Patent ID: 8342936

Claim:
A slot machine comprising: a symbol display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of symbols; an image display device; and a controller, said controller programmed to execute the processing of: (A) executing a game in which said plurality of symbols are variably displayed and then stop-displayed to said symbol display device after game media are BET in number equal to or less than a previously set maximum number of BETs, and game media are paid out in number according to said plurality of symbols stop-displayed or a combination thereof; (B) shifting a mode from a non-insurance mode to an insurance mode on condition that a predetermined number of game media is inserted; (C) counting the number of games played after shifting to said insurance mode, in said insurance mode; (D) paying out a predetermined number of game media when the number of games counted in said processing (C) reaches a specific number; (E) displaying a normal effect image to said image display device in each game until the number of games counted in said processing (C) reaches a notice set value which is greater than 1 and smaller than said specific number by a predetermined value, and displaying, when symbols stop-displayed to said symbol display device or a combination thereof satisfies a predetermined condition in the game, a winning effect image according to these symbols stop-displayed or the combination thereof; and (F) displaying a specific effect image to said image display device in place of said normal effect image in each game when the number of games counted in said processing (C) reaches said notice set value, and not displaying, even when the symbols stop-displayed to said symbol display device or the combination thereof satisfies said predetermined condition in the game, said winning effect image according to these symbols stop-displayed to said symbol display device or the combination thereof.