JP5411033B2 - Amusement system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game hall system suitable for a game hall where transfer of game media such as buying and selling and sharing of game media is prohibited.

  At the amusement hall, a counting machine is provided for each gaming machine for reasons such as it is cumbersome to carry the outgoing balls earned by gaming at the gaming machine to the counter at the island edge, and the balls that are counted by that counting machine are specified. A system for issuing possible recording media has been introduced. When such each counter is employed, there is a risk that the game of buying and selling or sharing the game will be rampant among players. In other words, it is easier to transfer a recording medium that can identify a ball than to transfer the ball itself. The applicant proposes to prevent the issue processing during the jackpot or the like in Patent Literature 1 by prohibiting the issue processing in such a case of buying and selling.

JP 2009-240345A

However, even with such a configuration, it may not be possible to suppress the issue process for the purpose of buying and selling. In other words, it is an act of performing issuance processing in a reach state with a high expectation level of jackpot, counting and issuing balls by subsequent jackpots, and buying and selling any of the issued recording media.
Such issue processing cannot be prevented only by the configuration of Patent Document 1. Because the game machine does not output a signal indicating that it is in the reach state, each counter is in a normal state such as a reach state, but it has a very high probability of a big hit (high expectation state). This is because the issue process cannot be specified and the issue process cannot be prohibited according to the state.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a game field system capable of preventing a clever issue process with a blind spot of a conventional configuration for the purpose of buying and selling game media and the like. is there.

  The gaming system according to the present invention is provided corresponding to a gaming machine, and is provided corresponding to the gaming machine, counting means for performing a counting process for counting an acquired medium that is a gaming medium acquired by a player, An accepting means for accepting an acquired recording medium, which is a recording medium capable of specifying the number of acquired media, and a game machine, provided corresponding to the gaming machine, can specify the number of acquired media of a player who plays the gaming machine A storage means for storing acquired information; a payout means provided corresponding to the gaming machine; performing a payout process for paying out the game medium to the player in exchange for the acquired medium in accordance with a payout operation by the player; and the game Issuance processing that is provided corresponding to the machine, the counting means, and the accepting means, and issues a recording medium in which the number of acquired media specified by the acquired information is associated in accordance with an issuing operation by the player as the acquired recording medium Do Game means output from the gaming machine side, update means for performing update processing for updating the acquisition information stored in the storage means in accordance with the counting process, reception process, refund process, and issue process Game information specifying means for specifying game information by a game signal that can specify the game information, and specifying that a special state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal state has occurred at least in the gaming machine as the game information; Setting means for setting a permissible range for specifying a permissible range for the progress information after the issuance process, and monitoring the progress information after the issuance process, and performing the issuance process in a state where the progress information deviates from the permissible range. When a special state occurs in the gaming machine corresponding to the issued issuing means, an abnormal issue determination means for specifying the issue process as an abnormal issue process, and the abnormal issue process includes If issued, the subsequent issuing process by the issuing means that performed the abnormal issuing process, the counting process by the counting means corresponding to the issuing means, and the reception corresponding to the issuing means other than the issuing means that performed the abnormal issuing process By the accepting means corresponding to the issuing means that has performed the abnormality issuing process, while suppressing the at least one of the receiving process of the abnormal recording medium that is the acquired recording medium issued in the abnormality issuing process by the means And a suppression unit that cancels the suppression state on condition that the abnormal recording medium is received by the reception process (Claim 1).

The game system according to claim 1,
The progress information is game information identified after the issuing process, and indicates the number of gaming media used in the gaming machine corresponding to the issuing process, a safe indicating the number of gaming media paid out by the game, Alternatively, it may be at least one of game information which is a start indicating the number of executed games and an elapsed time after the issuing process (claim 2).

In the game room system according to claim 1 or 2,
The storage means stores ID information that can specify an abnormal medium ID that is a medium ID that can specify the acquired recording medium issued by the abnormality issuing process, and the ID information is stored by the same issuing means. When a plurality of issuing processes are specified as abnormal issuing processes among the issued issuing processes, the corresponding abnormal medium IDs can each be specified, and the receiving unit receives the acquired recording medium according to the receiving process The medium ID can be specified, and the suppression unit cancels the suppression state on condition that a plurality of abnormal medium IDs specified by the ID information are respectively specified in the reception process. (Claim 3).

