JP2024060837A - Game hall system - Google Patents

Abstract

To make it possible to appropriately deal with a fraudulence in which a member recording medium of a so-called ghost member is reissued and acquired game values of the member recording medium are paid out.SOLUTION: A game hall system 1 extracts a member and makes a notification of member information of the extracted member, the member being extracted under extraction conditions that a membership card is reissued within a first target period (e.g., within 14 days) and a final usage date of the reissued original membership card is not within a second target period (e.g., within 365 days). In this way, it is possible to appropriately deal with a fraudulence in which the membership card of a so-called ghost member is reissued and stored balls of the membership card are paid out.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a system for amusement parks.

Fraud by employees is often seen in amusement arcades. For example, Patent Document 1 lists a case of fraud where an employee reissues a membership card (membership recording medium) with a balance without the member's consent, and then settles the balance on the reissued membership card to obtain the amount of the balance.

JP 2003-159474 A

In order to deal with this type of fraud, the known example proposes that the inherited balance of a reissued membership card can be used for gaming, such as for loan processing, but that it cannot be settled. In other words, many gaming centers operate in a way that allows balances to be settled only for a relatively short period of time (for example, only on the day of deposit or within one week), and even if a regular member is unable to settle the balance when the card is reissued, this is unlikely to develop into a major problem, so it is proposed that dealing with this fraud should be prioritized.

However, some employees reissue membership cards with saved balls or medals instead of a balance, with the aim of illegally exchanging them for prizes. In this case, it may take some time for the problem to be discovered, as it is possible that the saved balls or medals of so-called ghost members who have not visited the store for a relatively long period of time, such as a year, will be targeted.

One possible way to deal with this type of fraud is to allow use in games such as replays, as in known cases, but prohibit settlement processes such as exchanging for prizes. However, since many gaming centers operate in such a way that saved balls and medals can be settled for a relatively long period of time, such as five years, rather than a relatively short period like the remaining balance, or even without an expiration date, there is a risk that prohibiting prize exchange when a regular member reissues a card could develop into a major problem.

The present invention was made in consideration of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to provide an arcade system that can appropriately deal with fraudulent activities such as reissuing the membership recording medium of a so-called ghost member and settling the gaming value acquired on that membership recording medium.

The invention described in claim 1 is membership information related to a membership recording medium (e.g., a membership card) that can associate a member ID indicating a player registered as a member at an amusement facility with acquired gaming value (e.g., balls), which is gaming value acquired by a player through playing, and includes management means (e.g., a management device 5) that associates and manages old member information (e.g., old member ID) for a previously issued old member recording medium and new member information (e.g., new member ID) for a reissued new member recording medium as membership information of the same member, extraction means (e.g., a management device 5) that extracts members who satisfy extraction conditions that indicate that the old member recording medium was reissued within a first target period (e.g., within 14 days) and that the last use of the old member recording medium was not within a second target period (e.g., within 365 days), and notification means (e.g., a management device 5) that notifies the member information of the member extracted by the extraction means.

With this configuration, a member is extracted based on the extraction condition that the member recording medium was reissued within the first target period and the final use of the original reissued member recording medium was not within the second target period, and the member information of the extracted member is notified, so that it is possible to appropriately respond to fraudulent acts such as reissuing the member recording medium of a so-called ghost member and settling the acquired gaming value of that member recording medium.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of an amusement park system according to an embodiment. A diagram showing the member database A diagram showing the member database A chart showing card usage history Diagram showing card usage history (extraction) Diagram showing abnormality detection conditions A diagram showing the list of reissued members

One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of an amusement arcade system. A large number of gaming machines 1 are installed in the amusement arcade, and a gaming device 2 is installed corresponding to each gaming machine 1. These gaming machines 1 and gaming devices 2 are connected to a management device 5 (corresponding to a management means, extraction means, and notification means) via a relay device 3 and a LAN 4. The management device 5 receives game signals transmitted from the gaming machines (gaming machine 1, gaming device 2, etc.) to manage the game data for each gaming machine 1, and also manages the personal data of each registered member.

