Gaming machine

Abstract

A main display, a sub-display, and a main CPU are provided in a gaming machine. The main display includes a plurality of display areas on which a plurality of strung symbols are variably displayed. The main CPU decides stopping symbols to be stopped on the display areas, and determines whether or not a transition condition for shifting a gaming mode from a base game to a bonus game is established. The main CPU decides game contents in the bonus game. The main CPU displays the decided game contents on the sub-display, thereby notifying a player of the game contents, and updates displayed game contents displayed on the sub-display to become advantageous for the player when the game contents are displayed thereon.

1 . A gaming machine, comprising: 
 a display including a plurality of display areas on which a plurality of symbols are variably displayed and stopped; and    a processor configured to control the display, decide a symbol combination to be stopped on the display areas, determine whether or not a transition condition for shifting a game from a base game to a bonus game is established based on the symbol combination, decide a game content in the bonus game if the transition condition is established, and notify a player of the game content updating so as to become advantageous step by step for the player.    
   
   
       2 . The gaming machine of  claim 1 , further comprising an input device configured to receive an input command from the player, 
 wherein the processor changes the game content in response to the input command and displays the changed game content on the display.    
   
   
       3 . The gaming machine of  claim 1 , further comprising an input device configured to receive an input command from the player, 
 wherein the processor decides the game content to be displayed step by step on the display in response to the input command.    
   
   
       4 . A method of controlling a gaming machine, comprising: 
 variably displaying a plurality of symbols on a display including a plurality of display areas;    deciding symbols to be stopped on the display areas;    determining whether or not a transition condition for shifting a game from a base game to a bonus game is established based on the decided symbols;    deciding a game content in the bonus game if the transition condition is established;    notifying a player of the game content updating so as to become advantageous step by step for the player.    
   
   
       5 . The method of controlling a gaming machine according to  claim 4 , further comprising: 
 receiving an input command from the player;    changing the game content in response to the received input command; and    displaying the changed game contents on the display unit.    
   
   
       6 . The method of controlling a gaming machine according to  claim 4 , further comprising: 
 receiving an input command from the player;    deciding and displaying the displayed game content to be displayed step by step on the display unit in response to the input command.    
   
   
       7 . A gaming machine comprising: 
 a base game operable upon a bet made by a player;    a bonus game initiated upon the occurrence of a triggering event in the base game;    a display adapted to display the base game and the bonus game; and    a processor in communication with the display, wherein the processor is operable to    (a) determine a game content in the bonus game,    (b) when a game shifts from the base game, display the game content updating on the display so as to become advantageous step by step for the player.    
   
   
       8 . The gaming machine of  claim 7 , wherein the processor changes the game content in response to a predetermined operation of the player.  
   
   
       9 . The gaming machine of  claim 7 , wherein the game content is a multiplier being activated during the bonus game.  
   
   
       10 . The gaming machine of  claim 7 , wherein the game content is a number of free games being activated during the bonus game.