Patent ID: 8012012

Claim:
A slot machine connected to a plurality of slot machines via a network, the slot machine and the plurality of slot machines being connected to a server that includes a memory area that stores portions of gaming values that have been bet by the slot machine and the plurality of slot machines accumulatively as a progressive payout, each of the slot machines having: a display that displays a plurality of symbols; a bet button that inputs a bet operation; a command accepting portion that accepts a command; and a processor that executes processes as follows: (a) a process of selecting any of a plurality of kinds of game modes, including at least a first game mode and a second game mode, in accordance with a signal inputted from the command accepting portion in response to an operation by an operator of the server or a player; (b) a process of executing, if the first game mode has been selected, a first game in which a fixed payout is awarded if a specific win has been established, the specific win being associated with a symbol combination displayed on the display; and (c) a process of executing, if the second game mode has been selected, a second game in which: (c-1) a process of transmitting information about a bet amount that is set based on the bet operation with the bet button to the server so as to store the portions of the gaming values that have been bet by the bet operation inputted with the bet button, and (c-2) if the specific win associated with the symbol combination displayed on the display has been established, a process of obtaining a fixed payout or a progressive payout from the server as award, the fixed payout being predetermined for each established specific win and the progressive payout being an amount stored in the memory area as accumulation of the portions of the gaming values that have been input with the bet button.