JP6180258B2 - Amusement system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game hall system applied to a game hall where each counter is installed.

  In the amusement hall, each stand counter is installed as a counting device individually corresponding to the gaming machine, the count value counted by each stand counter, and the so-called theoretical holding balls specified by the driving balls, payout balls, etc. Are detected and fraud detection is performed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 11-192370 A

  Now, when performing this fraud detection, if it is determined that fraud is just when the count value exceeds the theoretical possession ball, false detection will occur frequently, so usually when the count value exceeds the sum of the theoretical possession ball and the set value Is determined to be illegal. In this case, for example, about 500 balls are set as the set value, but an act of misusing this set value is rampant. That is, for example, the game balls picked up by the player are counted by each counter, and the prize is exchanged for a prize (for example, cigarette) that can be exchanged for a small quantity of balls, or the gaming machine with a low unit price in the amusement hall By the act of counting the small amount of game balls acquired in the above with each counter corresponding to the gaming machine having a high rental unit price, a player who gains an unfair profit can be seen. However, it is practically difficult for a game counter employee to constantly monitor each counter for each counter, like a so-called island edge counter. Under such circumstances, there is an increasing need to take systematic measures against the actions of players who unfairly profit.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and its purpose is to suitably cope with an act of a player who unfairly profits at a game hall where each counter is installed. An object of the present invention is to provide a game system that can be used.

The invention described in claim 1 is provided corresponding to the gaming machine and performs counting processing for counting the game value acquired by the player, and is provided corresponding to the counting means, and the corresponding counting Issuing means for issuing a valuable value recording medium, which is a recording medium capable of specifying a valuable value owned by the player, including at least the game value counted by the means, to the player; and the counting means A receiving means for performing a receiving process for issuing an issue means corresponding to a valuable value specified by the valuable value recording medium when the valuable value recording medium is received; The operational status of the timer that operates for a predetermined period by inputting a game signal output from the gaming machine side, and the valuable value that is the issue processing target of the corresponding issuing means in advance. Among the comparison between the constant reference value, at least one of the non-operating decision means for performing non-operational determination process determines the counting corresponding to the game machine that is a non-operating state is identified by the non-operating decision process An abnormality determination means for performing an abnormality determination process for specifying that an abnormality count has been performed by updating the game value counted by the means by a preset reference value, and an abnormality by the abnormality determination means An informing means for informing the determination result;
Update of operation determination information, which is game information for determining the operation of a gaming machine, in the state where it is specified that the non-operation state is determined by the non-operation determination processing, and among the reception processing by the corresponding reception means, And a suppressor that suppresses at least one of the abnormality determination process and the notification of the abnormality determination result .

The invention described in claim 2 is provided corresponding to the gaming machine and performs counting processing for counting the game value acquired by the player, and is provided corresponding to the counting means, and the corresponding counting Issuing means for issuing a valuable value recording medium, which is a recording medium capable of specifying a valuable value owned by the player, including at least the game value counted by the means, to the player; and the counting means A receiving means for performing a receiving process for issuing an issue means corresponding to a valuable value specified by the valuable value recording medium when the valuable value recording medium is received; The operational status of the timer that operates for a predetermined period by inputting a game signal output from the gaming machine side, and the valuable value that is the issue processing target of the corresponding issuing means in advance. Non-operation determination means for performing non-operation determination processing determined by at least one of the comparisons with the set reference value, update of operation determination information that is game information for determining the operation of the gaming machine, and corresponding Abnormality counting is performed by an operation specifying unit that specifies operation by at least one of the receiving processes by the receiving unit, and a counting unit corresponding to the gaming machine that is specified as non-operating by the non-operating determination process. An abnormality determination process is performed to identify the failure, and the operation specifying unit operates after the start of the abnormality determination process until the game value counted by the counting process is updated by a preset reference value. If but that has not been identified, and abnormality determining means for identifying that an abnormal count is performed, and informing means for informing the abnormality determination result of the abnormality determining means, further comprising a And butterflies.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the counting process is performed by the counting means corresponding to the gaming machine specified to be non-operating, it is determined that the abnormal count has been performed, and the abnormality determination result So that non-game players can collect the game media that spills into the game hall and count them with a counting means (each counter), or a small amount of game media with different unit prices. The act of trying to obtain an unfair advantage by counting with the counting means can be prevented without having the employees constantly monitor each of the counting means.

