EP0555565A1 - Dispositif pour le paiement garantie sans fraude des gains de machines de jeu - Google Patents

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EP0555565A1
EP0555565A1 EP92250031A EP92250031A EP0555565A1 EP 0555565 A1 EP0555565 A1 EP 0555565A1 EP 92250031 A EP92250031 A EP 92250031A EP 92250031 A EP92250031 A EP 92250031A EP 0555565 A1 EP0555565 A1 EP 0555565A1
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/42—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for ticket printing or like apparatus, e.g. apparatus for dispensing of printed paper tickets or payment cards
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    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3244—Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
    • G07F17/3248—Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes involving non-monetary media of fixed value, e.g. casino chips of fixed value

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  • the invention relates to a device by means of which fraud-protected payment of amounts won on gaming machines can be carried out, the gaming machines in question not having their own payment device.
  • Gaming machines which have facilities for the payment of won amounts of money have long been known. However, manipulations are constantly carried out on such devices in order to illegally remove the money contained in the devices. This happens, in particular, with greater frequency if the installation locations are confusing or the number of devices is difficult to control. The latter is especially the case in larger casinos.
  • the safest protection against unauthorized withdrawals is that there is no money in these devices that is intended for disbursement.
  • the money thrown into the game can be stored with sufficient security in a safe, which is arranged, for example, in the base of the device.
  • the object of the invention was to create a device by means of which it is possible to dispense with a money supply intended for the payment of winnings and contained in the gaming machine, and yet to pay out cash wins in a manipulation-proof manner.
  • the solution according to the invention is characterized in that an additional button, key switch or the like connected to the central control unit is provided on such designed gaming machines, after its actuation via a device-internal device, which is also connected to the central control unit, device-specific characteristics and the final status of the profit memory can be outputted or that every incoming cash prize can be outputted immediately via the device-internal device.
  • a first design variant of the solution according to the invention consists in that the device-internal device for outputting the device-specific characteristic data, received winnings and / or the final state of the winnings memory is designed as a data printer for outputting a print log, which the player can remove from the gaming machine and at a cash register as a payment receipt can be presented.
  • the same gaming machine can be designed such that a display is provided on and / or in it, on which, after inputting the previously printed device-specific characteristic data, a device arranged on or in the gaming machine and with The keyboard connected to the central control unit can display the profit amounts assigned and stored to the respective characteristic data.
  • This is a very cost-effective variant, but it is associated with increased personnel expenditure.
  • the cash register at which the print protocol was presented for payment must first go to the respective gaming machine with the print protocol.
  • the device-specific characteristics are then to be entered here using the keyboard and the amount of the profit noted on the print log is to be compared with that shown on the display of the gaming machine and the payment is possibly to be acknowledged.
  • the device-internal device for outputting the device-specific characteristic data, received winnings and / or the final status of the profit memory is designed as a device for writing to a memory card that can be inserted into the gaming machine.
  • This device-specific characteristic data of the same memory card can in turn be read in for checking purposes on the gaming machine and the amounts of winnings assigned to the device-specific characteristic data can be shown and acknowledged on the display of the gaming machine.
  • a second, somewhat more complex variant of the solution according to the invention has proven to be advantageous, which consists in the fact that the device-internal device for outputting the device-specific characteristic data, accrued profits and / or the final status of the profit memory as a device for remote data transmission to a device located in the checkout area Receiving unit is formed.
  • the device-internal devices of the gaming machines for remote data transmission to the receiving unit can be connected to the latter via a data line or via a wireless communication medium, such as ultrasound, infrared or radio.
  • this receiving unit is designed such that it has at least its own control unit which is connected to a data memory for storing the remotely transmitted data, function keys for selecting the connected gaming machines and the relevant amounts of winnings, and a display.
  • the device-specific characteristic data contained in the print protocol can be selected from the stored remote-transmitted data for control purposes, and the profit amounts shown on the display of the receiving unit can then be compared with those of the print protocol.
  • the receiving unit according to the invention is then designed such that it has an additional device for recognizing and / or taking over the device-specific characteristic data and / or the final status of the profit memory from the print log or from the memory card.
