JP2006185131A - Betting game operation system and method and program for operating betting game - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for operating a betting game such that a user can easily understand and easily participate. <P>SOLUTION: The system comprises: a betting data storage means for storing betting data including the player numbers of players specified by the user in betting and the number of betting; a betting data totaling means for receiving betting from the user and storing the betting data in the betting data storage means; and a dividend calculation means for calculating a dividend on the basis of the total of the number of betting included in the betting data stored in the betting data storage means. The plurality of player numbers are specified per bet in the betting data, and the dividend calculation means respectively calculates the dividend for each hitting number of the player numbers in one bet. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a voting game management system, and more particularly to a system for managing a voting game for public competitions such as horse racing.

  In public competitions such as horse races, bicycle races, and boat races, it is generally assumed that the order of arrival is expected and a voting ticket is purchased. The method of returning is taken. As the voting method, for example, in horse racing, nine betting methods are introduced according to the order and number, such as a single winning type, a double winning type, a horse number consecutive winning double type, and an extended consecutive winning double type. And the vote mentioned above is performed using a mark sheet as shown in the following patent documents 1, for example.

JP-A-2004-227022

  However, participants who purchase voting tickets for the first time understand all the meanings of these betting ceremonies, how to fill in a mark card and purchase, and how to view odds. It is difficult. In addition, even after the actual purchase, there are many things that are unfamiliar unless you understand the combination of the order of arrival, such as the calculation of the payout after the hit and the handling of the receipt. Therefore, the threshold is high for new participants, making new entry difficult.

  In each betting system, the top first, second, and third places are targeted, and the hit ratio is very low. Furthermore, the voting ticket itself is a method of purchasing a vote for each betting type, which is inefficient.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a system for operating a voting game so that a user can easily understand and participate easily.

Therefore, a voting game management system according to one aspect of the present invention is:
Voting configured by a computer that operates a voting game in which a user predicts a player to win among the players in a competition in which a plurality of players run and receives a dividend when the vote is hit. A game management system,
Voting data storage means for storing voting data including the player number of the player designated by the user in voting and the number of votes,
Voting data totaling means for accepting votes from users and storing voting data in voting data storage means;
Payout calculating means for calculating a payout based on the total number of votes included in the vote data stored in the vote data storage means,
In the voting data, multiple player numbers are specified for each vote.
The payout calculating means calculates the payout for each of the hit numbers of the player numbers in one vote.

  At this time, the voting data is characterized in that player numbers corresponding to the number of combinations set to a predetermined number per one vote are designated. Furthermore, the payout calculating means is characterized in that a payout is calculated for each target number that is greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to the number of combinations.

  According to the above invention, first, the user can designate a plurality of player numbers in one vote, and this is stored in the computer. The number of votes at this time is also stored in the computer. The computer calculates a payout for each hit based on the total number of votes. For example, if there are four player numbers that can be specified per vote beforehand, if only one of them is hit, two, three, or even four are hit Each dividend is calculated. Therefore, since the user can vote by simply selecting a plurality of player numbers, the vote can be performed by a simple voting method. In addition, even if the number of hits is small, such as one, it is possible to receive a payout. Therefore, the hit rate of the users who have voted is increased, and the interest of the users can be improved. In addition, along with this, it is possible to promote user participation in the voting game.

  Further, the present invention is characterized by comprising a combination number receiving means for receiving an input of the number of combinations from outside and setting the number of combinations. Furthermore, the number of combinations is set based on the number of entries to the competition. As a result, the number of player numbers that can be designated by the game can be increased or decreased, and the hit rate and the payout rate can be set constant or can be changed in reverse without affecting the performance of the game.

  The payout calculating means is characterized in that payouts are calculated by assigning different weights to each of the target numbers with respect to the total number of votes. The payout calculating means is characterized in that the payout is calculated by assigning a higher weight to the total number of votes in descending order of the number of hits.

  In this way, by changing the dividend according to the target number, it is possible to allocate a dividend even when the target number is low. It is also possible to increase. Therefore, interest can be improved for all users.

