Patent ID: 8430742

Claim:
A gaming machine, comprising: a display configured to display a plurality of symbols in a base game, to display a bonus game image in a bonus game, and to display an award according to a game result; an operating unit configured to accept an operation of a player; a controller configured to execute the base game, to award a payout according to a game result of the base game to the player, to trigger the bonus game including a plurality of unit games when a combination of the symbols in the base game satisfies a predetermined condition, to select any one mode for each unit game among a plurality of modes including an automatic mode and a technical mode of each unit game, wherein the automatic mode is a mode in which the controller automatically determines a game result of the bonus game, and the technical mode is a mode in which the game result of the bonus game is determined by the operation of the player, to execute each unit game in a corresponding selected mode, and to award a payout according to a game result of the bonus game to the player; and a storage device configured to store a relationship table representing a relationship between each of the plurality of modes and a range of random numbers, wherein the controller is further configured to generate a random number for each unit game, and to select any one mode for each unit game based on the random number for a corresponding unit game and the relationship table.