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To increase interest in a time-saving game by prioritizing a ceiling time-saving game.SOLUTION: Even if a specific lose symbol is selected, a ceiling time-saving game continuation process is made (step S1119), if a ceiling time-saving game is being performed (negative determination of step S1114). This is a process of giving priority to the ceiling time-saving game being executed over a specific time-saving game. At this time, after displaying the specific lose symbol, it is notified a player that the ceiling time-saving game is to be continued. When a lose variation number of times HN reaches a predetermined upper limit number MHN (negative determination of step S1111), after a specific time-saving end process (step S1121) is executed if the specific time-saving game is being executed, a ceiling time-saving start process (step S1122) is executed without performing the specific time-saving end process if the specific time-saving game is not being executed. In the specific time-saving end process, a specific time-saving flag and the number of time-savings are cleared (initialized) and it is notified a player that the specific time-saving game is ended once.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 31 【課題】天井時短遊技を優先し時短遊技の興趣を高める。【解決手段】特定外れ図柄が選択されても、天井時短遊技中であれば（ステップＳ１１１４の否定判定）、天井時短遊技続行処理が為される（ステップＳ１１１９）。これは、特定時短遊技よりも実行されている天井時短遊技を優先する処理である。このとき、特定外れ図柄を表示した後、天井時短遊技を続行する旨の報知が為される。また、外れ変動回数ＨＮが予め定められた上限回数ＭＨＮに至ったとき（ステップＳ１１１１の否定判定）、特定時短遊技中であれば特定時短終了処理（ステップＳ１１２１）が実行された後、特定時短遊技中でなければ特定時短終了処理を行うことなく、天井時短開始処理（ステップＳ１１２２）が実行される。特定時短終了処理は、特定時短フラグ及び時短回数をクリア（初期化）し、一旦特定時短遊技を終了させる旨を報知する処理である。【選択図】図３１