Patent ID: 6416411
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A gaming machine which causes a game to be played on condition that a game medium is inserted therein, and allows a player to play a special game in which gaming mode is changed so as to be more advantageous for a player than a normal game when a predetermined condition is achieved, said gaming machine comprising:sound effect pattern storage apparatus for storing a plurality of sound effect patterns therein; sound effect pattern selector for randomly selecting one sound effect pattern from the plurality of sound effect patterns stored in said sound effect pattern storage apparatus when the predetermined condition is achieved and; an indicator for informing, when said special game occurs, said player of an occurrence of said special game by generating sound effects according to the sound effect pattern selected by said sound effect pattern selector, wherein said sound effect pattern selector comprises; random number generator for generating a random number within a predetermined numerical range; and wherein a sound effect pattern is selected according to a random number value generated by said random number generator.