Universal Entertainment Corporation

Aruze Gaming America, Inc.

Aruze Corporation

Sega Enterprises, Ltd.

Aruza Gaming America, Inc.

Jun Hirato

Kenta Kitamura

Yoshinori Kondo

Takehisa Itagaki

Keita Shimura

Kou Kobayashi

Yu Suzuki

Takashi Izawa

Motomichi Sato

Yasuaki Tanabe

Takuto Nakayama

Kazuo Okada

Tetsuya Yokota

Gou Miyamoto

Takeshi Iso

Hayato Matsunaga

Megumi Shimohata

Akira Osawa

Masato Ishikawa

Noritoshi Kukita

Tatsuya Teranishi

Hiroyuki Nagano

Satoshi Joko

Yoshitomo Sasaki

Hiromichi Ikeda

Junichi Kogo

Masaki Matsuno

Masumi Sakamoto

Takashi Ooto

Kouichi Iimura

To facilitate and shorten the work of changing displayed content on the topper display device, a slot machineincludes: a gaming machine main bodyconfigured to run a game; a topper display deviceaccommodating a display plate modulefor displaying a game related information, in such a manner that the display plate moduleis detachable from a side; a topper support mechanismrotatably supports the topper display deviceso that the topper display deviceis capable of rotating in a horizontal direction on the gaming machine main body

Gaming machine

To facilitate visual confirmation of the displayed content on a topper display device T, from a direction in which the displayed content is visible, a gaming machine comprises: a gaming machine main body configured to run a game; a topper display device T, which is provided on the gaming machine main body and configured to display game related content; and an illumination mechanism Tprovided to the topper display device Tand configured to emit illumination light to all four directions.

A method of manufacturing a reel for a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: forming an opening in a reel strip on which a plurality of first symbols are printed; forming a second symbol on an optical sheet by vacuum forming the optical sheet to form a symbol piece, the second symbol including a protrusion and a depression; attaching the symbol piece to the reel strip such that the second symbol is exposed through the opening of the reel strip; and attaching the reel strip to a reel frame for the slot machine.

Reel for gaming machine and gaming machine including the same, and method of manufacturing reel

There is provided a gaming machine capable of providing an effect for symbol display during a stop and/or rotation of a reel, by use of a totally non-conventional effect element, which is an angle of a line of sight to an outer circumferential surface of the reel. Reel strips Meach having symbolsare respectively disposed on outer circumferential surfaces of cylindrical reels Meach configured to be rotated with its cylinder central axis being held at a predetermined position. Each reel strip Mincludes a color shifting layer Mconfigured to selectively reflect and transmit predetermined wavelengths of visible light depending on the incident angle.

Reel strip and gaming machine

To provide a gaming machine which holds a player's attention until symbols are rearranged by reel actions. The operation of the scroll of symbols of a first scroll line is changed under a condition that predetermined symbols are arranged on a pay line in a state where symbols of at least one first scroll line among a plurality of scroll lines are scrolled and symbols of remaining second scroll lines are stopped.

A gaming machine includes a symbol display device, a top box, and a controller. The symbol display device is capable of variably displaying and then rearranging a plurality of symbols. The top box is disposed at an upper part of the symbol display device and has an illumination target disposed on a front face and a plurality of visual recognition targets disposed therein. The controller is programmed to: variably display and then rearrange symbols on the symbol display device to thereby execute a normal game; execute an animation character acquisition game for acquiring a specific animation character from among a plurality of animation characters in accordance with specific symbols being rearranged in the normal game; and move at least one visual recognition target from among the plurality of visual recognition targets, based on a result of the animation character acquisition game. This configuration enables a player to be given notice in a mode of moving a visual recognition target in the top box. Thus, it is possible to impart a sense of expectation or a sense of tension to a player and to pay the player's attention exclusively to a game.

