JP2006238927A - Game medium dispenser and game medium dispensing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game medium dispenser and a game medium dispensing system, capable of unlocking a key by an easy operation and taking out bills or a currency value card. <P>SOLUTION: The game medium dispensing system is provided with: a plurality of game medium dispensers 1; and a remote controller 2 capable of communicating with the game medium dispensers. The game medium dispensing system is provided with: a communication part 50 capable of communicating with the other game medium dispensing machine; and an extrusion motor 23 for discharging the bills P housed inside the game medium dispenser 1. Then, when release operation signals (discharge command signals) are received in the communication part 50, the extrusion motor 23 is operated, control for discharging the bills P is performed, and the release operation signals are transmitted to the other game medium dispenser 1 thereafter. Thus, the bills are discharged from the plurality of game medium dispensers 1 in linkage and a person in charge of collection can easily recover the bills. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a game medium lending device and a game medium lending system for lending game media such as game balls in pachinko machines or game medals in pachislot machines.

  For example, in a pachinko machine as a game machine, a game medium lending machine for lending game balls is installed in the vicinity of the casing side portion of the pachinko machine. The game medium lending machine is configured to lend a game ball corresponding to this amount when a money value card such as a bill or a prepaid card is inserted.

  Also, the banknote or money value card inserted by the player into the game media lending machine is accommodated in the accommodating portion in the game medium lending machine, and the person in charge of collecting the game halls each game media lending machine after the game hall is closed. The key provided in the box is unlocked, and the banknotes or the monetary value cards stored in the internal storage unit are collected. In such a collection operation, when the key of each game medium lending machine is unlocked, there may be a case where the person in charge of collection cannot easily grasp the stored banknote or money value card. Will fall.

  Therefore, in order to solve such a problem, for example, in JP-A-2002-85797 (Patent Document 1), when the key of the game medium lending machine is unlocked, the stored banknotes are automatically A protruding technique is shown, and the person in charge of collection can easily grasp the protruding banknote.

  However, in the gaming medium lending machine of the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, it is necessary for the person in charge of collection to sequentially unlock a large number of gaming medium lending machines provided in the gaming hall to collect and walk the banknotes or money value cards. Therefore, it is still necessary to perform a complicated operation of unlocking the key.

In order to solve this problem, for example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-190611 (Patent Document 2), a plurality of game medium rentals are provided by a command from a management server connected to each game medium rental machine via a network. A technique has been disclosed in which several keys of the machine are unlocked all at once to reduce the labor of collecting banknotes by a person in charge of collecting money.
JP 2002-85797 A JP 2003-190611 A

  However, in the prior art disclosed in the above-mentioned Patent Document 2, a method of unlocking a part or all of a large number of gaming medium lending machines provided by a command from the management server. A person needs to input a predetermined operation at a position where a management server such as an office or a management room is installed, and perform an operation of unlocking the key of the game medium lending machine.

  Therefore, if a management server such as an office or management room is located at a location away from the location where the game media lending machine is installed, the person in charge of collection will bother to move to the location where the management server is installed and perform the unlocking operation. In addition, after unlocking the key, the bills were exposed from a plurality of gaming medium lending machines for a long time, and a problem in crime prevention occurred.

  In addition, since a signal for discharging banknotes is transmitted from the management server to each game medium lending machine, there is a drawback in that the communication load on the network line increases.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve such a conventional problem, and the object of the present invention is to be able to unlock a key with a simple operation and take out a banknote or a monetary value card, and It is an object of the present invention to provide a game medium lending device and a game medium lending system that can reduce the communication load of a network line.

  In order to achieve the above object, a gaming medium lending device according to claim 1 of the present application detects a predetermined amount when a bill or money value card is inserted in a gaming medium lending device for lending gaming media. A game medium lending machine that lends the game medium and a portable device that can be carried by the operator, the game medium lending machine being capable of communicating with the portable device, and the inserted An accommodating means capable of accommodating a bill or a monetary value card, a discharge mechanism for discharging the bill or the monetary value card accommodated in the accommodating means, and the communication means, the bill or the monetary value card from the portable device. And a lending machine control means for controlling the discharge of the bill or money value card by operating the discharge mechanism when the discharge command signal is received.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the operator operates the portable device and outputs a discharge command signal, a bill or a monetary value card accommodated in the game medium lending machine is provided by a discharge mechanism provided in the game medium lending machine. Therefore, the operator can take out the banknote with a simple operation, and can easily perform the work of collecting the banknote or the monetary value card.

