JP7420894B2 - Amusement park systems - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a system for a game hall.

At gaming parlors, prizes are exchanged in exchange for acquired value, which is the gaming value that players have earned through playing games, but all prize exchanges are not handled by the employees of the gaming parlor (hereinafter referred to as employees). Because of the increased workload on employees, there is often a need to have players perform the exchange operation themselves to exchange prizes, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2016-141688

Here, in Patent Document 1, it is exemplified that the target is points given when a specific performance occurs in a game hall, but the above-mentioned needs assume that the prize is exchanged for the acquired value itself. In this case, the recording medium to which the acquired value is associated is the first recording medium, which is a so-called general card that cannot be associated with the acquired value of the previous day, and the first recording medium that is associated with the acquired value of the previous day. A second recording medium such as a so-called membership card, which is possible and distributed to members of a game parlor, is assumed.

When having the player perform the exchange operation himself/herself, it is desirable to reduce the frequency of operations as much as possible, but the following differences may occur in the expected exchange process between the first recording medium and the second recording medium. In other words, when the first recording medium is accepted, it is highly necessary to exchange all the gaming values acquired on the day on the same day. If two recording media are accepted, it includes the acquired value acquired before the previous day, so it is not very desirable to exchange all the acquired value.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to improve usability when a first recording medium and a second recording medium can be accepted and the player himself/herself performs an exchange operation. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a system for game parlors that can.

According to the gaming parlor system of claim 1, the recording medium to which the acquired value acquired by the player through playing can be associated is a member recording medium for a member player who is a member of the gaming parlor; Recording medium accepting means (for example, first RW 34, second RW 35) that can accept general recording media for general players who are not members , and a special prize that is a prize set in advance when the recording medium is accepted. A prize number display means (for example, POS 6, 7, first RW 34) that displays the number of prizes that can be exchanged in exchange for the acquired value associated with the recording medium, and an exchange operation reception that can accept exchange operations by players. means (for example, POS 6, 7), and the prize number display means, in response to acceptance of the general-purpose recording medium ( for example, general card), exchanges the prize with acquired value associated with the general-purpose recording medium (for example, general card). A maximum display is made to display the maximum number of possible special prizes, and the exchange operation accepting means accepts the exchange operation if the general recording medium is accepted and the member recording medium is accepted. By suppressing acceptance of the exchange operation for changing the number of special prizes , exchange of prizes other than the maximum number is suppressed.
According to such a configuration, when a general-purpose recording medium is accepted, a maximum display is performed to display the maximum number of special prizes that can be exchanged with the acquired value associated with the general-purpose recording medium, and the member-use If a recording medium is accepted, the exchange of prizes other than the maximum number is suppressed by suppressing acceptance of an exchange operation for changing the number of allowed special prizes .

Overall configuration diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention Diagram showing the reel arrangement of a gaming machine Diagram showing the winning settings of a gaming machine Diagram showing the active line of a gaming machine Diagram showing the internal winning setting table of the gaming machine Perspective view of POS and surrounding configuration as seen from the employee side Perspective view of POS and surrounding configuration as seen from the player side Schematic diagram of POS and surrounding configuration seen from above Diagram showing prize exchange consideration settings Flowchart showing membership card reception processing Flowchart showing general card acceptance processing Diagram showing the standby screen of POS and the standby screen of 1st RW Diagram showing the POS exchange screen and the 1st RW PIN input screen Diagram showing the POS exchange screen and the 1st RW account selection screen Diagram showing the POS exchange screen and the 1st RW account confirmation screen Diagram showing the POS exchange screen and the number input screen for the 1st RW Diagram showing the POS exchange screen and the 1st RW prize exchange screen Diagram showing the POS exchange screen and the 1st RW detail display screen Diagram showing the POS exchange screen and the 1st RW exchange confirmation screen (Part 1) Diagram showing the POS exchange screen and the 1st RW exchange confirmation screen (Part 2)

Hereinafter, one embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall configuration of a game parlor system. A plurality of gaming machine islands are provided in the gaming hall, and each gaming machine island is installed with a large number of gaming machines 1 (for example, slot machines) and a large number of gaming devices 2 corresponding to each gaming machine 1. . The two gaming machines 1 and the two gaming machines 2 are connected to one relay device 3 in association with each other. Relay device 3 is connected to management device 5 via LAN 4.

POS 6 and 7 (exchange operation reception means, exchange means, recording medium return means, status switching means, notification suppression means, second prize number display means, error notification means, remaining value identification means, presentation means) are also installed in the game hall. The POS 6 and 7 are also connected to the management device 5 via the LAN 4. Connected to the POS 6, 7 are prize dispensing machines (hereinafter referred to as dispensing machines) 8, 9 for dispensing prizes. POS 6 and 7 are self-service POS (first exchange state that enables exchange processing without an employee), in which players themselves perform exchange operations by changing the settings of dip switches, and manned POS, in which employees perform exchange operations. It is set to one of the POS (second exchange states that enable exchange processing via an employee). The peripheral configuration of the POS 6 and 7 will be described later.

General cards (first recording medium) and membership cards (second recording medium) are used in the game hall. A general card has a general card ID that can identify the card recorded therein, as well as the number of balls of multiple types (acquisition value) that the player has acquired through games, and the balance (currency) that the player has invested in the gaming machine 2. The unused balance (residual monetary value) of the amount (value) is recorded (correlated). The number of balls recorded on the general card is valid only on that day, and the remaining balance can be used from the next day onwards. The membership card records a membership card ID that can identify the card, and also records the unused balance (remaining monetary value) of the balance (monetary value) that the player has inserted into the gaming machine 2 ( ). The number of balls held and the number of stored balls corresponding to the membership card are recorded and managed by the management device 5 in the member account for each member ID. The balance recorded on the membership card, the number of balls held and the number of stored balls corresponding to the membership card can be used even after the next day.

The management device 5 is installed in, for example, an office in the gaming hall, and is configured with a control section including a microcomputer having a CPU, ROM, RAM, and I/O, a storage section, a transmitting/receiving section, a monitor 10, a printer, etc. It has an output section, and operation sections such as a keyboard 11 and a mouse 12. The management device 5 receives game signals transmitted from each device on the gaming machine side (gaming machine 1, gaming device 2, relay device 3, etc.) in the gaming parlor and manages various gaming data. For example, several hundred gaming machines 1, including so-called pachinko machines, are installed in the gaming hall, and all the gaming machines 1 are managed by the management device 5.

A balance adjustment machine (not shown) is also installed in the gaming hall, and the balance adjustment machine is also connected to the management device 5 via the LAN 4. When a general card or membership card is inserted into the card insertion slot, the balance adjustment machine accepts the general card or membership card and returns money corresponding to the balance recorded on the general card or membership card from the return slot. do.

