JP2010063664A - Management system for game parlor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To investigate an accurate trend of a game player based on the past game information. <P>SOLUTION: A management device 6 determines that the game information is confirmed when the game player operates the history button 11 or the small combination button 12 of an information display device 4, and stores the game information. Afterward, it determines whether or not the game player starts the game in a prescribed period after operating the history button 11 or the small combination button 12 of the information display device 4, and stores the determination result. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a management system for a game arcade configured to disclose game information by an information display device.

In the game hall, an information display device is installed corresponding to the gaming machine so that the player can select a gaming machine to be played from now on, and the game information is disclosed by the information display device. Is common. In addition, this information display device switches and displays a plurality of types of game information in accordance with a switching operation by the player. Therefore, there are many players who acquire more types of game information by performing a switching operation and select a gaming machine that is advantageous to them. Therefore, on the premise that the player has confirmed the released game information, the game trend of the player is investigated by associating and storing the game machine selected by the player at the time of opening and the game information before the previous day. The technique which performs is proposed (for example, refer patent document 1).
JP 2007-135743 A

  On the other hand, when the player selects a gaming machine, it is unclear whether the player has selected the gaming machine after confirming the gaming information. There are also many players who prefer to select a gaming machine (so-called corner stand) at the edge of the gaming island or a gaming machine that does not have other players on both sides. For this reason, it is not possible to obtain an accurate survey result simply by considering the selection at the time of opening the store and the order in which it was selected, and the smaller the number of players who confirmed the game information, the rougher the survey result. There was a problem.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a management system for a game hall that makes it possible to investigate an accurate trend of a player based on past game information. It is in.

  The invention described in claim 1 is provided corresponding to each gaming machine, information display means for displaying any game information among a plurality of types of game information to a player in a switchable manner, and the information display Switching operation means operated by a player to switch game information displayed on the means, switching determination means for determining whether or not the game information displayed on the information display means has been switched by the switching operation means, When the game information displayed on the information display means is switched by the switching operation means, a period measuring means that starts operation and measures the period, and that a game medium has been rented or output from the gaming machine side Selection determining means for determining whether or not a gaming machine is selected on the condition that it is determined to be in an operating state based on various signals to be determined, and the selection determining means determines that a gaming machine has been selected. A determination unit for determining whether or not the determination is made after the operation of the period measuring unit for the information display unit corresponding to the gaming machine is started and before the predetermined period has elapsed, and the confirmation determination The game information storage means for storing the determination result by the means and a part or all of the game information displayed by the information display means in association with each other is provided.

  In the invention described in claim 2, the game information storage means stores the determination result by the confirmation determination means in association with the model of the gaming machine to be determined by the confirmation determination means, and the gaming machine Of the number of times determined to have been selected by the selection determination means for each model of the model, after the operation of the period measurement means for the information display means corresponding to the gaming machine selected by the selection determination means, for a predetermined period It is characterized in that it is provided with a confirmation rate calculating means for calculating the ratio of the number of times determined before or not determined.

  The invention described in claim 3 is configured such that the gaming machine is capable of adjusting a payout rate by setting one of a plurality of setting values, and a determination result by the confirmation determination unit And a display means for displaying the set value in association with each other.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a calculation means for calculating a winning probability for at least one combination having a different internal lottery probability for each set value based on the game information stored in the game information storage means, and the calculation means. Evaluation means for evaluating the calculated winning probability based on a predetermined evaluation criterion, wherein the game information storage means stores the evaluation result by the evaluation means and the game information in association with each other. .

