Gaming machine for betting card game including main card game and auxiliary card game, and controlling method thereof
View Patent ↗A gaming machine for a betting card game including a main card game and an auxiliary card game and a method of controlling the same, including: by a controller, accepting a bet of a first wager for participation in the main card game; accepting a bet of a second wager as an option for participation in the auxiliary card game; determining an outcome of the main card game in accordance with a game rule for the main card game on a basis of at least two cards being displayed and disclosed for the main card game after termination of acceptance of a bet of the first wager; and determining an outcome of the auxiliary card game in accordance with a game rule for the auxiliary card game on a basis of first and second cards being displayed for the main card game after termination of acceptance of a bet of the second wager.
1. A gaming machine comprising:
a gaming terminal configured to make a wager on a betting card game including a main card game and an auxiliary card game;
a memory configured to store a first game rule for the main card game and a second game rule for the auxiliary card game; and
a controller configured to:
(a) accept a bet of a first wager made at the gaming terminal for participation in the main card game;
(b) accept a bet of a second wager made at the gaming terminal as an option for participation in the auxiliary card game;
(c) determine an outcome of the main card game in accordance with the first game rule, on a basis of at least two cards being displayed and disclosed for the main card game after termination of acceptance of a bet of the first wager; and
(d) determine an outcome of the auxiliary card game in accordance with the second game rule, on a basis of an outcome of a comparison between first and second cards dealt to a player and first and second cards dealt to a dealer being displayed for the main card game after termination of acceptance of a bet of the second wager.
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a display device adapted to show the cards as displayed,
wherein the controller drives the display device to show an image to specify the first and second cards as dealt to the player and the dealer and displayed, when determining the outcome of the auxiliary card game.
3. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the main card game includes a blackjack game.
4. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein payout rates for the auxiliary card game comprise payout rates being higher than payout rates for the main card game.
5. A gaming machine comprising:
a gaming terminal configured to make a wager on a betting card game including a main card game and an auxiliary card game;
a memory configured to store a first game rule for the main card game and a second game rule for the auxiliary card game; and
a controller configured to:
(a) accept a bet of a first wager made at the gaming terminal for participation in the main card game;
(b) accept a bet of a second wager made at the gaming terminal as an option for participation in the auxiliary card game;
(c) determine an outcome of the auxiliary card game in accordance with the second game rule, on a basis of an outcome of a comparison between first and second cards dealt to a player and first and second cards dealt to a dealer being displayed for the main card game after termination of acceptance of a bet of the second wager; and
(d) determine an outcome of the main card game in accordance with the first game rule, on a basis of at least two cards being displayed and disclosed for the main card game after determination of the outcome of the auxiliary game and termination of acceptance of a bet of the first wager.
6. The gaming machine according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a display device adapted to show the cards as displayed,
wherein the controller drives the display device to show an image to specify the first and second cards as dealt to the player and the dealer and displayed, when determining the outcome of the auxiliary card game.
7. The gaming machine according to claim 5 , wherein the main card game includes a blackjack game.
8. The gaming machine according to claim 5 , wherein payout rates for the auxiliary card game comprise payout rates being higher than payout rates for the main card game.
9. A gaming machine comprising:
a gaming terminal configured to make a wager on a betting card game including a main card game and an auxiliary card game;
a memory configured to store a first game rule for the main card game and a second game rule for the auxiliary card game;
a display device adapted to show cards displayed for the main card game; and
a controller configured to:
(a) accept a bet of a first wager made at the gaming terminal for participation in the main card game;
(b) accept a bet of a second wager made at the gaming terminal as an option for participation in the auxiliary card game;
(c) determine an outcome of the auxiliary card game in accordance with the second game rule, on a basis of an outcome of a comparison between first and second cards dealt to a player and first and second cards dealt to a dealer being displayed for the main card game after termination of acceptance of a bet of the second wager, and drive the display device to show the outcome of the auxiliary card game as determined; and
(d) determine an outcome of the main card game in accordance with the first game rule, on a basis of at least two cards being displayed and disclosed for the main card game after driving the display device to show the outcome of the auxiliary card game and termination of acceptance of a bet of the first wager, and drive the display device to show the outcome of the main card game as determined.
10. The gaming machine according to claim 9 , wherein the controller drives the display device to show an image to specify the first and second cards as dealt to the player and the dealer and displayed when driving the display device to show the outcome of the auxiliary card game.
11. The gaming machine according to claim 9 , wherein the main card game includes a blackjack game.
12. The gaming machine according to claim 9 , wherein payout rates for the auxiliary card game comprise payout rates being higher than payout rates for the main card game.
13. A method of controlling a gaming machine for a betting card game including a main card game and an auxiliary card game, the method comprising:
by a controller,
accepting a bet of a first wager made at a gaming terminal for participation in the main card game;
accepting a bet of a second wager made at the gaming terminal as an option for participation in the auxiliary card game;
determining an outcome of the main card game in accordance with a game rule for the main card game stored in a memory, on a basis of at least two cards being displayed and disclosed for the main card game after termination of acceptance of a bet of the first wager; and
determining an outcome of the auxiliary card game in accordance with a game rule for the auxiliary card game stored in the memory, on a basis of an outcome of a comparison between first and second cards dealt to a player and first and second cards dealt to a dealer being displayed for the main card game after termination of acceptance of a bet of the second wager.
14. The method of controlling a gaming machine according to claim 13 , further comprising:
by the controller, driving a display device to show an image to specify the first and second cards as dealt to the player and the dealer and displayed when determining the outcome of the auxiliary card game.
15. The method of controlling a gaming machine according to claim 13 , wherein the main card game includes a blackjack game.
16. The method of controlling a gaming machine according to claim 13 , wherein payout rates for the auxiliary card game comprise payout rates being higher than payout rates for the main card game.