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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2013
Konami Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Hayato Mizue, Tokyo, JP;
KONAMI GAMING, INC., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
In a gaming machine including a symbol region where reels having symbols are arranged in predetermined arrangement. The symbols are displayed in an arranged manner in longitudinal and transverse directions. A reel control unit that independently controls movement and stop of each of the reels, such that the symbols appearing in the symbol region change and a winning determination unit that determines whether the symbols appearing on a valid line set to span the reels form a predetermined winning pattern, when each of the reels is stopped, layers are set in the symbol region, and in the gaming machine, at least one reel is disposed in each layer, a symbol group is provided in at least one specific reel arranged in a specific layer of the layers in such a manner that symbols capable of forming at least portion of the winning pattern are arranged in the symbol group.