JP2011172832A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To securely find an act of illegally changing a main control board. <P>SOLUTION: The Pachinko game machine 1 includes the main control board 20 (main control unit) having ID number data (identification information), a payout control board 21 having an ID number data memory unit 69 (identification information memory unit) to store the ID number data, and a backup power source 71 (auxiliary power source) to supply power to the ID number data memory unit 69 when power is shut off. The payout control board 21 obtains the identification information from the main control board 20 on a prescribed cycle, executes processing of storing the obtained identification information in the identification information memory unit in a case where the identification information is not stored in the identification information memory unit when the identification information is obtained, executes processing of determining whether the obtained identification information coincides with identification information stored in the identification information memory unit (identification information determination process) in a case where the identification information is stored in the identification information memory unit, and executes prescribed error processing in a case where it is determined that they do not coincide with each other in the identification information determination process. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine, and more particularly to a pachinko gaming machine in which a countermeasure against an illegal act of changing a main control board (main control unit) is taken.

  Pachinko machines are equipped with a main control board (main control unit) that mainly controls the player's interests, such as a big win lottery, and this main control board is a board on which illegal game data is written. In other words, an act of illegally obtaining a large number of prize balls is performed by changing the one-chip microcomputer mounted on the main control board to a one-chip microcomputer in which illegal game data is written. As a pachinko gaming machine with countermeasures against such an illegal act of changing the main control board, one shown in the following Patent Document 1 has been known.

  In the pachinko gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, each of the main control board and the payout control board includes a power failure counter that counts the number of power failures. The main control board and the payout control board perform power failure processing by NMI (highest priority) interrupt processing based on a power failure signal output from the power supply substrate at the time of power failure. In the power outage process, the main control board and the payout control board back up the minimum necessary data and add 1 to the value of each power outage counter. When power is restored, the payout control board receives the value of the power failure counter from the main control board and compares it with the value of its own power failure counter. If fraud is made to either one of the boards, there will be a difference in the value of both power failure counters, so if there is a difference in the value of both power failure counters during power recovery, the payout control board will Based on the difference, it is determined that an illegal act has been performed, and an error lamp or an error buzzer notifies that an abnormality has occurred.

JP 2007-301408 A

  However, in the pachinko gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, the process of adding the value of the power outage counter is performed as a power outage process executed in response to a power outage signal from the power supply board. If the power failure signal is not input in a state where the board can operate, the value of the power failure counter is not added. In other words, if each cable that supplies power from the power supply board to the main control board and the payout control board is disconnected from the main control board and the payout control board, the main control is performed even if a power failure occurs. The board and the payout control board cannot be processed during a power failure, and the value of the power failure counter is not added. Therefore, even if the main control board and the one-chip microcomputer mounted on it are illegally changed, there is no difference in the value of the power failure counter, and it is not possible to detect such illegal acts. there were.

  Therefore, in view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides a pachinko machine capable of reliably detecting such a fraudulent action when the main control board and the one-chip microcomputer mounted thereon are illegally changed. With the goal.

  The pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention performs a jackpot lottery, and when the jackpot is won as a result of the lottery, a main control unit that executes a jackpot game that allows the player to acquire a large number of prize balls, and a game to the player A payout control unit that performs control related to ball payout; and a power supply unit that supplies electric power for operation to the main control unit and the payout control unit. The main control unit is unique to the main control unit. Or the identification information determined by the model of the pachinko gaming machine, the payout control unit has an identification information storage unit for storing the identification information, and the power supply unit is connected to the payout control unit from the power supply unit. In a pachinko gaming machine having a reserve power source capable of supplying power to the identification information storage unit when the supply of power to the power source is interrupted, the payout control unit is configured to perform a predetermined cycle from the main control unit. When the identification information is acquired In addition, when the identification information is acquired, if the identification information is not stored in the identification information storage unit, a process of storing the acquired identification information in the identification information storage unit is performed, and the identification information storage unit identifies the identification information. If the information is stored, a process of determining whether the acquired identification information matches the identification information stored in the identification information storage unit (hereinafter referred to as “identification information determination process”) is performed. When it is determined in the identification information determination process that they do not match, a predetermined error process is performed.

  In the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention, when the payout control unit determines that they do not match in the identification information determination process, it stores in the identification information storage unit when a predetermined time has elapsed since the determination of the mismatch. The identification information being rewritten can be rewritten to the identification information acquired at the time of determining the mismatch.

  Further, the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention is configured to include a current time measuring unit capable of measuring the current time, and when the payout control unit determines that they do not match in the identification information determination process, the current time measuring unit When the time measured by the above becomes a predetermined time, the identification information stored in the identification information storage unit can be rewritten with the identification information acquired at the time of determining the mismatch.

  Further, in the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention, the pachinko gaming machine is configured to be connected to a pedestal machine that accepts money accompanying lending of game media used for gaming in the pachinko gaming machine, and the payout control unit is configured to perform the predetermined error processing. As an example, a control signal (hereinafter referred to as an “operation stop signal”) for stopping the operation of the intermediary machine may be output to the intermediary machine.

  In this case, a connection confirmation request signal is transmitted to the intermediary machine, and a connection signal is received from the intermediary machine that has received the connection confirmation request signal, thereby confirming the connection with the intermediary machine. When the connection signal is received again from the pedestal machine after the operation stop signal is output to the pedestal machine, the payout control unit is stored in the identification information storage unit. It is desirable that the identification information that is included is rewritten with the identification information acquired at the time of determining the mismatch.

  The fraud monitoring system of the present invention is a fraud monitoring system comprising a plurality of pachinko gaming machines and a management computer connected to each of the plurality of pachinko gaming machines. The gaming machine performs a jackpot lottery, and when the jackpot is won as a result of the lottery, the main control unit that executes the jackpot game in which the player can acquire a large number of prize balls, and the payout of the game ball to the player A payout control unit that performs control, and a power supply unit that supplies power for operation to the main control unit and the payout control unit, and the main control unit is specific to the main control unit or It has identification information determined by the model of the pachinko gaming machine, the payout control unit has an identification information storage unit for storing the identification information, and the power supply unit supplies power to the payout control unit from the power supply unit. Supply is blocked And having a standby power supply capable of supplying power to the identification information storage unit, the payout control unit acquires the identification information from the main control unit at a predetermined cycle, and acquires the identification information. When the identification information is not stored in the identification information storage unit, the acquired identification information is stored in the identification information storage unit, and if the identification information is stored in the identification information storage unit, A process for determining whether or not the acquired identification information matches the identification information stored in the identification information storage unit (hereinafter referred to as “identification information determination process”), and the determination in the identification information determination process The management computer is configured to output a result to the management computer, and the management computer receives an error when a predetermined number of determination results indicating inconsistencies are received from the determination results received from the respective pachinko gaming machines. And performing processing for informing that it is.

  The fraud monitoring system of the present invention is a notification device having a predetermined notification means, comprising a notification device provided corresponding to each of the plurality of pachinko gaming machines and connected to the management computer, The management computer may be configured to operate the notification means of the notification device corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine that has output the determination result indicating inconsistency as the process of notifying that the error has occurred.

  According to the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention, the payout control unit constantly monitors whether or not the identification information of the main control unit has changed in a predetermined cycle, so that the legitimate main control unit is illegal. If it is changed, it is possible to immediately find out that there has been fraud. Also, since the identification information stored in the identification information storage unit of the payout control unit does not disappear even when there is a power failure, the power supply to the main control unit and the payout control unit is shut off by the standby power supply. Even if it is changed, it is possible to reliably detect that an illegal act has been made.

