Patent ID: 8123609

Claim:
A gaming machine comprising: a variable display device configured to display a plurality of symbols associated with an outcome of a wagering game; and a display device disposed in front of the variable display device, the display device having a first light emitting device and transmission areas, the transmission areas being configured to transmit light emitted from the first light emitting device and reflected off a surface of the variable display device, the display device including: a liquid crystal panel having the transmission areas, a light guide plate disposed on a rear side of the liquid crystal panel, the light guide plate having transmission regions formed in positions corresponding to the transmission areas of the liquid crystal panel, and a reflection member disposed on a rear side of the light guide plate, the reflection member having non-reflection areas disposed in positions corresponding to the transmission regions of the light guide plate, the variable display device including: a rotary body, a second light emitting device disposed inside the rotary body, and a translucent reel sheet having the plurality of symbols thereon, the reel sheet having a surface treatment configured to suppress light luster, wherein the reel sheet is attached on an outer periphery of the rotary body to scatter light emitted from the first light emitting device on the reel sheet and transmit light emitted from the second light emitting device through a surface of the reel sheet opposed to the second light emitting device.