JP2011055963A - Game machine management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine management system capable of securing the fairness of distribution of operation profit to a game shop and a game machine providing company by computing a game machine usage fee for a specific game machine based on overall operation information on game machines including game machines set in a game parlor by the game shop and the specific game machine set in the game parlor by the game machine providing company. <P>SOLUTION: The game management system includes: a slot machine 1d set in the game parlor by the game shop; slot machines 1a-1c set in the game parlor by the game machine providing company: a token dispenser 2 corresponding to the slot machines 1a-1d; a hall computer 4 and an information management device 6 connected to the respective slot machines 1a-1d and the token dispenser 2. The information management device 6 has lottery means for selecting a slot machine 1 to collect game machine operation information by a lottery from among the slot machine 1d set in the game parlor by the game shop and the slot machines 1a-1c set in the game parlor by the game machine providing company. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to the operating status of a particular gaming machine installed by a system management company outside the gaming hall provided by a gaming machine manufacturer or the like among a large number of gaming machines installed in a gaming hall such as a pachinko hall or a game center. Games that provide the gaming store and the specific gaming machine with the operating profit calculated based on the gaming machine operating total information, which is a result of totaling the gaming machine operating information, The present invention relates to a gaming machine management system that distributes to machine manufacturers according to a predetermined distribution rate.

  Conventionally, game store managers directly or on behalf of gaming machine manufacturers, such as slot machines, pachinko machines, card game machines, and video game machines installed in game halls (so-called pachinko halls, game centers, etc.) It was purchased through the store and installed in the amusement hall. However, every time an amusement store introduces such an expensive game machine, the purchase price must be paid in a lump or divided, and the burden of capital investment is large.

  Therefore, in order to alleviate such a burden on game machines, game machine manufacturers and sales agents have conventionally lent game machines to game shops through rental (rental) contracts or lease contracts. In this way, a predetermined fee is paid every month for the gaming machine usage fee (so-called rental fee or lease fee) of the gaming machine lent for a fee.

  In addition, a gaming machine usage fee of a gaming machine may be automatically calculated based on information (operating machine operating information) related to the operating status of the gaming machine that is lent by a rental contract or the like. In order to calculate the gaming machine usage fee, a gaming machine operating information collecting system for collecting gaming machine operating information is required. For example, this gaming machine operation information collection system includes an operation information transfer device provided in each of the loaned game machines, a polling controller that transmits a request signal for transmission of game machine operation information to these operation information transfer devices, A gaming machine information collection server that stores gaming machine operation information transmitted to the polling controller, and a gaming machine usage fee management server that determines gaming machine usage charges based on gaming machine operation information transmitted from the gaming machine information collection server And. Then, when the operation information transfer device receives the gaming machine operation information transmission request signal from the polling controller, the gaming machine operation information is transmitted to the gaming machine information collection server, and the gaming machine information collection server receives the received gaming machine operation information. Transmit to the gaming machine usage fee management server. The gaming machine usage fee management server calculates the gaming machine usage fee based on the gaming machine operation information (see Patent Document 1).

  However, in addition to lending gaming machines directly to gaming stores, gaming machine manufacturers and sales agents that lend their own gaming machines to gaming stores, the above-mentioned gaming machine operation information collection system is used. A gaming machine can be provided to a managing system management company, and the system management company can be used to lend gaming machines to a gaming store and collect gaming machine usage fees. However, the conventional gaming machine operation information collection system does not assume that the system management company collects gaming machine operation information from specific gaming machines installed in the gaming store.

  Therefore, as such a system, the applicant of the present application has previously proposed a gaming machine management system constructed by a system management company, a gaming machine provider company, and a gaming store. In this gaming machine management system, a system management company installs a specific gaming machine provided by a gaming machine provider in a game hall, and collects and aggregates gaming machine operation information of a specific gaming machine. A second information management device different from the first information management device installed in the game hall is installed in the game hall. Since this second information management apparatus is connected to a specific gaming machine only by wire, it is not connected to a gaming machine installed in a game hall by a gaming store. Therefore, the second information management device cannot collect the gaming machine operation information of the gaming machine installed in the game hall by the gaming store, and can collect the gaming machine operation information only from the specific gaming machine installed. It is like that. In addition, the system management company has a system management device for receiving the gaming machine operation summary information compiled by the second information management device, and the system management device generates operating profit based on this gaming machine operation summary information. It comes to calculate. The operating profit is distributed as a gaming machine provision fee to each gaming machine provider by a system management company (see Patent Documents 2 and 3).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-290531 JP 2009-106347 A JP 2009-153766 A

  By the way, the gaming machine is a game machine such as sales of the gaming machine or the number of paid-out game media depending on which game island in the game hall is installed, or in which game island is installed in the game island. There may be differences in operating information. Therefore, the game store side can also install the gaming machine that it installs in the game hall at an installation location that is more advantageous than the specific gaming machine installed by the system management company. Specifically, the amusement store side will install a game machine that is installed in the amusement hall in a place where the game machine is easily noticeable (easy to stand out), and the sales of the game machine are relatively high, and the profit rate is high. On the contrary, it is possible to place a specific gaming machine that is rented to an installation location (so-called “Dead Island”) that is not easily noticeable (not conspicuous) by the player and is difficult to increase sales and has a low profit margin. is there.

  In this way, the specific gaming machine installed in the game hall is set up in an installation site that is not easily noticeable by the player, has low sales, and has a low profit margin, and the gaming machine is based on the sales and profits. When calculating the usage fee (rental fee), there is a possibility that the gaming machine usage fee of a specific gaming machine to be paid to the gaming machine provider company will be unreasonably low.

  On the other hand, by installing a specific gaming machine near the entrance where the game shop is likely to catch the eyes of the player, and setting a high value of the jackpot probability, the so-called “show stand” is for exclusive use of customers. For the specific gaming machine, the gaming machine of the same model that is installed in the gaming store by itself is placed in the vicinity of the gaming machine and operated as a so-called “collection stand” with a lower setting value. May be unfairly operated in such a way that the gross profit is large for the gaming machines that are installed in the game store.

  In order to suppress this, for example, based on the average game machine operation information between the gaming machine installed in the game hall by the gaming machine and the gaming machine installed in the game hall by the gaming machine providing company, that is, the gaming shop It is more desirable to calculate the gaming machine usage fee of the gaming machine installed in the gaming hall by the gaming machine providing company based on the average value of the overall gaming machine operation information.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is a comprehensive game machine operation information including a game machine installed in a game hall by a game shop and a specific game machine installed in a game hall by a game machine provider. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine management system that can guarantee the fairness of the distribution of operating profits to gaming shops and gaming machine providers by calculating gaming machine usage fees for specific gaming machines based on .

  The present invention is for solving the above-described problems, and a first gaming machine group installed in a game hall by a gaming store, a second gaming machine group installed in a gaming hall by a gaming machine providing company, Information that is communicably connected to each game machine and game medium lending machine to collect game machine operation information from each game machine and game medium lending machine installed corresponding to the game machine In order to calculate the operating profit of the second gaming machine group with the management device, the information management device collects gaming machine operation information from the second gaming machine group and the gaming medium lending machine corresponding to the second gaming machine group And a gaming machine management system for counting up as gaming machine operation totaling information, wherein the information management device calculates the operating profit of the gaming machines included in the second gaming machine group, Of the gaming machines included in the gaming machine group, specify the gaming machine to be managed. Comprising a selecting means for, characterized by comprising configured to aggregate the game machine operation information of the game media lending machine corresponding to the gaming machine and the recreation machine identified by lot.

  Furthermore, the present invention relates to a first gaming machine group installed in a game hall by a gaming store, a second gaming machine group installed in a gaming hall by a gaming machine provider company, and a game medium rental set up corresponding to each gaming machine. A first information management device and a second information management device communicatively connected to each gaming machine and gaming medium lending machine to collect gaming machine operating information from each gaming machine and gaming medium lending machine In order to calculate the operating profit of the second gaming machine group, the second information management device collects gaming machine operation information from the second gaming machine group and the gaming medium lending machine corresponding to the second gaming machine group. A gaming machine management system for counting up as gaming machine operation totaling information, wherein the second information management device calculates the operating profits of gaming machines included in the second gaming machine group, Of the gaming machines included in the two gaming machines group, the gaming machine to be managed Comprising a selecting means for, characterized by comprising configured to aggregate the game machine operation information of the game media lending machine corresponding to the gaming machine and the recreation machine identified by lot.

  According to such a configuration, a predetermined number of gaming machines are selected by lottery means from among the first gaming machine group installed in the gaming hall by the gaming store and the second gaming machine group installed in the gaming hall by the gaming machine providing company, By collecting and aggregating the gaming machine operation information from the identified gaming machine and the gaming media lending machine corresponding to this gaming machine, the advantage / disadvantage of the location of the gaming machine placed in the gaming hall or the gaming machine Regardless of the magnitude of the jackpot probability setting value, it is possible to calculate the operating profit of a specific gaming machine to be lent based on the average gaming machine operating information of the gaming machines in the entire game hall.

  In addition, the information management device of the gaming machine management system according to the present invention provides information for specifying a gaming machine to be selected by a lottery means from among gaming machines included in the first gaming machine group and the second gaming machine group. It is desirable to have input means for inputting to the information management device. According to such a configuration, the lottery object of the gaming machine can be specified by the input means, so that it is possible to select and draw the gaming machine group including the specific gaming machine installed by the gaming machine provider company, and Compared with the case where lottery is performed from all the gaming machines, it becomes possible to calculate the lottery and the gaming machine usage fee more quickly.

