EP0935791B1 - Terminal for taking bets - Google Patents

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EP0935791B1
EP0935791B1 EP97943938A EP97943938A EP0935791B1 EP 0935791 B1 EP0935791 B1 EP 0935791B1 EP 97943938 A EP97943938 A EP 97943938A EP 97943938 A EP97943938 A EP 97943938A EP 0935791 B1 EP0935791 B1 EP 0935791B1
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    • G07F7/00—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • A63F3/08—Raffle games that can be played by a fairly large number of people
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    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C15/00—Generating random numbers; Lottery apparatus
    • G07C15/005—Generating random numbers; Lottery apparatus with dispensing of lottery tickets
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    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07G—REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS
    • G07G5/00—Receipt-giving machines

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  • the invention relates to popular games and more especially those of taking bets, usually with game tobacconists, on a horse race, a match football, a lottery draw, and other events.
  • each tobacconist is equipped with a gaming terminal connected to a remote central unit managing all bets taken from all terminals forming a gaming network.
  • the player In order to take a bet, the player, at a horse race by example, check a game grid, indicating its order prognosis arrival of horses.
  • the ticked grid is read by a socket terminal and the central unit assigns a number to this bet identifier.
  • the player's bet and his ID number are then printed, using the terminal, on a receipt given to the player.
  • the latter In the event that the player's bet turns out to be a winning bet, the latter must present their receipt to one of the tobacconists in the gaming network. Validity the receipt is then checked by the game taking terminal of the tobacconist, in liaison with the central unit, before the payment of the gain to player.
  • WO-A-92/16914 teaches a socket terminal game comprising means for entering bets, means printing of information on a bet receipt, means of checking the validity of a receipt received and the means of invalidation of the receipt arranged to invalidate a winning receipt received, after checking its validity.
  • the invention aims to secure gaming terminals.
  • document EP-A-0 115 027 describes a printer comprising means for checking the conformity of printed documents with the information to be printed and means of invalidation of these documents arranged to be activated under the ordering means of conformity control. But this is there a simple printer, not a gaming terminal comprising means for entering bets and means for controlling the validity of a receipt received.
  • the means of invalidation can be activated either by the conformity control means, either by means of checking validity.
  • a winning bet receipt is automatically invalidated, after validation, by the terminal.
  • the terminal self-checks the information it prints on each receipt to invalidate erroneous receipts.
  • the terminal of the invention thus contributes to further securing the wagering.
  • the means of checking the validity and the means of compliance monitoring include means common image analysis.
  • the invalidation means include printing means.
  • the invalidation of a receipt is thus carried out by a simple marking of the words "not valid" for example.
  • the printing means intended for print the betting receipts, and the printing means for invalidate separate receipts.
  • the means of entering bets include the image analysis means common to the means of control.
  • the image analysis means are intended to analyze, or read, not only the information carried by the receipts, but also those of the betting supports, such as game grids for example.
  • the terminal 1 for taking the game, equipping a gaming tobacconist is connected to a remote central unit 100 via the switched telecommunications network (PSTN) 101, a plurality of terminals of a game network thus being connected to the central unit 100.
  • PSTN switched telecommunications network
  • Terminal 1 includes manual input 2 for the introduction of information support in terminal 1.
