Patent ID: 8622807

Claim:
A gaming machine comprising: an input device for starting a basic game; a display configured to display a plurality of symbol arrays; and a controller configured to execute processing operations of: (a) based on an input to the input device, randomly determining symbols to be displayed for a player when scrolling of the plurality of symbol arrays stops and then starting a basic game; (b) scrolling the plurality of symbol arrays that are displayed on the display; (c) based on a result of the random determination, sequentially stopping the scrolling of the plurality of symbol arrays; (d) after the scrolling of the plurality of symbol arrays is stopped, when at least one predetermined symbol is displayed, migrating to a bonus game, said bonus game being carried out automatically without user participation, and then re-scrolling the plurality of symbol arrays; (e) in the bonus game, randomly displaying at least one specific bonus symbol that can be employed in place of another symbol, so as to be substituted for any of a plurality of symbols; (f) sequentially stopping the re-scrolling of the plurality of symbol arrays in the bonus game; and (g) awarding a prize according to the number of the specific bonus symbols that are displayed in the bonus game.