JP6336347B2 - Amusement system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a system for a game hall comprising counting means for performing a counting process for accepting and counting an acquired value which is a game value acquired by a player on the condition that an authentication process for authenticating a game hall employee is performed. About.

  At the amusement hall, the game value acquired by the player is counted and a recording medium is issued, and prizes are exchanged based on the recording medium. If the counting is performed only by the player, illegal radio waves are emitted. Therefore, for example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, counting is performed under the condition of authentication by an employee.

JP 2001-157771 A

According to the thing of patent document 1, even if an employee counts by an unauthorized method, since the employee is suspicious, it seems that the fraud itself disappears. There are cases where fraud by employees such as
That is, when a player acquires a large amount of gaming value and the employee counts the gaming value, the gaming value stored in the box storing the gaming value is input to the counting device and the gaming value is counted. While we were hiding the issuing operation part of the counting device in that box, we handed over the hand towel as a post-game service to the player and kept it hidden while drawing attention to the hand towel. The issue operation unit is operated to perform issue processing, and the issued recording medium is concealed. After that, the remaining game value is immediately counted, so that the player is not aware that the issuance process has been performed, and the same issuance process is performed for the remaining game value as usual. Handing over the recording medium to the player, finishing the spot, and then handing over the issued recording medium to the acquaintance of the employee to exchange the prize, that is, the player has a gaming value of about one box. There may be a theft count where employees steal a part of a large amount of game value that can be lost.
Such theft count is very difficult to find because the counted game value is acquired by regular games, and the loss incurred by the game hall due to such employee theft count (such as loss of credit from the player) ) Is a long-awaited game room system.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to consider fraud even when fraud is performed by an employee who is difficult to detect even if employee authentication is performed when counting the game value. An object of the present invention is to provide a game system that can be appropriately handled.

  The system for a game hall according to the present invention includes a counting means for performing a counting process for receiving and counting an acquired value that is a gaming value acquired by a player, and a game operation according to an issuing operation for operating a predetermined issuing operation unit. Allowing the counting process on condition that the issuing means for performing the issuing process that makes it possible to specify the acquired value counted by the counting process by the recording medium that can be possessed by the player and the authentication process for authenticating the game hall employee are performed On the other hand, when a continuous counting is performed in which the newly acquired value is accepted by the counting means without satisfying a preset allowable termination condition after the issuing process is performed, the new authentication process is performed. And a permitting unit that allows the counting process without a condition, and a setting unit that can change the operation period of the issuing operation unit necessary to validate the issuing operation. Motomeko 1).

The game system according to claim 1,
An informing means for informing a warning sound may be provided when at least one of the issuing process is performed and the continuous counting is performed (Claim 2).

The game system according to claim 2,
The notifying means obtains the issue processing target according to a result of comparing the acquisition value to be the issue processing target with a reference acquisition value that is a reference value preset for the acquisition value. You may make it perform the said alerting | reporting process on the condition that it can specify that there is little value (Claim 3).

In the game system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
When the continuous counting is performed, a result of comparing a period from when the previous issuance process in the continuous counting is performed until a new acquired value is accepted to a reference period preset for the period Accordingly, a period abnormality specifying means which is an abnormality specifying means for specifying an abnormality may be provided (claim 4).

In the game system according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
When the continuous count is performed, the subsequent issue processing is performed according to a comparison result between the acquired value to be subjected to subsequent issue processing in the continuous count and a first reference value set in advance for the acquired value. When it is possible to specify that the target acquisition value is high, a period from the previous issuance process in the continuous counting until a new acquisition value is accepted and a reference period preset for the period Of the comparison result and the comparison result between the acquired value that is the subject of the previous issuance process in the continuous counting and the second reference value that is preset for the acquired value is identified as abnormal. You may make it provide the count value abnormality specific means which is an abnormality specific means to perform (Claim 5).

