JP2012091037A - Game medium lending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve operability when lending processing is performed by preventing occurrence of a communication error even if immediately pulling out a non-contact medium while lending processing is performed.SOLUTION: When an electronic money card 20 of the non-contact medium is inserted to perform lendingg operation, a prescribed valuable value P is charged to the electronic money card 20, a count Q corresponding to the valuable value P is stored in a lending card 21 sealed by a transparent cover 30, and then lending processing is performed by one count at a time for the lending card 21.

Description

  The present invention relates to a game medium lending machine that is arranged adjacent to a game machine and performs a game medium lending process based on a predetermined operation by a player.

  Examples of conventional game medium lending machines include the following.

(1) There is a currency accepting unit that accepts bills or coins, and when a bill or coin is inserted into the currency accepting unit and a lending operation is performed by a player, a lending process is performed at a frequency corresponding to the amount inserted. .

(2) There is a card accepting part that accepts an already-issued prepaid card (magnetic card) that is purchased and issued in the pachinko hall, and whose valuable value is recorded, and the player pays the card by inserting the prepaid card into this card accepting part. Is performed, the value corresponding to the predetermined frequency is reduced from the prepaid card, and the lending process is performed according to the frequency.

(3) The money receiving section and the card receiving section described in (1) above are provided. In the card receiving section, a part of the card is exposed on the front surface of the lending machine body, and the card is taken out by covering this part with a cover. Keep it away (enclosed card receiving part). The lending process is performed based on the balance frequency of the card, and the card balance frequency is increased by the value corresponding to the money being inserted into the money receiving unit. In this device, the card in the card receiving unit moves to the inside of the lending machine at the time of access for writing and reading, and is sent forward at other times, and a part thereof is exposed on the front surface of the gaming machine main body. . Since a part of the card is exposed on the front surface of the gaming machine main body, it is easily understood from the outside that a game is played using the card.

(4) In addition to the money accepting part (1) above and the encapsulated card accepting part using the encapsulated card (3), it further comprises a card accepting part such as an issued prepaid card or electronic money card (patent) Reference 1). In this apparatus, the lending process can be performed by using the money inserted into the money receiving unit or using a prepaid card or an electronic money card inserted into the card receiving unit.

In the case of a gaming medium lending machine, the lending process is usually divided into a lending process for each gaming machine multiple times (5 times if the frequency is 5 and 10 times if the frequency is 10, regardless of the configuration). To do. For this reason, it takes a certain time to perform the entire lending process.
JP 2002-85798 A

  However, the above conventional game medium lending machine has the following disadvantages.

(1) In a lending machine having only a money accepting unit, complexity cannot be avoided, and it is necessary to consider change processing, currency discrimination processing, and the like, resulting in an increase in cost.

(2) With a lending machine that has only a card accepting unit that accepts prepaid cards, if the value of the prepaid card is used up, it becomes necessary to purchase a new prepaid card at the card vending machine installed in the hall, which is troublesome. In addition, the period during which the player goes to the card vending machine leads to a decrease in the operating rate of the lending machine. Moreover, since the used prepaid card is discarded, it is a waste of resources.

(3) In a lending machine equipped with a money accepting unit and an encapsulated card accepting unit, waste of resources is eliminated by using an encapsulated card. Cannot be used with other gaming machines. For this reason, the player repeatedly inserts a small amount of money into the money receiving unit, and there is a complexity when playing a game in the same manner as in (1) above.

(4) In the lending machine shown in Patent Document 1 including a money receiving unit, a sealed card receiving unit, and a prepaid card receiving unit, both money and a prepaid card or electronic money receiving unit can be used. When using the prepaid card receiving unit, the prepaid card cannot be extracted while the lending process is being performed, and if a prepaid card is extracted during the lending process, a communication error occurs. In particular, when a prepaid card is configured with a non-contact value medium (non-contact IC card or the like) having a non-contact communication function, communication is performed simply by placing or placing the non-contact value medium at a predetermined position. It is easy to get away from the location during the lending process.

  Furthermore, in any of the above devices (1) to (4), if the card is composed of a magnetic card, it is necessary to provide a high-cost magnetic card reader / writer including a card drive mechanism, which increases the overall cost. There was a problem.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and when performing a lending process, a communication error occurs even if the non-contact medium is moved away during the lending process by using a non-contact medium. An object of the present invention is to provide a game medium lending machine that can prevent such a situation from occurring.