In the game hall system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
An issuing process association means for associating both issuing processes when the issuing process is performed again by the issuing means that executed the issuing process in a state where the progress information after the issuing process deviates from the allowable range. The abnormality issuance determination means is associated with a plurality of issuance processes, and when the special state occurs when the progress information after one of the issuance processes deviates from the allowable range, the issuance process, and The other corresponding issuance process may be specified as an abnormal issuance process (claim 4).

In the game room system according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The storage means includes a medium ID that can identify the acquired recording medium issued by the issuing process, the number of acquired mediums to be issued, and issuance history information that can specify whether or not it is an abnormal issuance process, Storing in association with each issue process, the accepting means is able to identify the medium ID of the acquired recording medium and the number of acquired media specified by the acquired recording medium accepted according to the accepting process, The suppression means is an abnormal medium ID that is the medium ID specified by the reception process and the medium ID specified by the issue history information that specifies that the number of acquired media is the abnormal issue process. And the restrained state may be canceled on the condition that it belongs to a return reference range based on the number of acquired mediums to be issued specified by the issue history information. .

  According to the invention of claim 1, it is possible to specify that the issuing process is performed in a state where the probability of occurrence of a jackpot is extremely high (high expectation state), and the issuing process is performed during the high expectation state. When the issuance process is performed by counting, the subsequent issuance process, the counting process, the reception process for the issued recording medium, and the like are suppressed, so that it is possible to prevent traversing such as buying and selling.

According to the invention of claim 2, it is possible to specify that the issuing process is performed more appropriately in the high expectation state.
There is a risk that a player who conducts the buying and selling operation will try to avoid the restrained state of the issuing process as follows with respect to the configuration of claim 1. In other words, once the issuance process is performed in the high expectation state, then the game media of about fractions are counted, the issuance process is performed again, and further, the acquired recording medium of about fractions is accepted in the restrained state according to the occurrence of jackpot An act of releasing the suppression state can be assumed. However, according to the invention of claim 3, the suppression state can be continued even for such an action.

  If there is a player who executes the issuance process several times in the high expectation state described above, it is necessary to determine each issuance process as an abnormal issuance process. In this case, it is necessary to monitor the progress information for each issuance process. is there. However, according to the invention of claim 4, if any one of the progress information is managed, the abnormal issue processing can be appropriately managed. Therefore, the abnormal issue can be appropriately issued while reducing the processing load on the system. Processing can be determined.

  There is a risk that a player who conducts the buying and selling operation will try to avoid the restrained state of the issuing process as follows with respect to the configuration of claim 1. In other words, after the issuance process in the high expectation state, the receiving process is temporarily performed by another accepting unit, the refund process for the transfer is performed, and then the remaining number of acquired media is associated with the acquired recording medium. Then, it is possible to envisage an act of canceling the restrained state by performing the receiving process in the receiving unit corresponding to the issuing unit that has performed the abnormality issuing process. However, according to the invention of claim 5, it is possible to continue the suppression state against such an action.

Schematic which shows the whole structure of the system for game centers in one embodiment of this invention Front view of each counter Diagram showing terminal storage area Figure showing issuance history Flow chart showing the operation of each counter

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of a game hall system. A lending machine 2 and each counter counter (terminal unit) 3 are installed corresponding to the gaming machine 1 in the game hall, and a management device 4 is installed in the management room. The relay device 5 is connected to two game machines 1, two lending machines 2, two counter counters 3, and a management device 4. The management device 4 manages the game data of the gaming machine 1 by receiving the game signal transmitted from the gaming machine side (the gaming machine 1, the lending machine 2, each counter 3), etc., via the relay device 5. . Although omitted in FIG. 1, several hundred gaming machines 1 are actually managed by the management device 4.

