JP3119560U - Game media lending device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a game medium lending apparatus that can provide interest to a user even at a game medium lending stage.
In the roulette operation by the roulette driving device 28, all the light emitting elements L in the roulette wheel 6 are blinked in order, so that one light emitting point travels while drawing a vertically elliptical circular locus, A series of lighting operations are created in which the vehicle moves once to the position of the specially selected light emitting element L0 in the inner periphery of the annular light emitting element group 9 and travels again while drawing a vertically elliptical circular locus. The control device 29 selects the special winning light emitting element L0 when executing the special winning mode, one of the first winning light emitting elements L1 and L2 when executing the first winning mode, and second winning when executing the second winning mode. The roulette driving device 28 is informed that one of the light emitting elements L3 and L4 should be finally lit by the roulette operation of any one of the third prize winning light emitting elements L5 to L8 when the third prize winning mode is executed. Instruct.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a game medium lending device that lends game media such as game balls and medals used in games using various game machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines.

  Conventionally, game facilities such as game centers have been equipped with ball lending machines for renting pachinko balls and medals used in various gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines, and medal lending machines. By inserting coins, banknotes and other valuable media into the ball lending machine and medal lending machine, a number of game media equivalent to the value of the valuable media are lent to the user. ing.

  However, since the above-mentioned ball lending machine and medal lending machine can only lend out a number of gaming media equivalent to the value of valuable media, a special interest should be given to users who play games with pachinko machines and slot machines. I could not.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a game medium lending device that can provide interest to the user even at the game medium lending stage.

  In order to achieve this object, a gaming medium lending device according to claim 1 is a casing having a narrow and vertically long front portion, and a slot provided on the front portion of the casing for receiving the input of a valuable medium. A lending process capable of operating in a normal mode of lending out a number of game media corresponding to the value determined by the value determining device and the value determined by the value determining device Device, a roulette device having a ring light emitting element group formed by arranging a plurality of light emitting elements in a longitudinally elliptical ring shape on the front portion of the housing, and a plurality of light emitting devices in the roulette device At least one light-emitting element among the elements, the selected light-emitting element that is turned on when winning, and each light-emitting element of the roulette device including the selected light-emitting element are sequentially flashed and finally 1 A roulette operation for turning on only the light emitting element when the value of the valuable medium is confirmed by the value determination device, and a roulette operation of the roulette device by the roulette drive device. Instructing the roulette driving device to finally turn on the selected light emitting element under a predetermined condition, and renting more game media to the lending processing device than in the normal mode. And a control device for instructing.

  According to the gaming medium lending device of the first aspect, when the valuable medium is inserted into the slot, the value of the valuable medium is determined by the value determining apparatus. When the value of the valuable medium is confirmed by this determination, a roulette operation by the roulette device is executed by the roulette drive device. In this roulette operation, each light emitting element in the vertically long elliptical annular light emitting element group on the front surface of the housing blinks in turn, so that one light emitting point draws a vertically elliptical locus on the front surface of the housing. A situation is created in which the vehicle travels.

  Then, if the predetermined condition is satisfied when this roulette operation is executed, an instruction to finally turn on the selected light emitting element when the roulette operation is finished is made from the control device to the roulette drive device, In addition, an instruction to lend more game media than in the normal mode is issued from the control device to the lending processing device. Then, by the roulette driving device that has received the instruction, the winning light emitting element of the roulette device is turned on at the end of the roulette operation and the user is informed that it has been won. A larger number of game media are lent out.

  On the other hand, if the predetermined condition is not satisfied when the roulette operation is performed, at the end of the roulette operation, the light emitting elements other than the selected light emitting element in the annular light emitting element group are finally turned on, and the lending processing device Operated in the normal mode, the number of game media corresponding to the value of the valuable media determined by the value determination device is lent out.

  The gaming medium lending device according to claim 2 is the gaming medium lending device according to claim 1, wherein the winning light emitting element has a light emitting color different from that of each light emitting element of the annular light emitting element group excluding the winning light emitting element. It is what you have.