A prize exchange device (hereinafter referred to as POS) 6 and a balance settlement machine 7 are also installed in the gaming center, and the POS 6 and the balance settlement machine 7 are also connected to the management device 5 via the LAN 4. The POS 6 is equipped with a touch panel monitor, and performs a prize exchange process based on a prize exchange value determined based on the gaming value corresponding to an IC card 8 read by an attached card reader/writer or a receipt read by a barcode reader. When the POS 6 handles the amount of gaming value corresponding to an IC card 8 or a receipt, it checks it against the amount of gaming value corresponding to an IC card 8 or a receipt managed by the management device 5, and validates the handling of the gaming value on the condition that it is determined to be true. When an IC card 8 is inserted into the card insertion slot 9, the balance settlement machine 7 returns the balance (remaining valuable value) corresponding to the IC card 8 from the return slot 10.

The management device 5 is installed in, for example, an office in the amusement facility, and is connected to a keyboard 11 operated by the manager of the amusement facility, a monitor 12, a printer (not shown), and the like. The management device 5 manages the operating status of the gaming machines 1, gaming devices 2, and the like installed in the amusement facility, and also stores and manages the size of the gaming value (number of balls held and number of saved balls) of each player based on signals from the gaming machines. Note that the "held balls" are balls saved on the day, and do not refer to balls saved the day before (hereinafter referred to as saved balls for convenience) such as balls and medals deposited the day before, but balls and medals acquired on the day. Since saved balls and held balls are managed differently, for example, held balls are managed by including them in saved balls, while held balls are managed separately to distinguish between the two, and the two are integrated (managed without distinction) by deleting held balls after the business hours are closed. Although not shown in FIG. 1, in reality, for example, several hundred gaming machines 1 are managed by the management device 5.

The gaming machine 1 is a CR (card reader) pachinko machine, and has an operating handle 14, an upper tray 15, and a lower tray 16 that constitute a launching device that launches balls onto a board 13, and also has an LCD display 17, a start opening 18, and a big prize opening 19 on the board 13.

The gaming machine 1 operates as follows.
(1) When the control handle 14 is operated and the balls shot onto the board 13 enter the starting hole 18 (starting winning), a lottery is held for a big win, and based on the lottery result, a pattern change based on a so-called special pattern (special pattern) is executed on the liquid crystal display 17, and a big win is generated according to the result. The upper limit of so-called reserved balls is four each, and if a starting winning occurs during the reservation, the balls are reserved up to the upper limit, and the reserved pattern changes are executed in sequence after the pattern change is completed.

(2) The probability of winning the jackpot lottery (jackpot probability) is 1/300, and the percentage of jackpots that go into a probability variable state (probability variable) after the jackpot is 66.6% (2/3). When a jackpot occurs, the large prize opening 19 is opened for an amount corresponding to the corresponding number of rounds (R). The upper limit of the number of prizes (upper limit number) in 1R is 8, the upper limit opening time is 30 seconds, and 1R ends when either the upper limit number or the upper limit opening time is met.
(3) The number of rounds corresponding to a jackpot is 5R or 16R, and the distribution ratio is 25% for 5R and 75% for 16R.

(4) During the special mode, the probability of a jackpot increases to 1/30. The special mode will continue until the next jackpot, and will continue until a jackpot occurs that returns to the normal state (normal) after the jackpot (normal jackpot), and if a normal jackpot occurs, the state will return to normal.

The gaming machine 1 and the peripheral devices attached to the gaming machine 1 output the following game signals as the game progresses, such as when the player shoots a ball or when a starting ball enters the starting hole 18.
Out signal = a signal capable of identifying the number of used media (out) output from an out box (not shown) that collects used balls. Since one pulse is output for every 10 collected balls (used balls, shot-in balls), the number of out signals x 10 is identified as out. Note that this may also be a signal output directly from the gaming machine 1. The out identified by the out signal corresponds to the amount of game value used in the game.

Safe signal = A signal that can identify the payout game value (number of payout media, safe) output from gaming machine 1. Since one pulse is output for every 10 paid balls, the number of safe signals x 10 is identified as safe. Note that a resupply signal output from a resupply device (not shown) may also be used as a safe signal. The safe identified by the safe signal corresponds to the amount of game value awarded by winning.

Start winning signal = A signal output from the gaming machine 1 that can identify a win at the start port 18 (start winning). One pulse is output for each win at the start port 18, so the start winning is identified depending on the reception of the start winning signal.

