IP Library Granted Patent US 7,926,811
Granted Patent B2
US 7,926,811 · App. 12/266,221 · Granted Apr 19, 2011

Gaming machine accepting side bet and control method thereof

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,926,811
App. No.
12/266,221
Granted
Apr 19, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A gaming machine of the present invention comprises: a controller programmed so as to execute the following processing of: (A) accepting from an input device an input indicating placement of a normal BET on outcome of dice; (B) accepting from the input device an input indicating placement of a side BET on colors of regions to which stopped dice belong; (C) rolling and stopping the dice in a gaming region which includes a plurality of regions each having a different color from one another; (D) offering a normal payout based upon the outcome of the dice stopped in the processing (C) and the normal BET placed in the processing (A); and (E) offering an additional payout based upon the colors of the regions to which the dice stopped in the processing (C) belong and the side BET placed in the processing (B).

Claims (28)

1. A gaming machine, comprising:

a gaming region, which includes a plurality of regions each having a different color from one another and in which dice roll and stop;

an input device with which a normal bet can be placed on outcomes of the dice and a side bet can be placed on colors of regions to which the stopped dice belong;

a controller programmed so as to execute the following processing of:

(A) accepting from said input device an input indicating placement of said normal bet on the outcomes of said dice;

(B) accepting from said input device an input indicating placement of said side bet on the colors of the regions to which stopped dice belong;

(C) rolling and stopping said dice in said gaming region;

(D) offering a normal payout based upon the outcomes of the dice stopped in said processing (C) and the normal bet placed in said processing (A); and

(E) offering a payout based upon the colors of the regions to which the dice stopped in said processing (C) belong and the side bet placed in said processing (B).

2. The gaming machine according to claim 1 ,

wherein

said processing (E) is processing of offering the payout based upon the colors of the regions to which the dice stopped in said processing (C) belong and the side bet placed in said processing (B), on condition that the input indicating placement of the normal bet on the outcomes of the dice stopped in said processing (C) has been made in said processing (A).

3. The gaming machine according to claim 1 ,

wherein

said processing (E) is processing of offering the payout based upon the colors of the regions to which the dice stopped in said processing (C) belong and the side bet placed in said processing (B), on condition that the input indicating placement of the normal bet on the outcomes of the dice stopped in said processing (C) has not been made in said processing (A).

4. The gaming machine according to claim 1 ,

wherein

said processing (E) is processing of offering the payout based upon an amount of game media BET in said processing (A) as the normal bet, the colors of the regions to which the dice stopped in said processing (C) belong, and the side bet placed in said processing (B).

5. The gaming machine according to claim 1

wherein

said processing (E) is processing of executing a bonus game as a game that is started when the colors of the regions to which the dice stopped in said processing (C) belong satisfy a predetermined condition, and offering the payout based upon a game result determined in said bonus game.

6. A method for controlling a gaming machine including a programmable controller, the method comprising the steps of:

with the programmable controller:

(A) accepting from an input device an input indicating placement of a normal bet on outcome of dice;

(B) accepting from the input device an input indicating placement of a side bet on colors of regions to which stopped dice belong;

(C) rolling and stopping said dice in a gaming region which includes a plurality of regions each having a different color from one another;

(D) offering a normal payout based upon the outcome of the dice stopped in said step (C) and the normal bet placed in said step (A); and

(E) offering a payout based upon the colors of the regions to which the dice stopped in said step (C) belong and the side bet placed in said step (B).

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2023
From: INTERBLOCK USA L.C.
To: ACQUIOM AGENCY SERVICES LLC
Reel/Frame 065430/0971 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 2, 2023
From: INTERBLOCK USA L.C.
To: INTERBLOCK D.O.O.
Reel/Frame 065101/0673 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2023
From: ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC.
To: INTERBLOCK USA L.C.
Reel/Frame 064719/0441 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2009
From: ABE, FUMIYA
To: ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 022142/0484 →