Patent ID: 8556699
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming machine, comprising: a symbol display device having a plurality of video reels, which is capable of rearranging symbols by scrolling the symbols on the video reels in the longitudinal direction and stopping the scroll thereafter; a touch panel provided at the front of the symbol display device, which enables a player to input an instruction by touching; a controller programmed to execute the processes of: a1) on condition that a game medium is bet, running a base game which awards a payout to the player, when a combination of the symbols rearranged on the symbol display device is a winning combination; (a2) when a bonus is won in the base game, running from the next unit game a special game in which a free game is repeated; (a3) determining by lottery a combination of symbols to be rearranged when stopping the scroll of symbols in the special game; (a4) notifying in the special game that the currently scrolling symbols on the video reels are stoppable; (a5) enabling the scroll of symbols of at least one video reel to be stopped in response to a stop operation input through the touch panel, in the special game; and (a6) awarding a payout to the player, when symbols rearranged after the scroll is stopped in the special game form a winning combination.