JP2016195712A - Management system for game hall - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow an easy recognition of fractional prizes capable of being exchanged by players, even if a buffet style exchange method of the fractional prizes is employed, and thereby to prevent confusion of the players in advance.SOLUTION: In a game hall provided with a fractional prize corner where players can take away their desirable fractional prizes in a buffet style, a POS 6 issues a receipt 56 which is recording a fraction that is obtained by subtracting the number of balls for a prize exchange from the number of holding balls and which is also recording a message to inform of a color of a rack where fractional prizes are displayed that can be exchange with the fraction. The players can easily recognize a position where the fractional prizes capable of being exchanged with the fraction are being displayed in the fractional prize corner, and thereby can easily recognize the fractional prizes capable of being exchanged with the fraction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a game hall management system.

  Conventionally, as described in Patent Document 1, for example, in a general game hall, a game medium such as a ball or a medal acquired by a player is counted, and a recording medium such as a receipt or a card is received and recorded. A system has been established in which a medium is submitted to a prize exchange corner (a prize exchange counter), a prize exchange process is executed at a POS, and exchanged with a desired prize.

JP 2012-157571 A

  Most of the prizes that players want to exchange are so-called special prizes for the purpose of cashing, and the number of game media that do not satisfy the unit price of special prizes is usually exchanged for fractional prizes. Specifically, for example, if the unit price of a special prize is 200 yen, the number of game media corresponding to less than 200 yen becomes a fraction, and the player will receive fractional prizes (for example, sweets) corresponding to the fraction. .

  By the way, most players are only interested in special prizes and not interested in fractional prizes, so the exchange work of checking the player's wishes one by one, selecting fractional prizes and handing them to the players is troublesome. The prize exchange corner was one of the reasons for the congestion. In order to solve such problems, the prize exchange corner does not perform any exchange of fractional prizes, and allows the player to freely select fractional prizes in the fraction prize corner provided in a separate area from the prize exchange corner. Free exchange systems are becoming popular. Specifically, as a general rule, at the prize exchange corner, only prizes (including general prizes such as daily necessities) that are more than the unit price of special prizes can be exchanged. If fractions occur after prize exchange, write the fractions on the receipt. It is an operation method in which it is handed to the player and guided so that fractional prizes can be freely selected. Such a free exchange system for fractional prizes eliminates the need for exchanging fractional prizes at the prize exchange corner, which speeds up the prize exchange work and has the effect of reducing congestion.

  However, with the recent diversification of game media unit prices, it is difficult for players to figure out which fractional prizes they can exchange with their own fractions, resulting in confusion for players. It has been pointed out that the service to the player is insufficient.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and the object thereof is to easily grasp the fractional prizes that can be exchanged by the player even when the so-called fractional prize free exchange system is adopted. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a management system for a game arcade that can avoid confusion among players.

  According to the invention described in claim 1, the issuing means is a recording medium that records the amount of the unexchanged value after the prize exchange process is completed in a state where the amount of the unexchanged value is smaller than the unit game value. At the time of issuance, the location information indicating the location at which fractional prizes that can be exchanged with unexchanged value are displayed is recorded and issued together. By recording the position information together on the recording medium, the player can easily grasp the position where the fractional prizes that can be exchanged with the unexchanged value are displayed at the fractional prize corner. Even when the fractional prize free exchange method is adopted, the fractional prizes that can be exchanged by the player can be easily grasped, and confusion of the player can be avoided in advance.

1 is an overall configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. Front view of gaming machine and counting lending unit Functional block diagram of counting loan unit POS perspective view Perspective view of card processing machine POS functional block diagram flowchart Figure showing receipt

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall configuration of a game hall management system. A plurality of gaming machines 1 are installed in the amusement hall, and a counting rental unit 2 is installed corresponding to each gaming machine 1. A plurality of these gaming machines 1 and counting lending units 2 are connected to the relay device 3 one by one. The relay device 3 is connected to the management device 5 via the LAN 4. The management device 5 receives game signals transmitted from the gaming machine side (the gaming machine 1, the counting / lending unit 2, etc.), thereby playing game data for each gaming machine 1 or personal data for each member player registered as a member. Manage. A plurality of gaming machine islands having different game media lending unit prices are formed in the game hall. FIG. 1 exemplifies a gaming machine island (4 yen gaming machine island) with a lending unit price of 4 yen (game media) and a 1 gaming machine island (1 yen gaming machine island).