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when it is determined that the player has selected a gaming machine, the player operates the switching operation unit to switch the game information displayed on the information display unit. Since it is configured to store the determination result for determining whether or not the predetermined period has elapsed and a part or all of the game information displayed by the information display means in association with each other, the player can store the game information. The game information of the selected gaming machine can be collected within a predetermined period after confirmation, and an accurate trend of the player can be investigated based on the past game information.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, after the start of the operation of the period measuring means for the information display means corresponding to the gaming machine out of the number of times it is determined that the player has selected the gaming machine for each type of gaming machine Since it is configured to calculate the ratio of the number of times determined or not determined before the predetermined period has elapsed, the player selects the gaming machine after checking the gaming information for each type of gaming machine It is possible to grasp the ratio of the number of times selected before the predetermined period elapses or the number of times selected after the predetermined period elapses.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the display unit displays the determination result by the confirmation determination unit in association with the setting value, the setting value is selected even though the setting value is low. It is possible to grasp the situation where the setting value is high, but it is not selected, and whether or not it is a model that is selected by a player who likes occult gaming, or whether the player sets It can be estimated whether or not the model is difficult to determine the value.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, a winning probability is calculated for at least one combination having a different internal lottery probability for each set value based on the game information, and the calculated winning probability is calculated based on a predetermined evaluation criterion. Since the evaluation is made and the evaluation result and the game information are stored in association with each other, it can be easily estimated whether or not the player has positively discriminated the set value.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall configuration of a game hall management system. In the game hall management system 1, a plurality of slot machines 2 (game machines in the present invention) are installed in the game hall, and a lending device 3 and an information display device 4 (the book machine) corresponding to each slot machine 2. Information display means in the invention is provided. These slot machine 2, lending device 3 and information display device 4 are connected to a relay device 5. In addition, the management device 6 (switch determination means, period measurement means, selection determination means, confirmation determination means, game information storage means, confirmation rate calculation means, calculation means, evaluation means, display means in the present invention) is relayed by the LAN 7. The device 5 is connected to the network. Although not shown, a pachinko machine and a counting device are also installed in the game hall. A player borrows a medal from the lending device 3 and plays a game in the slot machine 2.

  The slot machine 2 includes a display window for the player to visually recognize the symbols on the reel, a liquid crystal display unit for displaying various information such as the payout progress of medals during the bonus game, a lamp unit composed of various lamps, A speaker that outputs sound effects, a MAXBET button for inserting a credit medal, a credit settlement button for settlement of a credit medal, a medal slot for inserting a medal, a start lever for starting a game, and a rotating reel are stopped. 3 stop buttons, a payout number display section for displaying the number of payout medals, a credit display section for displaying the number of credit medals, a medal payout exit for receiving medals, and a medal paid out from the medal payout exit A saucer or the like is provided.

  The slot machine 2 performs an internal lottery when a series of game start operations are performed, that is, when the player operates the start lever with a medal inserted into the medal slot or with a credit medal inserted by operating the MAXBET button. The reels are started, and each reel is stopped according to the operation of the stop button, and one game is finished. The slot machine 2 is preliminarily defined with six setting values with different payout rates, and determines an internal winning combination using an internal winning combination lottery table corresponding to the six setting values (internal lottery is performed). ). Specifically, the internal winning combination is determined by comparing the random number acquired from the random number generating unit that generates random numbers “0” to “65335” with the internal winning combination lottery table. Here, the payout rate is an expected value of what percentage is paid out with respect to the number of medals (game media) to be paid out.

  FIG. 2 shows the winning probabilities for each set value. For the regular bonus (RB) and 15-sheet winning, there is no difference in the winning probability between the set values, but the big bonus (BB), 10-sheet winning and There are differences in the winning probabilities between the set values for the four cards. The higher the set value (closer to “6”), the more advantageous for the player, and the lower the set value (closer to “1”). This is a disadvantageous setting for the player. FIG. 2 shows the numerical value of the probability denominator.

  If the result of the internal lottery is winning, the slot machine 2 establishes an internal winning flag (BB winning flag, RB winning flag, small role flag, replay flag) corresponding to the internal winning combination won by the internal lottery. Based on the internal winning flag, stop control including so-called slip control (retraction control) is performed, and the number of medals corresponding to the winning symbol is paid out from the medal payout opening.

