JP4050210B2 - Gaming machine and gaming machine system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to gaming machines and gaming machine systems such as pachinko machines and slot machines.

  In game halls (halls) where this type of gaming machine is installed, various services other than gaming machines are being implemented for the purpose of reintroducing the players and establishing continuous games. For example, as described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 below, a pachinko ball (or medal) acquired by a player with a gaming machine is stored in a hall as a stored ball (medal), and replay is possible with the stored ball. One of them is a storage ball replay system. Patent Documents 1 and 2 describe a stored-ball payout function that allows a user to receive a stored-ball payout by inserting a member card into a prepaid card dedicated ball lending machine called a card unit.

JP-A-9-84950 (FIG. 3 etc.) JP 2001-96054 A (FIG. 1 etc.)

  However, in the above-mentioned membership card replay system using membership cards, the pachinko balls or medals held by members are only stored once through the membership card and can be reused. There are issues that are not directly related to the contents and achievements of each individual customer, but are not sufficient to provide detailed services according to each player.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine and a gaming machine system capable of improving a player service in relation to the game contents and results of each player.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a medium record information writing means for recording a game content and the number of times of giving a special game condition on a record medium, and a medium record information reading means for reading the record information of the record medium. A record information judging means for judging whether or not the content of the game read by the medium recorded information reading means and the number of times the special game condition is given satisfy a predetermined condition; and the record information judging means is the predetermined information When it is determined that the above condition is satisfied, a special game condition is given in the game at that time or a game after that, and the record of the number of times the special game condition is given is updated in the medium record information writing means. And a gaming condition providing means for the gaming machine.
Further, the present invention provides a gaming system comprising a gaming machine and a recording medium processing apparatus connected to the gaming machine via a data transmission means so as to be able to transmit data, wherein the recording medium processing apparatus plays a game in the gaming machine. A medium recording information reading unit for reading the recording information of the recording medium on which the recorded contents are recorded, and a recording for determining whether or not the recording information of the recording medium read by the medium recording information reading unit satisfies a predetermined condition Information judging means, and output means for outputting to the gaming machine via the data transmission means that the recorded information judging means judges that the recorded information satisfies a predetermined condition, and the game When the machine receives the output from the output means via the data transmission means, a special game terms in the game at that time or a game thereafter And the record information of the recording medium includes the contents of the game and the number of times the special game condition is given, and the recording medium processing device transmits the data via the data transmission means. Based on the special game condition grant execution completion signal transmitted from the gaming machine, the record of the number of special game condition grants of the recording medium is updated. And determining whether or not the predetermined condition is satisfied based on the number of times the special game condition is given.
Furthermore, the present invention provides a gaming machine, an ID-registered member card, a card unit connected to the gaming machine via a data transmission means so as to be able to transmit data, and the card unit and data transmission via a communication line. In a gaming system comprising a member data management server connected in a possible manner, the card unit reads the ID information of the member card and transmits the read ID information to the member data management server via the communication line. When the service execution permission data is received from the member data management server, it is transmitted to the gaming machine via the data transmission means, and a service grant processing completion signal is received from the gaming machine. This is transmitted to the member data management server via the communication line, and the member data management The server has a record information data area for recording game performance data and service execution records for each ID, and the game performance data and service execution records corresponding to the ID information transmitted via the communication line are predetermined. Recording information judging means for judging whether or not the condition is satisfied, and when determining that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the service execution permission data is transmitted to the card unit via the communication line. In addition, when the service grant processing completion signal is received from the card unit, the service execution record is updated. When the gaming machine receives service execution permission data from the card unit, the game at that time or the In the subsequent games, it has a game condition giving means for executing service grant processing, Those relating to a game system, characterized by sending and executing processes the completion signal to the card unit via said data transmission means.
In the gaming machine or the gaming system of the present invention, when giving the special gaming condition or service by the gaming condition giving means, a notifying means for notifying the fact is provided in the gaming machine, the recording medium processing device or the card unit. Also included.
In the present invention, the special game condition or service may be a condition for improving the occurrence of a special game that is advantageous to the player.