  A POS 6 (corresponding to a prize exchange device) and a payment device 7 are also installed in the game hall. These POS 6 and the payment device 7 are also connected to the management device 5 via the LAN 4. The POS 6 is installed in a prize exchange corner (premium exchange counter) in the amusement hall, and is operated by an employee who exchanges prizes (premium exchange person in charge). The POS 6 is connected to a card processor 8, and a general card 9 (see FIG. 3) or a membership card 10 (see FIG. 3) is accepted by the card processor 8, and the accepted general card 9 or membership card 10 is received. When the card reader / writer 7 reads the number of possessed balls (game value) recorded on the card, a prize exchange process is executed based on the read number of possessed balls. When the POS 6 handles the game value recorded on the general card 9 or the membership card 10, the management device 5 checks the game value stored in advance corresponding to the general card 9 or the membership card 10, Game value handling is made effective on the condition that it is determined to be true.

  When the general card 9 or the membership card 10 is inserted into the card insertion slot 11, the settlement apparatus 7 uses the card reader / writer (not shown) to display the deposit balance recorded in the inserted general card 9 or membership card 10. And a return process for returning the banknotes and coins corresponding to the read deposit balance from the return port 12 is executed. As with the POS 6, the checkout device 7 stores the game value recorded on the general card 9 or the membership card 10 in advance in correspondence with the general card 9 or the membership card 10. The handling of the gaming value is validated on the condition that it is determined to be true by comparing with the gaming value.

  Also, in the amusement hall, a fraction prize corner (edge prize prize corner) is provided in an area different from the prize exchange corner where the POS 6 is installed. The fraction prize corner is a corner where a player can freely select a fraction prize (a prize that can be exchanged with a number of game media less than the unit price of a so-called special prize for cash exchange). At amusement halls that use the free exchange method, the player first goes to the prize exchange corner, exchanges the number of balls to be exchanged for special prizes at the prize exchange corner, and after the prize exchange, If there is a fractional game value), receive the receipt with the fraction recorded from the giver exchange person, take the receipt, go to the fraction prize corner, and exchange the fraction for the fraction prize at the fraction prize corner . That is, if the unit price of the special prize large that can be exchanged at the prize exchange corner is 5000 yen, the unit price in the special prize is 1000 yen, and the unit price of the special prize small is 200 yen, the player will be 200 yen (the unit price of the specific prize) Round the number of coins equivalent to less than the corresponding game value (unit game value) (49 balls or less for a lending unit price of 4 yen, 199 balls or less for a lending unit price of 1 yen) at the fraction prize corner. Exchange for a free gift.

  In the fractional prize corner, the exchangeable fractional prizes are only general prizes, and these fractional prizes are displayed on shelves color-coded according to the number of balls. Specifically, for example, it is classified as follows.

Red shelves = fractional prizes that can be exchanged for more than 120 yen and less than 200 yen (30 to 49 balls for a 4 yen lending unit, 120 to 199 balls for a 1 unit lending unit) Blue shelf = Round prizes that can be exchanged for 60 yen or more and less than 120 yen (15-29 balls for a 4 yen lending unit price, 60-119 balls for a 1 yen lending unit price) Yellow shelf = 40 yen or more Round prizes that can be exchanged for the number of coins equivalent to less than 60 yen (10 to 14 balls for a lending unit price of 4 yen, 40 to 59 balls for a lending unit price of 1 yen) White shelf = 4 yen or more and less than 40 yen Fractional prizes that can be exchanged for the equivalent number of coins (1-9 balls for a lending unit price of 4 yen, 4 to 39 balls for a lending unit price of 1 yen) Black shelf = number of coins equivalent to less than 4 yen (1 yen Fractional prizes that can be exchanged for 1 to 3 units). It is, bring back is free to choose from the shelf that has been color-coded replaceable fraction prize in the fraction that is recorded on the receipt. In addition to the special prize, the prize that can be exchanged at the prize exchange corner may include general prizes such as daily necessities and foods.

