Patent ID: 8235809

Claim:
A gaming machine for playing a game and paying out an award according to play results, comprising: a detector, which recognizes a play history of a player; an analyzer, which analyzes the play history; a controller, which enables changing of a volatility of the game by the player, based on the play history; an initiator, which is enabled to initiate the game with changed volatility; and a display having a touch screen function for the player to select a volatility element for changing the volatility of the game by touching the volatility element displayed on a screen of the display, wherein the controller is configured to, after the analyzer has analyzed the play history, allow the player to select the volatility element for changing the volatility of the game via the touch screen function of the display and allows the initiator to start the game with changed volatility only when the analyzer determines an amount in the play history exceeds a predetermined threshold required to allow the player to change the volatility.