  Further, the second information management device of the gaming machine management system according to the present invention is for specifying a gaming machine subject to lottery by lottery means from among the gaming machines included in the first gaming machine group and the second gaming machine group. It is desirable to have input means for inputting information to the second information management device. According to this configuration, since the second information management device performs consistently from lottery of gaming machines to calculation of operating profits and gaming machine provision fees, it is particularly useful in information collection and centralized management.

  In addition, the first information management device of the gaming machine management system according to the present invention corresponds to a gaming machine installed in a game hall by a gaming store, a specific gaming machine installed in a gaming hall by a gaming machine provider, and each gaming machine. It is configured to collect gaming machine operation information from gaming medium lending machines and total it as gaming machine operation totaling information. The gaming machine operation totaling information in the first information management device and the gaming machine operation totaling information in the second information management device If the comparison result matches, the second information management device calculates the operating profit calculated based on the gaming machine operating total information of the gaming machines included in the second gaming machine group or the gaming machine operating total information. It is desirable to be configured to transmit to a system management device outside the amusement hall.

  According to this configuration, the gaming machine operation aggregation information aggregated by the second information management device is collated with the gaming machine operation aggregation information aggregated by the first information management device, and only when the collation result matches, the second information Since the management device transmits the operating profit of the gaming machine calculated based on the gaming machine operation totaling information or the gaming machine operation totaling information to the system management device outside the gaming hall, the gaming machine operation of the second gaming machine management device It is possible to increase the reliability of the total information and calculate the accurate operating profit and the gaming machine usage fee.

  In addition, the system management device of the gaming machine management system according to the present invention calculates the operating profit of the gaming machine specified by lottery from the gaming machine operation totaling information totaled by the second information management apparatus, and based on this operating profit It is preferable to be configured to calculate a gaming machine provision fee to be paid to a gaming machine provider that has installed a particular gaming machine included in the second gaming machine group.

  According to such a configuration, the system management device can provide a reliable and accurate gaming machine provision fee based on the gaming machine operation totaling information in which the collation results match between the first information management device and the second information management device. Can be calculated.

  According to the present invention, based on the gaming machine operation information of the gaming machine installed by the gaming store in the gaming hall and the specific gaming machine installed by the gaming machine provider company in the gaming hall, appropriate operating profit, gaming machine usage fee, A gaming machine provision fee can be calculated.

1 shows an overall flowchart of a gaming machine management system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 shows an overall block diagram of a gaming machine management system according to the embodiment. FIG. The front view of the slot machine and medal lending machine concerning the embodiment is shown. FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of an electrical configuration of the slot machine and medal lending machine according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of an apparatus related to a specific slot machine according to the embodiment. (A) shows the output terminal table of the external concentration terminal board of the slot machine according to the embodiment, and (b) shows the data memory list of the calling lamp according to the embodiment. 3 shows a sequence chart that is a communication procedure of gaming machine operation information, gaming machine operation total information, and the like communicated between devices in the gaming machine management system according to the embodiment. 3 shows a flowchart of processing for collecting gaming machine operation data (gaming machine operation information) and the like in the gaming machine management system according to the embodiment. 3 shows a flowchart of gaming machine operation totaling information collection / collation processing in the gaming machine management system according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 shows a layout diagram of slot machines displayed on a display screen of a display device in the gaming machine management system according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 shows a block diagram of an apparatus related to a specific slot machine according to the second embodiment.

  The outline of the gaming machine management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described below. This gaming machine management system is a specific gaming machine installed in a gaming hall through a system management company from a gaming machine provider company in a gaming hall where gaming machines such as slot machines, pachinko machines, card game machines, and video game machines are installed. A part of the operating profit (revenue) based on the operation of the gaming machine is collected from the amusement store as a gaming machine usage fee, and a part of the operating profit (revenue) is provided to the gaming machine provider that provided the gaming machine. As a system to distribute as.

  Here, the “gaming machine providing company” refers to a gaming machine manufacturer and a sales agent (including a gaming machine sales company) that provide gaming machines to a system management company that manages a gaming machine management system.

  This gaming machine management system is based on the operation of a gaming machine from a specific gaming machine (corresponding to the “second gaming machine group” of the present invention) that is provided by the system management company at the gaming hall and received from the gaming machine provider. A gaming machine operating information collection system for collecting gaming machine operating information necessary for calculating profits, and a gaming machine usage fee charged to a gaming store from the gaming machine operating information collected by the gaming machine operating information collecting system It comprises a gaming machine usage fee calculation system and a gaming machine usage fee billing system that charges the gaming machine usage fee to a gaming store. The gaming machine operating information collection system also collects gaming machine operating information from a gaming medium lending system that manages gaming medium lending machines that lend gaming media to be used for operating gaming machines.

  Here, the “gaming machine operation information” is information relating to the operating status of the gaming machine. For example, if the gaming machine is a slot machine, the number of used gaming media (medals) in the slot machine (used) Number), game machine operating data such as the number of game media paid out from the slot machine (number of prize media), the number of winnings won in the big bonus (BB), regular bonus (RB), and the like. In addition, when the gaming machine is a pachinko machine, “gaming machine operation information” refers to the number of balls used (pachinko balls) ejected to the pachinko machine (the number of balls used), the normal prize opening, the start opening, the grand prize winning prize, etc. This is game machine operation data such as the number of winning balls of the gaming media, the number of payout balls (the number of winning media) paid out with winning, and the number of out balls that could not be won in any winning slot. In addition, the “gaming machine operation information” was paid in conjunction with the rental of gaming media used for operating a specific gaming machine out of gaming media rented from gaming media lending machines by the gaming media lending system. Game media lending data such as usage amount is also included.

In particular, the gaming machine operation information collected from gaming machines and gaming medium lending machines and totaled every predetermined period is referred to as “gaming machine operation totaling information”. The gaming machine operation total information is information that is a basis for calculating operation profit. This operating profit includes, for example, the usage amount M1 included in the gaming medium lending data, the gaming medium lending unit price M2, the number of used gaming media M3 included in the gaming machine operating data, and the number of gaming media in one gaming machine. It can be calculated based on the following formula from the number M4 of award media and the award medium unit price M5 of the award medium at the game hall.

  Further, here, “collecting” gaming machine operation information means obtaining gaming machine operation information generated from a plurality of slot machines and medal lending machines, and this gaming machine operation information is aggregated every predetermined period. It also includes acquiring gaming machine operation summary information.

  Next, this gaming machine management system will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a flow diagram illustrating the relationship between a gaming machine provider company, a system management company, and a gaming store in this gaming machine management system. First, the gaming machine providing company provides gaming machines (corresponding to the “second gaming machine group” of the present invention) to the system management company (S1). At this time, the gaming machine providing company that provides gaming machines to the system management company is not limited to one company, and may be a plurality of companies.

  The system management company provided with the gaming machine installs the provided gaming machine in the gaming store where the gaming machine management system is introduced (S2). At this time, the game store may install specific game machines on all the game islands of the game hall, or may collect and install only on some game islands. In addition, the game store may install specific game machines in a plurality of game halls. Along with the installation of the gaming machine, the system management company constructs a gaming machine operation information collection system for collecting gaming machine operation information for a specific gaming machine.

  With this gaming machine operating information collection system, a specific gaming machine installed in the game hall transmits gaming machine operating information to the system management device of the system management company (S3). This system management device calculates a profit (operating profit) based on the operation of the gaming machine every predetermined period from the gaming machine operation information by the gaming machine usage fee calculation system. The system management company calculates a gaming machine usage fee from the operating profit and charges the gaming machine usage fee to the gaming store (S4). In response to the bill for the gaming machine usage fee, the gaming shop pays the gaming machine usage fee to the system management company (S5).

  The system management company distributes a part of the gaming machine usage fee collected from the gaming store as a gaming machine provision fee to the gaming machine provision company according to a predetermined distribution rate (S6). The system management company receives distribution of the remaining gaming machine usage fees allocated to the gaming machine provider as system management charges.

  Next, a first embodiment of the gaming machine management system according to the present invention will be described. First, the apparatus configuration of the gaming machine management system according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is an overall block diagram of the gaming machine management system. First, in the amusement hall, a plurality of slot machines 1a, 1d, 1c, 1d (corresponding to the “gaming machine” of the present invention) are arranged horizontally, and each slot machine 1a Medals lending machine 2 (corresponding to “game medium lending machine” of the present invention) arranged adjacent to ˜1d and corresponding to slot machines 1a to 1d.

  The game islands PS1 and PS2 are game islands on which slot machines 1a to 1c introduced from the game machine provider company to the game hall through the system management company are installed. The amusement island PS3 is an amusement island on which a slot machine 1d is installed in the amusement hall by a game store for purchase. Specifically, the slot machine 1a is a slot machine that is installed in a game arcade by the gaming machine manufacturer A. The slot machine 1b is a slot machine installed by the gaming machine manufacturer B. The slot machine 1c is a slot machine installed by the gaming machine manufacturer C. On the other hand, the slot machine 1d is a slot machine that is purchased by a game store and installed in a game arcade.