  In addition, a display device for displaying predetermined information to the user is connected to the computer, and the payout calculating means has a function of displaying the calculated payout on the display device. At this time, the payout displayed on the display device by the payout calculating means is a payout for the entire middle number of votes. Accordingly, since the current payout is displayed at the voting stage, the user can expect and vote and can improve the interest. Further, since the payout displayed at this time is a payout for the entire vote, the payout to be returned to each user is not known at the time of voting, which can attract the user's interest.

Also, the computer
In addition to having competition result storage means for storing competition result data including the player numbers selected in the competition,
A competition result receiving means for receiving input of competition result data and storing it in the competition result storage means;
Compare the competition result data stored in the competition result storage means with the voting data stored in the voting data storage means to identify the target number in each vote, and to calculate the number of votes for each target number Medium result calculation means,
The hit result calculation means is characterized in that a payout per vote is calculated by dividing the payout in each target number calculated by the payout calculation means by the number of votes of the target number.

  At this time, the hit result calculation means stores in the competition result storage means carry-over data so that the hit number of hits for which the hit vote is zero is added to the payout in different competitions. It is characterized by.

Further, the hit result calculation means includes data representing the hit number with a hit vote of zero included in the carryover data and stores it in the competition result storage means,
The payout calculating means reads the carryover data and the target number included in the carryover data from the competition result storing means, and the payout calculated by the payout calculating means for the same target number as the target number In addition, carry-over data is added.

  As a result, the calculated payout is distributed to the user according to the number of votes that have been properly hit. Further, when there is no hit person, it is possible to increase the payout in the game by carrying over the payout next time, and to improve the interest for the user.

In addition, a ballot that is another form of the present invention is:
This is a ballot that is used for voting in a voting game in which a user votes in anticipation of the winning player among the players and receives a dividend when the ballot is hit. And
A player number designation field for designating a plurality of player numbers of players and a vote number designation field for designating the number of votes,
The payout for each target number for the player number designated in the player number designation field in one vote is calculated based on the total number of votes designated in the vote number designation field.
It is characterized by that.

Moreover, the voting game management method which is the other form of this invention is the following.
In a game in which a plurality of players run, a voting game management method in which a voting game is operated by a computer in which a user predicts a winning player among the players and receives a payout when the voting is hit. Because
Computer
A voting data totaling step of accepting voting data including a player number of a plurality of players per vote and a number of votes as a vote from a user and storing the vote data in a voting data storage unit; ,
A payout calculating step of calculating a payout for each hit number of player numbers in one vote based on the total number of votes included in the voting data stored in the voting data storage means. It is said.

In addition, a voting game management program according to another embodiment of the present invention is
In a game in which a plurality of players run, a computer that operates a voting game in which a user predicts a player to win among the players and receives a dividend when the vote is hit,
A voting data totaling step of accepting voting data including a player number of a plurality of players per vote and a number of votes as a vote from a user and storing the vote data in a voting data storage unit; ,
A payout calculating step for calculating a payout for each hit number of player numbers in one vote based on the total number of votes included in the vote data stored in the vote data storage means. The game management program is used.

  Even if it is a ballot paper, a ballot game management method, and a ballot game management program in the above-mentioned composition, since it operates like the ballot game management system mentioned above, the above-mentioned object of the present invention can be achieved.

  Since the present invention is configured and functions as described above, according to this, the user can designate a plurality of player numbers in one vote, and the payout for such a vote is the center of the designated player numbers. Calculated for each number. Therefore, it is possible to provide a simple voting method and increase the hit rate while at the same time increasing the payout according to the hit number, thereby improving the interest of the user, This has an unprecedented excellent effect that the user can be promoted to participate in the voting game.

  The present invention is a system that realizes a new voting method in public competitions such as horse racing, bicycle racing, and boat racing. As an outline, votes for racehorses and the like from a user are totaled by a computer, and a payout is calculated. At this time, it is possible to designate a plurality of racehorses (player numbers) per vote, and the dividend will be determined in terms of how many of such racehorses will arrive by the set order of arrival (number of hits). Is calculated. Therefore, it is easy to bet and the payout can be set widely.