  In the gaming machine 1 to be managed, a ball (corresponding to a game medium) fired on the board surface 7 by operating the operation handle 6 constituting the launching device wins a start opening 8 and a starting opening 9 (start winning prize). The lottery lottery is performed, the lottery result is notified by the symbol variation performed on the display unit 10, and the jackpot state is set according to the variation result. When a big hit occurs, the big winning opening 11 is opened for 15 rounds (R). The balls paid out by winning are received by the upper tray 12, and the balls that overflow when the upper tray 12 is full are received by the lower tray 13. In addition, the upper limit winning number of 1R is 10, the upper limit opening time is 30 seconds, and 1R is ended when either the upper limit winning number or the upper limit opening time is satisfied.

From the gaming machine side, the next signal (corresponding to “game signal capable of specifying game information”) is output.
Out signal = a signal that can specify the number of used balls (out) output from an out BOX for collecting used balls (used media). Since one pulse is output for 10 recovered (used and driven) balls, “the number of out signals × 10” is specified as out. Note that it may be a signal output from the gaming machine 1 (acquisition medium signal, game time signal).
Safe signal = a signal that can specify the number of payout balls (safe, the number of payout media) output from the gaming machine 1. Since one pulse is output for 10 payouts corresponding to a game (winning) in the gaming machine 1, “safe signal number × 10” is specified as safe. The supply signal output from the supply device may be a safe signal (acquisition medium signal).
Start signal = a signal that can specify the number of symbol fluctuations (number of actuated items, start) output from the gaming machine 1. Since one pulse is output per symbol change (actual operation, start processing) in the display unit 10 (combination) that fluctuates (actuates) due to winning at the start port 8 or the start port 9, the “number of start signals × 1 ”is specified as the start. A start winning signal that is output in response to a winning at the start port 8 or the start port 9 may be used as the start signal.
Jackpot signal = a signal that can identify the jackpot output from the gaming machine 1. Since it is a status signal that is output at a level during the jackpot, it is determined that the jackpot signal is being received as being a jackpot.
Special state signal = a signal that can specify a specific state output from the gaming machine 1. Since it is a state signal (probability change signal) that is output in a special state, which is a state where it is easier to generate a big hit such as during a probability change where the jackpot probability is improved than in the normal state, the special state signal being received is identified as being in the special state. The level is output not only during the probability change but also when the winning rate to the start port 8 or the start port 9 is improved. Further, the period in which the jackpot signal and the special state signal are not received is specified as the normal state.
Sales signal = Signal that can specify sales information (number of sales balls, sales amount) output from the lending machine 2. Since one pulse is output for every 25 sales balls with the valuable value for the player as a consideration, “sales signal number × 25” is specified as the number of sales balls, and the number of sales balls × the rental unit price is specified as the sales amount. .

The lending machine 2 is configured as a so-called CR unit including a control unit including a CPU, a storage unit including a CF (Compact Flash (registered trademark)), a RAM and a ROM, a transmission / reception unit including an I / F, and a display unit. Have the following functions.
(1) When a so-called member card or visitor card in which a unique ID is recorded can be received at the card insertion slot 14 and money is inserted into the money insertion slot 15 in the received state, it is associated with the ID. The value (value) is memorized.
(2) If a predetermined number (about 5) of visitor cards can be stocked and money (value) is received without the visitor card being received, the value of money is recorded on the stocked visitor card. To place the visitor card in the acceptance state.
(3) When the lending button 16 is pressed in a state where the valuable value can be specified, the ball is paid out from the payout opening of the gaming machine 1 based on the valuable value and a sales signal is transmitted.
(4) When the user presses the return button 17 while accepting the visitor card, the visitor card being accepted is discharged.
(5) The information display unit 18 can display lending information, and can display game information and the like related to various corresponding gaming machines 1.
(6) As a corresponding management device, not only the management device 4 corresponding to each counter 3 but also a management device of a card company (not shown), the management device 4 manages the stored balls for each member ID, while valuable The balance corresponding to the value is managed by a card company management device.

