A text-to-speech system utilizes a method for producing a speech rendition of text based on dividing some or all words of a sentence into component diphones. The color converter includes a controller configured to control changes in the value of the fourth color included in the second pixel data corresponding to the first pixel data, on the basis of the values of the three basic colors included in the first pixel data. A tucking-in and pressing-on device folds the protruding reference-copy edges round the board edges and presses the book covers on. The player can also select an amount of money to issue on a ticket that the gaming device prints and provides to the player, whereby the player can redeem the ticket for cash.