  The recording medium in the present invention is composed of, for example, a storage medium such as a magnetic card, an IC card, or a memory stick, and game contents executed through a gaming machine, such as an amount used by a player, a pachinko ball, a medal, etc. At least one of the game media consumption, the number of games, the time, etc. is recorded. In addition, this includes a membership card for registering a specific player ID and managing the store visit status, the number of reward points, and savings / medals. The medium recording information reading means for reading the recording information of the recording medium may be a non-contact type reading device such as an IC card reader in addition to a contact type reading device such as a magnetic card reader. Furthermore, the game recording contents are stored using a memory device in a cellular phone in which a transmitter such as a transmission / reception RF module described in JP-A-2002-18098 is incorporated, and the stored information is received by a predetermined electromagnetic wave. A reading device may be used.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, it is determined whether or not the record information of the recording medium read by the medium record information reading unit satisfies a predetermined condition. A special game condition is given in the game at the time or the game after that. Therefore, for example, when the store visit points in the game record of the membership card reach a predetermined value, the setting conditions that become a big hit in a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine are changed to make it easy to give a big hit game. Therefore, services for specific users can be implemented rationally and in a timely manner, and it is possible to improve the player service related to the game contents and results of each player. In addition, the contents of special game conditions to be given may be divided into a plurality of stages according to the contents of the game record, and various types may be prepared accordingly, such as providing a special treatment course that gives a special service as the game performance is good. , It can increase the competitiveness among the players and improve the attracting customers.

  The recording medium processing device is a member card processing unit arranged for each gaming machine on a card ball lending machine (card unit) or a so-called curtain panel equipment panel for enabling rental of gaming media by a card, for example. An information display device called a call lamp having a function.

According to the gaming system of the present invention , card recording information is read by inserting a membership card into a card unit or a call lamp, for example, and the medium recording information is given to the gaming machine via the data transmission means, and further the gaming Based on the received data, the machine determines whether or not the recording information of the recording medium satisfies a predetermined condition, and when the predetermined condition is satisfied, a special game in the game at that time or a game after that Game conditions are granted. Accordingly, the recording medium processing apparatus installed separately from the gaming machine reads the recording medium and allows the gaming machine side to perform gaming condition assignment processing based on the reading result. Use of the reading function of the recording medium processing device such as a card unit or a call lamp to be used, and a special game condition based on the card game record information can be provided at a low cost without adding a new reading device. Service can be provided.

  According to the gaming machine system of the present invention, in the recording medium processing device, the recording information of the recording medium is read, and the recording information determination process is performed to determine whether or not the recording information satisfies a predetermined condition. The determination result is output via the data transmission means. When the output from the output means is received via the data transmission means, the gaming machine performs a game condition assigning process for assigning a special game condition in the game at that time or a game thereafter. Therefore, by performing the recording information determination process on the recording medium processing apparatus side different from the gaming machine, the predetermined condition can be set regardless of the program inside the gaming machine. In other words, when considering the circumstances in which a program change on the gaming machine side cannot normally be performed easily, the recording medium processing apparatus can freely change the predetermined conditions on the service providing side such as a hall. It is possible to switch detailed conditions according to the situation, such as the unique characteristics of the machine and the implementation of service events.

  In the present invention, the “special game advantageous to the player” means that a bonus game of a pachinko machine, a bonus role of a slot machine, or a bonus game different from the bonus role, for example, a winning combination is notified and a medal is obtained. It is a so-called role navigation assist (AT) game that facilitates the game. According to the present invention, as a player service to be granted based on the recording information of the recording medium, it is easy to generate a big hit or a bonus combination is established relatively early, By giving a situation that improves the occurrence, it is possible to enhance the player's sense of expectation, which is effective in terms of customer attraction, game continuity, and player repeat.

  According to this invention, since the notification means notifies that the special game condition is to be given, the player has shifted to an advantageous situation due to reading of the recording medium. Can be recognized and the expectation such as a big winning prize is further enhanced in the game after the notification, which contributes to improvement of the player service. The notification means is an image display device such as a display lamp, sound notification device, liquid crystal, dot matrix, EL (electroluminescence), etc. The installation location is, for example, provided on the front side of the card unit, or the special design variation of the pachinko machine You may display using the display liquid crystal, or you may use the sub production | presentation display mounted near the main reel of a slot machine.