The game signals output from the slot machine 2 to the relay device 5 are as follows.
Out signal: One pulse is output for one inserted medal or one credit medal when the start lever is operated.
Safe signal: One pulse is output every time a medal is paid out or one credit medal is paid out. When the replay winning combination is won, pulses corresponding to the number of medals bet on the game are output.
Game signal: One pulse is output every time a game is started.
BB signal: A level signal is output during the BB game.
RB signal: A level signal is output during the RB game.
A reel signal may be employed instead of the game signal.

  The lending device 3 includes a money insertion slot for a player to insert money, a card insertion slot into which a membership card is inserted, and the like. The lending device 3 outputs a sales signal to the relay device 5 every time the player inserts “100 yen” as a consideration for a medal as a game medium, and whenever the player inserts a membership card into the card insertion slot, the lending device 3 A player ID signal that can specify a player ID corresponding to the member ID read from the member card is output to the relay device 5, and a game is played each time the member card inserted into the card insertion slot is discharged from the card insertion slot. An end signal is output to the relay device 5.

As shown in FIG. 3, the information display device 4 includes a game information display unit 8 for displaying various game information, a lamp unit 9, a call button 10 that is operated when the player calls an employee, and the player plays game information. The game information displayed on the display unit 8 is a history button 11 (switching operation means in the present invention) which is operated when switching the history, and the game information displayed on the game information display unit 8 by the player. And a small combination button 12 (switching operation means in the present invention) that is operated when switching the number of wins for the small combination. In this case, when the player operates the history button 11 or the small role button 12, the information display device 4 outputs a switching operation signal that can specify the gaming machine ID of the corresponding slot machine 2 to the relay device 5.

  In response to the player operating the history button 11, the information display device 4 includes a standby screen, a display screen for displaying the accumulated data for the current day, a display screen for displaying the accumulated data for the previous day, as shown in FIG. The display screen for displaying the accumulated data of the day before last is switched and displayed. On the standby screen, the number of BB wins on the current day (today), the number of RB wins on the day, the number of start on the day, the number of BB wins on the previous day, and the number of BB wins on the previous day are displayed. When the player operates the history button 11 while the standby screen is displayed, the player switches to a display screen that displays the accumulated data of the day, and the number of BB winnings of the day, the number of RB winnings of the day, and the cumulative number of games of the day. Is displayed. When the player operates the history button 11 while displaying a display screen for displaying the accumulated data for the current day, the player switches to a display screen for displaying the accumulated data for the previous day, and the number of BB wins for the previous day and the RB win for the previous day. The number of times and the cumulative number of games of the previous day are displayed. When the player operates the history button 11 while the display screen displaying the previous day's accumulated data is displayed, the player switches to the display screen displaying the previous day's accumulated data, the number of BB winnings of the previous day, The number of RB winnings every day and the cumulative number of games the day before last are displayed. It should be noted that the player presses the history button 11 while displaying any one of a display screen for displaying the accumulated data for the current day, a display screen for displaying the accumulated data for the previous day, and a display screen for displaying the accumulated data for the previous day. When the state of not operating is continued for 10 seconds, the screen returns to the standby screen.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the information display device 4 displays a standby screen, a display screen for displaying the number of winnings of four sheets of the day, and 10 of the day in response to the player operating the small role button 12. The display screen for displaying the number of winnings for the winning combination and the display screen for displaying the winning number for the 15 winning combinations on the current day are switched and displayed. When the player operates the small role button 12 while the standby screen is displayed, the screen is switched to a display screen that displays the number of winnings for the four-day role of the day, and the number of winnings for the four-day role and the cumulative number of games for the day. Is displayed. When the player operates the small role button 12 in a state where the display screen displaying the number of winnings for the four winning combinations of the day is displayed, the player switches to the display screen displaying the winning number of the 10 winning combinations for the current day. Displays the number of winnings for the winning combination and the total number of games played on that day. When the player operates the small role button 12 in a state where the display screen displaying the number of winnings of 10 sheets of the day is displayed, the player switches to a display screen displaying the number of winnings of 15 sheets of the day. Displays the number of winnings for the winning combination and the total number of games played on that day. One of a display screen for displaying the number of winnings for the four-card combination of the day, a display screen for displaying the number of winning of the ten-card combination for the day, and a display screen for displaying the number of winning of the 15-piece combination for the day If the state in which the player does not operate the small role button 12 continues for 10 seconds, the screen returns to the standby screen.