  According to the game medium lending device according to claim 2, in addition to the same operation and effect as the game medium lending device according to claim 1, the winning light emitting element in the roulette device emits light different from other light emitting elements. Since it has a color, it is easy for the user to recognize that the light emitting point passes through the selected light emitting element during the roulette operation, and as a result, the interest of the user during the roulette operation can be enhanced. In addition, when the winning light-emitting element is actually turned on at the end of the roulette operation, the user can be surely notified that the roulette has been won by turning on the lighting element.

  The game medium lending device according to claim 3 is the game medium lending device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein in the roulette device, a plurality of light emitting elements in the annular light emitting element group are arranged at substantially equiangular intervals. Is.

  According to the game medium lending device according to claim 3, in addition to the same operation and effect as the game medium lending device according to claim 1 or 2, in the roulette device, each light emission of the annular light emitting element group Since the elements are arranged at substantially equiangular intervals so as to draw a vertically long elliptical ring, both sides in the long axis direction of the annular light emitting element group are compared to the arrangement intervals of the light emitting elements on both sides in the short axis direction of the annular light emitting element group. The arrangement interval between the light emitting elements is larger and rougher.

  For this reason, when the roulette driving device blinks each light emitting element in turn while uniformly lighting each light emitting element of the roulette device for almost a fixed time, a light emitting point that travels in a vertically long elliptical shape on the front surface of the housing, It seems that it travels slowly on both sides in the minor axis direction of the annular light emitting element group and fast on both sides in the major axis direction of the annular light emitting element group. As a result, since the running of the light emitting point in the roulette device is moderated, it is possible to enhance the interest felt by the user during the roulette operation.

  The game medium lending device according to claim 4 is the game medium lending device according to claim 3, wherein the winning light-emitting element includes a pair of upper and lower light-emitting elements arranged on both sides in the major axis direction of the annular light-emitting element group, It consists of a pair of left and right light emitting elements arranged on both sides in the minor axis direction of the annular light emitting element group.

  According to the game medium lending device according to claim 4, in addition to the same operation and effect as the game medium lending device according to claim 3, the long axis of the annular light emitting element group in which each selected light emitting element is arranged Both sides in the direction and both sides in the short axis direction are places where the lightest and most steep points occur during the travel of the light emitting point during the roulette operation, so that the selected light emitting element is finally lit whenever the light emitting point passes through the lighting. A sense of expectation can be given to the user, and the interest felt by the user during the roulette operation can be further enhanced.

  The game medium lending device according to claim 5 is the game medium lending device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an input counter for counting the number of times a valuable medium is inserted into the input port, and a game more than the normal mode. A probability storage device that stores a probability of occurrence of a winning mode in which the number of lent media is increased and a probability of occurrence of a special winning mode in which the number of lent out of game media is further increased than the winning mode, the predetermined condition Includes that the reciprocal of the occurrence probability of the winning mode or the special winning mode stored in the probability storage device matches the count value of the insertion counter or a divisor of the count value.

  According to the gaming medium renting device according to the fifth aspect, in addition to the same operation and effect as the gaming medium renting device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the valuable medium is thrown into the slot. When the count is counted by the insertion counter, and the count value or a divisor of the count value matches the reciprocal of the occurrence probability of the winning mode or the special winning mode stored in the probability storage device, the control device causes the roulette driving device to In response to this, an instruction is given to finally turn on the winning light-emitting element, and an instruction is given to the lending processing device to operate in the winning mode or the special winning mode.

  As a result, the lending processing device lends a larger number of game media when operating in the winning mode than when in the normal mode, while lending more game media when operating in the special winning mode than when in the winning mode. In other words, according to this lending processing device, the number of game media in the operation in the winning mode and the special winning mode is larger than the value of the valuable media actually put into the slot as compared with the operation in the normal mode. In addition, the special winning mode can receive more gaming media than the winning mode.

  The game medium lending device according to claim 6 comprises a setting change device for changing the setting of the occurrence probability of the winning mode or the special winning mode stored in the probability storage device in the game medium lending device according to claim 5. ing

  According to the game medium renting device according to claim 6, in addition to the same operation and effect as the game medium renting device according to claim 5, the winning mode stored in the probability memory setting by the setting change device At least one of the occurrence probability and the occurrence probability of the special winning mode can be changed.