  It should be noted that, as a specific granting mode by the gaming condition granting means in the gaming machine or gaming machine system according to the present invention, it may be given when it is determined that the recorded information read from the recording medium satisfies a predetermined condition. Alternatively, it may be given when a predetermined number of games have passed. Further, according to the present invention, when it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the game condition providing means may be operated. When it is determined that the condition is satisfied, a lottery is performed to win the game. The aspect given sometimes is also included. Further, the execution of the game condition provision by the game condition provision unit may be performed regardless of the game state when it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied, or whether or not the predetermined condition is satisfied. When determining whether or not the player is in an advantageous gaming state, for example, whether or not the game has shifted to a bonus game, and if it has already shifted, the determination process is not performed or the determination results in the game The condition assignment may be invalidated.

  In addition, as a specific aspect of the “condition for improving the occurrence of a special game” in the present invention, for example, when the probability of winning is directly improved by increasing the winning probability, the time of occurrence of a special game is advanced. Including the case of improving indirectly. For example, in the former case, the pachinko machine can be realized by specially providing a so-called probability variation mode or a variation time reduction (so-called time reduction) mode. On the other hand, in the latter case, for example, in a slot machine that can carry over a flag during the bonus role winning flag carryover period (hereinafter referred to as “stock time”), when the stock time is over, the winning special winning combination is shifted to winning. This can be realized by shortening the stock time period and accelerating the time for winning the winning special role. Also, in a slot machine that gives an AT game or a so-called challenge time (CT) game that does not have symbol pull-in control for a predetermined period, the probability of occurrence of AT or CT, the number of games, the upper limit value of the number of games to be granted It is also possible to realize this by making the condition variable and making the conditions more advantageous to the player.

  Furthermore, the recording processing of the recording medium in the present invention is performed, for example, when a member card is inserted into a processing terminal or card unit in a hall connected to the member data management server so as to be able to transmit and receive, the recorded information data in the server related to the member This is done by recording and updating game performance data (for example, amount used, number of visits, game time, number of points visited, etc.) in the area. Further, the present invention may record game performance data on the recording medium itself in addition to the collective system such as the management server. For example, by causing a predetermined gaming machine to use a readable or writable gaming service card and inserting the card into a predetermined gaming machine, game performance data for each gaming machine (for example, the number of games and the number of medals used) , Acquired medal number, number of jackpots, game time, etc.) are written. Such a game record card dedicated to a gaming machine is provided to a player for a fee or free of charge in a usage mode such as for each manufacturer, for all manufacturers, or for a specific model.

  As described above, according to the present invention, in a recording medium processing device such as a card unit or a calling lamp or a gaming machine, the recorded information is read from the recording medium of the game content, and on the gaming machine side based on the read information, Game conditions can be given, and the player service can be improved in relation to the game contents and results of each player.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a slot machine to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external front view of the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment.

  The front door 2 is attached to a housing 9 whose front side is open by a hinge so that it can be opened and closed. A reel display window 3, 4, 5 is juxtaposed on the front panel 10 at the center, corresponding to each window. The three reels 6, 7, 8 are juxtaposed inside the housing 6. On the outer peripheral surface of each reel, a plurality of types of symbols such as bonus symbols, small role symbols such as cherry, bell and watermelon, and replay symbols are drawn. Three of these symbols are observed through each of the reel display windows 3, 4, and 5. The reel display windows 3 to 5 are provided with three winning lines in the center, three in the upper and lower sides, and two in the diagonally right-down and right-up. In addition, a game operation unit is arranged below the front panel 10, and this operation unit is used for setting a medal bet (bet) for three medals from a medal insertion slot 11 and credit data in which the number of inserted medals is stored in advance. Max bet switch 12, similarly bet switches 18 and 17 for setting one and two bets, a start lever switch 13 for instructing start of reel rotation, and a stop button for inputting an instruction to stop reel rotation Switches 14-16 are provided. A game recording card insertion slot 22 is provided on the right front side of the game operation unit.

