Patent ID: 6769982
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
A gaming machine comprising:a master gaming controller designed or configured to determine an outcome of at least a first and a second pachinko game of chance and to control game outcome presentations for at least first and second corresponding pachinko games of chance in a manner allowing parallel game play of two or more separate pachinko game sequences each patio game sequence comprising: 1) receiving a wager for the pachinko game of chance wherein for each wager an input signal indicating that the wager has been made and indicating an amount of the wager is generated, 2) determining the game outcome for the pachinko game of chance and 3) presenting the game outcome for the pachinko game of chance on a video display the video display that is operable to simultaneously display the game outcome presentations generated for the two or more separate game sequences; at least one input mechanism for receiving an input used by a player to make the wager and for each wager generating the input signal indicating that the wager has been made and indicating the amount of the wager; wherein after a first input of a first wager has been received by the input mechanism for a first video pachinko game of chance in a first pachinko game sequence and prior to the completion of presenting the game outcome for the first pachinko game of chance the gaming machine is operable: i) to receive a second input of a second wager for a second video pachinko game of chance in a second game pachinko game sequence and ii) to begin generating the second pachinko game sequence.