  Each slot machine 1a to 1d is provided with a call lamp 3 having a function as an information collecting terminal device corresponding to each of the slot machines 1a to 1d. The calling lamp 3 can be called in addition to calling a shop clerk in the case of a trouble in the corresponding slot machine 1 (such as a failure that prevents a game from continuing or a shortage of medals for supply). The game history for each period can be displayed.

  In addition, the game store 4 is connected to the slot machines 1a to 1d and the medal lending machine 2 so as to be able to communicate with the slot machines 1a to 1d and the medal lending machine 2 so that they can communicate with each other. (Corresponding to the “first information management device” of the present invention). The hall computer 4 can collect game machine operation data of all slot machines 1a to 1d provided in the game hall from the external terminal boards of the slot machines 1a to 1d via the relay device 5a and the call lamp 3. It has become. The hall computer 4 totals the received game machine operation data and stores it as game machine operation total data.

  The hall computer 4 can collect the medal lending data of all the medal lending machines 2 provided in the game hall from each medal lending machine 2,... Via the relay device 5a and the call lamp 3. The hall computer 4 totals the received medal lending data and stores it as medal lending total data.

  The system management company communicates with the slot machines 1a to 1d and the medal lending machine 2 so as to collect gaming machine operation information from the slot machines 1a to 1d and the medal lending machine 2. (Corresponding to the “second information management device” of the present invention). This information management device 6 can collect game machine operation data of all slot machines 1a to 1d provided in the game hall from each slot machine 1a to 1d via the relay device 5b and the call lamp 3. . Furthermore, the information management device 6 receives the specific information for recognizing the specific slot machines 1a to 1c by the input means to be described later, whereby the gaming machine operation data group of the specific slot machines 1a to 1c is called the call lamp 3 To collect from. The information management device 6 aggregates the received gaming machine operation data group and stores it as gaming machine operation aggregation data. Here, the “gaming machine operating data group” is a sequence of numbers in which the gaming machine operating data transmitted by the calling lamp 3 from the slot machines 1a to 1d for a predetermined period is collected in chronological order.

  In addition, the information management device 6 includes a slot machine 1 installed in the game hall by the game store and a specific slot machine 1 installed in the game hall by the game machine provider in order to calculate the operating profit of the specific game machine. A predetermined number of slot machines 1 can be selected by lottery, and gaming machine operation information can be collected and aggregated from the selected slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2 corresponding to the slot machine 1.

  The information management device 6 transmits the gaming machine operation total data of the slot machines 1 a to 1 c installed in the game hall by the gaming machine providing company to the hall computer 4. Therefore, the information management device 6 is connected to the hall computer 4 through a communication line, specifically, a LAN. On the other hand, the hall computer 4 collates the gaming machine operation total data transmitted from the information management device 6 with the gaming machine operation total data obtained by totalizing the gaming machine operation data group collected independently. Then, the result verified by the hall computer 4 is transmitted to the information management device 6. Here, the “gaming machine operating data group” is a sequence of numbers in which the gaming machine operating data transmitted by the calling lamp 3 from the slot machines 1a to 1d for a predetermined period is collected in chronological order. The “medal lending data group” is a number sequence in which the medal lending data collected by the calling lamp 3 from the medal lending machine 2 corresponding to the slot machines 1a to 1d for a predetermined period is collected in time series.

  The information management device 6 is connected to a system management device 8 of a system management company via a communication line, specifically, the Internet network. Therefore, the information management device 6 can transmit the verification result, the gaming machine operation total data, and the medal lending total data to the system management device 8 using this communication line. Similarly, the system management device 8 displays the gaming machine provision fee display devices 9a, 9b, 9b, 9b, 9b, 9b, 9c, 9c, 9c, 9c, and 9c that display (output) the gaming machine provision fees of the gaming machine manufacturers A, B, C that provided the slot machines 1a-1c. 9c. Note that the gaming machine provision fee display devices 9a, 9b, and 9c may display gaming machine operation information and gaming machine operation total information in addition to the gaming machine provision fee. Further, the gaming machine provision fee display devices 9a, 9b, and 9c do not need to be dedicated devices. Software that can display the gaming machine provision fee and the like by accessing the system management device 8 is used for a general personal computer. It may be installed on the computer.

  The system management device 8 notifies the gaming machine providing fee display devices 9a, 9b, and 9c of the respective gaming machine manufacturers A, B, and C of the gaming machine providing fee calculated from the gaming machine operation totaling data and medal lending total data. . For example, the gaming machine provision fee notified to the gaming machine manufacturer A is calculated based on the gaming machine operating data and medal lending data of the plurality of slot machines 1a, 1a, 1a, 1a provided by the gaming machine manufacturer A. It is displayed on the provision fee display device 9a.

  Next, a specific slot machine 1 (1a to 1c) installed by a gaming machine provider and a medal lending machine 2 corresponding to the slot machine 1 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view of a specific slot machine 1 and a medal lending machine 2 corresponding to the slot machine 1. The slot machine 1 corresponding to the slot machine 1 includes, in a box-shaped housing 101, three reels 102,... Each having a plurality of symbols displayed on the peripheral surface, and is associated with each reel 102. In addition, a symbol display window 103 capable of stopping and displaying the symbols of the reels 102,... In an aligned state is formed on the front surface of the casing 101, and the upper, middle, lower, and diagonal directions crossing the symbol display windows 103,. 5 stop lines L,... Are displayed.

  Further, below the symbol display windows 103,..., A start lever 104, three stop buttons 105 for stopping each reel 102,..., A BET button 106, a medal slot 107, a medal checkout button 108, A medal lending button 109, a card return button 110, a card balance display 111, and a stored medal number display 112 are provided.

  The slot machine 1 having these configurations implements a game control method (medal insertion method) in which a medal is inserted and played at each game through the medal insertion port 107. It is possible to implement a game control method (credit method) that stores medals and plays a game using the stored medals.

  In this medal storage process, a predetermined number of medals are inserted into the casing 101 from the medal insertion slot 107, or a predetermined number of medals are arranged as a reward along with a specific winning symbol array on the activated stop line L. In addition, the prepaid card is inserted into the adjacent medal lending machine 2, and the valuable value recorded on the prepaid card (generally, the card frequency in which 100 yen is expressed as a frequency) is displayed. It is done by using.

  The BET button 106 is used to start the game by selecting the number of stored medals used for one game when the credit method is executed. By pressing the BET button 106, three medals are used. Five stop lines L,... Are activated. Although not shown in the figure, a BET button for two sheets and a BET button for one sheet are also prepared. In the case of the former push button operation, two medals are used, and the upper, middle and lower Three stop lines L,... Are activated, and in the case of the latter push button operation, one medal is used and only the central stop line L is activated.

  When these BET buttons 106 are pushed and then the start lever 104 is operated, each reel 102,... Starts, and thereafter, when the stop button 105,. , ... are stopped sequentially. The medal settlement button 108 is used to settle the stored medals and pay them out to the tray 113.

  The medal lending button 109 is for deducting a predetermined frequency from the card inserted into the medal lending machine 2, and when the player pushes the medal lending button 109, the medal lending machine 2 issues the medal lending to the slot machine 1 side. In response to the instruction, the control unit of the slot machine 1 adds the predetermined number of stored medals in the housing 101 in response to the instruction, and at the same time, the control unit of the medal lending machine 2 The number of possessed cards is consumed by an amount corresponding to the number of stored medals. The card return button 110 is for discharging the card inserted into the medal lending machine 2 to the outside.

  The card balance indicator 111 and the stored medal number indicator 112 are digital indicators composed of seven light-emitting segments, and the card balance indicator 111 displays the remaining frequency of the cards being inserted into the medal lending machine 2. Then, the total number of stored medals is displayed on the stored medal number display unit 112.

  In addition, a specific slot machine 1 installed in a game hall from a gaming machine manufacturer through a system management company includes a first IC tag affixed in the casing 101 by the gaming machine manufacturer and a system management company in the casing 101. An affixed second IC tag is provided. The second IC tag (corresponding to “IC tag” of the present invention) stores a table identification ID (corresponding to “table identification information” of the present invention) related to the installation of a specific slot machine 1. Then, the first IC tag and the second IC tag, as well as the known IC built-in type seal sticker, once forcibly peeled off the one attached to the slot machine 1, the IC itself and its antenna are cut off, and the reading is possible. The IC tag cannot be pasted illegally.

  The medal lending machine 2 corresponding to the slot machine 1 has a card issuing function, and when a bill is inserted, the magnetic card accommodated in the box-shaped machine body 201 is taken out, and the card number or the valuable value is transferred to this card. Such information is recorded and carried out to the card insertion / ejection slot 202.

  In addition, the medal lending machine 2 can accept a card issued by itself or another medal lending machine 2 or a card issuing machine, and is recorded on the card from the card inserted through the card insertion / extraction port 202. Record information including frequency can be read.

  On the front surface of the machine body 201 of the medal lending machine 2, a display lamp 203, a bill insertion slot 204, a bill return slot 205, several amount selection buttons 206,..., A card insertion button 207, a card insertion / ejection slot 202 and a display unit 208. Are provided respectively.