  • the information medium can be a game medium on which a player's bet is entered, or a bet receipt.
  • input 2 communicates with an analysis device 3 of image including a sensor CIS (Captor Image Sensor), intended here to read information from an information carrier.
  • sensor CIS Captor Image Sensor
  • the image analysis device 3 also communicates with the output of a receipt printing block 8 comprising a writing head 7, here thermal, a roll 6 paper feeder in band, mounted on the output shaft of a drive motor in rotation, and a paper cutter 16 to cut the receipts, associated with a paper drive.
  • the printing block 8 is connected to a block 9 for printing control, in this case a microprocessor, connected to a working memory 10.
  • a print head 12 for invalidation is arranged behind the directional image analysis device 3 drive information carriers, the assembly forming a control and invalidation block 11 intended to check the validity or the conformity of the receipts and then to invalidate some, such as this will be explained later.
  • the control block 11 is connected to a microprocessor 4 analysis command, connected to a working memory 5.
  • control block 11 is connected to an output 17 information carrier ejection.
  • Terminal 1 also includes a man-machine interface 13 connected to the two control microprocessors 4 and 9, and comprising a validity indicator, and an invalidity indicator.
  • the two microprocessors 4 and 9, connected to each other, are also connected to a transceiver block 14 connected here by wired link, to the central unit 100, via the network of switched telecommunications (PSTN) 101.
  • PSTN switched telecommunications
  • the two working memories 5 and 10 are connected respectively to the two inputs of a comparator 15 connected to the output to the analysis control microprocessor 4.
  • terminal 1 game After the structural description of terminal 1 game, its operation will now be described.
  • the central unit 100 records the bet transmitted and received, in a database of all the bets taken with the plurality of gaming network terminals. In addition, the central unit 100 assigns a number to the gambler's bet identifier transmitted back to terminal 1, then saved, after reception by block 14, in memory 5 already containing the bet of the player.
  • the content of memory 5 is transferred to memory 10, and the microprocessor 9 commands the printing unit 8 to print the bet and player ID number on a receipt.
  • the paper roll 6 is then rotated to feed the print head 7 activated.
  • the bet and the ID number, printed on the receipt are read by the CIS sensor of the analysis device 3, and the information read is stored in the initially empty memory 5.
  • the receipt In case of identity, the information printed on the receipt complying with the information to be printed there (bet and ID number), the receipt is ejected by exit 17, under the microprocessor control 4.
  • microprocessor 4 activates the head invalidation 12 in order to print "invalid" on the receipt, then ejected by exit 17.
  • the receipt entered manually in terminal 1 by input 2 is analyzed by block 3 for image analysis.
  • the number identifier and bet printed on the receipt are read and transmitted to the central unit 100 using the transceiver block 14, via the PSTN 101 network.
  • the central processing unit 100 checks the validity of the receipt, and informs terminal 1 of its validity or non-validity, by transmitting specific information received by block 14 and transmitted to the microprocessor 4.
  • the validity indicator of the man-machine interface 13 lights up, and the invalidation head 12 is activated in order to print "invalid" on the receipt, under the microprocessor control 4.
  • the receipt invalidated unable to thus no longer subject to a new subsequent validation, is ejected from terminal 1 via exit 17.
  • the receipt is directly ejected from the terminal 1, and the invalidity indicator lights up.
  • An alternative embodiment of the gaming terminal does not includes only one printhead at a time for print the receipts and invalidate them.
  • the terminal includes, in this case, a recoil system in order to roll back the receipts, after printing and analysis and before cutting and ejection, to the print head for invalidation.

