Gaming Machine Executing A Progressive Game And Playing Method Thereof

Abstract

In each of a plurality of stations 4, a normal game of a plurality of types is played upon acceptance of first bet, and a progressive game is played among a plurality of stations 4, that have accepted second bet separately from the first bet, to contest a special dividend that is based on the accumulated value of the second bet.

1 . A gaming machine comprising:
 a plurality of game terminals;   normal games of a plurality of types which require different numbers of bets for unit games;   a special game played independently from the normal games;   an input device provided on each game terminal for accepting a first bet made on the normal game and a second bet made on the special game;   a memory that stores the accumulated value of the second bets;   a dividend awarding device provided on each game terminal for awarding dividends for the normal games and the special game; and   a controller that is programmed to control the operations through the following processes (a1) through (a4).   (a1) when the input devices have accepted the first bet, the normal game is played on the game terminals provided with the input devices;   (a2) when the input devices have accepted the second bet, the special game is played on the game terminals provided with the input devices and the amount of the second bet is added to the accumulated value stored in the memory;   (a3) the dividend awarding device awards the dividend to the game terminal that has won in the normal game; and   (a4) the dividend awarding device awards special dividend, that is determined in accordance to the accumulated value stored in the memory, to the game terminal that has won in the special game.   
   
   
       2 . A gaming machine comprising:
 a plurality of game terminals;   normal games of a plurality of types which require different numbers of bets for unit games;   a special game played independently from the normal games;   an input device provided on each game terminal for accepting a first bet made on the normal game and a second bet that is made on the special game and requires different number of bets depending on the type of the normal game;   a memory that stores the accumulated value of the second bets;   a dividend awarding device provided on each game terminal for awarding dividends for the normal games and the special game; and   a controller that is programmed to control the operations through the following processes (b1) through (b4).   (b1) when the input devices have accepted the first bet, the normal game is played on the game terminals provided with the input devices;   (b2) when the input devices have accepted the second bet, the special game is played on the game terminals provided with the input devices, and the amount of the second bet is added to the accumulated value stored in the memory;   (b3) the dividend awarding device awards the dividend to the game terminal that has won in the normal game; and   (b4) the dividend awarding device awards special dividend, that is determined in accordance to the accumulated value stored in the memory and the number of winning game terminals, to the game terminal that has won in the special game.   
   
   
       3 . A gaming machine comprising:
 a plurality of game terminals;   normal games of a plurality of types which require different numbers of bets for unit games;   a special game played independently from the normal games;   an input device provided on each game terminal for accepting a first bet made on the normal game and a second bet that is made on the special game;   a memory that stores the accumulated value of the second bets;   a dividend awarding device provided on each game terminal for awarding dividends for the normal games and the special game; and   a controller that is programmed to control the operations through the following processes (c1) through (c4).   (c1) when the input devices have accepted the first bet, the normal game is played on the game terminals provided with the input devices;   (c2) when the input devices have accepted the second bet, the special game in which odds varies depending on the type of the normal game is played on the game terminals provided with the input devices, and the amount of the second bet is added to the accumulated value stored in the memory;   (c3) the dividend awarding device awards the dividend to the game terminal that has won in the normal game; and   (c4) the dividend awarding device awards special dividend, that is determined in accordance to the accumulated value stored in the memory and the number of winning game terminals, to the game terminal that has won in the special game.   
   
   
       4 . A gaming machine comprising:
 a plurality of game terminals;   normal games of a plurality of types which require different numbers of bets for unit games;   a special game played independently from the normal games;   an input device provided on each game terminal for accepting a first bet made on the normal game and a second bet made on the special game;   a memory that stores the accumulated value of the second bets;   a dividend awarding device provided on each game terminal for awarding dividends for the normal games and the special game; and   a controller that is programmed to control the operations through the following processes (d1) through (d4).   (d1) when the input devices have accepted the first bet, the normal game is played on the game terminals provided with the input devices;   (d2) when the input devices have accepted the second bet, the special game, in which odds varies depending on the type of the number of bets that have been accepted by the input devices so far, is played on the game terminals provided with the input devices, and the amount of the second bet is added to the accumulated value stored in the memory;   (d3) the dividend awarding device awards the dividend to the game terminal that has won in the normal game; and   (d4) the dividend awarding device awards special dividend, that is determined in accordance to the accumulated value stored in the memory and the number of winning game terminals, to the game terminal that has won in the special game.   
   
   
       5 . A playing method of a gaming machine that comprises a plurality of mage terminals and executes normal games of a plurality of types which require different numbers of bets for unit games and a special game played independently from the normal games, the playing method of the gaming machine comprises:
 (e1) a step of executing the normal game on game terminals provided with input devices when the input devices have accepted first bet;   (e2) a step of executing the special game on the game terminals provided with the input devices and adding the amount of the second bet to the accumulated value stored in the memory when the input devices have accepted second bet;   (e3) a step of awarding, from a dividend awarding device, dividend to the game terminal that has won in the normal game; and   (e4) a step of awarding, from the dividend awarding device, special dividend determined in accordance to the accumulated value stored in the memory to the game terminal that has won in the special game.