JP4947644B2 - Amusement park management system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game hall management system that manages the operating status of a plurality of gaming machines in a gaming hall in which a plurality of gaming machines having setting means capable of setting a jackpot probability in a plurality of stages are installed.

  Game machines (especially slot machines) have setting means for setting the payout rate in a plurality of stages (for example, six stages 1 to 6). I am trying to adjust the cypress rate. Specifically, by mixing gaming machines with a low appearance rate (so-called low setting stand) and gaming machines with a high appearance rate (so-called high setting stand), the entire amusement hall can make an appropriate profit. It is common to adjust so that. Of course, it is impossible for the player to determine the setting state of each gaming machine from the appearance.

By the way, recently, the so-called fraudulent setting leak has been regarded as a problem. In this fraudulent act, a person who can know the confidential information on the amusement hall (for example, a senior-class employee) leaks information on a high setting table to a third party (so-called hitsuke) and plays a game. Is the act of getting. When such a setting leakage fraud is rampant, it becomes difficult for general players to play on a high setting stand, and as a result, the management is deteriorated by causing the customer to leave. As a method for solving such a problem, a database in which a face image of a player is associated with a setting value of a gaming machine is created, and a player who is playing only on a high setting table based on this database is selected. It has been proposed to specify (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2006-6590 A

  However, in the method described in Patent Document 1 described above, it is necessary to install a camera for each gaming machine in order to acquire a player's face image, and it is necessary to introduce image recognition software for recognizing the image. There is a problem that the cost is large. In addition, there is a problem that it takes a lot of time and days to identify a hit from the face image due to the fact that a plurality of hits are often in charge of the hit.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and the purpose of the present invention is to detect at an early stage at a low cost that the amusement park manager is likely to be fraudulent in setting leaks at the amusement park. An object of the present invention is to provide a management system for a playground that enables a management of the playground to manage the playground in a sound manner.

  The invention described in claim 1 is provided in a game arcade where a plurality of gaming machines having setting means capable of setting the jackpot probability in a plurality of stages are provided, and management for a gaming hall that manages the operating status of the plurality of gaming machines In the system, a high setting operating state determination unit that determines whether or not the gaming machine in which the jackpot probability is set to a predetermined level or more by the setting unit is in an operating state within a predetermined time from the start of business, and a predetermined value from the start of business An operating rate determination means for determining whether the operating rate of the entire gaming machine within a time is less than a predetermined value, and a gaming machine whose jackpot probability is set to a predetermined level or more by the setting means for a predetermined time from the start of business The high setting operating state determination means determines that the operating state is within an operating state, and the operating rate determination is that the operating rate of the entire gaming machine is less than a predetermined value within a predetermined time from the start of business. When the stage is determined, characterized in was a warning generating means for generating a warning.

  The invention described in claim 2 is a management for a game hall that is provided in a game hall where a plurality of gaming machines having setting means capable of setting the jackpot probability in a plurality of stages are installed, and that manages the operating status of the plurality of gaming machines. In the system, a high setting operating state determining unit that determines whether or not the gaming machine whose jackpot probability is set to a predetermined level or higher by the setting unit is in an operating state within a predetermined time from the start of business, and is in an operating state The balance status determination means for determining the balance status of the gaming machine determined by the high setting operating state determination means, and the balance status of the gaming machine determined by the high setting operating status determination means that it is in the operating state It is characterized in that it includes a warning generation means for generating a warning when the balance status determination means determines that the value is less than the value.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a warning number counting unit for counting the number of times the warning generation unit has issued a warning within a predetermined period as a warning number, and a warning number for outputting the number of warnings totaled by the warning number counting unit. And an output means.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the number of gaming machines (so-called high setting tables) in which the jackpot probability is set to a predetermined level or higher by the setting means is small, and the player immediately starts the operation of the few high setting tables. It is practically impossible to find and play with so-called pinpoints. Therefore, within a predetermined time from the start of business, the high setting operating state determination unit determines that the gaming machine whose jackpot probability is set to a predetermined level or higher by the setting unit is in the operating state, and the operating rate of the entire gaming machine is When the operating rate determining means determines that the operating rate is less than the predetermined value, that is, the gaming machine having the jackpot probability set to a predetermined level or more is operating even though the operating rate of the entire gaming machine is low. Since the warning generating means is configured to generate a warning, it is possible for the game hall manager to detect at an early stage at low cost that there is a high possibility that the setting leak is illegal in the game hall. Then, by taking measures against fraud in setting leaks (for example, monitoring the behavior of senior class employees and players who play games on high setting platforms immediately after the start of business), Can be managed soundly.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is determined within a predetermined time from the start of business that the high / low operating state determining means determines that the gaming machine is in an operating state, and that the balance status of the gaming machine is less than a predetermined value. In this case, when the means is determined, that is, when the gaming machine with the jackpot probability set to a predetermined level or more is operating even though the balance is not good (for example, minus or extremely low plus) However, since the warning generation means is configured to generate a warning, it is highly likely that the setting leak is fraudulently performed in the game hall in the same manner as the invention described in claim 1 described above. The managers of the amusement park can detect at an early stage at low cost, and by taking measures against fraud of setting leaks, the manager of the amusement hall can manage the amusement hall soundly.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, the number of times the warning generating means has issued a warning within a predetermined period is counted as the number of warnings by the warning number counting means, and the number of warnings counted by the warning number counting means is output as the number of warnings. Since the means is configured to output, it is possible to grasp the state of occurrence of warning within a predetermined period.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 schematically shows a system configuration in a game arcade. A plurality of slot machines 1 (gaming machines referred to in the present invention) are installed in the game hall, and a plurality of medal lending machines 2 are installed adjacent to each slot machine 1.

