JP2007282924A - Game medium dispensing apparatus and game parlor system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the rate of operation of a game parlor by promoting the use of game machines near a game machine which is ready for winning state. <P>SOLUTION: In an island 9 in which two or more game machines 10 (pachinko machines 1) and in-between machines 2 each of which corresponds to each game machine 10 are located interdigitatedly, each game machine 10 is set so that a paying-back of pachinko balls is carried out according to the dispensing order from the in-between machine 2 on the immediate left. An big winning signal output from the outer terminal board of each game machine 10 is input to the in-between machine 2 on the immediate right. If the big winning signal becomes "on", an in-between machine 2 carries out a special dispensing, in which the number of dispensed balls is larger than usual, for a predetermined period of time after that, in response to the introduction of a card or operation of a dispensing button 16. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a game medium lending device which is arranged in the vicinity of a game machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine and which lends game media to a player who uses these game machines, and a game hall including this game medium lending device About the system.

An “island” in a pachinko hall is generally configured by arranging a plurality of game machines in a row with a narrow game medium lending device called a “between machine” in between.
In recent years, a card-like storage medium (hereinafter simply referred to as “card”) such as a magnetic card or an IC card is accepted, the frequency data recorded on the card is withdrawn, and a game medium for the frequency data is lent out. The type of inter-machine that performs this is widespread. This type of pedestrian machine is electrically connected to one of the game tables on both sides, and the game media can be rented by transmitting a signal requesting the payout of the game media to the connected game table. (See Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 3205270

  Next, the game machines in the pachinko halls are composed of game machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines. These game machines draw lots of various “winning states” and play games based on the lottery results. Control is performed. For this reason, conventionally, unless a lottery is won, a big privilege is not given to a player. However, in recent years, it has been proposed that when a big hit occurs at a predetermined gaming table, other players are given a bonus associated therewith to increase the player's expectation ( (See Patent Documents 2 and 3).

JP-A-11-169544 JP 2004-337295 A

  Any player wishes to win a jackpot, but the probability of winning the jackpot is never high, and there are many cases where the game media cannot be increased significantly for a long time. In this way, when the player who is not hit is long and feels frustrated, if the next player is delighted to win the jackpot, he will be confused and willing to continue the game. There is a possibility of disappearing. In addition, when the game table where the jackpot is generated is vacant, it becomes difficult to use the vacant game table psychologically.

As mentioned above, if the use of a gaming machine near the gaming machine where the jackpot has been generated is avoided or is terminated early, the game site will experience a loss due to a decrease in the utilization rate in addition to the jackpot loss. May occur. Such a situation is not desirable for hall management.
This invention pays attention to this point, and when one game table is in a hit state with respect to two game tables in the vicinity of a certain game medium lending device, the other game table is attached to this. An object is to encourage the use of a game machine in the vicinity of the game machine in a winning state by giving a certain benefit to the player to use, thereby improving the operating rate of the game hall.

  The game medium lending device according to the present invention is installed near a specific game machine in a game hall, and performs a game medium lending process for use on the specific game machine in accordance with a player's lending instruction operation. It is. Further, the game medium lending device receives a hit state signal indicating that the game stand is in a hit state from a game stand other than the specific game stand and installed in the vicinity of the own device. A signal input means for receiving, and when the lending instruction operation is received within a predetermined time after the signal input means receives the hit state signal, a predetermined privilege is given to the player in addition to the gaming medium lending process And control means for executing control for the purpose.

In the above, it is desirable that the game medium lending device is configured as a “between machine” sandwiched between a specific game machine and a game machine on the side of sending a hit state signal. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, two game machines may be arranged adjacent to each other, and the game medium lending device may be arranged above a specific game machine.
In addition, this gaming medium lending device is electrically connected to a gaming machine to be lent, and causes the gaming machine to pay out gaming media or to store a predetermined number of gaming media as electronic data. Is desirable. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the game medium lending device itself may pay out the actual game medium.