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L'invention concerne les jeux populaires et plus particulièrement ceux consistant à prendre des paris, généralement auprès de buralistes de jeu, sur une course de chevaux, un match de football, un tirage de loto, et autres événements.The invention relates to popular games and more especially those of taking bets, usually with game tobacconists, on a horse race, a match football, a lottery draw, and other events.

Pour enregistrer les paris des joueurs, chaque buraliste est équipé d'un terminal de prise de jeu relié à une unité centrale distante gérant l'ensemble des prises de paris effectuées auprès de l'ensemble des terminaux formant un réseau de jeu.To record player bets, each tobacconist is equipped with a gaming terminal connected to a remote central unit managing all bets taken from all terminals forming a gaming network.

Afin de prendre un pari, le joueur, à une course hippique par exemple, coche une grille de jeu, en indiquant son pronostic d'ordre d'arrivée des chevaux. La grille cochée est lue par un terminal de prise de jeu et l'unité centrale attribue à cette prise de pari un numéro d'identifiant. Le pari du joueur et son numéro d'identifiant sont alors imprimés, à l'aide du terminal, sur un récépissé remis au joueur.In order to take a bet, the player, at a horse race by example, check a game grid, indicating its order prognosis arrival of horses. The ticked grid is read by a socket terminal and the central unit assigns a number to this bet identifier. The player's bet and his ID number are then printed, using the terminal, on a receipt given to the player.

Dans le cas où le pari du joueur se révèle gagant, celui-ci doit présenter son récépissé à l'un des buralistes du réseau de jeu. La validité du récépissé est alors contrôlée par le terminal de prise de jeu du buraliste, en liaison avec l'unité centrale, avant le versement du gain au joueur.In the event that the player's bet turns out to be a winning bet, the latter must present their receipt to one of the tobacconists in the gaming network. Validity the receipt is then checked by the game taking terminal of the tobacconist, in liaison with the central unit, before the payment of the gain to player.

Le document WO-A-92/16914 enseigne un terminal de prise de jeu comprenant des moyens de saisie de paris, des moyens d'impression d'informations sur un récépissé de pari, des moyens de contrôle de la validité d'un récépissé reçu et des moyens d'invalidation du récépissé agencé pour invalider un récépissé gagnant reçu, après contrôle de sa validité.WO-A-92/16914 teaches a socket terminal game comprising means for entering bets, means printing of information on a bet receipt, means of checking the validity of a receipt received and the means of invalidation of the receipt arranged to invalidate a winning receipt received, after checking its validity.

Le contrôle de la validité du ticket vise notamment à éviter le versement d'un gain sur présentation d'un récépissé falsifié, mais n'a pas d'effet dissuassif visant à empêcher une tentative de fraude.Checking the validity of the ticket aims in particular to avoid the payment of gain on presentation of a falsified receipt, but has not deterrent to prevent attempted fraud.

En outre, en dépit de la bonne foi du joueur, son récépissé peut porter des informations fausses ou illisibles, à cause de problèmes d'imprimante (électrique, mécanique ou de programmation), de papier d'impression (le plus souvent thermique), ou de transmission, dans le terminal de prise de jeu ayant imprimé le récépissé. In addition, despite the good faith of the player, his receipt may carry false or illegible information, due to problems printer (electrical, mechanical or programming), paper printing (most often thermal), or transmission, in the game taking terminal having printed the receipt.

Bref, la sécurité des systèmes de prises de jeu de l'art antérieur n'est pas garantie.In short, the security of prior art game socket systems is not guaranteed.

L'invention vise à sécuriser les terminaux de prise de jeu.The invention aims to secure gaming terminals.

A cet effet, l'invention a pour objet un terminal de prise de jeu, comprenant :

  • des moyens de saisie de paris ;
  • des moyens d'impression d'informations sur un récépissé de pari ; et
  • des moyens de contrôle de la validité d'un récépissé reçu ;
   caractérisé par le fait que le terminal comporte :
  • des moyens de contrôle de la conformité des récépissés imprimés avec les informations à y imprimer ; et
  • des moyens d'invalidation de récépissés, agencés pour être activés aussi bien par les moyens de contrôle de la conformité des récépissés et que par les moyens de contrôle de la validité des récépissés.
To this end, the subject of the invention is a gaming terminal, comprising:
  • means for entering bets;
  • means for printing information on a bet receipt; and
  • means of checking the validity of a receipt received;
characterized by the fact that the terminal comprises:
  • means of checking the conformity of the printed receipts with the information to be printed there; and
  • means of invalidating receipts, arranged to be activated both by the means of checking the conformity of the receipts and by the means of checking the validity of the receipts.

