JP2013240480A - Game parlor management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game parlor management system capable of securely collecting recording media effective on the current day only, improving convenience on a players' side, and preventing a player from suffering inconvenience caused as the player mistakes a kind of the recording medium.SOLUTION: A prize exchange device 6 adds up own balls in a general card and stored balls in a membership card together, and exchanges the added balls for a prize. When remaining own balls after the prize exchange are returned, the remaining own balls are stored in a management device 5 as stored balls on the current day in association with the membership card, and only the membership card is handed to a player, whereby the general card is collected. By this structure, the player is required to hold the membership card only, and therefore, the management of cards becomes easier, and a game parlor can securely collect general cards.

Description

  The present invention relates to a game hall management system that manages a playable game hall using a recording medium on which information for specifying a game value acquired by a player is recorded.

  Conventionally, as described in, for example, Patent Document 1, a game value (owned value) acquired by a player using a general card (non-member recording medium) for non-members and a member card (member recording medium) for members is used. A system for managing the number of balls has been put into practical use. The general card is issued only for the day and is used to record and manage the game value, and is assumed to be collected during the day. On the other hand, since the membership card is used for recording and managing game values as so-called saving balls, it is assumed that the membership card is continuously used until the expiration date comes.

JP 2012-5655 A

  Originally, a player who has a membership card does not need to use a general card, but it is troublesome to take out and use a membership card one by one. In fact, there are many players who dare to issue and use general cards. In such a case, the player must have both a general card and a membership card, which not only complicates the management of the card, but also misuses the card type when giving away or replaying the card. There is a possibility that the method is wrong and an unexpected disadvantage is suffered.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. The purpose of the present invention is to reliably collect a recording medium effective only on the day and improve the convenience of the player. The object is to provide a management system for a game arcade that does not incur profits.

  The game hall management system of the present invention is issued to a player in a state in which the first specific information for specifying the first game value acquired by the player on the day is recorded, and the first game value is zero. A second recording medium for recording the first recording medium collected at the time of becoming, the first specifying information, and the second specifying information for specifying the second game value acquired by the player on the past business day. A recording medium, a prize exchange device capable of performing a prize exchange process within a range of a first game value and a second game value respectively specified by the first recording medium and the second recording medium; and the first game Game value reuse means for enabling the value and the second game value to be reused in the game, wherein the prize exchange device includes a first game value specified from the first recording medium and the second recording medium, and The total game value obtained by adding the second game value When the first game value and the second game value remain after executing the prize exchange process within the range of the above, the remaining first game value and the second game value are associated with the second recording medium. While storing as 1 specific information and 2nd specific information, the 1st specific information of the said 1st recording medium is initialized (Claim 1).

The game hall management system according to claim 1,
A management device that stores the first game value and the second game value in a state associated with the identification information of each of the first recording medium and the second recording medium, wherein the prize exchange device includes the first recording medium, When the first specific information and the second specific information recorded on the second recording medium are read, the management apparatus stores the first specific information and the second specific information in association with the identification information of each of the first recording medium and the second recording medium. The prize exchange process may be executed by referring to the first game value and the second game value.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the first game value acquired on the day remains when exchanging prizes by bringing both the first recording medium and the second recording medium, the first game value is obtained. Is returned to the player in a state of being recorded in association with the second recording medium, and the first recording medium is collected in the game hall after the recording information is initialized. Therefore, the player only needs to have the second recording medium, the management of the recording medium is facilitated, and the first recording medium can be reliably collected for the game hall.

  According to the invention of claim 2, since the first game value and the second game value are stored in the management device, even if the recording medium is lost, it is possible to specify the game value and exchange prizes and to play the game value. Tampering can be prevented.

Schematic which shows the whole structure of the management system for game centers in one Embodiment of this invention. Front view of counting loan unit Functional block diagram of counting loan unit Figure showing the transition of the display state of the liquid crystal display (Part 1) A diagram showing the transition of the display state of the liquid crystal display (Part 2)

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of a game hall management system. A large number of gaming machines 1 are installed in the game hall, and a count lending unit 2 (corresponding to a game value reuse means) is installed corresponding to each gaming machine 1. The gaming machine 1 and the counting lending unit 2 are connected to the management device 5 via the relay terminal 3 and the LAN 4. The management device 5 manages game data for each gaming machine 1 by receiving a gaming signal transmitted from the gaming machine side (the gaming machine 1, the count lending unit 2, etc.), and the individual for each registered member. Manage data.

