JP2011024717A - Prize exchange system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a prize exchange system allowing an employee to do more practical practice in a structure having a practice function for a prize exchange process. <P>SOLUTION: A POS (Point of Sale) terminal has a business mode in which the results of prize exchange process are accumulated as actual result data and a practice mode in which the results are not accumulated. The POS terminal issues a practice receipt 40 which can be received in the practice mode, and at the time the number of game media printed in the practice receipt 40 is the number of own balls derived from game data. In this way, as the game balls actually obtained by players are used, more realistic practice can be provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a prize exchange system having a function of practicing a prize exchange process in a game hall.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a POS terminal constituting a prize exchange system has been installed in a prize exchange counter in a game hall, and prize exchange processing using a POS terminal is performed by an employee (see Patent Document 1). Further, as a POS terminal used in a retail store or the like, a technique has been disclosed that prevents information read when confirming the price of a product from being reflected in actual data (see Patent Document 2).

JP 2002-143521 A JP 2006-235787 A

By using these, it is conceivable that the POS terminal for the game hall is also equipped with a practice function capable of setting a practice mode in which the read information is not reflected in the result data so that employees can get used to the prize exchange process. .
However, in the gift exchange process using the POS terminal, the conditions for exchanging the gifts such as the exchange process with special or general prizes and the processing of the edge ball are complicated. In order to make customers wait, more practical practice functions are required in order to speed up the prize exchange process.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a prize exchange system capable of performing more practical practice in a configuration having a practice function for prize exchange processing.

  The prize exchange system of the present invention is a business that is a counting medium for counting the number of acquired game media, which is the number of game media acquired by a player, and a recording medium for recording the number of acquired game media counted by the counting means. The sales recording medium issuing means for issuing the recording medium and the number of acquired game media counted by the counting means are stored, and / or the sales signal and the number of used game media can be specified. The number of game media acquired by the player in each gaming machine is calculated based on the used game media signal and the payout game media signal that can specify the number of payout game media, and the calculated number is used as the number of acquired game media. The number of acquired game media stored for each machine, the number of acquired game media counted by the counting means stored in the acquired game media number storage, and / or the number of acquired game media stored Is an extracting means for extracting the number of acquired gaming media in any gaming machine out of the number of acquired gaming media stored for each gaming machine, and a recording medium for recording the number of acquired gaming media extracted by the extracting means. Practice recording medium issuing means for issuing a practice recording medium, and recording medium accepting means capable of accepting the practice recording medium in a prescribed business mode and accepting the practice recording medium in a prescribed practice mode When the recording medium accepting unit accepts the business recording medium or the practice recording medium, a predetermined prize exchange is performed within the range of the number of acquired game media recorded in the business recording medium or the practice recording medium. Prize exchange processing means for performing processing, result data storage means for accumulatively storing results of the prize exchange processing in the sales mode as result data, and the sales mode When, in which and a selectively settable mode setting means any mode of the practice mode (claim 1).

The premium exchange system according to claim 1,
A task determining means for determining, as a task for exercise, a part of the prize information selected from a plurality of types of prize information including information including types and the number of prizes to be exchanged in the prize exchange process; A task presenting means for presenting the exercise task determined by the means; a required number calculating device for calculating the number of game media required for exchanging the prize corresponding to the prize information determined as the exercise task by the task determining means; With
The extraction means may extract a numerical value equal to or greater than the number of game media calculated by the required number calculation means (claim 2).

In the prize exchange system according to claim 1 or 2,
An operation status detection means for detecting the operation status, and an operation rate calculation means for calculating a ratio of gaming machines in which the operation status is detected in the entire gaming machine as an operation rate,
Depending on the operating rate calculated by the operating rate calculating means, setting of the practice mode may be prohibited, or the practice mode may be forcibly terminated (Claim 3).

  According to the invention of claim 1, since the game balls actually acquired by the player and / or the balls actually counted are used, the number of exchanged balls and the number of fractions are the values when actually exchanging prizes. Get closer and achieve more realistic practice. In addition, since the prize exchange process in the practice mode is not accumulated cumulatively as performance data, prize exchange can be managed reliably.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since part of the prize information selected from a plurality of types of prize information is determined as an exercise subject, practical practice assuming prize exchange processing of all patterns is possible. . Therefore, the employee can acquire the technique of the practical prize exchange process by enabling the task to be performed quickly.
According to the invention of claim 3, it is possible to prevent the practice from being performed in a situation where there is a high possibility that the prize exchange is frequently performed.

