Slot machine

Claim 2

A slot machine according to claim 1, further including a front tray with a hopper for receiving and dispensing tokens.

Claim 3

A slot machine according to claim 1, further including a front tray with a hopper, whereby said count display is adapted to count down without dispensing tokens as prizes and the tokens may be dispensed into said front tray by activating said game-over switch.

Claim 4

A slot machine according to claim 1, further including a token dispenser operatively connected with said count display in such a manner that the number of tokens is displayed on said count display when a paper currency note or the like is inserted into said token dispenser, and a front tray to which the tokens are to be dispensed.

Claim 5

A slot machine according to claim 1, further including a token dispenser operatively connected with said count display in such a manner that the number of tokens is displayed on said count display when a paper currency note or the like is inserted into said token dispenser, and a receipt/card outlet for paying out a receipt or a card, on which the number displayed on said count display is printed or recorded, when said game-over switch is depressed.

Claim 6

A slot machine which is to be started by tokens inserted into at least one slot and by a game start switch to turn, change and stop a plurality of symbols at preset times, wherein the tokens include at least two kinds of tokens, such as individual tokens and a package of tokens worth a certain number of individual tokens, and are checked by identifying units to enable games to be played depending on the number of inserted tokens.

Claim 7

A slot machine which is to be started by tokens inserted into at least one slot and a game start switch to turn and change a plurality of symbols and stop the symbols at preset times when a stop switch is switched on, wherein the tokens include at least two kinds of tokens, such as individual tokens and a package of tokens worth a certain number of individual tokens, said slot machine comprising: identifying units for identifying the inserted tokens; a total number memory for totalling and storing the number of the tokens identified by said identifying units; token collecting switches; token number determining means for determining the number of tokens to be collected for each game when said token collecting switches are switched on; a collect token display for displaying the number of tokens to be collected for each game according to the determination of said token number determining means; subtracting means for subtracting the number of tokens to be collected for each game from the number of inserted tokens; a starter for activating said game start switch after the tokens are identified by said identifying units and also after the number of tokens to be collected for each game is determined by said token number determining means; result checking means for checking whether or not various combinations of stopped symbols are any of predetermined prize winning combinations; a result memory for storing the number of tokens to be dispensed as a prize depending on the result of said result checking means; prize selecting means for selecting the number of tokens to be dispensed as a prize according to the prize winning combinations checked by said result checking means and stored in said result memory; a result display for displaying the number of tokens to be dispensed as the prize selected said prize selecting means; an adding device for adding the number of tokens to be dispensed as the prize to the number of inserted tokens stored in said total number memory; and a remaining token display for displaying the number of the tokens stored in said total number memory, the number of the tokens subtracted by said subtracting means, and the number of the tokens added by said adding device.

Claim 8

A slot machine according to claim 7, further including a calculating switch for returning refundable unused tokens and prize dispensing means adapted to give tokens as a prize according to the number of the remaining tokens stored in said total number memory when said calculating switch is switched on.

Claim 9

A slot machine according to claim 6, 7, or 8, wherein the tokens are individual tokens, which are to be inserted into the slot one by one, or a package of tokens worth a plurality of the individual tokens.

Claim 10

A slot machine according to claim 9, wherein the package of tokens includes individual tokens wrapped in a package with bar codes or a magnetically recorded portion as an identification code.

Claim 11

A slot machine according to claim 6, 7 or 8, wherein the individual token is a token or a coin, and the package of tokens has tokens or coins different from the individual tokens or coins.