  The relay device 5 receives various signals (game signal (out signal, safe signal, game signal, BB signal, RB signal), sales signal, player ID signal, game end from the slot machine 2, the lending device 3, and the information display device 4. Signal, switching operation signal), the received various signals are transmitted to the management device 6.

  The management device 6 is installed in, for example, an office room in a game hall. When the various signals transmitted from the slot machine 2, the lending device 3, and the information display device 4 are received via the relay device 5, the management device 6 Based on the signal, the game information in each slot machine 2 is totaled and stored, and the game information for each gaming machine ID (number) of each slot machine 2 is stored as a game history table.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of a game history table stored in the management device 6, and corresponds to “game machine ID”, “time”, “player ID”, “start / end”, “confirmation”. ”,“ New / Continued ”,“ Judgment Result ”,“ Number of Judgments ”,“ Cumulative Start ”,“ BB ”,“ RB ”,“ 15-Board ”,“ 10-Board ”,“ 4-Board ”,“ Each item of “Evaluation” is set. The meaning of each item is as follows.

  “Start / End”: “Start” is stored when a player inserts a member card into the card insertion slot of the lending device 3 or when sales are generated in the lending device 3, and at the same time the “start” is stored The continuation flag is set to “1”. Further, when the player ejects the membership card from the card insertion slot of the lending device 3 or when the slot machine 2 does not detect the operation continuously for 10 minutes or more, “end” is stored, and “end” is stored. At the same time as storing, the game continuation flag is set to “0”.

  For example, at the time “9:05”, the player with the player ID “1234” sets the game continuation flag to “1” when the member card is inserted into the card insertion slot of the lending device 3, and “10 The game continuation flag is set to “0” when the player with the player ID “1234” ejects the member card from the card insertion slot of the lending device 3 at the time of “: 43”. Also, at the time of “10:51”, the game continuation flag is set to “1” because sales have occurred in the lending device 3, and at the time of “12:44”, the slot machine 2 is 10 minutes or more. The game continuation flag is set to “0” because the operation is not continuously detected.

  At the time of “15:42”, the player with the player ID “1345” sets the game continuation flag to “1” by inserting the member card into the card insertion slot of the lending device 3, At the time of 18:20, the player with the player ID “1345” sets the game continuation flag to “0” by discharging the member card from the card insertion slot of the lending device 3. Furthermore, at the time of “19:01”, the game continuation flag is set to “1” due to the occurrence of sales in the lending device 3, and at the time of “19:06”, at least 10 minutes in the slot machine 2 The game continuation flag is set to “0” because the operation is not continuously detected.

  “New / Continue”: “New” is stored when the player operates the history button 11 or the small role button 12 and the game continuation flag is set to “0”, while the player stores the history button 11. Alternatively, “continuation” is stored when the small role button 12 is operated and the game continuation flag is set to “1”.

  “Judgment result”: 1 after the player operates the history button 11 or the small role button 12 in a state where the game information of the day is not accumulated, and then the player operates the history button 11 or the small role button 12 “Good 0” is stored when the game is started within minutes, and “No 0” is stored when the game is not started within one minute after the player operates the history button 11 or the small role button 12. . The player operates the history button 11 or the small role button 12 in a state where “new” is stored (the game continuation flag is set to “0”), and then the player operates the history button 11 or the small role. When the game is started within 1 minute after the button 12 is operated, “good 1” is stored, and the game is not started within 1 minute after the player operates the history button 11 or the small role button 12. Sometimes “No 1” is stored. The player operates the history button 11 or the small role button 12 in a state where “continuation” is stored (the game continuation flag is set to “1”), and then the player operates the history button 11 or the small role. “3” is memorized when the game is started within 3 minutes after the button 12 is operated, and the game is not started within 3 minutes after the player operates the history button 11 or the small role button 12 Sometimes “No 2” is stored.