In the game system according to claim 4 or 5,
The number of counting opportunities that is the number of times of the authentication process, the counting process according to the authentication process, or the issuing process according to the authentication process, and the number of abnormalities that is the number of times that the abnormality specifying means has specified an abnormality. Is managed in units of the game hall employees, and the abnormal count information that is at least one of the abnormal count and the ratio of the abnormal count to the count opportunity count and an abnormal reference value that is set in advance for the abnormal count information It is also possible to provide an abnormality notifying means for notifying the comparison result with (Claim 6).

In the game system according to any one of claims 4 to 6,
An accepting means for accepting a recording medium issued by the issuing means; and a destination in the continuous counting that is provided corresponding to the accepting means and that the recording medium accepted by the accepting means is specified as abnormal. In the case where the recording medium is issued by the issuance process, reception notification means for notifying that effect may be provided (claim 7).

  According to the invention of claim 1, when the theft counting by the game hall employee is performed, the issuing process is performed for a small amount of acquired value in the previous counting in the continuous counting, and the issuing process is performed. It is assumed that the next counting process will be performed so that the player will not be aware of it, but because the operation period of the issuance operation unit can be changed, the amusement centers that are worried that the theft counting will be performed By setting a longer operation period, it is possible to make it difficult to perform theft counting, while amusement arcades that are not afraid of theft counts but require convenience, have a shorter operation period. It is possible to provide a highly versatile game room system that can be flexibly adapted to the situation.

  According to the invention of claim 2, the game hall employee who performs theft counting by continuous counting tries to perform continuous counting without notifying the player that the previous issuance processing or continuous counting has been performed. In such a case, the warning sound is notified, so that the probability that the player notices that the previous issuance process or continuous counting has been performed is increased, and it is possible to make it difficult to perform theft counting.

  According to the invention of claim 3, it is made difficult to grasp whether or not a part of the acquisition value of the player who has obtained a large amount of acquisition value has been stolen as a target of theft. However, by performing the notification process on the condition that it can be specified, it is possible to prevent the notification process from being performed in the dark.

  According to the invention of claim 4, when performing the theft counting, it is assumed that the period between consecutive counting is shortened more than necessary, but when the period is short, it can be determined that it is abnormal. Thus, it is possible to suitably specify that the theft count has been performed by continuous counting.

  According to the invention of claim 5, when the theft count is performed, the first condition is that the player acquires a large amount of game value. If the condition is satisfied, the second condition is further satisfied. Since the abnormality is specified on the condition that the period between consecutive counts is short or the subject of the previous issuance process is a small amount of acquired value, it can be suitably specified that the theft count was performed by continuous counting It becomes.

According to the invention of claim 6, it is possible to suitably notify that the theft count has been performed.
According to the invention of claim 7, the acquired value of the recording medium subject to theft counting is the recording medium issued by the previous issuance processing in the continuous counting, and when this recording medium is received, notification is performed. This makes it possible to distinguish a holder who has a recording medium issued by theft counting from other players.

Schematic which shows the whole structure of the system for game halls in one Embodiment. Perspective view of the island edge counting device shown in the closed state of the slide cover Perspective view of island edge counting device shown in open state of slide cover A figure showing an example of count dispersion setting Diagram showing an example of counting history The figure which shows the total result which totaled counting history corresponding to employee ID The flowchart which shows the process which an island edge counting device performs

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 large number of gaming machines 1 are installed in the game hall, and a gaming device 2 and an information display device 3 are installed as peripheral devices corresponding to each gaming machine 1 on a one-to-one basis. The gaming machine 1, the gaming device 2, and the information display device 3 are connected to a relay device 4, and two gaming machines 1, two gaming devices 2, and two information display devices 3 are one relay device 4. It is relayed on. The relay device 4 is connected to the management device 6 (corresponding to setting means and abnormality notification means) via the LAN 5.