The “player lending instruction” is performed as a switch operation, for example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can also be performed by an operation of inserting money or a card.
The “signal indicating the winning state” is not only a signal indicating that the winning is achieved and a state in which a special game is executed, but also a state (probability change state) in which the probability that the winning occurs is higher than usual. It may be a signal indicating that. In any case, when the signal output from the game machine is turned on (for example, when the signal level is changed from low level to high level), the signal input means is in a state of receiving a hit state signal. .

  The game medium lending device can execute a process of lending game media for a special frame in addition to the normal lending of game media, for example, as “control for giving a privilege to a player”. Further, if the card is received and the lending process is performed, the frequency data may be added to the received card. Also, on the condition that a special card such as a membership card is received, privilege data (for example, service points) other than those used for the lending process may be written on this card.

  According to the gaming medium renting apparatus having the above-described configuration, when a hit state occurs in a game machine installed in the vicinity, a bonus is given to the player according to a hit state signal from the game machine. Can be granted. Therefore, when a nearby player wins a game, the player is more likely to expect rather than be disappointed.

Next, a first game hall system according to the present invention includes a plurality of game machines and a plurality of game medium lending devices associated with the respective game machines. Each game medium lending device is installed in the vicinity of the corresponding game table, and performs a game medium lending process for use on the corresponding game table in accordance with a player's lending instruction operation.
Further, each gaming table is provided with a signal output means for outputting a hit state signal indicating that the own device is in a hit state. The hit state signal from each game machine is input to at least one game medium lending device that does not correspond to the game machine but is installed in the vicinity of the game machine. Each game medium lending device has a signal input means for receiving a hit state signal, and when the player inputs a lending instruction operation of the player within a predetermined time after the signal input means receives the hit state signal, A privilege granting unit that executes control for granting a privilege is provided.

The second game hall system according to the present invention includes a management device in addition to the above game medium lending device and game machine.
In this system, a hit state signal from each game machine is input to the management device. When the management device receives a hit state signal from any of the gaming tables, the management device grants a privilege to at least one gaming medium lending device that does not correspond to the gaming table but is installed in the vicinity of the gaming table. Send the required request signal. Each game medium lending device has a signal input means for receiving a request signal from the management device, and when the lending instruction is made by the player within a predetermined time after the signal input means has received the request signal, Privilege provision means for executing control for granting a predetermined privilege to a person is provided.

  According to the first and second game hall systems described above, when a predetermined game machine in the game hall is in a hit state, a player who uses at least one game machine near the game machine is given a predetermined game machine. Can be granted.

According to the present invention, when a hit state occurs at a predetermined gaming table, a player who uses a nearby game stand can be given a privilege associated with the hit state. The use of the game table near the game table where the win has occurred is not discontinued or avoided, but rather, such a game table is actively used. Therefore, the operating rate of the game hall can be improved, and the profit of the game hall can be increased.
Further, when a hit state occurs, not only the player who has won the hit but also the nearby players can obtain satisfaction, so that the atmosphere in the game hall can be made gentle.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a game hall system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
In this game arcade, a plurality of islands 9 including a plurality of game tables 10 are provided. Each gaming table 10 is constituted by a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine, and a pedestal machine 2 for renting gaming media is arranged on the left side. Furthermore, in this amusement hall, a card issuing machine 3 for issuing a card usable by each inter-vehicle machine 2, a depositing machine 4 for depositing a card for a member (member card), and the remaining number of cards A settlement machine 5 for settlement is provided.

  Further, two management devices 8A and 8B are provided at appropriate places in the game hall. These management devices 8A and 8B are connected to communication lines 7A and 7B, respectively. These communication lines 7A and 7B are branched for each island 9 by relay devices 6A and 6B.