  However, the present invention is not limited to use in the above-mentioned public competitions, and can also be applied to voting games that imitate these. That is, the present invention can also be applied to a horse racing game installed in a game center or an amusement park. Hereinafter, the configuration and operation will be described with reference to examples.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the competitive game management system. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a voting sheet used in the present system, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a voting ticket issued for voting. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the aggregation server that is the core of this system. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state of odds display displayed on the display device. 6 to 7 are flowcharts showing the operation of this system. In addition, in a present Example, it demonstrates as a system utilized for horse racing which is a public competition.

[Constitution]
As shown in FIG. 1, the voting game management system according to the present invention accepts a counting server 1 that counts votes for a running player (racing horse) and a ballot sheet 4 (a betting ticket purchase card) using a mark sheet method. And a display device 3 for displaying information for a voting user such as odds. The ticket issuing terminal 2 and the display device 3 are connected to the aggregation server 1 via a network such as a public network or a cable, and exchange information with each other. Hereinafter, each configuration will be described in detail.

<Voting paper, voting ticket>
First, the ballot 4 used when a user votes and the voting ticket 5 issued as a result of voting will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of the voting paper 4. As shown in this figure, the voting paper 4 is formed by a mark sheet method. In the ballot 4, a player number that specifies a plurality of player numbers (horse numbers) in anticipation of players (race horses) who will win by a predetermined order of arrival among racers (running horses). A designation field 4a, a voting amount designation field 4b (voting number designation field) for designating a voting amount representing the number of votes, a stadium designation field 4c for designating a holding stadium, and a race number designation field 4d for designating a race number Are formed.

  Here, in the player number designation field 4a, a plurality of player numbers can be designated for one vote, and the number is preset for each race. In the present invention, the number specifying the player number is called the number of combinations. The number of combinations is set by the side that manages the competition, for example, based on the number of entries to the competition. As an example, for a race in which 16 race horses run, the number of combinations is set to “4”. In response to this, the user designates four racehorses that are expected to win within four.

  The voting amount designation field 4b is formed in a pair with the player number designation field 4a, and it can be designated to vote a plurality of player numbers corresponding to the number of combinations designated in one player number designation field 4a. . Here, since it is set to bet 100 yen per vote, for example, when purchasing 10 votes of a certain combination of player numbers, an amount of “1000 yen” is designated.

  Further, in the ballot paper 4 shown in FIG. 2, since a plurality of pairs of the player number designation field 4a and the vote amount designation field 4b are formed, a plurality of combinations of player numbers are designated and the desired number of votes is designated. can do.

  The voting ticket shown in FIG. 3 is issued by inserting the voting paper 4 marked in each designation field into the ticketing terminal 2 together with the total purchase amount. In the example shown in this figure, in the case of voting for a race set to vote with four combinations, the player number (1, 3, 5, 7) is 1000 yen (10 votes), Shown when voting 1000 yen (10 votes) for player numbers (2, 4, 6, 8) and 1000 yen (10 votes) for player numbers (1, 5, 9, 13) ing.

  Because this voting method is adopted, users do not need to understand the complicated voting method used in public competitions, etc., and can simply vote by selecting multiple player numbers. You can vote with a simple voting method. Therefore, it becomes easier for the user to newly participate in the vote.

<Ticketing terminal>
Next, the ticket issuing terminal 2 that issues the voting ticket 5 with the voting paper 4 described above will be described. A plurality of ticket issuing terminals 2 are installed in a racetrack or other betting ticket sales facilities. And it is a terminal which accepts the input of the voting data entered in the voting paper 4 by the user and issues the voting ticket 5, and the user receives money according to the number of votes at the time of voting paper insertion slot and voting ticket issuing slot. And a money slot to be inserted. In addition, in order to fulfill the role of paying out the dividend amount for the hit voting ticket, a target voting ticket reception port for receiving the hit voting ticket and a refund port for refunding the dividend amount are provided.

  Furthermore, a communication device is provided, and a voting data transmission function for reading the voting data from the received voting paper 4 and transmitting it to the counting server 1 is provided. This voting data transmission function is a totaling server 1 that uses the stadium, the race number, the combination of the player numbers of the number of combinations, and the voting amount (the number of votes) as the voting data. Send to.