Schematic showing the entire system in one embodiment of the present invention The figure which shows the operation panel of the POS terminal Diagram showing business receipt Diagram showing a receipt for practice Figure showing the job selection screen Diagram showing standby screen 1 The figure which shows screen 1 during premium exchange The figure which shows the screen 2 during premium exchange Figure showing the practice start confirmation screen Diagram showing standby screen 2 The figure which shows screen 3 during prize exchange Flow chart showing the counting process of the counter Flow chart showing main operation of POS terminal Flow chart showing mode setting process of POS terminal Flowchart showing receipt acceptance process of POS terminal Flow chart showing free gift exchange process of POS terminal Flow chart showing the main operation of the management device The flowchart which shows the possession ball specific processing of the management device The flowchart which shows the number-of-balls extraction process of a management apparatus

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 schematically shows the entire amusement hall prize exchange system. In FIG. 1, a pachinko hall as a game hall is provided with a terminal 2 corresponding to the gaming machine 1. The terminal 2 has a function of a lending machine, and a player borrows a pachinko ball (corresponding to a game medium) from the terminal 2 and plays a game on the gaming machine 1. .

A call lamp unit 3 is installed corresponding to the gaming machine 1. The calling lamp unit 3 collects and outputs the operating state of the corresponding gaming machine 1, and lights or blinks a predetermined lamp according to the operating state of the gaming machine 1, or calls according to an operation on the calling button. Turn on the lamp.
The terminal 2 and the call lamp unit 3 are connected to the relay device 4. The relay device 4, the counter 5, and the POS terminal 6 are network-connected to the management device 7 by, for example, an in-store LAN 8.

The management device 7 (corresponding to performance data storage means, extraction means, operation status detection means) manages the sales status by each terminal 2, the operating status of each gaming machine 1, and the counting status based on the counting process of the counter 5. In addition to managing the exchange status and stock status of prizes at the POS terminal 6, the settings of the counter 5 and the POS terminal 6 are managed. The counter 5 and the POS terminal 6 also manage each situation.
Further, the management device 7 obtains the operating rate of each gaming machine 1 at a predetermined cycle during business hours and transmits it to the POS terminal 6. In this case, the gaming machine 1 whose operating timer is operating is the operating gaming machine, and the ratio of operating gaming machines to all gaming machines is calculated as the operating rate.

The counters 5 (corresponding to counting means and business recording medium issuing means) are installed at a plurality of locations (for example, island ends) in the game hall. This counter 5 counts pachinko balls (corresponding to the number of acquired game media) acquired by the player, and issues receipts necessary for prize exchange.
The counting machine 5 has a loading unit 9 for loading a pachinko ball acquired by the player, a display unit 10 composed of a liquid crystal panel having a touch panel on the surface, and a receipt issuing process for issuing a receipt recording the counting result. "Checkout" button 11 for performing a return, "Return" button 12 for returning a surplus ball, a receipt issuing unit 13 for issuing a receipt, a return port for returning a surplus ball when issuing the receipt 14 is provided.

  POS terminal 6 (equivalent to practice recording medium issuing means, recording medium receiving means, prize exchange processing means, mode setting means, assignment determining means, assignment presenting means, required number calculating means, operating status detecting means, operating rate calculating means) Is installed at the gift exchange counter. The POS terminal 6 is for reading a bar code indicating a count value or premium information from a receipt submitted by a player with a scanner (not shown). Further, the POS terminal 6 is provided with a display unit 15 composed of a liquid crystal panel having a touch panel on the surface, and an operation panel 16 having various operation keys. A display terminal provided with a display unit (not shown) that can be visually recognized by the player corresponding to the POS terminal 6 is provided.

  FIG. 2 shows the operation panel 16 of the POS terminal 6. The operation panel 16 includes a “cigarette A” button 17a to “cigarette E” button 17e for selecting a plurality of types of cigarettes, a “chocolate 50” button 17f (corresponding to 50 balls) for selecting chocolate, In addition to the prize key 17 and the numeric keypad 18 including the “end ball 5” button 17g (corresponding to 5 balls) to the “end ball 60” button 17m (corresponding to 60 balls) for selecting a general prize, an “exchange” button 19, “End” button 20 is provided.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the main operation of the POS terminal 6. When the power is turned on, the POS terminal 6 repeatedly executes a mode setting process (B1), a receipt acceptance process (B2), and a prize exchange process (B3).
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the mode setting process, and it is determined whether the “work selection” button on the standby screen (not shown) has been pressed (C1) or whether it is outside the allowable time (C12). When the “job selection” button is pressed (C1: YES), a job selection screen is displayed on the display unit 15.
FIG. 5 shows a job selection screen. On this job selection screen, a person-in-charge display unit 21, a date display unit 22, a “setting” button 23, a “practice processing” button 24, and a “sales processing” button 25 are displayed.