The gaming machine 1 will be explained. The gaming machine 1 is provided with a display window 13 on the front thereof, through which a player can visually recognize the symbols on the reels 14 provided inside. As shown in FIG. 2, each symbol is drawn on the circumferential surface of the left reel, middle reel, and right reel, and when each reel is stopped, it corresponds to the upper, middle, and lower rows of the display window 13. Is displayed. That is, the display window 13 is formed with a symbol display area for a total of nine symbols, three symbols for each reel.

As shown in FIG. 3, three types of winnings are set in the gaming machine 1: a bonus winning, a small winning, and a replay winning. There are two types of bonus roles: BB (big bonus) role and RB (regular bonus) role, and four types of small roles: 15-card role, 1-card role A, 1-card role B, and 2-card role. . In gaming machine 1, the number of medals used in one game (number of bets placed) is set to 3 medals (3BET) in the normal state, and 2 medals (2BET) in the bonus state. There is.

As shown in FIG. 4, the display window 13 has one horizontal line corresponding to the middle row (the solid line indicated by "1" in the figure), and two diagonal lines corresponding to the upper, middle, and lower rows (the solid line indicated by "1" in the figure). A total of 5 winning lines are set, including the solid lines indicated by "2" and "3" in the same figure), and two horizontal lines corresponding to the upper and lower rows (solid lines indicated by "4" and "5" in the figure). When the winning symbols line up on any winning line, a corresponding winning occurs.

Below the display window 13 are provided a MAXBET button 15 for inserting credit medals, a credit settlement button 16 for settling credit medals, and a medal slot 17 for inserting medals, and below these is a start lever. 18, three stop buttons 19 are provided. When the credit settlement button 16 is operated in a state where the number of credits is 1 or more, medals corresponding to the number of credits are paid out. The gaming machine 1 is provided with a saucer 20 at the bottom and a lamp section 21 at the top. Note that the gaming machine 1 is provided with setting values for setting the internal winning probability of the winning combination in six levels, for example from "1" to "6", and any one of the setting values is enabled. The higher the setting value, the more advantageous the setting is to the player, and the lower the value, the more disadvantageous the setting is to the player. The winning rate of the gaming machine 1 is adjusted according to the set value.

The gaming machine 1 operates as follows.
(1) When the game is started by operating the start lever 18 with medals inserted, one of the random numbers generated between, for example, 0 to 65535 is extracted, and the extracted random number and the winning prize (not shown) are extracted. The internal winning combination is determined by comparing it with the random number table. Specifically, for example, if the setting value is 1, as shown in FIG. 5, in the normal state, 11 random numbers for lottery are allocated to the single BB combination, and the theoretical internal winning probability is 11. /65536. Similarly, 11 pieces for solo RB role, 1301 pieces for 1 piece A, 5384 pieces for 15 pieces + 1 piece B, 128 pieces for single 2 piece role, 5 pieces for BB role + 2 pieces, RB role + 2 pieces 5 random numbers are allocated for each hand and 8978 random numbers are allocated for the replay role. In addition, in the BB or RB state, 65535 random numbers for lottery are allocated to a single 15-card combination, and settings are made so that the probability that the single 15-card combination becomes an internal winning combination is high.

(2) After determining the internal winning combination and starting the reels 14, stop control including so-called pull-in control (slip control) is executed according to the player's operation of each stop button 19 and the internal winning combination. The pull-in control is a control that can pull symbols in a predefined pull-in range (up to 4 symbols) onto the entry prize line and stop them from the time when the operation of each stop button 19 is detected. Then, a winning occurs when the symbol corresponding to the winning combination stops on the winning line.

(3) When a small winning combination (15-card winning, 1-card winning A, 1-card winning B, 2-card winning) is won in the normal state, the corresponding number of medals is paid out. Furthermore, if the replay combination wins, the game can be played again without inserting new medals. In the bonus state, the number of BETs is reduced to 2 BETs as described above, and the probability that a single 15-card combination becomes an internal winning combination is increased, making it possible to acquire a large amount of medals. Among the bonus states, the BB state ends when, for example, more than 315 medals are paid out, the RB state ends when, for example, more than 105 medals are paid out, and the state shifts to the normal state when the bonus state ends.

(4) It is possible to generate a so-called AT state (AT), and in AT, the order of operation of the stop button 19 is navigated at the time of internal winning of 15 winning combinations + 1 winning winning combination B (hereinafter referred to as AT winning combination). If you operate according to the navigation, you will win a 15-card combination, but if you do not operate according to the navigation, the 1-card combination B will be pulled in, and if the 1-card combination B is within the pull-in range, the 1-card win will be won, but if you do not operate according to the navigation, the 1-card win will be won. If not, you will not win the prize. Of course, the AT generation conditions etc. may be made different depending on the above set values, but in this embodiment, the difference due to the set values is adjusted by setting the internal winning probability of the BB combination etc. to different values.
The game machine 1 transmits the following game signals as the player progresses in the game.

Out signal=a signal transmitted from the gaming machine 1. Assuming that the medals in the bet state are consumed in response to the start operation, the number of medals in the bet state (3 medals) is output as a pulse, so the number of out signals x 1 is the out (consumed value, number of media used, and amount consumed according to the game). (gaming information indicating the magnitude of gaming value). Note that the corresponding portion is also transmitted during replay.

Safe signal = a signal transmitted from the gaming machine 1. Since one pulse is output every time one medal is awarded (paid out), the number of safe signals x 1 is safe (the value awarded for winnings, the number of payout media, and the magnitude of the gaming value awarded to the player according to the game) (gaming information indicating). Furthermore, even when winning a replay combination, the amount of medals used in that game is transmitted.

BB or RB signal = a signal transmitted from the gaming machine 1. Since the level is output during the corresponding bonus state (BB, RB), the signal reception period is specified as the bonus state.
AT signal = a signal transmitted from the gaming machine 1. Since the level is output during AT, the signal reception period is specified as the AT state.
The above-mentioned configuration is an example of a general configuration of a so-called AT machine, and may be a gaming machine of any specification, and may also be a pachinko gaming machine (not shown) in which the game value is balls.

The gaming device 2 will be explained. The gaming device 2 has a money insertion slot 22 for players to deposit money, a card insertion slot 23 for players to insert cards, a lending button 24 for paying out medals, and a return button for issuing cards. A button 25, a touch panel liquid crystal display section 26 that displays various information, a receiving section 28 that receives a remote control signal transmitted from a remote control 27 carried by an employee, and a payout nozzle 29 that pays out medals to the tray 20 of the gaming machine 1. , an input port 30, etc.

