Gaming machine
Abstract
The present invention is a gaming machine comprising a medal receiving opening 22, a medal discharge opening 17 and a plurality of medal accumulating parts 20(20a through 20d), wherein the plurality of medal accumulating parts 20a throuth 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 throuth 20c are moved sequentially and accumulated in the medal accumulating parts 20b throuth 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, the gaming machine comprising drawing means which perform a drawing used to determine the presence or absence of a jackpot when medals are detected, pay-out means 21a through 21d which pay out medals from the medal accumulating parts 20a throuth 20d in accordance with the drawing results of the drawing means, and moving means 100 which move the medal receiving opening 22.

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Numbers
- Publication
- 1530175
- Publication, DOCDB
- 1530175
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP1530175
- Application
- 4026702
- Application, DOCDB
- 04026702
- Application, EPODOC
- EP20040026702
Titles3
- German
- Spielgerät
- English
- Gaming machine
- French
- Machine de jeu
Classification
- CPC, 2
- G07F17/3297
- G07F17/3295
- IPC, 4
- G07F17 32
- A63F9 00
- A63F9 02
- G07F17 38
Designated states2
- Contracting states, 1
- Türkiye
- Extension states, 1
- Yugoslavia, later Serbia and Montenegro (until 2006)