  FIG. 2 is a front view of each counter 3. Each counter 3 includes a status display LED 20, a storage button 21, a liquid crystal display unit 22, an issue button 23 that is turned on when issuance is possible, a call button 24 for turning on a call lamp, a ball dispensing nozzle 25, It comprises a withdrawal button 26, a remote control light receiving unit 27, a coined ticket insertion slot 29 having a surrounding lighting unit 28 indicating the stocked stock of the coined ticket, and a tray unit 30. The balls of the trays 12 and 13 (corresponding to the acquired balls) of the gaming machine 1 are dropped along with the opening of the lower tray 13 and received by the tray portion 30 to be counted by the counting unit arranged at the lower portion of the apparatus main body 19. . The ball thus counted is specified as a holding ball (corresponding to an acquisition medium) as will be described later, and the ball dispensing nozzle 25 pushes the ball dispensing nozzle 25 to the upper tray 12 of the gaming machine 1 by a player's dispensing operation (pressing the withdrawal button 26). While the payout is possible, it is possible to issue a coin-to-ball ticket (corresponding to an acquired recording medium) made of an IC card in which the number of balls is recorded.

Each counter 3 includes a control unit (corresponding to a counting unit, a payout unit, an issuing unit, an updating unit, a game information specifying unit, a setting unit, a suppressing unit) composed of a CPU, a storage unit composed of CF, RAM, ROM, I A transmission / reception unit composed of / F is provided, and is connected to the management device 4 and the lending machine 2 via the relay device 5 so that various information can be transmitted and received. Moreover, it has the following functions.
(1) The ball and the counting ball are stored, and when the lower receiving tray 13 is opened in the gaming machine 1, when the ball received by the receiving tray 30 is detected, the counting ball is added and the counting timer for 3 seconds is activated. When there is a ball count during the operation of the counting timer, counting ball addition is performed and a counting process for restarting the counting timer is performed.
(2) If the payout button 26 is pressed in the state where the holding ball> 0, the payout processing is performed to return the holding ball by 1 unit (125 balls) within the range, and the relay device 5 is paid back. Send a withdrawal signal that can identify the ball.
(3) A plurality of possession tickets are stocked in the order of acceptance in the interior of the possession ticket insertion slot 29, and when the issue button 23 is pressed in a state where the possession ball> 0, stocked possession balls Issuance processing is performed to issue a Jongyoma ticket with the latest order of receipt.
(4) Upon receipt of a coin-to-ball ticket, an acceptance signal that can identify the ball to be recorded on the coin-to-ball ticket is transmitted, and the coin to be stored by the mochida recorded on the coin-to-ball ticket is updated (added). .
The relay device 5 includes a control unit including a CPU, a storage unit including a CF, a RAM, and a ROM, and a transmission / reception unit including an I / F, and includes a gaming machine 1, a counter counter 3, a lending machine 2, and a management device 4. It is possible to send and receive various information.

Each counter 3 has a terminal storage area and an issue history storage area, and manages the holding balls and issue history.
FIG. 3 shows a terminal storage area (corresponding to “a storage means storing acquired information”), and a holding ticket ID, a receiving ball, a counting ball, a payout ball, and a holding ball are set. The meaning is as follows.
Mochitama voucher ID = Mochitama voucher ID currently accepted or issued
Receiving balls = Retained balls of coins accepted in the reception process (reception ball renewal) Counted balls = Number of balls counted in the counting process (counting ball renewal) The number of balls that have been paid back. In addition, it calculates | requires with a reception ball + counting ball-refund ball.

