Patent ID: 8366537

Claim:
A reel game control apparatus, comprising: a display part for displaying an alignment status of reels caused by playing a first reel game; a control part for determining whether a combination of symbols or the number of event symbols of at least one or more reels, which are a subset of the reels, sequentially and automatically re-aligned out of the reels satisfies a predetermined event-playing condition, and for playing the event; and a user interface part for inputting user's random halt settings to spins of at least one or more remaining reels, which are not part of the subset of reels, yet to be re-aligned out of the reels based on the playing of the event, and for stopping reel spins on a reel-by-reel basis in response to receipt of the user's random halt settings, wherein the control part provides a second reel game corresponding to the event depending on whether the combination of symbols or the number of event symbols of the reels appearing as a result of the playing of the event satisfies a predetermined event-winning condition, wherein based on an extent that a predetermined level of the event-winning condition played on the reel-by-reel basis is satisfied and accumulated, the control part reduces a spin velocity of the at least one or more remaining reels yet to be re-aligned.