  It is another object of the present invention to provide a game medium lending machine capable of reducing the cost and improving the operability of the game medium lending machine body.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is a gaming medium lending machine that is arranged in the vicinity of a gaming machine and lends a gaming medium, stores a valuable value, or has a corresponding account and is a non-contact medium A non-contact value medium communication unit that performs non-contact communication with a non-contact value medium configured by: a lending operation determination unit that determines that a lending operation has been performed by bringing the non-contact medium close to each other; On condition that the lending operation determining means determines that there has been a lending operation, an update processing means for updating the valuable value corresponding to the non-contact value medium, and an update target by the update processing means And lending processing means for lending gaming media using value. Hereinafter, the “first value medium” and the “second value medium” may be described. The non-contact value medium corresponds to the “second value medium”, and the storage means in the game medium lending machine is “first value medium”. It corresponds to “value medium”.

  In the present invention, the “first value medium” is a medium capable of storing a valuable value for lending processing of game media, and includes a magnetic card, a terminal IC card, a non-contact IC card, a flash memory card, an IC Only a storage medium having a shape such as a coin embedded with a chip, or only storage of identification information in these storage medium, and storing valuable value information corresponding to this identification information in a game medium lending machine or management device In addition, it includes a predetermined shape such as a token (coin-like one) that is recognized as having valuable value by being inserted into a game medium lending machine.

  “Valuable value” means a form that can be converted into a game medium or a form equivalent to a game medium, and is a monetary value, a frequency converted based on this monetary value, or converted based on this monetary value. Includes rentable amount of game media. “Game media” refers to pachinko balls, medals, and other similar items.

  The “second value medium” refers to a value medium that stores the valuable value or has a corresponding account, and that can directly withdraw the valuable value from the corresponding account. This second value medium includes, for example, contactless prepaid cards, contactless electronic money cards, contactless membership cards, contactless debit cards, contactless credit cards, etc. IC cards and mobile terminals such as mobile phones and PDAs that can be used with these non-contact communication functions and the function of debiting valuable value with a bank account can be used, and also have non-contact communication functions. Anything that can be devalued by electronic settlement can be used. When the second value medium is a contactless electronic money card or the like, the valuable value stored in the medium is an amount. When the second value medium is a contactless membership card, the value stored in this medium may be frequency data, game medium number data, or the like.

  When this “second value medium” is a non-contact medium as described above, the second value medium communication unit eliminates the need for a medium drive mechanism (such as a card drive mechanism), thereby reducing the cost of the game medium lending machine body. I can do it. Further, non-contact eliminates physical instability such as poor contact and increases reliability.

  The game medium lending machine according to the present invention can be applied to both pachinko machines and slot machines, and is arranged close to these game machines. The lending process is normally performed once with the gaming machine, and if the frequency is 5, the lending process is performed five times, and if the frequency is 10, the lending process is performed ten times sequentially. It is also possible to perform the entire lending process at one time.

  The lending operation is generally performed by operating a lending button. However, the lending operation may be performed by accepting or approaching the second value medium in the second value medium communication unit. In this case, a separate lending operation is not required.

  In this invention, the control unit deducts the valuable value from the second value medium, which is a non-contact medium that performs non-contact communication with the second value medium communication unit, and stores the valuable value in the first storage medium. However, since the lending process is performed by the first value medium, when the lending operation is performed with the second value medium approaching the second value medium communication unit, the valuable value is immediately deducted from the second value medium and deducted. The valuable value form stored in the first value medium (for example, the valuable value form stored in the second value storage medium is an amount, and the valuable value form stored in the first value medium is frequency data) In this case, the amount of money withdrawn is converted into frequency data) and sent to the first value medium for storage. Thereafter, the lending process is sequentially performed from the first value medium.

  For this reason, the player can move away the second value medium immediately after making the second value medium approach the second value medium communication unit and performing the lending operation. At this time, there is no communication error caused by moving away.

  In addition, since the second value medium is composed of a non-contact communication medium, a moving mechanism such as a magnetic card driving unit for accessing the second value medium is unnecessary, and the structure of the lending machine body is simplified. Cost reduction and downsizing can be realized. In addition, the first value medium is prevented from being taken out during the lending process, so that no communication error occurs even in this portion during reading and writing.

  Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a money receiving unit and store a valuable value corresponding to the amount of money inserted in the first value medium.

