Patent ID: 8298071

Claim:
A slot machine comprising: a plurality of bet input devices, including a first bet input device and a second bet input device, with which game media in different amounts can be betted; a symbol display capable of variably displaying a plurality of symbols; and a controller, said controller programmed to execute the processing of: (A) receiving an input of a bet from one of said plurality of bet input devices, the bet corresponding to an amount of game media betted; (B) variably displaying and then stop-displaying said plurality of symbols to said symbol display after the input of the bet in said processing (A), determining an amount of payout based on the amount of the game media betted in said processing (A) and either a stop-displayed symbol or a combination of stop-displayed symbols, and paying out game media in an amount corresponding to the determined amount of payout; (C) counting a first number corresponding to the number of times that a bet has been inputted using the first bet input device, and separately counting a second number corresponding to the number of times that a bet has been inputted using the second bet input device; and (D) offering a first predetermined profit when the first number counted in said processing (C) has reached a first predetermined number, and separately offering a second predetermined profit when the second number counted in said processing (C) has reached a second predetermined number, wherein the first predetermined profit is greater than the second predetermined profit.