  • the data transferred in this way are then also compared with the remotely transmitted and stored data in the control unit of the receiving unit and the amount obtained is only paid out after a match has been found.
  • the device-specific characteristics can contain a device number and / or the date and / or time and / or other data for clear and largely forgery-proof identification.
  • the device-specific characteristics can be output in a coded form.
  • the device for automatic recognition and / or transfer of the data contained on the print protocol or the memory card, as provided for by the receiving device described above is arranged in gaming machines designed according to the invention.
  • a possible check would then again be carried out by the service personnel on the gaming machine.
  • the data carrier or data carriers
  • the central control unit of the gaming machine with the data stored in the gaming machine.
  • a determined match or mismatch
  • the gaming machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 a has an integrated printer 4, but does not have a payment unit for the payment of money amounts won.
  • This printer 4 prints a print log 7 either after every money won or after pressing the button 3, which can take place, for example, after the game has ended.
  • 24 device-specific characteristic data 21 to 23 contain.
  • the device number 21 enables later identification of the gaming machine 1 on which the printout was made.
  • the player goes to a cash register 8, where the amount of winnings 24 noted on the print log 7 is paid out to him.
  • the service personnel on the gaming machine 1 can display the winnings 24 stored in the gaming machine 1 on the display via a keyboard 10 which is located on or in the gaming machine 1 by entering the device-specific characteristic data 21 to 23 9 cause. If the visual comparison of the data of the print log 7 and that of the display 9 shows a match, the amount 24 won is paid out at the cash register 8.
  • the gaming machine 1 As an alternative to the possibility of printing out the data 21 to 24, it can be transferred to a memory card 11.
  • the gaming machine 1 is provided with a device 5, as shown in FIG. 1b, by means of which the data can be output to the memory card 11.
  • the comparison process it is possible to read the data from the memory card 11 in such gaming machines 1, which can be done, for example, using the same device 5 as that for writing to the memory card 11.
  • the comparison process also takes place visually. In this case, however, there is no need to enter data via the keyboard 10.
  • both alternative variants represent an inexpensive, but associated with increased expenditure on personnel. Furthermore, the gaming operation on the respective gaming machine 1 is impaired, at least in the case of such a control process.
  • the gaming machines 1 shown in FIG. 2 likewise have integrated printers 4 and no payment units for winnings, via which the winnings 24 and device-specific characteristic data 21 to 23 are also printed out.
  • these data 21 to 24 are transmitted to the receiving device 13 or 14, which is located in the immediate vicinity of the cash register 8.
  • the basic structure of such a receiving device 13 without a reading device 20 is shown in FIG. 4D.
  • This data transmission can take place via the wire lines 15 or else via a wireless communication device (such as ultrasound, infrared or radio), which is not shown in detail.
  • the service personnel can select the data associated with the print log (s) 7 from the data stored in the memory 17 of the receiving device 13 will. This is done by first selecting the gaming machine 1 associated with the device number 21 in step mode via the buttons 26 on the receiving device 13. If the identification number 21 assigned to the gaming machine 1 appears on the display 19 of the receiving device 13, the winnings 24 stored for this gaming machine 1 and the further data, such as date 22 and time 23, can also be selected and shown on the display by means of the keys 27 and 28 19 are displayed. If the visual comparison between remotely transmitted data 21 to 24 and data on the print log 7 also results in a match, the amount won is paid out at the cash register.
  • This variant is somewhat more complex to acquire and install than the one described first, but it simplifies the control process and excludes a malfunction of the gaming operation on the gaming machines 1.
  • the gaming machines 1 shown in FIG. 3 also have integrated printers 4 or devices 5 for writing to a memory card 11 as in FIG. 1b and no payment units for winnings, via which the winnings 24 and device-specific characteristic data 21 to 23 are also output.
  • this data 21 to 24 is also transmitted to the receiving device 14, which is located in the immediate vicinity of the cash register 8.
  • 5 shows the basic structure of a receiving device 14 with a reading device 20.
  • the data transmission can take place exactly as in the second exemplary embodiment via the wire lines 15 or else via a wireless communication device (such as ultrasound, infrared or radio), which is not shown in any more detail.
  • the print log 7 or the memory card 11 can be inserted into the opening 29 of the receiving device 14 by the service personnel, whereupon the reading device 20 automatically acquires the data 21 to 24 from the print log 7 or the memory card 11 and feeds them to the control unit 16 of the receiving device 14. Then, as in the second exemplary embodiment, the control unit 16 carries out a data comparison and, if there is a match, gives the ok for the payout.
  • the receiver 14 additionally has a keyboard 30 for further inputs, such as querying the profit memories 6 of individual gaming machines 1 and the like.