It is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure in the game store where the same pachinko gaming machine was installed. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the pachinko gaming machine. It is a block diagram which simplifies and shows the electrical connection of the pachinko gaming machine and the inter-machine. It is a flowchart of the timer interruption process which a main control board performs. It is a flowchart of starting port SW processing. It is a flowchart of a gate SW process. It is a flowchart of special symbol processing. It is a flowchart of jackpot determination processing. It is a flowchart of a normal symbol process. It is a flowchart of a big prize opening process. It is a flowchart of an electric Chu process. It is a flowchart of the monitoring process which a payout control board performs. It is a flowchart of the monitoring process which a payout control board performs in the pachinko game machine which concerns on the example of a change of this invention. It is a flowchart of the monitoring process which a payout control board performs in the pachinko game machine which concerns on the other example of a change. It is a flowchart of the monitoring process which a payout control board performs in the pachinko game machine concerning other example of a change. It is a flowchart of the determination result management process which a hall computer performs. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the fraud monitoring system comprised with multiple pachinko games which concern on the example of a change. (A) is a jackpot random number determination table in the normal gaming state or short-time gaming state, (b) is a jackpot random number determination table in the probability variation gaming state or latent probability gaming state, (c) is obtained by winning the first start opening prize (D) shows the symbol random number determination table acquired by winning the second starting opening.

  A pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment includes a gaming machine frame 6 having a front frame 10 attached to an outer frame so as to be opened and closed, and a gaming board 2 is attached to the inside of the front frame 10. It has been. A panel 10a of the front frame 10 is provided with a game ball supply tray 11a for storing game balls used for games. The game ball supply tray 11a serves as a flow path for temporarily storing game balls including prize balls paid out from a payout device (not shown) and sending the game balls to a ball feed mechanism (not shown) in an aligned state. A launch handle 11b for launching a game ball is provided at the lower right portion of the front frame 10. In addition, the front frame 10 is provided with a plurality of frame lamps 17 and speakers 18, and the game board 2 is provided with a board lamp 19.

  In the game board 2, a game area 3 in which game balls launched by operating the launch handle 11b flow down is surrounded by rails 12. In the game area 3, a number of guide nails (not shown) for guiding the game ball are projected. In the game area 3, a display unit 4a of an image display 4 that is a liquid crystal display device is arranged. The image display 4 displays on the display unit 4a a demonstration for waiting for a customer, a decorative symbol variation effect, a jackpot effect performed in parallel with the jackpot game, and the like. The decorative symbol variation effect is composed of decorative symbols such as numbers and images other than the decorative symbol, and a lottery lottery (that is, acquisition of the jackpot random number and its jackpot random number is used by the decorative symbol stopped after the variable display) This is an effect to notify the result of the determination. This decorative symbol variation effect is performed in parallel with the special symbol variation. The jackpot lottery is performed for winning a game ball to the first start port 51a or the second start port 51b.

  A center accessory device 30 is arranged at the center of the game area 3 and in front of the image display 4. The center accessory device 30 includes a frame body portion 31 disposed in front of the peripheral edge portion of the display portion 4a. The frame body portion 31 includes an upper frame portion 32, a lower frame portion 33, a left frame portion 34, and a right frame portion 35. The left frame portion 34 is provided with a warp portion 40 that allows game balls to flow in from the entrance and flow out from the exit to a stage portion 41 described later. The lower frame portion 33 is formed with a stage portion 41 capable of guiding a game ball rolling on the upper surface to the first starting port 51a.

  In addition, a start winning device 5 is provided at the lower center of the game area 3 in the left-right direction. The start winning device 5 includes a first start opening 51a in which the ease of entering a game ball does not always change, and a second start opening 51b that is opened and closed by an electric tulip (hereinafter referred to as “electric chew”) 52. ing. The electric chew 52 is driven by an electric chew solenoid 53 (see FIG. 3). The second starting port 51b can win a game ball only when the electric chew 52 is open.

  The game area 3 is provided with a big prize device 7. The big winning device 7 is arranged below the start winning device 5 and includes a big winning port 71 and an opening / closing member 73 operated by a big winning port solenoid 72 (see FIG. 3). The special winning opening 71 is opened and closed by an opening / closing member 73.

  The game area 3 is provided with a plurality of normal winning devices 9 and a gate 8 through which game balls can pass. Each normal winning device 9 is arranged on the left and right sides of the start winning device 5. The game balls that have entered each of the normal winning devices 9 win a normal winning opening 90 in the normal winning device 9. The gate 8 is disposed on the left side of the center accessory device 30.

  Outside the gaming area 3, a normal symbol display 13, a first special symbol display 14a, and a second special symbol display 14b are provided, a normal symbol hold lamp 15, a first special symbol hold lamp 16a, Four second special symbol holding lamps 16b are provided.

  The first special symbol indicator 14a and the second special symbol indicator 14b respectively display the results of the jackpot lottery performed when the game ball is won at the first starting port 51a and the second starting port 51b as a trigger. This is notified by a symbol stopped and displayed (this is called “special symbol variation”). If the symbol (special symbol) stopped and displayed on the first special symbol indicator 14a and the second special symbol indicator 14b is a jackpot symbol, a jackpot game for opening and closing the big prize opening 71 a predetermined number of times is performed.

  When the game ball wins the first start port 51a or the second start port 51b, the main control board 20 (see FIG. 3) can use the jackpot random number acquired for the win to win the first start port 51a. For example, in the first hold storage unit 27a (see FIG. 3), if it is a win to the second start port 51b, it is stored in the second hold storage unit 27b (see FIG. 3). Then, when the special symbol variation becomes feasible, that is, when the special symbol variation for the previous winning game is not executed, the jackpot random number stored is used to It is determined whether or not, and special symbol variation is executed.

  The first special symbol hold lamp 16a and the second special symbol hold lamp 16b display the numbers of jackpot random numbers stored in the first hold storage unit 27a and the second hold storage unit 27b, respectively. Note that the maximum number of jackpot random numbers stored in the first hold storage section 27a and the second hold storage section 27b is four, so that four jackpot random numbers are stored in the first hold storage section 27a. When the game ball wins the first start opening 51a in the state of being, or when the game ball wins the second start opening 51b in the state where the four jackpot random numbers are stored in the second holding storage unit 27b, The jackpot random number is not acquired for the winning.

  The normal symbol display 13 notifies the result of the normal symbol lottery performed with the passing of the game ball to the gate 8 as a normal symbol that is stopped and displayed through the variable display. If the stop-displayed normal symbol is a winning symbol, an auxiliary game for opening the electric chew 52 is performed for a predetermined time and a predetermined number of times.

  When the game ball passes through the gate 8 during the normal symbol variation display or the auxiliary game, the main control board 20 (see FIG. 3) stores the winning random number acquired for the passage. Then, when the normal symbol variation display can be started, the stored random number is used to determine whether or not the symbol is a hit, and the normal symbol variation display is started. The normal symbol indicating is stopped and displayed. The normal symbol holding lamp 15 displays the number of hit random numbers stored in this way. In addition, since the maximum number of hit random numbers stored is four, even if a game ball passes through the gate 8 with four hit random numbers stored, acquisition of the hit random numbers for that pass is not performed. I will not.

  Next, an electrical configuration will be described. FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing an entire electrical system in the game store (hall) in which a plurality of pachinko gaming machines 1 of the first embodiment are introduced. The pachinko gaming machine 1 is associated with the pachinko gaming machine 1 on a one-to-one basis, and has a pedestal machine 50 for lending gaming media (game balls) to be used for games in the associated pachinko gaming machine 1. It is connected. The inter-machine 50 has a money insertion slot (not shown), and allows gaming balls to be lent out within the range of money inserted from the money insertion slot.

