Patent ID: 8430740

Claim:
A gaming machine comprising: an input device configured to receive a bet for each of unit games; a display adapted to display an outcome of a unit game; a counter configured to cumulatively increment a count value along with execution of the unit games and count the count value; a memory configured to store a count value counted by the counter; and a controller configured to (a1) execute a unit game, the counter value being incremented by execution of the unit game, (a2) determine whether to start the insurance on a basis of the count value stored in the memory, (b1) execute a first feature game including a plurality of free games after determining an outcome of the unit game when determining to start the insurance, and (b2) execute a second feature game including a plurality of free games after completing the plurality of free games in the first feature game, wherein, in (b1) and (b2), the controller is further configured to cause a specific symbol to appear at a predetermined probability in each of the free games, when the specific symbol appears in a certain free (lame, hold the appeared specific symbol and scroll a plurality of symbols except for the appeared specific symbol, in a free (lame that is subsequent to the certain free game, and reset the appeared specific symbol when each of the first feature game and the second feature game is completed.