  The game medium lending device according to claim 7 is the game medium lending device according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the winning light emitting element is a light emitting element that is finally turned on in the winning mode, and the roulette device includes: Separately from the winning light emitting element, the annular light emitting element group is disposed on the front surface portion of the casing and at the front part of the housing, and includes a special winning light emitting element that is finally turned on in the special winning mode, When the roulette device performs a roulette operation, the control device is configured such that the reciprocal of the occurrence probability of the special winning mode stored in the probability storage device matches the count value of the insertion counter or a divisor of the count value Is satisfied, the roulette driving device is instructed to finally turn on the special winning light emitting element, and the winning processing device is further instructed to win the winning mode. It is intended to instruct the rent a large number of game media than.

  According to the gaming medium renting device according to the seventh aspect, in addition to the same operation and effect as the gaming medium renting device according to the fifth or sixth aspect, the value of the valuable medium thrown into the slot is valuable. When it is determined and confirmed by the determination device, the input of the valuable medium is counted by the input counter, while the roulette driving device starts executing the roulette operation of the roulette device.

  In this roulette operation, each light emitting element in which a specially selected light emitting element is combined with an annular light emitting element group blinks in sequence, and one light emitting point travels as if it is drawing a vertically elliptical circular locus on the front surface of the housing. Thus, a series of lighting operations is created in which the vehicle moves once to the inner peripheral portion of the annular light emitting element group and travels again while drawing a vertically elliptical annular locus.

  Then, when this roulette operation is executed, if the count value of the insertion counter or the divisor of the count value matches the reciprocal of the occurrence probability of the special winning mode stored in the probability storage device, the roulette is executed by the control device. The driving device is instructed to finally turn on the special winning light emitting element, and further, the lending processing device is instructed to operate in the special winning mode.

  Then, by the roulette driving device that has received the instruction, the special winning light emitting element of the roulette device is turned on at the end of the roulette operation and the user is informed that the special winning has occurred, and the lending processing device that has received the instruction Thus, a predetermined number of game media in the special winning mode are lent out.

  In addition, the special winning light emitting element is arranged independently of the other light emitting elements on the inner periphery of the annular light emitting element group, so that the user can be sure that the special winning mode has occurred by lighting it. Can be notified.

  The game medium lending device according to claim 8 is the game medium lending device according to claim 7, wherein the specially selected light emitting element is different from all other light emitting elements whose light emission color is included in the annular light emitting element group. And the light emission range is larger than all other light emitting elements included in the annular light emitting element group.

  According to the game medium lending device according to claim 8, in addition to the same operation and effect as the game medium lending device according to claim 7, the special winning light emitting element of the roulette device is different from all other light emitting elements. Because it has a different emission color and the emission range is larger than all other light emitting elements, it is easy for the user to recognize that the light emitting point passes through the specially selected light emitting element during the roulette operation. As a result, during the roulette operation User interest can be further enhanced. In addition, when the winning light-emitting element is actually turned on at the end of the roulette operation, the user can be surely informed that the special winning mode has occurred.

  According to the game media lending device of the present invention, not only the function of lending game media worth the value of valuable media, but also the visual presentation through the roulette operation by the roulette device arranged on the front of the housing Lending of game media before playing with a gaming machine, giving users a sense of expectation that game media exceeding the value of valuable media may be rented out There is an effect that the user can be entertained even at the stage. In addition, by arranging the annular light emitting element group of the roulette device in a vertically long elliptical ring shape, the front part of the housing can be formed in a narrow shape, so that a plurality of game machines and one game machine row are arranged in parallel alternately. As an intermediary machine, there is an effect that it can be easily installed in a narrow space between gaming machines.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an arrangement state of a slot machine 50 including an inter-table lending machine 1 which is an embodiment of a game medium lending device of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of slot machines 50 and a plurality of inter-unit lending machines 1 are alternately arranged, so that the width between adjacent slot machines 50 is narrower than that slot machine 50. A lending machine 1 is interposed.

