JPH11267343A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game medium rental machine in consideration of consumption tax by arranging the payment on a game medium rental machine through which the payment on a game medium can be performed in consideration of the payment on the game medium with the indirect tax. SOLUTION: A controller 1A mounted on a pachinko machine reads the data of a recording medium by a card reading and writing device when a recording medium is inserted into a recording medium inserting port of a game medium rental machine 20, and displays the game value of the recording medium on a display unit 13a when the recording medium is regular. On this occasion, in a case when the consumption tax on the recording medium has not be paid, the information on the purchase price of the recording medium is displayed on a game value display part of the display unit 13a, and an amount of consumption tax corresponding to the game value is displayed on a consumption tax display part. When the payment on the rental balls is to be performed by operating the rental ball button, the residual game value is displayed on the game value display part and an amount of the consumption tax corresponding to the game value is displayed on the consumption tax display part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to handling of indirect tax (consumption tax) on game media of a gaming machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A pachinko machine as a gaming machine plays a game by renting a game medium (game ball), and the game ball is often provided with a game medium lending machine (ball lending machine) attached to the game machine. ) Has been loaned out. The player purchases a recording medium (such as a magnetic card) in advance using a recording medium issuing machine, inserts the recording medium into a game medium lending machine, and performs operations such as pressing a ball-lending button, thereby obtaining a game ball. Is dispensed to the supply tray. In some cases, a cash-lending machine is installed instead of the ball-lending machine. In this case, game balls are paid out to a supply tray by inserting cash (or coins).

[0003]

The recording medium issuing machine purchases a recording medium, receives a payout of a game ball through a game medium lending machine using the recording medium, or borrows a game ball with cash or coins. In each case, the game balls are paid out without considering the indirect tax (consumption tax). To explain a specific example, when a player pays A yen to a recording medium issuing machine, the player receives a recording medium for recording the game value of A yen, and presses a ball lending button in the game medium lending machine with the recording medium. Then, the payout of the game ball for a predetermined amount (within A yen) is received. Similarly, in cash-lending machines,
When A yen is paid, game balls (a pieces) for A yen are lent. In this way, when lending game media without considering the consumption tax, there is no need to take any measures, but if the consumption tax needs to be considered, various ball lending forms should be considered. It is necessary to clarify that fact to the player. Therefore, the present invention provides a gaming machine related to a gaming medium lending machine and the like in consideration of the consumption tax.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine which stores at least one of a game value and specific information capable of specifying a recording medium by using a recording medium for recording, cash, or a conversion medium. Game media can be paid out through the game media lending machine, and the game media lending machine pays out game media in consideration of an indirect tax (consumption tax). When paying out game media using a recording medium for recording the game value,
In some cases, game media may be paid out using cash (banknotes or coins) or conversion media (banknotes and coins), and in any of these cases, game media (game balls) are paid out in consideration of indirect tax (consumption tax). . In the gaming machine according to the second aspect, by making it possible to record the acquired game value on the recording medium, the recording medium can be effectively used, and the consumption tax treatment different from the game value at the time of purchase can be implemented. it can. The gaming machine according to claim 3 is provided with a display capable of displaying payout information of the gaming medium and information corresponding to the indirect tax (consumption tax) on the gaming machine or the gaming medium lending machine, in order to make it clear to the player. .

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a front view of a well-known card-type gaming machine (pachinko machine 1). In a substantially central portion of a game area 5, a variable display game is provided through a plurality of variable symbols. Is arranged, and a liquid crystal display of the special symbol display device L includes special symbol display portions L1 to L
3 can be displayed separately, and the symbols "0-9, A, B, C,
"D, E" are variably displayed.

[0006] When the same symbols are arranged in the special symbol display portions L1 to L3, it is a "big hit" and the probability is 1 /.
330. Also, the specific symbol "3, 5, 7, A, C"
In the case of a (5 types) jackpot, a probability change is performed to increase the probability of the jackpot after the jackpot ends to a high probability (1/66).

Below the special symbol display device L, a symbol starting port (tulip-type ordinary electric accessory) 8 via an obstacle nail 2
However, on the left and right sides, there are ordinary symbol start gates 6a and 6b, and when the game ball passes through the ordinary symbol start gates 6a and 6b, the symbol of the ordinary symbol display section 7 attached to the special symbol ornament La is displayed. The fluctuation is started, and after a lapse of a predetermined time, a hit symbol (7) or a lost symbol (-) is displayed through a well-known ordinary symbol counter. The normal symbol counter uses, for example, a circulating counter of 0 to 99. If the probability is low, it is 0 to 9; if the probability is high, it is 0 to 90, and the symbol is displayed. The starting port 8 is opened for a predetermined time.