  The pachinko gaming machine 1 is connected to a pachinko gaming machine 1 in one-to-one correspondence with a call lamp device (corresponding to a notification device) 53 for calling up employees in the hall during the game. The calling lamp device 53 includes a display unit (corresponding to a notification unit) 54 composed of LEDs and the like, and an operation button (not shown) for lighting the display unit 54. During a game in the connected pachinko gaming machine 1, an employee in the hall can be called by pressing the operation button to light the display unit 54. In addition to the display unit 54, the calling lamp device 53 has a display part that displays the progress of a game such as the number of jackpots as data.

  In the hall, a plurality of pachinko gaming machines 1 are arranged side by side for each category such as the same model, for example, and constitute one gaming island 45. On each game island 45 in the hall, two relay devices (so-called island computers) 55 and 57 for managing the game island 45 are installed. All the interstage machines 50 in the game island 45 are connected to one relay device 55 installed in the game island 45. Further, all the call lamp devices 53 in the game island 45 are connected to the other relay device 57 installed on the game island 45.

  Furthermore, the hall is composed of a personal computer or the like, and is mainly used in the hall, which is a hall computer (corresponding to a management computer) 56 that mainly manages information relating to the appearance of each pachinko machine 1 in the hall. A management device 58 is installed to manage information on the money that has been sent. One relay device 55 is connected to the hall computer 56, and the other relay device 57 is connected to the management device 58. The management device 58 is connected to a computer (external computer) 59 of a third party organization (management company) that manages hall information via a communication line such as a public telephone line so that data communication is possible. .

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical system of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment is attached to the back side of the game board 2 with a main control board (also referred to as a game control board, which corresponds to a main control unit) 20. And a sub-control board 25, a payout control board (corresponding to a payout control section) 21 and a power supply board (corresponding to a power supply section) 70 which are attached to the gaming machine frame 6. The sub control board 25 includes an effect control board 22, an image control board 23, and a lamp control board 24. Each control board except the power supply board 70 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like.

  The payout control board 21 and the effect control board 22 are connected to the main control board 20, and the image control board 23 and the lamp control board 24 are connected to the effect control board 22. The power supply board 70 is connected to the main control board 20 and the payout control board 21 and supplies power necessary for operation. Further, the power supply board 70 has a backup power supply (corresponding to a standby power supply) 71 made of, for example, an electric double layer capacitor. Electric power is supplied to each of the RAMs 63 and 68 so that the information stored in the RAM 63 of the board 20 and the information stored in the RAM 68 of the payout control board 21 do not disappear.

  The main control board 20 mainly performs control related to profits such as jackpot lottery and game state transition. The main control board 20 includes a CPU 61 that is an arithmetic processing unit, a ROM 62 that stores various control programs executed by the CPU 61 and fixed value data, and various data that are stored in the control program stored in the ROM 62. A RAM 63 that is a memory for temporarily storing the memory is integrated into one chip and mounted in the form of a so-called one-chip microcomputer 60. In the ROM 62, programs shown in the flowcharts in FIGS. 4 to 12 are stored as a part of the control program. The ROM 62 stores ID number data (corresponding to identification information) unique to the one-chip microcomputer 60. In the RAM 63, a holding storage unit 27 having a first holding storage unit 27a and a second holding storage unit 27b is provided. When the power of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is cut off, the main control board 20 stores data relating to the game state before the power is cut off in a predetermined storage area in the RAM 63. The storage of this data is held by the backup power supply 71. .

  Further, the main control board 20 is provided in a first start port 51a and a first start port SW (switch) 54a for detecting a game ball won in the first start port 51a and a second start port 51b. The second starting port SW54b for detecting the game ball won in the second starting port 51b, the electric chew solenoid 53, the gate SW81 provided in the gate 8 for detecting the game ball passed through the gate 8, and the big winning port 71 A game ball that is provided in each of the normal winning ports 90 and is provided in each of the normal winning ports 90 is provided in the large winning port SW 74, the large winning port solenoid 72, and each of the normal winning ports 90. Normal winning opening SW91 to be detected, first special symbol hold lamp 16a, second special symbol hold lamp 16b, normal symbol hold lamp 15, first special symbol display 14a, second special symbol display 14 The normal symbol display 13 is connected to each other, and as indicated by the arrows in FIG. 3, signals are input from the switches to the main control board 20, and signals are output from the main control board 20 to the solenoids and lamps. The

  Further, the main control board 20 transmits various commands to the payout control board 21 and receives signals from the payout control board 21 for payout monitoring. Similar to the main control board 20, the CPU 66, the ROM 67, and the RAM 68 are integrated on one chip on the payout control board 21 and mounted in the form of a so-called one-chip microcomputer 65. In the ROM 67, the program shown in the flowchart in FIG. 13 is stored as a part of the control program. An ID number data storage unit (corresponding to an identification information storage unit) 69 for storing ID number data of the one-chip microcomputer 60 mounted on the main control board 20 is provided in the RAM 68. The ID number data stored in the ID number data storage unit 69 by the backup power source 71 even when the power of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is cut off and the power supplied from the power supply board 70 is cut off. Is preserved.

  The payout control board 21 is connected with a payout drive motor 26 that drives a payout device (not shown). The payout control board 21 operates the payout drive motor 26 in accordance with a command received from the main control board 20 to Make a withdrawal.

  Further, the main control board 20 transmits various commands to the effect control board 22, and the effect control board 22 transmits and receives commands and signals to and from the image control board 23. The image display board 4 and the speaker 18 are connected to the image control board 23, and the image control board 23 displays the decorative design and other images on the display unit 4 a of the image display 4 according to the command received from the effect control board 22. Sound is output from the speaker 18. The effect control board 22 transmits and receives commands and signals to and from the lamp control board 24. A frame lamp 17 and a panel lamp 19 are connected to the lamp control board 24, and the lamp control board 24 turns on / off the frame lamp 17 and the panel lamp 19 in accordance with a command received from the effect control board 22.

  FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram showing electrical connection between the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the inter-vehicle machine 50. The main control board 20 and the payout control board 21 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the pedestal machine control board 51 that controls the operation of the pedestal machine 50 are interfaces that control communication between the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the pedestal machine 50. It is connected via a face substrate (not shown). Data necessary for control related to lending of game balls is transmitted and received between the inter-machine control board 51, the main control board 20, and the payout control board 21.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, the pachinko gaming machine 1 sends AC 24V AC current (corresponding to a connection confirmation request signal) to the inter-machine 50. Upon receiving this, the inter-machine 50 converts the AC 24V AC current into a DC 18V DC current (corresponding to the connection signal) by an AC / DC converter (not shown), and the converted DC 18V DC current is used in the pachinko machine 1 Have sent against. This DC 18V direct current has a meaning as a connection signal for confirming that the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the inter-machine 50 are normally connected. In the pachinko gaming machine 1, the direct current is sent to the inter-machine 50. The AC 24V AC current is converted into DC 18V DC current and sent from the interstage machine 50, thereby confirming that the interstage machine 50 is normally connected in a state where it can operate.

  In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, lamp | ramps, such as a money insertion permission indicator lamp for showing whether money can be thrown into the machine 50, are connected to the machine control board 51, and money insertion availability The display lamp and the like are turned on according to the drive signal from the inter-machine control board 51.

  Next, the gaming state and the like of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment will be described. The pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment has four game states, a normal game state, a short-time game state, a probability variation game state, and a latent probability game state, and a big hit game and a small hit game.

