(19)
(11) EP 1 434 179 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
01.12.2004 Bulletin 2004/49

(43) Date of publication A2:
30.06.2004 Bulletin 2004/27

(21) Application number: 03029678.4

(22) Date of filing: 23.12.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G07F 17/32
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 24.12.2002 JP 2002372603

(71) Applicant: Aruze Corporation
Tokyo 135-0063 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Fujimoto, Jun
    Tokyo 135-0063 (JP)

(74) Representative: HOFFMANN - EITLE 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München
81925 München (DE)

   


(54) Gaming machine and gaming system


(57) A gaming system according to the invention comprises a plurality of gaming machines, each of which utilizes a storage medium capable of being inserted to the gaming machines. Types and minimum bets of the gaming machines differ between at least two of the gaming machines. The storage mediums are commonly used with the gaming machines. For this reason, a player can play games over the gaming machines on a consecutive basis without exchanging of game medium (chips, coins or the like). And the player can continue to have interest in games and be excited by games, and enjoy games for a long time.






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