JP2008067988A - Illegal behavior detector for token game equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To precisely detect illegal filching of tokens and warn it. <P>SOLUTION: This detector is provided with: a supply line which supplies the tokens to two or more token game machines each provided with a hopper; a token sensor which detects a prescribed quantity or less than that of the tokens in the hopper; a replenishment means which batch-replenishes the token in the supply line into the hopper by detection by the token sensor; and a warning means which detects an illegal behavior from game information of the token game machine, the frequency of replenishing by the replenishment means and the frequency of detecting by the token sensor and warning it. The warning means is composed of: a replenishing frequency monitoring part which detects the illegal behavior when the frequency of replenishing by the replenishment means while the game information is in big winning or in winning amounts to a prescribed frequency for judging the illegal behavior; and a token sensor monitoring part which detects the illegal behavior when the frequency of detecting by the token sensor amounts to the prescribed frequency while the game information is neither in big winning nor in winning and a detecting state in the case of amounting to the prescribed frequency continues for a prescribed period for judging the illegal behavior. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a fraud detection device for a medal gaming facility that monitors and warns about unauthorized removal of medals.

  A conventional fraud detection device for medal gaming facilities is disclosed in Patent Document 1. This technology provides a supply line for supplying medals to a medal gaming machine equipped with a hopper, provides supply means for batch supply of medals in the supply line to the hopper, provides game information output means for outputting game information, and supplies the supply line A medal sensor for detecting the passage of medals is provided in the middle of the game, and it is determined that the medal sensor is illegal when the number of medals detected by one batch replenishment exceeds the set number determined according to the game information of the game information output means. It is characterized by providing fraud detection means.

The present invention can detect fraud by monitoring the number of medals replenished and the number of medals in the hopper and the number of detections and the time of detection of a medal below a predetermined amount compared to the conventional method of monitoring the number of medals passing through. The technology was developed.
JP 2004-236780 A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve these conventional problems, and detect fraud by monitoring the number of medals replenishment and the number of detections and time of a medal sensor that detects a predetermined amount or less of medals in the hopper. An object of the present invention is to provide a possible fraud detection device for gaming facilities.

The configuration of the present invention that solves this problem is as follows.
1) A supply line for supplying medals to a plurality of medal gaming machines equipped with a hopper is provided, a medal sensor for detecting a predetermined amount or less of medals in the hopper is provided, and a supply line when the medal sensor detects a predetermined amount or less of medals In a medal gaming facility provided with a replenishment means for batch replenishment of medals to a hopper, a medal game provided with an alarm means for detecting fraud from the game information of the medal gaming machine, the number of replenishment means replenishment, and the number of detections of the medal sensor An apparatus for detecting fraud in equipment, wherein the alarm means includes a replenishment frequency monitoring unit for detecting fraud when the replenishment means of the replenishment means when the game information is in a big hit or hit state reaches a predetermined number of times determined to be illegal. When the game information is neither big hit nor winning, the number of detections of the medal sensor reaches a predetermined number of times The medal game equipment fraud detection device 2 comprising a medal sensor monitoring unit that detects fraud when the detection state continues for a predetermined time when it is determined to be fraudulent. 2) Replenishment means after the alarm means detects fraud The medal game equipment fraud detection device according to the above 1) is provided with a control for stopping the game.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to detect a medal extraction with high accuracy and to prevent illegal successive occurrences by monitoring a case of a big hit, a win case, a non-hit case, and a non-hit case.

  In the present invention, the count of the number of medals replenishment is executed at any time when the medal replenishment starts, during the medal replenishment, or after the medal replenishment ends. The replenishing means and the warning means are composed of a logic circuit and a program, and are installed at a position where an unauthorized person cannot touch. For the alarm, a known device that uses light, sound, or signal is used. Depending on the level of the alarm, lamp lighting, warning display, signal transmission to the hall computer, monitoring camera operation, notification to the store clerk by radio, etc. The device is stopped for each medal gaming machine or the entire medal gaming facility is stopped. Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.

  The embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 is an example of a fraud detection device for a medal gaming facility composed of a plurality of slot machines. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the medal gaming facility of the embodiment, FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the medal gaming machine of the embodiment, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the medal supply control unit of the embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are information processing flowcharts showing fraud detection in the embodiment. FIG. 7 is the number of replenishments during the big hit and hit in the embodiment, the detection of the medal sensor during the normal game, and the detection of each medal. It is a chart which shows the replenishment amount.

