JP2007050279A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To properly and correctly manage game medium stored in the game machine by counting all game medium thrown into the game machine and all those discharged from the game machine. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine 10 is composed of a game medium pay-out means 15b which pays out game medium in accordance with the result of the game, a game medium storage means 15a which stores game medium to be paid out, a surplus game medium discharge means 15c which discharges a part of game medium which exceeds the predetermined quantity of those stored in the game medium storage means 15a as a surplus game medium, a surplus game medium counting means 17 which counts the number of the surplus game medium discharged from this surplus game medium discharge means 15c, and the game medium storage means 15a is replenished with the counted game medium. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine or a pachinko machine.

  Generally, in a slot machine which is one of gaming machines, when a medal as a game medium is paid back to a player, the payout is performed using a medal stored in the slot machine. However, the medal storage amount decreases when a refund is made. Therefore, the slot machine is provided with a sensor for detecting the amount of stored medal, and when the sensor detects that the amount of stored medal is less than a predetermined level, the replenishment of medals from the outside (for example, a medal supply device) Have come to receive. On the other hand, medals stored in the slot machine include medals inserted by players in addition to medals replenished from the outside, so the amount of medals inserted by the player is more than the amount of medals paid back to the player If the number is too large, there will be more game media than allowed in the slot machine. For this reason, in the slot machine, game media exceeding the allowable amount are discharged to the outside (for example, a medal collection device) as surplus medals. In this way, by keeping the amount of medals stored at a substantially constant level, the slot machine can stably perform a medal payout operation stably, and also realize continuous operation for a long time. ing.

  However, in the conventional slot machine described above, the number of medals stored in the slot machine cannot be managed correctly for the following reason. In the conventional slot machine, the number of medals inserted by the player (hereinafter referred to as “IN number”) and the number of medals to be paid back to the player (hereinafter referred to as “OUT number”) are counted. The number of surplus medals to be discharged is not counted. Therefore, even if the medal storage amount is kept at a predetermined level by the sensor for detecting the medal storage amount, if surplus medals are discharged, the number of medals stored in the slot machine and the number of medals stored in the slot machine The correlation cannot be grasped. That is, since the number of medals discharged out of the slot machine is not clear, the number of medals stored in the slot machine cannot be managed correctly.

  Therefore, in conventional slot machines, for example, even if a medal is extracted by fraud, it cannot be identified whether it is due to fraud or discharge of surplus medals, and medals are replenished for the amount of decrease in medals. As a result, there is a risk that fraudulent acts cannot be effectively prevented. Also, since the number of medals in the slot machine cannot be managed correctly, for example, when a medal circulation and replenishment system that automatically collects and replenishes medals for a plurality of slot machines is realized, efficient operation cannot be performed. There is a possibility.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to correctly manage the gaming media stored in the gaming machine by counting all the gaming media thrown into the gaming machine and all the gaming media ejected from the gaming machine. It aims at providing the gaming machine which becomes.

  The present invention is a gaming machine devised to achieve the above-mentioned object, and is a gaming machine in which a game medium is inserted, and a medium payout means for paying out the game medium in accordance with the result of the game; A medium storing means for storing a game medium to be paid back by the medium paying means, and if the storage amount of the game medium in the medium storing means exceeds a predetermined amount, a surplus of gaming media exceeding the predetermined amount is stored. A surplus medium discharging means for discharging from the medium storing means as a medium; and a surplus medium counting means for counting the surplus medium discharged by the surplus medium discharging means. The medium storing means is supplied with the counted game media. It is characterized by that. Further, from the total number of game media supplied to the medium storage means and the number of game media supplied to the gaming machine, the number of game media discharged from the surplus medium discharge means, and the medium A game that is actually replenished based on a calculated number of game media stored by subtracting the total number of game media to be paid back from the payout means and a request from a sensor attached to the medium storage means It is characterized in that fraudulent acts are discovered by comparing and managing the number of media.

  According to the gaming machine configured as described above, since the correlation between the number of game media entering and exiting from the gaming machine and the number of game media stored in the medium storage unit can be correctly grasped, the medium storage unit stores the It becomes possible to correctly manage the number of game media that are present. Therefore, for example, even if a gaming medium is extracted by fraud, it is possible to accurately identify whether it is due to fraud or discharge of surplus media, so that fraud can be effectively prevented. . Further, for example, even in the case of realizing a system that automatically collects and replenishes game media for a plurality of gaming machines, based on the management content of the storage amount in the medium storage means, Efficient operation is possible.