Next, the POS terminal 6 determines whether the “practice process” button 24 is pressed (C2) or the “sales process” button 25 is pressed (C15). Since the “sales processing” button 25 is pushed down at the start of business (C15: YES), the business mode is set (C16), and it is confirmed that it is not outside the permissible time (C12: NO), and the process ends. This allowable time is a time zone in which a practice mode, which will be described later, can be set, and a time zone during which the operation rate decreases to an extent that does not hinder the execution of the practice mode in the business hours is arbitrarily set. . When the “sales processing” button 25 is pressed (C15: YES), the sales mode is set (C16). At this time, the standby screen 1 is displayed on the display unit 15.
FIG. 6 shows the standby screen 1. The waiting screen 1 includes a total number display section 26, a replaceable ball number display section 27, a fraction display section 28, a large prize number display section 29 as a special prize, a middle prize number display section 30, and a small prize number display section 31. Is displayed, and a prize display section 32 and a “job selection” button 33 are displayed.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the main operation of the management apparatus 7. The management device 7 repeatedly executes the possessed ball specifying process (F1) and the retained ball number extracting process (F2).
FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the holding ball specifying process. The management device 7 receives an out signal (corresponding to a used game medium signal capable of specifying the number of used game media) (G1), whether the inactive timer is operating (G6), a safe signal (the number of payout game media It is determined whether it has received an identifiable payout game medium signal (G10) or whether it has received a sales signal that can identify the number of sales balls (corresponding to the number of sales game media) (G12).

When a player who visits the amusement hall receives a loaned ball from the terminal 2 by inputting a valuable value such as cash or a prepaid card, the sales indicating the valuable value (number of balls sold) input from the terminal 2 A signal is output. And when a player starts a game with the gaming machine 1, an out signal or a safe signal is output from the gaming machine side with the occurrence of an out ball or a safe ball.
When receiving the sales signal or the safe signal (G10: YES), the management device 7 adds the number of balls (G11), and when receiving the out signal (G1: YES), subtracts the number of balls. (G2). Thereby, the number of balls of each gaming machine 1 (= number of sales balls + number of safe balls−number of out balls) can be calculated.

On the other hand, when the management device 7 receives the first out signal in the non-operating state, the non-operating timer is stopped (G3: NO), so the operation of the non-operating timer is started (G5). When the out signal is further received in the operating state of the non-operation timer (G3: YES), the non-operation timer is reset (G4). This non-operating timer is for detecting the non-operating state of the gaming machine, and the timer time is set to a time sufficiently longer than the ball firing interval when the balls are continuously fired and reset. Then, the timer operation is re-executed.
When the player finishes the game, the inactivity timer is not reset and the time is up. Therefore, when the inactivity timer is up (G7: YES), the management device 7 stores the number of balls in the ball history. (G8), the number of holding balls is set to 0 (G9).

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the counting process of the counter 5. The counter 5 determines whether counting has started (A1). When the acquired ball is inserted, it determines that counting has started (A1: YES), and determines whether the “settlement” button 11 has been pressed. (A2). When the “settlement” button 11 is pushed down by the player who has finished counting (A2: YES), after issuing a ticketing signal (A3), the receipt issuing unit 13 issues a business receipt (A4). .

  FIG. 3 shows an example of a business receipt issued by the receipt issuing unit 13. The business receipt 39 (corresponding to a business recording medium) includes a pachinko hall name 39a, a count time 39b, a count value 39c, a two-dimensional code 39d for causing the POS terminal 6 to read the count value, and a gift exchange of the receipt. A message 39e is printed to call attention that it is valid only on that day.

When the player submits the sales receipt 39 to the free gift exchange counter, the employee causes the POS terminal 6 to read the sales receipt 39.
When the receipt is read (D1: YES) in the receipt acceptance process shown in FIG. 15, the POS terminal 6 determines whether it is a sales receipt 39 (D2) or a practice mode (D4). In this case, since it is the sales receipt 39 (D2: YES), after confirming that the sales mode is set (D3: YES), the receipt is accepted (D5). If the sales mode is not set (D3: NO), the process ends without receiving a receipt.

