JP7369015B2 - Amusement park management system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a management system for a game hall.

Conventionally, a lottery system as described in, for example, Patent Document 1 is known. Specifically, before the business starts, the order in which each player enters the game is determined by lottery in advance, and the players are allowed to enter in that order, thereby making it possible to prevent the confusion that accompanies entrance at the start of the business. In this case, the earlier the player enters, the higher the probability of securing the desired gaming machine, but since it is impossible to judge from appearance whether the setting value of the jackpot probability is high or low, There is no guarantee that you will be able to secure a gaming machine with a high setting value just because it is fast. However, in some cases, an employee at a gaming parlor may have fraudulently leaked setting value information, or a player may have noticed a tendency to use setting values, and in such situations, gaming machines with higher setting values may be There was a problem that they were secured in order.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2018-190276

The present invention was made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to be able to monitor whether or not the information on the set value is not noticed by the players in a game hall that conducts an entrance lottery. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a management system for a game hall.

According to the gaming hall management system of this embodiment, since the setting value of the jackpot probability cannot be determined from the appearance, it is impossible for the player to know the setting value of each gaming machine in advance, and each setting There should be no significant bias in the order in which the values are entered, but if there is a clear bias in the order in which each setting value is entered, there is a suspicion that there has been fraudulent leakage of setting information or a tendency to use the setting values has been detected. It can be said that there is.

An overall configuration diagram of a management system for a game hall showing an embodiment of the present invention Functional block diagram mainly showing rental equipment Front view showing the normal display screen of the game information display device Functional block diagram mainly showing the game information display device Recording start operation screen related to my data on the game information display device Recording start screen related to my data Data screen related to displaying my data Recording end operation screen related to my data Recording end screen related to my data Functional block diagram of lottery terminal shown with entrance display device Explanatory diagram of admission lottery list Authentication data screen upon entry Diagram showing an example of an admission ticket Diagram showing an example of a secured ticket Screen showing the status of reserved seats on the entrance display device Screen related to admission lottery entry operation on mobile terminal Admission lottery results announcement screen Viewing screen related to my data (gaming results) Viewing screen related to my data (admission lottery results) Viewing screen related to admission lottery results at specific halls Screen showing an example of daily admission lottery history data managed by the management device Screen showing an example of daily seating data Screen showing an example of monitoring data (Part 1) Screen showing an example of monitoring data (Part 2)

Hereinafter, one embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall configuration of a gaming hall management system.
A plurality of gaming machine islands are provided in the gaming hall, and each gaming machine island has a large number of gaming machines 1 such as pachinko machines and slot machines, and a large number of rental devices 2 and gaming information corresponding to each gaming machine 1. A display device 3 is installed. The two gaming machines 1, the two rental devices 2, and the game information display device 3 are connected to one relay device 4. The relay device 4 is connected to the management device 6 via the LAN 5, and relays communication between the gaming machine 1, lending device 2, and gaming information display device 3 and the management device 6. A device (not shown) such as a POS that performs prize exchange processing is also connected to the LAN 5 so as to be able to communicate with the management device 6 .

Further, near the entrance of the game hall, as shown in FIG. 1, a lottery terminal 7 including a set of lottery equipment 7S and an entrance display device 8 are installed. The lottery terminal 7 and the entrance display device 8 are both communicably connected to the management device 6 via the LAN 5.

As will be described in detail later, the lottery terminal 7 conducts a lottery to determine the entry order of players at the start of the business, and the entrance display device 8 displays the results of the lottery, such as the entry order. Furthermore, the player can know the result of the lottery by issuing the admission ticket Ti1 (see FIG. 13) or by displaying it on the screen of the mobile terminal 37 (see FIG. 17), and the employees of the gaming hall can know the result of the lottery by issuing the admission ticket Ti1 (see FIG. After confirming the entry order shown on the mobile terminal 37, etc., the player hands the secured ticket Ti2 shown in FIG. 14 to the player and is permitted to enter. The location of the lottery terminal 7 and the entrance display device 8 is near the entrance of the game hall (for example, at the entrance), but it may be changed as appropriate, such as by installing the set of lottery equipment 7S outside the game hall.

The management device 6 is installed, for example, in a management room, and manages the operating status of all the devices (gaming machines 1, lending devices 2, game information display devices 3, etc.) installed in the gaming hall. Although not shown in FIG. 1, hundreds of different types of gaming machines 1 are to be managed by the management device 6. Further, when the gaming machine 1 described above is a pachinko machine, the gaming value (gaming medium) is balls (pachinko balls), and when the gaming machine 1 is a slot machine, the gaming value is medals.

The pachinko machine shown on the left side of FIG. 1 has an operating handle 10, an upper saucer 11a, and a lower saucer 11b that constitute a firing device for firing balls onto a board 9. The pachinko machine shown on the left side of FIG. It has a prize opening 14. When a player operates an operation handle 10, balls are fired onto a board 9, and when the balls enter a winning opening 13, the number of balls corresponding to the winning amount is paid out or a jackpot lottery is performed. In the jackpot lottery, a pattern change is performed using a so-called special pattern (special pattern) on the liquid crystal display section 12p, and when the stopped and displayed pattern is a jackpot pattern, a jackpot state occurs. When a jackpot state occurs, the jackpot opening 14 is opened for, for example, 15 rounds. Note that the upper tray 11a is provided with a lending button 1a and a return button 1b (both shown only in FIG. 2).

The slot machine shown on the right side of FIG. 1 has a display window 15, a start lever 16, a stop button 17, a medal slot 18, a BET button 19, a liquid crystal section 12s, and the like. The player can visually recognize the symbols drawn on the reels provided inside through the display window 15. When the player inserts medals from the medal slot 18 or operates the BET button 19, a predetermined number of credit medals are bet. When the start lever 16 is operated in this state, an internal lottery is executed and the fluctuation of symbols is started, and when the stop button 17 is operated, the fluctuation of the reels is stopped by so-called pull-in control.

As is well known, in slot machines, in addition to small winnings and replay winnings, bonus winnings (BB winning and RB winning) and the like are set. Then, during the above-mentioned internal lottery, when the player operates the stop button 17 while internally winning any role, the symbol corresponding to the internally winning role is stopped and displayed on the preset active line. If so, a prize will be awarded. When a winning occurs, a corresponding number of medals are paid out, or a transition to a bonus state (jackpot state), etc. is performed.

The probability of winning the jackpot in each of the gaming machines 1 described above can be set in multiple stages by arbitrarily setting values on the gaming parlor side. In other words, each pachinko machine or slot machine has a setting value (for example, a value from 1 to 6) for setting the jackpot lottery probability and internal winning probability, and the lower the setting value, the more advantageous the player is. It is assumed that the higher the set value is, the higher the player's advantage is. Note that the probability setting unit for setting (switching) the setting value is provided, for example, inside the gaming machine 1, and the setting value switching operation is performed outside business hours by an employee who has a dedicated setting key. It is being operated. Therefore, it is impossible to judge from the appearance whether the set value of the jackpot winning probability is high or low.