  The display lamp 203 is for notifying the operation state of the medal lending machine 2, and is normally off, and blinks or lights up when an abnormality occurs in the machine 201. A bill insertion slot 204 is a portion into which bills of a predetermined denomination (thousand-yen bills, 5,000-yen bills, 10,000-yen bills, etc.) are inserted, and a bill return port 205 is a bill of the lowest denomination (thousand-yen bills). The bills are ejected. Inside the bill insertion slot 204 and the bill return slot 205, the authenticity of the inserted bills is judged and stocked, and the card issue amount is calculated from the inserted bills. A banknote processing unit (not shown) for returning the subtracted banknote as fishing is arranged. The card issuance amount can be selected by selecting one of several amount selection buttons 206..., For example, a card for 1,000 yen, a card for 2,000 yen, a card for 3,000 yen, or a card for 5,000 yen Cards can be purchased separately for 10,000 yen.

  The card insertion / ejection slot 202 issues a card in response to the insertion of a bill into the bill insertion slot 204 and the push button of one amount selection button 206, and the issued card, other medal lending machine 2 or card A card issued by the ticket issuing machine is inserted, and a card processing unit (not shown) is provided inside the card insertion / extraction port 202 for storing, issuing, and receiving a card. Yes.

  The card insertion button 207 is used when the card issued from the card insertion / extraction port 202 is inserted into the machine body 201. The card insertion button 207 is issued from the card insertion / extraction port 202 by a push button operation of the card insertion button 207. The card is automatically taken into the card processing unit.

  The display unit 208 normally displays information such as the amount of bills inserted into the bill insertion slot 204 and the total sales of cards in this apparatus, and when the verification result of the inserted cards is inappropriate. A predetermined error message is displayed. Note that a power source unit (not shown) for supplying power to each of the above components is housed in the bottom of the medal lending machine 2.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the specific slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2 corresponding to the slot machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a specific slot machine 1 and a medal lending machine 2 corresponding to the slot machine 1. A specific slot machine 1 includes a control unit 151 having a CPU that is a main body of control and calculation, a ROM that stores a game control program, a RAM that is used for reading and writing data, and a random number generator.

  Various input / output units are connected to the CPU of the control unit 151 via a bus. As the input unit, a start lever 104, three stop buttons 105,..., A BET button 106, a medal settlement button 108, a medal insertion sensor 152 for detecting the number of medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 107, and the like are connected. These signals are input to the CPU. As an output unit, a reel drive unit 153 that performs rotation start / stop / retraction of the three reels 102,..., A medal payout unit 154 that pays out medals according to the type of winning, and a stored medal number display unit 112 Are connected, and various output units are controlled based on the input signal.

  As the input / output unit, an interface circuit 156 for exchanging various control signals and the like with the control unit 251 of the medal lending machine 2 is connected. The medal lending button 109, the card return button 110, the lending permission display lamp 157 indicating the state in which the medal lending button 109 can be valid, and the card balance display 111 are connected to the control unit 251 of the medal lending machine 2 via the relay board 158. And placed under the control of the medal lending machine 2. Further, an external concentration terminal board 159 for outputting game machine operation data from the interface circuit 156 to the calling lamp 3 is provided. The external concentration terminal plate 159 will be described in detail later.

  Further, the specific slot machine 1 includes the first IC tag 114 and the second IC tag 115 that are electrically independent of the control unit 151. In particular, the second IC tag 115 is configured to be able to perform wireless data communication with the base identification ID upon receiving a base identification ID transmission request signal from the calling lamp 3.

  The control unit 251 of the medal lending machine 2 corresponding to the slot machine 1 includes a CPU that is a main body of control and calculation, a ROM that stores a program, and a RAM that is used for reading and writing data. Various input / output units are connected via a bus.

  As the input unit, there are a bill insertion sensor 252 for detecting a bill inserted from the bill insertion slot 204, a bill identification sensor 253 for identifying a denomination of the inserted bill, a money amount selection button 206,. The output unit is connected to the display lamp 203, the display unit 208, and the card transport unit 254 that transports cards in the card processing unit, and the input / output unit includes other medal lending machines 2, card issuing machines, Card settlement machine, interface circuit 255 for carrying out communication via the calling lamp 3 and the communication circuit L1, a banknote transport section 256 for transporting banknotes in the banknote processing section, and a card in the card processing section with a built-in magnetic head A card reader / writer 257 for reading / writing card information is connected.

  Next, the call lamp 3 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing in more detail the apparatus constituting the game island PS1 of the specific slot machine 1 (1a, 1a, 1a) installed in the game hall by the game machine providing company shown in FIG. .

  The call lamp 3 includes an interface IF that receives gaming machine operation data D1 and medal lending data d1 (hereinafter referred to as “gaming machine operation information”), and a control unit (CPU) 31 that controls the interface IF and the like. The RAM 32 that stores the collected gaming machine operation information D1 and d1, the ROM 33 that stores the control program of the control unit 31, the first IC tag 114 and the second IC tag 115 that are affixed to the slot machine 1, and wireless An IC tag reader 36 for communication, a notification unit 37 such as a lamp or a bell provided for calling a store clerk, and a display unit 38 for displaying a game history are provided.

  The control unit 31, the RAM 32, and the ROM 33 are incorporated in a data collection board that collects the gaming machine operation information D1, d1. Further, the calling lamp 3 is provided with input means for inputting specific information for specifying specific slot machines 1a to 1c in order to collect gaming machine operating information D1 and d1 for calculating operating profit. The input unit is a transmission unit that transmits specific information to the information management apparatus 6. Here, the “specific information” refers to the stand number ID (corresponding to the “stand number information” of the present invention) of the calling lamp 3 provided corresponding to each slot machine 1 and the installation of the specific slot machines 1a to 1c. And a table identification ID. The transmission means includes a control unit 31 of the calling lamp 3, a RAM 32, a ROM 33, and an interface IF in order to read the table identification ID from the second IC tag 115 and transmit it to the information management device 6.

  The interface IF includes a gaming machine operating information receiving means 34 for receiving gaming machine operating information D1 and d1 from a specific slot machine 1 and medal lending machine 2, a first transmission request signal C1 for the information management device 6, and gaming machine operating And a gaming machine operating information transmitting / receiving unit 35 for transmitting and receiving a data group D4 and a medal renting data group d4 (hereinafter, the gaming machine operating data group and the medal renting data group are collectively referred to as “gaming machine operating information group”). ing.

  Here, the “first transmission request signal C1” is a control signal that the information management device 6 transmits to cause the calling lamp 3 to transmit the gaming machine operation information group D4, d4. The first transmission request signal C1 includes at least the serial number ID of the calling lamp 3 that requests transmission of the gaming machine operation information group D4, d4.

  The gaming machine operation information receiving unit 34 is connected to the control unit 31. When the gaming machine operating information receiving means 34 receives the gaming machine operating data D1 or the medal lending data d1, the gaming machine operating information D1 or the medal lending data d1 is input to the control unit 31. The control unit 31 stores the input gaming machine operation data D1 or medal lending data d1 in the RAM 32. The RAM 32 has a plurality of storage areas, and the gaming machine operating data D1 or medal lending data d1 input from the control unit 31 is stored in a different storage area for each gaming machine operating data D1 or medal lending data d1. The In addition, when the gaming machine operation data D1 or the medal lending data d1 is stored in the storage area, the control unit 31 sets the untransmitted flag to ON.

  The gaming machine operation information transmission / reception means 35 compares the machine number ID included in the first transmission request signal C1 received from the information management device 6 with the machine number ID of the received call lamp 3, and if they match, For example, the data is input to the control unit 31. If the non-transmission flag is ON when the first transmission request signal C1 is input, the control unit 31 transmits the gaming machine operation information group D4, d4 stored in the RAM 32 to the information management device 6. Then, when all the gaming machine operation information groups D4 and d4 are transmitted to the information management device 6, the control unit 31 turns off the untransmitted flag. If the untransmitted flag is OFF when the first transmission request signal C1 is input, the control unit 31 transmits a transmitted signal to the information management device 6. The information management device 6 and each call lamp 3 communicate with each other using a high-performance polling / selecting method.

  The IC tag reader 36 is connected to the control unit 31. The IC tag reader 36 can read the table identification ID from the second IC tag 115 attached to the slot machines 1a to 1c. In particular, when the first ID transmission request signal C4 for transmitting the base identification ID is input from the control unit 31, the IC tag reader 36 wirelessly communicates with the second IC tag 115 to read the base identification ID. Identification information reading means. The base identification ID is input from the second IC tag 115 to the control unit 31 via the IC tag reader 36. When the IC tag reader 36 reads the machine identification ID from the second IC tag 115, the control unit 31 transmits the machine identification ID to the information management device 6 via the gaming machine operation information transmission / reception means 35.

  Next, the contents of the gaming machine operation data D1 transmitted from the external concentration terminal board 159 of the slot machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. 6A is an output terminal table of the external concentrated terminal plate 159 of the slot machine 1, and FIG. 6B shows the contents of the data memory of the calling lamp 3. First, the output terminal of the external concentration terminal plate 159 of the slot machine 1 includes a game medal insertion signal output terminal, a game medal payout signal output terminal, and a first type special object signal as shown in FIG. A continuous action device signal output terminal, a second kind special feature signal output terminal, a relay common, and a second kind special action device according to the second kind special feature. A signal output terminal, a security signal output terminal, a status signal output terminal, and an error signal output terminal are provided.

  The game medal insertion signal output terminal outputs in real time the number of medals inserted into the slot machine 1 by the push button operation of the BET button 106 or the insertion operation from the medal insertion slot 107 (see FIG. 3). The game medal payout signal output terminal outputs in real time the number of medal payouts paid out from the slot machine 1. Type 1 special object signal output terminal, type 1 special object continuous action device signal output terminal, type 2 special object signal output terminal, type 2 special object The continuous operation device signal output terminal outputs in real time for each special feature winning.

