Gaming apparatus executing race by a plurality of race objects, and game control method thereof

Abstract

A gaming apparatus of the present invention offers game media in an amount with an amount betted at first being an upper limit, when a prescribed condition has been satisfied before the end of a race in which a plurality of race objects contend with each other for winning.

1 . A gaming apparatus, comprising:
 a bet input device with which a bet on a race object that participates in a race in which a plurality of race objects contend with one another for winning can be inputted; and   a controller,   said controller programmed so as to execute the processing of   (A) accepting a bet from said bet input device,   (B) proceeding with said race,   (C) determining whether or not a prescribed condition has been satisfied before the end of the race executed in said processing (B), and   (D) offering game media in an amount with the amount betted in said processing (A) being an upper limit, when determining in said processing (C) that the prescribed condition has been satisfied.   
   
   
       2 . The gaming apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein   said processing (D) includes the processing of   (D-1) offering game media in an amount corresponding to a prescribed proportion of the game media betted in said processing (A), when determining in said processing (C) that the prescribed condition has been satisfied.   
   
   
       3 . The gaming apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein   said controller is further programmed so as to execute the processing of   (E) determining an amount of game media to be offered in a case where the prescribed condition is satisfied before the end of the race executed in said processing (B), with the amount betted in said processing (A) as the upper limit, and   said processing (D) includes the processing of   (D-2) offering game media in an amount determined in said processing (E), when determining in said processing (C) that the prescribed condition has been satisfied.   
   
   
       4 . A gaming apparatus, comprising:
 a bet input device with which a bet on a race object that participates in a race in which a plurality of race objects contend with one another for winning can be inputted;   a change input device for making input of betting game media, which have been betted on said race object from said bet input device, on a race object different from said race object; and   a controller,   said controller programmed so as to execute the processing of   (A) accepting a bet from said bet input device,   (B) proceeding with said race,   (C) determining whether or not a prescribed condition has been satisfied before the end of the race executed in said processing (B), and   (D) accepting, in said change input device, input of betting game media, which have been betted on said race object in said processing (A), on a race object different from said race object, during the time from the determination in said processing (C) that the prescribed condition has been satisfied until the end of the race executed in said processing (B).   
   
   
       5 . The gaming apparatus according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein   said controller is further programmed so as to execute the processing of   (F) offering game media in an amount with the amount betted in said processing (A) being the upper limit, when determining in said processing (C) that the prescribed condition has been satisfied and also when input of betting game media, which have been betted on said race object in said processing (A), on a race object different from said race object is not made from said change input device before the end of the race executed in said processing (B).   
   
   
       6 . A game control method, including the steps of:
 (A) placing a bet on a race object that participates in a race in which a plurality of race objects contend with one another for winning;   (B) proceeding with said race;   (C) determining whether or not a prescribed condition has been satisfied before the end of the race executed in said step   (B); and   (D) offering game media in an amount with the amount betted in said step (A) being an upper limit, when determining in said step (C) that the prescribed condition has been satisfied.   
   
   
       7 . The game control method according to  claim 6 ,
 wherein   said step (D) includes the step of   (D-1) offering game media in an amount corresponding to a prescribed proportion of the game media betted in said step (A), when determining in said step (C) that the prescribed condition has been satisfied.   
   
   
       8 . The game control method according to  claim 6 , the method further including the step of
 (E) determining an amount of game media to be offered in a case where the prescribed condition is satisfied before the end of the race executed in said step (B), with the amount betted in said step (A) as the upper limit,   wherein   said step (D) includes the step of   (D-2) offering game media in an amount determined in said step (E), when determining in said step (C) that the prescribed condition has been satisfied.   
   
   
       9 . A game control method, including the steps of:
 (A) placing a bet on a race object that participates in a race in which a plurality of race objects contend with one another for winning;   (B) proceeding with said race;   (C) determining whether or not a prescribed condition has been satisfied before the end of the race executed in said step (B); and   (D) accepting selection of betting game media, which have been betted on said race object in said step (A), on a race object different from said race object, during the time from the determination in said step (C) that the prescribed condition has been satisfied until the end of the race executed in said step (B).   
   
   
       10 . The game control method according to  claim 9 , the method further including the step of
 (F) offering game media in an amount with the amount betted in said step (A) being the upper limit, when determining in said step (C) that the prescribed condition has been satisfied and also when selection of betting game media, which have been betted on said race object in said step (A), on a race object different from said race object is not made from said change input device before the end of the race executed in said step (B).