The game machine 1 described above outputs the following game signals to the relay device 4 in accordance with the execution of the game.
- Game media consumption signal: Indicates the number of game media consumed in the game.
- Game media grant signal: Indicates the number of game media awarded by winning.
- Jackpot lottery signal: Indicates the number of jackpot lottery etc. executed during the game.
- Jackpot signal: Output while a jackpot condition is occurring, indicating that it is a jackpot condition.
Note that the gaming machine 1 outputs not only these gaming signals but also various signals depending on the model.

As shown in FIG. 1, the lending devices 2 include a lending device 2 for pachinko machines placed on the left side of the pachinko machine, and a lending device 2 for slot machines placed on the right side of the slot machine. One gaming machine is attached to each gaming machine. Further, each lending device 2 includes an input slot 21 into which banknotes (1,000 yen) are inserted, and a camera 22 for capturing a face image of a player.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram mainly showing the configuration of the lending device 2 for pachinko machines. The control unit 20 of the lending device 2 is mainly composed of a microcomputer having a CPU 20a, a ROM 20b, a RAM 20c, an I/O 20d, and the like.

Peripheral units connected to the control unit 20 include an I/F unit 20e that transmits and receives various signals and information to and from the management device 6 and the gaming machine 1, and an I/F unit 20e that determines the authenticity of banknotes inserted into the slot 21. The camera 22 (in FIG. 1, the front camera window 22a is shown) includes a banknote processing unit 23, a well-known image sensor such as a CMOS sensor or a CCD sensor, and a touch panel type that displays the deposit balance, the number of balls held, the number of stored balls, etc. a liquid crystal display section 24, a touch panel 24a provided on the liquid crystal display section 24, a dispensing section 25a and a dispensing button 25 for dispensing one degree's worth of balls from a dispensing nozzle (not shown), and a card insertion slot (not shown). It includes a card RW (reader/writer) 26 for reading and writing various information stored in cards 28 and 29 inserted into the card, a card stock section 27 capable of stocking up to 10 general cards 28, and the like.

The general card 28 shown in FIG. 2 stores a general ID that can identify the card, and also includes an IC chip 28a for storing the deposit balance deposited into the lending device 2 and the number of balls held. The number of balls held by the general card 28 is valid only on that day, and the deposited balance can be used even after the next day.
The membership card 29 stores a member ID that can identify a player who has registered as a member, and also includes an IC chip 29a for storing a deposit balance. The number of balls held and the number of stored balls corresponding to the membership card 29 are stored in the member account of the management device 6, and can be used even from the next day onward, including the deposited balance.

The lending device 2 has the following functions.
(1) When a banknote inserted into the slot 21 with the cards 28 and 29 not inserted is received (when the money reception process is performed), the general card 28 stored in the card stock section 27 is fed out to the card RW 26. , the deposited amount (in units of 1000 yen) is stored, and the deposited amount (deposited balance) is displayed on the liquid crystal display section 24. At this time, the number of lenses that can be lent out (one number = 100 balls) may be displayed on the liquid crystal display section 24.
(2) In response to the operation of the lending button 1a of the pachinko machine (lending operation), a lending process is performed in which balls corresponding to one play within the deposited balance are lent from the payout mechanism inside the gaming machine 1.

(3) In response to the operation of the payout button 25, a fixed number (100 balls) is paid out from the payout mechanism within the range of the number of balls held or the number of stored balls (in the case of a member player).
(4) In response to the operation of the return button 1b of the pachinko machine, the deposited balance and the number of balls held are stored in the general card 28 inserted into the card insertion slot and issued. If the membership card 29 is inserted, the deposited balance is stored in the membership card 29 and issued. If neither card 28 or 29 is inserted into the card insertion slot, the general card 28 stocked in the card stock section 27 is fed out to the card RW 26, and the deposit balance and the number of balls held are stored in the card 28. will be issued. Information on the cards 28 and 29 to be issued (issuance information) is transmitted to the management device 6 and also stored on the management device 6 side.

(5) When the general card 28 is inserted into the card insertion slot, the deposit balance and the number of balls stored in the general card 28 are read out by the card RW 26 and displayed on the liquid crystal display section 24. When the membership card 29 is inserted, the deposit balance stored in the membership card 29 is read out and displayed on the liquid crystal display section 24, and the number of balls held is received from the management device 6 and displayed, and the password is also input. The number of stored balls is received from the management device 6 and displayed on condition of input.

(6) The camera 22 acquires a face image of the player every 5 seconds and transmits it to the management device 6.
Therefore, the control unit 20 of the lending device 2 (hereinafter abbreviated as “renting device 2” as appropriate) controls the control unit 20 for a period of 5 seconds or more at any time from the time the player takes a seat in front of the gaming machine 1 to the time the game starts. It is possible to acquire the player's face image with the camera 22 without causing any misalignment.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the game information display device 3, illustrating game data regarding the game status of the pachinko machine. The gaming information display device 3 is capable of displaying gaming data corresponding to the type of gaming machine 1, and is attached to the upper side of each gaming machine 1, one for each gaming machine 1.

The game information display device 3 includes a liquid crystal display section 31, a lamp section 32, a call button 33a, a group of operation buttons 33 including other menu buttons, my data buttons, etc., and a remote control light receiving section 34. Among these, the call button 33a is an operation button for the player to call an employee, and the menu button is an operation button for pop-up displaying a predetermined menu. The my data button is an operation button for the player to instruct the player to start recording personal gaming data (my data) in the core gaming machine 1, and the remote control light receiving section 34 is a remote control button (not shown) carried by the employee. ) to receive remote control signals sent from

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the game information display device 3 is provided with an IC reader 35 at its lower corner, and a hook 3F for arranging the secured ticket Ti2 at a position near the upper corner. It is being As will be described in detail later, when the player secures the gaming machine 1 by hanging the secured ticket Ti2 on the hook 3F, the IC reader 35 reads the identification information of the secured ticket Ti2.

Further, when a predetermined card (for example, membership card 29) is touched, the IC reader 35 reads the member ID from the membership card 29, and when a mobile terminal 37 (see FIG. 1) is touched, the IC reader 35 reads the member ID from the membership card 29, and when the mobile terminal 37 (see FIG. The mobile ID is configured to be read from the mobile phone.
The mobile terminal 37 is an information communication terminal, such as a smartphone, carried by the player, and includes a touch-type display section 37a having a function of accepting touch operations and a function of displaying various information. Note that the mobile ID is an IDm given to, for example, a FeliCa (registered trademark) IC chip built into the mobile terminal 37, and is an ID unique to the mobile terminal 37.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram mainly showing the game information display device 3. As shown in FIG. The control section 30 of the game information display device 3 is mainly composed of a microcomputer having a CPU 30a, a recording section 30m such as a ROM 30b and a RAM 30c, an I/O 30d, and the like. The control unit 30 includes a transmitting/receiving unit 30e that transmits and receives various signals and information to and from the management device 6 and the gaming machine 1, as well as the above-mentioned liquid crystal display unit 31, lamp unit 32, call button 33a, and operation button group 33. , a remote control light receiving section 34, an IC reader 35, etc. are connected thereto.

