Patent ID: 8007360

Claim:
A gaming machine comprising: a variable display device that variably displays a plurality of kinds of identification information required for a game; and a transmissive image display device that enables the identification information of the variable display device to be visually recognized, wherein: the transmissive image display device includes a display panel that displays an image, and a light guide plate that is provided on the back side of the display panel and that irradiates the display panel and includes a display window disposed therein to cause the identification information of the variable display device to be visually recognized; a deflecting member, which deflects introduced light introduced to inside the light guide plate toward a display portion of the identification information of the variable display device, is provided in a frame portion of the display window; the deflecting member includes a prism sheet with the shape of a sheet, the prism sheet includes a plurality of prisms of substantially triangular cross section, the prisms are periodically arranged in a sheet that is a base material, and each prism includes a respective vertical face; each of said vertical faces is coated with a shading material that does not cause the introduced light to scatter; the prism sheet is attached to each of upper and lower frame position to which the introduced light is propagated within the frame portion constituting the display window; and the prism sheet is configured to reflect and deflect the light incident upon inclined surfaces of the prisms periodically arranged on the surface of the prism sheet to upper and lower symbol areas of the variable display device.