  The game medium lending system according to claim 2 is a game medium lending system that lends game media. When a banknote or a money value card is inserted, the game medium lending system detects a plurality of game media and lends a predetermined amount of game media. A game medium lending machine and a portable device that can be carried by an operator and can communicate with at least one of the game medium lending machines, and each game medium lending machine communicates with another game medium lending machine. When a communication command means, a discharge mechanism for discharging a bill or money value card accommodated in the game medium lending machine, and a discharge command signal for the bill or money value card are received by the communication means And a lending machine control means for controlling the discharge mechanism to discharge the bill or money value card, and the communication control means is the portable device or the first other game medium. When a discharge command signal from a machine is received, the discharge command signal is transmitted to at least one second other game medium lending machine different from the first other game medium lending machine. To do.

  In the invention of claim 2, when the operator operates the portable device and outputs a discharge command signal, the game medium lending machine that has received the discharge command signal discharges the stored banknote or money value card, and The discharge command signal is transmitted to another game medium lending machine (second other game medium lending machine). Thereby, since a discharge command signal is transmitted in a chain manner to a plurality of game medium lending machines, a bill or a monetary value card is discharged from a plurality of game medium lending machines with a time difference, It is possible to easily collect bills or money value cards that are sequentially discharged. As a result, the efficiency of collecting bills or money value cards can be significantly improved. Moreover, since a discharge command signal can be transmitted to each game medium lending machine without going through the management server, the communication load can be reduced.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, when the game medium lending machine receives a discharge command signal from the portable device or the first other game medium lending machine by the communication control means, the discharge mechanism And discharging the bill or money value card, and then sending a discharge command signal to at least one of the second other game medium lending machines.

  In the invention of claim 3, when a discharge command signal is transmitted to the game medium lending machine from a portable device or another game medium lending machine (first other game medium lending machine), a bill or money After discharging the value card, a discharge command signal is sent to the other game medium lending machine (second other game medium lending machine). Thus, the bill or money value card is discharged by the gaming medium lending machine, and the time during which the bill or money value card is exposed can be shortened.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, when the discharge control signal is received from the portable device or another first game medium lending machine, the communication control means is the only second other game medium lending device. A discharge command signal is transmitted to the machine.

  In the invention of claim 4, when a discharge command signal is transmitted to the next game medium lending machine (second other game medium lending machine) after the discharge command signal is transmitted to the game medium lending machine, For example, when collecting banknotes or money value cards from a gaming medium lending machine installed on one gaming island, the discharging command signal is transmitted only to the neighboring gaming medium lending machines. A bill or a monetary value card can be discharged, and a bill or a monetary value card can be collected efficiently.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, when the plurality of game medium lending machines are set to two or more groups and a discharge command signal is transmitted from the portable device, the game medium lending machine that has received the discharge command The ejecting mechanism of the game medium lending machine of the group is driven by transmitting / receiving the discharge command signal between the game medium lending machines of the group including the group.

  In the invention of claim 5, since a plurality of gaming medium lending machines are set in two or more groups and a banknote or a monetary value card is discharged for each group, for example, a banknote or a monetary value card is discharged for each gaming island. It is possible to improve the efficiency of the collection work.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, each game medium lending machine is connected to a management server that manages the game medium lending machine, and transmits a banknote or money value card discharge result by the discharge mechanism to the management server. It is characterized by that.

  In the invention of claim 6, since the discharge result data indicating whether or not the bill or money value card has been normally discharged by the discharge mechanism is transmitted to the management server managing each game medium lending machine, The results can be managed collectively.

  The invention according to claim 7 is that the portable device authenticates with the remote control device that transmits a discharge command signal of the bill or money value card to the gaming medium lending device, or the gaming medium lending device. It is one of the cards for authentication which transmits the discharge command signal of the said banknote or money value card by performing.

  In the invention of claim 7, since communication with the game medium lending machine is performed using a remote control machine or an authentication card such as an IC card as a portable machine, other remote operations are performed when the remote control machine is used. It can be integrated with a remote control device to perform, and if an authentication card is used, reliable authentication is required, so that a banknote or monetary value card is discharged to a third party who is not an authorized operator Can be avoided.