When the game balls pass through the normal symbol start gates 6a and 6b while the symbol of the ordinary symbol display section 7 is fluctuating, up to four (indicated by the lamp LR) are stored. Therefore, if the symbol change time of the ordinary symbol display unit 7 ends in a short time (for example, 5 seconds), even in the low probability state, the symbol change is performed from one to the next, and the winning rate is changed. To increase. As a result, if the symbol change time is short (symbol shortened state), the number of hits per unit time increases, and the symbol opening 8 is opened more, so that the payout of the prize ball increases. The decrease in the number of game balls can be suppressed, which is advantageous for the player. The game balls passing through the normal symbol start gates 6a and 6b are configured to flow down to the lower center of the game area 5, and the game area 5 is provided with other ordinary winning openings 9a and 9b. It is set up.

At the lower part of the gaming machine, a supply tray 12 for paying out a later-described rental ball or prize ball is attached, and a storage tray 14 is disposed below the supply tray 12. When 12 becomes full, a prize ball overflowing is stored. In addition, by operating the handle 15 of the launching device, the game balls supplied from the supply tray 12 for each ball are guided by the guide rail 3 and fired into the game area 5.

The gaming machine 1 is provided with a game medium lending machine (ball lending machine) for paying out a lending ball (game ball) via a recording medium K (Ka, Kb) (magnetic card or the like) described in detail below. Machine) 2
0 is provided, and a display lamp 23 and a recording medium insertion opening 22 when the operation of the game medium lending machine 20 is valid are provided on a front panel 21 of the game medium lending machine 20. On the other hand, on a supply plate 12 attached to the front panel 11 of the gaming machine, operation buttons and the like of the gaming medium lending machine 20 are provided. Specifically, the recording medium inserted into the recording medium insertion slot 22 is provided. A display 13a for displaying the game value of the medium (the number of balls to be lent, etc.), a ball lending button 13b for supplying balls to the game machine through the game medium lending machine 20 by the operation of the player, a return for recording medium return A button 13c is provided.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of each device in each hall (pachinko store), and manages data in each device via a hall management device. In the A-hole, a large number of the card-type gaming machines 1a described above are arranged, and a card issuing machine 2A for selling the recording medium Ka and a card settlement machine 5A for exchanging the game value of the recording medium are provided. The card-type gaming machine 1a, card issuing machine 2A and card settlement machine 5A are connected to a hall management device 3A. The hole management device 3A includes a keyboard as input means, a monitor, a storage device 4A for recording data of the card, and an output printer. The same system is configured in other halls (B hall, C hall, etc.), and the hall management devices installed in each hall communicate with each other via communication means (phone line, etc.).
Data collation is enabled.

Next, a card issuing machine 2 having a well-known configuration
A will be briefly described. A player is a card issuing machine 2A.
When money is exchanged and an operation corresponding to a game value to be exchanged is performed, a card issuer number, a card number, an issue date, a game value (amount and the number of balls to be rented), a code, (Security), the consumption tax code is recorded, and the contents of this recording medium Ka are stored in the hole management device 3A.
Is recorded in the storage device 4A attached thereto and managed. The card issuing machine number is a number for distinguishing the card issuing machines provided in the hall, and records an identification code capable of distinguishing the card issuing machines installed in the A hall, the B hall and the like. The card number issued by the issuing machine, for example, the cumulative number can be determined by recording the cumulative number. Next, by recording the date and time of issuance,
"Weekly total", "monthly total", etc. can be easily totaled, and by recording time together, hourly totaling can also be performed.

The game value is the amount paid by the player (or the number of rental balls corresponding to the amount, etc.) and is recorded together with the consumption tax code, and is the game value paid indirect tax (consumption tax)? It depends on whether or not. For example, when the consumption tax has not been paid, the game value A yen is recorded and
The consumption tax code records “0” which is not paid. On the other hand, if the consumption tax has already been paid, the game value A is obtained by subtracting the consumption tax from the amount A ', and the paid tax code "1" is recorded as the consumption tax code.

A rewriting date and time is recorded on the recording medium Ka, and the rewriting date and time is determined by the player by the card issuing machine 2A.
When the card is obtained, the date and time is used. When the card is used in a gaming machine described later, the game is completed, and the card is ejected by the gaming medium rental machine 20, the date and time is recorded, and after the payment is made by the payment machine, the date and time are recorded. Keep it. The recording medium Ka also records the name of the hole in which the rewriting date and time are recorded together with the rewriting date and time. Then, the data of the recording medium Ka issued by the card issuing machine 2A is transmitted to the hole management device 3A via the communication means built in the card issuing machine, and is recorded in the storage device 4A attached to the hole management device. .