The first management device 6A is for managing the information and usage status of cards issued in the hall, and is connected to the card issuing machine 3, the depositing machine 4, and the checkout machine 5 in addition to the inter-machine machine 2. The
The second management device 6B receives game state signals from the external terminal boards of the respective game machines 10 and processes them to manage the operating states of the individual game machines 10. Note that the gaming state signal includes a signal indicating that the gaming table 10 is in a winning state (including a jackpot signal to be described later, and a small hit signal indicating occurrence of a low bonus of a privilege), and a probable change state. A signal (probability change signal) or the like indicating that it has become.

  The inter-machine 2 in this embodiment is of a type that accepts a magnetic card or an IC card and consumes frequency data recorded on the card to lend out game media. Further, in order to perform a gaming medium lending process using the function of the gaming table 10 on the right side, the gaming table 10 is electrically connected. Furthermore, in the inter-machine 2 of this embodiment, a function for receiving a bill and issuing a card in which frequency data corresponding to the value of the bill is recorded, and a function for storing information on a card issued by the device itself are set. Has been.

FIG. 2 shows a specific configuration of the game island 9.
The game table 10 of this embodiment is constituted by a pachinko machine 1. On the front surface of the pachinko machine 1, a game board 11 covered with transparent glass, a big hit lamp 12, upper and lower trays 13 and 14, a launch handle 15 and the like are provided. The upper tray 13 is provided with a lending switch 16, a return switch 17, a remaining frequency indicator 18, and a lending ready lamp 19.

  A bill insertion slot 21, a card slot 22 and a liquid crystal panel 23 for displaying information are provided on the front surface of the inter-machine 2. Behind the bill insertion slot 21 is a bill processing unit 24 (shown in FIG. 3) having a bill authenticity discrimination function, and behind the card entrance 22 is a card processing unit 25 having a read / write processing function for cards. Are provided.

FIG. 3 shows the main electrical configuration of the inter-machine 2 and the pachinko machine 1.
A control unit 20 using a microcomputer is incorporated in the inter-machine 2. In addition to the card processing unit 25, the banknote processing unit 24, and the liquid crystal panel 23, the communication interface 26 and the jackpot signal receiving unit 27 are connected to the control unit. Further, the lending switch 16, the return switch 17, the remaining frequency indicator 18, and the lending available lamp 19 on the pachinko machine 1 side are also connected to the control unit 20 via the relay board 102 in the pachinko machine 1.

The pachinko machine 1 includes a main control unit 105 in charge of main control of the game, a control unit (payout control unit) 106 dedicated to payout control of pachinko balls, a control unit for effect processing (not shown), and the like. A sub-control unit is provided. Each control unit is constituted by a microcomputer.
In addition to the firing handle 15 and the big hit lamp 12, the main control unit 105 is connected to a winning ball sensor 104 for detecting a pachinko ball that has entered a winning hole (not shown) of the game board. In addition to the pachinko ball payout mechanism 107, the above-described external terminal plate 102 is connected to the payout control unit 106. The payout control unit 106 drives a pachinko ball payout mechanism 107 in response to an instruction to pay out pachinko balls, and pays out a predetermined number of pachinko balls. When a game state signal such as a jackpot signal is received from the main control unit 105, special payout control is performed and the received game state signal is output from the external terminal board 103.

  In the pachinko machine 1 and the inter-machine machine 2, relay boards 201 and 101 are provided. When renting pachinko balls, a lending instruction signal and a lending end signal are exchanged between the relay boards 201 and 101 a predetermined number of times.