The game information display device 3 divides the display area in the liquid crystal display unit 31 into a plurality of display areas (the main display area 40 in FIG. 3 and It can be divided into first to sixth sub-display areas 41 to 46). The game information display device 3 receives game signals from the game machine 1 via the relay device 4, creates various game data, and displays the data in each display area 40 to 46 or records it in the recording section 30m. . Further, the game information display device 3 displays various information received from the management device 6 in each display area 40 to 46 or records it in the recording section 30m.

The control section 60 (see FIG. 2) of the management device 6 is mainly composed of a microcomputer having a CPU, and a storage section 60a such as ROM or RAM. A monitor 6a and a keyboard 6b (see FIG. 1) are connected to the control section 60, as well as a transmitting/receiving section for transmitting and receiving various signals, and a printer (both not shown).

The control unit 60 of the management device 6 (hereinafter abbreviated as “management device 6” as appropriate) stores information related to registered members including member IDs, as well as personal data collected during login, data related to admission lottery, etc., which will be described later. Various data are stored and managed in the storage unit 60a. In addition, the management device 6 stores the set value of the jackpot winning probability for each gaming machine 1 in the storage unit 60a, which is a set value storage means, in a state in which it is associated with the identification information (for example, machine number) of each gaming machine 1.
The management device 6 can be connected to the Internet 38 (public communication line) shown in FIG. 1, and can communicate with a management server installed at the center (hereinafter abbreviated as "server 39") via the Internet 38, etc. It is.

The server 39 is operated, for example, by an information providing company (a third party different from the game hall) outside the game hall, and uses the Internet 38 to provide various web services including a personal data viewing service. The server 39 is a server device that collects and stores (stores) gaming information regarding the gaming machines 1 from the management device 6 of each gaming parlor via the Internet 38, and makes it available to players.

For example, the storage unit of the server 39 receives and stores my data or data related to an entrance lottery to be described later from the management device 6 of each gaming hall, and in response to access from the mobile terminal 37, the storage unit stores my data etc. Send to 37. Note that the server 39 manages the connection ID (for example, IP address or personal URL) of the mobile terminal 37 in association with the mobile ID, and the connection ID corresponding to the mobile ID output by the management device 6 is My data is associated with the mobile ID (in other words, my data is essentially associated with the mobile ID).

<Display and operation regarding my data on the game information display device>
Here, the display and operation related to my data on the game information display device 3 will be explained. Note that the liquid crystal display section 31 of the game information display device 3 can display various data such as a display for entry (display data for the start of business, not shown), but the normal display screen S0 in FIG. We will show game data related to a pachinko machine, and take as an example a case where a player plays a game on a pachinko machine.

That is, first, on the normal display screen S0, as shown in FIG. 3, a main display area 40 and a plurality of sub display areas 41 to 46 are divided and displayed. The main display area 40 displays the number of jackpots in units of corresponding periods (on the same day, one day before, two days before the business day), but when a switching operation is performed using the operation button group 33, other game data not shown is displayed. The screen will change to the one shown below. The first sub-display area 41 displays the number of initial hits, which are jackpots that occur in the normal state, for each corresponding period. The second sub-display area 42 displays the number of jackpots: "super", which is a jackpot in which the number of balls in the jackpot is equal to or greater than a reference value (for example, 1000 balls), and "small", which is less than that. The third sub-display area 43 displays the highest number of balls acquired per business day from a predetermined reference time (for example, when the corresponding model was introduced). The fourth sub-display area 44 displays the start (number of symbol variations) after the initialization condition is established (establishment of start of business, end of special state, etc.). The fifth sub-display area 45 displays a history graph that graphs the start of each jackpot. The sixth sub-display area 46 displays the model name.

In the game information display device 3, when the my data button is pressed, the normal display screen S0 changes to the recording start operation screen S1 (see FIG. 5). From this recording start operation screen S1 onward (the following FIGS. 5 to 9), the liquid crystal display section 31 is specifically shown with respect to my data.

The recording start operation screen S1 in FIG. 5 displays the message "If you want to start recording my data, please touch your card or mobile phone" in the main display area 40 to prompt the user to perform a recording start operation. In response to this, the player touches his or her membership card 29 or mobile terminal 37 over the IC reader 35. At this time, the game information display device 3 reads the member ID of the touched member card 29 or the mobile ID of the mobile terminal 37 and transmits it to the management device 6. The management device 6 determines whether the received member ID or mobile ID is already registered as a member at the gaming parlor, and transmits the determination result to the game information display device 3.

Based on the received determination result, if the member ID or mobile ID has been registered, the game information display device 3 determines that the login has been completed and transitions to the recording start screen S2 in FIG. 6. On the recording start screen S2, "Recording of my data has started" is displayed in the main display area 40, and recording of my data is started on the game information display device 3.

After this, the game information display device 3 transitions to the My Data screen S3 in FIG. 7. On the my data screen S3, various game data calculated for the player's my data after the start of recording is displayed in the main display area 40. For example, on the same screen S3, the number of jackpots (total number of jackpots) during the recording period of my data is displayed by type such as "jackpot", "special hit", "special win", and the number of jackpots is displayed according to the size of the ball in the jackpot. It is displayed separately as "Super", "Medium", and "Small". In addition, on the same screen S3, the "cumulative total (cumulative number of starts corresponding to the above start)" and "number of balls (difference number of balls)" during the recording period of my data are displayed, and in addition, "When ending the game, record A message saying "Don't forget to exit" will be displayed.

In addition, in the screens S3 to S5 from FIG. (occurrence, etc.), the display contents and the display contents of My Data shall be updated as appropriate.
Furthermore, when the My Data button is pressed again on the game information display device 3, the screen transitions to the recording end operation screen S4 in FIG. 8. The recording end operation screen S4 displays the message "To end recording of my data, please touch your card or mobile phone" in the main display area 40, and presents the recording end operation method. In response to this, the player touches the membership card 29 or the mobile terminal 37 to the IC reader 35.

In this way, the game information display device 3 reads the member ID of the member card 29 that has been touched again or the mobile ID of the mobile terminal 37, and when it determines that an instruction to end the recording has been given, it ends the recording of my data and logs out. Assuming that this has been completed, the screen transitions to the recording end screen S5 in FIG. The recording end screen S5 displays "Recording of my data has ended. You can access my data site (gaming information site) to check my data" in the main display area 40, and then the normal The display screen returns to S0.

In addition, when logging out, the game information display device 3 transmits my data calculated from the time when recording start is instructed (login time) to the time when recording end is instructed (logout time) to the management device 6, and 6 transmits the received my data to the server 39. This my data includes the above-mentioned cumulative number of starts, total number of jackpots, and number of difference balls, as well as information including identification information of the gaming hall (gaming hall ID), machine number (machine number), login and logout dates and times. , is recorded and managed by the server 39 in association with the mobile ID.