  The management device 5 is installed in, for example, an office room in the game hall, and is connected to a keyboard 13, a monitor 14, a printer (not shown), etc. 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 POS 6 and the like installed in the game hall, and also has the number of balls per player based on various signals received from the gaming machine 1 side. And store and manage the number of stored balls and the balance of deposits. Mochi balls are balls counted during the day, and stored balls are balls counted before the previous day.

  FIG. 2 schematically shows the configuration of the gaming machine 1 and the counting lending unit 2. The gaming machine 1 is a CR pachinko machine, and has an operation handle 16, an upper saucer 17, and a lower saucer 18 that constitute a launching device that launches a ball on the board surface 15, and a liquid crystal display unit 19 and a start port 20 on the board surface 15. , Has a large winning opening 21. When the player operates the operation handle 16, a ball (game medium) is fired on the board 15, and when the pachinko ball wins the starting slot 20, the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the winning is paid out or a big hit lottery is performed. Or In the jackpot lottery, the liquid crystal display unit 19 executes a symbol change by a so-called special symbol (special symbol), and a jackpot is generated when the symbol that is stopped and displayed is a jackpot symbol. When a big hit occurs, the big winning opening 21 is opened, for example, for 15 rounds.

  The gaming machine 1 determines the number of out balls (the number of consumed media) indicating the number of gaming media that have been thrown into the gaming machine 1 (consumed and consumed) as the game progresses by the player. Identifiable out signal, safe signal indicating the number of safe balls (number of payout media) indicating the number of game media paid out from the gaming machine 1 due to winning, start generated in the gaming machine 1 (execution of jackpot lottery ) Such as a start signal and a jackpot signal that can identify the jackpot state generated in the gaming machine 1 are transmitted.

  The counting lending unit 2 receives a status display unit 22 indicating a current operation state (normal state, error state, etc.), a bill insertion slot 23 into which a bill is inserted, an operation input from a player, a deposit balance, Touch panel type liquid crystal display unit 24 that displays game data such as information on the number and the number of stored balls and the number of symbol variations (starts) and jackpot probability as the game progresses. A payout button 25 for payout, a payout nozzle 26 through which the payout ball passes, a remote control light receiving unit 27 for receiving an optical signal from an employee remote control (not shown) carried by the employee, a general card 9 or a member A card insertion slot 28 into which the card 10 is inserted, a detachable counting tray 29 located below the lower tray 18 of the gaming machine 1, and the like. Further, the counting lending unit 2 can detect the operation of the lending button 30 and the return button 31 provided in the gaming machine 1.

  FIG. 3 shows a functional block diagram of the counting lending unit 2. The counting lending unit 2 includes a control unit 32 configured by a microcomputer having a CPU 32a, a ROM 32b, a RAM 32c, and an I / O 32d, and a peripheral unit connected to the control unit 32. As a peripheral part, the I / F part 33 which transmits / receives various signals and various information between the management apparatus 5 and the game machine 1, and the banknote process part 34 which determines the authenticity of the banknote thrown into the banknote slot 23. , A liquid crystal display unit 24, a touch panel 35 provided on the liquid crystal display unit 24, a card for reading and writing various information recorded on the general card 9 or the membership card 10 inserted in the card insertion slot 28 Reader / writer 36, card stock section 37 capable of stocking up to 10 general cards 9, remote control light receiving section 27, payout button 25, and a ball for one unit (for example, 500 yen) when the payout button 25 is operated Are a payout part 38 for paying out the balls from the payout nozzle 26, a counting part 39 for counting balls flowing in from the counting tray 29, and the like.

