Patent ID: 8216057

Claim:
A gaming machine comprising: a playing unit in which a plurality of dice rolls and comes to rest; a sensor that identifies a position, classification, and number of dots for each of the plurality of dice on the playing unit by capturing the plurality of dice so as to convert to capturing data; memory that stores the position, classification, and number of dots for each of the plurality of dice for each game; and a controller that executes processing of: (a) driving the sensor and receiving from the sensor the capturing data converted by the sensor; (b) determining the position, classification, and number of dots for each of the plurality of dice based on the capturing data thus received; (c) storing the position, classification, and number of dots for each of the plurality of dice thus determined for each game in the memory; and (d) comparing the position, classification, and number of dots for each of the plurality of dice stored in the memory in a previous game with a position, classification, and number of dots for each of the plurality of dice stored in the memory in a present game.