<Membership registration at the gaming hall and membership registration at the gaming information site>
When logging in on the gaming information display device 3 described above, if the member is not registered, even if the IC reader 35 is touched using the mobile terminal 37, the screen S2 of FIG. 6 will not be displayed.

That is, in order to receive various member services such as my data management service and ball storage service, the player needs to complete a predetermined membership registration procedure at the game parlor and have a membership card 29 issued. The membership registration procedure involves declaring attribute information such as name, age, and occupation, as well as providing a facial image for authentication. The facial image for authentication is assumed to be captured by a camera including a well-known image sensor (not shown), and the captured facial image is transmitted to the management device 6. The management device 6 registers the received face image in the face image database for authentication.

On the other hand, the web membership registration procedure is only possible for gaming parlors that have already completed the membership registration procedure, so access the gaming information site (website) of the server 39 from the mobile terminal 37 and proceed to the desired gaming parlor. to complete the registration procedure. In the web membership registration procedure, an account is created by inputting member registration information at the game parlor by a touch operation (predetermined member registration operation) on the mobile terminal 37 by the player, and associating the information with the mobile ID. In this way, when the server 39 receives a predetermined member registration operation by a player on the gaming information site, the server 39 registers the player as a member (web member).

The server 39 is also configured to accept applications for participation in a lottery on a gaming information site, which will be described later, on the condition that the player completes a web membership registration procedure and is registered as a member. Therefore, by completing the web membership registration procedure, the user can receive various web membership services including the web entrance lottery service in addition to the my data management service.

That is, the mobile terminal 37 can access the gaming information site via the Internet 38, and the player who has become a web member can access the data of each gaming machine 1 and other information on the gaming information site via the mobile terminal 37. My data can be viewed (see FIG. 18, etc.), and an application can be made to participate in a lottery that determines the entry order of players at the start of business (see FIG. 16).
Next, the configuration and entrance lottery system related to the lottery at the lottery terminal 7 shown in FIG. 10 will be described with reference to the drawings from FIG. 10 onwards.

<Structure related to lottery and entrance lottery system>
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 10, the lottery terminal 7 includes a lottery button 51, a display device 52a, and a camera 53 as a lottery equipment set 7S.

The lottery equipment set 7S has a camera 53 disposed near the entrance so as to capture a face image of a player who operates the lottery button 51, and a display device 52a that displays the face image of the player who operates the lottery button 51. It is arranged in such a way that the lottery results are displayed (see Fig. 1). The camera 53 has the same configuration as the camera used when registering as a member at a gaming parlor, and is set so that its imaging field of view is an area that includes the player's face (see FIG. 12).

The lottery terminal 7 also includes a monitor 52b, a keyboard 54, a printer 55, and a code reader 56. The printer 55 (only shown in FIG. 10) prints out the admission ticket Ti1. The code reader 56 is for reading the two-dimensional code (see FIGS. 13 and 17) recorded on the admission ticket Ti1 and the like when a player enters, and identifying the order in which the player enters.

The monitor 52b of the lottery terminal 7 is arranged to face the employee who operates the keyboard 54, and the code reader 56 is arranged at a position where it can easily read the two-dimensional code of the admission ticket Ti1 and the like. Further, at the lottery terminal 7, a secured ticket Ti2 (see FIG. 14) is prepared in advance by an employee who operates the lottery terminal 7.
As shown in FIG. 10, the control section 70 of the lottery terminal 7 is mainly composed of a microcomputer having a CPU 70a, a storage section 70m such as a ROM 70b and a RAM 70c, an I/O 70d, and the like. The control unit 70 (hereinafter appropriately referred to as the "lottery terminal 7") includes an I/F 70e that transmits and receives various signals and information to and from the server 39, the management device 6, the entrance display device 8, etc., as well as the above-mentioned I/F 70e. A set of lottery equipment 7S, a monitor 52b, a keyboard 54, a printer 55, a code reader 56, etc. are connected.

The entrance lottery in this embodiment is conducted for players accepted on the gaming information site and players accepted at the gaming hall, and the lottery terminal 7 is operated by the server 39 or the management Based on the web entry data received from the device 6 and the data on the number of players who have entered on-site, which is input by an employee using a keyboard 54 or the like, a lottery is executed to determine the order of entry.

Specifically, in a gaming hall where the order of entry is decided by lottery, the business start time is 9 o'clock, and the flow from the entrance lottery to the start of the game is in the following chronological order (i) to (v). shall be.
(i) 8:30 Online reception deadline and on-site reception (line up) deadline
(ii) 8:30 Local lottery starts
(iii) 8:45 Web lottery results announcement
(iv) 8:50 Line up in order of entry
(v) 9:00 Start of admission - Start of games

That is, first, the web reception (i) starts from midnight on the day on the game information site, and it is possible to enter the entrance lottery. Here, FIG. 16(a) is a screen of the game information site displayed on the display section 37a of the mobile terminal 37, in which the menu selection of "Entrance Lottery" is made on the "Menu" screen (not shown), and the It shows the "Entry Entry" screen that is displayed when a desired game hall is selected on the "Admission Lottery Menu Selection" screen.

The "Entry Entry" screen shown in FIG. 2A displays a title 161, a membership number 162, a lottery schedule and entry time 163, an "Entry" button 164, and a "Back" button 165. The member number 162 corresponds to the member ID. The lottery schedule and entry time 163 column displays the hall name of the selected game hall, the current date, and the time from the start of the lottery until entry. When the "Entry" button 164 is touched, the screen transitions to the "Entry Complete" screen shown in FIG. 16(b), and when the "Return" button 165 is touched, the screen returns to the "Entrance Lottery Menu Selection" screen.

On the "Entry Complete" screen in FIG. 16(b), a message 166 saying "Entry Completed" is displayed together with the "Entry No." in place of the buttons 164 and 165 on the previous screen. In this way, an application is made to participate in a lottery on the gaming information site via the mobile terminal 37, and each time the application is made, the server 39 sends the relevant data (web entry) to the management device 6 (lottery terminal 7) of the corresponding gaming hall. data). Note that, as described above, in order to enter at the corresponding game parlor, it is assumed that the player has completed the member registration procedure and facial image registration in advance.

As a result, the lottery terminal 7 sequentially registers the players accepted at the game information site in the entry lottery list (the entry list in FIG. 11). As shown in FIG. 11, in the entrance lottery list, the "entry number" of the player who applied is registered in association with the "membership number (member ID)." In this way, the lottery terminal 7 or the server 39 can specify the number of players who have applied as the number of web participants by the time of the web reception deadline.

On the other hand, the on-site reception deadline time in (i) is also the same as the above-mentioned online reception deadline time, and players who participate in the lottery without using the mobile terminal 37 must gather at the gaming facility site by the said deadline time. Participants will line up at the entrance and participate in the lottery on the spot.

In this case, the employee, for example, visually identifies the number of players lining up at the entrance, uses the identified number of players (for example, 200) as the number of on-site participants, and operates the keyboard 54 of the lottery terminal 7. Input by. Alternatively, instead of using the keyboard 54, the number of on-site participants may be input using a remote control (not shown) carried by the employee.

