GAMING MACHINE AND PLAYING METHOD THEREOF 5 A gaming machine (10) executes a unit game in which it is determined whether or not an outcome of the unit game is worth awarding a payout. The gaming machine (10) includes a lower LCD (16) for displaying images relating to the unit games, a counter for accumulating a count-value with successive unit games and resetting the count-value when a predefined reset condition is met, and a controller (40). The io controller (40) provides a predefined payout to a player when the outcome of the unit game turns out to be a specific outcome. The controller (40) also receives a wager for an insurance pay. Furthermore, the controller (40) provides a progressive bonus to the player when the count-value reaches a predefined value in the unit game with a wager for the insurance pay. (GAME EXECUTION PROCESSING) PLACE BET ON UNIT GAME RECEIVE WAGER FOR RESCUE PAY EXECUTE SLOT GAME COUNT NUMBER OF EXECUTED GAMES OF SLOT GAME SPECIFIC 'YES NO is CURRENT GAME RESCUE GAME? NO NUMBER OFEXECTD' 1 GAMES REACHED PREDEFINED RESET NUMBER OF NUMBER? EXECUTED GAMES YES 518 ,, 520 AWARD PROGRESSIVE BONUS PAYOUT PROCESSING ( RETURN )
Gaming machine and playing method thereof