Patent ID: 7744459
Filing Date: 2010-06-29
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A game system, comprising: a plurality of slot machines, each slot machine having a controller operable to control at least a basic game and a second game, each slot machine being capable of making a transition to the second game from a middle of the basic game when a prescribed condition is realized in the basic game, each slot machine transmitting a second game request signal for requesting a transition to the second game when the prescribed condition is realized in the basic game; a second game device operable to execute the second game, which is provided as a physically separate device from the slot machines; a display adapted to display images according to a game status of the second game device, which is visible by a plurality of players playing the second game at the slot machines; and a center controller configured to communicate with the slot machines, the second game device and the display, the center controller operable to control one slot machine which transmitted the second game request and the second game device to start the second game if the second game is not currently executed by any one of the slot machines and the second game device when the second game request signal is received from the one slot machine, and control the one slot machine which transmitted the second game request signal and the second game device to start the second game at a timing where the second game executed by any one of the other slot machines and the second game device is terminated if the second game is currently executed by any one of the other slot machines and the second game device when the second game request signal is received from the one slot machine.