  In the figure, 10 is a medal gaming machine, 11 is a medal slot, 12 is a controller, 13 is a hopper, 14 is a medal sensor, 15 is a chute, 16 is a tray, 17 is a discharge path, 18 is a supply path, and 20 is a medal. A lending machine, 21 is a money slot, 22 is a payout port, 23 is a replenishment path, 30 is an automatic medal replenishment device, 31 is a supply line, 32 is a recovery line, 33 is a cleaning and polishing unit, 34 is a delivery unit, and 35 is a medal Take-in device, 40 is a medal replenishment control unit, 40a is a connection unit, 41 is a CPU, 42 is a RAM, 43 is a ROM, 44 is a timer, 45 is an interface, 46 is a signal line, 47 is a monitoring program (alarm means), 47a is a game information acquisition unit, 47b is a replenishment frequency counting unit, 47c is a replenishment frequency storage unit, 47d is a detection frequency counting unit, 47e is a detection frequency storage unit, 47f is a replenishment frequency monitoring unit, and 47g is a memory. Le sensor monitoring unit, 47h is the alarm signal output section, 48 is an alarm device, 50 hall computer, 51 connecting portion, 52 denotes a signal line, m is medals.

  In the medal gaming facility of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of medal gaming machines 10 that are slot machines and a medal lending machine 20 are provided next to each other, and the medal gaming machine 10 and the medal lending machine 20 from the medal automatic replenishing device 30. A supply line 31 for supplying the medal m is provided above, a recovery line 32 for recovering the medal m discharged from the medal gaming machine 10 is provided, and a cleaning / polishing unit 33 for cleaning and polishing the recovered medal m is provided. A sending unit 34 for sending the received medal m to the supply line 31 is provided, and a medal take-in device 35 for taking in the medal m of the supply line 31 is provided above the medal gaming machine 10 and the medal lending machine 20. Is provided with a medal replenishment control unit 40.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the medal gaming machine 10 is provided with a medal insertion slot 11 for inserting a medal m in the front, and a controller 12 that pays out a number of medals m according to the progress of the game by the inserted medal m and the game result. And a hopper 13 for storing a large number of medals m until the time of paying out, a medal sensor 14 for detecting a predetermined amount or less of medals m in the hopper 13 are provided, and the medals m paid out from the hopper 13 are discharged. A chute 15 is provided, a tray 16 for receiving the discharged medals m is provided, a discharge path 17 for discharging the surplus medals m to the collection line 32 is provided on the side of the hopper 13, and the medals take-in device 35 takes in the medals m. A replenishment path 18 for feeding the medal m to the hopper 13 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, the medal replenishment control unit 40 includes a CPU 41, a RAM 42, a ROM 43, a timer 44, an interface 45, a signal line 46, and an alarm device 48. As shown in FIG. 4, the monitoring program 47 of the ROM 43 includes a game information acquisition unit 47 a that acquires game information from the controller 12 of the medal gaming machine 10, and the game information acquired by the game information acquisition unit 47 a A replenishment count counter 47b that counts the replenishment count nh (the number of operations of the medal take-in device 35), a replenishment count storage section 47c that stores the replenishment count nh counted by the replenishment count counter 47b, and a medal m by the medal sensor 14. The detection number counting unit 47d that counts the number of detections nk equal to or less than a predetermined amount, the detection number storage unit 47e that stores the detection number nk counted by the detection number counting unit 47d, and the replenishment number nh of the replenishment number storage unit 47c are set. When the number nh reached 1 _(set to ₃ times) and the supply count monitoring unit 47f to determine that incorrect, game information acquiring unit 47a is acquired Game information to detect the number nk is set from the counting start count nk 1 _(twice the set) and the second detection state setting reaches a time t _{1 (180} seconds in the case not being hit or not being jackpot Setting) If the medal sensor monitoring unit 47g, which is determined to be illegal if it continues, the replenishment frequency monitoring unit 47f and the medal sensor monitoring unit 47g determine that it is illegal, a signal is output to the alarm device 48 and the medal capturing device 35 is stopped. It is comprised with the alarm signal output part 47h.

  In this embodiment, when the automatic medal replenishment device 30 is operated, the medal m is supplied through the supply line 31 and the medal replenishment control unit 40 batch-loads and stores the medals in the hopper 13 of the medal gaming machine 10. The number of sheets to be replenished per one time is 200 sheets, and the replenishment is performed for a required time so that it becomes 200 sheets by a timer or the like. When the player inserts the medal m lent from the medal lending machine 20 into the medal slot 11 of the medal gaming machine 10 and plays a game, the controller 12 pays out the number of medals m from the hopper 13 according to the game result. The replenishment control unit 40 operates the medal take-in device 35 to take in and replenish the medal m in the supply line 31 into the hopper 13. The monitoring program 47 acquires game information from the controller 12 at any time by the game information acquisition unit 47a. The appearance ratio of jackpot and hit is generally 60 to 70% for jackpot and 30 to 40% for hit. The jackpot and hit signals are contact duration signals during the period, and the signals themselves are not distinguished from jackpots and hits.