  Further, the ticket issuing terminal 2 has a competition result receiving function for receiving competition result data such as a payout amount from the counting server 1. This competition result data includes, for example, the holding stadium, the race number, the winning player number, and the payout amount for each hit corresponding to the winning player number. Then, based on the competition result data, the voting ticket inserted at the time of payout is examined, and the dividend amount is paid back.

<Aggregation server>
Next, the summary server 1 that forms the core of the voting game management system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The aggregation server 1 is configured by a server computer including an arithmetic device 10 such as a CPU, a storage device 20 such as a hard disk, and an input device 30 such as a mouse and a keyboard. In addition, a communication device (not shown) is also provided so that information can be transmitted and received with the ticket issuing terminal 2 described above. Further, it is also connected to the display device 3 described in detail later, and has a function of controlling the display state of the display device 3.

  In the storage device 21, the number of combinations of player numbers at the time of voting set for each competition race, that is, the combination storage unit 21 in which the number of combinations is stored, and the vote received from the user received from the ticketing terminal 2 A voting data storage unit 22 for storing data and a competition result storage unit 23 for storing competition result data representing a competition result are formed.

  In addition, by incorporating a voting game management program into the arithmetic device 10, a combination number reception processing unit 11, a voting data totaling processing unit 12, a dividend amount calculation processing unit 13, and a competition result reception processing unit 14 , A refund amount calculation processing unit 15 is constructed. Hereinafter, the functions of the processing units 11 to 15 and the data stored in the storage units 21 to 23 will be described in detail.

  The combination number reception processing unit 11 (combination number reception means) receives an input of the number of combinations set for each race inputted by the competition operator via the input unit 30 or another computer system, and stores the number of combinations. Store in the unit 21. Based on the stored number of combinations, the number of player numbers to vote for one vote for the race is set, and a payout is calculated according to the number of combinations as will be described later. For example, in a race in which 16 races run, the number of combinations is set to “4”, and in a race in which 10 races run, the number of combinations is set to “3”. Note that the combination number reception processing unit 11 is not necessarily provided, and the competition game may be always operated by the number of combinations set in advance.

  The voting data totaling processing unit 12 (voting data totaling means) collects voting data representing the contents of voting by the user from a plurality of ticket issuing terminals 2, and stores the voting data in the voting data storage unit 22 (voting data storage means). To do. At this time, the voting data is distributed and stored for each race of each holding stadium into a voted player number and a voting amount (the number of votes). Each time the voting data is received from each ticket issuing terminal 2, the fact is notified to the dividend calculation processing unit 13.

  When receiving the notification that the voting data has been received from the voting data totaling processing unit 12 as described above, the payout amount calculation processing unit 13 (payout calculating unit) executes a process of calculating a payout. The calculation process may be executed at regular time intervals.

  At this time, the calculation processing of the payout in the present invention is based on the total number of votes, specifically, based on the sum of the vote amounts that is the product of the amount of money to be multiplied per vote and the number of votes. Each payout is calculated. For example, when the number of combinations is set to “4”, four player numbers are designated for one vote, so hit numbers between “0” and “4” are conceivable. Of these, when the target number is “0”, there is no payout, but when the target number is “1” to “4”, the target number is increased or decreased for each target number. The corresponding dividend is calculated. That is, if only one of the selected four player numbers wins and wins within 4th place, a payout will be received. However, as the number of hits increases, the proportion of the dividend increases. Hereinafter, a specific example of a method for calculating a payout will be described.