  When the calling lamp 3 connected to the external concentration terminal board 159 receives the gaming machine operation data D1 from each signal output terminal, the calling lamp 3 is stored in the RAM 32. As shown in FIG. 6B, the RAM 32 corresponds to the signal output terminal of the external concentration terminal plate 159, and a medal comprising a sequence identification process number S0, medal insertion number data S1, and medal payout number data S2. IN / OUT operation information, game history information of four types of game history data S3, S4, S5, S6 (special type special feature signal, type continuous action device signal for type one special feature, second type A special accessory signal, a continuous action device signal related to the second type special accessory, etc.), a security signal S7, a status signal S8, and an error signal S9.

  The medal insertion number data S1 is insertion medal data in which a medal insertion signal output in real time from the external concentration terminal board 159 of each slot machine 1 is stored in the RAM 32. The medal payout number data S2 is payout medal data in which a medal payout signal is stored in the RAM 32. The game history data S 3, S 4, S 5, and S 6 are total generation history data for each special accessory type in which the special accessory operating signal sequentially output from the external concentration terminal board 159 is stored in the RAM 32. The total number of occurrence history data for each special character type includes a big bonus game (hereinafter referred to as “BB”), a regular bonus game (hereinafter referred to as “RB”), and a challenge bonus game (hereinafter referred to as “CB”). ), Corresponding to the number of times a challenge time game (hereinafter referred to as “CT”) occurs. The difference between the BB game and the RB game is that the number of acquisitions that can be acquired by the bonus game is different. The CB game is a second-class special feature that is defined in the rules on pachislots, such as the rules on customs business and the law on the optimization of business. The CT game is related to the second-class special feature of the rules. The presence / absence of output of game history information relating to these special features is determined by the contents of the game mounted on each slot machine, for example, if only a BB game is selected. , History information about the special combination other than the BB game does not occur and is not output.

  The security signal S7 is generated as security information when an opening of the slot machine, a probability setting change process, or the like occurs. The state signal S8 is generated during a specific gaming state of the gaming machine, for example, during a BB, RB, CB, or CT game. The error signal S9 is generated by a medal insertion error or a prize medal payout error.

  Next, the hall computer 4 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The hall computer 4 stores game machine operation information D1, d1 with the call lamp 3 and the information management device 6, and game machine operation total information D5, d5 (not shown) obtained by totaling the game machine operation information D1, d1. Stores the interface IF to be transmitted and received, the control unit (CPU) 41 that mainly collects the gaming machine operation information D1 and d1 collected by controlling the interface IF, and the gaming machine operation aggregation information that the control unit 41 has aggregated And a ROM 43 for storing a control program.

  The control unit 41 controls the interface IF to total the gaming machine operation information D1 and d1 collected from the slot machines 1a to 1d and the medal lending machine 2 corresponding to the slot machines 1a to 1d via the calling lamp 3. The RAM 42 stores the gaming machine operation total data D5 (not shown) and medal lending total data d5 (not shown).

  The control unit 41 also includes gaming machine operation total data D6 and medal lending total data d6 (hereinafter referred to as “gaming machine operation total information”) collected from the information management device 6 described later, and game machine operation collected independently. It is also a collating means for collating the total data D5 and the medal lending total data d5 (hereinafter referred to as “gaming machine operation total information”). That is, the control unit 41 is a collation unit that collates the gaming machine operation total information acquired through the first route with the gaming machine operation total information acquired through the second route. The “first route” here is a route that passes through the information management device 6, and the second route is a route that does not pass through the information management device 6.

  When the collation results match, the control unit 41 outputs a collation result coincidence signal indicating that the collation results match. On the other hand, if the verification results do not match, the control unit 41 outputs a verification result mismatch signal indicating that the verification results do not match. The matching result matching signal and the matching result mismatch signal are collectively referred to as a matching result signal C3.

  The RAM 42 stores a plurality of game machine operation total information D5 and d5 totaled by the control unit 41 in a plurality of storage areas, and stores the game machine operation total information D6 and d6 received by the control unit 41 from the information management device 6 in other storages. Store in the area. The RAM 42 stores the collation result collated by the control unit 41 in another storage area.

  The control unit 41 collects the game machine operation total data and medal lending total data collected and totaled by the hall computer 4, and the games of the specific slot machines 1a to 1c and the medal lending machine 2 corresponding to the slot machines 1a to 1c. The machine operation summary information D5, d5 is collated with the gaming machine operation summary information D6, d6 that is independently collected and collected by the information management device 6. The collation result is stored in the RAM 62 and transmitted to the information management device 6 by the gaming machine operation information transmission / reception means 45. At this time, the hall computer 4 does not transmit the gaming machine operation total information D5, d5 to the information management device 6.

  The interface IF includes a gaming machine operation information receiving means 44 for receiving the gaming machine operation information D1 and d1 collected from the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2 via the relay device 5a and the calling lamp 3, the information management device 6 and the hall. A gaming machine operation information transmitting / receiving unit 45 is provided for transmitting and receiving the second transmission request signal C2 and the gaming machine operation totaling information between the control units 41 of the computer 4.

  Here, the “gaming machine operation information” managed by the hall computer 4 includes the gaming machine operation data D1 transmitted from all slot machines 1 (1a to 1d) installed in the game hall, and the game machine operation data. The medal lending data d1 transmitted from all the medal lending machines 2. The “gaming machine operation totaling information” transmitted from the hall computer 4 to the information management device 6 is the gaming machine operation totaling data D5 obtained by totaling the gaming machine operation data D1 collected from the specific slot machines 1a to 1c during a predetermined period. And medal lending total data d5 obtained by tallying medal lending data d1 collected in a predetermined period from the medal lending machines 2 corresponding to the specific slot machines 1a to 1c.

  When the gaming machine operation information transmitting / receiving unit 45 inputs the second transmission request signal C2 received from the information management device 6 to the control unit 41, the control unit 41 stores the gaming machine operation total data and medal lending total data stored in the RAM 42. The game machine operation totaling information D5 and d5 related to the specific slot machines 1a to 1c installed in the game arcade compiled by the information management device 6 are extracted and transmitted to the information management device 6.

  Next, the information management apparatus 6 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The information management device 6 includes an interface IF for transmitting and receiving the gaming machine operation information group D4 and d4 and the gaming machine operation total information D6 and d6 with the calling lamp 3, the hall computer 4 and the system management device 8, and the interface IF. Control unit (CPU) 61 that collects and aggregates gaming machine operation information D1 and d1 corresponding to specific slot machines 1a to 1c, and gaming machine operation totaling information D6 and d6 aggregated by the control unit 61 A RAM 62 for storing various programs, a ROM 63 for storing various programs, an input means 67 for inputting information on the number of slot machines 1 to be selected, the slot machines 1 to be selected, and a display device for displaying various types of information (Display) 68.

  The control unit 61 controls the interface IF, totals the gaming machine operation information D1, d1 collected from the specific slot machines 1a to 1c directly without going through the hall computer 4, and stores the gaming machine operation total information in the RAM 62. Store as D6, d6. The RAM 62 stores the gaming machine operation totaling information D6 and d6 totaled by the control unit 61 in a plurality of storage areas. The ROM 63 stores a lottery program for lottery of the slot machine 1 (corresponding to “lottery means” of the present invention), and collects gaming machine operation information collection processing for collecting gaming machine operation information from the slot machine 1 described later. Various kinds of game machine operation totaling processing for totaling gaming machine operation information, and matching processing for collating game machine operation total information collected by itself with the game machine operation total information collected and totaled by the hall computer 4 Is stored.

  The lottery program is based on the information relating to the lottery input by the input means 67 (a slot machine 1 installed at the game hall by the game shop and a slot machine 1 installed at the game hall by the game machine provider). A predetermined number of slot machines 1 required for calculating the operating profit are randomly selected.

  The interface IF includes first gaming machine operation information transmitting / receiving means 64 for transmitting / receiving the gaming machine operation information group D4, d4 and the first transmission request signal C1 to / from the calling lamp 3, and gaming machine operation totaling information D6 with the hall computer 4. , D6, second transmission request signal C2 and the like, and second game machine operation information transmission / reception means 65, and third game that transmits and receives game machine operation summary information D6, d6, collation result signal C3, etc. with system management device 8 The machine operation information transmission / reception means 66 is provided.

  The first gaming machine operation information transmission / reception means 64 is a first transmission request signal (polling signal) C1 for causing the calling lamp 3 attached to the specific slot machines 1a to 1c to transmit the gaming machine operation information group D4, d4. Send. The gaming machine operation information transmitting / receiving means 35 of the calling lamp 3 that has received the first transmission request signal C1 transmits untransmitted gaming machine operation information groups D4 and d4 to the information management device 6. Then, the first gaming machine operation information transmitting / receiving unit 64 receives the gaming machine operation information group D4, d4 and inputs it to the control unit 61. The control unit 61 of the information management device 6 aggregates the input gaming machine operation information group D4, d4 and stores it in the RAM 62 as gaming machine operation aggregation information D6, d6. In this way, the information management device 6 directly collects the gaming machine operation information groups D4 and d4 without going through the hall computer 4.