Pattern change signal (start signal) = A signal that can identify a pattern change (operation of a gadget) that begins to change (operate) when a start winning is made into the start port 18 and is output from the gaming machine 1. Since it is output when the pattern change is confirmed (when it ends), the pattern change (start) is identified according to the reception of the pattern change signal, and the number of start signals x 1 is identified as the number of pattern changes (number of starts). Note that it may be a signal that is output when the pattern change begins, and the start winning signal may also be used as the start signal.

Jackpot signal: indicates a signal capable of identifying a period during which a jackpot state is occurring, output from the gaming machine 1. Since a level is output during a jackpot state, the period during which the jackpot signal is being received is identified as the jackpot state.
Probability fluctuation signal = A signal output from the gaming machine 1 that can identify a period in a probability variable state where the probability of winning a jackpot is high. Since a level is output during a probability variable state, the period during which the probability variable signal is being received is identified as a probability variable state. Note that a period during which neither a jackpot signal nor a probability fluctuation signal is being received is identified as a normal state.

The gaming device 2 is equipped with a bill insertion slot 20 into which bills (coins, gaming value) are inserted, a touch panel type liquid crystal display unit 21 that accepts operational input from the player and displays game data such as the number of pattern changes (number of starts) and the probability of a jackpot as the game progresses, as well as the balance and number of balls held (described below), a payout button 22 for paying out stored balls, a payout nozzle 23 through which the paid out balls pass, a card insertion slot 24 into which an IC card 8 is inserted, an issue button 25 for issuing an IC card 8, and a removable counting tray 26 located below the lower tray 16 of the gaming machine 1.

The gaming device 2 is a so-called lending machine with a counting function for each machine, and is a device that can issue (issuance process) an IC card 8 that can identify the balance (remaining value) of the currency received (value receiving process) minus the value of the loan (value giving process), and the remaining held balls (remaining value) that have been paid back through replay (value giving process) from the held balls counted (value receiving process). The balance indicates the amount available to the player, calculated by subtracting the value of the loan process from the amount of currency deposited by the player. As mentioned above, held balls are balls saved for the day, and indicate the game value acquired by the player, and indicate the game value calculated by subtracting the game value granted through the replay process and the game value used as the value of exchanged prizes from the counted acquired game value.

The gaming device 2 has the following functions.
(1) The value of the bills inserted into the bill insertion slot 20 is recorded on the IC card 8, and the inserted amount (balance) is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 21.
(2) It is equipped with a CR function that pays out a number of balls (game value) equivalent to one degree within the balance range from a payout mechanism inside the gaming machine 1 in response to the operation of a loan button (not shown) provided on the gaming machine 1. At this time, a signal indicating that 125 balls equivalent to one degree have been paid out is output from the gaming machine 1 to the gaming device 2, so that 500 yen, which is the unit amount equivalent to one degree, is deducted from the balance displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 21 and a sales signal is output. The sales signal outputs one pulse for each payout of balls for one degree, so the unit amount equivalent to one pulse is specified as the sales amount.

(3) The number of balls that have fallen from the lower tray 16 of the gaming machine 1 and been received in the counting tray 26 is counted and displayed on the LCD display 21.
(4) Depending on the operation of the payout button 22, the balls are paid out one at a time within the range of the counted number of balls (number of balls held) or the number of balls saved (for members).

(5) When a return button (not shown) on the gaming machine 1 is operated, if a general card is inserted, information such as the balance and number of balls held is recorded on the general card and the card is issued, and if a member's card is inserted, the balance is recorded on the member's card and the number of balls held is sent to the management device 5, and the member's card is then issued. When an IC card 8 is issued, issuance information including the card ID is sent to the management device 5 and is also stored on the management device 5 side. If an IC card is not inserted, a general card stored in a card stock section (not shown) is advanced to the card insertion port 24, the balance and number of balls held are recorded, and the card is issued.

(6) When a general card is inserted into the card insertion slot 24, the balance and number of balls held recorded on the general card are read out and displayed on the LCD display 21. When a member's card is inserted into the card insertion slot 24, the balance recorded on the member's card is read out and displayed on the LCD display 21, and the number of balls stored in the member's account in the management device 5 corresponding to the member's ID (number of balls held and number of saved balls) is also displayed if the PIN is entered. As described above, the number of balls held is integrated into the number of saved balls after the business hours are over. Depending on the player's payout operation, balls are paid out from the payout nozzle 23 within the number of saved balls or the number of balls held. In addition, as a method of managing saved balls and held balls, although the processing load increases after the business hours are over, the saved balls may not be included in the held balls and they may be managed separately. In this case, the balls held are integrated by performing a process such as adding them to the saved balls after the business hours are over.