In addition , if it is immediately specified that an abnormal count has been performed as a result of the counting process being performed in a state where it has been specified that it is not in operation, a ball may spill out of the upper tray of the gaming machine, etc. If the counting process is performed, there is a risk of erroneous abnormality detection, but the fact that the abnormal count has been performed is determined by the fact that the updated game value counted by the counting process reaches the reference value Since it did in this way, the fear can be excluded.

Further , during the abnormality determination process, when at least one of the operation determination information updated for the preset reference value and the reception process is specified, the abnormality determination process and the abnormality determination result Since at least one of the notifications is suppressed, even if the counting process is accidentally performed in the same manner as in the invention described in claim 2, the regular player starts the game after that. Thus, when a game medium is acquired and counted, it is possible to prevent notification by specifying an incorrect abnormality count.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the abnormality count is performed when the operation is not specified until the gaming value counted after the abnormality determination process is started is updated by a preset reference value. Therefore, even if the counting process is accidentally performed in the same manner as in the first aspect of the invention, it is possible to eliminate the possibility of erroneously detecting an abnormality.

1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention. The figure which shows the storage area of the gaming machine device Figure showing setting information flowchart

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall configuration of a game hall system 1. There is a gaming machine device 3 (counting means, issuing means, non-operation determining means, abnormality determining means, notifying means, receiving means, suppressing means, operating specifying means, compensation for game machines 2 on a one-to-one basis. Provided value specifying means, game information specifying means, theoretical acquired value specifying means, second abnormality determining means) are provided. Two gaming machines 2 and two gaming machine devices 3 are connected to one relay device 4, and the relay device 4 is connected to a management device 6 via a LAN 5. Although omitted in FIG. 1, several hundred gaming machines 2 are managed by the management device 6. The relay device 4 is also connected to a POS device (premium exchange device) or the like via the LAN 5. In the present embodiment, since the gaming machine 2 is a pachinko machine, the gaming value (game medium) is a pachinko ball. If the gaming machine 2 is a slot machine, the gaming value is a medal.

  The gaming machine 2 has an operation handle 2a, an upper saucer (upper plate) 2b, and a lower saucer (lower plate) 2c that constitute a launching device, and the game board surface 2d has a general prize winning port 2e, a first start port 2f, It has a second start port 2g, a liquid crystal display unit 2h, a special winning port 2i and the like. A lending button 2j and a return button 2k that can be operated by the player are provided side by side on the upper surface of the upper tray 2b. The portion where the rental button 2j and the return button 2k are provided may be other than the upper surface portion of the upper tray 2b. The gaming machine 2 performs the following operations.

(1) The first start opening 2f is a winning opening where the winning rate does not fluctuate (so-called navel winning opening), and the second starting port 2g is a winning opening (so-called electric Chu) where the winning rate fluctuates.
(2) A lottery result is obtained in accordance with the fact that the ball fired on the game board surface 2d by operating the operation handle 2a wins the first starting port 2f or the second starting port 2g (start winning). Is notified by symbol variation performed on the liquid crystal display unit 2h, and a jackpot is generated according to the variation result. The balls are paid out (applied) to the upper receiving tray 2b in accordance with winning in the first starting opening 2f or the second starting opening 2g. The number of balls that can be stored in the upper receiving tray 2b (the number of storage) is the model. Depending on (varies).

(3) When starting winning a prize during symbol variation, the symbol variation is cumulatively held up to a predetermined holding upper limit value (for example, four each), and the symbol variation held after the symbol variation ends is started. In addition, when a start winning is awarded in a state where the number of symbol fluctuations (holding number) being held is the upper limit value, the symbol fluctuations are not suspended.
(4) The winning probability of the jackpot lottery (the jackpot probability) is 1/360, and the probability variation rate, which is the ratio that the jackpot will become the probability variation state (probability variation) after that (probability variation jackpot) is (both normal state and probability variation state) ) 66.6%. When a big hit occurs, the big winning opening 2i is opened for 15 rounds (R). The 1R upper limit winning number is 10 and the upper limit opening time is 30 seconds. When either the upper limit winning number or the upper limit opening time is satisfied, 1R is ended.