The card processing unit 25 of the inter-vehicle machine 2 includes a card storage unit (not shown). When the banknote processing unit 24 accepts the banknote, the control unit 20 drives the card processing unit 25 to write frequency data (10 degrees per 1000 yen) corresponding to the value of the inserted banknote to the stored card. The card is taken out from the card entrance 22. Also, when the card processing unit 25 accepts the card, after checking the recorded information of the card, the frequency of 1000 yen is withdrawn, and the pachinko machine 1 on the right is instructed to lend the number of times corresponding to the withdrawn frequency. Send a signal. Each time the pachinko machine 1 receives the lending instruction signal, the pachinko machine 1 releases a predetermined number (for example, 5) of pachinko balls to the tray 13 and returns a lending end signal to the inter-machine 2.
In addition to the card issued by the self-device, the inter-machine 2 accepts cards issued by other inter-machine 2 and the card issuing machine 3, and a membership card created by a dedicated device (not shown). it can. Since the processes related to issuance, rewriting, verification, etc. of these cards are the same as those described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, detailed description thereof is omitted in this specification.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, among the gaming state signals from the external terminal board 103 of the pachinko machine 1, the signal line of the jackpot signal is branched, and the branch line is the jackpot of the interstage machine 2 for the gaming table on the right side. It is connected to the signal receiver.

  The jackpot signal is turned on in response to the establishment of the jackpot, and thereafter the on state is maintained until the jackpot game ends.

  When the jackpot game is entered, as in the second pachinko machine 1A in FIG. 2, the jackpot lamp is turned on, and an effect using various sound effects or music is performed. Therefore, since the gaming table 10 with a big hit is in a lively state, if the next gaming table 10 is not in a winning state, the player on that table is very disgusting and difficult to play the game. It becomes a state. Further, even when the adjacent gaming table 10 is vacant, the gaming table generally tends to be avoided until the jackpot game ends.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, when the jackpot signal is turned on in a predetermined pachinko machine 1, in the intermediary machine 2 that receives the jackpot signal, a predetermined time elapses after the jackpot signal is turned on. In addition to normal lending, a predetermined number of additional pachinko balls are lent out for lending instruction operations performed during the period. Hereinafter, the lending process including the additional pachinko ball is referred to as “special ball lending”.

  Further, during the period when the special ball lending is performed, a message as shown in FIG. 4 (1) or (2) is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 23 on the front surface. By this display, the player recognizes that the special ball lending is started at his / her gaming table 10 when a jackpot is generated at the gaming table 10 on the left side, and proceeds with the card insertion or lending switch 16. Will be performed. In addition, when the jackpot game table 10 where the jackpot has come out is vacant, a player searching for a vacant table can be guided to the game table 10.

  It should be noted that the number of pachinko balls lent by special ball lending is preferably within a range where no loss occurs in the game hall. For example, normally, if a game hall that rents 250 pachinko balls per 1000 yen (10 degrees) has a cash exchange rate of 2.5 yen per pachinko ball, the additional number of pachinko balls If the number is up to 150, even if a player who has received a special ball loan performs the cash process as it is, it can only be exchanged for 1000 yen, and there is no loss in the game hall.

Hereinafter, the processing performed in the inter-station machine 2 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
First, FIG. 5 is a flow of processing that is executed in the normal processing of the inter-vehicle machine 2, that is, in the state where the jackpot signal is not turned on. If the jackpot signal from the pachinko machine 1 is turned on while executing this process, the process proceeds to the special control in FIG.

  When a bill is inserted into the intermediary machine 2 in which no bill or card is inserted, when the bill insertion unit 24 accepts the bill, the first ST 101 in FIG. 5 (ST is an abbreviation for “step”). The same applies to the following.) Becomes “YES”, and the process proceeds to ST102. In ST102, the card processing unit 25 is driven, and frequency data corresponding to the accepted amount is written and issued to the accommodated card.

  On the other hand, when the card issued in ST102, or the card or membership card issued by another inter-vehicle machine 2 or card issuing machine 3 is inserted, ST103 becomes “YES”, and the process proceeds to ST104.

  In ST104, the remaining number of received cards is checked. If the remaining frequency is not zero, the process proceeds to ST105 and the card frequency data is updated to a value obtained by subtracting a predetermined unit frequency (for example, 5 degrees) from the current frequency. In ST107, a process of lending pachinko balls for a predetermined reference number (for example, 250) is executed. The remaining card number is displayed on the remaining number display 18. Further, when the remaining frequency is not zero, the lending available lamp 19 is turned on.