  The general card 9 is a card that is valid only on the day and has an IC chip 9a built therein. In the IC chip 9a, a general ID that can identify the card is recorded, and the deposit balance deposited in the counting lending unit 2 and the number of held balls for each unit price are recorded. The membership card 10 is a card that is valid until a preset expiration date (for example, three years), and includes an IC chip 10a. In the IC chip 10a, a member ID capable of specifying a card (a card member) is recorded, and similarly to the IC chip 9a of the general card 9, the deposit balance and the number of balls per unit price are recorded. Further, the number of stored balls corresponding to the member card 10 is stored in the member account of the management device 5.

The counting lending unit 2 has the following functions.
(1) When a bill is inserted into the bill insertion slot 23, the amount of the inserted bill (in units of 1000 yen) is stored, and the inserted amount (payment balance) is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24.
(2) When the lending button 30 of the gaming machine 1 is operated, the number of balls corresponding to the number of times (500 yen) is within the range of the deposit balance in accordance with the operation of the lending button 30. Lending from the payout mechanism (performing game medium lending). 125 balls are paid out for the counting lending unit 2 installed on the 4-yen gaming machine island, and 500 balls are paid out for the counting-lending unit 2 installed on the 1-yen gaming machine island. At this time, the game machine 1 sends a signal indicating that the ball has been paid out to the counting lending unit 2 once, so the number of times (500 yen) is deducted from the deposit balance displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24. At the same time, a sales signal that can specify the number of lent balls (the number of lent media) indicating the number of rented game media is transmitted. Since one pulse is transmitted every time the sales signal is paid out for several minutes, one pulse is specified as a sales amount of 500 yen.

(3) When a ball dropped from the lower tray 18 of the gaming machine 1 is received by the counting tray 29, the ball received by the counting tray 29 flows into the counting section 39 to count the balls, and the counted ball The number of counting balls, which is a number, is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24 (game media counting processing is performed).
(4) When the payout button 25 is operated, in accordance with the operation of the payout button 25, the number of balls (number of possessed balls) or the number of stored balls (in the case of a member player) is once (500 yen). The equivalent number of balls is paid out from the payout mechanism inside the gaming machine 1 (game media payout processing is performed).

  (5) When the return button 31 of the gaming machine 1 is operated, the deposit balance and the number of possessions are recorded and issued on the general card 9 or the membership card 10 according to the operation of the return button 31 (return of game media Process). When neither the general card 9 nor the membership card 10 is inserted into the card insertion slot 28, the general card 9 stocked in the card stock unit 37 is fed out to the card reader / writer 36 by a recording medium moving means (not shown) ( Set) and record and issue the deposit balance and number of balls. Note that up to 10 general cards 9 can be stored in the card stock section 37. When the membership card 10 is inserted in the card insertion slot 28, the deposit balance is recorded on the membership card 10, and the number of possessed balls is transmitted to the management device 5 on the condition that the personal identification number is input, and the membership card 10 is issued. . When the general card 9 or the member card 10 is issued in this way, an issuance signal that can specify the deposit balance and the number of possessed balls recorded on the general card 9 or the member card 10 together with the general ID or member ID that can identify the card. By transmitting to the management apparatus 5, the deposit balance and the number of possessions recorded on the general card 9 or the membership card 10 are also stored on the management apparatus 5 side. When the number of balls is recorded and issued on the general card 9 or the membership card 10 as described above, the number of balls counted is reset to zero (initialized).

  (6) When the general card 9 is inserted (received) into the card insertion slot 28, the deposit balance and the number of possessions recorded in the general card 9 are read out by the card reader / writer 36 and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24. To do. When the general card 9 is received, the lending process and the payout process are performed within the range of the deposit balance and the number of balls recorded in the general card 9. In addition, when the payout process is performed when the number of held balls recorded on the general card 9 is less than the number of balls corresponding to the one-time number, all the number of held balls less than the number of balls corresponding to the one-time number is paid put out.