(5) During the probability change, the jackpot probability is improved to 1/31, and the winning time ratio to the second start port 2g becomes short (short time). Since the probability change continues until the next jackpot, it continues until a jackpot (ordinary jackpot) that becomes a normal gaming state (normal state) that is neither a jackpot nor a probability change after the jackpot occurs, and then a predetermined number (for example, 100 Time) until the symbol changes, and then the normal state.
(6) The second starting port 2g is in an open state with a high winning rate when a normal symbol (ordinary symbol) that fluctuates in accordance with the winning at the regular winning port 2e is won. In this case, the fluctuation time of one time in the normal figure is 30 seconds in the normal state and 3 seconds in the short time state. The opening time is 0.3 seconds in the normal state and 5 seconds in the short time state. That is, in the short time state, the normal time fluctuation time is shorter than in the normal state, while the open time is long, so that the winning rate to the second start port 2g is high.

  The gaming machine device 3 is a stand counter having a lending function and a stand counting function, a status display LED 3a for displaying the state of the gaming machine device 3, a coin slot 3b for a player to insert coins, Liquid crystal display 3c for displaying various information, payout button 3d that can be operated by the player, payout nozzle 3e for paying the ball to the upper tray 2b of the gaming machine 2, general card 7 (recording medium, valuable value recording medium), etc. Can be inserted (accepted) and can be issued, and has a counting tray 3f for receiving balls dropped from the lower tray 2c of the gaming machine 2. The gaming machine device 3 performs the following operations.

  (1) When a player inserts money (value) into the money insertion slot 3b, the input amount is specified, and the player operates the lending button 2j of the gaming machine 2 within the range of the input amount. The balls are lent out from the payout mechanism inside the gaming machine 2 to the upper tray 2b of the gaming machine 2 (performing a lending process for giving game value). When the player inserts “1000 yen” and the player does not operate the lending button 2j, “1000 yen” is recorded as the deposit balance. From this state, for example, if the rental unit price is “4 yen”, each time the player operates the lending button 2j, “125 balls”, that is, “500 yen (unit amount)” balls are lent and the rest Record (update) deposit balance. That is, if the player inputs “1000 yen” as the investment amount, when the player operates the lending button 2j once, the deposit balance is updated to “500 yen”, and the player sets the lending button 2j. If the operation is further performed once (total of 2 times), the deposit balance is updated to “0 yen”. In addition, it is possible to accept money corresponding to a plurality of lending processes (for example, up to 10,000 yen).

  (2) When a player operates a lever provided on the lower tray 2c of the gaming machine 2 (performs a counting operation) and opens the lower tray 2c, a ball dropped from the lower tray 2c of the gaming machine 2 When it is received by the counting tray 3f, the ball is counted by a counting unit (not shown) (performs a counting process for counting the game value acquired by the player), and when the counting is completed, the counting value which is the counting result is obtained. Is added as a holding ball.

  (3) When the player operates the payout button 3d, if the number of balls that are added based on the counting result by the counting unit is equal to or larger than the number of balls (for example, one ball) of the standard holding balls (if there is a ball) Within the range of the number of balls, the balls are dispensed from the dispensing nozzle 3e to the upper tray 2b of the gaming machine 2, and the number of balls dispensed is subtracted from the number of balls. Note that a payout unit to be paid out by one holding ball payout operation is predetermined (for example, 125 balls).

  (4) When the player operates the return button 2k of the gaming machine 2 (performs the issuing operation), the balance obtained by subtracting the consideration for the loan from the accepted money and the payout by replay (refund processing) from the counted ball The general card 7 that can identify the possession balls excluding the minutes is issued (issue processing for issuing a valuable value recording medium that is a recording medium that can identify the valuable value owned by the player to the player). Also, in this case, the player can perform split issuance for only a part of the number of balls of the designated ball by issuing an operation input that designates the number of balls and part of the remaining amount. good. Note that the coins recorded on the general card 7 can be settled by a POS device, and the balance can be settled by a balance settlement machine (settlement machine). When the possession ball and balance recorded on the general card 7 are settled, if there is a balance or possession ball that is not a settlement target, the portion that is not the settlement target is returned to the player. If there are no balances or holding balls that have not been settled, the general card 7 is collected.

The gaming signals shown below are output from the gaming machine 2 and the gaming machine device 3 side.
“Out signal”: a signal that can identify a consumption value (out) that is a game value consumed according to a game output from an out BOX that collects the consumption balls. Since one pulse is output for 10 consumed (used, driven, and collected) balls, “the number of out signals × 10” is specified as out. A signal output from the gaming machine 2 may be used.
“Safe signal”: a signal that can specify a prize-giving value (safe) that is a game value given in accordance with a prize in a game output from the gaming machine 2. Since 1 pulse is output for 10 granted (paid out) balls, “safe signal number × 10” is specified as safe. The supply signal output from the supply device may be a safe signal.