  In addition, a game related information display unit 21 for displaying game related information is provided at the top of the front door 2. The game-related information display unit 21 is composed of a liquid crystal display device, and displays a bonus prize display, the number of bonus game digests performed, the number of medals obtained, a notification effect of a winning flag (bonus flag, small role flag, etc.) by random lottery, a specific game mode Mode display (so-called assist mode that informs you in advance of winning prizes, etc.), slump graph, symbol arrangement, reach eyes, etc., and demo display for attracting customers when the player is not playing Is repeated with the model name of the gaming machine, the description of the game content, and the payout table. The display of the slump graph, the symbol arrangement, the reach eye, etc. can be switched as appropriate based on a specific button operation by the player (also used as a stop button switch or a dedicated button not shown).

  A lower panel 20 is attached to the lower part of the front door 2, and a model name and an image design are printed on this panel. Further, below the lower panel 21, there are provided a medal tray 19 and a medal discharge port 19 a through which medals paid out from the medal hopper 26 in the housing 9 are discharged to the medal tray 19. For the variable display device including the reels 6, 7, and 8, a belt driving device including a belt-like symbol display unit or a display such as a liquid crystal can be used. The game-related information display unit 21 may be any one of a 7-segment LED, a dot matrix, an EL (electroluminescence) display device, an auxiliary effect reel device, a vibration generator, a sound device, a reel lighting device, a reel backlight light source, and the like. Or a combination of these may be used.

  Next, a circuit configuration including a game control unit that controls a game processing operation in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment and a peripheral device electrically connected thereto will be described with reference to FIG.

  The game control unit 40 is composed of a microcomputer, and includes a CPU 23 that performs a control operation according to a preset program, a ROM 24 that is a storage means for the program, and a RAM 25 that is a working area. The ROM 24 also stores a bonus time winning stock time control program and a reel 6, 7, 8 stop control table. Further, an RT table (not shown) for storing a plurality of types of game counts according to a replay time RT described later for setting a stock period is also stored in the ROM 24. The RAM 25 includes a flag stock area for storing stocked winning bonus flags. The CPU 23 includes a clock pulse generator (not shown) that generates a reference clock pulse, and a random number generator (not shown) that generates random numbers used for game lottery and extracts an arbitrary random number from the generated random numbers. And are connected. The random number lottery is performed by the random number generation unit on the condition that a medal bet or a medal is inserted per game and the start lever switch 13 is turned on. Then, when the rotation of the reels 6 to 8 is stopped by the operation of the stop button switches 14 to 16, the winning symbols stop in line with the reel display windows 3 to 5 in a timely manner, and the specific display contents arranged on the winning line When it becomes, it becomes a prize and shifts to a special game state such as award medal payout or a bonus game. As control objects whose operation is controlled under the control of the CPU 23, the stepping motors 56 to 58 for rotationally driving the reels 6 to 8, the medal hopper 26 for storing and discharging medals, the speaker 37, a decorative lamp and a reel backlight (not shown). Etc.) and a game-related information display section (liquid crystal display device) 21, which are a motor drive circuit 41, a hopper drive circuit 42, a speaker drive circuit 45, various lamp drive circuits 46 and a display control sub-board, respectively. The drive is controlled by 35. These drive circuit and display control sub-board 35 are connected to the CPU 23 via a microcomputer I / O port. The display control sub-board 35 has a sub-CPU that receives display commands from the CPU 23 and appropriately controls display of game-related information. Further, an IC card reader / writer 43 for reading / writing game record information with respect to the game record card (IC card) 28 according to the present invention is connected to the game control unit 40. In addition, serviceable condition data, which will be described later, set for the recorded contents of the game recording card 28 is stored in the ROM 24 in advance.