Incidentally, instead of the recording form of the recording medium Ka, the recording medium Kb which does not record the game value in the card issuing machine 2A may be used. This type of recording medium Kb
Indicates the specific information (card issuing machine number, card number, hall name, etc.) that can identify this recording medium when issued
Is recorded. When the recording medium Kb is inserted into the recording medium insertion slot 22, the game value is recorded in the storage device 4A from the hole name, so that the game value is read through the hole management device 3A and handled in the same manner. Can be.

Next, FIG. 3A is a block diagram showing a control flow when a player owning the recording medium Ka (or Kb) plays a game with the card-type gaming machine 1a installed in the A-hole. This will be described with reference to FIG. The control device 1A attached to the card-type gaming machine 1a is connected to a setting input means for consumption tax and the like, which will be described in detail later, and is performed through a well-known DIP switch as the input means. This DIP switch enables the consumption tax rate and the rental fee per game ball to be input in 4 bits each, and the number of balls to be paid out by operating the ball rental button 13b in 8 bits. FIG.
The consumption tax rate of the DIP switch shown in FIG.
The rental fee is set at "4 yen / ball", and the number of ball rentals by one operation of the ball rental button 13b is set at "125" corresponding to the amount of 500 yen. The setting input means uses a DIP switch for inputting, but a “RO” attached to the control device 1A is used.
M ”, etc., or the hall management device 3
A via the DIP switch attached to A
In addition to the switch, the processing may be performed via a method of inputting with a keyboard and storing in a memory.

A control device 1A attached to the pachinko machine 1a
When the player controls the recording medium Ka
(Or Kb) to the recording medium insertion slot 2 of the game medium rental machine 20
2, the data on the recording medium Ka is read by a card reading / writing device (not shown) built in the gaming medium lending machine 20, and the name of the hole (A hole) is found from the data on the recording medium Ka (S1, S2). This hall name is
This is the place (hole name) when the player received the recording medium (at the time of rewriting), and it is found that the data of the recording medium has been recorded in the storage device 4A installed in the hole. Therefore, the data of this recording medium is collated with the data of the storage device 4A attached to the hole management device 3A.

That is, in response to a signal from the card reading / writing device, the storage device 4A is transmitted via the hole management device 3A.
In step S4, it is checked whether the recording medium is appropriate or not, and if the recording medium is an unauthorized recording medium, it is ejected from the gaming medium lending machine 20 (S5). On the other hand, if the recording medium is a legitimate recording medium, the game value of the recording medium Ka is displayed on the display 13a (S6). Next, when the player presses the ball lending button 13b once, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out and a predetermined game value is subtracted from the recording medium Ka, but the consumption tax has already been paid. Recording medium K
The payout number of game balls (ball rentals) differs depending on whether or not it is a (S7, S8).

That is, if the consumption tax code is "0", the consumption tax is the unpaid recording medium Ka, and the indicator 13 is displayed so that the player can recognize the consumption tax at the time of ball lending operation.
The purchase value information (game value) A of the recording medium Ka is displayed on the game value display section a, and the consumption tax amount a corresponding to the game value A is displayed on the consumption tax display section. Then, when the player operates the ball lending button 13b, the ball lending corresponding to c yen is paid out, and although not always necessary, c yen is temporarily displayed on the game value display portion, and the consumption tax is displayed. In the part, the consumption tax amount d of the c-yen is further displayed, and furthermore, the number of rented balls is displayed. Finally, the remaining game value (A-c-d) is displayed in the game value display part, and the consumption tax display part. Has the (Ac-
d) The consumption tax amount (e) for the yen is displayed (S1)
0).

Next, the display 13a based on a specific example will be described.
Will be described with reference to FIG. The exchange value of one game ball is 4 yen, and the consumption tax is 5%
When the player pays 5250 yen and inserts the purchased recording medium Ka into the recording medium insertion slot 22, the display 1
The game value display section 3a displays the purchase price including consumption tax of 5250 yen (A), and the consumption tax display section displays the consumption tax amount of 250 yen (a). When the player operates the ball lending button 13b, 125 ball lending equivalent to 500 yen (c) are paid out,
Temporarily, 500 yen (c) is displayed on the game value display section of the display 13a, and the consumption tax amount of 500 yen is displayed on the consumption tax display section.
5 yen (d) is displayed, and finally, the remaining game value including the consumption tax is 4725 yen (A-cd) in the game value display portion.
However, a consumption tax amount of 225 yen (e) is displayed on the consumption tax display section. From the above display form, the player can understand the handling on the recording medium Ka for which the consumption tax has not been paid.