  Next, the POS terminal 6 determines whether or not a receipt has been accepted in the prize exchange process shown in FIG. 16 (E1). When the receipt is accepted as described above (E1: YES), the exchangeable special prize is given. Is temporarily specified (E2), the number of remaining balls is calculated (E3), whether the giveaway key 17 is pressed (E4), the “cancel” button 34 is pressed (E7), or the “exchange” button It is determined whether 19 is depressed (E9). At this time, the premium replacement screen 1 is displayed on the display unit 15.

  FIG. 7 shows the premium exchange screen 1. The total number display unit 26 and the exchangeable ball number display unit 27 display the number of counted balls. The large prize number display unit 29, the middle prize number display unit 30, and the small prize number display unit 31 are within the total number range. The number of exchangeable special prizes is displayed, and the fraction display section 28 displays the number of remaining balls obtained by subtracting the number of special prize prize exchange balls from the total number. In addition to the “task selection” button 33, a “cancel” button 34 is displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 7, the total number and the number of exchangeable balls are 5675 balls, the number of large prizes (equivalent to 1000 balls), 5 middle prizes (equivalent to 400 balls), and small prizes (equivalent to 80 balls). This indicates that three balls can be exchanged and the fraction is 34 balls which is smaller than the number of balls corresponding to the small prize. Note that the prize exchange screen 1 is the screen of the employee side display unit 15, and the number of special prizes in the player side display unit (not shown) remains zero. This is because when the number of special prizes is displayed on the player side display unit, the player may mistakenly assume that the special prize has been confirmed.

  If the fraction displayed on the POS terminal 6 exceeds the number that can be terminated, the employee selects a general prize within the fraction. In this case, if there are two or more identical prizes, the number is input with the numeric keypad. As a method of selecting a prize, in addition to a method of pressing the prize key 17, a method of scanning a barcode of a prize, a method of manually inputting a barcode, and a method of touching a prize panel provided on the display unit May be adopted.

  When a prize is selected with the prize key 17 (E4: YES), the POS terminal 6 provisionally specifies the corresponding prize and exchangeable special prize (E5), and the number of balls corresponding to the provisionally specified prize is the number of remaining balls. Subtract from (fraction) (E6). When the “cancel” button 34 is pressed (E7: YES), the provisional specification is canceled (E8).

When the “exchange” button 19 is pushed down after the selection of the special prize or the general prize is confirmed (E9: YES), the number of replaceable balls is set to 0 (E10), and the remaining number of balls is less than the number that can be finished. Is determined (E11). If the number of remaining balls is greater than the number that can be terminated (E11: NO), the process proceeds to step E4, whereby provisional identification of a prize by pressing down the prize key 17 can be executed. When the “replacement” button 19 is pressed and the remaining number of balls is equal to or less than the possible end number (E11: YES), it is determined by adding whether or not the “end” button 20 is pressed (E12). ). At this time, in addition to displaying the prize exchange screen 2 on the display unit 15, it is also displayed on the display unit of a display terminal (not shown), so that the player can confirm the prize to be exchanged.
FIG. 8 shows a screen 2 for exchanging free gifts. In the state of the free gift exchanging screen 1 in FIG. 7, 30 out of 34 end balls are exchanged for general premiums other than cigarettes and chocolate (premium display unit 32). Is not displayed).

Next, when the “end” button 20 is pressed down (E12: YES), the POS terminal 6 confirms replacement of all provisionally specified prizes (E13) and sets the number of remaining balls to 0 (E14). Then, it is determined whether the business mode is set (E15). In this case, since it is the business mode (E15: YES), a prize payout signal indicating the result of the prize exchange process is output to the management device 7 (E16).
When receiving the prize payout signal, the management device 7 cumulatively stores the result of the prize exchange process. Therefore, the manager can analyze the management state of the amusement hall based on the accumulation of the results of the prize exchange process, the sales, and the like after the business ends.

By the way, if the employee is unfamiliar with the gift exchange process at the POS terminal 6, it takes time for the gift exchange process to wait for the customer. It is necessary to get used to the operation.
Therefore, the POS terminal 6 has a function of a practice mode for practicing the prize exchange process, and the practice mode can be set during business. In order to switch the POS terminal 6 to the practice mode, the “practice processing” button 24 displayed on the screen is depressed while the job selection screen of FIG. 5 is displayed.

