Patent ID: 8192278

Claim:
A gaming terminal, comprising: a base game offering a chance of winning a payout according to a predetermined combination; a chance game which is independently run at the same time as the base game, the chance game offering a chance of obtaining a chance flag which qualifies a player to join a special game offering a chance of winning a higher payout than the base game; an ID data input device into which ID data specifying a player is inputted; a PIN code associated with the ID data and a number of chance flags; a terminal storage unit that stores therein the number of chance flags in association with the ID data inputted into the ID data input device, and the PIN code; a PIN code input device through which the PIN code is inputted; a terminal display which displays images of the base game, the chance game, and the special game; and a terminal controller which performs the steps of: (a1) when the ID data is inputted into the ID data input device, storing the ID data in the terminal storage unit; (a2) running the base game and the chance game at the same time; (a3) determining and awarding a payout according to a result of the base game; (a4) determining and awarding the number of chance flags according to a result of the chance game; (a5) accumulatively storing, in the terminal storage unit, the number of chance flags awarded, in association with the ID data and the PIN code; (a6) running the special game when the number of the chance flags stored in the terminal storage unit equals or surpasses a predetermined number and awarding a payout determined according to a result of the special game; (a7) when the ID data is newly inputted into the ID data input device, determining whether the newly inputted ID data is correct or not, referring to an original ID data stored in the terminal storage unit; (a8) when it is determined that the newly inputted ID data is not correct, determining whether the PIN code inputted through the PIN code input device is correct or not, referring to the PIN code stored in the terminal storage unit; and (a9) when it is determined that the PIN code inputted through the PIN code input device is not correct, initializing the number of chance flags associated with the original ID data stored in the terminal storage unit, and when it is determined that the PIN code inputted from the PIN code input device is correct, storing the newly inputted ID data, replacing the original ID data stored in the terminal storage unit.