Patent ID: 8210932

Claim:
A gaming system that starts, when a predetermined condition is established in a game, a free game mode in which the game is repeatedly executed a predetermined number of times without consuming a playing value, and gives a dividend to a player based on a result of the game in the free game mode, comprising: a collective dividend lottery unit which determines a collective dividend to be collectively given to the player by lottery in exchange for the game being executed a specific number of times that is less than the remaining number of times of the game in the free game mode from a dividend range that can be obtained by increasing and decreasing the total amount of the dividend that is anticipated when the game is executed the specific number of times; a selection unit which selects any one of reception of the collective dividend and continuation of the game in the free game mode in response to an instruction from the player; a collective dividend giving unit which gives to the player, when the reception of the collective dividend is selected, the collective dividend determined by the collective dividend lottery unit; and a remaining number of times control unit which decreases the remaining number of times of the game in the free game mode according to the specific number of times in exchange for giving of the collective dividend.