In the amusement hall, a prize exchange device (POS) 6, a portable registration terminal 7, and a payment machine 8 are also installed and connected to the management device 5 via the LAN 4. The prize exchange device 6 has a game value specified by a general card 10 (corresponding to a first recording medium) or a membership card 11 (corresponding to a second recording medium) (see FIG. 3) read by an attached card reader / writer 9. The prize exchange process is executed based on the number of possessed balls / the number of stored balls (in the case of members) or the number of stored balls read from the player's savings account, and both the general card 10 and the membership card 11 are accepted as will be described later. In the event that the game value specified by the two cards 10 and 11 is added, the prizes are exchanged. The portable registration terminal 7 reads the portable ID stored in the Felica (registered trademark) portable 12 (see FIG. 3) with the member card 11 inserted, and associates the portable ID with the member ID to manage the device. After the association is completed, the game value can be handled by the counting lending unit 2 using the Felica mobile phone 12. When the general card 10 or the membership card 11 is inserted into the card insertion slot 13, the checkout machine 8 reads the deposit balance recorded in the inserted cards 10 and 11 with a card reader (not shown) and reads the read balance. The banknotes and coins corresponding to the deposit balance are returned from the return port 14.
In addition, when handling the game value recorded on the cards 10 and 11 in the prize exchange device 6 and the checkout machine 8, the management device 5 collates with the game value stored in advance corresponding to the cards 10 and 11, The handling of the game value is made effective on the condition that it is determined to be true.

  The management device 5 is installed in, for example, an office room or the like in the game hall, and is connected to a keyboard 15, a monitor 16, a printer (not shown) and the like that are operated by the game hall manager. Although not shown in FIG. 1, for example, hundreds of gaming machines 1 are actually managed by the management device 5. The management device 5 manages the operating status of the gaming machine 1, the counting lending unit 2, the prize exchange device 6 and the like installed in the game hall, and the gaming value (held) for each player based on a signal from the gaming machine side. Stores and manages the number of balls and the number of balls (in the case of members).

The gaming machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a CR (card reader) pachinko machine, which has an operation handle 18, an upper saucer 19 and a lower saucer 20 that constitute a launching device that launches balls on the board surface 17, and a liquid crystal on the board surface 17. It has a display unit 21, a start port 22, and a big winning port 23. The gaming machine 1 performs the following operations.
(1) A jackpot lottery is performed in response to the ball fired on the board surface 17 by operating the operation handle 18 winning a start opening 22 (start winning prize), and a so-called special symbol (special figure) is drawn based on the lottery result. ) Is executed on the liquid crystal display unit 21 and a jackpot is generated according to the result. Note that the upper limit of so-called holding balls is four each, and when starting and winning a prize during holding, the upper limit is held, and after the symbol change ends, the held symbol variation is executed sequentially.
(2) The winning probability (probability of jackpot) of the jackpot lottery is 1/300, and the ratio of the jackpot that becomes a probability change state (probability change) after the jackpot is 66.6% (2/3). When a big win occurs, the big winning opening 23 is opened by the amount corresponding to the corresponding number of rounds (R). The 1R upper limit winning number (upper limit number) is 8, and the upper limit opening time is 30 seconds. When either the upper limit number or the upper limit opening time is satisfied, 1R is ended.
(3) The number of rounds corresponding to the jackpot is 5R and 16R, and the distribution ratio is 25% for 5R and 75% for 16R.
(4) The jackpot probability is improved to 1/30 during probability change. Since the probability change continues until the next jackpot, it continues until a jackpot (ordinary jackpot) that becomes a normal state (normal) after the jackpot occurs, and returns to the normal state when a normal jackpot occurs.