  If the remaining card number after the lending process is not zero, ST108 is “NO”. Thereafter, the loop of ST109, ST110, ST112 is repeated until the lending switch 16 or the return switch 17 is operated. When the lending switch 16 is operated again here, ST109 becomes “YES” and the process returns to ST105, and the frequency data update and the pachinko ball lending process are performed again.

  On the other hand, when the return switch 17 is operated, ST110 becomes “YES”, the process proceeds to ST111, and the card is discharged to the card entrance / exit 22. When the remaining number of cards after lending becomes zero, ST108 is “YES”, and similarly the process proceeds to ST111 and the card is discharged. Further, when the remaining card count at the time of insertion is already zero, after ST104 becomes “YES”, the card ejection process of ST111 is also executed.

  In the above flow, after accepting the card and updating the frequency data, after checking the operation of the lending switch 16 and the return switch 17 with the card accepted after the lending process, and when neither the banknote nor the card is accepted The jackpot signals are checked at three locations (ST106, 112, 113). If the jackpot signal is on in any of these steps, the special control of FIG. 6 is started.

  At the time of special control, the timing process is started in the first ST201, and in the subsequent ST202, it is notified that the special ball lending state has been started by displaying a message as shown in FIG. This notification is continued until the special ball lending state ends.

In the next ST203, it is checked whether or not the card has already been received. In ST204, it is checked whether the frequency data has already been updated.
When ST106 or ST112 in FIG. 5 is “YES” and the process proceeds to the special control, the determination of ST203 is “YES”. If ST106 is “YES” and the process proceeds to special control, since the frequency data has already been updated in ST105, ST204 becomes “YES”. In this case, the process proceeds to ST207, and as a special ball lending process, a number of pachinko balls (for example, 400) obtained by adding the number corresponding to the special frame to the reference number is lent.

If ST112 of the normal process is “YES” and the process proceeds to special control, ST204 is “NO” and the process proceeds to ST205. Here, when the lending switch 16 is operated, ST205 becomes “YES”, the process proceeds to ST206, the card frequency data is updated, and then a special ball lending process is executed in ST207.
Needless to say, the frequency deducted from the card in ST206 is the same as the frequency deducted in ST105 of the normal process.

  If the remaining card number after lending is not zero, in ST211, it is checked whether or not the elapsed time from the start of timing in ST201 has reached a predetermined value T. If this determination is “NO”, the process returns to ST205. Therefore, until T time elapses, the player can receive a special ball lending by repeating the operation of the lending switch 16.

When the process shifts to the special control in a state where no card is received, after ST203 becomes “NO”, the processes after ST212 are executed.
First, if a bill is inserted before T time elapses, ST213 becomes “YES” and the process proceeds to ST214, and a card issuance process is executed. If the card is inserted before the time T has elapsed, ST216 becomes “YES” and ST217 becomes “NO”, and the process proceeds to ST206. Therefore, the special ball lending process of ST207 is executed after the frequency data is updated. However, if the remaining number of inserted cards is zero, ST217 becomes “NO”, the process proceeds to ST218, and the inserted card is discharged.

  When the remaining number of cards becomes zero after executing the special ball lending process (when ST208 is “YES”) or when the return switch 17 is operated (when ST209 is “YES”), the process proceeds to ST210. After ejecting the card, the process proceeds to ST212. Also in this case, if T time has not elapsed, by inserting the card again, the procedure from ST216, 217 to ST206 is executed, and the special ball lending process is executed again.

  However, if T time elapses before the bill or card is inserted, ST212 or ST215 is “YES”. In this case, after proceeding to ST219 and ending the notification of the special ball lending state, the process returns to ST101 of the normal process.

  Also, after the execution of the special ball lending process, if T time elapses before the lending switch 16 is operated again in a state where the frequency remains in the card, ST211 becomes “YES”, and notification is made in ST220. After ending, the process returns to ST109 of the normal process. Therefore, even if the lending switch 16 is operated immediately after the end of the special control, only a reference number of pachinko balls can be lended.