First, values used for calculation are defined as follows.
S: “Total sales amount” of the vote. That is, the product of the vote amount per vote and the number of votes.
V: “Total number of votes” of the vote. Therefore, when voting 100 yen per vote and betting 55 votes, the total sales amount (S) = 100 × 55 (V) = 5500 yen.
n: A number representing how many player numbers are used in one vote. In this case, it is called a “target number”.
c: Number of combinations.
w: “weight” for hit. This is set in order to pay a large dividend (pay back) to a user who has made many hits in the voting method for selecting player numbers corresponding to the number of combinations. This weighting method is arbitrary, but in the present embodiment, the weight ratio is defined as “target number / (sum from 1 to the number of combinations)”. Specifically, the weight (w) is set as “w = n / {c (c + 1) / 2} = 2n / {c (c + 1)}” when the entire target is 1. Then, for example, if the number of combinations is “4”, the ratio of each weight is “w = 1 / (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) = 1/10” for the target number 1 and “w” for the target number 2. = 2 / (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) = 2/10 ”, for target number 3,“ w = 3 / (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) = 3/10 ”, for target number 4,“ w = 4 / (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) = 4 / 10 ". In this way, for example, when the number of combinations is “4”, the user who hit the target four more than the user who hit the target four only, It is possible to make a dividend about twice as thick. Therefore, in the public competition, there may be a situation in which the dividend amount will be low even if the number of hits is high for popular concentrated runners, but such inconvenience can be avoided and the number of hits is large. Can receive more dividends.
A: “Dividend amount per target number”. That is, it is the total amount of payout for each hit, set by the total sales amount (S) and weight (w) regardless of the number of hit votes and the number of votes. As will be described later, the amount actually paid out is an amount obtained by dividing the “payout amount for each target” (A) by the number of hit votes (a refund amount per vote (a)).

Then, the payout amount totaling processing unit 13 calculates the payout amount (A) as follows using the total sales amount (S) and the weight (w). First, the voting data is read from the voting data storage unit 22 to check the total number of votes. If there are 55 votes for a voting amount of 100 yen per vote, the total sales amount (S) = 100 × 55 (V) = 5500 yen. Then, the product obtained by multiplying the total sales amount (S) by the weight (w) in each target number becomes the dividend amount (A) for each target number. At this time, the number of combinations is read from the combination number storage unit 21 and calculated. Here, it is assumed that the number of combinations (c) is “6”.
Target number “1”: 5500 × (1 / (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6)) = 261.・ ・
Target number “2”: 5500 × (2 / (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6)) = 523.・ ・
Target number “3”: 5500 × (3 / (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6)) = 785.・ ・
Target number “4”: 5500 × (4 / (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6)) = 1047.・ ・
Target number “5”: 5500 × (5 / (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6)) = 1309.・ ・
Target number “6”: 5500 × (6 / (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6)) = 1571.・ ・

  Then, the payout amount totaling processing unit 13 outputs the payout amount for each target number calculated as described above to the display device 3 and displays it on the display device 3 together with the holding stadium and the race number. An example of this is shown in FIG. In this figure, only the payout amount for a specific race is shown, but actually, the amounts for other races are also shown. By displaying in this way, the user will know how many votes he hit for the first time after the race, and how much the payout will be for himself, so he has a sense of tension before the race. The user can enjoy the competition. In addition, since the operator only has to display only a moderate number of payout amounts (odds), the display is simplified and the entire race can be displayed on one screen. As a result, it is easy for the user to use.

  Further, the payout amount totaling processing unit 13 further checks whether carryover data in the previous race is stored in the competition result storage unit 23 (competition result storage unit). Here, carry-over data is data including dividend amount data and hit number data. The carry-over dividend amount data will be described in detail later. This is the amount of dividend that has been paid out to the target number that did not exist. When carry-over data is stored, the carry-over payout amount is added to the currently calculated race payout amount. That is, when a carry-over occurs in the immediately preceding race, it is added to the payout amount for the next race. At this time, the target number that has been carried over is examined by referring to the target number data included in the carry-over data, and the target number that is the same as the target number that has been carried over is currently calculated. The payout amount carried over is added to the payout amount. Specifically, using the above example, if there is no “voting that hit the target number“ 4 ”(the vote that hit the four starting numbers)”, the dividend amount 1047.・ ・ Add Yen to the dividend amount of “Hit number“ 4 ”” for the following races. This is continued until a target vote of “target number“ 4 ”” is generated. Thereby, the case where the amount of payout becomes high occurs and the interest of the user can be improved. However, the payout amount may be calculated by adding the carry-over payout amount to the total sales amount of another race (for example, the next race).

  Then, the payout amount calculation processing unit 13 stores the calculated payout amount for each target number in the voting data storage unit 22 as the voting data of the race.

  The competition result reception processing unit 14 (competition result reception unit) receives the input of the competition result data from the input unit 30 or another computer after the race, and stores it in the competition result storage unit 23. Then, the refund amount calculation processing unit 15 is notified to that effect. At this time, the competition result data received and stored is, for example, data indicating the race number and the order of arrival of each player number.

