Gaming machine for racing game and playing method thereof
A gaming machine displays on a display a horse racing game in which racehorses race against each other, and receives, via a gaming terminal, a bet made by a player regarding an order of arrival of the racehorses in the horse racing game. Thereafter, the gaming machine periodically calculates odds for the horse racing game. While remaining time to reception deadline for bets is a certain length of time or more, a value obtained by reducing the calculated actual value of odds by a predetermined proportion is displayed on the display as an effect value of the odds at that point. The longer the remaining time to the bet reception deadline, the larger the predetermined proportion reduced from the actual value of the odds to obtain the effect value. Moreover, the gaming machine displays on the display the calculated actual value of the odds as the effect value when a certain length of time or less remains before the bet reception deadline.
1. A gaming machine comprising:
a display adapted to display a racing game in which a plurality of characters race against each other;
a gaming terminal configured to receive a bet made by a player regarding an order of arrival of the plurality of characters in the racing game; and
a controller configured to
(a) periodically sum up bets made by players and received by the gaming terminal,
(b) periodically calculate a latest value of odds for the racing game on the basis of a latest sum-up result of the bets, and
(c) display on the display the odds for the racing game as an effect value smaller than the latest value by a predetermined rate in a time period with more than predetermined time left to a deadline for the bets.
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to gradually change the predetermined rate to a smaller value as time approaches a point with the predetermined time left to the deadline for the bets in the time period.
3. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to gradually change a value of the predetermined rate so as to allow the effect value to approach the latest value as time approaches a point with the predetermined time left to the deadline for the bets in the time period.
4. A gaming machine comprising:
a shared display device adapted to display a racing game in which a plurality of characters race against each other;
a gaming terminal configured to receive a bet made by a player regarding an order of arrival of the plurality of characters in the racing game; and
a controller configured to
(a) periodically sum up bets made by players and received by the gaming terminal,
(b) periodically calculate a latest value of odds for the racing game on the basis of a latest sum-up result of the bets, and
(c) display, on an individual display of the gaming machine, the odds for the racing game as an effect value smaller than the latest value by a predetermined rate in a time period with more than predetermined time left to a deadline for the bets.
5. The gaming machine according to claim 4 , wherein the controller is configured to gradually change the predetermined rate to a smaller value as time approaches a point with the predetermined time left to the deadline for the bets in the time period.
6. The gaming machine according to claim 4 , wherein the controller is configured to gradually change a value of the predetermined rate so as to allow the effect value to approach the latest value as time approaches a point with the predetermined time left to the deadline for the bets in the time period.
7. A gaming machine comprising:
a shared display device adapted to display a racing game in which a plurality of characters race against each other;
a gaming terminal configured to receive a bet made by a player regarding an order of arrival of the plurality of characters in the racing game; and
a controller configured to
(a) periodically sum up bets made by players and received by the gaming terminal,
(b) periodically calculate a latest value of odds for the racing game on the basis of a latest sum-up result of the bets, and
(c) display, on the shared display device and an individual display of the gaming machine, the odds for the racing game as an effect value smaller than the latest value by a predetermined rate in a time period with more than predetermined time left to a deadline for the bets.
8. The gaming machine according to claim 7 , wherein the controller is configured to gradually change the predetermined rate to a smaller value as time approaches a point with the predetermined time left to the deadline for the bets in the time period.
9. The gaming machine according to claim 7 , wherein the controller is configured to gradually change a value of the predetermined rate so as to allow the effect value to approach the latest value as time approaches a point with the predetermined time left to the deadline for the bets in the time period.
10. A method for playing a gaming machine, the method comprising the steps of:
displaying on a display a racing game in which a plurality of characters race against each other;
receiving, by a gaming terminal, a bet made by a player regarding an order of arrival of the plurality of characters in the racing game;
periodically summing up bets made by players and received by the gaming terminal;
periodically calculating the latest value of odds for the racing game on the basis of a latest sum-up result of the bets;
displaying an effect value of the odds for the racing game on the display; and
setting the effect value smaller than the latest value by a predetermined rate in a time period with more than predetermined time left to a deadline for the bets.
11. The method for playing a gaming machine according to claim 10 , further comprising the step of:
gradually changing the predetermined rate to a smaller value as time approaches a point with the predetermined time left to the deadline for the bets in the time period.
12. The method for playing a gaming machine according to claim 10 , further comprising the step of:
gradually changing a value of the predetermined rate so as to allow the effect value to approach the latest value as time approaches a point with the predetermined time left to the deadline for the bets in the time period.
13. A method for playing a gaming machine, the method comprising the steps of:
displaying on a shared display device a racing game in which a plurality of characters race against each other;
receiving, by a gaming terminal, a bet made by a player regarding an order of arrival of the plurality of characters in the racing game;
periodically summing up bets made by players and received by the gaming terminal;
periodically calculating the latest value of odds for the racing game based on the latest sum-up result of the bets;
displaying an effect value of the odds for the racing game on an individual display of the gaming machine; and
setting the effect value smaller than the latest value by a predetermined rate in a time period with more than predetermined time left to a deadline for the bets.
14. The method for playing a gaming machine according to claim 13 , further comprising the step of:
gradually changing the predetermined rate to a smaller value as time approaches a point with the predetermined time left to the deadline for the bets in the time period.
15. The method for playing a gaming machine according to claim 13 , further comprising the step of:
gradually changing a value of the predetermined rate so as to allow the effect value to approach the latest value as time approaches a point with the predetermined time left to the deadline for the bets in the time period.
16. A method for playing a gaming machine, the method comprising the steps of:
displaying on a shared display device a racing game in which a plurality of characters race against each other;
receiving, by a gaming terminal, a bet made by a player regarding an order of arrival of the plurality of characters in the racing game;
periodically summing up bets made by player and received by the gaming terminal;
periodically calculating the latest value of odds for the racing game on the basis of the latest sum-up result of the bets;
displaying an effect value of the odds for the racing game on the shared display device and an individual display of the gaming machine; and
setting the effect value smaller than the latest value by a predetermined rate in a time period with more than predetermined time left to a deadline for the bets.
17. The method for playing a gaming machine according to claim 16 , further comprising the step of:
gradually changing the predetermined rate to a smaller value as time approaches a point with the predetermined time left to the deadline for the bets in the time period.
18. The method for playing a gaming machine according to claim 16 , further comprising the step of:
gradually changing a value of the predetermined rate so as to allow the effect value to approach the latest value as time approaches a point with the predetermined time left to the deadline for the bets in the time period.