  “Evaluation”: Total value of evaluations comparing the actual value and the theoretical value for BB, 10-piece combination, and 4-piece combination that have a difference in winning probability between the set values “1” to “6” in the slot machine 2 Indicates.

  For BB, when the actual value is less than “1/130” that is the winning probability of the set value 1, the evaluation is “0”, and when the actual value is “1/130” or more that is the winning probability of the set value 1 When it is less than “1/120” that is the winning probability of the set value 2, the evaluation is “1”, and the winning value of the setting value 3 is that the actual value is equal to or more than “1/120” that is the winning probability of the set value 2 When the probability is less than “1/118”, the evaluation is “2”, and the actual value is equal to or more than “1/118” that is the winning probability of the setting value 3 and the winning probability of the setting value 4 is “1/1 /”. When it is less than 115, the evaluation is “3”, and when the actual value is equal to or greater than “1/115” that is the winning probability of the setting value 4 and is less than “1/110” that is the winning probability of the setting value 5 It is determined that the evaluation is “4”, and the winning value of the set value 5 is “1 / When it is 10 ”or more and is less than“ 1/99 ”, which is the winning probability of the set value 6, it is judged as an evaluation“ 5 ”, and when the actual value is“ 1/99 ”or more, which is the winning probability of the set value 6 The evaluation is “6”.

  Similarly, with respect to 10 winning combinations, when the actual value is less than “1 / 7.5” which is the winning probability of the setting value 1, the evaluation is “0”, and the winning value is the winning probability of the setting value 1. When it is more than a certain “1 / 7.5” and less than “1 / 7.3”, which is the winning probability of the set value 2, the evaluation is “1”, and the actual value is the winning probability of the set value “2”. If it is equal to or greater than 1 / 7.3 and is less than “1 / 7.2”, which is the winning probability of the set value 3, the evaluation is “2”, and the winning value of the set value 3 is “1 / When the value is “7.2” or more and less than “1 / 7.1” that is the winning probability of the setting value 4, the evaluation is “3”, and the winning value of the setting value 4 is “1/7. When the value is “1” or more and is less than “1/7” that is the winning probability of the set value 5, the evaluation is “4”, and the winning probability that the actual value is the set value 5 When the value is “1/7” or more and is less than “1 / 6.8”, which is the winning probability of the set value 6, the evaluation is “5”, and the actual value is the winning probability of the set value 6, “1 / If it is 6.8 or more, it is determined that the evaluation is “6”.

  Further, for the four-player combination, when the actual value is less than “1/49” that is the winning probability of the setting value 1, the evaluation is “0”, and the winning value that is the winning probability of the setting value 1 is “1 / If it is 49 ”or more and is less than“ 1/48 ”that is the winning probability of the set value 2, the evaluation is“ 1 ”, and the actual value is“ 1/48 ”or more that is the winning probability of the set value 2. When it is less than “1/47”, which is the winning probability of value 3, the evaluation is “2”, and the actual value is equal to or more than “1/47”, which is the winning probability of setting value 3, and the winning probability of setting value 4 When it is less than a certain “1/46”, the evaluation is “3”, and the actual value is “1/46” or more which is the winning probability of the setting value 4 and the winning probability of the setting value 5 is “1/45”. If it is less than the evaluation value, the evaluation is “4”, and the actual value is “1/45” or more that is the winning probability of the set value 5 If the winning value is less than “1/41” which is the winning probability of the set value 6, the evaluation is “5”, and if the actual value is equal to or more than “¼1” which is the winning probability of the setting value 6, the evaluation is “6”. Is determined.

