Patent ID: 8764549

Claim:
A gaming machine comprising: a reel having an outer circumferential surface on which a plurality of symbols are lined up; a reel driving mechanism which rotates the reel to rearrange the plurality of symbols; a magnet which is provided in the reel driving mechanism to change an external magnetic field in accordance with the rotation of the reel; a magnetic force detecting mechanism which detects a magnetic force of the external magnetic field so as to output magnetic force detection signal values; a reel setting unit executing a reel setting process in which a pattern of magnetic force detection signal values for one rotation of the reel is obtained, and by which magnetic force detection signal values and arrangement positions of the plurality of symbols are associated with one another; a reel drive control unit which controls the reel driving mechanism so that the plurality of symbols are rearranged in a predetermined arrangement based on the magnetic force detection signal values and the arrangement positions of the plurality of symbols; and an external control unit which outputs an operation instruction signal in response to an external operation, which operation is conducted to set a reel home position after a reel band is attached to the reel; wherein, in the reel setting process, when the operation instruction signal is output, the reel setting unit sets the magnetic force detection signal value, which is detected at the timing of the output of the operation instruction signal by the external control unit, as the home position of the reel.