(7) In response to operational input to the liquid crystal display unit 21, it displays the game data of the corresponding gaming machine 1 or another specified gaming machine 1, displays messages from the gaming facility, and displays the game data of the gaming machine 1 if it is determined that the player is a member.

The management device 5 operates according to a stored computer program and is capable of executing a game information display service that displays game data showing the operating status of the gaming machine 1, and a ball storage service that temporarily stores gaming media acquired by the player through play and allows them to be reused for play on the same day or at a later date. In order to execute these services, the management device 5 is adapted to identify the operating status of the gaming machine 1 based on game signals input to the input/output section from the gaming machine 1, gaming device 2, etc., and manage the gaming information for each gaming machine 1.

The management device 5 is also communicatively connected to a server 27 installed outside the amusement facility via a public line 28 including the Internet, and the server 27 is communicatively connected to a smartphone 29 and a tablet terminal 30 outside the amusement facility via the public line 28. In addition, a tablet terminal 31 is provided in the amusement facility for employees to operate when reissuing a membership card, as described below. Although not shown in FIG. 1, multiple management devices 5 installed in multiple amusement facilities are managed by the server 27.

In this embodiment, the balance is recorded directly on both the general card and the member card as information to be recorded on the IC card 8, whereas the balls held are recorded only on the general card, and the balls stored are not recorded directly on the member card, but can be identified by querying the management device 5 based on the recorded card ID. However, information about the member, including the balance, balls held, and information managed by the member DB described below, may be recorded directly on the member card, or only one of them may be recorded. In other words, as long as information that can identify the member information, such as the balance, balls held, and stored balls, can be recorded on the member card, or the balance, balls held, etc. can be associated, the information may be recorded in any way, whether it is by directly recording the balance, balls held, etc., or by simply recording the card ID. Note that the above is an example of a member card, but the same applies to a general card.

The management device 5 manages the member DB shown in Figures 2 and 3 for members who have registered with the gaming facility. In addition to the member's phone number, date of birth, last date of use, and PIN number associated with the member ID, the balance, saved balls (corresponding to acquired gaming value), and held balls associated with the member card are managed. Although not shown, the member's email address may also be managed. The last date of use is updated when the member card is accepted. The saved balls and held balls are classified by rate and type of gaming medium (gaming value), such as balls (pachinko) and medals (pachislot), and correspond to the abnormality detection conditions managed by the server 27 shown in Figure 6 described later. For pachinko, they are managed in categories of 4 yen, 2.5 yen, 2 yen, 1.25 yen, 1 yen, and 0.5 yen, and for pachislot, they are managed in categories of 20 yen, 10 yen, 5 yen, and 2 yen. In addition, in FIG. 3, 4 yen, 2.5 yen, and 2 yen are shown for pachinko, and 20 yen, 10 yen, and 5 yen are shown for pachislot. Note that the "*" in the phone number of the reissue member list shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 7 described later indicates an arbitrary number.

The balance recorded on the IC card 8 can be settled in cash at the balance settlement machine 7, while the balls held and saved balls can be settled by exchanging them for prizes at the POS 6. Therefore, in order to be able to verify the value information to be settled, the management device 5 manages the latest values of the balance, balls held, etc. corresponding to the player's transactions as the card usage history.

Figure 4 shows the card usage history. When the target period is input in the processing time setting section 32a, the type of terminal and terminal number in the terminal setting section 32b, all IDs/numbers or a specified ID/number in the card ID/membership number setting section 32c, and which of the following is to be targeted (all can also be targeted) in the history setting section 32d: "prepaid usage history", "held ball usage history" related to held balls, "held ball unsettled history" on the card where held balls have not yet been settled, "saved ball history" using saved balls (saved ball processing and replay processing), or "system history" corresponding to processing in which an error or the like occurred, the target usage history is extracted and displayed in the usage history column 32e.

The usage history column 32e displays the processing time (in descending order) (the second line and subsequent lines are omitted in the drawing), terminal name, (terminal) model number, type (distinguished by the unit loan price or exchange price of pachinko or pachislot) (P is a pachinko machine with a loan price of 4 yen), card ID/member number, processing details, remaining balance, and held balls/medals, and for the balance and held balls/medals, the values before processing, the values subject to processing, and the values after processing are displayed.

