Patent ID: 7219893

Claim:
A gaming machine comprising: a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal panel, and a light guiding plate disposed at a rear of the liquid crystal panel and formed with a light deflection pattern configured to guide light emitted from illumination means for the liquid crystal panel to the liquid crystal panel; and a variable display device disposed at a rear of the liquid crystal display device and including a plurality of reels provided in a row each on which a plurality of symbols are arranged, wherein a part of the light guiding plate to which each of the reels is opposed is configured as a light transmission area for transmitting light from the reel, wherein the light guiding plate is formed with a first light deflection pattern on a periphery of the light transmission area and is formed with a second light deflection pattern in a portion more distant from the light transmission area than the first light deflection pattern, and wherein the first light deflection pattern is formed with a pattern denser than a pattern of the second light deflection pattern.