Patent ID: 8052509

Claim:
A horse race gaming machine comprising: a plurality of racing games constituting a horse racing game; a plurality of stations each provided with a bet amount specifying device with which a player specifies a bet amount for any of a plurality of racehorses which are run in a current racing game; a performance point which is given to the racehorses individually based on a racing game result of the racing game each time the racing game ends; and a processor which is programmed, for progressing the horse racing game by controlling the plurality of stations, to execute processes of: in the station at which the player who has specified a bet amount for any of the plurality of racehorses which are run in the current game with the bet amount specifying device plays: (1) determining whether or not a performance point of the racehorse whose owner is the player satisfies a predetermined condition when the current racing game ends; and (2) awarding the player a special benefit if it is determined that the performance point of the racehorse whose owner is the player satisfies the predetermined condition.