  When the payment amount calculation processing unit 15 (the hit result calculation means) receives a notification from the competition result reception processing unit 14 that the competition result data of the predetermined race has been received, first, the competition result data of the race is obtained as the competition result data. While reading from the storage unit 23, the voting data of the same race is read from the voting data storage unit 22. Then, these are compared to identify the target number in each vote, and the number of votes for each target number is calculated. For example, in the case of a race where the number of combinations is “4”, a vote specifying at least one player number up to 4th is specified, and this is divided into target numbers, and each target number (1 ˜4) The number of votes (h) is calculated. Thereafter, the payout amount calculation processing unit 15 reads out the payout amount calculated for each target number from the voting data storage unit 22, and for each target number, the number of votes that hit the above-mentioned payout amount (A). The quotient divided by (h) is calculated as a refund amount (a) per vote. Then, the calculated payout amount is stored in the competition result storage unit 23 and output to be displayed on the display device 3. Further, the ticket issuing terminal 2 is notified of the data of the refund amount together with the hit player number so that the ticket issuing terminal 2 can make a refund.

  In addition, the payout amount calculation processing unit 15 stores in the competition result storage unit 23, as carryover data, a payout amount of the correct number for which the hit vote is zero as addition to the payout in different races. It has a function. At this time, in the carryover data, hit number data representing the hit number whose hit vote is zero is included in the carry over data and stored. Thus, as described above, the payout amount calculation processing unit 13 is used when calculating a payout.

<Display device>
The display device 3 is a large screen or a television monitor installed in a place where the racetrack or the ticketing terminal 2 is installed. As described above, the dividend amount or the refund amount for each race, the number of combinations, etc. Is used to display to notify the user. The display operation and display contents are mainly controlled by the aggregation server 1.

[Operation]
Next, the operation of the above-described voting game management system, in particular, the operation of the counting server 1 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  First, the operator notifies the user that a combination vote designating a plurality of player numbers is accepted for a predetermined race by display or sound on the display device 3. For example, “Today, 4 combinations of 16 starts in the fifth race” will be notified. Accordingly, the operator inputs the number of combinations “4” to the aggregation server 1. As a result, the total number “4” is received by the aggregation server 1 (step S1), and is stored and set in the server 1.

  Subsequently, the user predicts the race result, enters the player number and the vote amount on the ballot 4 as a mark card, and submits it together with money to the ballot reception desk and the unmanned ticketing terminal 2. Then, the ticket issuing terminal 2 reads the voting data entered on the ballot paper 4 and issues a voting ticket 5 representing the contents. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 3, for the race number “5”, an amount of 1,000 yen (10 votes) is voted for the player number (1, 3, 5, 7). The combination shows the case where each amount is voted. At the same time, the ticket issuing terminal 2 transmits the voting data read from the voting paper 4 to the counting server 1.

  Subsequently, the aggregation server 1 receives the voting data transmitted from the discovery terminal 2 (step S2), and calculates the payout amount for the race. First, the sales of the race are totaled (step S3). For example, if the combination vote of the fifth race for voting 100 yen per vote is 8,175 votes, the total sales amount (total vote amount) is 817,500 yen. Based on the total sales amount, the payout amount is calculated by weighting each target number (step S4). Here, "Fifth race-target number 1: 81,750 yen, target number 2: 163,500 yen, target number 3: 245,250 yen, target number 4: 327,000 yen" and dividends It is assumed that the amount has been calculated.

  At this time, it is checked whether or not there is a carryover (step S5). If there is a carryover (affirmative determination in step S5), the target of the fifth race corresponding to the target number where the carryover has occurred is determined. The carry-over amount is added to the medium amount of payout amount (step S6). For example, if there is no hit number 4 voting ticket in the fourth race, the payout amount at that time is carried over and added to the above-mentioned fifth race payout amount: 327,000 yen. The payout amount for the fifth race.

  Then, the payout amount calculated as described above is displayed on the display device 3 (step S7). Then, the user can vote by referring to the display. Then, the vote is accepted until immediately before the start of the race (after a negative determination in step S8, the process proceeds to step S2), and the above-described calculation and display processing of the payout amount is repeatedly executed.

