(19)
(11) EP 1 513 116 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
10.08.2005 Bulletin 2005/32

(43) Date of publication A2:
09.03.2005 Bulletin 2005/10

(21) Application number: 04021383.7

(22) Date of filing: 08.09.2004
(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 PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL HR LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 08.09.2003 JP 2003316021

(71) Applicant: Aruze Corp.
Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Toyoda, Hirobumi
    Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät 
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München
80538 München (DE)

   


(54) Gaming machine


(57) A gaming machine 310 of the invention displays a bingo card formed as a matrix of bingo boxes with which bingo card indicia is associated on a display 370A of a gaming terminal 314A for a player to play a bingo game. The gaming machine includes means for notifying the player of the possibility that a specific bingo box will be activated as specific indicia is drawn at the next lottery in a lottery machine 312 and the game play result desired by the player may be gained in a display manner in which the specific bingo boxes are displayed individually so that they can be distinguished.






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