  In the game hall, there are island edge counting devices 7 (corresponding to counting means, issuing means, permission means, setting means, notification means, period abnormality specifying means, count value abnormality specifying means) and prize exchange device (hereinafter referred to as POS) 8 (reception) And a balance settlement machine (not shown) are also installed and connected to the management apparatus 6 via the LAN 5. The POS 8 is read by a reader such as an attached scanner (not shown) and can be possessed by a player, and a paper-like count receipt (corresponding to a recording medium) that can specify an acquired value that is a game value acquired by the player. And a prize exchange process is executed based on the game value specified by the received recording medium. When the IC card 9 is inserted, the balance settlement machine reads the deposit balance recorded on the IC card 9, returns the balance, and collects the IC card 9.

  The management device 6 is installed in, for example, an office room in the game hall, and is connected to a keyboard 10, a monitor 11, a printer (not shown) and the like that are operated by the game hall manager. The management device 6 is operated according to a program by the computer, so that game data indicating the operating status of the gaming machine 1 (out, safe, jackpot number indicating the number of jackpots generated in the gaming machine 1, the number of starts, the gaming machine 1 For example, operating hours indicating the time during which the system is operating. In the amusement hall, for example, hundreds of gaming machines 1 including so-called pachislot machines are installed and are managed by the management device 6.

  The gaming machine 1 is a CR (card reader) pachinko machine, which has an operation handle 13, an upper saucer 14 and a lower saucer 15 that constitute a launching device that launches a ball onto the board surface 12, and a liquid crystal display unit 16, The figure has a winning port 17, a first starting port 18, a second starting port 19, and a big winning port 20.

  The first starting port 18 is a winning port where the winning rate does not change (so-called “Jezo winning port”), and the second starting port 19 is a winning port (so-called electric Chu) where the winning rate changes. A big win lottery is performed in accordance with a winning (start winning) at each of the start ports 18 and 19, and a lottery result is notified by a symbol variation performed in the liquid crystal display unit 16, and a big hit is made according to the variation result. When starting winning a prize during symbol variation, the symbol variation is cumulatively retained up to a predetermined hold upper limit value (for example, four each), and the symbol variation that has been suspended is started after symbol variation ends. In addition, when a start winning is made in a state where the number of symbols fluctuation (holding number) being held is the upper limit, the symbol fluctuation is not suspended.

  The winning probability of the big hit lottery (big hit probability) is 1/360, and the probability change ratio that is the ratio of big hit (probable big hit) that becomes the probable change state (probability change) is 66.6% (both normal state and probable change state) It is. When a big hit occurs, the grand prize opening 20 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.

  During the probability change, the jackpot probability is improved to 1/31, and the winning state for the second start port 19 becomes shorter (shorter time, lower middle). Since the probability change continues until the next big hit, it continues until a big hit (normal big hit) that becomes a normal gaming state (normal state) that is neither a big hit nor a probable change after the big hit occurs, and then a predetermined number (for example, 100 times) ) The time is shortened until the symbol variation is performed, and then the normal state is reached.

  The second starting port 19 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 winning symbol winning port 17 is hit. 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 becomes shorter than in the normal state, while the open time becomes longer, so that the winning rate of the second start port 19 becomes higher.

The following signals are output from the gaming machine side along with the game.
Out signal = a signal (operation signal) that can specify a consumption value (out) output from an out BOX that collects consumed 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 1 may be used.
Safe signal = a signal that can specify a prize-giving value (safe) output from the gaming machine 1. Since 1 pulse is output for 10 payout balls, “safe signal number × 10” is specified as safe. The supply signal output from the supply device may be a safe signal.

  Start signal = a signal that can specify start processing (symbol variation, accessory operation, unit game) in the liquid crystal display unit 16 (combination) that changes (actuates) due to a start winning that is output from the gaming machine 1. Since it is output when the symbol variation is determined and the symbol variation is specified according to the signal input, “the number of start signals × 1” is specified as the number of start times. In addition, it is good also as a signal which shows having won each starting port 18,19.