  Hereinafter, a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, a case where the present invention is applied to a slot machine will be described as an example with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a schematic configuration of an example of a slot machine according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing an appearance of the slot machine, and FIG. 3 is an example of a medal lending machine adjacent to the slot machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows schematic structure of these.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the slot machine 10 in the present embodiment has a game operation unit 11 on the front surface thereof. The game operation unit 11 includes a display window 11a for displaying a picture attached to a rotatable reel, a lever 11b for starting the rotation of the reel, and a stop button 11c for stopping the rotated reel. Is provided. In addition to the game operation unit 11, a medal slot 12 and a medal tray 13 are provided on the front surface of the slot machine 10, and the game operation unit 11 is provided on condition that a medal is inserted into the medal slot 12. The player who operates the game performs the game (rotation / stop of the reel 11a) and pays out medals to the medal tray 13 in accordance with the result of the game.

  In order to perform such a game and a medal payout according to the result, the slot machine 10 includes a reel mechanism unit 14 and a medal payout unit 15 therein as shown in FIG.

  The reel mechanism unit 14 rotatably supports a plurality of reels 14a and has a drive source (not shown) for rotating the reels 14a. When the player operates the lever 11b, the reels 14a rotate. When the player presses the stop button 11c, the rotation of the corresponding reel 14a is stopped.

  For example, when each reel 14a is stopped by the stop button 11c, the medal payout unit 15 pays out medals to the medal tray 13 if each picture corresponds to the winning pattern. Therefore, the medal payout unit 15 includes a medal payout hopper 15a, a medal payout mechanism 15b, and a discharge chute 15c.

  The medal payout hopper 15a stores a predetermined amount (for example, 200) of medals for payout. The medal payout hopper 15a has an upper end that is wide open, for example, in a funnel shape, so that medals falling from above can be reliably received and stored.

  The medal payout mechanism 15 b receives the number of medals to be paid back to the medal tray 13 from the medal payout hopper 15 a and discharges it to the medal tray 13.

  The discharge chute 15c is provided in the vicinity of the upper end of the medal payout hopper 15a, and when there are medals exceeding a predetermined amount in the medal payout hopper 15a, the medals are discharged from the medal payout hopper 15a as surplus medals. is there. For this purpose, the discharge chute 15c guides the medals overflowing from the medal payout hopper 15a to the outside using natural fall.

  A medal supply cylinder 16 is disposed above the medal payout portion 15 having such a configuration. As will be described in detail later, the medal supply cylinder 16 is for receiving a medal supply from the slot machine 10 to the medal payout hopper 15a. That is, while receiving medals replenished from outside the slot machine 10, the received medals are guided to the upper side of the medal payout hopper 15a using the natural fall of the medals, and this is guided from the upper end of the medal payout hopper 15a. By inserting it, the medal is stored in the medal payout hopper 15a. However, medals inserted from the upper end of the medal payout hopper 15 a include medals inserted into the medal insertion slot 12 in addition to medals from the medal supply cylinder 16.

  Further, a surplus medal counting unit 17 is disposed on the side of the medal payout unit 15, that is, in the slot machine 10 (in the case). The surplus medal counting unit 17 receives surplus medals discharged from the medal payout hopper 15a by the discharge chute 15c, counts the number of surplus medals, and counts the surplus medals to the surplus medal counting unit 17. This is sent out to the medal collection path 17a to be connected. By being sent to this medal recovery path 17a, surplus medals are widely known as a medal circulation replenishment that automatically recovers and replenishes medals, for example, via a medal recovery conveyor 30 communicating with the medal recovery path 17a. It is guided to a device (not shown), and is used as a medal for replenishing the slot machine or the like with the medal circulation replenishing device.

