Gaming Machine Accepting Side Bet and Control Method Thereof

1 . A gaming machine, comprising:

a gaming portion in which a plurality of dice roll and stop;

an input device with which a player can make an input indicating placement of a normal BET on outcomes of dice and a side BET different from said normal BET, and an input indicating selection of a single number; and

a controller,

said controller programmed to execute the processing of

(A) accepting from said input device an input indicating placement of said normal BET,

(B) accepting from said input device an input indicating placement of said side BET,

(C) accepting from said input device an input indicating selection of the single number,

(D) rolling and stopping said plurality of dice in said gaming portion,

(E) offering a normal payout based upon the outcomes of the plurality of dice stopped in said processing (D) and the normal BET inputted in said processing (A), and

(F) offering, in a case where a total value of the outcomes of the plurality of dice stopped in said processing (D) is the number selected in said processing (C), an additional payout based upon the number on condition that the input indicating placement of the side BET has been made in said processing (B).

2 . The gaming machine according to claim 1 ,

wherein

a display capable of displaying a card image showing a card corresponding to a single number is provided,

said input device is a device with which a player can make an input indicating selection of one card out of a plurality of cards shown by a plurality of card images displayed to said display, and

said processing (F) includes

(F-1) displaying, in a case where the total value of the outcomes of the plurality of dice stopped in said processing (D) is the number selected in said processing (C), the plurality of card images showing a plurality of cards corresponding to numbers related to the number to said display on such a mode that the numbers corresponding to the cards shown by the card images are invisible for the player, on condition that the input indicating placement of the side BET has been made in said processing (B),

(F-2) accepting from said input device the input indicating selection of one card out of the plurality of cards shown by the plurality of card images displayed in said processing (F-1), and

(F-3) offering an additional payout to the player based upon the number corresponding to the card selected in said processing (F-2).

3 . The gaming machine according to claim 2 ,

wherein

said processing (F-3) is the processing of

paying game media in an amount obtained by multiplying an amount of game media placed on the side BET in said processing (B) by the number corresponding to the card selected in said processing (F-2).

4 . The gaming machine according to claim 2 ,

wherein

said processing (F-3) is the processing of

executing a bonus game that is started when the total value of the outcomes of the plurality of dice stopped in said processing (D) has become the number selected in said processing (C), and paying game media in an amount calculated based upon a game result determined in said bonus game and the number corresponding to the card selected in said processing (F-2), and

said processing (D) is the processing of

rolling and stopping said plurality of dice in said gaming portion during a period when said bonus game is not executed in said processing (F-3).

5 . A gaming machine, comprising:

a gaming portion in which a plurality of dice roll and stop;

an input device with which a player make an input indicating placement of a normal BET on outcomes of dice and a side BET different from said normal BET;

a microphone with which a sound can be inputted; and

a controller,

said controller programmed to execute the processing of

(A) accepting from said input device an input indicating placement of said normal BET,

(B) accepting from said input device an input indicating placement of said side BET,

(C′) recognizing a language type from the sound inputted from said microphone by executing a language recognition program,

(D) rolling and stopping said plurality of dice in said gaming portion,

(E) offering a normal payout based upon the outcomes of the plurality of dice stopped in said processing (D) and the normal BET inputted in said processing (A), and

(F) offering, in a case where a total value of the outcomes of the plurality of dice stopped in said processing (D) is a number corresponding to the language type recognized in said processing (C′), an additional payout based upon the number, on condition that the input indicating placement of the side BET has been made in said processing (B).

6 . The gaming machine according to claim 5 ,

wherein

a display capable of displaying a card image showing a card corresponding to a single number is provided,

said input device is a device with which a player can make an input indicating selection of one card out of a plurality of cards shown by a plurality of card images displayed to said display, and

said processing (F) includes

(F-1) displaying, in a case where the total value of the outcomes of the plurality of dice stopped in said processing (D) is the number corresponding to the language type recognized in said processing (C′), the plurality of card images showing a plurality of cards corresponding to numbers related to the number to said display on such a mode that the numbers corresponding to the cards shown by the card images are invisible for the player, on condition that the input indicating placement of the side BET has been made in said processing (B),

(F-2) accepting from said input device the input indicating selection of one card out of the plurality of cards shown by the plurality of card images displayed in said processing (F-1), and

(F-3) offering an additional payout to the player based upon the number corresponding to the card selected in said processing (F-2).

7 . The gaming machine according to claim 6 ,

wherein

said processing (F-3) is the processing of

paying game media in an amount obtained by multiplying an amount of game media placed on the side BET in said processing (B) by the number corresponding to the card selected in said processing (F-2).

8 . The gaming machine according to claim 6 ,

wherein

said processing (F-3) is the processing of

executing a bonus game that is started when the total value of the outcomes of the plurality of dice stopped in said processing (D) has become the number corresponding to the language type recognized in said processing (C′), and paying game media in an amount calculated based upon a game result determined in said bonus game and the number corresponding to the card selected in said processing (F-2), and

said processing (D) includes

rolling and stopping said plurality of dice in said gaming portion during a period when said bonus game is not executed in said processing (F-3).