The gaming device 2 operates as follows.
(1) When money is deposited into the money slot 20, the money is accepted (money acceptance process), the balance is displayed on the liquid crystal display section 26, and when the lending button 24 is pressed (lending operation, giving operation). , one loan unit (for example, 1000 yen worth) of loaned medals (value given as consideration) is paid out from the payout nozzle 29 (value given processing), and the amount of the given consideration is debited from the balance. In this case, it is possible to accept the amount of money (up to 10,000 yen, for example) corresponding to multiple lending processes.

(2) Each machine is equipped with a so-called counting function, and can accept medals earned by players by inserting medals into the slot 30, and the medals inserted into the slot 30 are stored in the own device 2. The counting unit counts the number of medals, and the counted value is stored in the storage unit as the number of medals (number of medals counted). This makes it possible to perform a refund process (value adding process) using the balls as consideration, and when a refund is made, the amount of consideration (same number as the redeemed medals) is subtracted from the balls. When the return button 25 is pressed (issuing operation) with the remaining balls and balance remaining, a card with the remaining balls and balance remaining is issued from the card insertion slot 23. In addition, if the card is accepted, the balance and balance will be taken over.

(3) Based on the sales signal via serial communication via the relay device 3, the management device 5 performs money acceptance processing, consideration giving processing, balance, balls held, number of balls to be lent, number of returned balls, deposited amount, number of balls counted, and balls to be lent. It is possible to specify various information such as the number of rental balls, sales amount as consideration for rental balls, card reception and issuance processing, etc., but these can be transmitted using pulse signals (for example, 1 pulse for every 1000 yen deposited, 1 pulse for every 100 yen sales, etc.) ) may be specified.

The POS 6 and 7 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8. Note that since the POSs 6 and 7 have the same configuration including the peripheral configuration, the POS 6 will be explained as a representative. The POS 6 has a display section 31 for players, a display section 32 for employees, an operation section 33, a scanner (not shown), etc., and the display surface of the display section 31 for players faces the player side, and The display surface of the orientation display unit 32 is installed so as to face the employee. The player display section 31 is a touch panel type liquid crystal display section, and accepts touch operations by the player. The employee display section 32 is a touch panel type liquid crystal display section, and accepts touch operations by employees. The operation unit 33 includes a stocking button for stocking a prize, an exchange button for exchanging for a special prize, an end button for ending the prize exchange display, and a PLU for selecting the type of prize. button, a cancel button for canceling each operation, and a numeric keypad for inputting the quantity of each prize.

The POS 6 includes a first reader/writer (hereinafter referred to as first RW) 34 (recording medium accepting means, prize number display means, number changing means, first prize number display means) and a second reader/writer (hereinafter referred to as second RW). ) 35 (recording medium accepting means) is connected for data communication.

The first RW 34 is an RW that can accept membership cards, and includes a display section 36 consisting of a touch panel type liquid crystal display section that accepts touch operations by players or employees, a card insertion slot 37 into which a membership card is inserted, and a card insertion slot 37 where players or employees can It has an IC chip communication section 38, etc., on which a mobile terminal that can be owned and can identify a member card ID, an operator card for employee approval, etc. is displayed.

When the first RW 34 detects insertion of a membership card into the card insertion slot 37, it reads various information recorded on the membership card and sends an insertion detection signal that can specify the various read information to the POS 6. The POS 6 specifies insertion of the membership card into the card insertion slot 37 by receiving the insertion detection signal from the first RW 34, and analyzes various information specified by the insertion detection signal. In addition, when a mobile terminal, operator card, etc. is held over the first RW 34, and the IC chip built in the mobile terminal, operator card, etc. performs contactless communication with the IC chip communication unit 38, the mobile terminal, operator card, etc. etc., and transmits a communication detection signal that can identify the various types of information read to the POS 6. By receiving the communication detection signal from the first RW 34, the POS 6 identifies non-contact communication between the mobile terminal or operator card and the IC chip communication unit 38, and analyzes various information specified by the communication detection signal.

When the corresponding POS 6 is set as a self-POS, the first RW 34 is installed so that the card insertion slot 37 faces the player side as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. If it is set as a manned POS, the card insertion slot 37 may be installed so as to face the employee, but it may also be installed so as to face the player. Incidentally, when a membership card is inserted or a trouble occurs, the color of the LED provided on the back of the main body of the first RW 34 changes to notify the employee of the status of the first RW 34.

The second RW 35 is an RW that can accept general cards, and has a card insertion slot 39 into which a general card is inserted. When the second RW 35 detects insertion of a general card into the card insertion slot 39, it reads various information recorded on the general card and sends an insertion detection signal that can specify the various read information to the POS 6. The POS 6 specifies insertion of a general card into the card insertion slot 39 by receiving the insertion detection signal from the second RW 35, and analyzes various information specified by the insertion detection signal.

Like the first RW 34, the second RW 35 is installed so that the card insertion slot 39 faces the player side, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, when the corresponding POS 6 is set as a self-POS. However, if the corresponding POS 6 is set as a manned POS, the card insertion slot 39 may be installed so as to face the employee side, but it may also be installed so that the card insertion slot 39 faces the player side. good.

In an embodiment where the POS 6, the first RW 34, and the second RW 35 that are set as self-POS are installed side by side, when the player performs the exchange operation with the membership card by himself/herself, the player inserts the membership card into the first RW 34. When the user inserts the card into the slot 37 and performs an exchange operation with a general card himself/herself, the card is inserted into the card insertion slot 39 of the second RW 35 . Regardless of whether the player inserts a membership card or a regular card, the player performs the exchange operation while looking at the screen displayed on the player display section 31 of the POS 6 or the screen displayed on the display section 36 of the first RW 34. conduct.

A general card collection box (hereinafter referred to as collection box) 40 is installed near the POS 6, the first RW 34, and the second RW 35 (not shown in FIGS. 6 and 7). The collection box 40 is a box in which a player inserts a general card that is judged to be unnecessary, and the game parlor collects the general card. As shown in FIG. 8, which shows the POS and surrounding configuration viewed from above, the collection box 40 can be installed on the second RW 35, but it can be installed anywhere near the POS 6, the first RW 34, and the second RW 35. You can leave it there.

When the POS 6 is set as a manned POS, it operates as follows.
(1) General cards, membership cards, etc. issued from the gaming machine 2 are received by the first RW 34 and the second RW 35, the corresponding balls or accumulated balls are identified, and the prizes to be exchanged are associated with each other. In order to associate prizes, the prize is selected by operating the PLU button or the corresponding buttons displayed on the display sections 31 and 32, but the prize is selected by reading the barcode or two-dimensional code of the prize with a scanner. It also makes it possible. Also, the scanner may be used to select prizes, but if the recording medium is not a card but a receipt with a barcode etc. printed on it or a mobile terminal on which the barcode etc. is displayed, the barcode etc. You may identify the balls you have or the balls you have by reading it with a scanner.