On notera que le document EP-A-0 115 027 décrit une imprimante comprenant des moyens de contrôle de la conformité des documents imprimés avec les informations à y imprimer et des moyens d'invalidation de ces documents agencés pour être activés sous la commande des moyens de contrôle de la conformité. Mais il s'agit là d'une simple imprimante, et non pas d'un terminal de prise de jeu comprenant des moyens de saisie de paris et des moyens de contrôle de la validité d'un récépissé reçu.Note that document EP-A-0 115 027 describes a printer comprising means for checking the conformity of printed documents with the information to be printed and means of invalidation of these documents arranged to be activated under the ordering means of conformity control. But this is there a simple printer, not a gaming terminal comprising means for entering bets and means for controlling the validity of a receipt received.

On soulignera dans l'invention que les moyens d'invalidation peuvent être activés soit par les moyens de contrôle de la conformité, soit par les moyens de contrôle de la validité.It will be emphasized in the invention that the means of invalidation can be activated either by the conformity control means, either by means of checking validity.

Grâce à l'invention, un récépissé de pari gagnant est automatiquement invalidé, après sa validation, par le terminal. En outre, le terminal autocontrôle les informations qu'il imprime sur chaque récépissé afin de rendre non valables les récépissés erronés. Le terminal de l'invention contribue ainsi à sécuriser davantage les prises de pari.Thanks to the invention, a winning bet receipt is automatically invalidated, after validation, by the terminal. In addition, the terminal self-checks the information it prints on each receipt to invalidate erroneous receipts. The terminal of the invention thus contributes to further securing the wagering.

Avantageusement, les moyens de contrôle de la validité et les moyens de contrôle de la conformité comprennent des moyens communs d'analyse d'image.Advantageously, the means of checking the validity and the means of compliance monitoring include means common image analysis.

Dans une forme de réalisation préférée de l'invention, les moyens d'invalidation comprennent des moyens d'impression. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the invalidation means include printing means.

L'invalidation d'un récépissé s'effectue ainsi par un simple marquage des mots "non valide" par exemple.The invalidation of a receipt is thus carried out by a simple marking of the words "not valid" for example.

Avantageusement, les moyens d'impression destinés à imprimer les récépissés de pari, et les moyens d'impression destinés à invalider des récépissés sont distincts.Advantageously, the printing means intended for print the betting receipts, and the printing means for invalidate separate receipts.

De préférence encore, les moyens de saisie de paris comprennent les moyens d'analyse d'image communs aux moyens de contrôle.Preferably again, the means of entering bets include the image analysis means common to the means of control.

Ainsi, dans ce dernier cas, les moyens d'analyse d'image sont prévus pour analyser, ou lire, non seulement les informations portées par les récépissés, mais également celles des supports de pari, tels que les grilles de jeu par exemple. Thus, in the latter case, the image analysis means are intended to analyze, or read, not only the information carried by the receipts, but also those of the betting supports, such as game grids for example.

L'invention sera mieux comprise à l'aide de la description suivante d'une forme de réalisation préférée du terminal de prise de jeu de l'invention en référence à la figure unique annexée qui représente un schéma bloc fonctionnel de celle-ci.The invention will be better understood using the description following of a preferred embodiment of the jack terminal game of the invention with reference to the attached single figure which represents a functional block diagram thereof.

Le terminal 1 de prise de jeu, équipant un buraliste de jeu, est connecté à une unité centrale 100 distante par l'intermédiaire du réseau de télécommunication commuté (RTC) 101, une pluralité de terminaux d'un réseau de jeu étant ainsi reliés à l'unité centrale 100.The terminal 1 for taking the game, equipping a gaming tobacconist, is connected to a remote central unit 100 via the switched telecommunications network (PSTN) 101, a plurality of terminals of a game network thus being connected to the central unit 100.

Le buraliste peut, à l'aide du terminal 1:

  • saisir les paris des joueurs pour les transmettre à l'unité centrale 100, et fournir aux joueurs des récépissés de pari, et
  • contrôler la validité des récépissés de pari gagnant, à l'aide de l'unité centrale 100, avant de verser les gains correspondants aux joueurs.
The tobacconist can, using terminal 1:
  • enter players' bets to transmit them to the central unit 100, and provide players with betting receipts, and
  • check the validity of the winning bet receipts, using the central unit 100, before paying the corresponding winnings to the players.