In the display form shown in FIG. 4A, the game value is displayed as a value including the consumption tax. However, the game value and the consumption tax are displayed separately, as shown in FIG. 4B. It may be displayed in a form. In this case, the player pays money 5
Insert the recording medium Ka purchased for 250 yen into the recording medium insertion port 22
, A game value of 5,000 yen and a consumption tax of 250 yen are separately displayed on the display 13a. And the ball lending button 13
When the operation of b is performed, the rental ball 125 equivalent to 500 yen
At the same time, the game value display section displays 500 yen, the consumption tax display section displays the 500 yen consumption tax amount of 25 yen, and finally, the game value display section displays the game value display section. The remaining game value of 4500 yen and the consumption tax of 225 yen are displayed separately.

On the other hand, if the consumption tax code is "1", the consumption medium is the recording medium Ka for which the consumption tax has already been paid.
On the display 13a, as shown in FIG. 4C, the game value A yen is displayed on the game value display section, and "0" is displayed on the consumption tax display section together with the display of "consumption tax completed". To inform the player that the consumption tax has already been paid. And
When the player operates the ball lending button 13b, the ball lending corresponding to c yen is paid out and, although not necessarily required, the game value display section of the display 13a temporarily displays c.
The yen indicates that payment has already been made on the consumption tax display, and finally, the remaining game value (Ac) is displayed on the game value display, and 0 is displayed on the consumption tax display. It is displayed (S9).

Next, the display mode of the display unit 13a based on a specific example when the consumption tax code is "1", the exchange value of one game ball is 4 yen, and the consumption tax is 5% will be described. When the player pays 5250 yen and inserts the purchased recording medium Ka into the recording medium insertion slot 22, the display 1
In the game value display section 3a, 5000 yen (A) is displayed, and in the consumption tax display section, "0" is displayed separately along with "consumption tax completed" because the payment has already been made. When the player operates the ball lending button 13b, 125 balls for lending corresponding to 500 yen are paid out, and 500 yen is temporarily displayed on the game value display section of the display 13a. At the same time, the “consumption tax”, “0” yen, and the number of rented balls are displayed on the consumption tax display section, and finally, the remaining game value for which the consumption tax has already been paid is displayed on the game value display section. Is displayed.

As described above, in the recording medium Ka owned by the player, whether the consumption tax is paid or not is distinguished by the consumption tax code, and the player is notified of the fact. In the above description, the game value is monetary information. However, the game value may be handled through a game ball corresponding to the money, and the display of the game value and the presence or absence of a consumption tax may be performed by a display 13a attached to the game machine.
It goes without saying that the display 13a may be attached to the game media lending machine 20. Further, the same processing can be performed on the recording medium Kb, so that the description is omitted.

When the player finishes the game and presses the return button 13c of the recording medium, the card name (A) is recorded by a card writing device (not shown) built in the game medium lending machine 20 and the hole name (A) is recorded. The data of the recording medium Ka is sent to the hole management device 3A, and the data is recorded in the storage device 4A attached to the hole management device. That is, when the player receives the recording medium Ka, the data of the recording medium is transferred to the hall management device 3A installed in the received hall, and is recorded in the storage device 4A attached thereto. The above description is based on the fact that when a player obtains a recording medium at Hall A or plays a game at a gaming machine at Hall A, data on the recording medium is recorded in the storage device 4A installed at Hall A. . Therefore, whether or not the recording medium is appropriate can be simply compared with the data of the storage device 4A installed in the A-hole, so that the collation can be easily performed.

However, the recording medium obtained by the card issuing machine 2A in the A-hole or the game machine 1 in the A-hole
A case where a game is played in the B hole using the recording medium after the game in a will be described. When the player inserts the recording medium Ka into the insertion slot 22 of the game medium lending machine attached to the card-type gaming machine 1b in the B hole, the card reading / writing device (not shown) built in the game medium lending machine 20 records. The hole name (A hole) is read from the data of the medium, and it is found that the recording medium is recorded in the storage device 4A of the A hole. Then, the data of this recording medium is transferred between the hole management device 3B and the hole management device 3A via a communication line to the storage device 4B.
A is checked against the data stored in A to determine whether it is an unauthorized card.