  The inter-table lending machine 1 lends a number of medals (game media) according to the value (value) of coins as valuable media to a specific slot machine (for example, the slot machine on the left in FIG. 1). It is a device for. The slot machine 50 is provided with an upper lamp 51 and a pair of left and right speakers 52, 52 at the top, a reel display window 53, a medal slot 54, and three stop switches 55, 56, 57 at the center. And a medal payout outlet 58 and a medal tray 59 are provided in the lower part thereof.

  In the figure, the slot machines 50 and the inter-vehicle lending machines 1 are arranged closely, but the inter-table lending machine 1 and the slot machine 50 adjacent to the left of the borrower are in close contact with each other. You may arrange | position so that a clearance gap may exist between the slot machines 50. FIG.

  FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of the inter-table lending machine 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the lending machine 1 includes a housing 2 having a front surface portion 2a that is vertically long and rectangular in front view, and the front surface portion 2a of the housing 2 is used for inserting coins. A coin slot 3 is provided. The coin insertion slot 3 is an opening having a substantially vertically long rectangular shape when viewed from the front, and its longitudinal length is larger than the outer diameter of the coin. A coin return lever 4 is disposed below the coin insertion slot 3, and a coin return slot 5 having a substantially square shape when viewed from the front, which is a coin return slot, is formed below the return lever 4. Has been.

  The roulette wheel 6 is disposed on the front surface 2 a of the housing 2 and above the coin insertion slot 3. The roulette wheel 6 is provided with a substantially vertically long rectangular decorative plate 7 attached to the front surface 2a of the housing 2, and the decorative plate 7 has a substantially vertically long oval ring on the upper surface of the decorative plate 7. An annular line 8 is displayed. At the center of the elliptical annular line 8 in the width direction, a plurality of light emitting elements L such as LEDs are arranged along the elliptical annular line 8 in a vertically elongated elliptical ring at substantially equiangular intervals. An annular light emitting element group 9 is formed by the light emitting elements L.

  In addition, according to the annular light emitting element group 9 of the roulette wheel 6 of this embodiment, a total of 36 light emitting elements L are scattered at substantially equal angles around the central point of the annular light emitting element group 9 at approximately 10 ° intervals. ing.

  The annular light emitting element group 9 of the roulette wheel 6 is roughly divided into electrified light emitting elements L1 to L8 (black circles in FIG. 2) and normal light emitting elements LN (white circles in FIG. 2). The selected light emitting elements L1 to L8 are the light emitting elements L that are finally turned on in the roulette operation in the winning mode executed on the roulette wheel 6, and the normal light emitting elements LN are the roulette in the normal mode executed on the roulette wheel 6. The light-emitting element L is finally turned on in operation.

  Here, the normal mode is an operation mode for renting out medals corresponding to the amount value of coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 3, while the winning mode is more medals than in the normal mode. It is an operation mode for lending out. This winning mode is further subdivided into three types of operation modes. Specifically, the first winning mode, the second winning mode, and the third winning mode are arranged in descending order of the number of medals lent out. It is subdivided.

  Therefore, the winning light emitting elements L1 to L8 in the annular light emitting element group 9 are finally lit in the first winning light emitting elements L1 and L2, which are finally lit in the first winning mode, and in the second winning mode. Second-choice light emitting elements L3 and L4 and third-winning light-emitting elements L5 to L8 that are finally turned on in the third-winning mode. Specifically, the first-choice light-emitting elements L1 and L2 are two upper and lower light-emitting elements L arranged on both sides in the major axis direction of the annular light-emitting element group 9, and the second-choice light-emitting elements L3 and L4 are annular light-emitting elements. Two left and right light emitting elements L arranged on both sides in the minor axis direction of the group 9, and the third prize winning light emitting elements L5 to L8 are intermediate between the first prize winning light emitting elements L1 and L2 and the second prize winning light emitting elements L3 and L4. There are a total of four light emitting elements L arranged in the section.