  The short-time gaming state refers to a state in which a game ball is more likely to win the second starting port 51b than in the normal gaming state. In the normal gaming state, the normal symbol variation time is 4 seconds, and the opening time of the electric chew 52 is 0.15. The number of times of opening of the electric chew 52 is one time, whereas in the short time gaming state, the normal symbol fluctuation time is 1.5 seconds, the opening time of the electric chew 52 is 1.80 seconds, and the electric chew 52 is opened The number of times is three.

  The probable gaming state is a state where it is easier to win a big hit than the normal gaming state, and a game ball is easy to win the second starting port 51b. In the normal gaming state, the probability of winning a big hit is about 1/300. On the other hand, in the probability variation gaming state, the jackpot winning probability is about 1/30. In the probability variation gaming state, as in the short-time gaming state, the normal symbol variation time is 1.5 seconds, the opening time of the electric chew 52 is 1.80 seconds, and the opening count of the electric chew 52 is three.

  The latent game state means a state where it is easier to win a jackpot than the normal game state. In the latent game state, the jackpot winning probability is about 1/30 as in the case of the probability variation game state. In the latent game state, as in the normal game state, the normal symbol variation time is 4 seconds, the opening time of the electric chew 52 is 0.15 seconds, and the electric chew 52 is opened once.

  In the initial state (that is, when the first game is started when the power is turned on), if a big win occurs, the big win game 71 is opened and closed a predetermined number of times, Transition to the gaming state according to the type of jackpot. There are 2R (round) latent big hits as short hits where almost no prize balls can be expected, and 15R (round) probable big hits, 15R (round). ) There is usually a jackpot. In addition to these jackpots, there is a jackpot. In addition, a round means the open period of the big winning opening 71. In the 2R latent winning jackpot, after performing a jackpot game that opens the winning prize opening 71 twice in a very short time, transitions to the latent winning gaming state, and in the 15R probability changing jackpot, the jackpot gaming that opens the winning prize opening 71 15 times. After having performed, it changes to a probability change game state, and in 15R normal jackpot, after performing the jackpot game which opens the big winning opening 71 15 times, it changes to a time-short game state. The small hit is an operation that apparently does not differ from the 2R latent big hit, and a small hit game that opens the big winning opening 71 twice in a very short time is performed, but the gaming state does not change. It should be noted that the transition to the normal gaming state is also made when the special symbol change is performed 100 times without causing a big hit in the middle of the short-time gaming state.

  Note that the lottery for the jackpot and the jackpot is performed using a jackpot random number, and when the jackpot is won, the lottery for which type of jackpot will be the jackpot is performed using the jackpot symbol random number. As shown in FIGS. 19 (a) and 19 (b), the jackpot random number takes a value in the range of 0 to 299. In the normal gaming state or the short-time gaming state, the ratio of winning the jackpot is 1 / A random number value to be won for the jackpot is determined to be 300, and a random value to be won for the jackpot is determined so that the ratio of winning the jackpot is 3/300. In the jackpot random number, a random number value for winning the jackpot is determined so that the winning ratio for winning the jackpot is 10/300 in the probability variation gaming state or the latent probability gaming state, and the ratio for winning the jackpot is 3 A random number value to be won on a small hit is determined so as to be / 300. As shown in FIGS. 19 (c) and 19 (d), the jackpot symbol random number takes a value in the range of 0 to 249. For winning to the first start opening 51 a, 15R is usually won in the big jackpot The random number value to be won for each jackpot is determined so that the winning ratio for the 15R probability variation jackpot is 75/250, and the winning ratio for the 2R latent chance jackpot is 75/250, and the second start For winning to the mouth 51b, the winning ratio for 15R normal jackpot is 100/250, the winning ratio for 15R probability variation jackpot is 125/250, and the winning ratio for 2R latent jackpot is 25/250. A random number value to be won for each jackpot is determined as described above, and the percentage to win per long is higher than when winning the first starting port 51a.

  Next, the operation of the main control board 20 will be described based on FIGS. 5 to 12, and the operation of the payout control board 21 will be described based on FIG. Each counter, which will be described later, is provided in the RAM and cleared to zero when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is powered on.

  [Main-side timer interrupt process] The main control board 20 repeats the main-side timer interrupt process shown in FIG. 5 every short time, for example, 4 msec. First, the main control board 20 updates the random number update process for updating the jackpot random number used for the jackpot lottery, the symbol random number for determining the type of jackpot symbol, the variation pattern random number for determining the variation pattern, the winning random number used for the normal symbol lottery, etc. Is performed (step S101).

  Next, the main control board 20 performs a large winning opening SW process (S104) and a normal winning opening SW process (S105) in addition to a start opening SW process (S102) and a gate SW process (S103) which will be described later. In the big winning opening SW processing, if the big winning opening SW 74 is ON, it is determined whether or not the big hit game or the small hit game is in progress (a hit game flag described later is ON). If it is medium, 1 is added to the value C of the winning prize counter and 1 is added to the value of the big winning counter. The normal winning opening SW process is a process of adding 1 to the value of the normal winning opening counter if the normal winning opening SW 91 is ON.

  Subsequently, the main control board 20 performs a special symbol process (S106), a normal symbol process (S107), a big prize opening process (S108), and an electric chew process (S109), which will be described later. Then, the main control board 20 sets a command for paying out the number of prize balls according to the value of the big prize mouth counter and the number of prize balls according to the value of the normal prize mouth counter, A prize ball process (S110) for clearing the counter to zero is performed, and an output process (S111) for outputting the command set in each of the above processes to the payout control board 21 and the effect control board 22 is performed.

  [Starting Port SW Process] As shown in FIG. 6, in the starting port SW process, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the first starting port SW54a is turned on (S201). If the process proceeds and is ON, it is determined whether or not the value U1 of the first start port hold counter that counts the number of jackpot random numbers stored in the first hold storage unit 27a is less than the upper limit of 4 (S202). . If it is not less than 4, the process proceeds to step S206. If it is less than 4, 1 is added to U1 (S203), a jackpot random number is acquired and stored in the first reserved storage unit 27a, and a jackpot symbol random number, etc. Is acquired and stored in a predetermined storage area (S204), and a first pending number increase command is set (S205).

  In step S206, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the second start port SW54b is turned on. If not, the main control board 20 finishes the start port SW process. If it is turned on, the main control board 20 stores it in the second hold storage unit 27b. It is determined whether or not the value U2 of the second start port hold counter that counts the number of jackpot random numbers that are being used is less than the upper limit of 4 (S207). If it is not less than 4, the start-up SW processing is terminated. If it is less than 4, 1 is added to U2 (S208), a big hit random number is obtained and stored in the second reserved storage unit 27b, and the big hit symbol is obtained. A random number or the like is acquired and stored in a predetermined storage area (S209), a second hold number increase command is set (S210), and the start port SW process is terminated.

  [Gate SW Processing] As shown in FIG. 7, in the gate SW processing, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the gate SW 81 is turned on (S301). If it is not turned on, the gate SW processing is finished and turned on. If so, it is determined whether the value G of the gate hold counter is less than the upper limit of 4 (S302). If it is not less than 4, the gate SW processing is terminated. If it is less than 4, 1 is added to G (S303), a random number used for normal symbol lottery is acquired and stored in a predetermined storage area (S304), The gate SW process ends.

  [Special Symbol Processing] As shown in FIG. 8, in the special symbol processing, the main control board 20 makes a winning game flag indicating whether or not a winning game is being played (that is, a small winning game flag, a long winning game flag, or a short game flag). It is determined whether or not the winning game flag) is ON (S401). If it is ON, the special symbol processing is finished, and if it is not ON, it is determined whether or not the special symbol is changing (S402). If it is changing, the process proceeds to step S411. If it is not changing, it is determined whether or not the value U2 of the second start port hold counter or the value U1 of the first start port hold counter is 1 or more (S403, S405). ). If U2 or U1 is not 1 or more, the special symbol processing is finished. If U2 or U1 is 1 or more, 1 is subtracted from U2 or U1 (S404, S406) and stored in step S204 or S209. The jackpot determination processing is performed using the hit jackpot random number (S407).