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ES92250031T ES2117653T3 (es) 1992-02-14 1992-02-14 Dispositivo para el pago de los premios con proteccion contra fraudes en maquinas de juego con dinero.
DE59209336T DE59209336D1 (de) 1992-02-14 1992-02-14 Vorrichtung zur betrugsgeschützten Gewinnauszahlung bei Geldspielgeräten
AT92250031T ATE166480T1 (de) 1992-02-14 1992-02-14 Vorrichtung zur betrugsgeschützten gewinnauszahlung bei geldspielgeräten
EP92250031A EP0555565B1 (fr) 1992-02-14 1992-02-14 Dispositif pour le paiement garanti sans fraude des gains de machines de jeu

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EP0639998A1 (fr) * 1993-01-22 1995-03-01 Mgm Grand, Inc. Systeme et procede pour machine a sous sans pieces
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FR2766949A1 (fr) * 1997-07-31 1999-02-05 Gemplus Card Int Systeme de machine a sous securise
AT405222B (de) * 1994-11-24 1999-06-25 Tab Austria Ind Und Unterhaltu Verfahren und anordnung zur sicherung und/oder kontrolle und/oder codierung einer vielzahl von geräten
EP1071561A1 (fr) * 1998-02-19 2001-01-31 Labor Ready, Inc. Procede et systeme automatiques de paiement en liquide sur presentation d'un justificatif
WO2001016888A1 (fr) * 1999-08-31 2001-03-08 Japan Cash Machine Co., Ltd. Procede et appareil permettant de delivrer des coupons pour une machine de jeu
WO2002022223A3 (fr) * 2000-09-13 2003-01-30 Int Game Tech Signature de transaction
DE10304725B4 (de) * 2002-12-19 2014-05-22 Bally Wulff Entertainment Gmbh Verfahren zur Durchführung einer externen Gewinnausgabe für Geldspielgeräte über ein separates Bonusgerät

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EP0639998A1 (fr) * 1993-01-22 1995-03-01 Mgm Grand, Inc. Systeme et procede pour machine a sous sans pieces
EP0639998A4 (fr) * 1993-01-22 1995-08-09 Mgm Grand Inc Systeme et procede pour machine a sous sans pieces.
EP0638882A1 (fr) * 1993-08-13 1995-02-15 Maria Cristescu, S.A. Système pour contrôle de paiements et de gains aux machines à sous
AT405222B (de) * 1994-11-24 1999-06-25 Tab Austria Ind Und Unterhaltu Verfahren und anordnung zur sicherung und/oder kontrolle und/oder codierung einer vielzahl von geräten
NL1002081C2 (nl) * 1995-01-13 1998-02-26 Adp Gauselmann Gmbh Werkwijze voor het besturen van een geldbediende speelapparaten- inrichting en speelapparateninrichting.
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FR2766949A1 (fr) * 1997-07-31 1999-02-05 Gemplus Card Int Systeme de machine a sous securise
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EP1071561A1 (fr) * 1998-02-19 2001-01-31 Labor Ready, Inc. Procede et systeme automatiques de paiement en liquide sur presentation d'un justificatif
EP1071561A4 (fr) * 1998-02-19 2004-08-11 Ready Inc Lab Procede et systeme automatiques de paiement en liquide sur presentation d'un justificatif
WO2001016888A1 (fr) * 1999-08-31 2001-03-08 Japan Cash Machine Co., Ltd. Procede et appareil permettant de delivrer des coupons pour une machine de jeu
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DE10304725B4 (de) * 2002-12-19 2014-05-22 Bally Wulff Entertainment Gmbh Verfahren zur Durchführung einer externen Gewinnausgabe für Geldspielgeräte über ein separates Bonusgerät

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