  When the second gaming machine operation information transmission / reception means 65 receives the second transmission request signal C2 from the hall computer 4, the second gaming machine operation information transmission / reception means 65 inputs the second transmission request signal C2 to the control unit 61 and stores the gaming machine operation total information stored in the RAM 61. D6 and d6 are input from the control unit 61. Then, the second gaming machine operation information transmitting / receiving unit 65 transmits the gaming machine operation totaling information D6, d6 to the hall computer 4. Then, as described above, the hall computer 4 collates the gaming machine operation total information D5, d5 in the hall computer 4 with the gaming machine operation total information D6, d6 in the information management device 6, and compares the collation result with a collation result signal. As C3, the information is transmitted to the second gaming machine operation information transmission / reception means 65 of the information management device 6. In this way, the information management device 6 can confirm the matching result with the gaming machine operation total information D5, d5 without receiving the transmission of the gaming machine operation total information D6, d6 from the hall computer 4.

  The input means 67 employs, for example, a keyboard, mouse, touch panel, or other input interface provided in the information management device 6. In the information management apparatus 6, the number of slot machines 1 to be selected, information on the slot machines 1 to be selected, and the like are stored in the RAM 62 by the operation of the input means 67 by the administrator of the system management company. Yes.

  Moreover, the input means 67 can input the serial number ID of the calling lamp 3 corresponding to the installation location where the specific slot machines 1a to 1c are installed. When the machine number ID is input to the input means 67, it is input to the control unit 61 of the information management device 6 and specified as the calling lamp 3 to which the specific slot machines 1a to 1c are connected to the RAM 62.

  Next, a lottery process for drawing the slot machine 1 in the gaming machine management system will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a layout diagram (island map) of the slot machine 1 displayed on the display screen of the display device 68. Specifically, FIG. 10 shows a lottery of, for example, 66 slot machines 1 installed in the game hall by the game shop, 30 slot machines 1 installed in the game hall by the game machine provider, and a total of 96 lottery machines. The range is displayed. The control unit 61 of the information management device 6 is displayed by the machine number ID attached to the call lamp 3. Note that this machine number ID excludes those with the last digit numbers of 4 and 9.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the information management device 6 can display on the display device 68 the game island in the game hall and the installation location of each slot machine 1. In such a state, the input means 67 inputs, for example, 48 slot machines 1 (hereinafter referred to as “lottery targets”) to be selected as lotteries (unit number ID shown in the background with a color), and lottery is performed. When the number of units to be selected as a specific slot machine 1 (hereinafter referred to as “lottery number”) is input as 30 units, the control unit 61 of the information management device 6 selects the lottery from the ROM 63 as a lottery means. The program is read and stored in the RAM 62. Then, the designated lottery machine of the slot machine 1 is drawn from the lottery object designated via the lottery program. Incidentally, the machine number ID shown in FIG. 10 without the background being colored indicates a slot machine 1 that is not a lottery target.

  The lottery program is set so that the number of lotteries corresponding to the designated number of lotteries is selected from the slot machines 1 belonging to the designated lottery object. In other words, when the number of lotteries is 30, the lottery program is repeated until the number of lottery machines 1 is selected. The control unit 61 can store the machine number ID of the slot machine 1 selected by the lottery in the RAM 62 using the lottery program. Further, the control unit 61 of the information management device 6 using the lottery program, when the lot number ID of the lottery slot machine 1 has already been lottery (stored in the RAM 62), stores it in the RAM 62. The lottery is performed again without memorizing.

  Thereby, the lottery means can select a predetermined lottery of slot machines 1 so that the serial number IDs of the slot machines 1 to be lottery do not overlap. The display screen of the display device 68 displays a lottery target table, a lottery non-target table, a lottery number, etc., but it does not indicate which slot machine 1 has been selected, only the fact that the lottery has been executed. As the “lottery status”, “unprocessed”, “during lottery processing”, and “completed” are displayed. The reason for this is to prevent the setting value from being changed after the slot machine 1 is selected for the slot machine 1 selected as the target for collecting operation information.

  Next, a collection process in which the calling lamp 3 in the gaming machine management system collects the gaming machine operation information D1, d1 from the slot machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 is a sequence chart showing a communication procedure of gaming machine operation information D1, d1 and control signals (first transmission request signal C1, verification result signal C3, etc.) between the devices in the gaming machine management system. Here, a series of communication procedures from the opening of the amusement store to the closing of the next day is shown. FIG. 8 shows a flowchart of the process of collecting the gaming machine operation data D1 of the calling lamp 3. Note that the collection process of the medal lending data d1 is the same as the collection process of the gaming machine operation data D1, and a description thereof will be omitted.

  First, when the game store is opened, the specific slot machine 1 (1a to 1c) transmits the gaming machine operation data D1 from the call lamp 3 to the call lamp 3 every time a medal is inserted into the medal slot. The calling lamp 3 is in a state where it can be determined whether or not the gaming machine operation data D1 is received from the corresponding specific slot machine 1 (S10). When the calling lamp 3 in this state receives the gaming machine operation data D1 from the specific slot machine 1 (YES in S10), the untransmitted flag is turned ON (S11). Then, the gaming machine operating data group D4 stored in the RAM 32 is read out to the control unit 31, and the received gaming machine operating data group D1 is added to the gaming machine operating data group D4 (S12). The calling lamp 3 stores the gaming machine operating data group D4 to which the received gaming machine operating data D1 is added in the RAM 32 (S13), and updates the gaming machine operating data group D4 stored in the RAM 32.

  Further, the calling lamp 3 is in a state where it can be determined whether or not the first transmission request signal C1 of the gaming machine operation data group D4 has been received by polling communication from the information management device 6 (S14). When the call lamp 3 in this state receives the first transmission request signal C1 from the information management device 6 (YES in S14), it checks whether or not the untransmitted flag is ON (S15). If the unsent flag is ON, the gaming machine operation data group D4 stored in the RAM 32 is read out to the control unit 31 and transmitted to the information management device 6 (S17). When the information management device 6 receives the gaming machine operation data group D4, the information management apparatus 6 stores the gaming machine operation data group D4 in the RAM 62. Then, the information management device 6 returns a reception confirmation signal to the calling lamp 3. When the call lamp 3 receives the reception confirmation signal from the information management device 6 (YES in S18), the call lamp 3 turns off the untransmitted flag (S19). On the other hand, if the untransmitted flag is OFF (NO in S15), a transmitted signal is transmitted to the information management device 6 (S16), and the process returns to the state of determining whether or not the gaming machine operation data has been received again.

  The calling lamp 3 after transmitting the gaming machine operating data group D4 again receives the gaming machine operating data D1 from the specific slot machine 1 (S10), and the first transmission from the information management device 6 It becomes possible to determine whether or not the request signal C1 has been received (S14).

  Next, in the gaming machine operation information collection system, the collection of the gaming machine operation total information D6 and d6 collected and totaled by the information management device 6 and the game machine operation total information D5 and d5 collected and totaled by the hall computer 4 and The verification process will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 9. FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the hall computer 4 from when the hall computer 4 starts the closing process until the collation result signal C3 is transmitted to the information management device 6.

  First, when the hall computer 4 starts the closing process (S50), the hall computer 4 transmits the second transmission request signal C2 of the gaming machine operation total information D6 and d6 to the information management device 6 (S51). And hall computer 4 will be in the state which judges whether game machine operation total information D6 and d6 were received from information management device 6 (S52). On the other hand, when receiving the second transmission request signal C2, the information management device 6 transmits the gaming machine operation total information D6, d6. When the hall computer 4 receives the gaming machine operation total information D6, d6 from the information management device 6 (YES in S52), the hall computer 4 stores the gaming machine operation total information D6, d6 received from the information management device 6 in the RAM 42. (S53). Then, the hall computer 4 transmits a reception confirmation signal of the gaming machine operation total information D6, d6 to the information management device 6 (S54).

  After transmitting the reception confirmation signal of the gaming machine operation total information D6, d6, the hall computer 4 causes the information management device 6 to collect and total the gaming machine operation total information D6 of the specific slot machine 1 collected and totaled for each gaming machine provider company. The d6 and the gaming machine operation total information D5 and d5 of the specific slot machine 1 collected and totaled by the hall computer 4 for each gaming machine provider are read out to the control unit 41 and collated (S55). The hall computer 4 determines whether or not the verification result includes a mismatch (S56).

  When this collation result matches (NO in S56), the control unit 41 sends a collation result coincidence signal indicating that the gaming machine operation totaling information D6, d6 and the gaming machine operation totaling information D5, d5 match each other. 6 (S58). On the other hand, when the collation result does not match (YES in S56), the control unit 41 provides a collation result mismatch signal indicating that the gaming machine operation totaling information D6, d6 and the gaming machine operation totaling information D5, d5 do not match. It transmits to the management apparatus 6 (S57).

  Then, the information management device 6 determines whether or not the verification result mismatch signal and the verification result match signal are received from the hall computer 4. When the information management device 6 receives the collation result coincidence signal from the hall computer 4, the information management device 6 transmits the gaming machine operation total information D 6 and d 6 to the system management device 8.

  The system management device 8 adds a predetermined distribution rate (for example, the operating profit) to the operating profit calculated from the gaming machine operation totaling information D6 and d6 of the specific slot machine 1 that the information management apparatus 8 totals for each gaming machine provider. The gaming machine usage fee is calculated by multiplying the value by 60%, and the gaming machine usage fee is charged to the gaming store. When the gaming machine usage fee is collected, the system management device 8 multiplies a predetermined distribution rate (for example, a value equivalent to 40% of operating profit) to calculate the gaming machine provision fee, and system management is performed based on this. The company pays a gaming machine provision fee to a gaming machine provider. The system management device 8 distributes the remaining operating profit distributed to the game shop and the gaming machine provider company to the system management company as a system management fee.