Le terminal 1 comprend une entrée manuelle 2 pour l'introduction de support d'informations dans le terminal 1.Terminal 1 includes manual input 2 for the introduction of information support in terminal 1.

Par définition, le support d'informations peut être un support de jeu sur lequel est inscrit le pari d'un joueur, ou un récépissé de pari.By definition, the information medium can be a game medium on which a player's bet is entered, or a bet receipt.

Par l'intermédiaire d'un dispositif d'entraínement de support, l'entrée 2 communique avec un dispositif 3 d'analyse d'image comprenant un capteur CIS (Captor Image Sensor), destiné ici à lire des informations d'un support d'informations.Through a training device support, input 2 communicates with an analysis device 3 of image including a sensor CIS (Captor Image Sensor), intended here to read information from an information carrier.

Le dispositif 3 d'analyse d'image communique également avec la sortie d'un bloc 8 d'impression de récépissé comprenant une tête d'écriture 7, ici thermique, un rouleau 6 débiteur de papier en bande, monté sur l'arbre de sortie d'un moteur d'entraínement en rotation, et un coupe-papier 16 pour couper les récépissés, associé à un dispositif d'entraínement de papier. Le bloc d'impression 8 est connecté à un bloc 9 de commande d'impression, en l'espèce un microprocesseur, relié à une mémoire de travail 10.The image analysis device 3 also communicates with the output of a receipt printing block 8 comprising a writing head 7, here thermal, a roll 6 paper feeder in band, mounted on the output shaft of a drive motor in rotation, and a paper cutter 16 to cut the receipts, associated with a paper drive. The printing block 8 is connected to a block 9 for printing control, in this case a microprocessor, connected to a working memory 10.

Une tête 12 d'impression pour invalidation est disposée derrière le dispositif 3 d'analyse d'image suivant le sens d'entraínement des supports d'informations, l'ensemble formant un bloc de contrôle et d'invalidation 11 destiné à contrôler la validité ou la conformité des récépissés puis à en invalider certains, comme cela sera explicité plus loin.A print head 12 for invalidation is arranged behind the directional image analysis device 3 drive information carriers, the assembly forming a control and invalidation block 11 intended to check the validity or the conformity of the receipts and then to invalidate some, such as this will be explained later.

Le bloc de contrôle 11 est connecté à un microprocesseur 4 de commande d'analyse, relié à une mémoire de travail 5.The control block 11 is connected to a microprocessor 4 analysis command, connected to a working memory 5.

En sortie, le bloc de contrôle 11 est relié à une sortie 17 d'éjection de support d'informations.At the output, the control block 11 is connected to an output 17 information carrier ejection.

Le terminal 1 comprend également une interface homme-machine 13 reliée aux deux microprocesseurs de commande 4 et 9, et comportant un voyant de validité, et un voyant d'invalidité.Terminal 1 also includes a man-machine interface 13 connected to the two control microprocessors 4 and 9, and comprising a validity indicator, and an invalidity indicator.

Les deux microprocesseurs 4 et 9, connectés l'un à l'autre, sont également connectés à un bloc émetteur-récepteur 14 relié ici par liaison filaire, à l'unité centrale 100, via le réseau de télécommunication commuté (RTC) 101.The two microprocessors 4 and 9, connected to each other, are also connected to a transceiver block 14 connected here by wired link, to the central unit 100, via the network of switched telecommunications (PSTN) 101.

Enfin, les deux mémoires de travail 5 et 10 sont connectées respectivement aux deux entrées d'un comparateur 15 relié en sortie au microprocesseur 4 de commande d'analyse.Finally, the two working memories 5 and 10 are connected respectively to the two inputs of a comparator 15 connected to the output to the analysis control microprocessor 4.

