(19)
(11) EP 1 519 334 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
21.03.2007 Bulletin 2007/12

(43) Date of publication A2:
30.03.2005 Bulletin 2005/13

(21) Application number: 04022817.3

(22) Date of filing: 24.09.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G07F 17/32(2006.01)
(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: 26.09.2003 JP 2003336355

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

(72) Inventor:
  • Hattori, Takanori
    Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: Prechtel, Jörg et al
Weickmann & Weickmann Patentanwälte Postfach 86 08 20
81635 München
81635 München (DE)

   


(54) Gaming machine


(57) The present invention is a gaming machine in which a plurality of medal accumulating parts 20a through 20d are disposed so that these parts are sequentially disposed and ranged along the medal discharge opening 17, the medals that are paid out from the respective medal accumulating parts 20a through 20c are moved sequentially and accumulated in the medal accumulating parts 20b through 20d that are adjacent on the side of the medal discharge opening 17, and the medals that are paid out from the medal accumulating part 20d located closely to the medal discharge opening 17 can be given to the player, wherein this gaming machine comprises drawing means which perform a drawing used to determine the presence or absence of a jackpot when medals are detected, notification means 23a through 23d which make a notification of the drawing results of the drawing means, and pay-out means 21a through 21d which pay out medals from the medal accumulating parts 20a through 20d.







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