Patent ID: 8052523

Claim:
A gaming system, comprising: a gaming machine; and a separately installed server capable of communicating with the gaming machine, wherein the gaming machine comprises: a receiving unit for receiving a game medium; wherein the server comprises: a plurality of first storage devices for storing a plurality of accumulated amounts to which a predetermined proportion of bet game media received by the receiving unit is cumulatively added; a first lottery unit for conducting a lottery to determine whether or not one of the accumulated amounts that are stored in the plurality of first storage devices is to be paid; and a first processor that operates to: transmit information of the one of the accumulated amounts stored in the plurality of first storage devices based on a result of the lottery conducted by the first lottery unit; and reset all accumulated amounts stored in the plurality of first storage devices when the information of the one of the accumulated amounts stored in the first storage devices is transmitted based on the result of the lottery conducted by the first lottery unit, wherein the gaming machine further comprises: a second lottery unit for conducting a lottery to select a winning combination, a payout amount to be paid out being determined based on a result of the lottery conducted by the second lottery unit; a display for displaying the result of the lottery conducted by any of the first lottery unit and the second lottery unit; a second storage device for storing, as the payout amount, a standard accumulated payout amount and a special payout amount sent from the server; and a second processor that operates to: cause the display to simultaneously display a first display part indicating the standard accumulated payout amount stored in the second storage device, the standard accumulated payout amount being subject to tax deduction, and a second display part indicating the special payout amount being not subject to tax deduction, based on the result of the lottery conducted by any of the first lottery unit and the second lottery unit; determine the payout amount based on a player selection of one among the first display part and the second display part; and provide a right to play a free game in a next game when the first display part is selected and a predetermined condition is satisfied.