  When the game is a big hit, 700 cards / time are paid out, and the medal sensor 14 is turned off (the medal m is separated from the medal sensor 14 and a predetermined amount or less is detected), and 300 cards / time, which is 100 more than normal, is twice. Replenish. Since there are medals m remaining in the hopper 13 after the payout, the medals m of the hopper 13 after the replenishment are 300 × 2 times = 600 + α. By the replenishment, the medal sensor 14 is turned ON (a state where the medal m hits the medal sensor 14 and a predetermined amount is satisfied). On the other hand, when the game is won, 130 sheets / time are paid out, and when the medal sensor 14 is turned off, 300 sheets / time, which is 100 sheets more than usual, is replenished once, and when the medal sensor 14 remains on, it is not replenished. In that case, it is impossible that the replenishment occurs three times during the big hit or during the big hit.

Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the monitoring program 47 sets the number of replenishment times nh that the replenishment number counting unit 47 b is hitting or hitting when the game information acquired by the game information acquisition unit 47 a is a big hit or winning. Counting and storing in the replenishment number storage unit 47c, the replenishment number monitoring unit 47f determines that the replenishment number nh in the replenishment number storage unit 47c reaches the set number nh ₁ (3 times), and the alarm signal output unit 47h A signal is output to the alarm device 48. The alarm device 48 receives the signal and gives an alarm, and the medal capturing device 35 stops. If it is 3 times or less, the replenishment number storage unit 47c is reset and monitoring is continued.

  On the other hand, during the normal game when neither big win nor winning is found, the first replenishment may occur due to a refund (credit cancellation) of the medal m inserted into the medal insertion slot 11 or a trouble of the hopper 13. The second supply is unlikely to occur in a normal game. Even if the medal m pile in the hopper 13 collapses and the medal sensor 14 is turned off, 50 medals / 1,000 yen are driven in 180 seconds and the medal sensor 14 is turned on (in one game, 3 medals are inserted). It is common to play 18 games by playing 6 games in 1 minute, and the time to digest 50 cards lent out for 1000 yen is 50 sheets / 18 sheets = 2.78 minutes≈3 minutes).

Therefore, the medal sensor monitoring unit 47g of the monitoring program 47 detects the detection number storage unit 47e when the game information acquired by the game information acquisition unit 47a is not big hit or not hit as shown in FIGS. If the second detection state continues for the set time t ₁ (180 seconds) from the detection time t ₂ after the number nk becomes the set number nk ₁ (2 times), the alarm signal output unit 47h determines that the alarm device A signal is output to 48, the alarm device 48 receives the signal and gives an alarm, and the medal taking device 35 stops. When the medal sensor 14 is turned on before reaching 180 seconds, the detection number storage unit 47e is reset and monitoring is continued.

  The fraud detection device for medal gaming equipment of the present invention can be applied to all gaming machines using medals in addition to slot machines.

It is explanatory drawing of the medal game equipment of an Example. It is a partially cutaway perspective view of the medal gaming machine of the embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the medal supply control part of an Example. It is explanatory drawing of the monitoring program of an Example. It is an information processing flowchart which shows the fraud detection of an Example. It is an information processing flowchart which shows the fraud detection of an Example. It is a chart which shows the number of times of replenishment during the big hit of the embodiment, the detection of the medal sensor during the normal game, and the replenishment amount of each medal.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Medal gaming machine 11 Medal insertion slot 12 Controller 13 Hopper 14 Medal sensor 15 Chute 16 Receptacle 17 Discharge path 18 Supply path 20 Medal lending machine 21 Money slot 22 Discharge outlet 23 Supply path 30 Automatic medal supply apparatus 31 Supply line 32 Collection Line 33 Cleaning and polishing section 34 Delivery section 35 Medal take-in device 40 Medal supply control section 40a Connection section 41 CPU
42 RAM
43 ROM
44 timer 45 interface 46 signal line 47 monitoring program 47a game information acquisition unit 47b replenishment frequency acquisition unit 47c replenishment frequency storage unit 47d detection frequency counting unit 47e detection frequency storage unit 47f replenishment frequency monitoring unit 47g medal sensor monitoring unit 47h alarm signal output unit ,
48 alarm device 50 hall computer 51 connection 52 signal line m medal

Claims (2)

  A supply line for supplying medals to a plurality of medal gaming machines equipped with a hopper is provided, a medal sensor for detecting a predetermined amount or less of medals in the hopper is provided, and a medal on the supply line is detected when the medal sensor detects a predetermined amount or less of medals. In a medal gaming facility provided with replenishment means for batch replenishment to a hopper, the medal gaming facility provided with alarm means for detecting fraud from the game information of the medal gaming machine, the number of replenishment means replenishment, and the number of detections of the medal sensor A fraud detection device, wherein the alarm means includes a replenishment count monitoring unit that detects fraud when the replenishment count of the replenishment means when the game information is a big hit or a hit is reached a predetermined number of times, and a game Detection when the number of detections of the medal sensor reaches a predetermined number when the information is neither big hit nor winning State is characterized by being constituted by a medal sensor monitoring unit for detecting fraud if continues for a predetermined time which is determined to fraud, fraud detection device medal game equipment.   The medal game equipment fraud detection device according to claim 1, wherein the alarm means includes control for stopping the replenishment means after detecting fraud.

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