when combination of a plurality of marks represents a winning combination, comprising:

• an image display for displaying an image which is a original of a virtual image;
• a half mirror which forms the virtual image on the basis of the image displayed by the image display;
• a junction section enables movement of prize values from a back side of the virtual image to a front side of the virtual image so as to penetrate therethrough;
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• a mechanical reel portion having a plurality of spinning drums, each of the spinning drums having the plurality of marks representing at least one of numbers and symbols, printed on a circumferential surface thereof and spinning independently,
• wherein the prize values are paid from a back side of the virtual image to a front side of the virtual image so as to penetrate through the virtual image, and the prize values become visible only when moving to the front side of the virtual image.

A slot machine which pays prize values when a plurality of marks includes a winning combination, comprising:

• a gate unit placed in a channel through which the prize values are paid out;
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• a gate open/close controller for controlling opening and closing action of the gate unit in accordance with progress in a game,
• wherein the prize values passed through the gate unit are offered to a game player.

A slot machine which pays prize values when a plurality of marks has included a winning combination, comprising:

• a disk shooter through which a game player shoots a disk;
• a start checker unit which allows passage of the disk in a case of a hit of the shot disk and blocks passage of the disk in case of failure of hit of the shot disk;
• a passage detector for detecting passage of the disk;
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• a drum spinning controller which starts spinning of drums of the slot machine when passage of the disk is detected.