FIG. 4 shows the issuance history. In correspondence with the coin card ID, coin ball, suppression flag, corresponding NO. Is set, and the meaning of each item is as follows.
Mochitama ticket ID (equivalent to ID information) = issued Mochitama ticket ID
Mochitama = Mochitama that was recorded on the Mochitama ticket during the issuance process.
Suppression flag = “1” (specified as “abnormal issue processing”) when a big hit occurs while the issue timer that operates for 60 seconds (corresponding to the progress information) is operating (corresponding to “a state outside the allowable range”) Is a flag that becomes “0” when the possessed ticket is accepted in the acceptance process, and issuance process on condition that all the history suppression flags in FIG. 4 are “0”. Is permitted (the issue processing suppression state is released). Note that an arbitrary numerical value can be set via the management device 4 for setting an allowable range such as an operation time of the issue timer.
Corresponding NO. = When there is a new issue process during the operation of the issue timer, the association process for associating the new issue process with the issue process causing the start of the operation of the issue timer results in the corresponding NO.
Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. In the amusement hall according to the present embodiment, it is prohibited to transfer the possession balls such as buying and selling the possession balls.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of each counter 3. Each counter 3 counts the ball (S1), whether the payout button 26 is depressed (S2), whether the issue button 23 is depressed (S3), whether the reception of the jackpot signal is started (S12), It is determined whether or not the ticket is accepted (S15).
When the player counts the acquired balls by pouring them into the counters 3, it is determined that the balls are counted (S 1: YES), and the counting balls are updated (S 11). When the player depresses the payout button 26 in order to pay out the current ball (S2: YES), the payout ball is updated (S10). As described above, the holding balls are also updated as the counting balls and the payout balls in the terminal storage area of FIG. 3 are updated.

  When the player confirms the holding ball, moves the table, or depresses the issue button 23 to end the game, each counter 3 determines that the issue button 23 is depressed (S3: YES) It is determined whether all the suppression flags in the issue history of FIG. 4 are 0 (S4). Since no record is created in the issuance history at the start of the game, all the suppression flags are considered to be 0, a record is created in the issuance history (S5), and it is determined whether the issuance timer is in operation (S6). ). In this case, since the issuance timer is not in operation (S6: NO), an issuance process for issuance of a coin-to-ball ticket is performed (S8). At this time, in response to the record created in the issue history of FIG. 4, the issue timer that operates for a predetermined period (60 seconds) is activated (S9), but if the player does not perform the next issue operation, 60 seconds. Stop later. Therefore, the player confirms the ball with the issued ball ticket, moves the pedestal with the ball ticket and pays the ball, or exchanges the ball recorded on the ball ticket for a prize. Can be.

  By the way, in the game hall that prohibits the transfer of the possession such as buying and selling and sharing of the possession as in this embodiment, the issuing process is performed during the reach state where the blind spot of the system is likely to be a big hit, and then In some cases, by counting the number of balls that have been played based on the jackpots that have been generated, the player can continuously issue a handball ticket that records the handball to be transferred in a state in which the player has the possession of a game that she will continue to play. In such a case, each counter 3 prevents the continuous issuance of coin-to-ball tickets as follows.

  When the player depresses the issue button 23 while the gaming machine 1 is in the reach state, each counter 3 creates a record in the issue history of FIG. 4 as described above (S5) and then executes the issue process. (S8). As a result, a handball ticket in which the handball at the time when the issue button 23 is pushed down in the reach state is recorded is issued. When a jackpot is generated from the reach state, a jackpot signal is output from the gaming machine (S12: YES), so it is determined whether the issue timer is operating (S13). The jackpot occurs from the reach state within 60 seconds and the issue timer is activated (S13: YES), so the suppression flag of the record corresponding to the history is set to 1 (S14).

In the example shown in FIG. The suppression flag of 1 record is set to 1.
When the player depresses the issuance button 23 in a state where the number of acquired balls that have been paid out due to the jackpot is counted, each of the counters 3 is set to NO. Since the suppression flag of one record is 1 (S4: NO), pressing of the issue button 23 is invalidated to suppress the issue process (corresponding to a suppressed state).

In order to release such a restrained state of the issuance process, the player inserts a coin-to-ball ticket (corresponding coin corresponding to the NO. 1 record) issued in the reach state into each counter 3. When each counter 3 accepts a possession ticket (S15: YES), since there is a possession ticket ID corresponding to the issuance history (S16: YES), NO. The suppression flag for one record is set to 0 (S17). As a result, after that, the pressing of the issue button 23 becomes effective, and it becomes possible to issue a coin card.
As described above, the issue process in the reach state is specified, and if it is specified, it is executed on the condition that the subsequent issue suppression process of the holding ticket is executed and the holding card issued in the reach state is accepted. As a result, the issue suppression process can be canceled.