“Starting signal”: a signal that can specify a start (symbol change, actuating action, unit game) in the liquid crystal display unit 2 h (combination) that fluctuates (actuates) due to a starting prize that is output from the gaming machine 2. Since it is output when the symbol variation is determined, the symbol variation is specified according to the input of the start signal. In addition, it is good also as a signal which shows having won the 1st starting port 2f or the 2nd starting port 2g.
“Big jackpot signal”: a signal that can be output from the gaming machine 2 to identify the big jackpot. Since it is a state signal that is output at a level during jackpot, the jackpot signal input is identified as being jackpot.

“Special state signal”: a signal that can specify the generation period of the special state (Gunnaka) output from the gaming machine 2. Since the level signal is output during the special state (during short time) in which the winning rate of the second starting port 2g is improved, the special state signal is being input during the special state (the period during which the special state is occurring, Status period). It is also possible to use a state signal (probability change signal) that is output at a level during probability change in which the jackpot probability is improved. Further, a period in which neither the jackpot signal nor the special state signal is input is specified as the normal state.
“Sales signal”: a signal that can specify sales information (number of sales balls, sales amount) output from the gaming machine device 3. Since one pulse is output for every 25 balls lent to a player, “sales signal number × 25” is specified as the number of sales balls, and “sales number × lending unit price (for example, 4 yen)” is specified as the sales amount. To do.

  The management device 6 includes a main device 6a, a keyboard 6b, a mouse 6c, a monitor 6d, a printer (not shown), and the like. The management device 6 sends various signals and various information to and from the control unit constituted by a microcomputer having a CPU, ROM, RAM, HDD, and I / O, the gaming machine 2 and the gaming machine device 3 via the relay device 4. The input / output unit (I / O) and the like for input / output are executed and the control program is executed to identify the operating state of the gaming machine 2 based on the gaming signal input from the gaming machine 2 or the gaming machine device 3 At the same time, game data for each gaming machine 2 (out, safe, difference ball, start count, jackpot count, appearance rate, sales, etc.) and game data for each model are calculated and managed.

  Now, as described above in the section “Problems to be Solved by the Invention”, it is necessary to take measures against a player who unfairly gains profits. It is practically difficult for employees to constantly monitor each count, and there is an increasing need to take systematic countermeasures against the actions of players who are unfairly profitable. In response to such a conventional problem, in the present invention, the gaming machine device 3 performs the following operation.

The gaming machine device 3 has a storage area shown in FIG. Each item in the storage area shown in FIG. 2 is as follows.
“Balance, Mochitama”: The balance is a player's balance that is added by a deposit process for accepting money, etc., and subtracted from the accepted monetary amount by a monetary amount that has been paid by a lending process. The possession ball is a possession ball of the player that is added by the counting process and subtracted from the counted game medium by the game medium that has been paid by replay. Both the balance and the possession ball indicate the valuable value possessed by the player associated with the general card 7 to be issued by the issuing operation.

  “Determination flag”: a flag indicating that an abnormality determination is “1” when performing non-operation count abnormality determination processing (hereinafter referred to as abnormality determination), and the counting process is performed in a determination state indicating non-operation. Is set to “1”, and is set to “0” when warning processing or operation is specified.

“Decision count value”: a count value to be determined for abnormality determination, which is initialized by the start of abnormality determination and updated by counting processing.
“Determination operation information”: Game information for interrupting (ending) the abnormality determination by specifying the operation. In this embodiment, for example, out is adopted. It is initialized by the start of abnormality determination, and is updated by input of a game signal that can specify determination operation information such as an out signal, for example. Of course, other than out may be adopted as long as the index can identify operation.

In addition, the gaming machine device 3 sets the setting information shown in FIG. 3 by an input operation performed by the manager of the game hall using the management device 6. Each item of the setting information shown in FIG. 3 is as follows.
“Balance, holding ball”: a reference value for each of the holding ball and holding ball stored in the storage area of the gaming machine device 3 shown in FIG. 2 for suppressing abnormality determination, and the balance exceeds the reference value The abnormality determination is suppressed according to the result of comparison with the reference value, such as not performing the abnormality determination when the holding ball exceeds the reference value. It should be noted that the reference value may also be used, such as setting both to “0”.
“Operating timer”: This is the operating time of the operating timer, which is the timer that operates when a game signal such as “out” or “safe” is input, or when the holding ball and balance become below the reference value. Suppresses abnormal determination.