Jackpot signal = A signal that can be specified from the gaming machine 1 to specify the jackpot period. Since it is a status signal that is output at a level during a big hit, it is specified that the big hit signal is being input as a special hit.
Special state signal = a signal that can specify a special game state (Amanaka) output from the gaming machine 1. Since the level signal is output during the special game state (during time reduction) in which the winning rate of the second start port 19 is improved, the special state signal being input is identified as being in the special game state (sweet mode). Of course, it may be a signal output during probability change. Further, a period in which neither the big hit signal nor the special state signal is input is specified as the normal state.

  The gaming device 2 receives a state display unit 21 that indicates a current operation state (normal state, error state, etc.), a money insertion slot 22 into which money such as banknotes and coins is inserted, and an operation input from a player and a game. As the game progresses, the touch panel type liquid crystal display unit 23 displays game data such as the number of symbol fluctuations (starts) and the probability of jackpot, and the payout for paying out a unit (for example, worth 500 yen) of balls (game value) A button 24, a dispensing nozzle 25 through which the dispensed ball passes, a card insertion slot 26 into which the IC card 9 is inserted, and the like are provided.

The gaming device 2 includes a control unit including a microcomputer having a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an HDD. When money is received (money acceptance processing), the deposit amount is balanced in both the gaming machine 1 and the gaming device 2. When the lending button of the gaming machine 1 is pressed (lending operation, giving operation) in a state where there is a balance, a lending ball (game value) for lending 1 unit (for example, 500 yen) is paid out from the gaming machine 1 (Granting process), and the consideration is deducted from the balance. Note that money can be accepted for a plurality of grant processing (for example, up to 10,000 yen). Further, when paying out from the gaming machine, a payout request signal capable of specifying the number of balls to be paid out is output from the gaming device 2 to the gaming machine 1, and from the gaming machine 1 according to the input of the payout request signal Is paid out.
When the return button of the gaming machine 1 is pressed (issue operation is accepted) while the balance remains, an IC card 9 that can specify the balance (remaining monetary value) is issued, and the issue information is managed by the management device 6. If the IC card 9 is received, the balance is taken over and taken over.

  The gaming device 2 uses the serial communication with the relay device 4 to receive and accept money, balance, number of borrowed balls, number of payout balls, deposit amount, amount of borrowed balls and sales price that is the consideration of the lending balls, and the IC card 9 Various information such as acceptance and issue processing can be specified, but what kind of game signal is specified such as specifying these with pulse signals (for example, 1 pulse for every 1000 yen of payment, 1 pulse for every 100 yen of sales, etc.) You may adopt and specify. Note that such communication in the lending process may be performed directly between the gaming machine 1 and the gaming device 2 without using the relay device 4.

The information display device 3 includes a data display unit 27, a plurality of operation switch units 28, and the like. Various types of information such as game information aggregated based on signals input from the gaming machine 1 are displayed on the data display unit 27. The plurality of operation switch units 28 are operated to switch display contents of the data display unit 27, or for a player to call an employee of the game hall.
The island edge counting device 7 is a device for counting balls acquired by the player with the gaming machine 1, and is installed at the island edge of the gaming machine island. That is, in order to count the balls acquired by the player, it is necessary to store the balls in a ball box, carry them to the island edge counting device 7 and count them.