  The surplus medal counting unit 17 performs such surplus medal counting as follows. For example, the surplus medal counting unit 17 temporarily stores the received surplus medals and collects the surplus medals for each predetermined number (for example, one), as in the medal paying unit 23 of the medal lending machine 20 described later. It is sent to the path 17a, and the number of surplus medals sent is counted at the time of sending. Further, for example, the surplus medal counting unit 17 uses a photoelectric sensor or the like to detect whether or not the surplus medal has passed through the optical axis, so that the surplus medal is stored in real time without temporarily storing it. The number of sheets may be counted.

  These parts, that is, each part of the slot machine 10 including the reel mechanism part 14 and the medal payout part 15 are composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and the like. The operation is controlled by the main control unit 18.

  By the way, a medal lending machine 20 is attached to one side of the slot machine 10 configured as described above, as shown in FIG. Here, the medal lending machine 20 will be described. The medal lending machine 20 lends medals that can be inserted into the medal insertion slot 12 of the slot machine 10 to the inserter, that is, the player of the slot machine 10, on condition that the money is inserted into the medal lending machine 20. Is to do.

  For this purpose, the medal lending machine 20 is provided with a money insertion port 21 into which money is inserted and a medal lending port 22 through which medals are paid out on the front side. In other words, in the medal lending machine 20, when money is inserted into the money insertion slot 21, the number of medals corresponding to the amount inserted is paid out from the medal lending outlet 22.

  Among these, the medal lending port 22 is provided with a nozzle chute 22a for guiding the paid-out medals to the medal tray 13 of the adjacent slot machine 10. However, the medal lending port 22 may be a so-called helmet type that is not provided with the nozzle chute 22a and is configured such that the player temporarily receives the paid-out medal by hand.

  In order to pay out medals from the medal lending port 22, a medal payout unit 23 is provided inside the medal lending machine 20 as shown in FIG. The medal payout unit 23 includes a medal payout hopper 23a disposed near the upper end in the medal lending machine 20, a medal payout mechanism 23b positioned below the medal payout mechanism 23b, and a medal payout chute 23c extending further downward. .

  The medal payout hopper 23 a is for storing medals in the medal lending machine 20. The medal payout hopper 23a is provided with a sensor (not shown) for detecting whether or not a predetermined amount (for example, 200) of medals is stored in the medal payout hopper 23a. This sensor may be constituted by, for example, a contact type switch that conducts when a medal contacts, a non-contact type proximity switch using magnetism, or a photoelectric photo sensor.

  The medal payout mechanism 23b receives medals stored in the medal payout hopper 23a and discharges them to the outside of the medal payout hopper 23a. Note that the medal payout mechanism 23b has a function of counting the number of discharged medals when discharging medals.

  The medal payout chute 23c is formed so as to extend downward from the medal payout mechanism 23b. When receiving a medal from the medal payout mechanism 23b, the medal payout chute 23c guides the medal payout chute 23 to the medal lending outlet 22 using a natural fall. .

  However, a medal distribution unit 24 is disposed between the medal payout mechanism 23b and the medal payout chute 23c. The medal distribution unit 24 switches the destination of medals discharged from the medal payout hopper 23a by the medal payout mechanism 23b. Specifically, the medals received from the medal payout mechanism 23b are switched between being sent out to the medal payout chute 23c or to the supply chute 24a extending to the slot machine 10 side. In the medal distribution unit 24, this switching is performed by moving a medal passage route (guide path) using a driving means such as an electromagnetic solenoid.

  The replenishment chute 24a, which is one of the medal delivery destinations by the medal distribution unit 24, guides the medal using natural fall as in the medal payout chute 23c. However, unlike the medal payout chute 23c, FIG. As shown in (b), the received medal is guided to the medal supply cylinder 16 on the back side of the slot machine 10. The replenishment chute 24a is preferably configured so that it can be flexibly adjusted by, for example, a resin member or the like, or by adding a position adjusting mechanism.

  The replenishment chute 24a is formed so as to communicate with the side of the slot machine 10 if the slot machine 10 is configured to receive the replenishment of medals from the side instead of the medal supply cylinder 16 on the back side. do it. Further, the supply chute 24a may be provided individually corresponding to each slot machine when there are a plurality of slot machines adjacent to the medal lending machine 20 (for example, adjacent to both sides). In this case, the medal distribution unit 24 also switches the transmission destination in response to these.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3C, a medal replenishment port 25a is provided above the medal payout hopper 23a, and a communication path 25b to the medal circulation replenishment device is connected to the medal replenishment port 25a. ing. Thereby, the medal replenishment port 25a can receive the medal replenishment from the medal circulation replenishment device.