Gaming machine capable of moving at least one visual recognition target in a top box

The gaming machine includes: a cabinet having a display window; one or more reels disposed in the cabinet so that the or each reel is visible from outside the cabinet through the display window, the or each of the one or more reels being provided with a reel band having symbols; and a light application device configured to apply visible light representing visual information which enables recognition of information related to games to the reel band. The or each of one or more reels has a mirror layer which reflects the visible light from the light application device. The light application device is disposed in an area outside the window frame of the display window so that the visible light is applied to the reel, on the side of the reel band.

A gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: at least one display panel configured to display images of a game, the display panel including a screen facing downward; at least one beam splitter disposed under the display panel and inclined with respect to the screen to partially reflect the images from the display panel into a forward direction; and a controller configured to execute the game and to control the display panel, wherein an image from each of the at least one display panel is reflected by at least one of the at least one beam splitter.

The gaming machine includes: a cabinet having a display window; one or more reels disposed in the cabinet so that the or each reel is visible from outside the cabinet through the display window, the or each of the one or more reels being provided with a reel band having symbols; and a light application device configured to apply visible light representing visual information which enables recognition of information related to games to the reel band. The or each of one or more reels has a mirror layer which reflects the visible light from the light application device. The light application device is disposed in a position out of a sight area in which the one or more reels are visible from outside the cabinet through the display window.

An object of the gaming machine is to simultaneously display symbols and visual information with a simple structure, while displaying the symbols clearly. The gaming machine includes: one or more reels each provided with a reel band having one or more symbols; and a light application device configured to apply visible light representing visual information which enables recognition of information related to games on an outer circumference of the one or more reels. The reel band has a mirror layer which reflects the visible light from the light application device.

Gaming machine and control method thereof

A gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a display panel configured to display images of a game, the display panel including a screen facing downward; a partial mirror disposed under the display panel and inclined with respect to the screen to partially reflect the images from the display panel into a forward direction; a background member disposed rear to the partial mirror such that an image of the background member passes through the partial mirror into the forward direction to overlap the images from the display panel; and a controller configured to execute the game and to control the display panel.

In a reel band, the transmittance of the light emitted from a backlight is adjusted without using a sheet for decreasing the transmittance, and the reel band is decorated without resort to printing. A reel band Mincludes: a translucent base layer M; a symbol print layer Mlaminated on an outer side of the base layer Mwith respect to a direction of a thickness of the base layer Mto form a plurality of symbols; and a mesh pattern layer Mhaving rough texture and laminated on a portion of the base layer which portion is different from portions on which at least the plurality of symbolsare formed when viewed from a direction in which the layer is laminated, the mesh pattern layer Mincluding a shield area Mconfigured to attenuate applied light and a non-laminated area Mconfigured to pass applied light.

Reel band, reel assembly, and gaming machine

Provided is a reel unit for a gaming machine which suppresses decrease in visibility of a reel belt due to the formation of image of light source on a reel even if light emission intensity for illuminating the reel is high. It is provided a first light diffusion sheet with translucency having a light refraction surface including a surface formed thereon for refracting light passing therethrough in various directions, the first light diffusion sheet stacked on a base sheet; and a second light diffusion sheet having the light refraction surface, the second light diffusion sheet stacked on the first light diffusion sheet.

Reel belt of gaming machine and gaming machine

A gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a display panel configured to display images of a game, the display panel including a screen facing downward; a partial mirror disposed under the display panel and inclined with respect to the screen to partially reflect the images from the display panel into a forward direction; and a controller configured to execute the game and to control the display panel.

The present invention provides a gaming machine provided with a mechanical reel, which expands the variation of the pattern of rearrangement of symbols. The gaming machine includes a reel assembly Mincluding a plurality of reels bearing a plurality of symbols on the outer surface thereof, and a backlight device Mfor illuminating each of the reels from inside. The plurality of symbols includes a variable symbol CS for representing various symbols in response to the color of light emitted from the backlight device M. The variable symbol CS represents a first symbol upon the backlight device Memitting first color light, and represents a second symbol upon the backlight device Memitting second color light.

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Tokyo, Japan

Jun Hirato