  In addition, the distribution method of the gaming machine supply fee to each gaming machine providing company is, for example, the gaming machine usage fee collected from the gaming store, each of the slot machines 1 installed in the gaming hall by the gaming machine providing company, You may make it distribute in the ratio in which the slot machine 1 provided by the gaming machine provision company is included.

  The information management device 6 can recognize and specify the installation location of the specific slot machine 1 in the amusement island when the store is closed or when the system management company desires. Hereinafter, a gaming machine specifying process (hereinafter, abbreviated as “specific process”) in which the information management device 6 in the gaming machine management system recognizes a specific slot machine 1 will be described. First, after the amusement store is closed, the information management device 6 transmits a first ID transmission request signal C4 for requesting transmission of the machine identification ID of the slot machine 1 to the calling lamp 3 to start polling communication. The control unit 31 of the calling lamp 3 that has received the first ID transmission request signal C4 generates a second ID transmission request signal C5 that requests transmission of the base identification ID from the second IC tag 115 attached to the slot machine 1. The data is transmitted to the second IC tag 115 via the tag reader 36.

  If the slot machine 1 connected to the calling lamp 3 is a specific slot machine 1, the second IC tag 115 is attached to the case of the specific slot machine 1. The second IC tag 115 transmits the base identification ID to the IC tag reader 36 in response to the second ID transmission request signal C5 transmitted from the calling lamp 3.

  The information management device 6 that has received this table identification ID stores the first ID transmission request signal C4 in the RAM 62 of the information management device 6 in association with the table number ID of the calling lamp 3 that has transmitted the first ID transmission request signal C4. The information management device 6 transmits the first ID transmission request signal C4 to the call lamp 3 if there is another call lamp 3 that has not collected the table identification ID, and all the connected call lamps are transmitted. Until the stand identification ID is collected from 3, the first ID transmission request signal C4 is continuously transmitted to the calling lamp 3. When the information management device 6 collects the table identification IDs from all the call lamps 3, the information management device 6 individually determines which call lamp 3 the specific slot machine 1 is connected to for each slot machine 1 from these table identification IDs. Can be identified.

  According to the gaming machine management system according to the present embodiment described above, a predetermined lottery means is used to select a slot machine 1 installed in a game hall by a gaming store and a specific slot machine 1 installed in a gaming hall by a gaming machine provider. By selecting the number of slot machines 1 and collecting and aggregating the gaming machine operation information D1 and d1 from the lottery slot machines 1 and the medal lending machines 2 corresponding to the slot machines 1, they are arranged in the game hall. It is possible to calculate the gaming machine usage fee for a specific slot machine 1 based on the average gaming machine operation information of the slot machine 1 in the entire gaming hall, regardless of the advantages or disadvantages of the location of the slot machine 1 to be installed. . In addition, since the slot machine 1 is selected by the lottery means, it is possible to reduce the amount of data when calculating the operating profit and to quickly calculate the gaming machine usage fee.

  In addition, since the lottery object of the slot machine 1 can be determined by the input means 67, it is possible to select and draw a specific range in the amusement hall, and in comparison with the case where lottery is performed from all the slot machines 1. This makes it possible to calculate the lottery and the gaming machine usage fee more quickly.

  Further, the game machine operation total information D6 and d6 totaled by the information management device 6 are collated with the game machine operation total information D5 and d5 totaled by the hall computer 4, and only when the collation result is matched, the system management device 8 Since the operating profit is calculated by the above, the reliability of the gaming machine operation totaling information D6, d6 of the gaming machine management device 6 can be increased, and the accurate operating profit can be calculated.

  In addition, because the collating process is performed by the control unit 41 (collating means) provided in the hall computer 4, the gaming machine operation totaling information D5, D6, d5, d6 is collected from the information management device 6 to the hall computer 4, The gaming machine operation summary information D5 and d5 compiled by the hall computer 4 is not transmitted to the information management device 6. Therefore, it is not necessary to disclose the gaming machine operation total information D5 and d5 in the hall computer 4 to the system management company, and confidentiality can be ensured.

  In addition, the system management device 8 is based on the gaming machine operation summary information D5, D6, d5, and d6, the matching results of which match between the hall computer 4 and the information management device 6, and the reliable and accurate operation profit and A gaming machine provision fee can be calculated.

  Next, a gaming machine management system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is used about the part similar to the game machine management system which concerns on 1st embodiment. And the description about the same part is abbreviate | omitted.

  First, a description will be given of an apparatus configuration of a game arcade in which the gaming machine management system according to the embodiment is introduced with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the gaming machine management system. The gaming machine management system according to the embodiment includes a slot machine (corresponding to the “first gaming machine group” of the present invention) 1 installed by a gaming store and a slot machine installed by a gaming machine provider company (“No. 1” of the present invention). 1), a medal lending machine (corresponding to the “gaming medium lending machine” of the present invention) 2 installed corresponding to each slot machine 1, and each slot machine 1 and medal lending machine 2 And a hall computer 4 (corresponding to the “(first) information management device” of the present invention) that is communicably connected to each slot machine 1 in order to collect gaming machine operation information. There is no device (second information management device).

  Therefore, the calling lamp 3 is connected to the hall computer 4 'only in a communicable manner. The hall computer 4 ′ is communicably connected to the system management device 8 without going through the information management device (second information management device). Further, as in the first embodiment, the hall computer 4 ′ includes a control unit (CPU) 41 ′, a RAM 42, a ROM 43, a gaming machine operation information receiving unit 44 ′, and a gaming machine operation information transmitting / receiving unit 45 ′. And an input means 46 ′ provided in the information management apparatus 6 in the first embodiment. The control unit 41 ′ of the hall computer 4 ′ can perform lottery processing for lottery of the slot machines 1 and collection / aggregation processing for collecting and summing up gaming machine operation information from the calling lamp 3.

  According to the gaming machine management system according to the second embodiment described above, the lottery process and the collection / aggregation process are performed by the hall computer 4 ′ managed by the gaming store without providing the information management apparatus (second information management apparatus). And the system can be easily introduced into the amusement store.

  It should be noted that the gaming machine management system according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  For example, in the gaming machine management system according to the first embodiment, the example in which the system management device 8 calculates the gaming machine use fee and the gaming machine provision fee has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the second information management device may calculate the gaming machine usage fee and the gaming machine provision fee. The second information management device configured as described above is particularly useful in information collection and centralized management because it performs consistently from lottery of gaming machines to calculation of gaming machine usage fees and gaming machine provision fees.

  In the gaming machine management system according to the first embodiment, the lottery process can be manually executed by inputting the lottery target table and the lottery number to the information management device 6 using the input unit 67. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the lottery process may be automatically executed at a predetermined timing. Specifically, the predetermined timing is when the second information management apparatus receives a power activation signal transmitted to the second information management apparatus when the first information management apparatus is powered on, or when the second information management It may be when the apparatus is powered on.

  Further, in the gaming machine management system according to the first embodiment, the example in which the slot machine 1 is selected by the lottery unit from the lottery target tables input by the input unit 67 has been described, but the present invention is limited to this. It is not a thing. For example, a gaming machine provider company selects the number of gaming machines to be installed in the amusement hall by lottery means, and further selects the selected gaming machines by lottery means using a gaming machine that collects gaming machine operation information as a sample. You may make it do.

  A specific example will be described. In the case of a game store in which a total of 96 game machines are installed, that is, 30 game machines installed in the game hall by the game machine provider company and 66 game machines owned by the game shop, First, the second information management apparatus selects six out of all 96 gaming machines as target gaming machines for collecting gaming machine operation information by lottery means. In order to collect gaming machine operating information from the six selected gaming machines and calculate the gaming machine usage fee for 30 machines, the gaming machine usage fee calculated based on the gaming machine operating information is 5 (= games). The gaming machine usage fee is calculated by multiplying the number of specific gaming machines installed in the field / the number of gaming machines collecting gaming machine operation information).

  By doing so, the number of gaming machines that collect gaming machine operation information can be further reduced, the burden on the second information management apparatus can be reduced, and the storage capacity of the second information management apparatus can also be reduced. be able to. In addition, since the amusement store can reduce the possibility that the gaming machine installed in the amusement hall will be selected by the lottery means, the confidentiality of the gaming machine operation information of the gaming machine installed in the amusement park by the gaming store for the system management company Can increase the sex.

  In addition, when there are a plurality of gaming machine providing companies, in addition to the method of distributing profits according to the number of machines provided by each gaming machine providing company as in the first and second embodiments described above, for example, gaming machines A game company selects a model having a similar gaming performance in the design of a specific gaming machine installed in the game hall by the provider A from among the gaming machines installed in the gaming hall, and the specific game is selected from these gaming machines. Enter the gaming machines that will be the subject of lottery including the machines, lottery lots corresponding to the number of the specific gaming machines installed among the lottery target units, and other gaming machine providers B and C In the same way, by determining the “lottery target” and “lottery number”, the operating profit is calculated individually for each gaming machine provider and the gaming machine provider is paid to each gaming machine provider. Is also possible. In this case, the gaming machine that is regarded as a gaming machine installed by each gaming machine provider and collects gaming machine operation information may overlap with the gaming machine installed in the game hall by the gaming store. However, sampling as it is does not help.

