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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2008
Hideaki Kishi, Tokyo, JP;
Hideaki Kishi, Tokyo, JP;
Universal Entertainment Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A gaming machine according to one embodiment of the invention has a rotating reel display device that variably displays a plurality of kinds of identification information required for a game, and a transmissive image display deviceto enable symbol information of the rotating reel display device to be visually recognized. The transmissive image display devicehas a liquid crystal panelthat displays an image, and a light guide platethat is provided on the back side of the display paneland that irradiates the display panel while having display windowsL,C andR formed therein to cause the symbol information of the rotating reel display device to be visually recognized, and prism sheets, each of which deflects the introduced light introduced to inside the light guide platetoward the vertex area of the rotating reel, are provided in frame portionsL,C andR of the display windows.