(2) When you specify the balls you have, special prizes that can be exchanged with the balls you have are displayed. Since the number of exchangeable balls decreases each time a prize selection operation for selecting a prize is accepted, the display of exchangeable special prizes is updated each time. When the exchange button is operated after selecting a prize, the displayed special prize is selected and the display is updated, and when the end button is operated, the balls to be exchanged are associated with the prize. In this case, exchange information indicating the special prize to be exchanged is transmitted to the payout machine, and the corresponding special prize is paid out from the payout machine 8.

(3) If the cancel button is operated before the end button is operated, the selected prize is canceled. That is, when the exchange button is operated, a prize is tentatively specified, and when the end button is operated, the tentatively specified prize is officially specified and associated with the balls in hand.

(4) It is also possible to add up the balls and accumulated balls that can be specified on the general card or membership card and exchange them for prizes, and if you want to add them up, please add the general cards or membership cards to be added together before operating the exchange button. However, if the cancel button is operated to cancel the provisional identification even after the exchange button is operated but before the end button is operated, the request can be accepted. Alternatively, general cards and membership cards may be accepted without canceling provisional identification, and provisional identification of special prizes or all prizes may be canceled in response to the acceptance.

I would like to add some information about POS6. As mentioned above, the POS 6 can be switched between self-POS and manned POS by changing the dip switch settings, but even if it is set as self-POS, the operation unit 33 can be operated by an employee by accepting an operator card, etc. Therefore, all the POS 6 in the game hall may be set as self POS, and it is not necessary to install a manned POS in the game hall. On the other hand, from the viewpoint of being able to handle general prizes, it is desirable that at least one POS is manned. Under these circumstances, manned POS and self-service POS may be set according to the needs of players when exchanging prizes. In addition, if a fraudulent card is accepted at the self-POS or the operation is suppressed, an employee will be called and the employee will operate the self-POS, allowing processes that should normally be performed at a manned POS to become self-POS. (If an exchange operation by a player cannot be accepted, an exchange operation by an employee can be accepted).

A collection box 40 is installed, but since the number of cards allowed in stock for the second RW35 is small (for example, 10 cards), general cards whose number of balls becomes "0" due to the exchange process are ejected, and the general cards are It is assumed that the player collects the game by throwing it into the collection box 40. In addition, we have adopted an automatic collection structure in which the stock capacity of general cards in the 2nd RW35 is increased (for example, 50 cards), and general cards whose number of balls becomes "0" due to exchange processing are collected as is without being ejected. You may do so. Alternatively, a configuration may be adopted in which the first RW 34 and the second RW 35 are integrated so that both membership cards and general cards can be inserted and accepted from the same card insertion slot. Furthermore, a configuration in which the POS 6, the first RW 34, and the second RW 35 are all integrated may be adopted. In any case of such integration, it is possible to envisage a configuration for automatic collection. Further, when discharging general cards to be collected, although the example is shown in which the cards are discharged to the player side, a configuration may be adopted in which the general cards are discharged to the employee side.

The management device 5 is capable of setting the prize exchange consideration shown in FIG. The management device 5 transmits the set prize exchange consideration setting to the POS 6 by an information transmission operation performed by the manager of the game hall. When the POS 6 receives the prize exchange consideration setting transmitted from the management device 5, it sets the received prize exchange consideration setting and operates based on the setting information.

In the setting of prize exchange consideration, exchange consideration is divided into multiple stages according to the rate and stored in units of prizes (multiple prizes with the same exchange value but different values may be registered as one prize). The corresponding amount (the amount of the prize, such as the amount purchased at the "exchanging place" outside the game hall) is set. Note that "large", "medium", and "small" are set as special prizes, and the number of exchanges is displayed preferentially.

The exchange consideration is a transaction object of multiple types (multiple rates), and the type is indicated by "**" in the exchange consideration **. In the case shown in Figure 9, P4 is a pachinko with a rental unit price of 4 yen (4 pachinko), P1 corresponds to pachinko (1 pachi) with a rental unit price of 1 yen, G20 corresponds to pachislot (slot machine) (20 slots) with a rental unit price of 20 yen, and G5 corresponds to pachislot (5 slots) with a rental unit price of 5 yen. Hereinafter, for convenience, the term "balls" may be used, but this concept includes other game values such as medals.

When the player presses the "MAX designation" key described later at the self-POS, the number of balls that can be exchanged will be displayed based on the number of balls that can be exchanged based on the combination of special prizes that maximizes the total corresponding amount. do.

Let me explain about the end ball buffet. End ball buffet is a round ball buffet that is mainly exchanged for end ball prizes, which are prizes that are exchanged for round number balls (remainder earned value) that cannot be exchanged as special prizes, and multiple exchangeable balls. This is a prize exchange method in which the following types of prizes are grouped and displayed, and the player selects and exchanges the prizes corresponding to the number of balls to be exchanged from among the displayed prizes. There is no correspondence in POS6 to determine whether the

In Figure 9, the off-end ball buffet is set as NO "99999", and the exchange consideration is "1" in both cases, but this means that when end-balls occur at self-POS, all end-balls are exchanged at the off-end ball buffet. It is set to be processed as That is, since it is not monitored whether or not a player has exchanged a prize, it is assumed that the prize has been exchanged even if the player has not actually exchanged the prize.

Moreover, since the exchange consideration is "1" in both cases, even if the displayed item is the number of prizes, the number of prizes with the same value as the number of balls is displayed and it means that the balls have been exchanged. In other words, even if a player exchanges one prize that is the exchange value for, for example, 30 oddballs, the number of prizes actually exchanged (one prize of 30 balls) and the number of managed prizes ( 30 pieces).

In self-POS, only end-balls are eligible for exchange, but in manned POS, it is possible to exchange more than end-balls for end-ball buffet, so end-balls are not necessarily the only objects to be exchanged, and the main It is called an end ball buffet in the sense that it targets end ball portions. For example, in FIG. 9, the exchange price for small prizes is 9.65 coins in G20, so not only prizes of less than 9.65 coins but prizes of 9.65 coins or more may be displayed as a buffet of oddballs.