  For example, at the time of “10:15”, “124.6” that is the actual value of the BB is determined as the evaluation “1”, and “7.00” that is the actual value of the 10-piece combination is determined as the evaluation “5”. Then, “41.5” that is the actual value of the four-piece combination is determined as the evaluation “5”, and “11” that is the total value of these evaluations is stored. Similarly, at the time of “10:32”, “136.6” that is the actual value of BB is determined as the evaluation “0”, and “6.76” that is the actual value of the 10-piece combination is evaluated as “6”. "43.1" which is the actual value of the combination of four sheets is determined as the evaluation "5", and "11" which is the total value of these evaluations is stored. The evaluation is calculated and stored in the same manner at subsequent times.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of the model-specific confirmation rate table stored in the management device 6. The confirmation rate is determined by the slot machine 2 within one minute after the player operates the history button 11 or the small role button 12 of the information display device 4 corresponding to the number of times the player has started playing in the slot machine 2. The ratio of the number of times the game was started is shown. In this case, it can be estimated that the higher the confirmation rate, the more the player uses the game information displayed on the information display device 4.

  FIG. 8 shows an example of the data table for each judgment stored in the management device 6. It is possible to determine the difficulty of the player discriminating the set value by comparing the set value with the number of times of determination. In other words, if the setting value of the slot machine 2 selected by the player is low even though the player has selected with a small number of judgments, the player is willing to select the slot machine 2 having a low setting value. Therefore, it can be estimated that it is difficult for the player to determine the set value of the slot machine 2. Further, if the setting value of the slot machine 2 selected by the player with a small number of determinations is high, it can be assumed that the player can easily determine the setting value of the slot machine 2.

  In addition, it is possible to determine whether the model has a large number or a small number of players who determine the set value by comparing the number of determinations with the evaluation. That is, if the evaluation of the slot machine 2 selected by the player with a small number of judgments is high, the player wins a winning combination (BB, 10 winning combination and 4 winning combination) between the set values. It can be estimated that the set value of the slot machine 2 is determined based on the probability.

  Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. The management device 6 performs game information storage processing, out signal input processing, game start detection processing, and game end detection processing. Hereinafter, these processes will be described sequentially.

(1) Game information storage process When the game information storage process is started, the management device 6 determines whether or not a switching operation signal is input from the information display device 4 via the relay device 5 (S1). When the management device 6 determines that the switching operation signal is not input from the information display device 4 via the relay device 5 (S1: NO), the management information storage processing is terminated (returned). On the other hand, if the management device 6 determines that the switching operation signal is input from the information display device 4 via the relay device 5 in response to the player operating the history button 11 or the small role button 12 of the information display device 4. (S1: YES), the first timer is activated (S2), and it is determined whether or not the game continuation flag is set to “0” (S3).

  If the management device 6 determines that the game continuation flag is set to “0” (S3: YES), it stores “new” in the item “new / continuation” in the game history table and game information. Is stored (S4), the determination counter is incremented (S5), and the game information storing process is terminated (returned). On the other hand, if the management device 6 determines that the game continuation flag is not set to “0” (set to “1”) (S3: NO), the management device 6 sets the item “new / continuation” in the game history table. “Continue” is stored and game information is stored (S6), the second timer is activated (S7), and the game information storage process is terminated (returned).

(2) Out signal input processing When the management device 6 starts the out signal input processing, the management device 6 determines whether or not an out signal is input from the slot machine 2 via the relay device 5 (S11). If the management device 6 determines that no out signal is input from the slot machine 2 via the relay device 5 (S11: NO), the management device 6 ends the out signal input processing (returns). On the other hand, if the management device 6 determines that an out signal has been input from the slot machine 2 via the relay device 5 in response to the start of the game (S11: YES), the management device 6 activates the third timer ( S12), the cumulative out is incremented (S13), and the out signal input process is terminated (returned).

(3) Game Start Detection Processing When the game start detection processing is started, the management device 6 determines whether or not a player ID signal is input from the lending device 3 via the relay device 5 (S21). Here, when the management device 6 determines that the player has input a player ID signal from the lending device 3 via the relay device 5 in response to the insertion of the member card into the card insertion slot of the lending device 3 (S21). : YES), the player ID specified by the input player ID signal is stored (S22), and it is determined that the player has started the game (S23).