The process contents correspond to the conditions for creating a usage history, and include "deposit" which counts and increases the number of balls held, "member ball storage" which stores the balls held, "return" which performs lending processing based on deposits and balances, "play with held balls" which is a replay process using held balls, and "addition" which adds up the card balance, etc., and these conditions are preset with contents that can identify that the balance or held balls have been updated. Figure 4 shows an example of a display when all IDs/numbers are selected as the card ID/member number.

Figure 5 shows an example of the usage history displayed when the user selects the specified ID/number from the card ID/membership number in Figure 4, inputs the card ID, and then checks the narrowing down setting section 32f to extract the usage history. The usage history of the extracted card corresponding to the input ID is displayed in descending order of processing time.

Figure 5 shows an example of an extracted usage history of IC card 8 with card ID "80000020" in Figure 4. Records with "details" in the remarks column indicate records not shown in Figure 4, and specify other processes not specified in Figure 4, such as inserting IC card 8 and distributing balls. The numerical values of records with "details" are displayed in parentheses. In Figure 5, the balance in the top record that stores the remaining balance is the current balance, the remaining balls in the top record that stores the remaining balls (held balls) are the current held balls, and the top record is the record corresponding to the date and time of the last use when the card was inquired. Figure 5 shows that the current balance of 2700 yen has been settled and is now 0 yen, and the current remaining balls are 710 balls.

As explained in [Problem to be solved by the invention], there is a risk that an employee may commit fraud by reissuing a membership card for a so-called ghost member and then settling the balls on that membership card. Since the above-mentioned member DB can be checked by employees on the management device 5, an employee intending to commit fraud can check whether there are any members whose last usage date, i.e., last visit date, was quite some time ago (e.g., more than a year ago) and who have a reasonable amount of balls saved (e.g., more than 5,000 yen worth), and if such a member is found, he or she can fraudulently reissue the membership card of that member by operating, for example, the tablet terminal 31. In the examples of Figures 2 and 3, for example, the last usage date (August 30, 2021) of the member with member ID "01234333" was quite some time ago, and the member has a reasonable number of saved balls (5,666 saved balls for 2.5 yen pachinko, 3,654 saved balls for 2 yen pachinko), so the member with member ID "01234333" could be a target for fraudulent employees to fraudulently reissue the member card. On the other hand, for example, the last usage date (June 8, 2021) of the member with member ID "01234555" was also quite some time ago, but since there are no saved balls, the member with member ID "01234555" is unlikely to be a target for fraudulently reissuing the member card.

For example, an employee attempting fraud may fill in required information (false information) on a membership application form based on information confirmed from a membership DB, and then operate a tablet terminal 31 in the amusement arcade to fraudulently reissue a membership card for the relevant member. Specifically, an employee attempting fraud reads the magnetic or IC of a new card on the card reading screen, enters the birthdate of the member to be reissued, places the membership application form with the required information filled in on tablet terminal 31, and performs a registration operation to fraudulently reissue a membership card for the relevant member. Note that the reissuance of membership cards may be possible using a device other than tablet terminal 31.

When a membership card is reissued, the PIN number is also carried over, but the employee in question can know the PIN number confirmed from the member DB. The PIN number may be changeable when the card is reissued, but in that case the employee in question can still know the PIN number. The POS 6 which processes the prize exchange allows the balls associated with the membership card to be exchanged for prizes on the condition that the PIN number is entered, but as the employee in question knows the PIN number, it is possible to carry out an illegal prize exchange. It is also possible that the employee does not have to exchange the prizes themselves, but may ask someone else, such as a family member or friend, to do it. In order to detect such illegal acts by employees, this embodiment employs the following configuration.

The server 27 sets the abnormality detection conditions shown in FIG. 6, receives the processing information as shown in FIG. 4 from the management device 5, and judges whether or not there is a corresponding member card, for example, depending on whether the abnormality detection conditions are met (when the processing information is received from the management device 5 or when a specified time has arrived, etc.). Specifically, the new member card to which the card was reissued and the old member card from which the card was reissued are managed in association with each other in the reissue member list shown in FIG. 7 (both are the same member and are separated by a dashed line), and in order to confirm the "reissue processing" of the abnormality detection conditions in FIG. 6, the server 27 extracts member cards that have been reissued within the first target period (for example, within 14 days) as the target for the new member card, that is, members whose "category" is "latest" in the reissue member list shown in FIG. 7 and whose "joining date" is within the first target period (the new member information indicates that the card was reissued within the first target period). In addition, in the reissue member list shown in Figure 7, "issuing employee" is the ID of the employee who issued the membership card. If the employee who issued the membership card can be identified using a remote control, electronic key, etc., the ID of the identified employee is recorded, and if the employee who issued the membership card cannot be identified, "-" is recorded.