In addition, in the end ball buffet, prizes with the same exchange value are grouped and displayed, but for example, if the corresponding amount of the small prize is 1000 yen, the end ball target is less than 48.25 pieces, but this In this case, some players cannot specify what combinations they can exchange, so for example, it is possible to exchange 40 tickets for one prize, 6 tickets for one prize, 1 ticket for two prizes, etc. The number of prizes may be given as an example, and furthermore, by specifying a prize that the player particularly wishes to exchange, that prize may be preferentially indicated as an exchange target (for example, if 14 prizes are specified, 14 prizes Prizes with a high consideration value are presented in combination with priority, such as 3 prizes and 1 prize with 6 prizes, but if conditions regarding the combination are set by the player's operation, the set conditions are (You may suggest a suitable combination.)

Next, in the above-described configuration, the operation when set as a self-POS will be explained with reference to FIGS. 10 to 20. Here, a membership card reception process in which a membership card is accepted by the first RW 34 and a general card reception process in which a general card is accepted by the second RW 35 will be sequentially explained. In the standby state where the POS 6 is waiting for card insertion, as shown in FIG. it's shown.

(1) Membership Card Acceptance Process Membership card acceptance process will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 13 to 18.
When the POS 6 starts the membership card reception process, it waits for the membership card to be inserted into the card insertion slot 37 in a standby state (A1). When the POS 6 determines that the membership card has been inserted by receiving the insertion detection signal from the first RW 34 (A1: YES), the POS 6 changes the player display section 31 from the standby screen 101 to the exchange screen 102, as shown in FIG. The screen is changed, and the display section 36 of the first RW 34 is changed from the standby screen 201 to the password input screen 202 (A2). On the exchange screen 102, the POS 6 displays "0" in all of the large prize exchange number field 102a, medium prize exchange number field 102b, small prize exchange number field 102c, total number field 102d, and fraction field 102e, and also displays "0" in the type display field. 102f is displayed as a blank field, and on the password input screen 202, a numeric keypad 202a of "0" to "9", a "sort" key 202b, a "clear" key 202c, and a "card return" key 202d are displayed. In this case, the POS 6 transmits various information specified by the insertion detection signal received from the first RW 34 to the management device 5.

When the POS 6 determines that the player presses the numeric keypad 202a in this state to input a PIN number (A3), the POS 6 transmits a signal that can identify the input PIN number to the management device 5. When the management device 5 receives a signal that can identify the password from the POS 6, it verifies the membership card ID and the password, and transmits a signal indicating whether the verification result is correct or not to the POS 6. When the POS 6 receives a signal indicating that the verification result is positive from the management device 5, it specifies that the password is positive, and as shown in FIG. While the screen continues to be displayed, the display section 36 of the first RW 34 is changed from the password input screen 202 to the account list screen 203 (A4). Note that the PIN number corresponding to the card ID may be received from the management device 5 and the PIN number may be verified at the POS 6. On the account list screen 203, the POS 6 displays "type" keys 203a, "account switch" keys 203b, and "card return" keys 203c for the number of types read from the membership card, and also displays the number of balls held for each corresponding type. (The number of pachinko balls in pachinko, the number of medals in pachislot) is displayed in the number of balls column 203d, the number of balls acquired by playing on the day is displayed in the number column 203e, and the number of points is displayed in the number of points column 203e. It is displayed in column 203f.

In FIG. 14, since the types read from the membership card are "4 pachi", "20 slots", and "1 pachi", three "type" keys 203a are displayed, and the player can select " As an example, the player played "1 Pachi" without playing "4 Pachi" or "20 Slot", so the number of balls acquired on the day for "1 Pachi" is displayed in the number of balls won that day column 203e. There is. If the player plays ``4 Pachi'' and ``20 Slot'' on the day, the number of balls acquired on the day for ``4 Pachi'' and ``20 Slot'' is displayed in the number of balls acquired on the day column 203e. Also, if there are two types read from the membership card, two "type" keys 203a are displayed, and if there are four types, four "type" keys 203a are displayed, and so on, corresponding to the number of types. The number of “type” keys 203a displayed is displayed.

When the POS 6 determines that the player has selected an account by pressing one of the "type" keys 203a from this state (A5), the POS 6 selects the exchange displayed on the player display section 31 as shown in FIG. While the screen 102 continues to be displayed as it is, the display section 36 of the first RW 34 is changed from the account list screen 203 to the account confirmation screen 204 (A6). On the account confirmation screen 204, the POS 6 displays the type selected by the player in the type field 204a, displays the number of balls of that type in the number of balls field 204b, and also displays the "Yes" key 204c and the "Back" key. 204d, a "card return" key 204e is displayed. FIG. 15 illustrates a case where the player selects "4-Pachi".

When the POS 6 determines that the account has been confirmed by the player pressing the "Yes" key 204c in this state (A7), the POS 6 displays a message on the exchange screen 102 currently displayed on the player display section 31, as shown in FIG. The maximum number of balls of the type selected by the player is displayed in the large prize exchange number column 102a, the medium prize exchange number column 102b, and the small prize exchange number column 102c, and the type of the player in the type display column 102f is displayed. displays the selected type ("4 pachi"), and changes the screen of the display section 36 of the first RW 34 from the account confirmation screen 204 to the number input screen 205 (A8).

In FIG. 16, the number of "4-Pachi" balls selected by the player is "2078", so according to the prize exchange consideration settings shown in FIG. Calculate the number of exchanges as "3", the number of small prizes exchanged as "3", and the fraction as "3", and the calculated results are displayed in the number of large prizes exchanged column 102a, the number of medium prizes exchanged column 102b, and the number of small prizes exchanged. The case where the numbers are displayed in the column 102c and the fraction column 102e is illustrated. On the other hand, on the number input screen 205, the POS 6 displays "0" as an initial value in the large prize exchange number field 205a, the medium prize exchange number field 205b, and the small prize exchange number field 205c (a display different from the maximum display is performed). ), "up" keys 205d to 205f, "down" keys 205g to 205i, "MAX designation" key 205j, "exchange" key 205k, and "card return" key 205l are displayed. While the number input screen 205 is displayed, the player can change the number of special prizes that can be exchanged by pressing the "up" keys 205d to 205f or the "down" keys 205g to 205i. ).

That is, the player can change the number of exchanged balls within the range of the number of balls he/she has while checking the number of large prizes exchanged, the number of medium prizes exchanged, and the number of small prizes exchanged displayed on the exchange screen 102 of the POS 6. The number of large prizes exchanged, the number of medium prizes exchanged, and the number of small prizes exchanged can be freely changed. In this case, when the player presses the "up" keys 205d to 205f or the "down" keys 205g to 205i, the large prize exchange number column 205a, medium prize exchange number column 205b, The numerical value in the small prize exchange number column 205c changes (the display of the number is updated according to the change in the number of special prizes), but the value in the large prize exchange number column of the exchange screen 102 currently displayed on the player display section 31 changes. 102a, the number of medium prizes exchanged column 102b, the number of small prizes exchanged column 102c, the total number column 102d, and the fractional number column 102e do not change (even if the number of special prizes is changed, the maximum display is continued).

