GAMING APPARATUS AND GAMING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD

A gaming apparatus which is equipped with a basic game and bonus games and is improved in entertainment value by adopting a new type of game development. The gaming apparatus has a display having a plurality of display areas, on which areas symbols are to be displayed, and a controller. Under specific requirements irrelevant to a result of another bonus game, there is performed a corresponding bonus game matching the requirements. Further, at least one of a plurality of bonus games (i.e., a second bonus game) is executed when the specific requirements have been satisfied or when a specific result has been accomplished through another bonus game (i.e., a first bonus game).