  (7) When the member card 10 is inserted into the card insertion slot 28 (accepted), the deposit balance recorded in the member card 10 is read out by the card reader / writer 36 and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24. The number of stored balls stored in the member account of the management apparatus 5 is also displayed on condition that the number is input. When the membership card 10 is accepted, the lending process is performed within the range of the deposit balance and the number of balls recorded in the membership card 10 and the number of stored balls stored in the management device 5 corresponding to the membership card 10. Perform payout processing.

(8) In a state where the general card 9 is inserted into the card insertion slot 28, the recording information (payment balance and number of possessions) recorded on the general card 9 is added to the recording information of the member card 10 and recorded. be able to. Specifically, when a predetermined summing operation is performed on the liquid crystal display unit 24, the recording information at that time is saved in the RAM 32c, and then the recording information of the general card 9 is reset to zero (initialized). The general card 9 with the information initialized is collected in the card stock section 34 by the recording medium moving means. When the member card 10 is inserted into the card insertion slot 28, the record information saved in the RAM 32c is added to the record information of the member card 10. Note that, when the member card 10 is inserted into the card insertion slot 28, the above-described summing operation is prohibited, so the recording information recorded on the member card 10 is added to the recording information of the general card 9 and recorded. It is not possible. That is, the act of adding the deposit balance and the number of possessions of the general card 9 to the deposit balance and the number of possessions of the member card 10 is permitted, but the deposit balance and the number of possessions of the member card 10 are used as the deposit balance of the general card 9. And the act of adding up to the number of holding balls is prohibited.
(9) 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 24, the message from the game hall is displayed, or the player plays the member game When it is specified that the player is a player, the game data of the gaming machine 1 is displayed.

FIG. 4 schematically shows the configuration of the POS 6. FIG. 5 schematically shows the configuration of the card processor 8. The POS 6 has a touch panel type liquid crystal display unit 40, a warehousing button 41 for performing a warehousing operation of prizes, various operation buttons 42, and special prizes. The exchange button 43 for performing the exchange operation, the end button 44 for terminating the prize exchange display, the PLU button 45 for selecting the type of the prize, the cancel button 46 for canceling each operation, and the quantity of each prize A numeric keypad 47 for inputting, a scanner 48, a printer 49 (corresponding to issuing means), and the like are included. The card processor 8 is provided so as to be able to communicate with the POS 6, and takes in the touch panel type liquid crystal display unit 50, the general card receiving unit 51 that can receive the general card 9 in a non-contact manner (without taking in), and the membership card 10. A membership card reception unit 52, etc.

  FIG. 6 shows a functional block diagram of the POS 6. The POS 6 corresponds to a control unit 53 (unit game value setting means, acquired value specifying means, premium value specifying means, unexchanged value specifying means, setting means) constituted by a microcomputer having a CPU 53a, ROM 53b, RAM 53c, and I / O 53d. ), And a peripheral portion connected to the control unit 53. The peripheral unit includes an I / F unit 54 that transmits and receives various signals and various information between the management device 5 and the card processor 8, a liquid crystal display unit 40, touch buttons displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 40, and various types. The operation unit 55 including the buttons 42 to 48, the scanner 48, the printer 49, and the like. When the general card 9 or the membership card 10 is received by the card processor 8, the POS 6 executes a prize exchange process based on the received (specified) game value recorded on the general card 9 or the membership card 10. It is possible.

  The management device 5 operates in accordance with the stored computer program, and includes game data indicating the operating status of the gaming machine 1 (the number of out balls, the number of safe balls, the number of jackpots indicating the number of jackpots generated in the gaming machine 1, A game information display service for managing and displaying a start number indicating the number of games executed on the machine 1, an operating time indicating a time during which the gaming machine 1 is operating, and the game medium acquired by the player A savings service, etc., that saves the money and makes it available for reuse on the day or at a later date. Note that the game data managed by the management device 5 is not limited to the illustrated example.

  Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. The POS 6 is related to the present invention and performs the following prize exchange process at a predetermined cycle. The POS 6 determines whether or not the start timing of the prize exchange process has been reached during execution of the main process. If it is determined that the start timing of the prize exchange process has been reached, the process shifts from the main process to the prize exchange process, and the prize exchange is performed. Start processing. Hereinafter, the general card 9 and the membership card 10 are collectively referred to simply as a card.