On the number input screen 205, the POS 6 waits for the "up" keys 205d to 205f or the "down" keys 205g to 205i to be pressed, the "MAX designation" key 205j to be pressed, or the "card return" key 205l to be pressed ( A9-A11). When the POS 6 determines that the "up" keys 205d to 205f or the "down" keys 205g to 205i have been pressed (A9: YES), the POS 6 updates the numerical value on the number input screen 205 (A12) and determines that the "replace" key 205k has been pressed. Wait (A13). When the POS 6 determines that the "MAX designation" key 205j has been pressed (A10: YES), it waits for the "exchange" key 205k to be pressed (A13).

When the POS 6 determines that the "exchange" key 205k has been pressed (A13: YES), as shown in FIG. The corresponding number of exchanges is displayed in the number field 102b and the number of small prizes exchanged field 102c, and the screen of the display section 36 of the first RW 34 is changed from the number input screen 205 to the prize exchange in progress screen 206 (A14), and the screen is changed according to the number of exchanges. The prize is paid out from the payout machine 8 (A15).

In FIG. 17, a case is shown in which the player presses the "MAX designation" key 205j and the "exchange" key 205k, thereby exchanging all of the items. The same is true when a part of the item is exchanged by pressing the "down" keys 205g to 205i and the "exchange" key 205k, and on the exchange screen 102, the large prize exchange number column 102a, the medium prize exchange number column 102b, and the small prize The number of exchanges corresponding to the partial exchange is displayed in the exchange number column 102c. When the payout of the prize is completed, the POS 6 displays the details of the oddball in the oddball details column 102g on the exchange screen 102 displayed on the player display section 31, as shown in FIG. 18, and the prize is not eligible for exchange. The number of odd balls is displayed as the number of stored balls, and the display section 36 of the first RW 34 is changed from the prize exchange screen 206 to the stored ball details display screen 207 (A16). On the accumulated ball details display screen 207, the POS 6 displays the number of exchanged balls to be exchanged in the withdrawal number column 207a, and displays the balance number obtained by subtracting the number of exchanged balls from the total number in the account balance column 207b. In this case, the POS 6 transmits to the management device 5 a signal that can specify the number of exchanged balls in association with the membership card ID. When the management device 5 receives a signal specifying the number of exchanged balls from the POS 6, it updates the member account corresponding to the member card ID. After completing the exchange process in this way, the POS 6 ejects the membership card (A17) and ends the membership card reception process.

Further, when the POS 6 determines that the "card return" key 205l has been pressed (A11: YES), it stores all the balls without performing the above exchange process (A18). In this case as well, the POS 6 transmits a signal that can identify the number of stored balls in association with the membership card ID to the management device 5. When the management device 5 receives a signal specifying the number of stored balls from the POS 6, it updates the member account corresponding to the member card ID. When the POS 6 has finished storing all the balls, it ejects the membership card (A17) and ends the membership card reception process.

(2) General card reception processing General card reception processing will be explained with reference to FIGS. 11, 19, and 20.
When the POS 6 starts the general card acceptance process, it waits for the general card to be inserted into the card insertion slot 39 in a standby state. When the POS 6 determines that a general card has been inserted by receiving an insertion detection signal from the second RW 35 (B1), the POS 6 determines whether the security lock function for setting a PIN number on the gaming device 2, etc. for the general card is valid. (B2). When the POS 6 determines that the safety lock function is valid (B2: YES), the POS 6 changes the display section 31 for the player from the standby screen 101 to the exchange screen 102, as shown in FIG. The display unit 36 of the 1RW 34 is changed from the standby screen 201 to the password input screen 202 (B3). On the exchange screen 102, the POS 6 displays "0" in the large prize exchange number field 102a, the medium prize exchange number field 102b, the small prize exchange number field 102c, the total number field 102d, and the fraction field 102e, and displays the password input screen 202. Here, a numeric keypad 202a of "0" to "9", a "sort" key 202b, a "clear" key 202c, and a "card return" key 202d are displayed. Also in this case, the POS 6 transmits various information specified by the insertion detection signal received from the second RW 35 to the management device 5.

When the POS 6 detects that the player presses the numeric keypad 202a and enters the PIN number from this state (B4), if the PIN number is correct, the POS 6 determines the recorded contents of the inserted general card and displays the number of balls of multiple types. It is determined whether or not the balance and balance are associated (B5).

If the POS 6 determines that multiple types of balls and balances are associated (B5: YES), it ejects a general card (if multiple types of earned value or remaining currency value are associated, it does not accept the card). perform a suppression process) (B11), and end the general card acceptance process.

If the POS 6 determines that multiple types of balls and balances are not correlated and only one type of balls is correlated (B5: NO), it displays a display for the player as shown in FIG. In the exchange screen 102 displayed in section 31, enter the maximum number of balls in the large prize exchange number column 102a, medium prize exchange number column 102b, and small prize exchange number column 102c according to the number of balls of the type associated with the general card. At the same time, the type selected by the player is displayed as the type in the type display field 102f, and the display section 36 of the first RW 34 is changed from the PIN input screen 202 to the exchange confirmation screen 208, and the exchange confirmation screen 208 is displayed. (B6).

On the exchange confirmation screen 208, the POS 6 displays the maximum number of balls in the large prize exchange number column 208a, medium prize exchange number column 208b, and small prize exchange number column 209c according to the number of balls of the type associated with the general card. At the same time, the number of oddballs is displayed in the oddball buffet column 208d, and the "exchange" key 208e and the "card return" key 208f are displayed. Unlike the case where the above-mentioned membership card is accepted, the POS 6 does not display the "up" keys 205d to 205f and the "down" keys 205g to 205i as shown in FIG. 16, making it impossible to change the number of prizes to be exchanged. (suppressing changes in the number of special prizes that can be exchanged).

On the exchange confirmation screen 208, the POS 6 waits for the "exchange" key 208e to be pressed and the "card return" key 208f to be pressed (B7, B8). When the POS 6 determines that the "exchange" key 208e has been pressed (B7: YES), it pays out prizes corresponding to the number of exchanges from the payout machine 8 (B9), calculates the oddball (B10), and calculates the prizes as shown in FIG. 20. In this way, on the exchange screen 102 being displayed on the display section 31 for players, the details of oddballs are displayed in the oddball details column 102g, and the number of oddballs that are not eligible for exchange is displayed as an oddball buffet. When the exchange process is thus completed, the POS 6 ejects the general card (B11) (returns the first recording medium after the exchange process is completed), and ends the general card reception process.