“Decision count value”: a reference value for the determination count value stored in the storage area of the gaming machine device 3 shown in FIG. 2, and when the determination count value reaches the reference value, the determination count value and the reference A warning process for notifying abnormality is performed based on the result of comparison with the value.
“Decision operation information”: a reference value for the determination operation information stored in the storage area of the gaming machine device 3 shown in FIG. 2, and when the determination operation information reaches the reference value, the determination count value and the reference The abnormality determination is interrupted (terminated) because the operation can be specified by the result of the comparison with the value.

The gaming machine device 3 performs processing shown as a flowchart in FIG. 4 in relation to the present invention.
The gaming machine device 3 counts whether or not the use of a holding ball or balance has occurred (S1), whether or not a deposit has been made (S2), whether or not a gaming signal has been input from the gaming machine 2 (S3), (S4) is waited for.

  When the gaming machine device 3 determines that the player has inserted money into the money insertion slot 3b and determines that the deposit has been made (S2: YES), the gaming machine device 3 adds the balance (S5), and the determination flag is “0” at that time. Is determined (S6), and if it is determined that the determination flag is “0” (S6: YES), it is determined whether counting has been performed (S4). When the gaming machine device 3 determines that a gaming signal has been input from the gaming machine 2 (S3: YES), it restarts the operation timer (S7), and whether or not the determination flag is “0” at that time. If it is determined that the determination flag is “0” (S8: YES), it is determined whether counting has been performed (S4). Further, when the gaming machine device 3 determines that the use of the ball or the balance has occurred due to the player operating the payout button 3d or the lending button 2j of the gaming machine 2 (S1: YES). ), The holding ball or the balance is subtracted (S9), and it is determined whether both the holding ball and the balance after the subtraction are equal to or less than the reference value of the setting information shown in FIG. 3 (S10). When the gaming machine device 3 determines that both the retained ball and the balance after the subtraction are equal to or less than the reference value (S10: YES), it restarts the operation timer (S11).

  If the gaming machine device 3 determines that the counting has been performed by the player performing the counting operation (S4: YES), the gaming machine device 3 adds the ball (S12), and the determination flag is “0” at that time. It is determined whether or not (S13). When it is determined that the determination flag is “0” (S13: YES), the gaming machine device 3 determines whether both the holding ball and the balance are equal to or less than the reference value of the setting information illustrated in FIG. S14) When it is determined that both the holding ball and the balance are equal to or less than the reference value (S14: YES), it is determined whether or not the operation timer is operating at that time (S15) (non-operation determination processing is performed). ). When the gaming machine device 3 determines that the operation timer is not operating, that is, it is not operating (S15: NO), it initializes the determination count value and the determination operation information stored in the storage area at that time (S16). ), The determination flag is set to “1” (S17), and abnormality determination is started.

  When the gaming machine device 3 starts the abnormality determination, it updates the determination count value stored in the storage area in accordance with the counting process (S18), and the updated determination count value is set information shown in FIG. If the updated count value reaches the reference value (S19: YES), the non-working count is specified, and an abnormal display, abnormal sound output, or abnormal signal is detected. Is output to the management device 6 (S20) (the abnormality determination result is notified). That is, when the gaming machine device 3 determines that the counting process has been performed during the non-operation determination by the non-operation determination process for determining that the gaming machine 2 is in the non-operating state, the gaming machine device 3 starts the abnormality determination, and the gaming machine When it is determined that the determination count value has reached the reference value without determining operation by an operation determination process described later for determining that 2 is in an operating state, an abnormality notification is performed.

  If the gaming machine device 3 determines that a gaming signal has been input from the gaming machine 2 during the abnormality determination (S3: YES), it determines that the determination flag is not “0” (S8: NO). The determination operation information is updated (S21), and the determination operation information after the update is compared with the reference value of the setting information shown in FIG. 3 to perform operation determination processing (S22). If it is determined that the information has reached the reference value (S22: YES), the determination flag is set to “0” (S23), and the abnormality determination is terminated. In addition, when the gaming machine device 3 is in an abnormality determination, it performs an operation determination process depending on whether or not a deposit is made, and if it is determined that the deposit has been made (S2: YES), the determination flag is not “0”. (S8: NO), the determination flag is set to “0” (S23), and the abnormality determination is terminated. After determining that the determination flag is not “0”, the gaming machine device 3 determines whether or not the balance is greater than or equal to a reference value, and determines whether or not the balance is greater than or equal to the reference value. Processing may be performed, and the abnormality determination may be terminated according to the determination result.

