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Gaming machine and gaming systemRelated Patent Categories: Amusement Devices: Games, Including Means For Processing Electronic Data (e.g., Computer/video Game, Etc.), With Communication Link (e.g., Television Broadcast, Etc.), Network Type (e.g., Computer Network, Etc.)Gaming machine and gaming system description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20080070700, Gaming machine and gaming system. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is based upon and claims the benefits of priorities from Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-226816 filed on Aug. 23, 2006, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to a gaming machine and a gaming system comprising: the gaming machine and a server, and more specifically it relates to a gaming system that may pay out such a high amount that a tax payment may be necessary. RELATED ART [0003] Conventionally, there are many gaming machines that pay out game media such as medals and coins in responsive to a lottery result. For example, a card game machine in which card games such as poker and black jack are played as the card images are displayed, and a slot machine in which a plurality of kinds of symbols are displayed variably and stopped to appear along a pay line such that if the combination of symbols along the pay line coincides with a predetermined winning combination, some payout amount is paid out to the game player. In these gaming machines, the game player tends to expect a higher amount of payout in playing the game. [0004] However, in some countries and regions where such gaming machines are installed, if a high amount of payout exceeding a certain standard amount (e.g., $1200) is provided to the game player, tax may be imposed on the payout amount with some tax rate (e.g., 30%). In such a case, the game player must conduct a predetermined procedure with respect to the tax payment. Then, the game player may calm down from the excitement of obtaining a large amount of payout during the tax payment procedure such that the degree of excitement may be lowered largely. [0005] Japanese patent application publication Nos. 2005-168755 and 2005-192991 disclose gaming machines that may maintain the amusement by processing the tax payment procedure very quickly. According to the references, the tax payment may be executed between the gaming machine and the game player if the high amount of payout is won, which requires the tax payment. Therefore, it is possible to process it without waiting for the attendant of the game hall so as to prevent losing the amusement. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0006] Even though the process is expedited as disclosed in the above two references, it cannot avoid reducing the amusement to some degree. That is, the player may lose the interest toward the game if a completely different work intervenes during the game play. [0007] Further, the payout amount that the game player may obtain is deeply affected around the reference payout amount, which is the upper limit of tax free payout amount. [0008] For example, suppose the payout amount is $1200 or more, then 30% of tax rate is imposed to the payout amount. If the payout amount of $1199 is won, the game player actually gets $1199 and no tax payment is required while the payout amount of $1200 is won such that $360 is deducted from the $1200 and the player will get $840 net. Therefore, one dollar difference makes $359 difference in reality. [0009] In addition to the tax payment procedure, such a difference is realized and the game player may have an inequality feeling so that the amusement of the game may be reduced a lot. In particular, if the payout amount a little bigger than the reference payout amount, this inequality feeling may become much stronger. [0010] The present invention relates to a gaming machine and a gaming system comprising: the gaming machine and a server, in which a high amount of payout causing tax payment may occur based on a lottery result. [0011] In the present invention, a gaming machine and a gaming system including the gaming machine are provided. The gaming machine comprises: a receiving unit which receives a game medium; a first lottery unit which conducts a lottery to select a winning combination; a display which displays a lottery result by the first lottery unit; and a first processor which operates to: determine whether or not the winning payout amount based on the lottery result by the first lottery unit is at least a minimum limit amount for tax liability based on a predetermined tax rate; and cause the display to display a first display part indicating the winning payout amount when it is determined that the winning payout amount is at least the minimum limit amount for tax liability. [0012] The gaming system comprises: the gaming machine as described above and a server capable of communicating with the gaming machine. The server comprises: a second storage device which stores an accumulated amount to which a predetermined amount is cumulatively added for one game; a second lottery unit which conducts a lottery to determine whether or not the accumulated amount stored in the second storage device is to be paid out as the winning payout amount; and a second processor which operates to: transmit to the gaming machine an instruction to pay out the accumulated amount stored in the second storage device as the winning payout amount based on a lottery result by the second lottery unit. [0013] Further features of the present invention, its nature, and various advantages will be more apparent from the accompanying drawings and the following description of the preferred embodiment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0014] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an outer appearance of a slot machine according to the present embodiment. [0015] FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing symbol arrays drawn on outer circumferences of respective reels. [0016] FIG. 3A is a block diagram showing a control system of the slot machine according to the present embodiment. [0017] FIG. 3B is an enlarged partial block diagram showing a modified control system. [0018] FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a control system of the gaming system according to the present embodiment. [0019] FIG. 5 shows a flowchart of a main control program in the slot machine according to the present embodiment. Continue reading about Gaming machine and gaming system... 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