Further, when the POS 6 determines that the "card return" key 208f has been pressed (B8: YES), the general card is ejected (B11) without performing the above-described exchange process, and the general card reception process is ended.

In the configuration described above, the following configuration may be adopted.
(1) When a regular card is accepted at a self-POS, an upper limit is set on the number of special prizes that can be exchanged (upper limit information), making it impossible for unauthorized players to exchange large amounts of prizes using self-exchange. Regulations may be established so that In this case, it is desirable to set different upper limits for membership cards and general cards. If the number of special prizes that can be exchanged exceeds the upper limit, the system may be stopped with a warning and accepted by an employee after confirmation, or it may be automatically canceled and the system guided to a manned POS. Such a number restriction function that sets an upper limit on the number of exchangeable special prizes is an originally provided function, and is a function used when automatically calculating the number of exchangeable special prizes. Therefore, if the membership card is accepted at the self-POS, the maximum number of balls will be sent to the 1st RW 34, and if the "MAX designation" key is pressed, the limited number of special sights will be eligible for exchange. For example, it is possible to reduce the number of large prizes and replace them with medium or small prizes corresponding to the number of balls. If a regular card is accepted at a self-POS, the number cannot be changed, so the upper limit will be used as is, and if the remaining number exceeds the number of small prizes, an error will be notified (the size of the acquired value is If the first recording medium is accepted for a value that exceeds the consideration value for one small prize, an error notification is issued). In the case of a manned POS, since this is referenced only during automatic calculation, special prizes can be selected regardless of the upper limit by specifying the number of prizes.

(2) Acceptance may be unconditionally suppressed for general cards issued by split issuance processing to divide the number of balls held (shared ticket issue) (suppression for the first recording medium issued by split issue processing) processing). In other words, when a fraudulent player who has fraudulently acquired balls uses self-exchange to exchange a large amount of prizes, he or she may avoid the upper limit on the number of prizes exchanged or exchange a large amount at once to avoid attracting attention. Although it is assumed that shared tickets will be issued, such fraud can be avoided by restricting the acceptance of general cards that are jointly issued. If a shared issued general card is inserted and the limit is exceeded, the process may be stopped with a warning and accepted by an employee after confirmation, or it may be automatically canceled and the process may be guided to a manned POS. It should be noted that it may be possible to select whether or not to suppress acceptance of shared issued general cards by setting. Note that acceptance of the general card of the sharing source that is the target of shared ticket issuing may also be suppressed unconditionally.

(3) When a general card is accepted at a self-POS, the number of Viking prizes will be automatically exchanged and displayed (printed) in detail, and the Viking prizes in the end will be divided into several types of prizes with different unit prices. If the price of the prize is high, even if the total number of balls is shown, it may be difficult for people who are not good at mental arithmetic to know what and how many balls to take home. For example, if the small prize (500 yen / 125 balls) has a buffet of 5, 10, 30, 50 balls, and there are 124 balls left, if POS6 automatically calculates from the large unit price, 50 balls x 2 pieces, 10 Displays 2 balls and 4 balls remaining (presents combinations according to preset conditions regarding combinations. In this embodiment, the condition is exemplified as a combination that prioritizes prizes with high unit prices) However, in addition to this, any other conditions may be set in advance, such as prioritizing prizes that have large quantities in stock or prizes that the game center would like to recommend. If the player specifies ``30'' balls, the combination that will get the maximum number of ``30'' balls and the minimum remainder will be recalculated and displayed as 30 balls x 4, with a remainder of 124 balls. (If new conditions are set by the player's operation, a combination matching the set conditions may be presented). Note that these combinations are not limited to being displayed, and may be printed or transmitted to a mobile terminal.

(4) Even without going to a manned POS in the event of an error, operations similar to those of a manned POS can be performed by operating the operation unit 33 of the self-POS. However, when set to self-POS, error notifications that require button release at the manned POS are suppressed (notifications made when set to the second exchange state are suppressed).

According to this embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained.
In the game hall system, when a general card is accepted, the maximum number of special prizes that can be exchanged with the balls associated with the general card is displayed, and when a membership card is accepted, displays "0", so if the player himself/herself performs the exchange operation, all of the balls held by the general card will be exchanged, while a portion of the accumulated balls of the membership card will be exchanged. It is possible to improve usability by taking into consideration the player's tendencies such as:

If you use a self-POS system and allow changes to the number of special prizes that can be exchanged when regular cards are accepted, some of the balls you have will be eligible for exchange, and the remaining items that are not eligible for exchange will be changed. There is a need to eject the regular card that records the balls and balance, and there is a risk of trouble if you forget to take the regular card, but if the regular card is accepted, the number of special prizes that can be exchanged is limited. Since changes are suppressed, such troubles can be prevented from occurring.

When a membership card is accepted and the number of special prizes is changed, the display of the number is updated on the 1st RW 34, but the maximum display is continued on the POS 6, reducing the processing burden on the POS 6. Also, the player can input the desired number of pieces while referring to the maximum display.

We set an upper limit on the number of exchanges and change the upper limit depending on whether the accepted card is a membership card or a general card, so for example, for membership cards, it is possible to prevent fraud by verifying the identity of the card at the time of membership registration. The upper limit of the number of exchangeable items can be set advantageously for the player. On the other hand, since such restrictions cannot be expected for regular cards, the upper limit on the number of exchangeable cards should be set at a disadvantage to players in order to prevent unauthorized players from exchanging prizes, and the upper limit on the number of exchangeable cards should be set to be disadvantageous to players, as well as to promote the high upper limit as a member benefit. It can also be used for various operations.

If we accept a general card with a number of balls that exceeds the number of small prizes even if the maximum number of balls is exchanged, an error will be notified. It is possible to suppress the exchange of prizes without the following.

If an exchange operation by a player cannot be accepted, an exchange operation by an employee can be accepted, so even if the exchange process cannot be performed normally at the self-POS, it can be handled by an exchange operation by an employee.

For general cards that have multiple types of balls or balances recorded, we will restrict the acceptance of such cards, so if the player himself or herself performs the exchange operation, if the player himself or herself performs the exchange operation, the general cards that have multiple types of balls or balances recorded will be It is possible to reduce the need to return the card, and to reduce the possibility that trouble may occur with the player due to forgetting to take the general card.

Since general cards with no balance recorded are ejected after the exchange process, it is possible to reduce the need to increase the size of the second RW 35 in order to provide a stock section for stocking a large number of general cards.

Acceptance of general cards that have been issued in installments is also suppressed, reducing the possibility that a fraudulent player who has fraudulently acquired the balls will exchange them using a general card that has been issued in installments in order to cover up the fraud. can do.