  In the jackpot determination process (S407), as shown in FIG. 9, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the jackpot random number stored in step S204 or S209 is a jackpot using the jackpot determination table (S501), If it is a jackpot, determine which jackpot symbol the jackpot symbol represents, and set the jackpot symbol (YES in S502, S503, S504), if it is a jackpot, set the jackpot symbol (S502) If NO, S505, YES, S506), and if it is neither big hit nor small hit, set a lost symbol (NO, S507 in S505). Note that the type of jackpot is determined by the jackpot symbol (see FIGS. 19C and 19D).

  Subsequently, the main control board 20 performs a variation pattern selection process as shown in FIG. 8 (S408). In the variation pattern selection process, if it is determined that the jackpot is determined in the immediately preceding jackpot determination process, the jackpot table is referred to as a variation pattern table indicating the correspondence between the random value and the variation pattern, and if it is determined that the jackpot is small, Refer to the winning table, and if it is determined that it is neither big hit nor small hit, refer to the lost table and determine which variation pattern the variation pattern random number stored in step S204 or S209 indicates. To set the variation pattern. Note that the variation pattern includes information indicating the variation time.

  Thereafter, the main control board 20 starts the variation of the special symbol in the first special symbol display 14a or the second special symbol display 14b (S409), sets a variation start command (S410), and proceeds to step S411. . In step S411, it is determined whether or not the variation time of the special symbol has elapsed. If it has not elapsed, the special symbol processing is terminated, but if it has elapsed, the variation of the special symbol is stopped and set in the jackpot determination processing. The special symbol is fixedly displayed with the symbol that has been displayed (S412), and a variable stop command is set (S413). Then, as processing during stoppage (S414), processing related to ON / OFF of various game flags (time-short game flag, probability change game flag, latent probability game flag, small hit game flag, long hit game flag, short hit game flag) is performed. If it is a big win or a small win, the opening is started and the opening command is set to finish the special symbol processing.

  [Normal Symbol Processing] As shown in FIG. 10, in the normal symbol processing, the main control board 20 determines whether or not an auxiliary game flag indicating whether or not an auxiliary game is in progress (S601). If the normal symbol processing is finished, and if it is not ON, it is determined whether or not the normal symbol is changing (S602). If it is changing, the process proceeds to step S609. If it is not changing, it is determined whether or not the value G of the gate hold counter is 1 or more (S603). If G is not 1 or more, normal symbol processing is performed. When G is 1 or more, 1 is subtracted from G (S604), it is determined whether or not the winning random number stored in step S304 is hit (S605), and a stop symbol is selected (S606). ). Then, a variation time corresponding to the gaming state (in this embodiment, 4 seconds for the normal gaming state or the latent probability gaming state, 1.5 seconds for the short-time gaming state or the probability variation gaming state) is selected (S607). The change of the symbol is started (S608), and the process proceeds to step S609.

  In step S609, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the variation time has elapsed, and if not, the normal symbol processing ends, but if it has elapsed, the variation of the ordinary symbol is stopped and stopped. Is displayed (S610). If the stop symbol is a symbol indicating winning (YES in S611), the auxiliary game flag is turned ON (S612). If the symbol indicating a loss is determined (NO in S611), the normal symbol processing is terminated.

  [Big prize opening process] As shown in FIG. 11, in the big prize opening process, the main control board 20 first determines whether or not the winning game flag is ON (S701). If it is ON, it is determined whether or not opening is in progress (S702). The opening is a period from the start of the jackpot game to the start of the first round. If it is determined that the opening is in progress, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the opening time has elapsed (S703). A maximum R number (round number) and an operation pattern according to the type are set (S704). Then, the value C of the winning number counter is cleared to zero (S705), 1 is added to the value R of the round counter (S706), and the operation (opening) of the big winning opening 71 is started (S707).

  Next, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the operating time (opening time. For example, 29.5 seconds for long wins, 0.1 second for short wins or small wins) has passed. If it has elapsed (S708), the big winning opening 71 is closed (S710), and if it has not elapsed, it is determined whether or not the value C of the winning number counter is a predetermined number (S709). If the number is not the number, the big prize opening process is finished, and if the number is the prescribed number, the big prize opening 71 is closed (S710).

  Then, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the value R of the round counter is the maximum number of Rs (S711). If it is not the maximum number of Rs, the big winning opening process is finished. Is started (S712), an ending command is set (S713), and the value R of the round counter is cleared to zero (S714). Ending refers to the period from the end of the final round to the end of the jackpot game. Next, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the ending time has passed (S717). If it has not elapsed, the main winning a prize mouth process is completed, and if it has elapsed, the game state setting process is performed (S718). ), The winning game flag is turned OFF (S719). In the game state setting process, the main control board 20 finishes the game state setting process if the hit game just ended is a small hit, so the game state is not changed, and if it is 15R normal big hit, transitions to the short-time game state. If the 15R probability variation jackpot is turned ON, the probability variation game flag is turned ON to make a transition to the probability variation gaming state. If the 2R latent probability jackpot is made, the latent probability game flag is made to transition to the latent probability gaming state. Turn on.

  On the other hand, when the main control board 20 determines in step S702 that it is not opening, it determines whether or not the special winning opening 71 is ending (S715). If it is ending, the process proceeds to step S717. If it is not ending, it is determined whether or not the special winning opening 71 is in operation (S716). If not in operation, the process proceeds to step S705, and if in operation, the process proceeds to step S708.

  [Electric Chu Process] As shown in FIG. 12, in the electric chew process, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the auxiliary game flag is ON (S801). On the other hand, if it is determined to be ON, it is determined whether or not the electric chew 52 is in operation (S802). If it is not in operation, the operation pattern of the electric chew 52 according to the current gaming state (in this embodiment, normal Select 0.15 seconds for release in gaming state or latent game state, and 1.80 seconds for release in time-short game state or probability change game state (3 times) (S803), and follow the action pattern The operation is started (S804). Next, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the operation time (in the operation pattern including a plurality of releases, includes an interval time between the releases) (S805). If the process is finished and the time has elapsed, the auxiliary game flag is turned off (S806), and the electric chew process is finished.

  [Monitoring Process] In parallel with the above processing in the main control board 20, the payout control board 21 performs the monitoring process shown in FIG. 13 every predetermined short time (for example, every 1 to several hundreds msec. In the embodiment, every 4 msec. And repeat.

  In the monitoring process, the payout control board 21 first determines whether or not the ID number data of the one-chip microcomputer 60 mounted on the main control board 20 is stored in the ID number data storage unit 69 in the RAM 68 (S901). ). When the pachinko gaming machine 1 is turned on for the first time, since the ID number data is not stored in the ID number data storage unit 69, the determination result in step S901 is NO. Therefore, the payout control board 21 acquires the ID number data from the main control board 20, stores the acquired ID number data in the ID number data storage unit 69 (S902), and ends the monitoring process. When the hall introduces a new game board 2 and powers on the pachinko machine 1 for the first time, since the main control board 20 is not cheated, the ID number data on the regular main control board 20 is here. It is stored in the ID number data storage unit 69.

