Patent ID: 8382580

Claim:
A gaming machine comprising: a light emitting portion which emits light; a game controller which runs a game; a light emission control unit which causes the light emitting portion to emit light, and controls the light emitting portion in such a manner that the light emitting portion emit lights in a lighting mode associated with a game state; a power supply unit which supplies power to the light emission control unit and the game controller, separately; an input device through which a predetermined input can be externally inputted; a light emission power control unit which controls, in response to the predetermined input, power supplied from the power supply unit to the light emission control unit in a resettable manner, while the game controller is running the game; and a detection unit which detects a lighting mode of the light emitting portion, wherein the game controller: (i) determines, at a predetermined timing, whether a lighting mode associated with a game state differs from a lighting mode detected by the detection unit; and (ii) when a difference is detected, instructs the light emission power control unit to reset power supplied to the light emission power control unit.