  When the “practice process” button 24 is pressed (C2: YES), the POS terminal 6 determines whether the operation rate is within the allowable time (C3) or whether the operation rate is 80% or less even outside the allowable time ( C4). If neither condition is satisfied (C3: NO, C4: NO), the process returns to step C2. The allowable time can be arbitrarily set on the game hall side. This is because there are times when there are few players exchanging prizes even when the operation rate is high, and there are times when there are many players exchanging prizes such as before closing, even when the operation rate is low. On the other hand, if the operating rate is 80% or less even within the allowable time or outside the allowable time (C3: YES or C4: YES), the “Cancel” button 37 is pressed. (C5), it is determined whether the "execute" button 36 has been pressed (C6). At this time, a practice start confirmation screen is displayed.

FIG. 9 shows a practice start confirmation screen. A confirmation screen 35 pops up on the practice start screen. On the confirmation screen 35, a message indicating that the practice process is started is displayed, and an “execute” button 36 and a “cancel” button 37 are displayed. When the “Cancel” button 37 is pressed (C5: YES), the process returns to Step C2. When the “execute” button 36 is pressed (C6: YES), the practice mode is set (C7), and the prize to be exchanged is determined as an exercise subject in the prize exchange process (C8). The prize that is the subject of such practice is randomly selected from pre-registered general prizes. At this time, the standby screen 2 is displayed.
FIG. 10 shows the standby screen 2. A task display unit 38 is displayed on the standby screen 2, and a prize to be exchanged is displayed as a task on the task display unit 38. In the example shown in FIG. 10, two cigarettes A and one chocolate are presented as prizes to be exchanged.

Next, the POS terminal 6 calculates the number of balls necessary for exchanging the selected prize, transmits the number of balls to the management device 7 as the minimum number of balls (C9), and then receives the number of balls. Is determined (C10).
When the management device 7 receives the minimum number of balls from the POS terminal 6 in the ball number extraction process shown in FIG. 19 (H1: YES), the current number of balls in any of the randomly selected gaming machines 1 Is extracted (H2) and it is determined whether the number of possessed balls is equal to or greater than the minimum number of balls that can be exchanged for prizes (H3). If the number is more than the minimum number (H3: YES), the number of possessed balls is transmitted to the POS terminal 6 (H4). If the extracted number of balls is below the minimum number of balls, the extraction of the number of balls is performed again until the number of balls is equal to or more than the minimum number.

When the POS terminal 6 receives the number of possessed balls (C10: YES), the POS terminal 6 prints and issues the number of possessed balls and the exercise subject (the type and number of prizes to be exchanged) (C11). .
FIG. 4 shows an example of a practice receipt. The practice receipt 40 (corresponding to a practice recording medium) includes, in addition to the above-mentioned print items for sales receipts, a letter 40a indicating a practice receipt, and a problem 40b indicating the type and number of exchangeable prizes. Is printed. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the number of balls to be counted is 5675, and the issue is that two cigarettes A and one chocolate are exchanged as prizes.

When the employee causes the POS terminal 6 to read the practice receipt 40, the POS terminal 6 displays the premium exchange screen 1 shown in FIG.
When the employee selects the cigarette A and chocolate displayed as the assignment by the prize key 17, the prize name selected along with the number is displayed on the prize display section 32 as shown in FIG. Also, 5 big prizes (5000 balls) and 1 middle prize (400 balls) will be exchanged for 5474 balls, which is the total number of 5675 balls minus 200 (= 75 × 2 + 50), which is the prize ball, The remaining number of balls at that time is 74 balls. Accordingly, since the number of remaining balls exceeds the possible number of endings, by selecting 70 end balls with the prize key 17, the number of end balls becomes 4 and becomes less than the ending possible number. The prize exchange process can be ended by depressing the “END” button 20 after 19.

In such a practice mode (E15: NO), the POS terminal 6 ends without transmitting the result of the free gift exchange process even if the free gift exchange process ends. Therefore, the management device 7 does not accumulate the results of the prize exchange process in the practice mode.
When the operating rate exceeds 80% outside the allowable time (C12: YES, C13: YES), the POS terminal 6 ends the practice mode because it is necessary to execute the business mode with priority (C14). That is, when the operation rate is higher than 80% outside the predetermined allowable time, setting of the practice mode is prohibited, while when the operation rate is higher than 80% outside the allowable time in the practice mode, the practice mode is forcibly terminated. is there.