  In the game medium lending device and the game medium lending system according to the present invention, it is possible to take out a banknote or a monetary value card with a simple operation, and to reduce a communication load on a network line.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a game medium rental system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in the figure, this game medium lending system 100 includes a plurality of game medium lending machines 1 (1a-1, 1a-2,..., 1a-n, 1b-1, 1b-) installed in a game hall. , 1b-n), a remote control device (portable device) 2 that can communicate with each game medium lending machine 1 and can be carried by an operator, and a network line 4 that connects the game medium lending devices 1 to each other. ing. Each game medium lending machine 1 is connected to the management server 3 via the network line 4.

  The game medium lending machine 1 is installed, for example, in the vicinity of the side of the case of the pachinko machine provided in the game hall, and when a bill (or a monetary value card such as a prepaid card) is inserted, a game corresponding to the inserted amount of money is made. A ball (game medium) is lent out.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an appearance of the game medium lending machine 1. As shown in the figure, the game medium lending machine 1 includes a bill insertion slot 11 into which a bill is inserted, a coin insertion slot 12 into which a coin is inserted, and a remote control receiver 13 when communicating with the remote controller 2. , An information display LCD 14 for displaying member information or management information, an error message, etc., a numeric keypad 15 for performing operations such as withdrawal of a storage ball, a coin return slot 16, and a card insertion slot 17 for inserting a money value card such as a prepaid card. And.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a plurality of gaming medium lending machines 1 are installed between gaming machines 18 such as pachinko machines, and one each for each gaming machine 18 as shown. A game medium lending machine 1 is arranged. Then, the player desires by inserting a bill from the bill insertion slot 11 of the game medium lending machine 1, inserting a coin from the coin insertion slot 12, or inserting a prepaid card from the card insertion slot 17. An amount of game media, that is, a game ball for a pachinko machine, and a game medal for a pachislot machine are lent out.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the storage case 21 for storing the banknote P inserted from the banknote insertion slot 11, and FIG. 5 is a side view showing the configuration inside the storage case 21. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a discharge mechanism for discharging the banknotes stored in the storage unit 21. FIG. 6A shows a state in which the banknotes P are stored, FIG. ) Shows a state in which the banknote P is discharged.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a metal side plate 22 is provided in the storage case 21, and a plurality of bills inserted by the player through the bill insertion slot 11 are stored along the side plate 22. The side plate 22 is formed with a linear notch 22a extending from one short side to a substantially central portion.

  Further, an extrusion motor 23 is provided at the lower portion of the side plate 22. A worm gear 24 provided on a rotation shaft of the extrusion motor 23, a worm wheel 25 screwed with the worm gear 24, and a drive belt via various gears. 26 is driven. The drive belt 26 is attached with a bill-extruding bracket 27 having a crank shape, and a front end portion 27 a of the bracket 27 is engaged with a notch portion 22 a of the side plate 22. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6A, when the pusher motor 23 rotates and the drive belt 26 is driven from the state in which the bracket 27 is in the initial position, the leading end portion 27a of the bracket 27 moves in the notch 22a. As shown in FIG. 6B, the bill P is pushed out, and as a result, the bill P is discharged from the bill insertion slot 11 as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the bill detection and accommodation device provided inside the bill insertion slot 11. As shown in the figure, the banknote detection and accommodation device includes a banknote insertion sensor 31 that detects that a banknote has been inserted from the banknote insertion slot 11, and a banknote identification sensor 32 that identifies a banknote inserted from the banknote insertion slot 11. A shutter motor 33 that controls the opening and closing of a shutter (not shown) provided in the insertion portion of the bill insertion slot 11, and a transport motor 34 that transports the inserted bill to an identification position (not shown) by the bill recognition sensor 32. And a sorting motor 35 that sends the banknotes that have been recognized by the banknote identification sensor 32 to a predetermined storage position in the storage case 21, and an extrusion motor 23 that discharges the banknotes stored in the storage case 21. Furthermore, a control circuit 41 for controlling each motor is provided based on the detection signal of each sensor.