In this way, the lottery terminal 7 identifies the number of on-site participants and the number of web participants, respectively, and adds up the number of on-site participants and the number of web participants at the time when on-site participation closes, that is, at 8:30. Determine the total number of participants. For example, if the number of web participants is 100 and the number of on-site participants is 200, the total number of participants is determined to be 300 (see "Entry No." 300 in FIG. 11).

Then, at the lottery start time in (ii), the lottery terminal 7 executes a lottery to determine the entry order of players by generating random numbers according to the total number of participants, and Determine the admission number for each person.

Specifically, entry numbers are extracted and assigned to each player who participated in the lottery on the gaming information site, for example, in the order of "entry number", that is, in the order in which lottery participation was accepted. In this lottery, the lottery terminal 7 generates random numbers (for the number of entries) within the range of the total number of participants, randomly extracts admission numbers based on the obtained random numbers, and divides the admission numbers for each "entry number". This is done by executing the extraction process assigned to. The admission numbers extracted in this extraction process are extracted so as not to overlap with previously extracted admission numbers. Hereinafter, such extraction processing will be referred to as "lottery" or "admission lottery", and the entrance number will also be referred to as "entry order" (see FIG. 11).

Furthermore, at the start time of the local lottery (ii), the players who participated in the local lottery will turn on the display device 52a (camera 53) in order from the first player in line (in the order in which lottery participation is accepted). Stand in front of the person and press the lottery button 51. At this time, the lottery terminal 7 executes the lottery and also executes an issuing process in which the printer 55 issues an admission ticket Ti1 on which information including the admission number that is the lottery result (winning order) is printed.

As shown in FIG. 13, the admission ticket Ti1 is a paper medium on which "admission ticket", "hall name", "issue date and time", and "admission number" are printed, as well as a two-dimensional code 121. be. The two-dimensional code 121 records identification information (for example, admission number) for identifying each admission ticket Ti1. One admission ticket Ti1 will be issued and distributed to each player who operates the lottery button 51.

Further, when executing the lottery, the lottery terminal 7 displays the lottery result on the display device 52a when determining the entrance number to be assigned to the player, and also causes the camera 53 to display the lottery result when the player (lottery button 51) is selected. Obtain the face image of the player who performed the operation. Then, the lottery terminal 7 stores the acquired face image in its own storage unit 70m in association with the "order of entry" determined by the lottery (see "Face Image" in FIG. 11).
Similarly, when executing the lottery, the lottery terminal 7 acquires the facial images of the players who have entered through the web by comparing them with the facial image database, and stores them in the memory 70m in correspondence with the entry order determined by the lottery. to be memorized.

In this way, the lottery terminal 7 executes a lottery for the total number of participants and determines the entry numbers (for example, numbers 1 to 300) of all the players who have entered online or on-site. In order to assign an admission number to the member, information associating the admission number with the member ID is transmitted to the server 39 via the management device 6.

As a result, at the web lottery result announcement time in (iii), the lottery results from the lottery terminal 7 will be announced on the gaming information site, so players who have made a web entry can enter their admission number on their mobile terminal 37. The user can confirm the information, or download the code information (including the two-dimensional code 174a in FIG. 17, the order of entry, etc.) required at the time of admission to the user's own mobile terminal 37.

Here, FIG. 17 shows that the "admission lottery menu selection" screen is displayed on the display section 37a of the mobile terminal 37 after the web lottery result announcement time, and the "admission lottery menu selection" screen is displayed when the entrance lottery result announcement is selected on the screen. The screen shows the "Entrance Lottery Results Announcement" screen.
As shown in the figure, a title 171, a membership number 172, a hall name and date 173, and a lottery result 174 are displayed on the "admission lottery result announcement" screen. The lottery result 174 represents "entry number", "order of entry", and "two-dimensional code" 174a. The two-dimensional code 174a records an admission number and the like, similar to the two-dimensional code 121 of the admission ticket Ti1. In this way, the mobile terminal 37 can receive the code information presented by the server 39 and display it on the display section 37a.

After this, at the line-up time in (iv), players who entered online bring their mobile terminals 37, and players who entered on-site bring their admission tickets Ti1 and line up at the entrance in the order of their admission numbers. Entrance will begin at the entry start time in v).
At the time of admission, the two-dimensional code 174a displayed on the mobile terminal 37 or the two-dimensional code 121 printed on the admission ticket Ti1 is read by the code reader 56 at the lottery terminal 7 in order from the first player, that is, the entrance number 1. read. At this time, the lottery terminal 7 reads the two-dimensional codes 174a and 121 to identify the order in which the player enters, and then compares it with the entrance lottery list (FIG. 11), and displays a face image, etc. on the monitor 52b. .

Here, as shown in FIG. 11, the entry lottery list stores "entry number", "member number", and "face image" in association with "order of entry" in the storage unit 70m. Therefore, when the lottery terminal 7 reads the two-dimensional codes 174a and 121, the facial images corresponding to the specified entry order, that is, the facial images captured during the lottery or the facial images captured during the membership registration procedure, are stored in the storage unit 70m. The data is read out from the screen and displayed on the monitor 52b (see FIG. 12).

Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the monitor 52b displays the specified "order of entry" and "order of lottery" along with a face image when a player enters the game. Therefore, the employee checks the order of entry on the monitor 52b, visually confirms whether the player actually entering the game and the face image on the monitor 52b are the same person, and then issues the secured ticket Ti2 to the player. Hand it over and allow entry. On the other hand, if it cannot be confirmed that the person is the same person, entry can be refused. In this way, the fairness of the lottery is ensured by making it a condition for admission that the entering player and the player receiving the lottery are the same.

Here, as shown in FIG. 14, the "game machine secured ticket", "hall name" and "order of entry" are printed on the secured ticket Ti2, and the FeliCa (registered trademark) chip ( A built-in RFID chip 131 (hereinafter referred to as "RFID chip 131") is included. The RFID chip 131 stores information including, for example, the order of entry and the game hall ID as identification information for specifying each secured ticket Ti2. In this way, the RFID chip 131 is provided to be handed over (or to be handed over) to a player upon entry, and corresponds to a storage medium that stores information indicating the entry order of the players. In addition. The security ticket Ti2 is laminated by sandwiching the printed paper medium together with the RFID chip 131 between plastic films, and is reinforced with a ring 132 that forms a hole for the hook 3F in the upper center. ing.

Then, the player who is allowed to enter selects gaming machine 1 with the secured ticket Ti2 in hand, takes a seat in front of the gaming machine 1, and shows that he has selected the gaming machine 1 (in other words, for the first time after the business starts). 1), hang the ring 132 of the secured ticket Ti2 on the hook 3F of the game information display device 3 (see the arrow in FIG. 1). As a result, the RFID chip 131 of the secured ticket Ti2 is matched with the IC reader 35 of the game information display device 3, and is accepted (detected). The information including the order and the identification information (for example, the machine number) associated with the own device 3 are associated and transmitted to the management device 6 .