The gaming machine 1 and peripheral devices attached to the gaming machine 1 output the gaming signals shown below as the game progresses such as the ball being thrown by the player and the starting prize to the starting port 22.
Out signal: This is a signal that can specify the used game value (number of used media, out) output from an out BOX (not shown) for collecting used balls. Since one pulse is output for 10 recovered balls (used balls, driven balls), the number of out signals × 10 is specified as out. In addition, the signal directly output from the gaming machine 1 may be used. The out specified by the out signal corresponds to the amount of game value used in the game.
Safe signal: a signal that can specify the payout game value (number of payout media, safe) output from the gaming machine 1. Since one pulse is output for 10 payout balls, the number of safe signals × 10 is specified as safe. A replenishment signal output from a replenishing device (not shown) may be used as a safe signal. The safe specified by the safe signal corresponds to the amount of game value given by winning.
Start winning signal: a signal that can specify a winning (start winning) to the starting port 22 output from the gaming machine 1. Since one pulse is output for each winning prize to the starting opening 22, the starting prize is specified in response to reception of the starting prize signal.

Symbol change signal (start signal): A signal that can specify a symbol change (actual action) that starts changing (actuation) by a start winning to the start port 22 output from the gaming machine 1. Since it is output when the symbol variation is confirmed (at the end), the symbol variation (start) is specified in response to the reception of the symbol variation signal. It may be a signal output at the start of symbol variation.
-Jackpot signal: A signal that can be output from the gaming machine 1 and that can specify a period of a jackpot state. Since the level is output during the jackpot state, reception of the jackpot signal is specified as being in the jackpot state.
Probability variation signal: A signal that can specify a period in which a probability of winning a jackpot that is output from the gaming machine 1 is in a probability variation state with a high probability of winning. Since the level is output during the probability variation state, reception of the probability variation signal is specified as the probability variation state.

  The counting and lending unit 2 lends balls (game media) within the range of the inserted bills, and accepts and counts balls (game value) paid out from the gaming machine 1. When the cards 10, 11 are received, the lending / returning ball return processing is performed within the range of the deposit balance and the number of counted balls, and the deposit balance and the number of counted balls (the number of retained balls) are set to the general card 10 when the card is issued. Or in the management device 5 corresponding to the membership card 11.

  FIG. 2 is a front view of the counting lending unit 2. The counting and lending unit 2 receives a state display unit 24 indicating a gaming state of the gaming machine 1, a bill insertion slot 25 into which bills are inserted, an operation input from a player, and the number of symbol variations (start count) as the game progresses. ) And a touch panel type liquid crystal display unit 26 for displaying game data such as the probability of jackpot, a payout button 27 for paying out a unit (equivalent to 500 yen), a payout nozzle 28 through which the payout ball passes, an employee Remote control light receiving unit 29 for receiving an optical signal from a remote control carried by a member, a non-contact IC reader 30 for reading a mobile ID stored in a Felica (registered trademark) mobile phone, a card into which a general card 10 or a membership card 11 is inserted An insertion port 31, a detachable counting tray 32 located below the lower tray 20 of the gaming machine 1, a counting unit 33 for counting the number of balls flowing from the counting tray 32, and the like It is provided.

  FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the counting / lending unit 2. The counting lending unit 2 includes a control unit 34 constituted by a microcomputer having a CPU 34a, a ROM 34b, a RAM 34c, and an I / O 34d, and a peripheral unit connected to the control unit 34. As a peripheral part, the banknote which determines the authenticity of the banknote inserted into the I / F part 35 which transmits / receives various signals and various information between the management apparatus 5 and the gaming machine 1, the state display part 24, and the banknote insertion slot 25. A card for reading and writing various information recorded in the processing unit 36, the liquid crystal display unit 26, the touch panel 37 provided on the liquid crystal display unit 26, and the cards 10 and 11 inserted in the card insertion slot 31. A reader / writer 38, a card stock unit 39 capable of stocking up to five general cards 10, a non-contact IC reader 30, a remote control light receiving unit 29, and an eject button 27 for ejecting the cards 10 and 11 inserted in the card insertion slot 31. When the payout button 27 is operated, the payout unit 40 and the counting unit 33 are provided for paying out one unit (for example, 500 yen) of balls from the payout nozzle 28.

  IC cards 10a and 11a are built in the general card 10 and the member card 11, and a general ID and a member ID (corresponding to identification information) are stored in the IC chips 10a and 11a, respectively. These cards 10 and 11 are provided with the amount of money (balance information) deposited in the counting lending unit 2 and the number of possession balls (corresponding to the first game value) for identifying the number of balls (corresponding to the first game value). Is recorded (stored in the management device 5 in the case of the membership card 11). The general card 10 is valid only on that day. The member card 11 has a member-specific function for using stored money and replay, and is valid until a preset expiration date.