  The control circuit 41 includes a shutter motor drive circuit 42 that outputs a drive signal to the shutter motor 33, a transport motor drive circuit 43 that outputs a drive signal to the transport motor 34, and a sorting motor drive circuit that outputs a drive signal to the sorting motor 35. 44 and an extrusion motor drive circuit 45 that outputs a drive signal to the extrusion motor 23.

  Furthermore, an input / output port (I / O port) 46 for inputting / outputting each signal, a CPU 47 for performing various controls such as identification, accumulation and discharge of bills, a ROM 48 for storing system programs, and various data And a RAM 49 for storage.

  In addition, a communication unit that transmits and receives signals between the reception unit 71 that receives a transmission signal transmitted from the remote controller 2 and the other game medium lending machine 1 or the management server 3 via the network 4. 50.

  Here, the RAM 49 included in the control circuit 41 stores data (group setting data) in which a plurality of gaming medium lending machines 1 are grouped for each gaming island. In the present embodiment, the game medium lending machines 1 (1a-1 to 1a-n) and the game medium lending machines 1 (1b-1 to 1b-n) are each grouped as one game island. In addition, the above-described receiving unit 71 does not have to be included in all the game medium lending machines 1, but only needs to be included in one game medium lending machine 1 on one game island. For example, only the game medium lending machines 1a-1 and 1b-1 need be provided.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the remote controller 2. As shown in the figure, the remote controller 2 includes a CPU 51 that performs main control, a transmission unit 52 that transmits a wireless command signal to the game medium lending machine 1, a storage unit 53 that stores various data, and an operation And an operation unit 54 on which a person performs various operation inputs.

  FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the management server 3. As shown in the figure, the management server 3 stores a storage unit 62 that stores various data related to each game medium lending machine 1, a control unit (management server control means) 61 that performs overall control, and outputs data. An output unit (transmission unit) 63 that transmits to a network line, an input unit (reception unit) 64 that receives data transmitted via the network line, a ROM 55, and a RAM 66 are provided.

  Next, with reference to the sequence diagram shown in FIG. 10, the operation when collecting the banknotes stored in each game medium lending machine 1 in the management system 100 for the game medium lending machine configured as described above. While explaining.

  First, the operator operates the operation unit of the remote controller 2 in the vicinity of the lending machine 1 (for example, the gaming medium lending machine 1a-1 shown in FIG. 1) provided with the receiving unit 71 (see FIG. 7). 54 is operated to perform a release operation for taking out banknotes (SA1). Thereby, the release operation signal (discharge command signal) is transmitted from the transmission unit 52 of the remote control device 2, and this release operation signal is received by the reception unit 71 of the game medium lending machine 1a-1 (SB1).

  Next, the game medium lending machine 1a-1 determines whether or not the received release operation signal is normal (SB2), and if not, displays an error message on the information display LCD 14 shown in FIG. (SB3). When a normal release operation signal is received, an operation of discharging the banknotes stored in the storage case 21 of the game medium lending machine 1a-1 is performed (SB4). That is, by driving the shutter motor 33 shown in FIG. 7, the shutter provided in the bill insertion slot 11 is opened, and by further driving the push-out motor 23, the bill in the storage case 21 is inserted into the bill insertion slot 11. To drain. That is, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the push-out motor 23 is driven to rotate, and the distal end portion 27 a of the bracket 27 is moved in the notch 22 a formed in the side plate 22, and is accommodated in the accommodation case 21. The banknote P is pushed out. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 4, a bundle of banknotes protrudes from the banknote insertion slot 11.

  Then, when the person in charge of collecting collects the bundle of banknotes protruding from the banknote insertion slot 11, it is detected that the banknotes have been collected (SB5), and it is determined whether or not the banknotes have been collected normally. If not normal, an error message is displayed on the information display LCD 14 (SB7).

  If the banknotes are collected normally, a collection normal signal is transmitted to the management server 3 via the network line 4 (SB8). Further, a release operation signal is transmitted to the other game medium lending machine (second other game medium lending machine) 1a-2 (SB9).

  Then, in this game medium lending machine 1a-2, the banknotes are discharged in the same manner as the game medium lending machine 1a-1 by the processing procedure from SB1, and a release operation signal is transmitted to the next game medium lending machine 1, This process is repeated. Therefore, banknotes are sequentially discharged from the game medium lending machines 1a-1 to 1a-n existing on the same game island, and the person in charge of collection collects the money from the game medium lending machines 1a-1 to 1a-n. The bills to be collected can be collected sequentially.