  Further, according to the annular light emitting element group 9 of the roulette wheel 6 of the present embodiment, all the remaining light emitting elements L except for the selected light emitting elements L1 to L8 become a total of 28 normal light emitting elements LN. Further, the above-described selected light emitting elements L1 to L8 have emission colors different from those of the normal light emitting element LN. The first selected light emitting elements L1 and L2 are blue (blue), and the second selected selected light emitting elements L3 and L4 are Orange (orange), third prize light emitting elements L5 to L8 emit light in yellow (yellow), and normal light emitting element LN emits light in green (green).

  An explanation column 10 is provided below the surface of the decorative plate 7 in order to preliminarily explain and display to the user the emission colors of the winning light emitting elements L1 to L8 and the special winning light emitting element L0 described later. Further, in the explanation column 10, when the light emitting elements L0 to L8 of the respective emission colors are finally turned on, the number of medals to be lent out based on each winning magnification stored in the lending magnification memory 26 to be described later. Is also displayed.

  Specifically, according to this explanation column 10, when the light emission color finally turned on by the roulette operation is red (special winning light emitting element L0), 350 sheets are blue (primary winning light emitting elements L1, L2). 150, orange (second choice light emitting elements L3, L4) 50, yellow (third choice light emitting elements L5 to L8) 30, or green (normal light emitting elements LN) It is displayed that ten medals are lent out.

  The decorative plate 7 of the roulette board 6 has a special winning light emitting element L0 (black circle in the center of FIG. 2) at the substantially central position of the inner periphery of the annular light emitting element group 9, in addition to the winning light emitting elements L1 to L8. One is arranged. This specially selected light emitting element L0 is one of the light emitting elements L constituting the roulette wheel 6 in the same manner as the annular light emitting element group 9, and the light emission that is finally turned on in the roulette operation in the special winning mode executed on the roulette wheel 6 is performed. Element L. Here, the special winning mode is an operation mode for lending more medals than the first winning mode with the largest number of medals lent out in the winning mode.

  Further, the specially selected light emitting element L0 has a red (red) emission color as described above, and is different from all the other light emitting elements L included in the annular light emitting element group 9. In addition, the light emission range D of the special winning light emitting element L0 is larger than the light emitting range d of each light emitting element L of the annular light emitting element group 9, and when the special winning light emitting element L0 is turned on, other light emitting elements It is configured to be more emphasized than L.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration disposed in the housing 2 of the inter-table lending machine 1. The inter-table lending machine 1 described in the present embodiment is configured to execute a roulette operation using the roulette wheel 6 once each time an appropriate coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 3. It has been done.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the inter-table lending machine 1 includes a coin processing device 21 for processing coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 3. The coin processing device 21 includes a value determination device 22 that determines the value of a coin inserted into the coin insertion slot 3, and the value determination device 22 has an appropriate monetary value of the coin inserted from the coin insertion slot 3. In this case, a predetermined signal is output to the insertion counter 23.

  According to this coin processing device 21, the coin whose value value is determined to be inappropriate by the value determination device 22 is returned from the coin return slot 5, while the coin whose value value is determined to be appropriate is It is collected in a safe (not shown) in the housing 2. For example, when the value determination device 22 processes 100 yen coins as appropriate coins, if the coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 3 are 100 yen coins, the coins are collected into the safe in the housing 2. If the coin is different from the yen coin, it is returned from the coin return slot 5.

  The insertion counter 23 is a device that cumulatively counts the number of times that an appropriate coin has been inserted into the coin insertion slot 3. Specifically, when the appropriate coin is confirmed, the value determination device 22 transfers to the insertion counter 23. Each time a predetermined signal to be output is detected, “1” is added to the count value. Further, the medal lending processing device 24 is a device for supplying and lending medals of a lending number instructed from the control device 29 described later to the medal tray 59 through the medal payout outlet 58 of the slot machine 50.

  The winning probability memory 25 is a rewritable nonvolatile storage device for storing the probability of occurrence of each winning mode. In the winning probability memory 25 shown in FIG. 3, for example, “1/81” is generated as the probability of occurrence of the special winning mode (special winning probability in the figure), and the probability of occurrence of the first winning mode (first prize in the figure). “1/41” as the winning probability), and “1/21” as the second winning mode probability (second winning probability in the figure), the third winning mode probability (third winning probability in the figure) ) Is stored as “1/11”.