  Further, the CPU 23 is connected with a start lever switch 13 and a inserted medal detection sensor (not shown) for detecting a medal inserted from the medal slot 11 via a microcomputer I / O port, and starts reel rotation. A signal and a medal insertion signal are input. In addition, a rotation position detection signal of a reel position detection circuit 44 that detects a reel rotation position by a reel rotation position detection sensor (not shown) including a photosensor that detects the rotation position of each reel 6 to 8, and stop button switches 14 to 14. A stop detection signal from a reel stop signal circuit 47 that detects 16 stop signals is also input. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a credit / payment changeover switch 27 is provided on the left front side of the game operation unit, and the number of credits provided on the lower side of the front panel 10 when the credit / payment changeover switch 27 is set to the credit mode. The number of credit medals is displayed on the display unit 29, and instead of inserting medals into the medal insertion slot 11, pressing one of the bet switches 12, 17, 18 may place 1 to 3 medal bets per game. it can. Then, when the credit / settlement changeover switch 27 is pressed when the credit mode is set, the credit medal is settled and paid out to enter the manual insertion mode from the medal insertion slot 11, and when pressed again, the mode can be switched to the credit mode. In order to input such a mode setting signal to the CPU 23, a credit / payment changeover switch 27 is also connected to the game control unit 40. Also, a discharge completion signal from a medal discharge completion signal processing circuit 48 that receives a payout medal detection signal from a medal discharge sensor (not shown) provided at a medal discharge position of the hopper 26 and determines completion of discharge of a predetermined number of award medals. It is input to the game control unit 40. In the game control unit configured as described above, the main board on which the CPU 23 and other main control units are mounted except for external input means such as various detection sensors and the display control sub-board 35 is stored in a control box case (not shown). Further, the case is installed on the inner back surface of the housing 6.

  The slot machine of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration is a so-called stock machine that accumulates a bonus (big bonus or regular bonus) flag for a special combination won by a combination lottery. The description will be given with reference.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, when a medal is inserted from the medal insertion slot 11 or a bet operation is performed by the bet switches 12, 17 and 18, and a start operation by the start lever switch 13 is further performed (step S1) It is determined whether the ST state is currently set with the stock time ST (step S2). A new stock time ST is set in the game immediately after the bonus game is ended by the bonus release game process (step S9) described later (step S3). When the ST has been set, it is determined whether the ST period has ended, that is, whether a set RT number counter value, which will be described later, has been exhausted to 0. When the ST has reached 0, the ST is ended and the bonus release game process is started (step S2, S2). S4, S9). In the normal game instead of the bonus release game process, when a special bonus or a small bonus is drawn and the big bonus BB or the regular bonus RB is won, the bonus flag is stocked (steps S5 to S7). Then, the player's stop operation by the reel rotation is accepted, and the normal game process such as a small role or lose is started (steps S8 to S10). Each time a normal game is finished, a counter (not shown) of the set RT number is decremented by 1 (step S11). In the bonus release game process (step S9), the bonus release stop control is performed so that the combination of the BB or RB can be drawn in the order of the stocked flag and the combination of the bonus winning symbols is generated. Perform bonus game execution processing.

  The stock time of the present embodiment is set by determining the game state in which the replay (re-game) winning probability is set to a higher probability than that in the normal game, that is, the number of times of the so-called replay time RT by lottery. Note that the stock time may be set by setting a game state in which the bonus winning symbol is not pulled in and controlled so-called kick control until the stock time cancellation condition is satisfied. The setting of the stock time in ST3, that is, the selection of the RT number is performed using a lottery table shown in Table B of FIG. In the lottery table B, for example, the ratio of selecting any one of RTs from 1 to 32 corresponding to a relatively short ST is 3%, which is a low lottery allocation. The table A in FIG. 4 is used when a game service is executed by a game record card 28 described later.

  Next, the details of the game service execution process by the game record card 28 will be described with reference to FIG. The game record card 28 is an IC card provided free of charge to the player in advance, and the contents played in the slot machine inserted into the card insertion slot 22 (game model, number of games, game time, number of used medals, number of bonuses acquired, acquisition The number of medals) and the number of executed services / execution date / time are recorded by the IC card reader / writer 43. First, when the game record card 28 is inserted into the card insertion slot 22, the above game record is written for each game. Then, in the gaming state in which operations relating to the start of the game such as medal insertion and reel starting are being performed, a game service execution process corresponding to the card recording state is performed (step S100). In the present embodiment, when the bonus release game process is in progress (step S9), it is an excessive service to the player, so this execution process is not performed (step S101). When the number of games, game time, number of used medals, number of acquired bonuses, or number of acquired medals exceeds the reference value in the recorded information of the inserted card, you will receive a re-lottery change service for the number of RT settings (Steps S102 to S104). For example, if the number of games exceeds 2000 or the game time exceeds 100 hours, the serviceable condition is satisfied. However, this service can be executed only once a day, and if the number of serviced executions / execution date / time is recorded once a day on the card, there will be no service for that day. For example, a plurality of services may be generated each time a game number condition or a game time condition is cleared so that a service can be received at least twice a day.

