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 place a normal BET on outcomes of dice and a side BET different from said normal BET; 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) rolling and stopping said plurality of dice in said gaming portion,

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

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

wherein a display capable of displaying a card image showing a card corresponding to a number relating to said specific 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 the card images displayed to said display, and

said processing (E) is the processing of

(E-1) displaying said plurality of card images 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), in a case where the total value of the outcomes of the plurality of dice stopped in said processing (C) is the specific number,

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

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

wherein said processing (E-3) is 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 (E-2).

2. The gaming machine according to claim 1 ,

wherein

said processing (E-3) includes executing a bonus game that is started when the total value of the outcomes of the plurality of dice stopped in said processing (C) has become the specific number, 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 (E-2), and

said processing (C) 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 (E-3).

3. A method for controlling a gaming machine, 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) rolling and stopping a plurality of dice in a gaming portion;

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

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

wherein a display capable of displaying a card image showing a card corresponding to a number relating to said specific number is provided,

receiving an input indicating selection of one card out of a plurality of the cards shown by a plurality of the card images displayed to said display, and

said step (E) is the step of

(E-1) displaying said plurality of card images 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 step (B), in a case where the total value of the outcomes of the plurality of dice stopped in said step (C) is the specific number,

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

(E-3) offering an additional payout to the player based upon the number corresponding to the card selected in said step (E-2),

wherein said step (E-3) is step of paying game media in an amount obtained by multiplying an amount of game media placed on the side BET in said step (B) by the number corresponding to the card selected in said step (E-2).

4. The method for controlling the gaming machine according to claim 3 ,

wherein

said step (E-3) includes executing a bonus game that is started when the total value of the outcomes of the plurality of dice stopped in said step (C) has become the specific number, 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 step (E-2), and

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