9 . A gaming machine, comprising:

a gaming portion in which a plurality of dice roll and stop;

an input device with which a player make an input indicating placement of a normal BET on outcomes of dice and a side BET different from said normal BET, and an input indicating selection of a language type; and

a controller,

said controller programmed to execute the processing of

(A) accepting from said input device an input indicating placement of said normal BET,

(B) accepting from said input device an input indicating placement of said side BET,

(C″-1) accepting from said input device an input indicating selection of one language type,

(C″-2) recognizing the language type by the input from the input device made in said processing (C″-1),

(D) rolling and stopping said plurality of dice in said gaming portion,

(E) offering a normal payout based upon the outcomes of the plurality of dice stopped in said processing (D) and the normal BET inputted in said processing (A), and

(F) offering, in a case where a total value of the outcomes of the plurality of dice stopped in said processing (D) is a number corresponding to the language type recognized in said processing (C″-2), an additional payout based upon the number on condition that the input indicating placement of the side BET has been made in said processing (B).

10 . The gaming machine according to claim 9 ,

wherein

a display capable of displaying a card image showing a card corresponding to a single number is provided,

said input device is a device with which a player can make an input indicating selection of one card out of a plurality of the cards shown by a plurality of card images displayed to said display, and

said processing (F) includes

(F-1) displaying, in a case where the total value of the outcomes of the plurality of dice stopped in said processing (D) is the number corresponding to the language type recognized in said processing (C″-2), the plurality of card images showing a plurality of cards corresponding to numbers related to the number to said display on such a mode that the numbers corresponding to the cards shown by the card images are invisible for the player, on condition that the input indicating placement of the side BET has been made in said processing (B),

(F-2) accepting from said input device the input indicating selection of one card out of the plurality of cards shown by the plurality of card images displayed in said processing (F-1), and

(F-3) offering an additional payout to the player based upon the number corresponding to the card selected in said processing (F-2).

11 . The gaming machine according to claim 10 ,

wherein

said processing (F-3) is the processing of

paying game media in an amount obtained by multiplying an amount of game media placed on the side BET in said processing (B) by the number corresponding to the card selected in said processing (F-2).

12 . The gaming machine according to claim 10 ,

wherein

said processing (F-3) is the processing of

executing a bonus game that is started when the total value of the outcomes of the plurality of dice stopped in said processing (D) has become the number corresponding to the language type recognized in said processing (C″-2), and paying game media in an amount calculated based upon a game result determined in said bonus game and the number corresponding to the card selected in said processing (F-2), and

said processing (D) includes

rolling and stopping said plurality of dice in said gaming portion during a period when said bonus game is not executed in said processing (F-3).

13 . A control method of a gaming machine, said control method comprising the steps of:

(A) accepting from an input device an input indicating placement of a normal BET;

(B) accepting from the input device an input indicating a side BET different from said normal BET;

(C) accepting from the input device an input indicating selection of a single number;

(D) rolling and stopping a plurality of dice in a gaming portion;

(E) offering a normal payout based upon the outcomes of the plurality of dice stopped in said step (D) and said normal BET placed in said step (A); and

(F) offering, in a case where a total value of the outcomes of the plurality of dice stopped in said step (D) is the number selected in said step (C), an additional payout based upon the number on condition that the input indicating placement of the side BET has been made in said step (B).

14 . A control method of the gaming machine, said control method comprising the steps of:

(A) accepting from an input device an input indicating placement of a normal BET;

(B) accepting from the input device an input indicating placement of a side BET different from said normal BET;

(C′) recognizing a language type from a sound inputted from a microphone by executing a language recognition program;

(D) rolling and stopping a plurality of dice in a gaming portion;

(E) offering a normal payout based upon the outcomes of the plurality of dice stopped in said step (D) and said normal BET inputted in said step (A); and

(F) offering, in a case where a total value of the outcomes of the plurality of dice stopped in said step (D) is a number corresponding to the language type recognized in said step (C′), an additional payout based upon the number on condition that the input indicating placement of the side BET has been made in said step (B).

15 . A control method of the gaming machine, said control method comprising the steps of:

(A) accepting from an input device an input indicating placement of a normal BET;

(B) accepting from the input device an input indicating placement of a side BET different from said normal BET;

(C″-1) accepting from the input device an input indicating selection of one language type;

(C″-2) recognizing the language type by the input from the input device made in said step (C″-1);

(D) rolling and stopping a plurality of dice in a gaming portion;

(E) offering a normal payout based upon the outcomes of the plurality of dice stopped in said step (D) and the normal BET placed in said step (A); and

(F) offering, in a case where a total value of the outcomes of the plurality of dice stopped in said step (D) is a number corresponding to the language type recognized in said step (C″-2), an additional payout based upon the number on condition that the input indicating placement of the side BET has been made in said step (B).