The counting lending unit 2 has the following functions.
(1) The amount (1,000 yen unit) of the bill inserted into the bill insertion slot 25 is stored, and the inserted amount (payment balance) is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 26.
(2) The number of balls (125 balls) corresponding to the number of times (500 yen) within the range of the deposit balance in accordance with the operation of the lending button 41 (see FIG. 3) provided on the gaming machine 1 Pay out from the payout mechanism. At this time, the game machine 1 outputs a signal indicating that balls for a number of times have been paid out to the counting and lending unit 2, so that the amount corresponding to the number of times (500) from the deposit balance displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 26. Yen) is reduced and a sales signal is output. Since this sales signal outputs one pulse every time one ball is paid out, one pulse is specified as a sales amount of 500 yen.
(3) The balls that have fallen from the lower tray 20 of the gaming machine 1 and received by the counting tray 32 flow into the counting section 33 so that the number of balls is counted and displayed on the liquid crystal display section 26.
(4) Depending on the operation of the payout button 27, the number of balls (number of balls held) or the number of balls stored (in the case of a member) is paid out one by one (125 balls). In addition, when paying out a stored ball, if the stored ball is the previous day's stored ball described later, 25 balls are collected as a game value corresponding to a fee for 125 balls, while if the stored ball is a stored ball on that day, Fees are not collected in the same way as the number of possessions.

  (5) In accordance with the operation of the return button 42 (see FIG. 3) provided on the gaming machine 1, the deposit balance and the number of balls are recorded on the general card 10 inserted in the card insertion slot 31 and issued. When the membership card 11 is inserted, the deposit balance is recorded on the membership card 11, and the number of possessed balls is transmitted to the management device 5 on condition that the personal identification number is input, and then the membership card 11 is issued. When the cards 10 and 11 are issued, the issue information is transmitted to the management device 5 and stored on the management device 5 side. If neither the ordinary card 10 nor the membership card 11 is inserted into the card insertion slot 31, the ordinary card 10 stocked in the card stock unit 39 is fed to the card reader / writer 38 to record the deposit balance and the number of possessions. And issue.

  (6) When the general card 10 is inserted into the card insertion slot 31, the deposit balance and the number of possessions recorded in the general card 10 are read and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 26. When the membership card 11 is inserted, the deposit balance recorded on the membership card 11 is read out and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 26, and the storage ball stored in the membership account of the management device 5 on condition of input of the personal identification number The number (the number of balls stored on the day / the number of balls stored on the previous day) is also displayed. The number of balls stored on the day (corresponding to the first game value) is the number of balls stored on the day, and the number of balls stored on the previous day (corresponding to the second game value) is the number of balls stored up to the previous day. After the end of business, the number of balls stored on the day is added to the number of balls stored on the previous day and stored. In accordance with the payout operation by the player, the ball for several times is paid out from the payout nozzle 28 within the range of the number of stored balls.

  (7) When the contactless IC reader 30 is touched by the Felica mobile phone 12 with the number of balls counted (the number of balls), the mobile ID is read from the Felica mobile phone 12 and the number of balls is associated with the mobile ID. It transmits to the management apparatus 5. In the management apparatus 5, the received number of balls is added to the number of stored balls on the day of the member ID (corresponding to the first specific information and the second specific information) associated with the mobile ID and stored. When the Felica mobile phone 12 stored on the day is touched again with the non-contact IC reader 30, the mobile ID of the Felica mobile phone 12 is read, and the number of stored balls of the member ID associated with the mobile ID (the number of stored balls on that day) The number of balls stored on the previous day is received from the management device 5 and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 26. The mobile ID is an IDm given to, for example, a Felica IC chip built in the Felica mobile phone 12, and is an ID unique to the mobile terminal for identifying the Felica mobile phone 12. The Felica mobile 12 itself only stores the mobile ID, and does not store the deposit balance, the number of possessions, or the number of stored balls. However, a separate storage means is provided to store the deposit balance in the same manner as the membership card 11. You may make it memorize | store.

(8) The game data of the corresponding gaming machine 1 or other designated gaming machine 1 is displayed according to the operation input to the liquid crystal display unit 26, the message from the game hall is displayed, the player is a member When it is determined that there is a game, the game data of the gaming machine 1 is displayed.
(9) When the member card 11 is inserted with the general card 10 inserted, the number of possessed balls recorded on the general card 10 is added to the number of balls stored on the day of the member's savings account and stored. As described above, when the membership card 11 is inserted while the general card 10 is inserted, the recording information of the general card 10 is initialized and then collected in the card stock unit 39.