  The slot machine 1 performs a series of game start operations, that is, when the player operates the start lever with a medal inserted into the medal slot or with a credit medal placed through the credit button, the internal lottery and the rotation of each reel. The reels are stopped according to the operation of each stop button or the elapse of the upper limit time, and one game is finished. If the result of the internal lottery is a win, the flag corresponding to the winning combination won by the internal lottery (big bonus flag, regular bonus flag, small role flag, replay flag) is turned on (established), Based on the flag, stop control including so-called slip control (retraction control) (control to stop each reel with a winning symbol or a falling symbol depending on the type of flag) and receiving a medal of the number corresponding to the winning symbol To release.

  Moreover, the slot machine 1 can set the jackpot probability in a plurality of stages (for example, 6 stages of 1 to 6) by operating a setting means by a specific employee with the front door opened. The larger the value, the higher the bonus winning probability described above. It should be noted that the number of gaming machines (so-called high setting bases) set to a high probability of jackpot is small, and it is realistic that a player finds the few high setting bases at a so-called pinpoint immediately after the start of business. Is impossible. In this embodiment, “setting 5” and “setting 6” are defined as high settings among the six levels of settings, but “setting 4” to “setting 6” may be defined as high settings. Alternatively, only “setting 6” may be defined as a high setting.

  Then, the slot machine 1 sends at least the various output signals (1) to (6) shown below in response to the player's game through the call lamp unit 3 having a data relay function and the LAN 4 and the management device 5 (the present invention). The high setting operation state determination means, the operation rate determination means, the balance status determination means, the warning generation means, the warning count totaling means, and the warning count output means).

(1) Out signal (1 pulse output every time one medal is inserted or one credit medal is consumed)
(2) Safe signal (1 pulse output for every medal paid out)
(3) Game signal (1 pulse output for each game start)
(4) BIG signal (level signal output during the big bonus period)
(5) REG signal (level signal output during regular bonus period)
(6) RT signal (level signal output during replay time game)

  The medal lending machine 2 supplies the number of medals (game media) corresponding to the amount of money to be inserted into the lower plate 1a of the slot machine 1 through the nozzle 2a in accordance with the insertion of money by the player. The sales signal shown is transmitted to the management apparatus 5 through the LAN 4.

