Gaming machine displaying predetermined images for displaying a bonus symbol at a predetermined position

1. A gaming machine, comprising:

a display including a first display area for rotationally displaying each of a plurality of symbol groups having a plurality of symbols and a second display area for displaying a visual effect, the first display area being separated from the second display area;

a plurality of switches configured to start a basic game and to bet a desired amount of credits;

at least one slot configured to receive a game medium providing credits to be bet to play the basic game;

a memory for storing a plurality of visual effects that correspond to total numbers of bonus symbols, respectively; and

a controller configured with logic to:

(a1) receive the desired amount of credits as a bet through the switches;

(a) generate a random number and start the basic game corresponding to input to the switches when the desired amount of credits is received as the bet;

(b) rotationally display each of the plurality of symbol groups displayed on the first display area of the display;

(c) determine a position of a symbol to be statically displayed on the first display area of the display corresponding to the random number thus generated;

(d) cause the first display area of the display to statically display in sequence according to a result obtained in (c) each of the plurality of symbol groups which are rotationally displayed;

(e) in a case where a first bonus symbol is statically displayed during a play, display a visual effect, which corresponds to a total number of the bonus symbols of the play statically displayed from among the visual effects, on the second display area of the display every time a symbol group is statically displayed; and

(f) in a case where the total number of the bonus symbols in one or more symbol groups which have stopped spinning matches a predetermined number and the controller determines to stop a second bonus symbol included in a next-to-stop-spinning symbol group at a predetermined stop position, display a predetermined image signaling that the basic game is set to proceed to a bonus game on the second display area of the display while the next-to-stop-spinning symbol group is being rotationally displayed, and start the bonus game after the second bonus symbol stops at the predetermined stop position,

wherein the first display area includes a plurality of positions including the predetermined stop position, and

wherein in a case where the total number of the bonus symbols in one or more symbol groups which have stopped spinning matches the predetermined number and the controller determines to stop the second bonus symbol at any one of the plurality of positions excluding the predetermined stop position in (f), the controller is configured

to not display the predetermined image signaling that the basic game is set to proceed to the bonus game while the next-to-stop-spinning symbol group is being rotationally displayed, and then

to start the bonus game after the second bonus symbol stops at the any one of the plurality of positions excluding the predetermined stop position.

2. A gaming machine, comprising:

a display including a first display area for rotationally displaying each of a plurality of symbol groups having a plurality of symbols and a second display area for displaying a visual effect, a plurality of bonus symbols being arranged in each of the plurality of symbol groups and the first display area being separated from the second display area;

a plurality of switches configured to start a basic game and to bet a desired amount of credits;

at least one slot configured to receive a game medium providing credits to be bet to play the basic game;

a memory for storing a plurality of visual effects that correspond to total numbers of bonus symbols, respectively; and

a controller configured with logic to:

(a1) receive the desired amount of credits as a bet through the switches;

(a) generate a random number and start the basic game corresponding to input to the switches when the desired amount of credits is received as the bet;

(b) rotationally display each of the plurality of symbol groups displayed on the first display area of the display;

(c) determine a position of a symbol to be statically displayed on the first display area of the display corresponding to the random number thus generated;

(d) cause the first display area of the display to statically display in sequence according to a result obtained in (c) each of the plurality of symbol groups which are rotationally displayed;

(e) in a case where a first bonus symbol is statically displayed during a play, display a visual effect, which corresponds to a total number of bonus symbols of the play statically displayed from among the visual effects, on the second display area of the display every time a symbol group is statically displayed; and

(f) in a case where the total number of the bonus symbols of the play which have been statically displayed matches a predetermined number and the controller determines to stop a second bonus symbol arranged among the plurality of bonus symbols arranged in the symbol group to be statically displayed next time at a predetermined stop position, display a predetermined image signaling that the basic game is set to proceed to a bonus game on the second display area of the display while the symbol group to be statically displayed next time is being rotationally displayed, and start the bonus game after the second bonus symbols stops at the predetermined stop position,

wherein the first display area includes a plurality of positions including the predetermined stop position, and

wherein in a case where the total number of the bonus symbols of the play which have been statically displayed matches the predetermined number and the controller determines to stop the second bonus symbol at any one of the plurality of positions excluding the predetermined stop position in (f), the controller is configured

to not display the predetermined image signaling that the basic game is set to proceed to the bonus game while the symbol group to be statically displayed next time is being rotationally displayed, and then

to start the bonus game after the second bonus symbol stops at the any one of the plurality of positions excluding the predetermined stop position.

3. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of positions include upper, middle and lower positions with respect to winning lines on the display, and

wherein the predetermined stop position comprises one of the upper, middle and lower positions.

4. The gaming machine according to claim 2 , wherein the predetermined position among the plurality of the bonus symbols comprises a position identified by a code number that is assigned to each of the plurality of symbols in the symbol group,

wherein the plurality of positions include upper, middle and lower positions with respect to winning lines on the display, and

wherein the predetermined stop position comprises one of the upper, middle and lower positions.

5. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the total number of the bonus symbols is incremented by 1 when the second bonus symbol stops at any one of the plurality of positions.

6. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined image is displayed on the second display area only when the controller determines to start a bonus game.

7. The gaming machine according to claim 2 , wherein the total number of the bonus symbols is incremented by 1 when the second bonus symbol stops at any one of the plurality of positions.

8. The gaming machine according to claim 2 , wherein the predetermined image is displayed on the second display area only when the controller determines to start a bonus game.

9. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined image is an attraction preview for determination of the bonus game.

10. The gaming machine according to claim 2 , wherein the predetermined image is an attraction preview for determination of the bonus game.