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US 8,616,965 B2Granted
Gaming machine accepting side bet and playing method thereof
AssigneesUniversal Entertainment Corporation, Aruze Gaming America, Inc.
InventorsYukinori Inamura, Kenta Kitamura, Hiroki Munakata
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Abstract
A gaming machine executing the processing of (A) accepting an input for placing a normal bet; (B) accepting an input for placing a side bet different from the normal bet, (C) starting a card game and displaying a player initial card on a display; (D) determining a result of a side game based on the player initial card, when a side bet has been placed; and (E) offering a first payout based on the result of the side game, advancing the card game to determine a result of the card game, and offering a second payout based on the result of the card game.
Claims14
A gaming machine comprising:
- an input device allowing input of a command relative to a normal game and a side game played at a gaming terminal;
- a display capable of displaying a game piece at the gaming terminal;
- a memory storing:
- a game program, which controls progress of the normal and side games played at the gaming terminal;
- a normal credit amount;
- and
- a side credit amount;
- and
- a controller programmed to:
- (A) accept an input from the input device for placing a normal bet on a result of the normal game played at the gaming terminal;
- (B) accept an input from the input device for placing a side bet on a result of the side game played at the gaming terminal;
- (C) initiate the normal and side games based on the game program stored in the memory;
- (D) when the side bet has been placed in the processing (B), advance the side game at the gaming terminal based on the game program stored in the memory and determine the result of the side game;
- (E) offer a first payout based on the result of the side game determined in the processing (D) by increasing the side credit amount, and,
- (F) when the normal bet has been placed in the processing (A), advance the normal game at the gaming terminal based on the game program stored in the memory, determine a result of the normal game, and offer a second payout based on the result of the normal game by not increasing the side credit amount, wherein
- the side credit amount is decreased by a first value for placing the side bet when the side credit amount is greater than a predetermined value, and wherein,
- the normal credit amount is decreased by a second value for placing the side bet when the side credit amount is less than or equal to the predetermined value, and wherein,
- the second value is greater than the first value.
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A gaming machine comprising:
- an input device allowing input of a command relative to a normal game and a side game played at a gaming terminal;
- a display capable of displaying a game piece at the gaming terminal;
- a memory storing:
- game program information, which controls progress of the normal and side games played at the gaming terminal;
- a normal credit amount;
- and
- a side credit amount;
- and
- a controller programmed to:
- (A) accept an input from the input device for placing a normal bet on a result of the normal game played at the gaming terminal from the input device;
- (B) accept an input from the input device for placing a side bet on a result of the side game played at the gaming terminal;
- (C) initiate the normal and side games based on the game program information stored in the memory;
- (D) when the side bet has been placed in the processing (B), advance the side game at the gaming terminal based on the game program stored in the memory and determine the result of the side game;
- (E) offer a first payout based on the result of the side game determined in the processing (D) by increasing the side credit amount, and,
- (F) when the normal bet has been placed in the processing (A), advance the normal game at the gaming terminal based on the normal game program stored in the memory, determine a result of the normal game, and offer a second payout based on the result of the normal game by not increasing the side credit amount, wherein
- if the side credit amount is greater than a predetermined value, offering an additional game play option during play of the normal game, which additional game play option is not available if the side credit amount is less than or equal to the predetermined number.
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A playing method of a game on a gaming machine including:
- a plurality of gaming terminals,
- a controller, and
- a memory storing:
- a game program, which controls progress of a normal game and a side game played at the gaming terminals;
- a normal credit amount;
- and
- a side credit amount;
- wherein
- the method comprises the steps of:
- with the controller:
- (A) accepting an input from an input device for placing a normal bet on a result of the normal game played at each of the gaming terminals;
- (B) accepting an input from the input device for placing a side bet on a result of a side game played at one of the gaming terminals;
- (C) initiating the normal and side games based on the game program stored in the memory;
- (D) when the side bet has been placed in the processing (B), advancing the side game at the gaming terminal that placed the side bet based on the game program stored in the memory, and determining a result of the side game;
- (E) offering a first payout based on the result of the side game determined in the processing (D) by increasing the side credit amount, and,
- (F) when the normal bet has been placed in the processing (A), advancing the normal game at the gaming terminal based on the game program stored in the memory, determining a result of the normal game, and offering a second payout based on the result of the normal game by not increasing the side credit amount, wherein
- the side credit amount is decreased by a first value for placing the side bet when the side credit amount is greater than a predetermined value, and wherein,
- the normal credit amount is decreased by a second value for placing the side bet when the side credit amount is less than or equal to the predetermined value, and wherein,
- the second value is greater than the first value.
16 more elements
A playing method of a game on a gaming machine including:
- a plurality of gaming terminals,
- a controller, and
- a memory storing:
- a game program, which controls progress of a normal game and a side game played at the gaming terminals;
- a normal credit amount;
- and
- a side credit amount;
- wherein
- the method comprises the steps of:
- with the controller:
- (A) accepting an input from an input device for placing a normal bet on a result of the normal game played at each of the gaming terminals;
- (B) accepting an input from the input device for placing a side bet on a result of a side game played at one of the gaming terminals;
- (C) initiating the normal and side games based on the game program stored in the memory;
- (D) when the side bet has been placed in the processing (B), advancing the side game at the gaming terminal that placed the side bet based on the game program stored in the memory, and determining a result of the side game;
- (E) offering a first payout based on the result of the side game determined in the processing (D) by increasing the side credit amount, and,
- (F) when the normal bet has been placed in the processing (A), advancing the normal game at the gaming terminal based on the game program stored in the memory, determining a result of the normal game, and offering a second payout based on the result of the normal game by not increasing the side credit amount, wherein
- if the side credit amount is greater than a predetermined value, offering an additional game play option during play of the normal game, which additional game play option is not available if the side credit amount is less than or equal to the predetermined number.
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