  According to the above procedure, the player can receive a special ball rental any number of times as long as the elapsed time after the jackpot is established is within T hours. Therefore, if there is a player who uses the adjacent game stand at the time of winning the jackpot, the player can receive a large amount of pachinko balls.

  However, if the number of special ball rentals becomes too large, excessive benefits will be given to the player. In such a case, it is desirable to adjust the value of T. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 7, it is preferable to limit the number of executions of special ball lending.

  Since the special control shown in FIG. 7 basically proceeds in the same flow as in FIG. 6, the same process number as in FIG. 6 is assigned the same step number, and newly added steps are designated as ST251, 252, 253. The step number is shown surrounded by a frame.

In this embodiment, the frequency that can be used for the special ball lending process is limited to 50 degrees, and 10 degrees is deducted by one special ball lending.
In ST251 added after ST201 and ST202, an initial value 50 is set for the usable frequency A. In ST252 after the frequency data update process in ST206, the usable frequency A is updated to a value obtained by subtracting 10 from the current value.

Further, after the special ball lending is completed, the value of the usable frequency A is checked in ST253, and if A = 0, the process proceeds to ST220. Therefore, even when the time measured after the special ball lending has not reached T time, when the special ball lending is executed five times, the notification of the special ball lending state is terminated at that time, and the process returns to the normal processing. . However, even if the remaining card number becomes zero, if the number of special ball lending is less than 5, the card issuance process of ST214 is executed by inserting the banknote, and a special card is issued using the newly issued card. You can get a ball rental.
When this procedure is executed, the number of lending operations may be counted instead of the usable frequency A, and special ball lending may be executed until the counted value reaches a predetermined value (for example, 5).

  At the time of special lending, a special lending instruction signal is output instead of the normal lending instruction signal as a signal to be output from the intermediary machine 2 to the pachinko machine 1, and this signal is output from the external terminal board 103 to the management device 8B. May be output. In this way, the game room 10 can grasp the gaming machine 10 on which special lending has been executed and the number of lending thereof, so if the special lending is excessively performed, the number of lending described above Or by adjusting the length of time during which the score giving process is executed.

  Further, in the above embodiment, in the special control, the special ball lending is always performed according to the player's card insertion or the operation of the lending switch 16, but instead, the card insertion or lending switch 16 A lottery may be performed according to the operation, and a special ball lending may be performed only when the lottery is won. In this case, since the upper limit value of the player's privilege can be adjusted by adjusting the winning probability, the special control time T itself can be set longer to attract the player.

  In addition, only when a player inserts a specific type of banknote (for example, 1000 yen) and issues a new card at the time of jackpot processing, only when a special ball lending with that card or a membership card is inserted Special ball lending may be restricted by a method such as lending a special ball.

  Even when the gaming machine 10 is constituted by a slot machine, the machine between machines 2 can perform the same special control as in FIGS. However, in the case of a slot machine, the credit function is used to store the medal for the number of times deducted from the card, so that more medals can be stored than usual even during special control. To control.

Further, in the above embodiment, the special control is executed regardless of whether or not the gaming machine 10 adjacent to the gaming machine 10 in which the jackpot is established. Instead, the jackpot is established. The special control may be executed only when the adjacent game machine 10 is being used for a predetermined period before the game. Furthermore, the special control may be executed only when the number of pachinko balls and medals acquired by the player during the predetermined period is equal to or less than a predetermined value.
If such a restriction is added, it is possible to give a privilege to a player who has continued to use the same game table 10 for a certain period of time, but has selected a game table 10 that is difficult to win. The player's frustration can be eliminated.