The server 27 identifies the old member card corresponding to the extracted member, and extracts members whose last visit date, i.e., last use date, of the old member card is not within the second target period (e.g., within 365 days) (the old member information indicates that the last use of the old member recording medium is not within the second target period). For the reissue member list illustrated in FIG. 7, when referring to the member DB illustrated in FIG. 2, for example, the last use date (August 30, 2021) of the member with member ID "01234333" and the last use date (June 8, 2021) of the member with member ID "01234555" match. Note that since it is not necessary to accept the old member card when reissuing, the last visit date of the old member card will not be updated even if it is reissued (only the last visit date of the new member card is updated).

The server 27 extracts from the extracted members, using new member cards, members who have performed replay operations that meet the abnormality detection conditions in FIG. 6 during the first target period (for example, within 14 days) (in the example in FIG. 6, replay operations are not accepted for any type). Based on the processing information shown in FIG. 4 above. Note that, although an example has been given of a reference value being set and no replays being performed the set number of times, the abnormality detection conditions may also be when the number of replay balls is less than the reference value, or when no replay processing has been performed at all.

Furthermore, the server 27 extracts, from among the extracted members, those who have accepted a POS exchange operation that meets the abnormality detection conditions in FIG. 6 for the new member card within the first target period (e.g., within 14 days) based on the processing information as shown in FIG. 4 above. Note that, although the number of balls exchanged for prizes or the number of medals may be the target for the POS exchange operation, the number of balls that have become candidates for processing (accepted) may also be the target.

When a member is extracted based on the abnormality detection conditions of the replay operation or POS exchange operation, the server 27 transmits the member's member information such as the member's member card number and related processing status to the smartphone 29 or tablet terminal 30 of the separately registered report destination (e.g., email address or LINE ID) of the owner or headquarters of the amusement facility. That is, as described above, for example, the last use date (August 30, 2021) of the member with member ID "01234333" is not within the second target period (e.g., within 365 days) and the member has a reasonable number of saved balls (saved balls for 2.5 yen pachinko are "5,666" and saved balls for 2 yen pachinko are "3,654"), so when an employee with fraudulent intent fraudulently reissues a member card with new member ID "05678333" corresponding to the old member ID "01234333", the member's member information such as the member card number and related processing status is transmitted to the smartphone 29 or tablet terminal 30. The destination of the member information may simply be the amusement facility (e.g., the management device 5), but since there is a risk that a fraudulent employee may find the report and delete it, it is preferable that the destination of the member information is a smartphone 29 or tablet terminal 30 outside the amusement facility, as described above.

Although the above example shows that the server 27 performs the abnormality detection process, the abnormality detection process may be performed only by a terminal in the amusement facility, such as the management device 5. In this case, it is preferable to notify the user under special circumstances, such as when only the owner can operate the device (for example, a notification that can be viewed when logging in with the owner's ID and referring to the notification information). Furthermore, when the abnormality detection process is performed by a terminal in the amusement facility, prize exchange may be suppressed. In this case, prize exchange may be suppressed by prohibiting it, or may be suppressed by requiring special approval from the store manager. Although the same target period of 14 days has been shown for the reissue of new member cards and replay operations, different target periods may be used.