For example, since membership cards are assumed to be taken home by members even if their holdings and balance are not recorded, we do not restrict acceptance of membership cards like the general cards mentioned above. While reducing the possibility of trouble occurring, the use of the general card and the use of the membership card can be appropriately combined and operated without imposing unnecessary restrictions on the membership card. It is also possible to promote member benefits.

Self POS and manned POS can be switched by setting, and when set as self POS, error notifications performed by manned POS are suppressed, so not only can costs be reduced by using general-purpose hardware, but also self It is possible to avoid the possibility that the exchange process will be interrupted by notifying the error at the POS.

Identify the surplus earned value that was not eligible for exchange for special prizes, and identify specific prize information that is common to multiple prizes with different earned values as consideration, as the target for matching the identified surplus earned value. Therefore, when the player himself/herself performs the exchange operation, it is possible to prevent the exchange operation by the player from becoming complicated and to reduce the possibility that the player will be dissatisfied.

Since a specific prize code is assigned the same number of exchange balls for each type, it is possible to use a specific prize code for multiple prizes with different exchange values, and to respond appropriately even when corresponding to different types. can.

The number of coins to be exchanged for a specific prize code is "1", and the number to be matched corresponds to the size of the value of the prize to be exchanged, so for example, by displaying the number of prizes to exchange The number of target balls can be notified to the player.

It is compatible with round-ball buffet and displays the approximate number of exchanged balls, so it is useful for players who cannot predict what combinations of prize exchanges are possible just by displaying the number of exchangeable balls they have. Exchangeable combinations can be proposed.

Prizes with a large number of exchanged balls will be prioritized and displayed in combination as a guideline for the number of exchanged balls, but if conditions regarding combinations are set by the player's operation, combinations that match the set conditions will be displayed. , it is possible to propose a combination of exchangeable prizes, taking into consideration the prizes that the player would like to exchange.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, but can be modified or expanded as follows.
Each setting value may be set arbitrarily by the administrator through operational input, or may be set in advance by the manufacturer of the management device 5, or by downloading setting information from an external server (for example, a chain store headquarters). It's okay. Note that in this case as well, the setting value is the setting value input by operation input at the server. Of course, past game information may also be set as the reference value.

All of the illustrated gaming information may be specified directly by input signals or indirectly by using arithmetic expressions. Further, although a pulse signal is exemplified as a game signal, other signal inputs such as a data signal via serial communication may be used.

Numerical values, numbers of digits, items, etc. are just examples, and any numerical value may be used. Further, as the output, printing and display output can be assumed at least. Also, either of the expressions ``above'' and ``exceed'' may be used, and expressions such as ``reached'' are expressions that correspond to either ``became more than'' or ``exceeded''. The same applies to below and less than, and expressions such as "has not reached" are expressions that correspond to either below or below.

The target gaming machine may also be a slot machine other than the exemplified slot machine, such as a so-called enclosed type where gaming media are managed only by data, or a pachinko gaming machine. In addition, considering the so-called enclosed type, game media may be expressed as game value as necessary.
The target devices may be configured in any manner, such as a part of the processing performed by the POS 6, 7, the first RW 34, and the second RW 35 being performed by the management device 5, the gaming device 2, etc.

In FIG. 9, "1" is illustrated as the exchange consideration for the end ball buffet, but a value other than "1" may be adopted, such as making it the greatest common divisor of the exchange consideration for all types of prizes in the end ball buffet. For example, if "2" is set as the exchange consideration, there are many cases where there are no prizes that can be exchanged for "1", and any prizes beyond that can be exchanged, so it can be expected that players' dissatisfaction will be reduced.

It is possible to return the number of exchanged items to ``0'' by pressing the ``Card Return'' key 205l on the number input screen 205 when the membership card is accepted, but the key to return the number of exchanged items to ``0'' is may be provided separately so that the number of exchanged cards can be returned to "0" without pressing the "card return" key 205l.

After the exchange process is completed, a receipt with the exchange details printed on it is output, and when the mobile terminal is placed over the IC chip communication unit 38, information that can identify the exchange contents is transmitted to the mobile terminal. Also good.

Each screen may have any configuration (key arrangement, etc.). Further, the screen may be changed in any way, such as combining the account confirmation screen 204 shown in FIG. 15 and the number input screen 205 shown in FIG. 16 into one screen.

Although a so-called individual counting machine is illustrated, the acquired value may be specified by a recording medium issued by a so-called island-end counting machine installed at a location such as the end of a game island.
Although the PIN code and the number of prizes to be exchanged are input by operating the display section 36 of the first RW 34, the number of prizes to be exchanged, etc. may also be input by operating the player display section 31 of the POS 6, and furthermore, the number of prizes to be exchanged, etc. In this case, the corresponding number of prizes exchanged is updated and displayed in accordance with the change input, while the display unit 36 may continue to display the maximum number, or both may be updated and displayed.
Although it has been illustrated that it is compatible with both membership cards and general cards, it may also be compatible with only one of them.

In the end ball buffet, the exchange price was set as "1", but the exchange price may be set as "2", "3", etc., and if you want to exchange 30 balls as a prize, you can set it as 15 (2 balls) or 10 balls. (3 balls) may be exchanged. That is, a configuration may be adopted in which the size of the consideration in the prize information that is the object of correspondence corresponds to the size of the acquired value that is the consideration of the prize that is the object of exchange.
The illustrated configurations may be combined in any way including modifications, and configurations that are not adopted may be provided as appropriate.

In the drawing, 1 is a gaming machine, 6 and 7 are POS (exchange operation receiving means, exchange means, recording medium return means, state switching means, notification suppressing means, second prize number display means, error notification means, remaining value specifying means) , presentation means), 34 is a first RW (recording medium accepting means, prize number display means, number changing means, first prize number displaying means), and 35 is a second RW (recording medium accepting means).

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As recording media that can be used to associate the acquired value acquired by players through games, there are two types of recording media: a member recording medium for member players who are members of a gaming hall, and a general recording medium for general players who are not members of a gaming hall. a recording medium reception means capable of accepting
a prize number display means for displaying, when the recording medium is accepted, the number of special prizes that are preset prizes that can be exchanged for the earned value associated with the recording medium;
an exchange operation reception means capable of accepting an exchange operation by a player;
The number of prizes display means performs a maximum display that displays the maximum number of special prizes that can be exchanged with the acquired value associated with the general recording medium in response to the reception of the general recording medium,
The exchange operation accepting means accepts the exchange operation for changing the number of allowed special prizes when the general recording medium is accepted and when the member recording medium is accepted. A system for a gaming hall, characterized in that the exchange of prizes other than the maximum number is suppressed by suppressing the exchange of prizes.

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