By the way, the player adds the blind spot of the above-mentioned system, issues two coin cards in the reach state, and inserts the second coin card into the counter counter 3 after the jackpot is generated. It may be possible to validate the issuance of the coin-operated tickets.
In such a case, when the issue button 23 is pushed down (S2: YES), each counter 3 is issued with the issue timer activated because the issue timer is in operation (S6: YES). After associating the process with the current issuance process (S7), the issuance process is executed (S8), and the issuance timer is restarted again (S9). That is, since the issuing process of the next coin-operated ticket is performed during the operation of the issuing timer corresponding to the issuing process, the two are associated with each other.
In the example shown in FIG. 4 (b), in the reach state, immediately after issuing a 6000-ball holding ticket (NO.1 record), a 5-ball holding ticket (NO.2 record) was issued. , Because the jackpot occurred during the operation of the issue timer, the corresponding NO. 2 and NO. NO. 1 shows a state in which the suppression flag is set to 1 (in this case, the NO. Record and the NO. 2 record possession ticket ID correspond to the abnormal medium ID).

The player is NO. 2 is inserted into each stand counter 3, each stand counter 3 is set to NO. Accepting 2 records of coined tickets (S15: YES), identifying the coined ticket ID and identifying the corresponding history in the issuance history (S16: YES), and setting the suppression flag to 0 only for that history (S17) .
In the example shown in FIG. Because we have received a coin ticket corresponding to 2 records, NO. The suppression flag for only two records is set to 0.

Each counter 3 accepts the issuance process on condition that all the history suppression flags are 0 when executing the issuance process (S4: YES), so even one of the issuance histories in FIG. If the suppression flag is 1 (S4: NO), issue suppression processing is executed.
In the example shown in FIG. Since the suppression flag of 1 is 1, the issue suppression process is being performed. It is necessary to insert a coin ticket corresponding to one record into each counter 3.
Note that all of the suppression flags can be set to 0 by a remote control operation by a game hall employee. In other words, the release condition of the issue restraint processing of the own coin ticket is based on the receipt of all the issued coin cards and the release operation by the employee.

  In addition, even if a plurality of possession tickets are issued three times or more in the reach state, all possession tickets issued in the reach state are associated with each other. Even if the suppression flag of the record corresponding to the last possession ticket is set to 0 by accepting the coin ticket at each counter 3, the suppression flag of the record corresponding to the other possession ticket remains 1. For this reason, the issue suppression process is maintained.

According to such an embodiment, the following effects can be achieved.
The probability that a jackpot will be generated when each jack counter 3 is a jackpot after the issuance process on the condition that the subsequent issuance process is allowed on condition that the coin card issued by the issuance process is accepted. If the issue process is performed in the reach state, the issue process is performed during the reach state, and the issue process is performed by counting the number of balls in the subsequent jackpot, the subsequent issue process is suppressed and It is possible to prevent rampant behavior such as buying and selling balls.
The condition for associating the issuance process with the jackpot is that the jackpot is generated within 60 seconds after the issuance process, so that it can be specified that the issuance process has been performed more appropriately in the reach state. become.

Since the issue suppression state is canceled on condition that all holding ticket IDs whose suppression flag is 1 are accepted, the issue process is temporarily performed in the reach state, and then the game media of about a fraction is counted. The issuance process is performed again, and when the winning state is in accordance with the occurrence of the jackpot, the number of fractional holding cards are accepted, so that the restraining state can be continued even for the act of releasing the restraining state.
If the issue process is performed again while the issue timer is operating, both issue processes are associated. If a jackpot occurs while the issue timer is operating, both suppression flags for the corresponding issue process are set to 1. Therefore, if the progress of the last record in the reach state is managed, the abnormality issuing process can be properly managed, and the abnormality issuing process can be appropriately determined while reducing the processing load on the system.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
The issue timer is activated to associate the jackpot with the issue process. Depending on whether the out and start (corresponding to the progress information) after the issue process are within the allowable range instead of the issue timer. The jackpot may be associated with the issuing process.
Although it is possible to assume that issue processing is performed during jackpot, in this case, the suppression flag in the issue history of FIG. 4 may be set to 1, and subsequent issue processing may be suppressed, or issue processing may be prohibited during jackpot. May be.