Although the extraction is conditioned on the number of balls involved in the prize exchange reaching the set value (reference value) in FIG. 6, the extraction condition may be satisfied when the prize is exchanged regardless of the number of balls. Although the extraction condition is conditioned on the prize exchange, the extraction condition may be satisfied when the number of balls stored at the time of reissue corresponds to the set value in FIG. 6. In addition, when extracting a member who has performed a replay operation that meets the abnormality detection condition, the extraction method of extracting a member who has not accepted a replay operation and excluding the member from the extraction target for reissue may be adopted. In addition, the configuration in which the card usage history for all operations shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 is transmitted to the server 27 and the server 27 extracts members based on the card usage history is exemplified, but the member information to be transmitted and received may be configured in any way, for example, by collating information that can extract members who meet the extraction condition based on the usage history in operation units such as replay operations and exchange operations to a certain extent in the management device 5, and extracting members based on the member information that has been compiled. Furthermore, although the detection accuracy will be somewhat reduced, it is also possible to adopt only some of the extraction conditions, as appropriate, from among the multiple example conditions.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the following advantageous effects can be obtained.
In the gaming facility system 1, members are extracted based on the extraction criteria that the membership card was reissued within a first target period (e.g. within 14 days) and the last usage date of the original reissued membership card is not within a second target period (e.g. within 365 days), and the membership information of the extracted member is notified, so that it is possible to appropriately deal with fraudulent practices of reissuing membership cards of so-called ghost members and settling the balls on those membership cards.

The extraction conditions include that a replay process has not been performed within the first target period, and that a replay process has been performed within the first target period but the number of replay balls has not reached a specified number. This reduces the risk that a member who happens to meet other conditions (such as a member who visits for the first time in a long time but has lost their membership card) will be judged to be committing fraud when playing after a reissue.

A plurality of types are provided to classify the stored balls according to the rate and the type of game value, and the extraction conditions include that the stored balls that reach a standard value set for each of the plurality of types are involved in prize exchange, and that the stored balls at the time of reissue reach the standard value, so that fraud that has actually caused damage can be appropriately detected.
Since prize exchange is restricted when a member eligible for prize exchange satisfies the extraction conditions, the risk of the fraudulent acts described above can be reduced.

The extracted member information of the members is sent to a smartphone 29 or tablet terminal 30 outside the amusement facility, which makes it possible to prevent a dishonest employee from deleting the reported information on the management device 5 inside the amusement facility.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but may be modified or extended as described below, or each modified embodiment may be combined with the above-described embodiments or each modified embodiment may be combined in any manner, or configurations may be omitted as appropriate.
Although an IC card 8 for recording the balance and balls held and a membership card have been exemplified as recording media, any recording media such as coins may be used.
The setting information such as the exemplified conditions may be set arbitrarily by the manager of the amusement facility if it is set in advance, may be set in advance by the manufacturer of the management device 5, or may be downloaded and set from an external management server (e.g., a chain store headquarters, etc.).

All of the game information shown as examples may be determined directly by the input signal or indirectly by using an arithmetic formula. Also, the numbers, digits, items, etc. are examples, and any numbers may be used.

Target gaming machines include pachinko gaming machines other than the pachinko gaming machines exemplified above, such as the so-called sealed type, which manages gaming value only by data, and slot machines. Note that, taking into account the so-called sealed type and credit type, gaming media will be expressed as gaming value as necessary.

A part or all of the processing performed by the server 27 may be performed by the management device 5, the relay device 3, or the gaming device 2, etc., or a part or all of the processing performed by the management device 5 may be performed by the server 27, the relay device 3, or the gaming device 2, and the exemplified processing may be performed by any terminal.

In the drawing, 1 is an amusement park system, and 5 is a management device (management means, extraction means, notification means).

Claims (5)

a management means for managing member information relating to a member recording medium that can associate a member ID indicating a player registered as a member at the gaming facility with an acquired gaming value, which is gaming value acquired by the player through playing, by associating old member information for a previously issued old member recording medium with new member information for a reissued new member recording medium as member information of the same member;
an extraction means for extracting members who satisfy an extraction condition that indicates that the card was reissued within a first target period and that the last use of the former member recording medium was not within a second target period;
and a notification means for notifying the member information of the member extracted by the extraction means. The gaming facility system of claim 1, wherein the extraction conditions include at least one of the following: the new member information indicates that a replay process has not been performed within the first target period, and the new member information indicates that a replay process has been performed within the first target period but the number of replay balls has not reached a predetermined number. A plurality of types are provided for classifying the acquired gaming value according to the rate or the type of gaming value,
The amusement park system of claim 1, wherein the extraction conditions include at least one of the following: the acquired gaming value reaching a standard value set by the new member information, which is set for each type, is related to prize exchange, and the acquired gaming value at the time of reissue reaches the standard value. The game center system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a suppression means for suppressing prize exchange when a member eligible for prize exchange satisfies the extraction conditions. The amusement facility system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the notification means notifies the member information by transmitting the member information to an information terminal other than the management device installed in the amusement facility.

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