  Based on the various output signals received from the slot machine 1 via the calling lamp unit 3 and the LAN 4 and the sales signals received from the medal lending machine 2 via the LAN 4, the management device 5 plays game history data for all the slot machines 1 in the game hall. (Out number, safe number, difference medal number, game number, number of occurrence of big bonus, number of occurrence of regular bonus, etc.) and lending amount data (sales amount, divide number, etc.) for all medal lending machines 2 in the game hall ) Is summed and stored, and a known data summarization process is performed. Although not shown, the LAN 4 is connected to a counter for counting game media obtained by the player and a POS terminal used for prize exchange.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS.
The management device 5 monitors whether or not various signals are received from the medal lending machine 2 and the calling lamp unit 3, and upon receiving various signals from the slot machine 1, the medal lending machine 2 and the calling lamp unit, the gaming machine Separate aggregated data is created (see FIG. 2). Specifically, the management device 5 counts “out number”, “sales”, “difference medal number”, “total number of games”, “BIG”, and “REG” for each of the turn numbers from the start of business. Here, “out” is the number of medals inserted, “sales” is the sales amount, and “difference medals” is the number of medals obtained by subtracting the number of inserted medals from the number of medals paid out. “Total number of games” is the total number of games in the normal state of the day, “BIG” is the number of occurrences of big bonuses, and “REG” is the number of occurrences of regular bonuses. The “setting value” corresponding to each car number is a value indicating the stage of the jackpot probability set by the specific employee operating the setting means. The “set value” may be input by an employee by operating the management device 5. If the slot machine 1 is configured to transmit a signal indicating the “set value” to the management device 5, the management device 5 may read and set the “set value” from the signal received from the slot machine 1.

  In this case, the management device 5 generates an out number in the slot machine 1 set as the high setting table within a predetermined time (for example, 5 minutes) from the business start time, and the overall operation rate (total number of slot machines 1) If the ratio of the number of units in operation is less than a predetermined value (for example, less than 50%), a monitoring flag is set for the high setting unit where the out number has occurred and “monitoring” is recorded ( The warning referred to in the present invention is generated). In the present embodiment, the overall operating rate is calculated for each type of slot machine 1, that is, for the total number of slot machines 1 belonging to the same model, but is installed for each gaming island or in a game arcade. You may calculate with respect to the total number of all the slot machines 1. FIG. As a result, the management of the amusement hall confirms that the game is being played on the high setting stand by confirming “Monitoring” even though the overall operation rate is low immediately after the start of business. Thereafter, for example, it is possible to monitor the behavior of employees in the chief class and players who play on the high setting table.

  Moreover, the management apparatus 5 totals the total data for each gaming machine created in this way to create monitoring history data (see FIG. 3). Specifically, for each business day, the management device 5 sets the monitoring machine with the slot machine 1 (indicated by cross-hatching in FIG. 3) and the monitoring flag among the slot machines 1 set as the high setting table. A slot machine 1 that has not been set (indicated by hatching in FIG. 3) is classified, and a history of whether or not a monitoring flag has been set for all the slot machines 1 set as high setting stands is created. To do. The number of high setting units is recorded in the “high setting” column, and the number of monitoring targets is recorded in the “monitoring” column.

  Specifically, for example, in “February 1” in which “No. 4” and “No. 10” are set as high setting units, the management device 5 may have an overall operation rate immediately after the start of business less than a predetermined value. For example, since the high setting table can be monitored, it is determined whether or not the number of outs has occurred in the “4th and 10th” set as the high setting table, and “10 If the number of outs did not occur in “Band”, but if the number of outs occurred in “4”, a monitoring flag is set for “4” and “2” is recorded in the high setting column. Record “1” in the column. Also, for example, in “February 3” when “No. 8” is set as a high setting stand, if the overall operating rate immediately after the start of business is less than a predetermined value, the high setting stand can be monitored. It is determined whether or not an out number has occurred in the “8th range” set as the setting table. If no out number occurs in the “8th range” while monitoring the high setting table, “1” is displayed in the high setting column. ”And“ 0 ”in the monitoring column. Further, for example, in “February 4” in which “4th”, “6th” and “8th” are set as high setting units, if the overall operating rate immediately after the start of business is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, high Since the setting table cannot be monitored, even if the out number occurs in any of “4th,” “6th,” and “8th”, “3” is recorded in the high setting column and monitored. Record “× (unmonitorable)” in the column.