  Thereafter, when the fifth race is completed and finished, the competition results are input to the counting server 1 by the manager. At this time, it is assumed that the competition result is “5th, 5th, 12th, 8th, 9th, ending order to 4th place”. Receiving this (Step S11), the totaling server 1 reads out the voting data, extracts one hitting vote (Step S12), and calculates the number of votes for each hit (Step S13). At this time, if there is a hit number for which no vote has been voted (Yes in step S14), the payout amount of the hit number is stored as carry-over (step S15). Here, for example, if there is no voting for “three players numbers in the fifth race,” that is, “the target number 3”, the above-mentioned target number 3 is the payout amount. 245,250 yen is stored as carry-over carried over after the next race. Later, the case of carrying over to the sixth race will be described.

  In addition, with respect to other target payout amounts for which no carry-over has occurred, the payout amount per vote for each target hit is calculated by the aggregation server 1 so that the payout amount is distributed according to the number of hit votes. The amount is calculated (step S16). For example, for the user who purchased the voting ticket shown in FIG. 3, the hit number 2 is hit in the above result. At this time, the hit number of hit hits 2 is 61 as a whole. If there are votes, the dividend amount 163,500 yen is divided by 61 votes, and the payout amount per vote is 2,680.・ ・ Yen. With respect to other hit points, the payout amount per vote is calculated in the same manner.

  Thereafter, the aggregation server 1 displays the refund amount on the display device 3 (step S17), and notifies the ticket issuing terminal 2 that can execute the refund process (step S18). Then, the user who has the right voting ticket makes a refund at the ticketing terminal 2 or at the window. Here, since the user has purchased 10 votes (1000 yen) for the number of hits 2, he charged 26,800 yen by multiplying the refund amount of 2,680 yen by 10, This amount will be refunded.

  Here, in the next sixth race, the carry-over generated in the fifth race is added. For example, it is assumed that four combination votes are held in the sixth race, and the total sales amount is 932,400 yen (9,324 votes) in the combination vote. Then, for the hit number 3, the payout amount is 279,720 yen. However, with respect to the target number 3, since the carryover of the fifth race is 245,250 yen, the sum total of 524,970 yen is the payout amount of the target number 3 of the sixth race. At this time, if the number of hits for the target number 3 is 37, the target amount per vote is 14,188.・ ・ Yen. Then, for example, if there is a user who has purchased 12 votes, the refund amount to the user is 170,256 yen.

[Modification]
Here, in the said Example, although the case where a vote was received in the ticketing terminal 2 was illustrated, it is not limited to this structure. For example, a voting game may be operated by receiving a vote from an information processing terminal owned by a user who performs voting through a network, or by receiving a vote made through a telephone and counting by the counting server 1.

  According to the above embodiment, first, the user can designate a plurality of player numbers in one vote, so that the vote becomes easy. In addition, since each payout is calculated from the case where one of the specified player numbers is hit to the case where a predetermined number (for example, 4) is hit, the voted user As a result, a high payout rate can be expected and the interest of the user can be improved. In addition, along with this, it is possible to promote user participation in the voting game.

  The present invention can be used as a computer for calculating votes and calculating dividends in public competitions such as horse races, bicycle races, boat races, and games, and controlling the voting games themselves. Have.

It is a block diagram which shows the whole structure of a competitive game management system. It is a figure which shows the structure of a voting paper. It is a figure which shows the mode of the voting ticket issued with respect to a vote. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of a totaling server. It is a figure which shows the mode of the payout display in a display apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of a totaling server. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of a totaling server.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Total server 2 Ticketing terminal 3 Display apparatus 4 Ballot paper 5 Voting ticket 10 Arithmetic apparatus 11 Combination reception process part (combination number reception means)
12 Voting data totaling processing part (voting data totaling means)
13 Dividend amount calculation processing unit (dividend calculation processing unit)
14 Competition result reception processing part (competition result reception means)
15 Refund Amount Calculation Processing Unit (Hit results calculation means)
20 storage device 21 combination number storage unit 22 voting data storage unit (voting data storage means)
23 Competition result storage (competition result storage means)
30 Input part 4a Player number designation field 4b Number of votes designation field