  The management device 5 operates according to the stored computer program, temporarily stores game information display service for displaying game data indicating the operating status of the gaming machine 1, and game media acquired by the player through the game, Alternatively, it is possible to execute a savings service that can be reused for games at a later date. In order to execute these services, the operating state of the gaming machine 1 is specified based on the gaming signal input to the input / output unit from the gaming machine 1, the counting lending unit 2, etc., and the gaming data is stored for each gaming machine 1. It comes to manage.

The game data managed for each gaming machine 1 is as follows.
・ Out ・ Safe ・ Difference = Safe-Out ・ Rounding rate = Safe ÷ Out ・ Hit probability = Number of jackpots ÷ Number of starts

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.
When counting the balls acquired by the gaming machine 1, the balls are dropped from the lower tray 20 of the gaming machine 1. The dropped balls are received by the counting tray 32 of the counting lending unit 2 and flow into the counting lending unit 2 and are counted by the counting unit 33. When the counting lending unit 2 counts the balls by the counting unit 33, the counting lending unit 2 displays the number of counting balls as the number of balls on the liquid crystal display unit 26. When the payout operation is performed by the payout button 27, balls (125 balls) of the number of times within the range of the number of balls are paid out from the payout nozzle 28 to the gaming machine 1 and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 26. The number of holding balls is updated. When the card issuance operation is performed, the general card 10 in which the deposit balance / the number of possessions at that time is recorded is issued (if the membership card 11 is inserted in the card insertion slot 31 in advance, the membership card 11 is issued). Only the deposit balance is recorded and issued, and the number of possessed balls is added and stored on the day of savings in the member account of the management device 5). Then, the issued general card 10 (member card 11) is recorded in the general card 10 by inserting it into the destination counting / lending unit 2 (in the case of the member card 11, the management device 5 corresponding to the member card 11). Since the deposit balance / the number of possessed balls (the number of accumulated balls) stored in the screen is displayed, balls can be lent or paid out within the range to play the game. That is, the cards 10 and 11 function as a ball box.

  Now, since the player of the member carries the member card 11, when moving the table or ending the game, the member card 11 is inserted and issued, so that the number of possessed balls is stored in the management device 5 on the day. Can be stored as a number. Therefore, the player who carries the membership card 11 does not need to use the general card 10 as described above, but the number of balls can be moved also by using the general card 10. There are those who use the general card 10 among the players who think that taking out 11 while carrying it is troublesome.

However, since the general card 10 is valid only on the day and the ball is paid out every time, when the number of balls left on the general card 10 is less than one, the ball is paid out. You will not be able to receive it. For this reason, it becomes a cause of dissatisfaction for a player who does not want to exchange a small amount of prize corresponding to the end ball. On the other hand, for amusement halls, although all the general cards 10 can be collected by the end of the business, the player may take home the general cards 10 with a small number of recorded balls. , Loss of the playground.
For this reason, in the present embodiment, when the member player uses the general card 10 and the member card 11, the game value of the general card 10 is added to the member card 11 to add the general card 10. It was made to collect.

(General card collection at the time of paying money)
This function collects the general card 10 by adding the number of possessions recorded on the general card 10 in the counting lending unit 2 to the number of balls stored on the day corresponding to the member card 11 and stored in the management device 5. It is a function.
FIG. 4 shows the transition of the display state of the liquid crystal display unit 26. In this example, a case where a general card 10 having a deposit balance of 2000 yen and a holding ball of 1000 balls is inserted and a member card 11 having a deposit balance of 1000 yen and a 500-day savings card is inserted is shown.

