Game system and control method thereof

Abstract

A game system has roulette gaming devices that are connected to each other and an accumulator that accumulates progressive bonus scores in each of the roulette gaming devices. Each gaming device includes terminals, a roulette wheel having pockets to which numbers are attached, respectively, and a first processor. The first processor operates to receive a bet on a game through the terminals, to determine whether or not a win of a result of the game for each of the terminals, and to determine whether to give a progressive bonus award different from an award based on the game result for the terminals. The game system further has a second processor that operates to control, when the first processor of any roulette gaming device determines to give the progressive bonus award to any terminal, the terminal to perform a payout for the progressive bonus award based on the accumulated scores.

1 . A game system comprising:
 a plurality of roulette gaming devices that are connected to each other, each of the gaming devices including one or more terminals that are operated by players, respectively, a roulette wheel having a plurality of pockets to which numbers are attached, respectively, and a first processor that operates to receive a bet on a game, in which a pocket is expected into which a ball introduced on the roulette wheel is received, through the terminals, to determine whether or not a win of a result of the game for each of the terminals, and to determine whether to give a progressive bonus award different from an award based on the game result for the terminals;   an accumulator that accumulates progressive bonus scores in each of the roulette gaming devices; and   a second processor that operates to control, when the first processor of any roulette gaming device determines to give the progressive bonus award to any terminal, the terminal to perform a payout for the progressive bonus award based on the scores accumulated by the accumulator.   
   
   
       2 . The game system according to  claim 1 , wherein the first processor operates to determine whether to give the progressive bonus award for the terminal that has won the game result, among the terminals. 
   
   
       3 . The game system according to  claim 1 , wherein a payout amount for the progressive bonus award for one terminal is determined depending on a payout amount for the game result for the terminal. 
   
   
       4 . The game system according to  claim 1 , wherein the first processor further operates to receive a bet on the progressive bonus award through the terminals, and operates to determine whether to give the progressive bonus award for the terminal in which the bet on the progressive bonus award is made, among the terminals. 
   
   
       5 . The game system according to  claim 4 , wherein a payout amount for the progressive bonus award for one terminal is determined depending on a bet amount for the progressive bonus award in the terminal. 
   
   
       6 . The game system according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first processor further operates to receive a bet on another progressive bonus award different from the progressive bonus award through the terminals, and operates to determine whether to give the another progressive bonus award for the terminal in which the bet on the another progressive bonus award is made, among the terminals;   the accumulator further accumulates another progressive bonus score, which is different from the progressive bonus score, in each of the roulette gaming devices; and   the second processor further operates to control, when the first processor of any roulette gaming device determines to give the another progressive bonus award to any terminal, the terminal to perform a payout for the another progressive bonus award based on the another progressive bonus score accumulated by the accumulator.   
   
   
       7 . The game system according to  claim 6 , wherein a payout amount for the another progressive bonus award for one terminal is determined depending on a bet amount for the another progressive bonus award in the terminal. 
   
   
       8 . A control method of a game system comprising the steps of:
 receiving a bet on a game, in which a pocket is expected into which a ball introduced on a roulette wheel is received, thorough one or more terminals that are included in each of a plurality of roulette gaming devices connected to each other and are operated by players, respectively, the roulette wheel being included in each of the roulette gaming devices and having a plurality of the pockets to which numbers are attached, respectively;   determining whether or not a win of a result of the game for each of the terminals;   determining whether to give a progressive bonus award different from an award based on the game result for the terminals;   accumulating progressive bonus scores in each of the roulette gaming devices; and   performing a payout for the progressive bonus award, when it is determined to give the progressive bonus award to any terminal of any roulette gaming device, to the terminal, based on the accumulated scores.   
   
   
       9 . The control method according to  claim 8 , wherein the step of determining whether to give the progressive bonus award is performed to the terminal that has won the game result, among the terminals. 
   
   
       10 . The control method according to  claim 8 , further comprising the step of determining a payout amount for the progressive bonus award for one terminal depending on a payout amount for the game result for the terminal. 
   
   
       11 . The control method according to  claim 8 , further comprising the step of receiving a bet on the progressive bonus award through the terminals,
 wherein the step of determining whether to give the progressive bonus award is performed to the terminal in which the bet on the progressive bonus award is made, among the terminals.   
   
   
       12 . The control method according to  claim 11 , further comprising the step of determining a payout amount for the progressive bonus award for one terminal depending on a bet amount for the progressive bonus award in the terminal. 
   
   
       13 . The control method according to  claim 8 , further comprising the step of:
 receiving a bet on another progressive bonus award different from the progressive bonus award through the terminals;   determining whether to give the another progressive bonus award for the terminal in which the bet on the another progressive bonus award is made among the terminals;   accumulating another progressive bonus score, which is different from the progressive bonus score, in each of the roulette gaming devices; and   performing a payout for the another progressive bonus award, when it is determined to give the another progressive bonus award to any terminal of any roulette gaming device, to the terminal, based on the another progressive bonus score accumulated in the accumulating step.   
   
   
       14 . The control method according to  claim 13 , further comprising the step of determining a payout amount for the another progressive bonus award for one terminal depending on a bet amount for the another progressive bonus award in the terminal.