  When starting the prize exchange process, the POS 6 determines whether or not the card is accepted by the card processor 8 (S1). If the POS 6 determines that the card has not been accepted by the card processor 8 (S1: NO), it ends the prize exchange process, returns to the main process, and waits for the start timing of the next prize exchange process.

  The POS 6 is, for example, when a premium exchange person has handed a card from a player, so that if it is a general card 9, it is brought close to the general card reception unit 51, or if it is a member card 10, a member card reception unit If it is determined that the card has been accepted by the card processor 8 (S1: YES), the number of coins per ID and unit price recorded on the accepted card (games acquired by the player) (Value amount, acquired value) is read, and the number of possessed balls for each unit price read is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 40 (S2). Next, the POS 6 transmits a verification request signal that can specify the read ID and the number of possessed balls for each unit price to the management device 5 (S3), and waits for reception of the verification result signal from the management device 5 (S4). . When the management device 5 receives the verification request signal from the POS 6, the management device 5 holds the number of balls for each unit price corresponding to the ID specified by the received verification request signal and the number of units held for each unit price corresponding to the ID stored therein. The number of balls is collated. If the collation result is positive, a collation result signal indicating that the collation result is positive is transmitted to the POS 6, and if the collation result is negative, the collation result indicating that the collation result is negative. Send signal to POS6.

  When the POS 6 determines that the collation result signal has been received from the management device 5 (S4: YES), it determines whether the collation result is correct or not, and when it determines that the collation result in the management device 5 is positive (S5: YES). Then, the number of exchangeable special prizes is calculated based on the number of possessed balls for each unit price read and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 40 (S6). Next, when the POS 6 determines that the number of special prizes has been confirmed by the person in charge of giving away prizes by pressing the exchange button 43 (S7: YES), the number of balls for the prize exchange for each unit price (the player wishes to exchange) The amount of game value corresponding to the prize to be won, the prize value) is subtracted from the number of possessions (S8), and there is a fraction (unexchanged value obtained by subtracting the prize value from the acquired value) (whether the fraction has resulted from the subtraction) Is determined (S9). If the POS 6 determines that there is a fraction (S9: YES), as shown in FIG. 8, a receipt (end coin exchange ticket) 56 (corresponding to a recording medium) in which the fraction is recorded is issued from the printer 49 (S10). . At this time, the receipt 56 issued from the POS 6 includes the fraction corresponding to the unit price (unit price information) and the color of the shelf on which the fractional premium that can be exchanged in that fraction is displayed (the fractional premium that can be exchanged with the unexchanged value). A message informing the user of the position information indicating the position where the mark is displayed is printed. Then, when the person in charge of the free gift confirms that the number of possessed balls per unit price recorded on the card has been updated, the card is handed over to the player along with the special prize, as described above. When the receipt 56 is issued from the POS 6, the receipt 56 is also handed to the player.

  Thereafter, the player goes to the fraction prize corner with the receipt 56 received from the prize exchange person in this way, and selects the fraction prize, but the receipt 56 has a fraction exchangeable in fractions. Since a message notifying the color of the shelf on which the prize is displayed is printed, it is possible to easily grasp the exchangeable prize. In the example of FIG. 8, the message “Please select from the shelf of“ blue, yellow, white ”!!” is printed corresponding to 28 fractions of 4 yen (4 yen end balls)! Therefore, it can be easily grasped that fractional prizes that can be exchanged with 28 fractions of 4 yen are displayed on blue, yellow, and white shelves.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
In a game arcade where a player can freely bring back a desired fractional prize, the POS 6 has a fractional number obtained by subtracting the number of prizes from the number of possessions and a fraction that can be exchanged with that fraction. A receipt 56 is issued in which a message notifying the color of the shelf on which the prize is displayed is recorded. Thereby, the player can easily grasp the position where the fractional prize that can be exchanged in the fractional part is displayed in the fractional prize corner. Even when the fractional prize free exchange method is adopted, the fractional prizes that can be exchanged by the player can be easily grasped, and confusion of the player can be avoided.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and may be modified or expanded as follows, or may be combined with the above-described embodiments, or may be combined with each of the modifications.