  Once the ID number data is stored in the ID number data storage unit 69, the ID number data is stored by the backup power source 71 even if the power of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is cut off. The determination result in step S901 is YES. If the determination result in step S901 is YES, the payout control board 21 acquires ID number data from the main control board 20 (S903), and the acquired ID number data is stored in the ID number data storage unit 69. A process of determining whether or not the data matches (corresponding to the identification information determination process) is performed (S904). If the ID number data match in the identification information determination process (S904), the main control board 20 and the one-chip microcomputer 60 mounted thereon are not changed. In this case, the monitoring process ends (YES in S904). ). On the other hand, if the ID number data does not match in the identification information determination process (S904), the main control board 20 or the one-chip microcomputer 60 mounted thereon has been changed. In this case, error processing is performed (S905). ) Inform at least the manager of the hall that the main control board 20 has been changed.

  In the error process (S905), the payout control board 21 notifies the hole manager or the like that the determination result of the identification information determination process (S904) is inconsistent by performing various measures.

  Specifically, as the error process (see S905), the payout control board 21 transmits a signal informing the hall computer 56 that the determination result of the identification information determination process (S904) is inconsistent, so that the identification is performed. The hall manager is notified that the determination result of the information determination process (S904) is inconsistent. In the embodiment, only this process is performed so that only the manager of the hall can be notified of the occurrence of the abnormality.

  In addition, the payout control board 21 replaces the above process as an error process (see S905), or together with the above process, the board lamp 18, the frame lamp 17 provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1, or The display unit 54 of the calling lamp device 53 is turned on and blinking, a warning sound is emitted from the speaker 18, an abnormal character is displayed on the display unit 4 a of the image display 4, and the abnormality is detected. You may notify the manager of the hall.

  The payout control board 21 receives the signal from the outside (for example, a signal from the start ports SW54a and 54b, etc.) after that, instead of the above process or together with the above process. It may be controlled so that it cannot be performed (that is, all input external signals are invalidated).

  After performing the error process, the payout control board 21 determines whether or not a predetermined time (14 hours in the embodiment) has elapsed since the determination result first becomes inconsistent in the identification information determination process (S904). (S906). If the determination result of step S906 is NO, the monitoring process ends. On the other hand, if the decision result in the step S906 is YES, the payout control board 21 uses the ID number data written in the ID number data storage unit 69 as the newly obtained ID number data (first mismatch in the identification information judging process). (ID number data acquired when it is determined) is rewritten (S907).

  Here, in steps S906 and S907, the ID number data stored in the ID number data storage unit 69 is rewritten to ID number data that does not match the stored ID number data when a predetermined time has elapsed. The reason why the hall manager does nothing for a predetermined time despite notifying the hall manager of the mismatch in step S905 is that the main control board is changed due to a change in the regular main control board 20 (for example, replacement of a new stand). This is because it can be determined that 20 changes have been made. As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment, when the regular main control board 20 is changed, even if no action is taken by the manager of the hall, the storage in the ID number data storage unit 69 is performed. Will be changed and notification to the hall manager will stop. It should be noted that the predetermined time in step S906 is desirably set with a time margin sufficient for the hall manager to be aware of fraudulent notifications. In the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment, a hall that is open from 9 am to 11 pm is assumed, and rewriting is performed when 14 hours, which are business hours for one day, have elapsed. If the setting is made in this way, the change of the main control board 20 due to fraud is often performed after the opening of the hall and before the next sales start. Since sufficient time corresponding to the business hours of the hall is secured as time for notifying the fraud notification (S905), the manager of the hall can fully notice the fraud notification. In addition, in this specification, the main control board 20 is changed to be mounted on the main control board 20 in addition to the action of replacing the main control board 20 with another main control board (change of the main control board 20). The act of replacing only the one-chip microcomputer 60 with another one-chip microcomputer (change of a part of the main control board 20) is also included.

  Next, for the pachinko gaming machine 1 configured as described above, an example of an operation flow of the pachinko gaming machine 1 when the regular main control board 20 is changed to an unauthorized main control board 20 will be described.

(A) Operation Based on Regular Main Control Board 20 First, the case where the pachinko gaming machine 1 operates based on the regular main control board 20 will be described. When the power of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is turned on, the payout control board 21 first acquires the ID number data of the one-chip microcomputer 60 mounted on the main control board 20 in step S901 of the monitoring process (see FIG. 13). Then, it is stored in the ID number data storage unit 69 (S902). Thereafter, the payout control board 21 acquires the ID number data of the one-chip microcomputer 60 mounted on the main control board 20 every predetermined cycle (S903), and the ID number stored in the ID number data storage unit 69 is acquired. Compare with the data (S904). Since the pachinko gaming machine 1 is currently operating based on the normal main control board 20, the determination result in step S904 is YES, so that the payout control board 21 does not execute the error process (S905). .

(B) Operation when the main control board 20 is changed With respect to the pachinko gaming machine 1 operating in this way, when the regular main control board 20 is changed to an unauthorized main control board, payout The control board 21 operates as follows. Even if the power of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is cut off when changing to an unauthorized main control board, the ID number data stored in the ID number data storage unit 69 of the payout control board 21 by the backup power supply 71 is The state stored in the ID number data storage unit 69 is maintained.

  Since the ID number data storage unit 69 stores the ID number data (YES in S901), the payout control board 21 acquires the ID number data of the one-chip microcomputer mounted on the unauthorized main control board (S903). ) And the ID number data of the regular main control board 20 stored in the ID number data storage unit 69 (S904). The main control board 20 has been changed from the regular main control board 20 to an illegal main control board, and the determination result in step S904 is NO. Therefore, the payout control board 21 performs the above error processing and manages the holes. Inform the user that the ID number data does not match (S905).

  Thus, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment, whether or not the payout control board 21 is constantly changing the ID number data of the one-chip microcomputer 60 mounted on the main control board 20 at a predetermined cycle. Since monitoring is performed, if the authorized main control board 20 is illegally changed, it is possible to immediately discover that there has been an illegal act. Further, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment, the ID stored in the ID number data storage unit 69 of the payout control board 21 by the backup power source 71 even when the power of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is shut off. Since the number data is retained without being erased, even if the power of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is cut off when the main control board is illegally changed, the change of the main control board due to the illegality can be found.

(C) Operation when the regular main control board 20 is changed to another regular main control board due to the replacement of the new stand, etc. The regular main control board 20 is changed to another regular main control board due to the replacement of the new stand. In this case, as in the case of (b) above, when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is turned on, the determination result in step S904 in the monitoring process (see FIG. 13) is NO. A process is performed (S905), and the management of the hall is notified that the ID number data does not match.

  However, in the case of replacement of a new stand, the manager of the hall knows that the main control board 20 has been changed to another main control board, so that the ID number data is inconsistent is notified. However, the pachinko gaming machine 1 informing the discrepancy is left as it is. Then, when a predetermined time (14 hours in the embodiment) has elapsed since the time when the discrepancy was first determined (after the replacement of a new machine and when the pachinko gaming machine 1 was first turned on), the payout control board 21 is The ID number data stored in the ID number data storage unit 69 is rewritten to newly acquired ID number data (ID number data of a one-chip microcomputer mounted on the main control board of the replaced pachinko gaming machine) (in S906) YES, S907).

  As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment, when the hall changes the main control board 20 as in the case of replacement of a new machine, the ID number data is obtained even if the hall employee does not take any measures. The ID number data stored in the storage unit 69 is rewritten with the ID number data of the new main control board. Then, after the ID number data is rewritten with the ID number data of the new main control board, the determination result of step S904 in the monitoring process is YES, so the payout control board 21 does not perform the error process (S905). Therefore, according to the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment, since the notification that the determination result is inconsistent is terminated even if the employee of the hall does not take any measures, the work load of the employee of the hall, etc. There is no.