  When the management device 6 determines that the player ID signal is not input from the lending device 3 via the relay device 5 (S21: NO), the management device 6 inputs a sales signal from the lending device 3 via the relay device 5. It is determined whether or not sales are generated based on whether or not sales are generated (S24), and sales are generated in response to a sales signal being input from the lending device 3 via the relay device 5. If it is determined (S24: YES), it is determined whether or not the game continuation flag is set to “0” (S25). If the management device 6 determines that the game continuation flag is set to “0” (S25: YES), it determines that the player has started the game (S23).

  Next, when the management device 6 determines that the player has started the game, whether or not the time measured by the first timer is 60 seconds or less, that is, the player selects the history button 11 or the small button of the information display device 4. It is determined whether or not the game is started within 60 seconds after the role button 12 is operated (S26). Here, the management device 6 has a time measured by the first timer of 60 seconds or less, that is, the game is played within 60 seconds after the player operates the history button 11 or the small role button 12 of the information display device 4. If “Yes” is determined (S26: YES), “Yes” is stored in the “Confirm” item in the game history table (S27), and it is determined whether or not the game information of the day exists (S28). If it is determined that there is game information (S28: YES), “good 1” is stored in the item “judgment result” in the game history table (S29), and the game continuation flag is set to “1” (S30). On the other hand, if the management device 6 determines that the game information of the day does not exist (S28: NO), it stores “good 0” in the item “judgment result” in the game history table (S31), and sets the game continuation flag to “ 1 "(S30).

  On the other hand, the management device 6 does not have a time measured by the first timer of 60 seconds or less, that is, the player has started playing, but has operated 60 after the history button 11 or the small role button 12 of the information display device 4 is operated. If it is determined that the second has elapsed (S26: NO), “None” is stored in the “confirmation” item in the game history table (S32), and it is determined whether or not the game information of the day exists (S33). ), If it is determined that the game information of the day exists (S33: YES), “No 1” is stored in the “judgment result” item in the game history table (S34), and the game continuation flag is set to “1” (S34). S30). On the other hand, if the management device 6 determines that the game information of the day does not exist (S33: NO), it stores “No 0” in the “judgment result” item in the game history table (S35), and sets the game continuation flag to “ 1 "(S30).

  Next, when “1” is set in the game continuation flag, the management device 6 stores the number of determinations (S36) and resets the determination counter (S37). Next, the management device 6 determines whether or not the measurement time by the first timer exceeds 60 seconds (S38), and determines that the measurement time by the first timer exceeds 60 seconds (S38: (YES), the first timer is reset (S39), and the game start detection process is terminated (returns). On the other hand, when the management device 6 determines that the time measured by the first timer does not exceed 60 seconds (S38: NO), the game start detection process is terminated (returned) without resetting the first timer. ).

  In addition, the management device 6 determines that sales have occurred in response to the sales signal being input from the lending device 3 via the relay device 5 (S24: YES), but sets the game continuation flag to “0”. In this case, it is also determined whether or not the measurement time by the first timer exceeds 60 seconds (S38), and the measurement time by the first timer is determined. If it is determined that it has exceeded 60 seconds (S38: YES), the first timer is reset (S39), and the game start detection process is terminated (returns).

(4) Game End Detection Processing When the game end detection processing is started, the management device 6 determines whether or not a game end signal is input from the lending device 3 via the relay device 5 (S41). Here, when the management device 6 determines that the player has input a game end signal from the lending device 3 via the relay device 5 in response to discharging the member card from the card insertion port of the lending device 3 (S41). : YES), the game continuation flag is set to “0” (S42), and it is determined whether or not the time measured by the second timer is 3 minutes or less (S43). Next, when the management device 6 determines that the time measured by the second timer is 3 minutes or less (S43: YES), it stores “No 2” in the item “Judgment Result” in the game history table (S44). The second timer is reset (S45).

  Next, the management device 6 determines whether or not the measurement time by the second timer exceeds 3 minutes (S46), and determines that the measurement time by the second timer exceeds 3 minutes (S46: (YES), “good 2” is stored in the item of “judgment result” in the game history table (S47), the second timer is reset (S48), and the game end detection process is ended (returns).