  Choose from “blue, yellow, and white” shelves as a form of color notification for shelves displaying fractional prizes that can be exchanged in fractions! ! ! The message “” is not limited to printing on the receipt 56, but the corresponding color may be printed on the receipt 56 in color. Moreover, if it is possible to specify the shelf (position) on which fractional prizes that can be exchanged in fractions can be specified, not only the color of the shelf is notified, but for example, the first shelf, the second shelf, etc. It may be notified by the number of stages, and if it is partitioned by blocks, it may be notified by sections such as A block and B block. That is, any information may be used as the position information indicating the position where fractional prizes that can be exchanged with unexchanged value are displayed.

The form of the recording medium is not limited to the receipt 56, and may be any form such as a coin shape.
Not only the configuration in which the counting lending unit 2 is attached to each gaming machine 1, but also a configuration in which one counting machine is installed for a plurality of gaming machines 1, one for each gaming machine island. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the counter (counter for each island) is installed. In this case, it is necessary for the employee to monitor so that the player does not count illegally with a counter on a different gaming machine island.
The unit price for lending gaming value (lending unit price) and the unit price for exchanging prizes (exchange unit price) are equivalent, but they may not be equivalent. For example, the lending unit price may be “4 yen” and the replacement unit price may be “3 yen”.
The unit price of the game value may be any value as long as it is set appropriately by the game hall within the range defined by the rules. Any number of unit prices may be used.
Although a pachinko machine using balls as a game medium is illustrated, a slot machine using medals as a game medium may be installed as a game machine. In that case, the unit price of medals can generally be 20 yen, 10 yen, 5 yen, or the like.

The gaming machine 1 may be an enclosed gaming machine that adds and stores electronic data without paying out gaming media.
Although the number of possessed balls is recorded on the general card 9 and the membership card 10, only the identification information is recorded on the general card 9 and the membership card 10, and the management device 5 stores the number of possessed balls, based on the identification information. Then, the number of possessed balls stored in the management device 5 may be specified.
As a general rule, the general card 9 is valid only on the day, but if the deposit balance is not settled during the day, it may be possible to settle the bill on the next day as an exception.
A part of the information processing performed by the POS 6 may be performed by the management device 6, the relay device 3, or the counting lending unit 2.

  In the drawing, 6 is a POS (premium exchange device), 49 is a printer (issuing means), 53 is a control unit (unit game value setting means, acquired value specifying means, premium value specifying means, unexchanged value specifying means, setting means). , 56 is a receipt (recording medium).

Claims (2)

A prize exchange corner in which a prize exchange device for executing a prize exchange process for exchanging a game value obtained by a player and a prize according to an operation of an employee is installed;
The fraction prizes that can be exchanged with the fractional game value remaining after the prize exchange processing by the prize exchange device is displayed in a state classified by the unit price, and the player can freely take back the fractional prizes that the player can take home freely. In a game hall management system in a game hall with a corner,
The prize exchange device is:
Unit game value setting means for setting the amount of game value corresponding to the unit price of a specific prize as a unit game value;
An earned value identifying means for identifying the amount of gaming value acquired by the player as the earned value;
A prize value specifying means for specifying the amount of game value corresponding to a prize that the player wishes to exchange as a prize value;
Unexchanged value specifying means for specifying unexchanged value by subtracting the premium value from the acquired value;
Issuing means for issuing a recording medium that records the amount of the unexchanged value when the prize exchange processing is completed in a state where the amount of the unexchanged value is smaller than the unit game value;
The issuance means records on the recording medium together position information indicating a position where the fraction prizes that can be exchanged with the unexchanged value are displayed in the fraction prize corner. . A setting means capable of setting a plurality of different unit prices as the unit price of the game value;
2. The game hall management system according to claim 1, wherein the issuing unit records unit price information indicating a unit price set by the setting unit together with the recording medium.

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