Gaming apparatus and control method thereof

Abstract

A gaming apparatus includes a roulette wheel having a plurality of numbered pockets, a memory that stores a plurality of control data in each of which at least one of a roulette wheel rotation condition and a ball launching condition and a controller. Based on the control data, probability of receiving a ball in a specific area of the plurality of pockets increases. During a game with one control data, the controller is operable to provide notice of advancing the game with another control data after a predetermined number of games is executed when a predetermined condition has been met. Then, the controller is operable to advance the game by changing the one control data to the other control data after the predetermined number of games is executed and thereby changing the specific area having the increased probability of receiving the ball.

1 . A gaming apparatus comprising:
 a roulette wheel having a plurality of pockets numbered respectively;   a memory that stores a plurality of control data in each of which at least one of a roulette wheel rotation condition and a ball launching condition is set so that probability of receiving a ball in a specific area of the plurality of pockets increases; and   a controller operable to:
 (a) provide, during a game executed based on one control data stored in the memory, notice of advancing a game based on another control data after executing a predetermined number of games when a predetermined condition has been met, 
 (b) change the one control data to the other control data to change the specific area having increased probability of receiving the ball after having executed the predetermined number of games, and 
 (c) advance the game based on the other control data. 
   
   
   
       2 . The gaming apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the controller is operable to provide the notice of advancing the game based on the other control data to all the players.   
   
   
       3 . The gaming apparatus according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the controller is operable to display the notice of advancing the game based on the other control data on a display provided for each player.   
   
   
       4 . The gaming apparatus according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the controller is operable to display the notice of advancing the game based on the other control data on a display that can be recognized visually from the playing positions of all the players to provide the notice to all the players.   
   
   
       5 . The gaming apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the controller is operable to display the notice of advancing the game based on the other control data on at least one of the displays provided for each of the players to provide the notice only to a specific player.   
   
   
       6 . A gaming apparatus comprising:
 a roulette wheel having a plurality of pockets numbered respectively;   a memory that stores a plurality of control data in each of which at least one of a roulette wheel rotation condition and a ball launching condition is set so that probability of receiving a ball in a specific area of the plurality of pockets increases; and   a controller operable to:
 (a) make a winning determination when a predetermined condition has been met during a game based on one control data stored in the memory, 
 (b) provide notice of advancing the game based on another control data after executing a predetermined number of games when winning is determined in the winning determination, 
 (c) provide notice of advancing the game based on the other control data after executing a fake number of games when losing is determined in the winning determination, the fake number of games being different from the predetermined number of games, 
 (d) change the one control data to the other control data to change the specific area having increased probability of receiving the ball after having executed the predetermined number of games, and 
 (e) advance the game based on the other control data. 
   
   
   
       7 . The gaming apparatus according to  claim 6 ,
 wherein the controller is operable to provide the notice of advancing the game based on the other control data to all the players.   
   
   
       8 . The gaming apparatus according to  claim 7 ,
 wherein the controller is operable to display the notice of advancing the game based on the other control data on a display provided for each player.   
   
   
       9 . The gaming apparatus according to  claim 7 ,
 wherein the controller is operable to display the notice of advancing the game based on the other control data on a display that can be recognized visually from the playing positions of all the players to provide the notice to all the players.   
   
   
       10 . The gaming apparatus according to  claim 6 ,
 wherein the controller is operable to display the notice of advancing the game based on the other control data on at least one of the displays provided for each of the players to provide the notice only to a specific player.   
   
   
       11 . A control method of a gaming apparatus, comprising:
 providing, during a game executed based on one control data among the plurality of control data in each of which at least one of a roulette wheel rotation condition and a ball launching condition is set so that probability of receiving a ball in a specific area of the plurality of pockets numbered respectively on a roulette wheel increases, notice of advancing a game based on another control data after executing a predetermined number of games when a predetermined condition has been met, the fake number of games being different from the predetermined number of games;   changing the one control data to the other control data to change the specific area having increased probability of receiving the ball after having executed the predetermined number of games; and   advancing the game based on the other control data.   
   
   
       12 . The control method of a gaming apparatus according to  claim 11 , further comprising:
 providing the notice of advancing the game based on the other control data to all the players.   
   
   
       13 . The control method of a gaming apparatus according to  claim 12 , further comprising:
 displaying the notice of advancing the game based on the other control data on a display provided for each player.   
   
   
       14 . The control method of a gaming apparatus according to  claim 12 , further comprising:
 displaying the notice of advancing the game based on the other control data on a display that can be recognized visually from the playing positions of all the players to provide the notice to all the players.   
   
   
       15 . The control method of a gaming apparatus according to  claim 11 , further comprising:
 displaying the notice of advancing the game based on the other control data on at least one of the displays provided for each of the players to provide the notice only to a specific player.   
   
   
       16 . A control method of a gaming apparatus comprising:
 making a winning determination when a predetermined condition has been met during a game based on one control data among the plurality of control data in each of which at least one of a roulette wheel rotation condition and a ball launching condition is set so that probability of receiving a ball in a specific area of the plurality of pockets numbered respectively on a roulette wheel increases;   providing notice of advancing the game based on another control data after executing a predetermined number of games when winning is determined in the winning determination;   providing notice of advancing the game based on the other control data after executing a fake number of games when losing is determined in the winning determination, the fake number of games being different from the predetermined number of games;   changing the one control data to the other control data to change the specific area having increased probability of receiving the ball after having executed the predetermined number of games; and   advancing the game based on the other control data.   
   
   
       17 . The control method of a gaming apparatus according to  claim 16 , further comprising:
 providing the notice of advancing the game based on the other control data to all the players.   
   
   
       18 . The control method of a gaming apparatus according to  claim 17 , further comprising:
 displaying the notice of advancing the game based on the other control data on a display provided for each player.   
   
   
       19 . The control method of a gaming apparatus according to  claim 17 , further comprising:
 displaying the notice of advancing the game based on the other control data on a display that can be recognized visually from the playing positions of all the players to provide the notice to all the players.   
   
   
       20 . The control method of a gaming apparatus according to  claim 16 , further comprising:
 displaying the notice of advancing the game based on the other control data on at least one of the displays provided for each of the players to provide the notice only to a specific player.