  2 and 3 are external perspective views of the island edge counter 7. The island edge counting device 7 includes a ball insertion slot 29 for receiving a ball (acquisition medium) acquired by a player through a game, and a slide cover 30 for opening and closing the ball insertion slot 29 (in FIG. 2, the slide cover 30 is a ball insertion slot). 3 shows a state in which the slide cover 30 is slid and moved to a closed position, and FIG. 3 shows a state in which the slide cover 30 is slid and moved to an open position where the ball slot 29 is opened. Touch panel type liquid crystal display unit 31 having a display function for displaying and an input receiving function for receiving operation inputs from employees and players, an LED display unit 32 for indicating the state of the island edge counting device 7, a count value, and A receipt issuing port 33 for issuing a counting receipt on which a two-dimensional code or bar code etc. on which a count value is recorded, a member card receiving port 34 for receiving a member card, an employee An employee IC card reader 35 for reading employee information recorded on the employee IC card in a state where an employee IC card (not shown) possessed is worn and a cigarette counter provided in front of the island edge counter 7 A ball insertion port 36, a ball return port 37 for returning excess balls, and a slide cover opening / closing key 38 for opening and closing the slide cover 30 in an emergency (FIGS. 2 and 3 show a state closed by the cover) Etc. are provided.

  The slide cover 30 is locked by a locking portion (not shown) disposed on the front side of the ball insertion slot 29, and employee authentication is performed when an employee puts an employee IC card on the employee IC card reader 35. When unlocked by employee authentication, the slide cover 30 is moved to the open position shown in FIG. The intake port 39 provided at the bottom of the ball insertion port 29 is closed by a shutter 40 that can be opened and closed by a solenoid or the like, and the shutter 40 is opened by employee authentication so that counting is possible. When a ball is inserted into the ball insertion port 29, the ball received at the ball insertion port 29 falls from the intake port 39 and is counted by a counting sensor (not shown) provided at the back of the intake port 39. . In this way, the count value is updated one by one while counting balls.

  After the issuing process for issuing the recording medium on which the count value is recorded, when a cover sensor (not shown) detects that the slide cover 30 is closed (corresponding to “permissible end condition is satisfied”), the locking part is locked. Although the shutter 40 of the intake port 39 is also closed, if counting balls are received again with the slide cover 30 opened, continuous counting can be performed in which issuing processing is performed after counting processing is performed again. That is, in the opened state of the slide cover 30, in order to save the trouble of authentication when performing continuous counting, once employee authentication is performed, the authentication state continues until the slide cover 30 is closed, and continuous counting is possible. It has become.

By the way, a theft count is performed in which an employee steals a part of a large amount of balls acquired by a player using the continuous counting function of the island edge counting device 7.
Under such circumstances, in order to be able to detect the employee theft count, the management device 6 can be set with a count distribution setting which is a setting for detecting the employee theft count. The set set value is automatically set in the island edge counting device 7 by being transmitted to the island edge counting device 7. The set value can be transmitted to all the island edge counters 7 at the same time, but can be transmitted only to the selected island edge counter 7.

FIG. 4 shows the count dispersion setting, and the following items are set.
Issuing operation time = reference value for operating (pressing) the issuing button (corresponding to the issuing operation unit) displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 31 of the island edge counting device 7, and the issuing button is equal to or longer than the operation time for this set value. If is operated, the issuing operation is validated and the issuing process is performed. Arbitrary time can be adopted as a reference value. The issue button is not limited to the one displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 31, but may be a physical switch or the like.

  Count lower limit value (corresponding to the second reference value) = the reference value of the count value that is used when an employee performs theft counting. A so-called ball box capacity for storing game values such as balls is set as a reference value (for example, a value smaller than 1800 balls), and a count value less than or less than the reference value is set as a small count (small count) Identify.

  Timer between counting = The operating time of the timer that operates according to the issuing process. Even in the case of continuous counting in normal counting, when the employee hands the issued recording medium to the player, the next player is counted after giving a greeting, etc. In such a case, the period of the greeting or the like (for example, a period shorter than 5 seconds) is used as a reference value, and it is specified that the counting interval is small, that is, abnormal when it is less than or less than the reference value.

  Count upper limit value (corresponding to the first reference value) = a reference value of a count value to the extent that a player can be deceived even if a theft count is performed. When the employee performs the theft count, the count value is such that it can be thought that the theft count will be distracted (the player will not notice). Specified as count).