  Furthermore, the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment described above has the following effects in addition to the effects described above. Generally, in a pachinko gaming machine, the main control board is attached to the game board, and the payout control board is attached to a part other than the game board. Similarly, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment, the main control board 20 Is attached to the game board 2, and the payout control board 21 is attached to a part (game machine frame 6) other than the game board 2. For this reason, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment, the payout control board 21 that monitors the occurrence of fraud is not replaced every time the game board 2 is replaced (new table replacement). Therefore, it is not necessary to store a program for fraud monitoring on a board such as the main control board 20 attached to the gaming board 2 that is frequently replaced as compared with the gaming machine frame 6. Can be suppressed, and the use area of the ROM 62 of the main control board 20 can be reduced. Further, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment, since the occurrence of fraud is monitored by the payout control board 21, even if the main control board 20 to be fraudulent is changed, the influence is not affected and it is ensured. Can detect the occurrence of fraud. Further, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment, the payout control board 21 that monitors the occurrence of fraud is connected to devices outside the pachinko gaming machine 1 such as the hall computer 56 and the management device 58. It is possible to widely notify that fraud has occurred.

  Hereinafter, the second to fourth embodiments will be described. In the description of the second to fourth embodiments, the same configurations as those of the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those of the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment, and description thereof is omitted. .

  [Second Embodiment] In the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment, the payout control board 21 receives the ID number stored in the ID number data storage unit 69 when a predetermined time has elapsed since the first mismatch determination in the monitoring process. Although the data is rewritten (see step S906 shown in FIG. 13), in the pachinko gaming machine of the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, when the predetermined time comes, it is stored in the ID number data storage unit 69. The ID number data is rewritten (see S906B). In this case, an RTC (real time clock) 80 for measuring the current time is mounted on the payout control board 21 as indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. The RTC 80 corresponds to current time measuring means described in the claims. As the predetermined time, for example, a time when the hall business ends is set. If the time is set in this way, the change of the main control board 20 due to fraud is often performed after the opening of the hall and before the start of the next business. When the substrate 20 is changed, the hall manager will secure business hours for one day as a time for the manager of the hall to notice the ID number data mismatch notification (S905). It is possible to reduce the risk of overlooking.

  [Third Embodiment] In the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment, the payout control board 21 transmits a signal informing the hall computer 56 of the mismatch result as error processing (step S905 shown in FIG. 13). In the pachinko gaming machine of the third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 15, when the acquired ID number data does not match the ID number data stored in the ID number data storage unit 69 (NO in S904). ) As an error process, an operation stop signal for stopping the operation of the machine 50 connected to the pachinko gaming machine 1 is output to the machine 50 (S905C). If configured in this way, the intermediary machine 50 stops its operation when it receives an operation stop signal from the payout control board 21 and stops accepting money or lending out game balls. Thus, it can be found that the main control board 20 is changed when the operation of the inter-machine 50 is stopped.

  Further, when the pedestal machine 50 receives the operation stop signal from the payout control board 21 and stops its operation, as shown in FIG. 4B, the pedestal machine 50 sends the DC 18V that has been sent to the pachinko gaming machine 1. The direct current (connection signal) is not sent to the pachinko gaming machine 1. And this connection signal will be sent to the pachinko gaming machine 1 again when the machine 50 is returned to the operating state by the manager of the hall. The return of the inter-machine 50 is performed by the hall manager operating the remote control or by operating the management device 58. Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine of the third embodiment, the payout control board 21 outputs an operation stop signal to the intermediary machine 50 and then receives the connection signal from the intermediary machine 50 again as shown in FIG. When this occurs (YES in S906C), the ID number data stored in the ID number data storage unit 69 is rewritten with new ID number data (S907). According to this, when a change is made from the regular main control board 20 to another regular main control board as in the case of replacement of a new stand, the hall manager resumes the operation of the intermediary machine 50 by operating the remote control or the like. By doing so, the ID number data in the ID number data storage unit 69 is rewritten to the ID number data corresponding to the new main control board attached to the replaced game board. In addition, it is possible to quickly resolve that the operation of the interstage machine 50 remains stopped. That is, according to the pachinko gaming machine of the third embodiment, when the main control board 20 is changed due to fraud, the operation of the intermediary machine 50 stops, so that the manager of the hall can quickly find fraud, When the normal main control board is changed due to the replacement, the manager of the hall takes measures to restore the operation of the machine 50, and the ID number data stored in the ID number data storage unit 69 becomes new ID number data. Therefore, the state in which the payout control board 21 reports the inconsistency of the ID number data can be quickly resolved.

  [Fourth Embodiment] In the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment, the payout control board 21 transmits a signal notifying the hall computer 56 of the mismatch result as error processing (see S905 shown in FIG. 13). ), In the pachinko gaming machine 1D of the fourth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16, whether the ID number data matches or does not match in step S904, the determination result is output to the hall computer 56 (S905D, (See S908D).

  Then, if the entire hall shown in FIG. 18 is configured by using a plurality of pachinko gaming machines 1D configured as described above, and the hall computer 56 performs the determination result management processing shown in FIG. Further, it is possible to configure the fraud monitoring system 90 that can determine whether the change of the main control board 20 is due to fraud or whether it is normal due to replacement of a new stand or the like.

  The determination result management process shown in FIG. 17 will be described. In the determination result management process, the hall computer 56 first matches the ID number data received from a plurality of pachinko gaming machines 1D in one gaming island 45. In the determination result of whether or not (in the determination result of step S904), it is determined whether or not the determination result indicating mismatch is a predetermined number (one in the embodiment) (S1001). If the number of determination results indicating inconsistency is not the predetermined number (one), the determination result management process is terminated. If the number of determination results indicating inconsistency is the predetermined number (one), there is a mismatch. The display unit 54 of the call lamp device 53 connected corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine 1D that outputs the determination result indicating that the operation is performed is activated, for example, by illuminating the display unit 54 (that is an error). ) Is notified to hall employees and players (S1002).

  Here, if the determination result indicating that there is a mismatch is a predetermined number (one), it is determined to be illegal, and if the determination result indicating that there is a mismatch is not the predetermined number (one), that is, there is a mismatch. When the determination result is two or more or zero, it is determined that it is not illegal for the following reason. In a normal hall, a plurality of identical machines are adjacent to each other to form one gaming island 45. For example, as shown in FIG. 18, five gaming machines 1D constitute one gaming island 45. In addition, when replacing the pachinko gaming machine 1D on the gaming island 45, all five pachinko gaming machines 1D are often replaced. When such replacement is performed, the mismatch determination results are output to the hall computer 56 from all the pachinko gaming machines that have been replaced, so the number of mismatch determination results received by the hall computer 56 is 5 That is, if the main control board 20 is changed due to the replacement of a new base, the hall computer 56 normally receives a plurality of discrepancy determination results (for the number of replacements). It can be determined that the control board 20 is not changed. If the main control board 20 has not been changed, the mismatch determination result received by the hall computer 56 is zero. Therefore, it is determined that there is no change in the main control board 20 due to fraud. it can. On the other hand, when the main control board 20 is changed due to fraud, the main control board 20 of one pachinko gaming machine 1D is usually changed, so the number of mismatch determination results received by the hall computer 56 is 1. Become. Accordingly, when a mismatch determination result is output from only one pachinko gaming machine 1D, it can be determined that the main control board 20 has been changed due to fraud.