  In addition to these, in the medal lending machine 20, a bill validator 26 is provided on the back side of the money slot, and a control unit 27 is provided near the lower end. The bill validator 26 recognizes the amount of money inserted into the money slot and notifies the controller 27 of the money, and stores the inserted money. The controller 27 includes a CPU, a RAM, It has a ROM and the like and controls the operation of the entire medal lending machine 20.

  That is, the medal lending machine 20 configured in this way lends medals that can be inserted into the medal slot 12 to the player of the slot machine 10 and also supplies medals to the adjacent slot machines 10. It is.

  Next, the processing operation by the slot machine 10 of the present embodiment will be described.

  In the slot machine 10, when a medal is inserted into the medal slot 12, the main control unit 18 gives a driving instruction to the reel mechanism unit 14 while following the operation of the game operation unit 11 by the player, so that the player can play the game. Let it be done. At this time, the medals inserted into the medal insertion slot 12 are stored in the medal payout hopper 15a after the inserted number is counted as the IN number. The counting of the number of IN sheets is performed in the same manner as in the prior art, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted here. The count result of the IN number is stored and managed by the main control unit 18 or the control unit 27 of the medal lending machine 20, or a host computer (not shown) that manages the operations of the slot machine 10 and the medal lending machine 20.

  After that, for example, when each of the reels 14a of the reel mechanism unit 14 is stopped by the stop button 11c, if each pattern corresponds to the winning pattern, in the slot machine 10, the medal payout mechanism 15b has a number corresponding to the winning pattern. The medal is paid back to the medal tray 13. At this time, the number of medals to be paid out by the medal payout mechanism 15b is counted as the OUT number, and is stored and managed by the main control unit 18, the control unit 27, or the host computer. Since the counting of the number of OUT is the same as in the prior art, detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  However, when the medals receiving tray 13 is repeatedly paid out, the medal payout unit 15 reduces the number of medals stored in the medal payout hopper 15a. For this purpose, the slot machine 10 must supply medals to the medal payout hopper 15a as necessary.

  The same applies to the medal lending machine 20 adjacent to the slot machine 10. First, prior to the description of the medal replenishment operation in the slot machine 10, the medal replenishment operation in the medal lending machine 20 will be described. In the medal lending machine 20, the medal payout hopper 23a is provided with a sensor for detecting the medal storage amount. When the sensor detects that the medal storage amount is less than the predetermined amount, the medal payout The control unit 27 notified of the fact from the unit 23 requests the medal circulation supply device to supply medals. This request may be made by designating the number of medals supplied. When a medal is sent from the medal circulation supply device in response to this request, the medal lending machine 20 receives the medal through the medal supply port 25a and stores the medal in the medal payout hopper 23a. Then, when the storage amount becomes larger than the predetermined amount, the control unit 27 requests the medal supply stop.

  By replenishing medals in this way, a substantially constant amount of medals is always stored in the medal payout hopper 23a. This medal replenishment is not performed by the medal lending machine 20 requesting the medal circulation replenishment device, but the host computer or the medal circulation replenishment device monitors the state of the sensor in the medal payout hopper 23a. May be. Further, in the medal lending machine 20, the medal storage amount is not maintained at a substantially constant amount by the sensor provided in the medal payout hopper 23a, but the replenishment number from the medal circulation replenishing device and the discharge number from the medal payout hopper 23a are determined. By managing, the medal storage amount may be maintained at a substantially constant amount.

  On the other hand, in the slot machine 10, replenishment of medals to the medal payout hopper 15a is performed as follows. When it is necessary to supply medals to the medal payout hopper 15a, the main control unit 18 requests the adjacent medal lending machine 20 to supply medals since the slot machine 10 is not in direct communication with the medal circulation supply device. . This request may also be made by the host computer or the medal circulation supply device.

  In the medal lending machine 20 that has received the request for the medal replenishment, the medal payout mechanism 23b discharges the medal in the medal payout hopper 23a in response to the request, and the medal distribution unit 24 supplies the medal delivery destination to the supply chute. Switching is performed so as to be 24a. Thereby, the medals discharged from the medal payout hopper 23 a are sent to the slot machine 10 side through the medal sorting unit 24 and the supply chute 24.