In the example shown in FIG. 4, the issuing operation time is set to 2 seconds, the counting lower limit value is set to 2000 balls, the counting timer is set to 3 seconds, and the counting upper limit value is set to 10,000 balls.
When the player counts the balls acquired by the gaming machine 1, the player stores the balls in a ball box and carries them to the island edge counting device 7 to call an employee. The called employee places the employee IC card that is carried on the employee IC card reader 35 of the island edge counting device 7.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing executed by the island edge counting device 7. The island edge counting device 7 executes a standby flow for performing employee authentication based on the employee information read from the employee IC card (S1: NO). If authentication is possible (S1: YES), the slide cover 30 is locked. Has unlocked the locked portion and opened the shutter 40 closing the inlet 39 (S2), has received a counting ball (S3: NO), has received an issuing operation (S5: NO) The waiting flow is executed during counting.

  The employee opens the slide cover 30 and throws the balls stored in the ball box into the ball slot 29 of the island edge counting device 7. Then, since the thrown ball is received by the ball slot 29 and detected by the back counting sensor through the take-in port 39, the counting ball is accepted (S3: YES), and the counting process is executed (S4). ). In the counting process, when a ball is detected by the counting sensor, a counting timer (for example, 2 seconds) is activated, and when the counting ends and the counting timer times out, an issue button displayed as an operation display on the liquid crystal display unit 31 is activated. And can be operated. Further, the detection number of the count sensor is specified as a count value and is updated and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 31 as needed. When the employee touches the issue button, the operation is accepted (S5: YES), and the issue process is executed (S6). In this issuance process, a count receipt which is a recording medium whose count value can be specified is issued, and the employee hands the issued recording medium to the player. In this case, the operation for the issue button is valid when the operation is performed for more than the issue operation time of FIG. 4 (2 seconds in the example of FIG. 4), and the operation is not accepted with an operation time less than the issue operation time. Issuance processing is not performed. Of course, the issue operation is not accepted even when a known issue condition other than the operation time is not satisfied, such as a count value of 0.

  After the issuing process, it is determined whether the count value is less than the count lower limit value (S7). If the count value is equal to or greater than the count lower limit value (S7: NO), it is determined whether the count value exceeds the count upper limit value as a normal count (S15). Even when the count value is less than or equal to the count upper limit (S15: NO), or even when the count value exceeds the count upper limit (S15: YES), the low count flag and the interval abnormality flag described later are 0. In this case (S16: YES), normal count information is transmitted to the management device 6 as a normal count (S17), the counting timer is activated (S11), whether the cover sensor is detected (S12: NO), A post-counting standby flow for determining whether to accept (S19: NO) is executed.

After the issuance process, when the employee closes the slide cover 30 to finish counting, the cover sensor detects this (S12: YES), and after returning the low count flag and the interval abnormality flag to 0 ( S13), the locking portion of the slide cover 30 is locked, and the shutter 40 of the intake port 39 is also closed (S14).
As described above, the normal counting process for one player can be completed.

On the other hand, when the employee counts the balls stored in the player's ball box lined up on the island edge counting device 7, the ball stored in the ball box with the slide cover 30 opened is removed. Insert into the edge counting device 7.
In this way, when the balls acquired by different players are continuously counted, the counting interval becomes long, so that the island edge counting device 7 receives the counting balls again with the slide cover 30 open (S19: (YES), it is determined that the counting timer is not in operation (S20: NO), the counting process is executed again (S23), and the issuing process is performed (S6) according to the issuing operation (S5: YES). In this way, when continuously counting balls acquired by different players, most of the previous count (previous issue) and subsequent count (subsequent issue) in the continuous count are not small counts and the counting interval is long. Since the low count flag and the interval abnormality flag are 0 (S16: YES), the normal count information is transmitted to the management device 6 as the normal count (S17).