  In this invention, the second value medium (non-contact card or the like) that is a non-contact medium is not pulled out during the lending process, causing a communication error, and the player can use the second value medium as a second value medium communication unit. The second value medium can be freely moved immediately after the lending operation close to (or immediately after the second value medium is brought close to the second value medium communication unit when it is withdrawn simply by approaching). For this reason, the lending process is performed reliably, and electronic money cards, david cards, credit cards, and the like having a non-contact communication function are not exposed to the outside for a long time, and safety is improved. Also, the operability by the player is improved. Further, since a moving mechanism such as a magnetic card driving unit is not required, the structure can be simplified, the cost can be reduced, and the size can be reduced.

Configuration diagram of a slot system according to an embodiment of the present invention External perspective view of medal lending machine Slot system block diagram Flow chart showing control operation of lending processing Flow chart showing lending communication processing operation Timing chart for loan processing The figure which shows the application form of this invention

  1 is a front view of a slot system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The slot system includes a slot machine 1 and a medal lending machine 2 disposed adjacent to and electrically connected thereto. In the medal lending machine 2, a lending process is performed by using a card storing a valuable value.

  In this slot system, the medal lending machine 2 subtracts a predetermined frequency from the card, issues a medal number corresponding to the subtracted frequency in the slot machine 1, and consumes the medal number used for the game from this medal number. Play a game. The cards used in the medal lending machine 2 include an electronic money card corresponding to the second value medium of the present invention and a loan card corresponding to the first value medium of the present invention. The value for lending is deducted from the electronic money card (the value format of the electronic money is the amount), and the loan card is used during the lending process between the medal lending machine 2 and the slot machine 1 (the value format of the loan card is the frequency) Frequency subtraction from the data).

  Both the electronic money card and the lending card are configured by a contactless IC card having a contactless communication function.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of the slot system. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the medal lending machine 2.

  In the slot machine 1, a medal lending machine 2 is arranged adjacent to each other, and these are electrically connected by a cable (not shown). A symbol display window 3 for displaying a plurality of pictures (symbols) printed on the peripheral surface of a reel provided inside is disposed at a substantially central portion of the slot machine 1. In the symbol display window 3, the rotation state and the stop state of each reel can be seen. Each reel is connected to a stepping motor (not shown), and when the medal is inserted into the medal slot, or when the game medal number is set from the credit medal number and the start lever 6 is operated, the game starts. Each reel starts rotating. After each reel starts to rotate, when the stop switch 4 arranged below the symbol display window 3 is operated one after another, each reel is stopped according to the operation. If all the reels stop and win a prize, the same symbol matches the diagonal direction or the horizontal direction. At the time of winning this prize, a predetermined number of medals are paid out as a reward.

  A BET button 7 provided above the start lever 6 is a button for setting the number of medals used in the game.

  In the slot machine 1, a rental button 8 and a return button 9 are arranged on the left side of the start lever 6. The lending button 8 is a button for deducting a predetermined valuable value P from the electronic money card 20, converting this valuable value P into a valuable value form of the lending card 21, and storing it in the lending card 21. Specifically, when the lending button 8 is operated, a predetermined frequency Q (P is converted to Q) corresponding to the valuable value P is stored in the lending card 21. After the frequency Q is stored in the lending card 21, it is sequentially subtracted from the lending card 21 one by one. At the same time, the slot machine 1 lends the number of medals corresponding to the subtracted frequency. As described above, since the electronic money card 20 and the lending card 21 are configured by a non-contact IC card having a non-contact communication function, the medal lending machine 2 has a moving mechanism for moving these cards. Absent.

  In this embodiment, when the lending button 8 is operated, the storage content of the lending card 21 is zero. In addition, here, the value P, the frequency Q, and the number of medals per frequency are as follows.

-Value value P: 1000 yen-Frequency Q: 10 degrees-Number of medals per frequency: 5 Therefore, when the lending button 8 is operated, 10 degrees corresponding to 1000 yen is stored in the lending card 21, Immediately after, a lending process for 50 medals corresponding to 10 degrees is performed. For this reason, until the lending button 8 is operated, the frequency stored in the lending card 21 is zero. When the lending button 8 is operated and the lending process starts, the lending card 21 initially stores the number of lending. As the process proceeds, the value is decreased, and becomes zero again at the stage where the lending process ends.