  If the management device 6 determines that the game end signal is not input from the lending device 3 via the relay device 5 (S41: NO), the time measured by the third timer exceeds 5 minutes, that is, Then, it is determined whether or not 5 minutes have passed since the input of the out signal (S49), and the measurement time by the third timer exceeds 5 minutes, that is, 5 minutes after the input of the out signal. Is determined to have elapsed (S49: YES), the third timer is reset (S50), whether or not the player ID is stored is determined (S51), and the player ID is not stored. (S51: YES), the game continuation flag is set to “0” in this case as well (S42), and the processing after S42 described above is performed.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the player operates the history button 11 or the small role button 12 of the information display device 4, it is determined that the game information is confirmed, and the game information is stored. Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the player has started the game within a predetermined period after operating the history button 11 or the small role button 12 of the information display device 4, and the determination result is stored. It is possible to collect the game information of the slot machine 2 that has started the game within a predetermined period after the player confirms the game information, and to investigate the exact trend of the player based on the past game information. .

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
The gaming machine may be a pachinko machine.

The figure which shows one Embodiment of this invention and shows the structure in a game hall schematically The figure which shows an example of an internal winning combination lottery table Front view of information display device The figure which shows an example of the display screen in an information display apparatus 4 equivalent figure The figure which shows an example of a game history table The figure which shows an example of the model specific confirmation rate table The figure which shows an example of the data table classified by judgment The flowchart which shows the game information storage process which a management apparatus performs The flowchart which shows the out signal input process which a management apparatus performs The flowchart which shows the game start detection process which a management apparatus performs The flowchart which shows the game end detection process which a management apparatus performs

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  In the drawings, 1 is a management system for a game hall, 2 is a slot machine (game machine), 4 is an information display device (information display means), 6 is a management device (switching determination means, period measurement means, selection determination means, confirmation determination) Means, game information storage means, confirmation rate calculation means, calculation means, evaluation means, display means), 11 a history button (switching operation means), and 12 a small role button (switching operation means).

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Information display means provided corresponding to each gaming machine and displaying any game information among a plurality of types of game information in a switchable manner for the player;
Switching operation means operated by a player to switch game information displayed on the information display means;
Switching determination means for determining whether or not the game information displayed on the information display means has been switched by the switching operation means;
A period measuring means for starting the operation and measuring a period when the game information displayed on the information display means is switched by the switching operation means;
Selection determining means for determining whether or not a gaming machine has been selected on the condition that a gaming medium has been rented or that it has been determined to be in an operating state based on various signals output from the gaming machine side;
When it is determined by the selection determining means that a gaming machine has been selected, the determination is performed after the operation of the period measuring means for the information display means corresponding to the gaming machine is started and before a predetermined period has elapsed. Confirmation determination means for determining whether or not
A game hall management system comprising: a game information storage unit that stores a determination result by the confirmation determination unit and a part or all of the game information displayed by the information display unit in association with each other. The game information storage means stores the determination result by the confirmation determination means in association with the model of the gaming machine that has been determined by the confirmation determination means,
Of the number of times determined to be selected by the selection determining means for each type of gaming machine, after the operation of the period measuring means for the information display means corresponding to the gaming machine selected by the selection determining means is started. 2. The game hall management system according to claim 1, further comprising a confirmation rate calculating means for calculating a ratio of the number of times determined before the predetermined period has elapsed or the number of times not determined. The gaming machine is configured to be able to adjust a payout rate by setting one of a plurality of setting values.
3. The game hall management system according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit configured to display the determination result by the confirmation determination unit in association with the set value. Calculating means for calculating a winning probability for at least one combination having a different internal lottery probability for each set value based on the game information stored by the game information storage means;
Evaluation means for evaluating the winning probability calculated by the calculation means based on a predetermined evaluation criterion,
4. The game hall management system according to claim 3, wherein the game information storage means stores the evaluation result by the evaluation means and the game information in association with each other.

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