  As described above, in the fraud monitoring system 90 using the pachinko gaming machine 1D according to the fourth embodiment, the hall computer 56 determines whether the change of the main control board 20 is due to fraud based on the number of received mismatch determination results. In order to systematically determine whether it is due to normal reasons such as replacement of a new stand, it is not necessary to judge the hall manager as to whether or not the disagreement notification is due to fraudulent acts. The burden on the user can be reduced. And when it is judged that it is a fraudulent act, the hall employee etc. promptly fraudulently uses the display unit 54 of the call lamp device 53 to inform the hall employee of the fraudulent act. The occurrence of actions can be discovered.

  It should be noted that the occurrence of fraud to hall employees or the like is not performed using the display unit 54 of the calling lamp device 53, but may be performed by displaying that fraud has occurred on a display connected to the hall computer 56. Good. If comprised in this way, it can alert | report the generation | occurrence | production of fraud only to the manager of a hall | hole, without being known to a player. Further, in this embodiment, the predetermined number in step S1001 of FIG. 17 is set to 1, but the number of mismatch determination results that trigger fraud notification can be freely changed according to the configuration of the hall. For example, a single game island is made up of ten pachinko machines, and when replacing pachinko machines, a hole that replaces all the machines on this game island has the predetermined number in step S1001 of FIG. If it is set as 1 to 9 (excluding zero, the number of pachinko gaming machines to be replaced is less than the number), a fraud monitoring system capable of reporting when there is a possibility of fraud rather than replacement of a new machine can be configured. Although a plurality of game islands are formed in the normal hole, the predetermined number in step S1001 in FIG. 17 can be set to a different value for each game island. For example, when there is a game island A composed of 10 identical models and a game island A composed of 5 identical models in the hall, the predetermined number for the game island B is set to 1 and the predetermined number for the game island B Can be set to 2.

  Although the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment has been described above, the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention can be variously modified within the scope of the claims. For example, in the embodiment, the ID number data unique to the one-chip microcomputer 60 mounted on the main control board 20 is used as identification information to determine whether the main control board 20 has been tampered with. , Identification information determined by the model of the pachinko machine (for example, if the pachinko machine is a model of CR Pachinkotanukichi-kun (trademark), one value is determined by being CR Pachinkotanuyoshi-kun (trademark) It may be configured to determine whether or not the main control board 20 has been tampered with using the identification information determined in (1). As the identification information determined by the model of the pachinko gaming machine, for example, a model code assigned to each model for specifying the model or a checksum value of data recorded in the ROM 62 of the main control board 20 is used. be able to. The model code is stored in the ROM 62 of the main control board 20. The identification information determined by the type of pachinko gaming machine is not unique identification information for each pachinko gaming machine like ID number data, but it is not information that can be freely obtained by fraudsters and is difficult to analyze. Therefore, it functions sufficiently as identification information for monitoring changes in the main control board 20 due to fraud.

  In the embodiment, when the ID number data is stored in the ID number data storage unit 69 and the determination result of the identification information determination process (S904) matches, the ID number data storage unit 69 stores the ID number data. Although the ID number data is not rewritten to the acquired ID number data, the ID number data may be rewritten to sequentially acquired ID number data. Also in this case, when the result of the identification information determination process (S904) does not match, the ID number data is rewritten only when the predetermined condition is satisfied (YES in S906 in FIG. 13).

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine 2 ... Game board 6 ... Game machine frame 20 ... Main control board (main control part)
21 ... Dispensing control board (dispensing control unit)
50 ... Between machine 53 ... Notification device (calling lamp device)
54. Informing means (display unit)
56 ... Hall computer (management computer)
69... ID number data storage unit (identification information storage unit)
70 ... Power supply board (power supply part)
71 ... Backup power supply (standby power supply)
80 ... RTC (current time measuring means)
90 ... Fraud monitoring system

Claims (7)

When the jackpot lottery is performed and the jackpot is won as a result of the lottery, the main control unit that executes the jackpot game in which the player can acquire a large number of prize balls,
A payout control unit for controlling the payout of game balls to the player;
A power supply unit that supplies power for operation to the main control unit and the payout control unit,
The main control unit has identification information that is specific to the main control unit or determined by the model of the pachinko gaming machine,
The payout control unit includes an identification information storage unit that stores the identification information,
In the pachinko gaming machine having a standby power supply capable of supplying power to the identification information storage unit when the power supply from the power supply unit to the payout control unit is interrupted,
The payout control unit
The identification information is acquired from the main control unit at a predetermined cycle, and if the identification information is not stored in the identification information storage unit when the identification information is acquired, the acquired identification information is stored in the identification information storage. If the identification information is stored in the identification information storage unit, it is determined whether or not the acquired identification information matches the identification information stored in the identification information storage unit. Process (hereinafter referred to as "identification information determination process"),
A pachinko gaming machine that performs a predetermined error process when it is determined that they do not match in the identification information determination process.   When the dispensing control unit determines that they do not match in the identification information determination process, the identification information stored in the identification information storage unit when the predetermined time has elapsed since the determination of the mismatch is determined. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the pachinko gaming machine is rewritten with identification information acquired at the time of determination of mismatch. It is configured with current time measurement means that can measure the current time,
When the payout control unit determines that they do not match in the identification information determination process, the identification stored in the identification information storage unit when the time measured by the current time measurement means reaches a predetermined time The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the information is rewritten with identification information acquired at the time of determining the mismatch. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the pachinko gaming machine is connected to a pedestrian machine that accepts money accompanying lending of game media used for gaming in the pachinko gaming machine,
The payout control unit outputs, as the predetermined error processing, a control signal (hereinafter referred to as an “operation stop signal”) for stopping the operation of the intermediary machine to the intermediary machine. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1. A connection confirmation request signal is transmitted to the intermediary machine, and a connection signal is received from the intermediary machine that has received the connection confirmation request signal, thereby confirming a connection with the intermediary machine. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 4,
When the connection signal is received again from the pedestal machine after the operation stop signal is output to the pedestrian machine, the payout control unit stores the identification information stored in the identification information storage unit. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the pachinko gaming machine is rewritten with the identification information acquired at the time of determining the mismatch. Multiple pachinko machines,
A fraud monitoring system comprising a management computer connected to each of the plurality of pachinko gaming machines,
Each pachinko machine is
When the jackpot lottery is performed and the jackpot is won as a result of the lottery, the main control unit that executes the jackpot game in which the player can acquire a large number of prize balls,
A payout control unit for controlling the payout of game balls to the player;
A power supply unit that supplies power for operation to the main control unit and the payout control unit,
The main control unit has identification information that is specific to the main control unit or determined by the model of the pachinko gaming machine,
The payout control unit includes an identification information storage unit that stores the identification information,
The power supply unit has a standby power supply capable of supplying power to the identification information storage unit when power supply from the power supply unit to the payout control unit is interrupted,
The payout control unit
The identification information is acquired from the main control unit at a predetermined cycle, and if the identification information is not stored in the identification information storage unit when the identification information is acquired, the acquired identification information is stored in the identification information storage. If the identification information is stored in the identification information storage unit, it is determined whether or not the acquired identification information matches the identification information stored in the identification information storage unit. Process (hereinafter referred to as "identification information determination process"),
The determination result in the identification information determination process is configured to be output to the management computer,
The management computer is
A fraud monitoring system that performs a process of notifying an error when a predetermined number of determination results indicating inconsistency are received from the determination results received from each of the pachinko gaming machines. A notification device having a predetermined notification means, comprising a notification device provided corresponding to each of the plurality of pachinko gaming machines and connected to the management computer,
The said management computer operates the alerting | reporting means of the said alerting | reporting apparatus corresponding to the pachinko machine which output the determination result which shows mismatch as a process which alert | reports that it is the said error. Fraud monitoring system.

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