  As another embodiment, the lending button 8 is divided into a first lending button and a second lending button. When the electronic money card 20 is inserted and the first lending button is operated, the electronic money card 20 is changed to 1000 yen. The corresponding ten times may be transferred to the lending card 21 and added to the stored content, and the lending process from the lending card 21 may be started after the second lending button is operated. If comprised in this way, the frequency | count can be added to the lending card | curd 21 at any time from the electronic money card | curd 20, and a balance can be left freely in the lending card | curd 21. FIG.

  The return button 9 is a button for returning the electronic money card 20 to the player. The player can pull out the electronic money card after pressing this button. The return button 9 is not particularly necessary, and the electronic money card 20 may be freely drawn out at any time.

  The card balance display 10 arranged on the left side of the BET button 7 displays the balance frequency of the loan card 21. When the electronic money card 20 is inserted and the lending button 8 is operated at the start of a game or the like, or when a banknote (1000 yen in this example) is inserted into the bill insertion slot 22 and the lending button 8 is operated Since the tenth frequency is stored in the lending card 21, the stored frequency (10th frequency) is displayed as the card balance frequency. After the 10-degree display is performed, the lending process proceeds, the number of times is displayed by subtraction, and the lending process is completed with zero at the end.

  The lending available LED 11 arranged on the left side of the card balance display 10 indicates that lending processing is possible. In the state where this LED 11 is lit, medals can be lent by the banknote or the electronic money card 20.

On the right side of the card balance display 10, a credit medal number display 12 is arranged. The display 12 displays the number of medals handled as credits on the slot machine 1, that is, the number of stored medals. Therefore, the number of medals corresponding to 10 degrees is added to the displayed number at that time in one lending operation.
In the medal lending machine 2, a bill insertion slot 22, a lending card reading / writing unit 23, a lending machine operating status display 24, an electronic money card reading / writing unit 25, and an electronic money display 26 are arranged from the top to the bottom. .

  The bill insertion slot 22 accepts banknotes (1000 yen banknotes), and stores 10 degrees corresponding to the amount in the lending card 21.

  The lending card read / write unit 23 includes a receiving slot for the lending card 21. In this slot, a lending card 21 is inserted in advance, and a part thereof is exposed on the front surface of the medal lending machine 2. A part of the exposed lending card is covered with a transparent cover 30 fixed to the medal lending machine 2, so that the card cannot be pulled out from the outside. In this embodiment, the transparent cover 30 is fixed to the medal lending machine 2 so that the lending card 21 cannot be pulled out in any situation. However, as another embodiment, the transparent cover 30 has a magnet. In addition, an electromagnet may be provided on the medal lending machine 2 at a position facing the magnet, and the electromagnet may be turned on and attracted to the medal lending machine 2 only during the lending process. In such a configuration, the transparent cover 30 cannot be opened and closed only during the lending process.

  The lending card read / write unit 23 has a contactless communication function, and performs communication by accessing the lending card 21 inserted in the receiving slot in a contactless manner.

  The lending machine operation status display 24 displays the operation status of the medal lending machine 2.

The electronic money card read / write unit 25 includes a receiving slot for the electronic money card 20 and a contactless communication function. When the electronic money card 20 is inserted into the slot, the electronic money card 20 is not contacted with the electronic money card 20 by the contactless communication function. Perform contact communication.
When the electronic money card 20 is inserted and the lending button 8 is operated, the electronic money indicator 26 displays a balance display in which the value equivalent to 10 times of lending is reduced or the electronic money card 20 has a value equivalent to 10 times. When there is no electronic money balance, this is displayed. When it is not appropriate to display the electronic money balance, it may be displayed when the value equivalent to 10 times is reduced.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the slot system.

  In the slot machine 1, the credit medal number display unit 12 is connected to the slot machine main control unit 13, and in the medal lending machine 2, the lending card read / write unit 23 and the electronic money card read / write unit 25 are connected to the medal lending machine main control unit 27. Both control units 13 and 27 are connected via an interface board (I / F board) 14 in the slot machine 1 and a repeater 28 in the medal lending machine 2. As shown in the figure, the card balance indicator 10 and the lending button 8 provided in the slot machine 1 are controlled by the main control unit 27 in the medal lending machine 2 via the relay unit 14. Yes.

  Signals flowing between the interface board (I / F board) 14 in the slot machine 1 and the repeater 28 in the medal lending machine 2 are as follows.

・ PRDY ・ ・ ・ Lending available signal. This signal becomes “L” (active low) when the power of the slot machine 1 is turned on, and is transmitted to the medal lending machine 2.