  When the general card 10 in which the deposit balance is 2000 yen and 1000 balls are recorded is inserted, the counting lending unit 2 displays a normal screen on the liquid crystal display unit 26 as shown in FIG. In this normal screen, a title display section 26a, a card type display section 26b indicating the type of the inserted card, an information display section 26c, a deposit balance display section 26d, and a number of balls display section 26e are provided from the top. . The title display portion 26a displays the lending amount of one ball and the number of balls of one degree, and the card type display portion 26b displays that the general card 10 is inserted. The message to be displayed on the information display unit 26c is set on the management device 5 side, and is transmitted to each count lending unit 2. The deposit balance display portion 26d displays that the deposit balance is 2000 yen, and the number of possessed balls display portion 26e displays that the number of retained balls is 1000 balls. When the liquid crystal display unit 26 is touched, as shown in FIG. 4B, the title display unit 26a displays a menu screen and a plurality of menu buttons 26f to 26i. When the “next” button 26j is touched, the next menu buttons 26k to 26m are displayed as shown in FIG. When the “member card insertion” button 26l is touched, the title display unit 26a displays that the member card insertion screen is displayed as shown in FIG. 4D, and the information display unit 26c confirms the insertion of the member card. Display a message to do. When the “OK” button 26n is touched, the amount of money and the number of possessions recorded in the general card 10 set in the card reader / writer 38 are stored, and the recording information of the general card 10 is initialized. To stock the card stock section 39. That is, since the general card 10 is collected when the number of holding balls becomes zero, the member card 11 can be inserted. Next, as shown in FIG. 4E, a message instructing to insert the membership card is displayed on the information display unit 26c. When the member card 11 is inserted, as shown in FIG. 4 (f), the card type display unit 26b displays that the member card 11 is inserted, and the deposit balance read from the general card 10 is added together to deposit The display of the balance display unit 26d and the number of possessed balls display unit 26e is updated.

  As described above, depositing the membership card 11 by adding the deposit balance of 2000 yen and the number of coins held on the general card 10 to the membership card 11 having a deposit balance of 1000 yen and 500 balls on the day. The balance can be 3000 yen and the number of balls can be 1500 balls. Therefore, the player can receive the payout of the balls within the range of the number of balls, and can receive the payout of the balls within the deposit balance. When the table is moved, the member card 11 issued by the issuing operation from the counting lending unit 2 is inserted into the destination counting lending unit 2 and stored in the management device 5 corresponding to the member card 11. You can receive a refund of your own balls within the range of the number of balls stored on the current day and the number of balls stored the day before (the number of balls minus the ball corresponding to the fee), and you can also receive a loan of balls within the deposit balance. .

  Note that due to the structure of the counting and lending unit 2, it is not possible to add the number of accumulated balls on the day and the deposit balance to the general card 10 by inserting the general card 10 with the member card 11 inserted. That is, since the cards 10 and 11 inserted into the card reader / writer 38 of the counting / lending unit 2 are stored in the card stock unit 39, the next card can be inserted into the card reader / writer 38. This is because when the general card 10 is inserted while the card 11 is inserted, the member card 11 is stocked in the card stock unit 39.

(General card collection when using Felica mobile phone)
This function is a function for collecting the general card 10 when the balls recorded on the general card 10 are stored using the Felica mobile phone 12.
FIG. 5 shows a case where the total number of stored balls becomes 2500 by storing 500 balls recorded on the general card 10 using the Felica mobile phone 12.
The counting / lending unit 2 displays that the general card 10 is inserted in the card type display section 26b as shown in FIG. 5 (a) when the general card 10 having 500 balls is inserted. The number of balls display section 26e displays that the number of balls is 500 balls. When the liquid crystal display unit 26 is touched, a plurality of menu buttons 26f to 26i are displayed as shown in FIG. 5B, and when the “next” button 26j is touched, as shown in FIG. 5C. Next menu buttons 26k to 26m are displayed. When the “mobile phone storage” button 26k is touched, as shown in FIG. 5D, a message is displayed on the mobile phone storage screen to confirm whether or not to store the ball. When the “OK” button 26n is touched, a message instructing to touch the Felica mobile phone 12 is displayed on the mobile phone storage screen as shown in FIG. When the Felica mobile 12 is touched to the non-contact IC reader 30, a storage completion screen is displayed as shown in FIG. 5 (f), and as a result of storing 500 balls for the day, the total number of stored balls is 2500 balls. The fact that the current day is 500 balls is displayed.

  When the Felica mobile phone 12 is touched to the non-contact IC reader 30 as described above, the counting lending unit 2 transmits the mobile ID read from the Felica mobile phone 12 to the management device 5 and the recorded information of the general card 10 is initialized. And collected in the card stock unit 39. That is, the general card 10 is collected when the number of holding balls becomes zero. The management device 5 identifies the member from the received mobile ID, and stores the number of balls in the number of balls stored on the day of the corresponding member account.