  In addition, since a signal indicating that the banknotes have been successfully collected is transmitted to the management server 3 via the network line 4, the management server 3 normally receives the banknotes in the game medium lending machines 1a-1 to 1a-n. It is possible to grasp the information as to whether or not it has been collected.

  In this way, in the game medium lending system 100 according to the present embodiment, the person in charge of collecting money does not need to unlock the key for each game medium lending machine 1 and is accommodated in the game medium lending machine 1. Since the banknote currently projected protrudes from the banknote insertion slot 11, a banknote can be grasped easily and the operativity of banknote collection | recovery can be improved.

  Further, in the game medium lending machine 1, when it is detected that the banknotes have been normally collected, a release operation signal is transmitted to the next game medium lending machine 1, so that a plurality of games belonging to the same game island are transmitted. In the medium lending machine 1, the banknotes are sequentially discharged with a time difference, and the banknotes can be discharged according to the collection work of the person in charge of collection. Thereby, it can avoid that a banknote is exposed for a long time.

  Furthermore, since the banknotes accommodated in each game medium lending machine 1 can be discharged by operating the remote controller 2, the management server 3 provided in the office, management room, etc. It is possible to avoid annoying work of going to the installation location and performing the banknote discharging operation. In addition, since the banknotes can be discharged from each game medium lending machine 1 at a position where the person in charge of collecting the money can visually recognize and the banknotes are immediately collected, the risk of banknote theft can be reduced. it can.

  Moreover, since the banknote discharge operation can be performed by communication between the game medium lending machines 1 without using the management server 3, the communication load on the network line 4 can be reduced.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, one game medium lending machine 1 (for example, 1a-1) includes the receiving unit 71 for receiving the release operation signal transmitted from the remote controller 2, and sequentially rents other game media. The configuration for transmitting the release operation signal to the machine 1 has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and each game medium lending machine 1 includes the receiving unit 71 and is released from the remote controller 2. When the operation signal is transmitted, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which banknotes are discharged all at once from the game medium lending machine 1 on the same game island. According to such a configuration, since it is not necessary to transmit / receive an operation release signal between the game medium lending machines 1, the communication load is reduced.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example is described in which banknotes are sequentially discharged from all the game medium lending machines 1 belonging to the same game island by one operation by the remote control device 2, but one game medium It is also possible to configure the banknotes to be discharged by performing one remote control operation on the lending machine 1. According to such a configuration, the person in charge of collection can perform the collection work while confirming the discharge of the banknote from each game medium lending machine 1, and the risk of theft caused by exposing the banknote can be reduced. it can.

  The game medium lending machine management system of the present invention has been described above based on the illustrated embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the configuration of each part is an arbitrary configuration having the same function. Can be replaced with something.

  For example, the management system for the game medium lending machine described above can be configured as shown in FIG. 11 or FIG. 12 in addition to the configuration shown in FIG. In the management system 101 shown in FIG. 11, each game medium 1 and the management server 3 are communicably connected via a network line 4 'as the Internet, and communication between each game medium lending machine 1 is performed via the Internet. Do it. Moreover, it is good also as a structure via the relay apparatus 5 which relays communication between the some game medium rental machine 1 and the management server 3 like the management system 102 shown in FIG.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the example in which the banknotes stored by the release signal transmitted from the remote controller 2 is discharged has been described. However, instead of the remote controller 2, an authentication card such as an IC card is used to play a game medium. When authentication with the lending machine 1 is confirmed, it is also possible to operate the push-out motor 23 to discharge the stored banknotes.

  Moreover, in the above-described embodiment, the case where a group is set for each gaming island has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the collection staff sets the banknotes easily. It is also possible.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the example in which the banknotes stored in the game medium lending machine 1 are discharged has been described. However, by collecting a monetary value card such as a prepaid card, the monetary value card can be easily collected. Is also possible.

  This is extremely useful for easily collecting banknotes or money value cards accommodated in the game medium lending machine.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the game media rental system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of a game media rental machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode of the several game media rental machine installed in the game hall. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a storage case. It is a side view which shows the structure inside a storage case. It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation | movement at the time of discharging the banknote accommodated in the storage case. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a banknote detection accommodation apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the detailed structure of a remote control machine. It is a block diagram which shows the detailed structure of a management server. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of the management system of the game media rental machine concerning this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structural example of the game media rental system which connected each game media rental machine via the internet. It is a network connection diagram of a game medium lending system configured to provide a relay device between a game medium lending machine and a management server.