・ EXS ... Lending confirmation signal. This signal becomes “L” (active low) when the following BRQ is received from the medal lending machine 2 and is transmitted to the medal lending machine 2.

-BRDY ... Lending status signal. This signal becomes “L” (active low) indicating that lending is performed when the lending button 8 is operated, and returns to “H” when lending processing is completed.

・ BRQ: Lending request signal. This signal is issued from the medal lending machine 2 to the slot machine 1 when the lending button 8 is operated.

  Next, the operation of this slot system will be described in detail.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the main control unit 27 of the medal lending machine 2 when the lending process is performed using the electronic money card.

  When the player operates the lending button 8 (step ST1), after confirming that the electronic money card 20 is inserted (step ST2) and referring to the PRDY, it is confirmed that the lending is possible. (Step ST3), the electronic money card 20 is read (step ST4). If the electronic money card 20 stores a value equivalent to 10 degrees or more (1000 yen or more) (step ST5), the 10 money equivalent value (1000 yen) is subtracted from the electronic money card 20 (step ST6). Further, an addition process of 10 times is performed on the lending card 21 (step ST7).

  After performing the above process, the lending communication process between the medal lending machine 2 and the slot machine 1 is performed (step ST8). If it is determined in step ST5 that the electronic money card does not have a value equivalent to 10 degrees (1000 yen), the power shortage notification is sent to the electronic money display 26 and the process is terminated.

  In the above operation, when the electronic money card 20 is inserted into the receiving slot of the electronic money card read / write unit 25 and the lending button 8 is operated, the value equivalent to 10 times is immediately reduced from the electronic money card 20 (step ST6). The corresponding frequency is stored in the lending card 21. Thereafter, a lending process is performed for each frequency between the main control unit 27 of the medal lending machine 2 and the main control unit 13 of the slot machine 1. Therefore, the player inserts the electronic money card 20, operates the lending button 8, and then immediately operates the return button 9 (without doing anything in the embodiment without the return button) to pull out the electronic money card 20. I can do it. At this time, since the actual medal lending process is performed based on the storage frequency of the lending card 21 after the reduction process for the electronic money card 20 is finished, there is no problem even if the electronic money card 20 is pulled out, and an error occurs. Absent. Moreover, since the rental card 21 is enclosed by the transparent cover 26, it cannot be taken out from the outside. For this reason, a communication error does not occur even during the lending process by subtracting the storage frequency of the lending card 21 one by one.

  Further, since the electronic money card 20 has a non-contact communication function and communication is possible only by inserting the card into the receiving slot, the card driving mechanism that is necessary when using the magnetic card is unnecessary. For this reason, the cost is reduced and the reliability is improved by the absence of the drive unit.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a specific operation of the loan communication process in step ST8. FIG. 6 is a timing chart at the time of lending communication processing. In FIG. 6, TDS is an operation enable signal for the lending button 8 and becomes “H” (active high) when the operation is possible. Further, TDLO is an LED 11 lighting signal, and becomes “L” (active low) when lighting.

  When the power is turned on, PRDY becomes “L” after a time TS necessary for the initial processing or the like has elapsed. At the same time, the lending button 8 can be operated (TDS → “H”), and the lending available LED 11 is lit. At this time, when the lending button 8 is operated, the frequency count counter N is set to “0” (step ST10), BRDY is set to “L” (step ST11), and the acceptance of the lending button is prohibited. The operation of the lending button is not accepted again (TDS → “L”).

  Next, when a predetermined time T0 has elapsed, BRQ is set to “L”, and a lending request is issued from the medal lending machine 2 to the slot machine 1 (step ST12). Thereafter, time measurement by the internal timer is started (step ST13), and a response from the slot machine 1 is waited (step ST14, step ST15). When it is determined that there is a normal response (i.e., loan acceptance) that EXS is “L” from time slot T1 (step ST14), the timer is cleared (step ST16), and the medal lending machine 2 sets BRQ. In addition to returning to “H”, the frequency is subtracted from the lending card 21 (step ST17). At the time when the response of “EX” is “L”, the slot machine 1 lends 5 medals corresponding to one degree. Since this lending is performed by credit, the credit medal number display 12 counts up by +5. If the timer count value T is T> T1 and the time is over in step ST15, an error occurs (step ST30) and the process ends. Subsequently, the timer timing is started again (step ST18), and it waits for EXS to become “H” until the timer count value T counts T3 (step ST19). When EXS becomes “H” by the time of the timer count value T3, five credits are completed in the slot machine 1. When it is detected that EXS becomes “H”, the timer is cleared (step ST20), and the counter N for counting the frequency is incremented by one. In steps ST14 to ST20 described above, the subtraction of one frequency and the lending of five medals (credit up) are completed. Thereafter, the above operation is repeated until N = 10, and the subtraction of 10 degrees from the lending card 21 and the credit increase of 50 medals are completed. In step ST23, if the timer count value T exceeds T3 and the time is over, an error occurs.