  According to such an embodiment, a practice receipt 40 that can be accepted in the practice mode is issued in a POS terminal that includes a business mode in which the results of the free gift exchange process are cumulatively accumulated as performance data and a practice mode that is not accumulated. At that time, since the number of game media printed on the practice receipt 40 is set to the number of possessed balls extracted from the game data, the game balls actually acquired by the player are used. And the fraction is close to the value when actually exchanging prizes, and more realistic practice can be realized.

Moreover, since the prize exchange process in the practice mode is not accumulated in the management device 7 as performance data, the prize exchange can be managed reliably.
In addition, since the number of balls that are more than the minimum number of balls required for the prize exchange process is extracted from the game data and printed on the practice receipt, the game data is also used when presenting the prize to be exchanged. Practice function can be realized.
In addition, if it is outside the permissible time, the setting from the sales mode to the practice mode is prohibited on the condition that the operation rate is high, or the practice mode is forcibly terminated, so prizes can be exchanged frequently. It is possible to prevent practicing from being performed in situations where the nature is high.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
The number of balls to be used in the practice mode is not limited to the number of balls extracted by the management device, but other game data such as the number of balls to be counted may be extracted.
In the present embodiment, a configuration in which the exercise subject is directly displayed on the display unit of the POS terminal and a configuration in which the exercise subject is printed on the practice receipt are described, but either configuration may be used.
A premium exchange rate, which is a ratio of the number of premium exchanges with respect to the average operation rate for each time zone, may be obtained, and setting of the practice mode may be prohibited or the practice mode may be forcibly terminated based on the premium exchange rate and the time zone. .
Although an example of switching to the practice mode during business is shown, it may be performed after the business ends. In this case, as the number of possessed balls transmitted from the management device to the POS terminal, the number of retained balls at the end of business may be selected, or the number of retained balls for a predetermined time during business may be selected.

  In the drawings, 1 is a gaming machine, 2 is a terminal unit, 3 is a call lamp unit, 4 is a relay device, 5 is a counter (counting means, business recording medium issuing means), and 6 is a POS terminal (recording medium for practice) Issuing means, recording medium receiving means, prize exchange processing means, mode setting means, problem determining means, problem presenting means, required number calculating means, operating status detecting means, operating rate calculating means), 7 is a management device (result data storing means) , Extraction means, operation status detection means), 39 is a sales receipt (business recording medium), and 40 is a practice receipt (recording medium for practice).

Claims (3)

Counting means for counting the number of acquired game media, which is the number of game media acquired by the player;
A business recording medium issuing means for issuing a business recording medium that is a recording medium recording the number of acquired game media counted by the counting means;
The number of acquired gaming media counted by the counting means can be stored and / or the number of used gaming media signals and the number of used gaming media can be identified. An acquired game medium number storage means for calculating the number of game media acquired by a player in each gaming machine based on the payout game medium signal and storing the calculated numerical value for each gaming machine as the acquired game medium number;
Either the number of acquired game media counted by the counting means stored in the acquired game media number storage means and / or the number of acquired game media stored for each gaming machine by the acquired game medium number storage means Extraction means for extracting the number of acquired game media in the gaming machine;
Practice recording medium issuing means for issuing a practice recording medium that is a recording medium for recording the number of acquired game media extracted by the extraction means;
A recording medium receiving means capable of receiving the business recording medium in a predetermined business mode and capable of receiving the practice recording medium in a predetermined practice mode;
When the recording medium accepting unit accepts the business recording medium or practice recording medium, a predetermined prize exchange process within the range of the number of acquired game media recorded in the business recording medium or practice recording medium A prize exchange processing means for performing
Actual data storage means for accumulatively storing only the result of the gift exchange process in the business mode as actual data;
Mode setting means capable of selectively setting any one of the sales mode and the practice mode;
A prize exchange system characterized by comprising: Task determining means for determining a part of the prize information selected from a plurality of types of prize information consisting of information including the type and number of prizes to be exchanged in the prize exchange process as an exercise subject;
Task presenting means for presenting the exercise task determined by the task determining means;
A necessary number calculating means for calculating the number of game media necessary for exchanging the prize corresponding to the prize information determined by the assignment determining means as the exercise assignment;
2. The prize exchange system according to claim 1, wherein the extraction means extracts a numerical value equal to or greater than the number of game media calculated by the required number calculation means. An operation status detection means for detecting the operation status;
An operation rate calculating means for calculating, as an operation rate, the proportion of gaming machines in which the operation status is detected in the entire gaming machine,
3. The prize exchange system according to claim 1, wherein setting of the practice mode is prohibited or the practice mode is forcibly terminated in accordance with the operation rate calculated by the operation rate calculating means.

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