  In addition, according to each probability value of the winning probability memory 25 illustrated in FIG. 3, one out of the 81 roulette movements is in the special winning mode, and one out of the 41 roulette movements is in the first prize winning mode, One out of 21 roulette movements is in the second prize winning mode, and one out of eleven roulette actions is in the third prize winning mode.

  The lending magnification memory 26 is a rewritable nonvolatile storage device for storing the magnification of the number of medals lent in each winning mode with respect to the number of medals lent in the normal mode. In the lending rate memory 26 shown in FIG. 3, for example, “35 times” is set as the lending rate at the time of occurrence of the special winning mode (special winning rate in the figure). “15 times” as the first prize winning ratio in the figure, and “5 times” as the loan winning ratio when the second winning mode occurs (second winning ratio in the figure), the loan when the third winning mode occurs “3 times” is stored as the magnification (third prize winning magnification in the figure).

  The setting changing device 27 is a device for rewriting and changing various data stored in the winning probability memory 25 and various data stored in the lending rate memory 26. The winning change memory 25 and the lending rate It is connected to the memory 26. The roulette driving device 28 is a device that receives a command from the control device 29 and drives the roulette wheel 6 to execute one roulette operation when the value of the insertion counter 23 increases by “1”. All the light emitting elements L of the roulette wheel 6 and the control device 29 are connected.

  The control device 29 is a device for controlling the roulette operation of the roulette wheel 6 executed by the roulette driving device 28 and the medal lending processing executed by the medal lending processing device 24. The medal lending processing device 24, the winning probability memory 25, the lending magnification memory 26, and the roulette driving device 28 are respectively connected.

  Next, operation | movement of the lending machine 1 comprised as mentioned above is demonstrated. First, when a coin is inserted from the coin insertion slot 3, the coin is introduced into the coin processing device 21, and the value value is determined by the value determination device 22. When it is confirmed that the amount value of the coin is appropriate, the coin is collected in the safe of the coin processing device 21, and a predetermined signal is output from the value determination device 22 to the insertion counter 23. When a predetermined signal is input from the value determination device 22, “1” is added to the count value of the insertion counter 23 and the count value of the insertion counter 23 is updated.

  When the count value of the insertion counter 23 is updated as described above, the control device 29 determines the reciprocal number of the four types of winning probability values stored in the winning probability memory 25 and the insertion counter 23 for each update. Comparison processing with the count value is executed. When the reciprocal number of the special winning probability matches the count value of the insertion counter 23 or a divisor of the count value, the special winning mode is selected, and the reciprocal of the primary winning probability is the count value of the insertion counter 23 or the count value thereof. If it matches the divisor, the first win mode is selected. If the reciprocal of the second win probability is the count value of the insertion counter 23 or the divisor of the count value, the second win mode is set. If the reciprocal number of the counter coincides with the count value of the insertion counter 23 or a divisor of the count value, the third winning mode is selected as the current operation mode by the control device 29, or the normal mode is selected by the control device 29 when different. Is done.

  When the current operation mode is selected by the control device 29 in this way, an instruction is issued from the control device 29 to the roulette driving device 28, and one roulette operation is started on the roulette wheel 6. In the roulette operation for one time by the roulette driving device 28, all the light emitting elements L in the roulette wheel 6 are blinked in order from the light emitting element L which is finally lit in the previous roulette operation. As a result, in the roulette wheel 6, a certain light emitting point travels around while drawing a vertically elliptical circular locus, and then temporarily shifts to the position of the special winning light emitting element L 0 in the inner periphery of the annular light emitting element group 9. Thus, a series of lighting operations is created, in which the vehicle travels around a circular elliptical locus again.

  In addition, the control device 29 instructs the start of the roulette operation, and when the special winning mode is executed, the special winning light emitting element L0 is selected, and when the first winning mode is executed, one of the first winning light emitting elements L1 and L2 is set. When executing the second prize winning mode, execute one of the second prize winning light emitting elements L3, L4, when executing the third prize winning mode, execute any one of the third prize winning light emitting elements L5 to L8, or execute the normal mode. Sometimes, one of the normal light emitting elements LN is instructed to the roulette driving device 28 to finally light up by the roulette operation.