In this way, the game information display device 3 can specify the entry order read by the IC reader 35 as the entry order of the player, and the management device 6 can specify the entry order read by the IC reader 35 as the entry order of the player. The entered order is stored in the storage unit 60a (entering order storage means) in association with identification information (for example, machine number) of the gaming machine 1. In other words, the IC reader 35 (gaming information display device 3) is attached to each gaming machine 1 and functions as an entry order reading means for reading information including the entry order stored in the RFID chip 131. It functions as an entry order specifying means for specifying the entry order of players who have secured each gaming machine 1.

Note that when the gaming machine 1 is secured using the reservation ticket Ti2, the lottery terminal 7 receives the entry order associated with the machine number from the management device 6, and registers it in the entrance lottery list shown in FIG. Further, the secured ticket Ti2 hung on each game information display device 3 is collected by an employee after entry is completed (for example, after about 30 minutes have passed after the start of business).

<Display content on the entrance display device and identification of the same person on the management device>
In the entrance display device 8, before the start of the entrance lottery, various guidance information regarding the entrance lottery is received from the management device 6 and displayed, and after the start of the entrance lottery, the lottery results are displayed at any time. Then, after the entry starts, the entrance display device 8 receives the table securing information from the management device 6 in real time and updates and displays it.

Here, FIG. 15 shows the machine reservation information displayed on the entrance display device 8, which is the machine number of each gaming machine 1 (in the figure) on the layout R representing the arrangement of the gaming machines 1 on each gaming machine island. 1 to 144) and the securing status of the gaming machine 1 based on the securing ticket Ti2 placed on the corresponding gaming information display device 3 are illustrated.
In this case, as shown in the figure, the "number of participants" and "number of visitors" as well as the "number of secured tickets" and "number of unsecured tickets" are displayed, and whether or not they have been secured is displayed. On the layout R, the machine numbers "20, 24-26, 32, . . ." are displayed with different background colors (the colors of the locations where the gaming machines 1 are arranged).

Among these, the "number of participants" is the number of players who participated in the lottery (the total number of participants), and is calculated by the management device 6 before the start of admission. The "number of visitors" is the number of players who entered the venue at the start of business, and is calculated in real time by the management device 6. For example, the management device 6 receives from the lottery terminal 7 the entry order of the players who are permitted to enter, and calculates the number of visitors at the current time based on the received entry order. Alternatively, the current number of visitors is determined based on the detection results of a sensor device or the like that cannot detect players entering (or exiting) the gaming hall, and transmitted to the entrance display device 8.

The "number secured" is the number of gaming machines 1 secured by hanging the secured ticket Ti2 on the hook 3F of the game information display device 3. The management device 6 increments the "number secured" by 1 each time the management device 6 receives the entry order of the secured ticket Ti2 associated with the machine number from the game information display device 3 that detected the secured ticket Ti2 by the IC reader 35. At the same time, the "unsecured number" is obtained by subtracting 1 from the total number of machines on layout R. In this way, the management device 6 transmits the calculated number of secured and unsecured numbers to the admission display device 8, and the admission display device 8 combines the received number of secured and unsecured numbers with the number of visitors. indicate.

In addition, the management device 6 specifies the machine number and entry order of the secured gaming machines 1 in real time and transmits them to the entrance display device 8. In addition to changing the display mode of the arrangement location as described above, the entry order of secured players (not shown in FIG. 15) is displayed in a way that can be identified by displaying it side by side with the machine number of the gaming machine 1. .

In this way, the entrance display device 8 displays for players waiting to enter the "number of participants" to "number of unsecured players" illustrated in FIG. be able to. Note that since the same information as the entrance display device 8 in FIG. 15 is disclosed on the gaming information site, the securing status of the gaming machine 1 after entry has started can be checked on the gaming information site via the mobile terminal 37. It can be viewed in real time.

In addition, in the above-mentioned entrance lottery, the management device 6 receives the associated entry order and face image from the lottery terminal 7 (see the entrance lottery list in FIG. 11), and stores it in its own storage unit 60a. In addition, when securing the gaming machine 1 using the secured ticket Ti2 described above, the facial image from the time of sitting in the secured gaming machine 1 to the time of starting the game is captured by the camera 22 of the corresponding lending device 2, and the management device 6 sent to. As a result, the management device 6 reads out the face images associated with the order of entry read from the secured ticket Ti2 from among the face images stored in the storage unit 60a, and matches the face images (the face images at the time of lottery) with the face images. , and the facial image sent from the lending device 2 side (the facial image from the time of sitting to the time of starting the game), and the images of the player to determine whether or not they are the same player. In this case, if the management device 6 determines that the players are not the same player, it notifies the employee of this and urges the employee to visually check. The employee is notified by notifying the intercom device (not shown) of the employee's device number.

<Viewing my data/admission lottery results data on a mobile device>
The server 39 creates the data for viewing shown in FIGS. 18 to 20 based on the my data received from the management device 6 of each gaming hall, the number of participants, the entry order associated with the machine number, etc. do. In this embodiment, viewing refers to displaying and outputting content such as images on the display unit 37a of the mobile terminal 37.
Specifically, FIG. 18 shows that the "My Data (Game Results)" menu is selected on the "Menu" screen displayed on the display section 37a of the mobile terminal 37, and the "My Data (Game Results)" menu is displayed. This shows the ``My Data (Game Results)'' screen that is displayed when the My Data that you wish to view is selected from the menu selection list on the ``Select'' screen.

As shown in the figure, on the "My data (gaming results)" screen, a title 181, a membership number 182, a gaming results "No." 183, a hall name, a machine type, a machine number 184, and a gaming results 185 are displayed. In the gaming record 185 column, "gaming time" is the above-mentioned login time to logout time, "total number of starts" is the number of jackpot drawings, and "difference number of balls" is the number of paid out balls (number of game media given) - inserted balls. represents the number (number of gaming media consumed).
Although not shown in the figure, various types of data can be displayed on the "My Data (Game Results)" screen, such as a graph showing the change in the number of differential balls over time and detailed data for each jackpot. . The server 39 has accumulated data for the most recent year regarding my data, and the player can also specify a date (or period) in the past year and display the gaming results 185 for that date.

Figure 19 shows the menu selection of "My Data (Admission Lottery Results)" on the "Menu" screen, and the selection of the data you wish to view from the menu selection list on the "My Data (Admission Lottery Results) Menu Selection" screen. It shows the "My Data (Admission Lottery Results)" screen that is displayed when you do so.

As shown in the figure, on the "My data (admission lottery results)" screen, a title 191, a membership number 192, and an admission lottery result 193 are displayed together with the hall name. The entry lottery performance 193 column shows the "number of drawings" in the aggregated "period", the "first order" and "last order" of the entry order, the respective drawing dates, and the "average" of the entry order for the period.
My data related to admission lottery results shown in the same figure is data that has been collected separately for each game hall, and the same screen for each game hall can be displayed. In addition, it is possible to display a list of my data related to the daily admission lottery results, and although it is not shown, the same screen may display, for example, "November 11, 2017 Number of entries: 157 Entry No. 51 Order of entry (order of prizes): 95 ” may be displayed.