  When the serviceable condition is satisfied, the number of RTs is determined again by the lottery table A shown in FIG. 4 (step S105). In this lottery table A, the rate at which a relatively short-term ST having an RT count of 100 or less is selected is higher than that in the table B. For example, one of 1 to 32 times is selected at a rate of 55%. The RT number obtained by the lottery is compared with the current set remaining RT number (step S106). The number change process is performed only when the former number is smaller than the current remaining RT number (step S107), and this number change is performed by rewriting the RT number value set in advance in step S3. When this number value rewriting is executed, a service execution record is written in the card (step S108). When this number value rewriting is executed, the fact that the game-related information display unit (liquid crystal display device) 21 has provided the service based on the card recording contents is expressed by, for example, “2000 times game”. Achievement.Thank you every time. Lucky present! "Informs the player that an advantageous situation has occurred indirectly. By receiving this notification, the player feels that it has shifted to an advantageous state, and contributes to prompting a continuous game. In this embodiment, the end of ST, that is, the bonus release time point is determined by setting the RT number, but it can also be applied to a stock machine that performs a bonus release lottery in each game without setting the RT number. The special game conditions of the present invention are given by increasing the release lottery probability.

  As described above, based on the game record contents of the player's game record card, the set value of the RT count is shortened and changed to a more advantageous one, so a detailed service according to the game performance of each player is implemented It is possible to achieve an interesting slot machine.

  In the above embodiment, the slot machine incorporates the IC card reader / writer 43 for reading / writing game record information with respect to the game record card 28 for recording the game performance in each game machine, and special games such as shortening the number of RTs. Although it is the structure which provides conditions, you may utilize the membership card system provided with what is called a storage function. FIG. 6 shows an outline of the membership card system. A CR card unit 63 which is arranged adjacent to a pachinko machine or slot machine gaming machine 62 and is connected so as to be able to transmit data by means of data communication means (not shown) is connected to the management device 60 via a communication line 61 so as to be able to send and receive data. Has been. The CR card unit 63 is provided with a prepaid card insertion slot 64, and performs a lending process of game media (balls or medals) when the prepaid card is inserted. A membership card insertion slot 67 is also provided. By inserting a membership card pre-registered with an ID, the management device 60 allows the management device 60 to record the game performance during the game (the amount of money used, the game time, the game model, and the number of balls acquired). Managed. Further, stored ball data and the number of points visited at the prize exchange place are also recorded for each ID of the member card. A password-input numeric keypad 66 and a data display liquid crystal display 65 for using the membership card are also arranged in front of the CR card unit 63. When the member card is inserted into the member card slot 67 and the correct password registered in advance using the numeric keypad 66 is entered, the member service acceptance state is entered, and “Use OK” is displayed on the liquid crystal display 65 screen. . The gaming machine 62 is also connected to the member card-compatible CR card unit 63 so as to be able to transmit and receive the rented data, and when the number of points visited is accumulated on the member card, a special game condition is given. A program for receiving a special command and assigning a special game condition based on the special command is incorporated. When the gaming machine 63 is, for example, the slot machine of the stock machine shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 described above, special gaming conditions for giving a shortened update of the RT set number are programmed in advance.