  Further, in the gaming machine management system according to the first and second embodiments, the slot machine 1 is a specific gaming machine installed in a gaming hall by a gaming machine provider and a gaming machine installed in a gaming hall by a gaming shop. An example has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, a specific gaming machine and a gaming machine installed in a game hall by a gaming store may be a pachinko machine, a card game machine, a video game machine, or a combination thereof, in addition to a slot machine. .

  Moreover, although the example which connects the input means 67 to the information management apparatus 6 was demonstrated in the gaming machine management system which concerns on said 1st embodiment, it is not limited to this. For example, the input unit may be connected to at least one of the first information management device, the second information management device, and the system management device. Then, when the input means is connected to the first information management device, the specific information of the moved gaming machine is moved by the gaming store when the specific gaming machine installed in the gaming hall is moved to a gaming place on another gaming island. Can be easily input from the input means. In addition, when the input means is connected to the system management device, the system management company uses the specific information of the moved gaming machine as the input means even when it is notified that a specific gaming machine has been moved from a gaming store. In order to input, specific information can be input remotely without going to the amusement hall.

  Further, in the gaming machine management system according to the first and second embodiments, the example in which the call lamp 3 reads the table identification ID from the second IC tag 115 attached to the slot machine 1 has been described. Is not to be done. For example, the data collection board may be separated from the calling lamp, identification information reading means may be attached to the data collection board, and the identification information reading means may read the table identification information from the IC tag.

  In the gaming machine management system according to the first embodiment, the example in which the gaming machine operation totaling information D5, d5 and the gaming machine operation totaling information D6, d6 are collated by the collating means of the hall computer 4 has been described. It is not limited to this. For example, either the first information management device or the second information management device may be provided with a collation means, and the gaming machine operation totaling information D5, d5 and the gaming machine operation totaling information D6, d6 may be collated.

  In the gaming machine management system according to the first and second embodiments, the gaming machine operation totaling information is stored in the specific slot machines 1a to 1c and the slot machine 1a during a predetermined period from opening to closing of the gaming shop. Although the example which is totaling of the gaming machine operation information D1 and d1 transmitted from the medal lending machines corresponding to ˜1c has been described, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the gaming machine operation total information may be a total of gaming machine operation information transmitted from a specific gaming machine and a gaming medium lending machine corresponding to the gaming machine during a predetermined period such as one week or one month.

  Further, in the gaming machine management system according to the first embodiment, the control unit 41 of the hall computer 4 functions as a collation unit, and only when the collation result by the collation unit coincides with the system management apparatus 8 Although the example which transmits machine operation total information was demonstrated, it is not limited to this. For example, the second information management device collects the gaming machine operation total information collected and collected by the first information management device without collating it with the total gaming machine operation total information. You may make it transmit the gaming machine operation | movement total information in an apparatus to a system management apparatus.

  Moreover, although the gaming machine management system according to the first embodiment has been described with respect to an example in which the hall computer 4 performs lottery processing and collection / counting processing, and the information management device 6 performs counting / collection processing and collation processing. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the lottery process and the collection / aggregation process may be performed by the second information management apparatus (information management apparatus), and the first information management apparatus (hall computer) may not be provided or used. By doing so, the system management company can operate the system independently without depending on the first information management device managed by the amusement store.

  1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d ... slot machine (game machine), 101 ... casing, 102 ... reel, 103 ... symbol display window, 104 ... start lever, 105 ... stop button, 106 ... BET button, 107 ... medal Slot 108, medal checkout button, 109 medal lending button, 110 ... card return button, 111 ... card balance indicator, 112 ... stored medal number indicator, 113 ... tray, 114 ... first IC tag, 115 ... first Two IC tags (table identification information, IC tag), 151... Control unit, 152 .. medal insertion sensor, 153 .. reel driving unit, 154 .. medal payout unit, 156 .. interface circuit, 157. Substrate, 159 ... External concentration terminal board, 2 ... Medal lending machine (game medium lending machine), 201 ... Airframe, 202 ... Card insertion / extraction port, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 03 ... Display lamp, 204 ... Bill insertion slot, 205 ... Bill return slot, 206 ... Amount selection button, 207 ... Card insertion button, 208 ... Display unit, 251 ... Control unit, 252 ... Bill insertion sensor, 253 ... Bill identification sensor DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 254 ... Card conveyance part, 255 ... Interface circuit, 256 ... Banknote conveyance part, 257 ... Card reader / driver, 3 ... Call lamp, 31 ... Control part (CPU), 32 ... RAM, 33 ... ROM, 34 ... Game machine operation Information receiving means, 35 ... gaming machine operation information transmitting / receiving means, 36 ... IC tag reader, 37 ... notifying section, 38 ... display section, 4, 4 '... Hall computer (first information management device), 41, 41' ... control section (CPU), 42 ... RAM, 43 ... ROM, 44, 44 '... gaming machine operation information receiving means, 45, 45' ... gaming machine operation information transmitting / receiving means, 46 '... 5a, 5b ... relay device, 6 ... information management device (second information management device), 61 ... control unit (CPU), 62 ... RAM, 63 ... ROM, 64 ... first gaming machine operation information transmission / reception means, 65 ... 2nd game machine operation information transmission / reception means, 66 ... 3rd game machine operation information transmission / reception means, 67 ... Input means, 68 ... Display apparatus (display), 8 ... System management apparatus, 9a, 9b, 9c ... Game machine provision Charge display device, L ... stop line, PS1, PS2, PS3 ... gaming island, D1 ... gaming machine operating data (gaming machine operating information), D4 ... gaming machine operating data group, D5, D6 ... gaming machine operating summary data (game) Machine operation totaling information), d1 ... medal lending data (gaming machine operation information), d4 ... medal lending data group, d5, d6 ... medal lending total data (game machine operation totaling information), C1 ... first transmission request signal, C2 … No. Two transmission request signals, C3 ... verification result signal, C4 ... first ID transmission request signal, C5 ... second ID transmission request signal.

Claims (7)

The first gaming machine group installed in the game hall by the game shop, the second gaming machine group installed in the game hall by the gaming machine provider, the game media lending machine installed corresponding to each gaming machine, and each game In order to collect gaming machine operation information from each machine and each game medium lending machine, an information management device connected to each game machine and game medium lending machine is communicably connected to calculate the operating profit of the second gaming machine group. Therefore, the information management device is a gaming machine management system that collects gaming machine operation information from the second gaming machine group and gaming medium lending machines corresponding to the second gaming machine group and totals them as gaming machine operation totaling information. And
In order to calculate the operating profit of the gaming machine included in the second gaming machine group, the information management device selects a gaming machine to be managed from among the gaming machines included in the first gaming machine group and the second gaming machine group. A gaming machine management system comprising a lottery means for specifying, and configured to tabulate gaming machine operation information of gaming machines specified by lottery and gaming medium lending machines corresponding to the gaming machines.   2. The information management device according to claim 1, further comprising an input unit that inputs information for identifying a lottery target gaming machine from among the gaming machines included in the first gaming machine group and the second gaming machine group. Gaming machine management system. The first gaming machine group installed in the game hall by the game shop, the second gaming machine group installed in the game hall by the gaming machine provider, the game media lending machine installed corresponding to each gaming machine, and each game A first information management device and a second information management device that are communicably connected to each gaming machine and gaming medium lending machine to collect gaming machine operation information from the gaming machine and each gaming medium rental machine, In order to calculate the operating profit of the gaming machine group, the second information management device collects the gaming machine operating information from the second gaming machine group and the gaming medium lending machine corresponding to the second gaming machine group, and the gaming machine operation A gaming machine management system that counts as tabulated information,
The second information management device calculates the operating profit of the gaming machines included in the second gaming machine group from among the gaming machines included in the first gaming machine group and the second gaming machine group. A gaming machine management system comprising lottery means for identifying machines, and configured to aggregate gaming machine operation information of gaming machines identified by lottery and gaming medium lending machines corresponding to the gaming machines .   The second information management device has input means for inputting information for specifying a lottery target gaming machine from among the gaming machines included in the first gaming machine group and the second gaming machine group. The gaming machine management system described in 1.   The second information management device calculates the operating profit of the gaming machine specified by the lottery from the gaming machine operation totaling information collected by the second information management apparatus, and installs the gaming machine in the game hall based on the operating profit. The gaming machine management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a gaming machine provision fee to be paid to a gaming machine provider company is calculated. The first information management device collects gaming machine operation information from the gaming machines installed in the game hall by the game shop, the specific gaming machines installed in the gaming hall by the gaming machine provider, and the game media lending machines corresponding to each gaming machine. Is configured to aggregate as gaming machine operation total information,
The game machine operation total information in the first information management device and the game machine operation total information in the second information management device are collated, and if this collation result matches, the second information management device is included in the second game machine group The gaming machine management according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the gaming machine operation totaling information of the gaming machine to be operated or the operating profit calculated based on the gaming machine operation totaling information is transmitted to a system management device outside the gaming hall. system.   The system management device calculates the operating profit of the gaming machine specified by the lottery from the gaming machine operation totaling information totaled by the second information management apparatus, and based on this operating profit, the specific game included in the second gaming machine group 7. The gaming machine management system according to claim 6, wherein a gaming machine provision fee to be paid to a gaming machine provider company installed with the machine is calculated.

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