  And any one light emitting element L instruct | indicated by the control apparatus 29 is finally lighted, and one roulette operation is complete | finished. At this time, when the light-emitting element L that is finally turned on is the normal light-emitting element LN, the control device 29 instructs the medal lending processing device 24 to determine the number of loans corresponding to the normal mode, and the medal lending processing device that receives this instruction. 24 supplies medals corresponding to the monetary value of one coin (for example, 10) to the medal tray 59 of the slot machine 50.

  On the other hand, when the last light-emitting element L is the special winning light emitting element L0, the first prize winning light emitting elements L1, L2, the second prize winning light emitting elements L3, L4, or the third prize winning light emitting elements L5 to L8, 29 shows the number of loans corresponding to the special winning mode, the first winning mode, the second winning mode, or the third winning mode based on each winning multiplier value stored in the loan multiplying memory 26. To direct.

  Upon receiving this instruction, the medal lending processing device 24 is 35 times the normal mode in the special winning mode, 15 times the normal mode in the first winning mode, and 5 in the normal mode in the second winning mode. In the double or third winning mode, medals having a number of loans three times that in the normal mode are supplied from the medal lending processing device 24 to the medal tray 59 of the slot machine 50.

  The present invention has been described based on the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be easily made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. It can be guessed.

  For example, in this embodiment, the special winning light emitting element L0 is red, the first winning light emitting elements L1, L2 are blue, the second winning light emitting elements L3, L4 are orange, the third winning light emitting elements L5 to L8 are yellow, and Although the ordinary light emitting elements are configured to emit green light, the light emission colors of these light emitting elements are not necessarily limited to these combinations, and the light emission colors of the selected light emitting elements and the normal light emitting elements are mutually different. They may be replaced, or a different emission color may be adopted.

  Further, in this embodiment, the lighting pattern of each light emitting element L of the roulette wheel 6 repeatedly performs a series of lighting operations for turning on the special winning light emitting element L0 after making a round of the annular light emitting element group 9. Such lighting pattern is not necessarily limited to this, for example, in the roulette operation in the first winning mode, the second winning mode, the third winning mode or the normal mode, the special winning light emitting element is not lit all the time, In addition, in the special winning mode roulette operation, the special winning light emitting element is not turned on at all from the start to the end, and the special winning light emitting element is turned on only at the end of the special winning mode roulette operation. Anyway.

  In this embodiment, the special winning light emitting element L0 is simply turned on at the final time of the special winning mode. However, the lighting pattern of the light emitting element at the final time of the special winning mode is not limited to this. For example, in addition to lighting the specially selected light emitting element, all the other light emitting elements may be continuously blinked simultaneously.

  In this embodiment, the special winning light emitting element L0 is specially provided as means for notifying the user of the occurrence at the final time of the special winning mode. For example, the special winning light emitting element is separated from the annular light emitting element group. Even if the special winning mode is not provided, all the light emitting elements in the annular light emitting element group may be continuously blinked to notify the user of the occurrence of the special winning mode.

  Further, in this embodiment, the arrangement position of the special winning light emitting element L0 is the central position of the inner peripheral portion of the annular light emitting element group 9. However, the arranging position of the special winning light emitting element is not necessarily limited to this. Instead, for example, a special winning light emitting element may be arranged at a more conspicuous position for the user, such as arranging a special winning light emitting element above the annular light emitting element group. In addition, the number of the special winning light emitting elements L0 is not necessarily limited to one. For example, two or more special winning light emitting elements may be disposed on the roulette wheel.

  In this embodiment, the slot machine is used as the gaming machine, the medal is used as the gaming medium, and the coin is used as the valuable medium. However, the gaming machine, the gaming medium, and the valuable medium are not necessarily limited to these. Alternatively, the gaming machine may be a pachinko machine, the gaming medium may be a pachinko ball (game ball), and the valuable medium may be a bill or a prepaid card.

  In the present embodiment, specific numerical values are shown as the winning probabilities and the lending rates stored in the winning probability memory 25 and the lending rate memory 26 in FIG. 3, but the specific values stored in each of these memories are described. The numerical value is not necessarily limited to this, and other numerical values may be used.