FIG. 20 shows the halls and business days (that is, the gaming halls and lottery dates) that you wish to view from the list of halls on the "Admission lottery data menu selection" screen after selecting the "Admission lottery data" menu on the "Menu" screen. It shows the "Admission Lottery Results Data" screen that is displayed when you select .

As shown in the figure, on the "Entrance Lottery Results Data" screen, a title 201, the name of the selected hall, and a column for entrance lottery results 202 are displayed. In the Entrance Lottery Results 202 column, the "number of participants" for the selected lottery "date", the "1st most popular pachinko machine (top)", the "1st most popular pachislot machine", the name of each machine and the number of machines installed, and each represents the "last number to enter".
That is, the server 39 sets the entry order of the last secured player for each model of gaming machine 1 as the "last entry number (last entry order)" based on the data related to the entry order for the relevant lottery date of the relevant hall. Identify. In addition, the server 39 regards the machine with the earliest entry number as the most popular model among the machines installed in the hall with 10 or more machines, and obtains information about each of the pachinko machines and slot machines (see Figure (See "20 pachinko machines, 10 pachislot machines").

As a result, in response to the player's viewing request, the mobile terminal 37 displays and outputs the "Entrance Lottery Results Data" screen shown in the figure, including the last entry number, on its display unit 37a. In this way, in the example of pachislot ○○○○ on the same screen, since the last entry number is "22", it can be understood that a machine could not be secured with entry numbers 23 and onwards.
Although not shown, the last entry number may be displayed not only for the most popular model but also for all models that are full immediately after opening. Furthermore, in addition to the last entry order, the average order of entry may be calculated and displayed for each model. Furthermore, for the machines that are full, the entry order of all the machines may be displayed, or a list of admission lottery performance data of a plurality of game halls may be displayed.

<Analysis of entrance lottery data using management device>
The management device 6 can aggregate and manage data such as the number of participants and the number of visitors, and can grasp and analyze the trends of players who participated in the entrance lottery, and can also collect and manage data such as the number of participants and the number of visitors. It is configured to be able to monitor whether or not the player is noticing. Here, FIGS. 21 and 22 show daily admission lottery history data and daily seating data, and FIGS. 23 and 24 show monitoring data No. 1 and No. 2, and both data are stored in the management device. 6, and can be displayed on the monitor 6a or printed on the printer.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 21, the management device 6 totals "on-site reception", "web reception", and "admissions" for each business day, and also calculates "admission rate" and stores it in the storage unit 60a. Of these, "on-site reception" is the number of players accepted at the gaming facility site (the above-mentioned number of on-site participation), and "web reception" is the number of players accepted on the web (the above-mentioned number of web participation). Therefore, the total number of participants for "on-site reception" and "web reception" ("109" + "214" in the figure) is determined by the communication between the lottery terminal 7 or server 39 and the management device 6 described above. , can also be calculated by the management device 6.

"Attendee" is the number of players who entered the venue at the start of business operations (the number of attendees), and "attendance rate" is determined by "attendee"/"on-site reception + web reception". That is, the management device 6 divides the number of visitors by the number of participants and calculates the ratio of the number of visitors to the number of participants as the admission rate.
In this way, the management device 6 outputs the number of participants (109 people + 214 people), the number of visitors (226 people), and the admission rate (70.0%) illustrated in FIG. 21. In this example, it can be seen that of the number of people selected by lottery (109 + 214 people), 70% actually entered and 30% did not enter.

In the management device 6, for example, the storage unit 60a stores aggregated data related to the entrance lottery for the past year, and is not limited to the admission lottery history data for each business day in FIG. 21, but also for each week, month, and day of the week. It is also possible to calculate the average value for the specified period (weekly, monthly, average value for each day of the week) for the number of participants, number of visitors, and admission rate by inputting the input operation to specify the period. It is.

In addition, the management device 6 stores seating data from the first to the last entry order in the storage unit 60a for each business day, as shown as daily seating data in FIG.
Specifically, the "order of entry" in the figure is the order of entry determined by lottery, the "reception type" indicates the distinction between the on-site reception and the web reception, and the "reception number" , represents the order in which lottery participation was accepted (the above-mentioned entry number). Further, the "seating machine number" is the machine number of the gaming machine 1 seated after entering, and the "machine model number" represents the model number of the seated machine number.

Among these, the "entry order", "reception type", and "reception number" are determined by receiving the entry order associated with the machine number described above or by communication between the lottery terminal 7 etc. and the management device 6. Based on this, it is also specified in the management device 6. In addition, the "seating machine number" and "machine model number" are determined by the well-known model setting in advance in the management device 6 that associates the machine number with the machine model, and are specified when the entry order associated with the machine number is received. be done. In this way, the management device 6 outputs the "entry order" to "model number" shown in FIG. 22, but for convenience, illustration of the entry order from No. 4 to the final number is omitted in the figure. In this example as well, it is necessary to understand from which machine the seats will be filled, including the specific machine number, such as players numbered 1 and 2 who entered early in the order of entry taking seats at the same machine number 5. I can do it.

In addition, the management device 6 has accumulated aggregated data for the most recent year regarding seating data, and is not limited to the daily seating data shown in FIG. , is configured to output a chart summarizing seating data for a specified period, and it is also possible to analyze seating data for each week, month, or day of the week.

Then, as shown as the monitoring data (part 1) in FIG. 23, the management device 6 stores the "entry order" and "setting value" of each gaming machine 1 on the day by model (type) of the gaming machine 1. Create data that mutually correlates the "machine number" that is the machine number.
That is, the storage unit 60a of the management device 6 stores the “setting value” of the jackpot winning probability in association with the “machine number” of each gaming machine 1, and also stores it in the IC reader 35 of the gaming information display device 3. The specified "order of entry" is stored in association with the "machine number" of the gaming machine 1. As a result, the management device 6 generates monitoring information (monitoring information shown in FIG. data) can be created. The created monitoring information can be outputted by the monitor 6a serving as an output means or the printer.

In this case, the monitoring information is output as a list in which the relationship between setting values and entry order can be grasped for all "machine numbers (101 to 120)" corresponding to model AAAA shown in FIG. 23. In the same figure, for example, for machine numbers 103, 104, 109, 111, and 118 with high setting values 4 to 6, the respective entry orders are 55, 39, 197, 76, and 106, and other setting values 1 to 6 are entered in the order of entry. Even in light of the entry order from 5 to 202 for the number 3, there is no unnaturally early entry order.
In addition, the management device 6 (monitoring information creation means) records the entry order associated with each set value in a predetermined period for each model of the gaming machine 1, as shown as monitoring data (Part 2) in FIG. Create information indicating the average as monitoring information.