  Next, the game service processing in the membership card system of FIG. 6 will be described with reference to the schematic flowchart of FIG. The CR card unit 63 of the present embodiment has a built-in card reader (not shown) for reading the ID of the member card. When a password is input through the numeric keypad 66, the password and the read ID are converted into a unit control unit (not shown). To the management device 60. The management device 60 collates the received password and ID data with the member data file, and returns the collation result to the card unit of the transmission source (steps S70 to S72). In the present embodiment, the management apparatus 60 side is a center management system for managing the entire lending data and member management, but the sales amount and the like may be distributedly managed for each card unit. If the password and ID data do not match, a message to that effect is displayed on the display 65 to prompt re-input (step S78).

  If the card verification is OK, the management device 60 checks whether or not the number of points visited by the member has reached a certain reference value. The number of points visited is determined by, for example, a score determined from the number of games, the amount of money used, the number of balls and medals acquired, the game time, the number of jackpots, etc. When the number of store visit points exceeds a certain reference value, special data for permission to execute the point service is returned to the card unit of the transmission source (step S73). When the points are not accumulated, there is no special data return from the management device 60, and the process proceeds to a normal member game process (steps S73, S77). When the CR card unit 63 receives special data for permission to execute the point service, the unit control unit receives a game player (in this case, a member of an inserted card) from a game control unit (not shown) of the gaming machine 62. An OK signal that satisfies the serviceable conditions is transmitted via the above data communication means, and a message to that effect is displayed on the display 65, for example, “Congratulations. Such a blessed display is performed and notified (step S74). When the game machine 62 receives an OK signal that satisfies the serviceable condition, for example, member special game condition provision processing such as a change in winning probability is executed, and a completion signal is returned to the CR card unit 63 side. Next, the CR card unit 63 transmits a service execution completion signal to the management device 60, and the management device 60 receives the update and updates the service execution record of the member data (steps S75 to S76).

  As described above, by applying the present invention to the membership card system, in addition to the player common service of the savings ball service, individual special services are given in consideration of the game performance in each member's hall In addition, it is possible to realize a gaming machine system that can be easily and inexpensively implemented without adding another system using the member management data.

It is an external appearance front view of the slot machine which is an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a game control unit of the slot machine of FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a schematic process flow diagram for explaining a stock time game process in the slot machine of FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a stock time setting lottery ratio table used in the slot machine of FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a process flow diagram for explaining a game service process using a game recording medium in the slot machine of FIG. 1. It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the membership card system which is another embodiment of this invention. FIG. 7 is a process flow diagram for explaining a game service process using a membership card in the membership card system of FIG. 6.

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22 ... Card insertion slot 63 ... CR card unit

Claims (4)

Medium record information writing means for recording the contents of the game and the number of times of giving the special game condition on the recording medium;
Medium recording information reading means for reading the recording information of the recording medium;
Recording information determination means for determining whether the game content read by the medium recording information reading means and the number of special game conditions given satisfy a predetermined condition;
When the record information judging means judges that the predetermined condition is satisfied, a special game condition is given to the game at that time or a game after that, and the special game condition is given to the medium record information writing means. And a game condition providing means for updating the record of the number of times of the game.   2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a notifying means for notifying that when the special game condition is given by the game condition giving means. In a gaming system comprising a gaming machine and a recording medium processing apparatus connected to the gaming machine via a data transmission means so as to be able to transmit data,
The recording medium processing apparatus comprises:
Medium recording information reading means for reading the recording information of the recording medium that records the contents of the game in the gaming machine;
Recording information determination means for determining whether the recording information of the recording medium read by the medium recording information reading means satisfies a predetermined condition;
Output means for outputting to the gaming machine via the data transmission means that the record information judgment means has judged that the record information satisfies a predetermined condition;
The gaming machine is
When the output by the output means is received via the data transmission means, the game condition giving means for giving a special game condition in the game at that time or a game after that,
The recording information of the recording medium includes the contents of the game and the number of times of giving the special game condition,
The recording medium processing device updates the record of the number of times of the special game condition grant on the recording medium based on the special game condition grant execution completion signal transmitted from the gaming machine via the data transmission means. And
The gaming system according to claim 1, wherein the recorded information judging means judges whether or not the predetermined condition is satisfied based on the contents of the game and the number of times of giving the special gaming condition.   4. The gaming system according to claim 3, further comprising a notifying means for notifying that when the special gaming condition is given by the gaming condition giving means.

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