  At this time, the medal payout mechanism 23b counts the number of medals received from the medal payout hopper 23a and discharged to the medal distribution unit 24 by the counting function. In addition, in the medal sorting unit 24, it can be seen that the supply destination of the medal is the supply chute 24 from the state of the driving means such as an electromagnetic solenoid. Therefore, by recognizing these results, the number of medals supplied to the slot machine 10 can be known. The number of medals supplied is also stored and managed by the main control unit 18 or the control unit 27 or the host computer.

  When a medal is sent from the medal lending machine 20 side, the slot machine 10 receives the medal through the medal supply cylinder 16 and stores it in the medal payout hopper 15a. And the medal replenishment from the medal lending machine 20 side is received until the medal storage amount in the medal payout hopper 15a becomes a predetermined amount. By replenishing medals in this manner, a substantially constant amount of medals is always stored in the medal payout hopper 15a.

  Incidentally, medals stored in the medal payout hopper 15a include medals inserted into the medal slot 12 as described above, in addition to medals replenished from the medal lending machine 20 side through the medal refill cylinder 16. Is also included. Therefore, for example, if the amount of medals inserted into the medal insertion slot 12 is larger than the amount of medals paid out to the medal tray 13 by the medal payout unit 15, game media exceeding a predetermined amount exists in the medal payout hopper 15a. . However, since the discharge chute 15c is provided in the vicinity of the upper end of the medal payout hopper 15a, the medals exceeding the predetermined amount are discharged from the discharge chute 15c to the surplus medal counting unit 17 as surplus medals.

  When the surplus medals are discharged, the surplus medal counting unit 17 counts the number of surplus medals received from the discharge chute 15c. The surplus medal counting result is also stored and managed by the main control unit 18 or the control unit 27 or the host computer. Then, the surplus medal counting unit 17 sends the surplus medals after counting to the medal circulation supply device via the medal collection path 17a and the medal collection conveyor 30. Thereby, in the medal payout hopper 15a, a substantially constant amount of medals is always stored even if the medal insertion amount to the medal insertion slot 12 is larger than the medal payout amount to the medal tray 13.

  As described above, the slot machine 10 performs processing operations such as medal payout and medal supply. Specifically, while performing these processing operations, the IN number of medals, the OUT number of medals, the number of replenishments from the medal lending machine 20 and the number of discharged medals as surplus medals are counted, and all of these counting results are displayed in the main control unit. 18 or the control unit 27 or the host computer stores and manages it. Therefore, in this slot machine 10, the number of medals stored in the medal payout hopper 15a can be accurately grasped by using the following formula (1) based on these counting results.

  Number of stored medal = (IN number + replenished number) − (OUT number + excess medal discharged number) …… (1)

  That is, the slot machine 10 according to the present embodiment is provided with the surplus medal counting unit 17 that counts surplus medals as in the first aspect of the invention, and therefore, based on the counting result by the surplus medal counting unit 17. Then, in addition to the medal payout by the medal payout mechanism 15b, even if the surplus medals are discharged by the discharge chute 15c, the number of medals entered and exited from the slot machine 10 and the medals stored in the medal payout hopper 15a are stored. It is possible to correctly grasp the correlation with the number. That is, since the total number of medals discharged out of the slot machine 10 becomes clear, the number of medals stored in the medal payout hopper 15a can be correctly managed.

  Therefore, according to this slot machine 10, for example, even if a medal is extracted by an illegal act, it is possible to accurately identify whether it is due to an illegal act or a surplus medal discharge. In this case, it is possible to avoid receiving medals as much as the number of medals decreases, and as a result, illegal acts can be effectively prevented. Furthermore, for example, when realizing a medal circulation and replenishment system that automatically collects and replenishes medals to a plurality of slot machines, the management content of the number of medals in the medal payout hopper 15a Efficient operation is possible.