Then, the management device 5 totals “monitorable days”, “monitor days”, and “unmonitorable days” in the total period. Here, the “monitorable days” is the number of days in which the high setting stand can be monitored among the business days, that is, the number of days when the overall operation rate immediately after the start of business is less than the predetermined value. “Monitoring days” is the number of days in which the monitoring flag is set for the high setting unit in “Monitorable days”, and “No monitoring day” is the number of business days in which it is impossible to monitor the high setting unit. The number of days, that is, the number of days in which the overall operation rate immediately after the start of business is equal to or greater than a predetermined value (the number of days obtained by subtracting “monitorable days” from the number of business days). In this case, by determining the ratio of the number of monitoring days to the number of days that can be monitored, it is possible to determine whether or not the setting leakage is fraudulent. In the present embodiment, since the number of monitoring days is “5 days” and the number of monitoring days is “4 days”, the ratio of the monitoring days to the number of monitoring days is high, and there is a high possibility that the setting leakage is illegal. It can be judged.
The management device 5 can output the total data and monitoring history data for each gaming machine created as described above by printing or display.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, in the game hall management system, the slot machine 1 in which the jackpot probability is set to a predetermined level or higher (high state) within a predetermined time from the start of business operation is put into operation. When the operation rate of the entire slot machine 1 is less than the predetermined value, that is, the slot machine 1 set to a state in which the jackpot probability is high even though the operation rate of the entire slot machine 1 is low. Is configured to generate a warning, the amusement park manager can detect at a low cost and early that the possibility of fraud in setting leaks at the amusement hall is high. By taking measures against the possibility that fraud is being carried out, the manager of the amusement hall can manage the amusement hall in a sound manner.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
Within a predetermined time from the start of business, the balance status of the slot machine 1 set to a state where the probability of jackpot is set high is determined, and the gaming machine is in spite of the fact that the balance is not good for the player (minus or very low plus). You may comprise so that a warning may be generated even if it is operating. In other words, even if the balance is not good for the player, it is determined that there is a high possibility that the setting leak is fraudulent when the game continues on the game machine without moving to another game machine. To do. This is because it can be said that it is a general player's action to move to another gaming machine by judging that the gaming machine that he / she is playing is a low setting stand when the balance is not good . In this case, the monitoring level may be changed according to the balance status. For example, when the difference medal number is “−500 or less”, the monitoring level is set to “large”, and the difference medal number is “0 to −499”. It may be configured such that the monitoring level is set to “medium” when it is “sheets” and the monitoring level is set to “small” when the number of difference medals is “one or more”.

When the game on the gaming machine is completed after setting the monitoring flag, the monitoring flag is canceled and the number is not counted as the number of gaming machines to be monitored in the monitoring history data. You may make it judge.
When determining the balance status of the slot machine 1 set to a state where the probability of jackpot is high, not only determining the balance status based on the difference medal number, but, for example, the payout rate (the number of payout medals with respect to the number of inserted medals) The balance status may be determined based on the ratio.

Overall configuration diagram of game room system showing one embodiment of the present invention A figure showing an example of total data for each gaming machine Diagram showing an example of monitoring history data

Explanation of symbols

  In the drawings, 1 is a slot machine (game machine, setting means), 5 is a management device (high setting operation state determination means, operation rate determination means, balance status determination means, warning generation means, warning count totaling means, warning count output means ).

Claims (3)

In a game hall management system for managing the operating status of a plurality of gaming machines provided in a gaming hall where a plurality of gaming machines having setting means capable of setting a jackpot probability in a plurality of stages are provided.
A high setting operating state determination unit that determines whether or not the gaming machine in which the jackpot probability is set to a predetermined level or more by the setting unit is in an operating state within a predetermined time from the start of business;
Operating rate determination means for determining whether the operating rate of the entire gaming machine within a predetermined time from the start of business is less than a predetermined value;
The high setting operating state determination unit determines that the gaming machine whose jackpot probability is set to a predetermined level or higher by the setting unit is in an operating state within a predetermined time from the start of business, and a game within a predetermined time from the business start A management system for a game hall, comprising: warning generating means for generating a warning when the operating rate determining means determines that the operating rate of the entire machine is less than a predetermined value. In a game hall management system for managing the operating status of a plurality of gaming machines provided in a gaming hall where a plurality of gaming machines having setting means capable of setting a jackpot probability in a plurality of stages are provided.
A high setting operating state determination unit that determines whether or not the gaming machine in which the jackpot probability is set to a predetermined level or more by the setting unit is in an operating state within a predetermined time from the start of business;
A balance status determination means for determining a balance status of the gaming machine determined by the high setting operation state determination means to be in an operating state;
Warning generating means for generating a warning when the balance status determining means determines that the balance status of the gaming machine determined by the high setting operating status determining means to be in an operating state is less than a predetermined value. A management system for a game hall characterized by that. Warning number counting means for counting the number of times the warning generating means has generated a warning within a predetermined period as the number of warnings;
3. The game hall management system according to claim 1, further comprising warning number output means for outputting the warning number counted by the warning number counting means.

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