  When the subtraction of 10 degrees from the lending card 21 is finished, the system waits for TE to elapse (step ST24), sets BRDY to “H” (step ST25), and completes lending.

  The above operation is an operation when performing a lending process using an electronic money card, but is similar to a normal process when using banknotes. That is, when a bill (1000 yen) is inserted, the number of ten degrees is added to the lending card 21, and the lending communication process of step ST8 is performed.

  FIG. 7 shows a slot system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  3 is different from FIG. 3 in that a lending memory 29 including an internal memory is provided in place of the lending card read / write unit 23. The lending memory 29 can also be allocated in a memory in the main control unit 27. It is also possible to configure the memory in an arbitrary device connected outside the slot system. The medal lending machine 2 may not have the lending card read / write unit 23, the transparent cover 30, and the lending card 21 as shown in FIG. 2, but the transparent cover 30 and the lending card 21 may be provided. By providing the transparent cover 30 and the lending card 21, it is possible to make it appear that the lending process is performed using the lending card.

  In the above embodiment, the electronic money card 20 configured with a contactless IC card is exemplified as the second value medium. In addition to this, a contactless prepaid card, a contactless membership card, a contactless debit card, a contactless Used by non-contact cards such as credit cards that deduct valuable value from bank accounts, and mobile phones and PDAs that have these non-contact communication functions and functions that deduct valuable values from bank accounts In addition, it is possible to use anything that has a contactless communication function and can reduce its valuable value by electronic settlement.

  In addition, the electronic money card read / write unit 25 has a structure in which the electronic money card 20 is inserted. However, in a configuration in which non-contact communication is performed, communication is possible only when the card 20 is approached (just tricked). Therefore, it is not always necessary to provide the insertion portion. The shape of the electronic money card 20 is a card shape, but is not limited to this, and can be an arbitrary shape such as a coin shape.

  Moreover, although the lending card 21 and the internal memory 29 configured by a non-contact IC card are illustrated as the first value medium, this may be configured by an electronic money card having a non-contact communication function. A terminal medium IC card, a flash memory card, a storage medium having a shape such as a coin embedded with an IC chip, or the storage medium stores only identification information, and valuable information corresponding to the identification information is stored in a game medium lending machine. As well as those stored in the management device, as well as tokens (coin-like ones) that are recognized as having valuable value when inserted into the game media lending machine. May be.

  In addition, the lending operation is performed by operating the lending button 8, but it is assumed that the lending operation has been performed by inserting the electronic money card 20 into the electronic money card reading / writing unit 25 or flicking it closer. I can do it. In this case, the lending button 8 becomes unnecessary.

  The present invention can also be applied to pachinko machines and ball lending machines. Furthermore, since the present invention can be widely applied to devices that require a certain amount of time from the devaluation of the second value medium to the completion of lending, a ball dispensing device is provided. The present invention can also be applied to a ball lending machine (cash machine).

Claims (5)

A game media lending machine that is arranged close to a gaming machine and lends game media,
Non-contact value medium communication means for storing valuable value or performing non-contact communication with a non-contact value medium having a corresponding account and comprising a non-contact medium;
Lending operation determination means for determining that there has been a lending operation by bringing the non-contact medium close to each other,
Update processing means for performing update processing of the valuable value corresponding to the non-contact value medium on the condition that the lending operation determination means has determined that there has been a lending operation;
A gaming medium lending machine comprising: lending processing means for lending gaming media using the value to be updated by the updating processing means. Further comprising prohibiting means for prohibiting update processing based on the valuable value from the non-contact value medium again while the update processing by the update processing means is performed.
The game medium lending machine according to claim 1. The game medium lending machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the update processing means performs an update process on the condition that a predetermined value or more is associated with the non-contact value medium. 4. The game medium lending machine according to claim 3, further comprising a shortage notifying unit for notifying that the value is short when the predetermined value or more is not associated. The game medium lending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the non-contact value medium is a portable terminal having a non-contact communication function.

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