  Moreover, since the slot machine 10 can correctly manage the number of medals in the medal payout hopper 15a, it can be determined whether or not the medal payout hopper 15a needs to be replenished based on the management contents. That is, even if the medal payout hopper 15a does not include a sensor for detecting the medal storage amount, a predetermined amount of medals can always be stored in the medal payout hopper 15a. Therefore, in this slot machine 10, the medal storage amount is maintained and managed in detail and accurately in units of the number of medals as compared to the case where the medal storage amount in the medal payout hopper 15a is maintained at a substantially constant level by the medal storage amount detection sensor. You can get it. Furthermore, the configuration of the medal payout unit 15 can be simplified as compared with the conventional art.

  For these reasons, the surplus medal counting by the surplus medal counting unit 17 is desirably counted in real time using a photoelectric sensor or the like. This is because if the number of surplus medals is counted in real time, the surplus medal discharge can be immediately reflected in the management result of the medal storage amount in the medal payout hopper 15a. This is because it can be done.

  Further, in the slot machine 10 according to the present embodiment, since the surplus medal counting unit 17 is provided in the housing of the main body of the slot machine 10 as in the invention described in claim 2, for example, a plurality of slot machines and medal lending Even if it is used on a so-called slot machine island equipped with a machine, its installation becomes easy. That is, the effect as described above can be obtained on the slot machine island only by changing the model of the conventional slot machine to the slot machine 10 of the present embodiment.

  However, the surplus medal counting unit 17 may be provided outside the casing of the slot machine 10 and attached to the slot machine 10 as in the invention described in claim 3. That is, the surplus medal counting unit 17 may be provided on the medal collection path 17a until it reaches the medal collection conveyor 30 instead of in the housing of the slot machine 10 main body. The number of medals stored in the payout hopper 15a can be managed correctly. Furthermore, in this case, it is possible to replace only the slot machine casing without changing the surplus medal counting unit 17 in response to the subsequent slot machine model change. Is easy.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the discharge chute 15c is provided in the medal payout portion 15 and the discharge chute 15c discharges the surplus medal from the medal payout hopper 15a to the surplus medal counting portion 17 will be described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this. That is, as in the fourth aspect of the invention, the medal payout unit 15 does not have the discharge chute 15c, and the medal inserted into the medal insertion slot 12 is directly guided to the surplus medal counting unit 17 as a surplus medal. Even if it is comprised in (2), the surplus medal counting part 17 counts the surplus medal, and the effect similar to the case mentioned above can be acquired.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the slot machine 10 is configured to receive the medal replenishment via the medal lending machine 20 adjacent thereto is described as an example, but the present invention is limited to this. It is not a thing. For example, even if the medal circulation replenishment device is configured to receive the medal replenishment directly, the medal circulation replenishment device counts the number of medals supplied or counts the number of medals supplied on the slot machine side. If configured in this way, the number of stored medal tokens in the slot machine can be managed correctly as in the case described above.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the slot machine 10 has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a game is played using, for example, a pachinko ball. The same applies to pachinko machines and the like.

It is explanatory drawing which shows schematic structure of an example of embodiment of the game machine which concerns on this invention. It is a front view which shows an example of the external appearance of the gaming machine shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the game media rental machine adjacent to the game machine shown in FIG. 1, (a) is the front view, (b) is the top view, (c) is the sectional side view.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Slot machine, 12 ... Medal insertion slot, 13 ... Medal tray, 15 ... Medal paying part, 15a ... Medal paying hopper, 15b ... Medal paying mechanism, 15c ... Discharge chute, 17 ... Surplus medal counting part, 20 ... Medal lending Machine

Claims (2)

A gaming machine in which a game medium is inserted to play a game,
A medium payout means for paying out game media according to the result of the game, a medium storage means for storing game media to be returned by the medium payout means, and a storage amount of game media in the medium storage means When a predetermined amount is exceeded, surplus medium discharging means for discharging the game medium exceeding the predetermined amount as a surplus medium from the medium storing means, and surplus medium counting means for counting the surplus medium discharged by the surplus medium discharging means With
The game machine characterized in that the medium storage means is replenished with the counted game media.   From the total number of game media supplied to the medium storage means and the number of game media input to the gaming machine, the number of game media discharged from the surplus medium discharge means, and the medium payout means 2. The fraudulent act can be found by calculating the number of game media stored in the medium storage means by subtracting the total number of game media repaid more. Game machines.

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