An example of a configuration that associates issue histories with each other is illustrated, but each issue timer is activated in association with each issue process, and if a big hit occurs without association, it is suppressed depending on whether each issue timer is active The flag may be set to 1.
Instead of managing the issue history, it is possible to manage the suppression flag only for the immediately preceding issue process, or to manage only the coin voucher ID of the issue history with the suppression flag set to 1.
When managing the issuance history of FIG. 4, it is possible to manage the issuance history of only the issuance process whose suppression flag is 1 without managing the issuance history of all the issuance processes. In this case, it is possible to assume a configuration in which issuance information is temporarily stored according to the issuance process, and issuance history is created when a condition that the suppression flag is 1 is satisfied.

In the case of managing the issuance history of FIG. 4, the suppression flag is released on condition that the possession ticket ID is the same, but the number of possessed balls received is equal to or greater than the number of possessed balls. That is, the suppression flag may be set to 0 on the condition that it belongs to the return reference range based on the number of possessed balls issued. It should be noted that the return reference range may be more than the number of possessed balls that is smaller than the issued number of possessed balls. According to such a configuration, after the issuing process in the reach state (high expectation state), the receiving process is once performed in each other counter 3 (receiving means), and the transfer refund process is performed. After that, issue processing is performed in association with the remaining number of acquired media with the coin card, and reception processing (accepting means) is performed at each counter 3 (issuing means) that has performed the abnormal issuance processing to release the restrained state. The restraint state can be continued even for the act.
Although the prohibition process has been exemplified as the suppression process, a suppression process such as limiting the number of balls to be processed or separately accepting a valuable value such as money may be employed. Further, the counting process may be suppressed as a target of the suppression process. In this case, a configuration in which the passage to the counting unit is blocked by a shutter can be assumed.

When associating the issue process, the association is performed on the condition that the issue process was performed during the operation of the issue timer, but the associated timer having an operation time (for example, 30 seconds) different from the issue timer is set as the issue timer. Similarly, the association may be performed on condition that the issuing process is performed during the operation of the associated timer. That is, a plurality of allowable ranges for the progress information after the issuing process may be set so as to be different between the suppression process and the association, or may be set in the same manner as in the present embodiment. Including this case, settings relating to the allowable range, the return reference range, and the like may be performed collectively via the management device 4. In addition, when specifying the elapsed time, it is possible to operate a timer that counts up and determine whether or not the operating time is within the allowable range, or to specify by the time difference without operating the timer. good.
Note that the numerical values and items illustrated may be any numerical values and items as necessary.
Although the jackpot is illustrated as a special state, if the state is more advantageous to the player than the normal state, that is, if the probability of winning a ball is high after that, the so-called probability change state where the jackpot probability is high, the starting port, etc. The so-called short time state in which the winning rate of the winning opening is high may be used.

As a recording medium, an IC coin or a mobile phone may be employed in addition to the card.
Although the structure which records the number of balls, reception ID, etc. on the coin-to-ball ticket is illustrated, the coins etc. are managed in association with the ID of the coin-to-ball ticket by the management device, etc. It is good also as a structure which inquires. As the ID of the coin-to-ball ticket, an ID recorded in advance on the coin-to-ball ticket is exemplified, but an ID that is issued and recorded to the coin-to-ball ticket according to the issuing process or the like may be used.
The game information such as the holding balls to be stored may be directly specified, or may be indirectly specified through the calculation formula of the received holding ball + the counting ball−the payout ball. Of course, only the lower limit of the range of each set value is exemplified in the embodiment, but an upper limit may be set.
Although only the issuer counter 3 is the target of the suppression process, each issuer counter 3 receives an inquiry to the issuer counter 3 at the time of receipt of the offer, When the suppression flag is 1, the reception process may be prohibited or the like may be suppressed.
A part of the information processing performed by each counter 3 may be performed by the relay device 5, the management device 4, or the like. Similarly, part of the information processing performed by the management device 4 may be performed by the relay device 5 or each counter.