Specifically, the management device 6 calculates the average value of the entry order for the machine numbers 101 to 120 of model AAAA during the aggregation period (predetermined period such as 10 days, 30 days, etc.) in the same figure for every set value 1 to 6. At the same time, the number (total number) corresponding to each set value 1 to 6 is calculated and output to the monitor 6a or the like. In the example in the same figure, the average values of the entry order for the high setting values 4, 5, and 6 are 161, 80, and 64, respectively, and it is unlikely that the average values are unnaturally early throughout the aggregation period. There is no unnatural tendency when comparing the average value with the average values of other set values.
In this way, it is possible to understand the relationship between the set value and the order of entry in both monitoring data 1 and 2 in Figures 23 and 24, and there is no problem with the specific values shown there. , and if there is a clear significant difference in the order of entry between the gaming machine 1 with a high setting value and the gaming machine 1 with a low setting value, this can be used to determine whether setting information has been leaked or fraudulently. It can be determined that there is a suspicion that a tendency to use the set value has been detected.

According to the gaming hall management system of the present embodiment described above, it is impossible for the player to know the setting values 1 to 6 of each gaming machine 1 in advance because the set value of the jackpot probability cannot be determined from the appearance. It is impossible, and there should be no significant bias in the order of entry of each setting value 1 to 6. However, if there is a clear bias in the order of entry of each setting value 1 to 6, there is a possibility of unauthorized leakage of setting information. It can be said that there is a suspicion that a trend in the use of setting values has been detected, and it is possible to objectively grasp whether such bias is occurring based on the setting values of monitoring information and the order of entry.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, but can be modified or expanded as follows.
- Various limited conditions can be added as entry conditions for the web lottery.
(Example 1) Add limiting conditions to player attributes (gender, age, occupation, etc.). For example, every Monday is limited to women, and the 25th to 31st of each month is limited to office workers.
(Example 2) Adding limiting conditions to the player's gaming performance (visit points, playing time, etc.). For example, on the 7th of every month, only members who have visited the store with 100 or more points can enter, and on the 1st of every month, only members who have played 50 hours or more in the previous month can enter.
(Example 3) Limiting conditions are added to the entry-permitted time slot according to the player's gaming performance. For example, the following time slots are set depending on the store visit points (one point is awarded for one day of visit).
100 or more = Entries accepted from 0:00 on the day until the deadline
50-99 = Entry possible from 8:00 on the day until the deadline
0 to 49 = Entry not allowed (Example 4) Add a limiting condition to the number of entries per month depending on the player's gaming performance. For example, the following number of entries may be set depending on the store visit points.
100 or more = Entry possible every day
50-99 = Up to 10 entries per month
0 to 49 = Up to 5 entries per month (Example 5) Add a limit condition to the number of gaming halls that can be entered in a day depending on the player's gaming performance. For example, the following number of entries (number of gaming halls) is set depending on the number of gaming days.
Players who have played for 20 days or more in the past month = 3 entries possible Players who have played for 10 days or more in the past month = 2 entries possible Players who have played for 5 days or more in the past month = 1 entry possible

-Set conditions for receiving notifications of web lottery results. For example, the GPS function makes it possible to receive lottery results only when the player's mobile terminal 37 is within a predetermined range from the gaming parlor (within a radius of 500 meters from the gaming parlor), and confirms that the player's mobile terminal 37 is within the predetermined range. It may be configured such that the lottery result is notified only when the lottery result is determined. Alternatively, the lottery result may be received only when connected to the WIFI provided by the gaming hall.

・While we decided to identify the number of on-site participants as the number manually entered by an employee who visually confirmed the number of players who had gathered on-site, players were captured using a camera (not shown) installed at the on-site gathering place. , the number of players may be automatically identified through image recognition.
- Although the lottery terminal 7 is configured to perform the lottery for the order of entry, the management device 6 or the server 39 may also perform the lottery. That is, the entrance order determining means may be located anywhere.

- Although the code information is displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 37, it is also possible to print the code information on a paper medium and bring it with you.
- The number of lottery terminals 7 is not limited to one, but a plurality of terminals may be installed so that the lottery can be performed at the same time. In this case, any of the lottery terminals 7 needs to centrally manage the lottery (assignment of winning order) so that the entry order (winning order) does not overlap.

- Although the IC reader 35 is installed as an entry order reading means for reading the information of the secured ticket Ti2 in the game information display device 3, it is also possible to provide an entry order reading means separately from the game information display device 3. good.
- Although only players who have already registered as members at the gaming parlor can register as members on the web, it may be possible to register as members on the web regardless of membership registration at the gaming parlor.

- Although being a registered web member is a necessary condition for participating in the web lottery, it may be possible to participate in the web lottery regardless of web membership registration.
- The lottery method may be a method in which players are assigned in order of entry, or a method in which each player is assigned in order of winning.

- The number of lottery random numbers depending on the number of participants (total number of participants) should be the same as or greater than the total number of participants. For example, if the total number of participants is 300, a random number of 350 may be generated to draw a lottery. In this case, although there will be an entry order in which the relevant player is not present, there is no problem with the line-up order at the time of entry.
- An application for viewing a website may be created, the application may be downloaded to the mobile terminal 37, and the website may be accessed via the application. In this case, the application can be downloaded from the server 39 to each mobile terminal 37.

- The type of game data included in my data is not limited to this example, and various types of game data can be included in my data.
- A function for operating a website for viewing my data may be added to the management device 6 of each game hall, and the personal data may be viewed by accessing the management device 6 of each game hall from the mobile terminal 37.

Numerical values, numbers of digits, items, etc. in the description of this embodiment are merely examples, and any numerical values may be employed. Further, "recording" in the description of this embodiment can be understood to have the same meaning as "memory", for example, "recording means" is referred to as "storage means".
The configurations illustrated above may be combined in any manner including modifications, and configurations that are not adopted may be provided as appropriate.

In the drawing, 1 is a gaming machine, 3 is a game information display device (entrance order specifying means), 6a is a monitor (output means), 35 is an IC reader (entrance order specifying means, entry order reading means), and 60 is a management device. A control section (monitoring information creation means), 60a a storage section (entrance order storage means, setting value storage means) of the management device, and 131 an RFID chip (storage medium).

Claims (2)

In a management system for a game hall in which the order of entry of players at the start of business is determined by lottery,
a set value storage means for storing a set value of the jackpot winning probability for each gaming machine in a state in which it is associated with identification information of each gaming machine;
Entry order specifying means for specifying the entry order of players who have secured each gaming machine after the start of business;
Entry order storage means for storing the entry order specified by the entry order specifying means in association with identification information of the gaming machine;
Means for creating monitoring information in which the setting value and the entry order are associated with identification information of each gaming machine based on the contents stored in the setting value storage means and the entry order storage means, monitoring information creation means for creating information indicating the average entry order associated with each setting value as the monitoring information ;
A management system for an amusement park, comprising: an output means for outputting the monitoring information. a storage medium that is provided to be handed to a player upon entry and stores information indicating the order in which the player enters;
an entry order reading means attached to each gaming machine and reading the entry order stored in the storage medium;
2. The gaming hall management system according to claim 1 , wherein the entrance order specifying means specifies the entry order read by the entry order reading means as the entry order of the players.

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