Patent ID: 8574060
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming machine, comprising: a mechanical reel, which is configured with a plurality of rotatable reels adjacent reels being axially-spaced along a centerline axis, each mechanical reel including a plurality of symbols being display in a predetermined order on a circumferential surface of the reel, the plurality of mechanical reels including at least one pair of reels, each reel of the pair of reels having the same symbols being displayed in the same order on the circumferential surface; a display, which shows a part of the circumferential surface of each mechanical reel; and a controller for starting a rotation of the at least one pair of reels from a starting position, the starting position including each reel of the at least one pair of reels displaying different portions of the circumferential surface of the respective reel so as to display a different sequence of symbols on the display, the controller for rotating a first reel of the at least one pair of reels at a first rotational speed, rotating a second reel of the at least one pair of reels at a second rotational speed that is different than the first rotational speed to synchronize the display of the symbols on each of the first reel and the second reel such that the at least one pair of reels have the same symbols being displayed in the same order on the display during rotation, stopping at least one pair of reels such that each of the at least one pair of reels displays the same symbols in the same order on the corresponding circumferential surface of the display, and wherein the controller adjusts a deceleration of the first reel to synchronize the display of symbols in the first reel and the second reel when stopped.