  In the drawings, 1 is a gaming machine, 2 is a lending machine, 3 is a counter for each machine (counting means, withdrawal means, issuing means, updating means, game information specifying means, setting means, suppression means), and 4 is a management device. .

Claims (5)

Counting means that is provided corresponding to the gaming machine and performs a counting process for counting the acquired medium that is a game medium acquired by the player;
An accepting means for accepting an acquired recording medium that is provided corresponding to a gaming machine and that is capable of specifying the number of acquired media; and
Storage means that is provided corresponding to a gaming machine and stores acquisition information that can specify the number of acquired media of a player who plays the gaming machine;
A payout means that is provided corresponding to the gaming machine and performs a payout process for paying out the game medium to the player in response to the payout operation by the player,
Issuing that is provided corresponding to the gaming machine, counting means, and accepting means, and that issues a recording medium that associates the number of acquired media specified by the acquired information as the acquired recording medium in response to an issuing operation by a player Issuing means for processing;
Update means for performing update processing for updating the acquisition information stored in the storage means in accordance with the counting process, reception process, refund process, and issue process;
The game information is specified by the game signal that can specify the game information output from the gaming machine side, and at least the gaming machine has a special state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal state as the gaming information. Game information identification means that can be identified;
A setting means for setting an allowable range capable of specifying an allowable range for the progress information after the issuing process;
When the progress information after the issuing process is monitored and the progress information deviates from the allowable range and a special state occurs in the gaming machine corresponding to the issuing means that executed the issuing process, the issuing process Abnormal issue determination means for identifying
When the abnormality issuance process is specified, subsequent issuance processing by the issuing means that has performed the abnormality issuance process, counting processing by the counting means corresponding to the issuing means, and issuance other than the issuing means that has performed the abnormality issuance process The issuing unit that has performed the abnormality issuing process is in a suppressed state that suppresses at least one of the receiving process of the abnormal recording medium that is the acquired recording medium issued in the abnormality issuing process by the receiving unit corresponding to the means. Suppression means for releasing the suppression state on condition that the abnormal recording medium is received by the reception process by the corresponding reception means;
A game system characterized by comprising:   The progress information is game information identified after the issuing process, and indicates the number of gaming media used in the gaming machine corresponding to the issuing process, a safe indicating the number of gaming media paid out by the game, The game system according to claim 1, wherein at least one of game information that is a start indicating the number of executed games and an elapsed time after the issuing process. The storage means stores ID information that can specify an abnormal medium ID that is a medium ID that can specify the acquired recording medium issued by the abnormality issuing process, and the ID information is stored by the same issuing means. When a plurality of issuing processes are specified as abnormal issuing processes among the issuing processes performed, the corresponding abnormal medium IDs can be specified respectively.
The accepting means can specify the medium ID of the acquired recording medium accepted according to the accepting process,
The said suppression means cancels | releases the said suppression state on condition that the some abnormal medium ID specified by the said ID information is each specified by the said reception process, The said suppression state is characterized by the above-mentioned. Amusement system. An issuing process association means for associating both issuing processes when the issuing process is performed again by the issuing means that executed the issuing process in a state where the progress information after the issuing process deviates from the allowable range. Prepared,
The abnormal issuance determination means is associated with a plurality of issuance processes, and when the special state occurs in a state in which the progress information after one of the issuance processes deviates from the allowable range, the corresponding issuance process 4. The game room system according to claim 1, wherein the other issuance process is specified as an abnormal issuance process. The storage means includes a medium ID that can identify the acquired recording medium issued by the issuing process, the number of acquired mediums to be issued, and issuance history information that can specify whether or not it is an abnormal issuance process, Store it in association with each issue process,
The accepting means can identify the medium ID of the acquired recording medium and the number of acquired media specified by the acquired recording medium received according to the receiving process,
The suppression means is an abnormal medium ID that is a medium ID specified by the reception process and a medium ID specified by the issue history information that specifies that the number of acquired media is the abnormal issue process. And the restrained state is canceled on the condition that it belongs to a return reference range based on the number of acquired media that is the issue target specified by the issue history information. A game system according to any one of the above.

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