It is a front view which shows the arrangement | positioning state of the slot machine provided with the lending machine which is one Example of this invention. It is an enlarged front view of a lending machine. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure arrange | positioned in the housing | casing of a lending machine.

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1 lending machine (game media lending device)
2 Housing 2a Front 3 Coin slot (insert slot)
6 Roulette wheel (roulette device)
9 annular light emitting element group 22 value judging device 23 insertion counter 24 medal lending processing device (lending processing device)
25 Winning probability memory (probability storage device)
27 Setting change device 28 Roulette drive device 29 Control device L Light emitting element (light emitting element)
L0 Special Winning Light Emitting Element (Light Emitting Element)
L1-L8 Winning light emitting elements L1, L2 First prize winning light emitting elements (a pair of upper and lower light emitting elements)
L3, L4 Second prize light emitting element (a pair of left and right light emitting elements)

Claims (8)

A casing having a narrow and vertically long front portion;
A slot provided on the front surface of the housing for receiving a valuable medium;
A value judging device for judging the value of the valuable medium put into the slot;
A lending processing device capable of operating in a normal mode of lending out a number of game media corresponding to the value determined by the value determining device;
A roulette device having an annular light emitting element group formed by arranging a plurality of light emitting elements in a longitudinally elliptical annular manner on the front surface of the housing;
A winning light-emitting element that is turned on when at least one light-emitting element among the plurality of light-emitting elements in the roulette device is selected;
When the value of the valuable medium is confirmed by the value judging device, the roulette operation in which each light emitting element of the roulette device including the selected light emitting element is sequentially blinked and only one light emitting element is finally turned on. A roulette driving device to be
When the roulette operation of the roulette device is executed by the roulette drive device, the roulette drive device is instructed to finally turn on the selected light emitting element under a predetermined condition, and the lending A game medium lending device comprising: a control device that instructs a processing device to lend more game media than in the normal mode.   2. The game medium lending device according to claim 1, wherein the winning light emitting element has a light emission color different from that of each light emitting element of the annular light emitting element group excluding the winning light emitting element.   The game medium lending device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the roulette device is a device in which a plurality of light emitting elements in the annular light emitting element group are arranged at substantially equiangular intervals.   The winning light emitting element includes a pair of upper and lower light emitting elements disposed on both sides in the major axis direction of the annular light emitting element group and a pair of left and right light emitting elements disposed on both sides in the minor axis direction of the annular light emitting element group. The game medium lending device according to claim 3. A loading counter for counting the number of times the valuable medium is loaded into the loading port;
A probability storage device for storing a probability of occurrence of a winning mode in which the number of gaming media lending is greater than that in the normal mode and a probability of occurrence of a special winning mode in which the number of gaming media is lent more than that in the winning mode; And
The predetermined condition includes that the reciprocal of the occurrence probability of the winning mode or the special winning mode stored in the probability storage device matches the count value of the insertion counter or a divisor of the count value. The game medium lending device according to claim 1.   6. The game medium lending device according to claim 5, further comprising a setting changing device for changing the setting of the occurrence probability of the winning mode or the special winning mode stored in the probability storage device. The winning light emitting element is a light emitting element that is finally turned on in the winning mode,
The roulette device includes a special winning light emitting element that is arranged on the inner peripheral portion of the annular light emitting element group separately from the winning light emitting element and is disposed on the front surface of the housing, and is finally turned on in the special winning mode. Has
When the roulette device performs a roulette operation, the control device is configured such that the reciprocal of the occurrence probability of the special winning mode stored in the probability storage device matches the count value of the insertion counter or about the count value. When the number condition is satisfied, the roulette driving device is instructed to finally turn on the special winning light emitting element, and the lending processing device has more games than the winning mode. 7. The game medium lending device according to claim 5, wherein the game medium lending device instructs to lend a medium.   The special winning light-emitting element is different from all other light-emitting elements whose emission color is included in the annular light-emitting element group, and all the other light emission ranges are included in the annular light-emitting element group. 8. The game medium rental device according to claim 7, wherein the device is larger than the light emitting element.

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