In the above-described embodiment, a special frame is provided for the number of game media to be lent to the player. However, a privilege other than the rental of game media may be granted.
For example, when a membership card is inserted, service points of the card may be added. Further, if a service ticket issuance function is provided in the platform machine 2, even when a general card is inserted, a privilege can be given to the player by issuing a service ticket such as a drink.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, when a big hit is established at a certain game machine 10, a privilege is given to the player of the right adjacent game machine 10, but a big win is given at the right game machine 10 of the island 9. If established, a privilege may be given to the player on the opposite gaming table 10.
Further, a jackpot signal from each gaming table 10 may be input to the inter-machine 2 of the gaming table 10 on both the left and right sides to give a privilege to the player on both sides of the gaming table 10 that has won the jackpot. .

Further, instead of inputting the jackpot signal from the gaming table 10 to the intermediary machine 2, the management device 8B receiving the jackpot signal sends the signal to the intermediary machine 2 adjacent to the gaming machine 10 that has output the signal. A privilege grant request signal may be output, and special control may be executed in response to the input of this signal. In this case, the management device 8B requests a privilege to be granted to the inter-machine 2 of the game machine 10 adjacent to the game machine 10 on which the jackpot is established or to the inter-machines 2 of all game machines 10 on the same island 9. A signal can also be output.
Further, when control is performed by the management device 8B, a privilege grant request signal may be output to the gaming machine 1 instead of the inter-machine 2. In this case, the control on the side machine 2 side does not change, but the special lending can be performed by paying out more pachinko balls than usual on the lending instruction signal on the gaming machine 1 side.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the game hall system to which this invention was applied. It is a perspective view which shows the specific example of amusement island. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a pachinko machine and a stand machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state in which the alert display of special rental is performed. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a normal process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of special control. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of special control when the frequency | count of special loan is restrict | limited.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 2 Intermediary machine 8B Management apparatus 10 Game stand 16 Lending switch 20 Control part 22 Card entrance 27 Big hit signal receiving part 103 External terminal board 106 Discharge control part

Claims (3)

In a game medium lending device that is installed near a specific game machine in a game hall and performs a game medium lending process for use in the specific game machine in accordance with a player's lending instruction operation,
A signal input means for receiving a winning state signal indicating that the gaming machine is in a winning state from a gaming machine other than the specific gaming machine and installed in the vicinity of the own device;
When the lending instruction operation is received within a predetermined time after the signal input means receives the hit state signal, a control for giving a predetermined privilege to the player is executed in addition to the gaming medium lending process. And a game medium lending device comprising a control means. A plurality of game machines deployed in the game hall and a plurality of game medium lending devices associated with each of these game machines, each game medium lending device is installed in the vicinity of the corresponding game table, In a system for lending processing of game media for use on the corresponding game machine in accordance with a player's lending instruction operation,
Each gaming table is provided with a signal output means for outputting a hit state signal indicating that the own device is in a hit state.
The hit state signal from each gaming machine is input to at least one gaming medium lending device that does not correspond to that gaming machine but is installed in the vicinity of the gaming machine,
Each game medium lending device has a signal input means for receiving the winning status signal and a predetermined number of times when the player inputs a lending instruction operation of the player within a predetermined time after the signal input means receives the winning status signal. And a bonus granting means for executing control for granting the bonus. A plurality of game machines deployed in the game hall, a plurality of game medium lending devices associated with each of these game machines, and a management device, each game medium lending device is in the vicinity of the corresponding game table In a system that performs a lending process of game media for use on the corresponding game machine in response to a player's lending instruction operation,
Each gaming table is provided with a signal output means for outputting a hit state signal indicating that the own device is in a hit state.
The hit state signal from each game machine is input to the management device,
When the management device receives the hit state signal from any of the gaming tables, the management device provides benefits to at least one gaming medium rental device that does not correspond to the gaming table but is installed in the vicinity of the gaming table. Send a request signal to request
Each game medium lending device has a signal input means for receiving a request signal from the management device, and when the lending instruction is given by the player within a predetermined time after the signal input means has received the request signal, And a bonus granting means for executing a control for granting a predetermined bonus to the player.

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