Après la description structurelle du terminal 1 de prise de jeu, son fonctionnement va maintenant être décrit.After the structural description of terminal 1 game, its operation will now be described.

Pour saisir le pari d'un joueur, son support de jeu est introduit manuellement dans le terminal de prise de jeu 1 par l'entrée 2. Après entraínement automatique du support de jeu de l'entrée 2 au dispositif 3 d'analyse d'image, sous la commande du microprocesseur 4, les informations du support, à savoir le pari du joueur, sont lues par le capteur CIS, puis enregistrées dans la mémoire de travail 5 et également transmises à l'unité centrale 100 distante à l'aide de l'émetteur-récepteur 14, via le réseau RTC 101. Le support de jeu est ensuite éjecté du terminal 1 par la sortie d'éjection 17.To enter a player's bet, his game support is manually entered into the game terminal 1 by entry 2. After automatic training of the game support input 2 to image analysis device 3, under the control of the microprocessor 4, the support information, namely the bet of the player, are read by the CIS sensor and saved to the working memory 5 and also transmitted to the central unit 100 remotely using the transceiver 14, via the PSTN network 101. The game medium is then ejected from terminal 1 through the exit eject 17.

L'unité centrale 100 enregistre le pari transmis et reçu, dans une base de données de l'ensemble des prises de paris effectués auprès de la pluralité des terminaux du réseau de jeu. En outre, l'unité centrale 100 attribue à la prise de pari du joueur, un numéro d'identifiant transmis en retour au terminal 1, puis enregistré, après réception par le bloc 14, dans la mémoire 5 contenant déjà le pari du joueur. The central unit 100 records the bet transmitted and received, in a database of all the bets taken with the plurality of gaming network terminals. In addition, the central unit 100 assigns a number to the gambler's bet identifier transmitted back to terminal 1, then saved, after reception by block 14, in memory 5 already containing the bet of the player.

Sous la commande du microprocesseur d'analyse 4, le contenu de la mémoire 5 est transféré dans la mémoire 10, et le microprocesseur 9 commande au bloc d'impression 8 d'imprimer le pari et le numéro d'identifiant du joueur sur un récépissé. Le rouleau de papier 6 est alors entraíné en rotation afin d'alimenter la tête d'impression 7 activée.Under the control of the analysis microprocessor 4, the content of memory 5 is transferred to memory 10, and the microprocessor 9 commands the printing unit 8 to print the bet and player ID number on a receipt. The paper roll 6 is then rotated to feed the print head 7 activated.

Après l'impression par la tête 7, le récépissé est coupé (16) et entraíné au bloc de contrôle et d'invalidation 11.After printing by the head 7, the receipt is cut (16) and trained in the control and invalidation block 11.

Le pari et le numéro d'identifiant, imprimés sur le récépissé, sont lus par le capteur CIS du dispositif d'analyse 3, et les informations lues sont stockées dans la mémoire 5 initialement vide.The bet and the ID number, printed on the receipt, are read by the CIS sensor of the analysis device 3, and the information read is stored in the initially empty memory 5.

Après l'impression et l'analyse des informations imprimées, les contenus respectifs des deux mémoires 5 et 10 sont comparés entre eux à l'aide du comparateur 15.After printing and analyzing information printed, the respective contents of the two memories 5 and 10 are compared with each other using comparator 15.

En cas d'identité, les informations imprimées sur le récépissé étant conformes aux informations à y imprimer (pari et numéro d'identifiant), le récépissé est éjecté par la sortie 17, sous la commande du microprocesseur 4.In case of identity, the information printed on the receipt complying with the information to be printed there (bet and ID number), the receipt is ejected by exit 17, under the microprocessor control 4.

