Patent ID: 8616965
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming machine comprising: an input device allowing input of a command relative to a normal game and a side game played at a gaming terminal; a display capable of displaying a game piece at the gaming terminal; a memory storing: a controller programmed to: (A) accept an input from the input device for placing a normal bet on a result of the normal game played at the gaming terminal; (B) accept an input from the input device for placing a side bet on a result of the side game played at the gaming terminal; (C) initiate the normal and side games based on the game program stored in the memory; (D) when the side bet has been placed in the processing (B), advance the side game at the gaming terminal based on the game program stored in the memory and determine the result of the side game; (E) offer a first payout based on the result of the side game determined in the processing (D) by increasing the side credit amount, and, (F) when the normal bet has been placed in the processing (A), advance the normal game at the gaming terminal based on the game program stored in the memory, determine a result of the normal game, and offer a second payout based on the result of the normal game by not increasing the side credit amount, wherein the side credit amount is decreased by a first value for placing the side bet when the side credit amount is greater than a predetermined value, and wherein, the normal credit amount is decreased by a second value for placing the side bet when the side credit amount is less than or equal to the predetermined value, and wherein, the second value is greater than the first value.