Claims (15)

Voting configured by a computer that operates a voting game in which a user predicts a player to win among the players in a competition in which a plurality of players run and receives a dividend when the vote is hit. A game management system,
Voting data storage means for storing voting data including the player number of the player specified by the user in the voting and the number of votes thereof;
Voting data totaling means for receiving voting from the user and storing the voting data in the voting data storage means;
Payout calculating means for calculating the payout based on the total number of votes included in the vote data stored in the vote data storage means,
In the voting data, a plurality of the player numbers are designated per one vote,
The voting game management system, wherein the payout calculating means calculates a payout for each of the hit numbers of the player numbers in one vote.   2. The voting game management system according to claim 1, wherein the voting data specifies the player numbers corresponding to the number of combinations set to a predetermined number per vote.   3. The voting game management system according to claim 2, wherein the payout calculating means calculates the payout for each of the target numbers that are 1 or more and less than the number of combinations.   4. The voting game management system according to claim 2, further comprising a combination number receiving means for receiving an input of the number of combinations from outside and setting the number of combinations.   5. The voting game management system according to claim 2, 3 or 4, wherein the number of combinations is set based on the number of entries in a competition.   6. The payout calculating unit according to claim 1, wherein the payout calculating means calculates the payout by assigning a different weight to each of the target numbers with respect to the total number of votes. Voting game management system.   The voting game management system according to claim 6, wherein the payout calculating unit calculates the payout by assigning a higher weight to the total number of votes in descending order of the number of hits. A display device that displays predetermined information for the user is connected to the computer, and
The voting game management system according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7, wherein the payout calculating means has a function of displaying the calculated payout on the display device.   9. The voting game management system according to claim 8, wherein the payout displayed on the display device by the payout calculating means is a payout for all the middle number of votes. The computer is
In addition to having competition result storage means for storing competition result data including the player numbers selected in the competition,
A competition result receiving means for receiving the competition result data and storing it in the competition result storage means;
The competition result data stored in the competition result storage means and the voting data stored in the voting data storage means are compared to identify the target number in each vote, and the vote for each target number A hit result calculation means for calculating a number,
The hit result calculation means calculates a payout per vote by dividing the payout at each target hit calculated by the payout calculation means by the number of votes of the hit target. Item 10. A voting game management system according to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9.   The hit result calculation means stores in the competition result storage means as carryover data so that the hit number of hits with a hit vote of zero is added to the payout in different competitions. The voting game management system according to claim 10. The hit result calculation means includes data representing the hit number for which the hit vote is zero in the carryover data and stores it in the competition result storage means,
The payout calculating means reads out the carryover data and the target number included in the carryover data from the competition result storing means, and sends the payout calculating means for the same target number as the target number. 12. The voting game management system according to claim 11, wherein the carry-over data is added to the payout calculated in the above. This is a ballot that is used for voting in a voting game in which a user votes in anticipation of the winning player among the players and receives a dividend when the ballot is hit. And
A player number designation field for designating a plurality of player numbers of the players, and a vote number designation field for designating the number of votes,
The payout for each target number for the player number designated in the player number designation field in one vote is calculated based on the total number of votes designated in the vote number designation field.
Voting paper for voting games, characterized by that. In a game in which a plurality of players run, a voting game management method in which a voting game is operated by a computer in which a user predicts a winning player among the players and receives a payout when the voting is hit. Because
The computer is
Voting data totaling that receives voting data including the player numbers for which the player numbers of a plurality of the players are specified for each vote and the number of votes as the vote from the user, and stores it in the voting data storage means Process,
A payout calculating step of calculating the payout for each hit number of the player numbers in one vote based on the total number of votes included in the vote data stored in the vote data storage means; A voting game management method characterized by that. In a game in which a plurality of players run, a computer that operates a voting game in which a user predicts a player to win among the players and receives a dividend when the vote is hit,
Voting data totaling that receives voting data including the player numbers for which the player numbers of a plurality of the players are specified for each vote and the number of votes as the vote from the user, and stores it in the voting data storage means Process,
Realizing a payout calculating step of calculating the payout for each hit number of the player numbers in one vote based on the total number of votes included in the vote data stored in the vote data storage means; A voting game management program.

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