En cas de non conformité du récépissé, en raison d'une erreur d'impression par exemple, le micro-processeur 4 active la tête d'invalidation 12 afin d'imprimer « non valide » sur le récépissé, ensuite éjecté par la sortie 17.In case of non-compliance of the receipt, due to a printing error for example, microprocessor 4 activates the head invalidation 12 in order to print "invalid" on the receipt, then ejected by exit 17.

Afin de contrôler la validité d'un récépissé portant un pari gagnant, le récépissé, introduit manuellement dans le terminal 1 par l'entrée 2, est analysé par le bloc 3 d'analyse d'image. Le numéro d'identifiant et le pari imprimés sur le récépissé sont lus et transmis à l'unité centrale 100 à l'aide du bloc émetteur-récepteur 14, via le réseau RTC 101.In order to check the validity of a receipt bearing a bet winner, the receipt, entered manually in terminal 1 by input 2 is analyzed by block 3 for image analysis. The number identifier and bet printed on the receipt are read and transmitted to the central unit 100 using the transceiver block 14, via the PSTN 101 network.

L'unité centrale 100 contrôle la validité du récépissé, et informe le terminal 1 de sa validité ou de sa non-validité, en transmettant des informations spécifiques reçues par le bloc 14 et transmises au microprocesseur 4.The central processing unit 100 checks the validity of the receipt, and informs terminal 1 of its validity or non-validity, by transmitting specific information received by block 14 and transmitted to the microprocessor 4.

En cas de validité du récépissé, le voyant de validité de l'interface homme-machine 13 s'allume, et la tête d'invalidation 12 est activée afin d'imprimer "non valide" sur le récépissé, sous la commande du microprocesseur 4. Le récépissé invalidé, ne pouvant ainsi plus faire l'objet d'une nouvelle validation ultérieure, est éjecté du terminal 1 par la sortie 17.If the receipt is valid, the validity indicator of the man-machine interface 13 lights up, and the invalidation head 12 is activated in order to print "invalid" on the receipt, under the microprocessor control 4. The receipt invalidated, unable to thus no longer subject to a new subsequent validation, is ejected from terminal 1 via exit 17.

En cas d'invalidité, le récépissé est directement éjecté du terminal 1, et le voyant d'invalidité s'allume.In the event of disability, the receipt is directly ejected from the terminal 1, and the invalidity indicator lights up.

Une variante de réalisation du terminal de prise de jeu, ne comprend qu'une seule tête d'impression à la fois destinée à imprimer les récépissés et à les invalider. Le terminal comporte, dans ce cas, un système de recul afin de faire reculer les récépissés, après impression et analyse et avant la coupe et l'éjection, vers la tête d'impression pour invalidation.An alternative embodiment of the gaming terminal, does not includes only one printhead at a time for print the receipts and invalidate them. The terminal includes, in this case, a recoil system in order to roll back the receipts, after printing and analysis and before cutting and ejection, to the print head for invalidation.

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  1. Terminal for taking bets (1) comprising:
    means (2,3) for inputting bets;
    means (7) for printing data on a betting receipt; and
    means (3, 4, 14) for checking the validity of a received receipt;
    characterised by the fact that the terminal (1) comprises:
    means (3, 15, 9, 4) for checking the conformity of the printed receipts with the data to be printed thereon; and
    means (12) for receipt invalidation, arranged to be activated both by the means for checking the conformity of the receipts and the means for checking the validity of the receipts.
  2. Terminal according to claim 1, wherein the means (3, 4, 14) for checking the validity and the means (3, 15, 9, 4) for checking the conformity comprise common means (3) for image analysis.
  3. Terminal according to one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the means for invalidation (12) comprise means for printing.
  4. Terminal according to claim 3, wherein the means for printing (7) intended to print the betting receipts and the means for printing (12) intended to invalidate the receipts are distinct.
  5. Terminal according to one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the means (2, 3) for inputting bets comprise the means (3) for image analysis shared with the checking means (3, 4, 14, 15,9).
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