Explanation of symbols

1 (1a-1 to 1a-n, 1b-1 to 1b-n) ... gaming medium lending machine 2 ... remote control device (portable device) 3 ... management server 4, 4 '... network 5 ... relay device 11 ... bill insertion slot DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 ... Coin slot 13 ... Remote control receiver 14 ... Information display LCD 15 ... Numeric keypad 16 ... Coin return slot 17 ... Card insertion slot 18 ... Game machine 21 ... Storage case 22 ... Side plate 22a ... Notch 23 ... Extrusion motor 24 ... Worm gear 25 ... Worm wheel 26 ... Drive belt 27 ... Bracket 27a ... Tip 31 ... Bill insertion sensor 32 ... Bill identification sensor 33 ... Shutter motor 34 ... Transport motor 35 ... Sorting motor 41 ... Control circuit 42 ... Shutter motor drive circuit 43 ... Transport motor drive circuit 44... Sorting motor drive circuit 45... Extrusion motor drive circuit 46... I / O port 47. ... ROM
49 ... RAM 50 ... Communication section 51 ... CPU 52 ... Transmission section 53 ... Storage section 54 ... Operation section 61 ... Control section 62 ... Storage section 63 ... Output section 64 ... Input section 65 ... ROM 66 ... RAM
71: Receiving unit 100, 101, 102 ... Management system for game media lending machine P ... Banknote

Claims (7)

In a game media lending device that lends game media,
When a bill or money value card is inserted, a game medium lending machine that detects this and lends a predetermined amount of game medium, and a portable device that can be carried by the operator,
The game media lending machine is
A communication means capable of communicating with the portable device;
A storage means capable of storing the inserted banknote or money value card;
A discharge mechanism for discharging the bill or money value card stored in the storage means;
A lending machine control for controlling the discharge mechanism to operate the discharge mechanism to discharge the bill or money value card when the communication means receives a discharge command signal for the bill or money value card from the portable device. Means,
A game medium lending device comprising: In a game media lending system that lends game media,
A plurality of game medium lending machines that detect a banknote or a monetary value card when it is inserted and lend a predetermined amount of game media, and can be carried by an operator, and at least one of the game medium lending machines A portable device capable of communicating with each other,
Each game medium lending machine has communication control means capable of communicating with other game medium lending machines;
A discharge mechanism for discharging banknotes or money value cards stored in the game medium lending machine;
And a lending machine control means for controlling the discharge mechanism to operate the discharge mechanism to discharge the banknote or money value card when the communication means receives a discharge command signal of the banknote or money value card. ,
The communication control means receives at least one second different from the first other game medium lending machine when a discharge command signal is received from the portable device or the first other game medium lending machine. A game medium lending system that transmits a discharge command signal to another game medium lending machine.   The gaming medium lending machine drives the discharging mechanism to receive the bill or money value when the communication control means receives a discharging command signal from the portable device or the first other gaming medium lending machine. 3. The game medium lending system according to claim 2, wherein after the card is discharged, a discharge command signal is transmitted to at least one of the second other game medium lending machines.   The communication control means transmits a discharge command signal only to the second other game medium lending machine when a discharge command signal from the portable device or another first game medium lending machine is received. The game medium lending system according to claim 2, wherein:   When the plurality of game medium lending machines are set in two or more groups and a discharge command signal is transmitted from the portable device, the game medium lending machines of the group including the game medium lending machine that has received the discharge command 5. The game medium lending system according to claim 2, wherein the discharge mechanism of the game medium lending machine of the group is driven by transmitting and receiving the discharge command signal. .   Each said game medium lending machine is connected with the management server which manages this game medium lending machine, and transmits the discharge result of the banknote or money value card | curd by the said discharge mechanism to the said management server. The game medium rental system according to claim 5.   The portable device performs authentication with a remote control device that transmits a discharge command signal of the bill or money value card to the gaming medium lending device or the gaming medium lending device, thereby performing the bill or money value. The game medium lending system according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the game medium lending system is any one of authentication cards that transmit a card discharge command signal.

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