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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
May. 24, 2011
Kenta Kitamura, Koto-Ku, JP;
Yoshiaki Yabata, Koto-Ku, JP;
Yuki Terada, Koto-Ku, JP;
Hiroatsu Ike, Koto-Ku, JP;
Kenta Kitamura, Koto-Ku, JP;
Yoshiaki Yabata, Koto-Ku, JP;
Yuki Terada, Koto-Ku, JP;
Hiroatsu Ike, Koto-Ku, JP;
Universal Entertainment Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Aruze Gaming America, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A slot machineincludes: reels-each having symbols; backlight devices Mwhich individually light the symbols; a display windowwhich displays the symbols; and a motherboardprogrammed to run a game in which the reels-are rotated to rearrange the symbols, and a prize is awarded according to a combination of the symbols. The motherboard(a1) drives and rotating the reels-; (a2) stops the rotation of a predetermined reel; (a3) causes a backlight source Mof a backlight device M, which corresponds to a winning-related symbolout of the symbolsrearranged, to be in an on-state while causing a backlight source Mof a backlight device Mcorresponding to a non-winning-related symbolto be in an off-state; and (a4) executes (a3) every time the rotation of at least one of the reels-is stopped.