Since this recording medium was used in the B-hole, the data will eventually be stored in the storage device 4 installed in the B-hole.
B, the hole management device 3
When B and the hall management device 3A collate using the communication line, the data in the storage device 4A of the A hole can be deleted, and the capacity of the storage device 4A can be saved by this deletion. Also, as described above, the same recording medium
In consideration of the fact that data is recorded in a plurality of storage devices 4A, 4B, 4C, etc., for example, when nighttime call charges are low, mutual storage devices are collated and the latest data (see rewriting date and time) is stored. A management method for deleting data other than the data stored in the storage device may be used.

As described above, in the recording medium, the name of the hall in which the card issuing machine is installed and the name of the hall in which the game balls (ball rentals) are discharged via the game medium rental machine attached to the game machine are recorded. By doing so, the recording device (4A, 4B, etc.) on which the latest data of the recording medium is recorded can be known, and in the case of the same hole, collation can be performed directly through the hole management device. Can be collated via communication means. Therefore, if the player uses the same recording medium on the same day,
Even if a game is played in a different hall, it is possible to cope with it, and it is possible to reduce communication costs. Further, there is an advantage that a so-called host control device (a device for managing data of a recording medium used for all holes) is not required.

Unlike the above configuration, each time the recording medium is rewritten, the hole management devices 3A, 3B and 3C store the latest data of all the cards in the respective storage devices 4A, 4B and 4C via communication means. Although such a configuration enables quicker matching, the capacity of each of the storage devices 4A, 4B, and 4C increases, and many players play in the same hall. As a prerequisite, performing all the change data via the communication means results in wasteful communication costs.

The recording medium Ka in the above is the gaming machine 1a
Although the prize ball acquired in the above or a format in which the monetary information corresponding to the prize ball cannot be recorded, the recording medium Kc which can record the acquired prize ball or the like must have an acquired game value column. (See FIG. 2). That is, if the acquired prize ball (acquired game value) is added to the "game value" recorded at the time of purchase, the handling of the consumption tax becomes unclear. As described above, in the recording medium Kc in which the consumption tax is considered and the acquired game value can be recorded, since the consumption game tax is not generally applied to the acquired game value, it is necessary to separately record the game value at the time of purchase and the acquired game value. Is significant.

Next, a description will be given of handling of the media lending machine with cash, bills or coins attached to the gaming machine. This medium lending machine (cash dispensing machine or the like) has a well-known configuration, and is set in advance when a predetermined button operation is performed with cash (a bill or a coin) or a conversion medium (a bill or a coin). A number of game balls are lent out. This medium lending machine is provided with a liquid crystal display, and when cash or the like is inserted, the number of game balls corresponding to the game value and the number of ball rentals corresponding to the consumption tax are displayed together. By this display, the player is convinced, and understands even if he or she receives a discharge of a smaller number of balls for lending by the consumption tax. In addition, this display may be attached to the media lending machine, or may be an indicator 13a attached to the gaming machine. Further, the information recorded on the recording medium is not limited to the recording mediums Ka, Kb, and Kc shown in FIG. 2, but can be constituted by a combination of appropriate information according to the management items, and coins are used as the recording medium. It goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to other gaming machines such as slot machines.

[0032]

According to the present invention, since the consumption tax code is recorded on the recording medium of the present invention, it is possible to discharge the lending ball in consideration of whether the consumption tax has not been paid or not and record the acquired game value. By making it possible, the recording medium can be effectively used, and a consumption tax treatment different from the game value at the time of purchase can be performed. In game machines or game media rental machines,
By separately displaying the game value and the consumption tax amount, the player can clarify the number of balls to be paid out and the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of each device in each hall (pachinko store) and a diagram showing forms of various recording media.

FIG. 3A is a control block diagram, and FIG. 3B is a diagram showing a control flow.

4A is a display mode of a display device on a recording medium on which a consumption tax has not been paid, FIG. 4B is another display mode, and FIG. 4C is a display mode of a display device on a recording medium on which a consumption tax has already been paid. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 6a, 6b Ordinary symbol starting gate 7 Ordinary symbol display section 8 Symbol starting port 10 Big win 13a Display 13b Ball lending button 13c Return button L Special symbol display device 20 Game media lending machine

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A game machine capable of paying out a game medium through a game medium lending machine by using at least one of a game value and specific information capable of specifying a recording medium by using a recording medium for recording or cash or a conversion medium. A gaming machine, wherein the gaming medium lending machine pays out a game medium corresponding to an indirect tax (consumption tax). 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium is a recording medium capable of recording the acquired gaming value. 3. The game machine or the game media lending machine is provided with a display capable of displaying game medium payout information and information corresponding to the indirect tax (consumption tax). 2 gaming machines.