Patent ID: 7140963
Filing Date: 2006-11-28
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming machine comprising: a plurality of mechanical reels which are mechanically driven; a reel controller for changing operation of each mechanical reel; a display device which is arranged in front of the mechanical reels and has a plurality of reel display windows, each of the mechanical reels being seen through each of the reel display windows; a display controller for controlling the display device so as to display a character on the display device; and a memory for storing a control table in which there are stored one relation between one mechanical reel among plural mechanical reels and a time lapsing till the character crosses one reel display window corresponding to the one mechanical reel from a display start of the character on the display device and another relation between another mechanical reel and a time lapsing till the character crosses another reel display window corresponding to the another mechanical reel after the character crosses the one reel display window; wherein the character is dynamically displayed on the display device by the display controller; and wherein the one mechanical reel is stopped at a timing that the character crosses the one reel display window and the another mechanical reel is stopped at a timing that the character crosses the another reel display window, based on the control table stored in the memory under a control through the reel controller.