  In addition, the gaming machine device 3 determines out-of-work counts by the above-described series of processes (performs the first abnormality determination), and out, safe, and lending balls (so-called other than holding balls) for each gaming machine. Replays that include the value of the stored ball are also included), and the theoretical possessed ball (theoretical acquisition value) is calculated by the formula of “safe + loaned ball-out”. The calculated theoretical possessed ball is shown in FIG. Compared with the actual holding ball which is the holding ball, and determines whether or not the difference between the theoretical holding ball and the actual holding ball has reached a preset reference value (performs the second abnormality determination), and the difference When it is determined that has reached the reference value, abnormality notification is performed.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, in the gaming machine device 3 provided for each gaming machine 2, the counting process is performed in a state where it is specified that the corresponding gaming machine 2 is not in operation. When this occurs, it was determined that an abnormal count was performed, and a warning process was performed. A player who is not playing picks up game media spilled into the game hall and counts it with the gaming machine device 3 or counts a small amount of game media with the gaming machine device 3 of different unit prices. It is possible to prevent an act of obtaining a profit without causing the employee to constantly monitor each of the gaming machine devices 3.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In addition, description is abbreviate | omitted about the same part as above-mentioned 1st Embodiment, and a different part is demonstrated.
The second embodiment is the same as the first embodiment in that the non-operation determination process and the operation determination process are performed, but the abnormality determination is performed using the holding balls without separately providing the determination count value. That is, if the gaming machine device 3 determines that the counting process has been performed during the determination of non-operation, the determination flag is set to “1”, and abnormality determination is started. If the operation is determined, the determination flag is set to “0”. Although the points are the same, abnormality notification is performed when the holding ball reaches a reference value (for example, a reference value similar to the determination count value shown in FIG. 3) while the determination flag is “1”. Also, when the gaming machine device 3 accepts the general card 7 (performs the acceptance process), there is a high possibility that the possession ball has reached the reference value at that time. Suppress.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
The determination count value and the determination operation information may be initialized before the abnormality determination is started. The determination count value and the determination operation information are performed at timings other than the exemplified timing such as when the determination flag is set to “0”, warning processing, issuance processing, and the like. Alternatively, both may be initialized at different timings.

  If the operating state is specified by the balance and the possession ball reaching the reference value as the operation determination, it is specified whether or not the general card 7 is being received, and whether or not the general card 7 is being received separately. However, it may be determined whether or not the general card 7 is being received and the operating state may be specified, or whether or not a so-called member card is being received. The operating state may be specified.

  Since the operation determination and the non-operation determination are determined by different methods, an example of the operation determination in which general operation determination needs to be performed separately is shown. However, the operation state and non-operation state related to the abnormality determination are determined by the general operation determination. You may specify. In addition, the operating state or the non-operating state may be specified by at least one of the balance, the holding ball, and the operating timer.

  In consideration of the case where the ball is spilled from the upper tray 2b of the gaming machine 2 and accidentally counted, the determination count value is compared with the reference value to notify the abnormality, but the counting process is performed in a non-operating state. Accordingly, the abnormality notification may be performed as it is (without comparing the determination count value and the reference value).

  Some fraudsters pick up balls, perform general card 7 and membership card acceptance processing, and then count the picked up balls to avoid anomaly determination. Instead of comparing the balance and holding ball with the reference value, or by adding the determination balance, the determination balance and the determination count value are initialized at the time of receiving the card, and the same value is compared with the reference value. Operation determination may be performed. In this case, it is desirable to classify the determination count value for abnormality determination and operation determination.

  As the recording medium, the general card 7 and the membership card for recording the balance and the possession ball are exemplified. However, any recording medium such as a coin or a paper receipt may be used. In addition, in the case of a recording medium in which recording information such as a receipt is difficult to rewrite, only the ID is recorded on the recording medium, and the balance and the ball etc. are managed by the management device 6 in association with the ID. Also good. In other words, the settlement information such as holding balls and balance may be configured in any way.