(General card collection during gift exchange)
This function adds the number of balls recorded on the general card 10 in the gift exchange device 6 to the number of stored balls (stored on the current day / stored on the previous day) corresponding to the member card 11 and stored in the management device 5. This is a function for collecting the general card 10 by performing an exchange process.
In the gift exchange device 6, the card reader / writer 9 reads the number of possessed balls recorded on the general card 10 and temporarily stores it. Next, when the card writer / writer 9 reads the member ID of the member card 11 and a password is input, the member ID and the password are transmitted to the management device 5, and the number of stored balls (the number of stored balls on the day) (The number of balls stored on the previous day) is received and the total number of balls and the number of balls is displayed as the total number of balls. Since the general card 10 becomes unnecessary at this time, the employee collects it after initializing the recording information of the general card 10. The prize exchange is performed within the range of the total number of balls, and the number of balls corresponding to the prize amount is preferentially subtracted from the previous day's savings. When the number of stored balls (the number of stored balls on the current day / the number of stored balls on the previous day) remains at the time of completing the prize exchange, the number of stored balls on the current day / the number of stored balls on the previous day is distinguished (if the remaining number of balls is less than or equal to the number of stored balls on the current day) It is stored in the member account of the management device 5 again.
As described above, the general card 10 can be collected by performing the prize exchange process by adding the game value of the general card 10 and the game value of the member card 11 together.

According to such an embodiment, the following effects can be produced.
When the free money exchange device 6 returns the free money remaining after exchanging the free gifts of the general card 10 and the accumulated money of the member card 11 to the management device 5 on the day. Since the general card 10 is collected by storing it as a storage ball and handing only the member card 11 to the player, the player only needs to have the member card 11, and the management of the card becomes easier. Therefore, the general card 10 can be reliably collected.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
Although the number of balls is recorded on the general card 10, only a card ID (identification information) (corresponding to the first specific information) for identifying the general card 10 is recorded and managed based on the card ID. You may make it identify the number of balls which the apparatus 5 has memorize | stored. According to such a configuration, even if the general card 10 is lost, the game value can be specified and the game value recorded on the general card 10 can be prevented from being falsified.
Only the identification information is recorded on the member card 11 and the number of possessed balls (the number of accumulated balls on the day) / the number of accumulated balls is not recorded. However, the number of retained balls / the number of accumulated balls (corresponding to the second specific information) is stored in the member card 11. May also be recorded, and the prizes may be exchanged after collating with the number of possessed balls / stored balls stored on the management device 5 side.
The gaming machine may be an enclosed gaming machine that does not pay out gaming media and performs addition storage as electronic data, and is not limited to a pachinko gaming machine, and may be a slot machine, for example.

  In the drawings, 1 is a gaming machine, 2 is a counting lending unit (game value reuse means), 5 is a management device, 6 is a prize exchange device, 10 is a general card (first recording medium), 11 is a membership card (second Recording medium).

Claims (2)

First issued to the player in a state where the first identification information for identifying the first game value acquired by the player on the day is recorded, and collected when the first game value becomes zero. A recording medium;
A second recording medium for recording the first specifying information and second specifying information for specifying the second gaming value acquired by the player in the past business day;
A prize exchange device capable of performing a prize exchange process within a range of a first game value and a second game value respectively specified by the first recording medium and the second recording medium;
Game value reuse means for allowing the first game value and the second game value to be reused in a game,
The prize exchange device executes the prize exchange process after executing the prize exchange process within the range of the total game value obtained by adding up the first game value and the second game value specified from the first recording medium and the second recording medium, respectively. When the value and the second game value remain, the remaining first game value and second game value are stored as the first specific information and the second specific information associated with the second recording medium, and A management system for a game hall characterized by initializing first specific information of a first recording medium. A management device for storing the first game value and the second game value in a state associated with the identification information of each of the first recording medium and the second recording medium;
When the prize exchange device reads the first specific information and the second specific information recorded on the first recording medium and the second recording medium, the identification information of each of the first recording medium and the second recording medium is read. 2. The game hall management system according to claim 1, wherein a prize exchange process is executed by referring to the first game value and the second game value stored in the management device in a state of being associated with each other.

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