The setting information such as the operation timer and the reference value of the determination count value exemplified may be arbitrarily set by the game hall manager if set in advance, or set in advance by the manufacturer of the management device 6 Alternatively, it may be downloaded from an external (for example, chain store headquarters) management server and set.
All of the exemplified game information may be specified by any method as long as it shows the defined contents, whether it is directly specified by the input signal or indirectly by using an arithmetic expression. . Also, the numerical value, the number of digits, items, etc. are examples, and any numerical value may be adopted.

As the target gaming machine 2, a pachinko machine other than the illustrated pachinko machine, a slot machine, or the like can also be adopted. Moreover, although each stand counter which has a lending function was illustrated as the gaming machine device 3, each stand counter which does not have a lending function may be applied as a gaming machine device.
Part of the processing performed by the gaming machine device 3 may be performed by the relay device 4 or the management device 6. Similarly, part of the processing performed by the management device 6 may be performed by the relay device 4 or the gaming machine device 3 or the like.
The exemplified configurations including the modification examples may be combined in any way, and the configurations may be appropriately excluded.

  In the drawings, 1 is a game system, 2 is a gaming machine, 3 is a gaming machine device (counting means, issuing means, non-operation determining means, abnormality determining means, notifying means, receiving means, suppressing means, operating specifying means, consideration An added value specifying means, a game information specifying means, a theoretically acquired value specifying means, a second abnormality determining means), and 7 are general cards (recording medium, valuable value recording medium).

Claims (2)

A counting means which is provided corresponding to the gaming machine and performs a counting process for counting the gaming value acquired by the player;
A player is provided with a valuable value recording medium that is provided corresponding to the counting means and includes at least the gaming value counted by the corresponding counting means, and is a recording medium that can identify the valuable value owned by the player. Issuing means for performing issuing processing;
An accepting unit configured to correspond to the counting unit, and when accepting the valuable value recording medium, an accepting unit that performs an accepting process for issuing an issuer corresponding to the valuable value specified by the valuable value recording medium;
The fact that the gaming machine is in a non-operating state is preset with the operational status of a timer that operates for a predetermined period by inputting a gaming signal output from the gaming machine side, and the valuable value that is the issue processing target of the corresponding issuing means Non-operation determination means for performing non-operation determination processing to be determined by at least one of the comparisons with the determined reference value;
The game value counted by the counting means corresponding to the gaming machine identified as being in a non-operating state by the non-operating determination process is updated by a preset reference value, thereby performing an abnormal count. Abnormality determination means for performing abnormality determination processing for specifying
Informing means for informing the abnormality determination result by the abnormality determining means;
Update of operation determination information, which is game information for determining the operation of a gaming machine, in the state where it is specified that the non-operation state is determined by the non-operation determination processing, and among the reception processing by the corresponding reception means, At least one of the abnormality determination processing and the suppression means for suppressing at least one of the abnormality determination results is provided. A counting means which is provided corresponding to the gaming machine and performs a counting process for counting the gaming value acquired by the player;
A player is provided with a valuable value recording medium that is provided corresponding to the counting means and includes at least the gaming value counted by the corresponding counting means, and is a recording medium that can identify the valuable value owned by the player. Issuing means for performing issuing processing;
An accepting unit configured to correspond to the counting unit, and when accepting the valuable value recording medium, an accepting unit that performs an accepting process for issuing an issuer corresponding to the valuable value specified by the valuable value recording medium;
The fact that the gaming machine is in a non-operating state is preset with the operational status of a timer that operates for a predetermined period by inputting a gaming signal output from the gaming machine side, and the valuable value that is the issue processing target of the corresponding issuing means Non-operation determination means for performing non-operation determination processing to be determined by at least one of the comparisons with the determined reference value;
Update of operation determination information which is game information for determining operation of a gaming machine, and operation specifying means for specifying operation by at least one of the reception processing by the corresponding reception means,
After the start of the abnormality determination process, the abnormality determination process is performed to specify that the abnormal counting has been performed by the counting unit corresponding to the gaming machine identified as being in the non-operating state by the non-operation determination process. The abnormality determining means for specifying that the abnormal counting has been performed when the operation specifying means has not been specified before the game value counted by the counting process is updated by a preset reference value. When,
Yu Move-field system that is characterized by comprising a notification unit, a notifying the abnormality determination result of the abnormality determining means.

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