Then, when the continuous counting by different players is finished and the slide cover 30 is closed (S12: YES), the counting process is finished.
Now, when employee theft is counted, specifically handing hand towels to the player as a post-game service, concealing the issue button in a ball box, and paying attention to the hand towels While the player is playing, the player counts a small amount of balls in a ball box so that the player does not notice so that the player gets confused, and conceals the recording medium. The player immediately counts the remaining amount of balls and hands over the issued recording medium to the player. In this case, as described above, the issuance operation time during which the operation on the issuance button displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 31 of the island edge counting device 7 is valid is defined. The longer the issuance operation time is set, the more the issuance operation is performed. Since it is difficult to perform while hiding from the player, it is possible to make it difficult for the employee to perform the theft counting by setting the issuing operation period longer.

  However, when a part of a large number of balls acquired by the player is counted in spite of the deterrence against the theft count according to the regulation of the issuing operation time, the count value is smaller than the count lower limit value (S7: YES) ) In addition to notifying the warning sound (S8), after transmitting the first abnormality count information to the management device 6 (S9), the count low flag is set to 1 (S10), and the inter-counting timer is activated (S11). Then, a standby flow after counting is executed (S12: NO, S19: NO). In this way, the warning sound is notified from the island edge counting device 7, so that the deterrence of theft counting by the employee can be further enhanced.

  Regardless of the deterrence due to such notification, when an employee performs an issuing operation, a recording medium that can specify a small amount of counting balls is issued. Conceal it so that it will not be noticed by the player, and immediately count the remaining large number of balls of the player. In such a case, the next counting is performed with the slide cover 30 opened (S19: YES), and the counting timer at that time is in operation (S20: YES), so that the interval abnormality flag is set to 1. (S21) After the warning sound is notified again (S22), the counting process is performed (S23), and the process returns to the counting standby flow (S3: NO, S5: NO).

When issuing processing is performed according to issuing operation in the counting standby flow (S5, S6), the count value exceeds the count upper limit value (S15: YES), and the low count flag and interval abnormality flag Since at least one of the values is 1 (S16: NO), the second abnormal count information indicating that is transmitted to the management device 6 (S18), and then the post-counting standby flow is executed (S12: NO, S19: NO). Here, the employee who performs the theft counting ends the counting by handing the recording medium issued from the island edge counting device 7 to the player by the previous counting of the continuous counting. The waiting flow after counting is executed in step S11 without activating the timer between counting because the probability of counting is low or the recording medium is handed over to the player.
Even if the count value ahead of the continuous count is less than the count lower limit value, it may be a normal count, but it may be the same count value as the theft count, or the employee may time up the timer between counts. Taking into account the theft counting after waiting, it is identified as an anomaly for confirmation.

Here, the management device 6 creates a count history specified by the count information (normal count information, first abnormal count information, and second abnormal count information) received from the island edge counter 7.
FIG. 5 shows an example of the counting history created by the management device 6. The counting history includes NO. As the record corresponding to, the time when the issuance process (counting start etc. may be performed), the issuance ID that can identify the recording medium subject to the issuance process, the counting device ID, the count value, the abnormality information, and the authentication process An item that can specify the employee ID is set. It is also possible to specify whether or not a new employee authentication process has been performed. When a new authentication process is performed, continuous records are grouped by dividing the records by double lines. That is, when continuous counting is performed, the line is not separated by a double line, and when new employee authentication is performed after detection by a cover sensor, the line is divided by a double line so that it can be continuously performed by one authentication process. The counted counting processes are grouped.

  In the example shown in FIG. The 25, 27, and 47 records are created in response to receiving the normal count information. The 26, 28, 36, and 45 records are created in response to the reception of the first abnormality count information. The 37 and 46 records are created in response to receiving the second abnormality count information. In addition, NO. 27 and NO. The 28 records are grouped and NO. 36 and NO. 37 records are grouped, and NO. 45 and NO. 46 records are grouped.

  The abnormality information is NO. In the case of normal counting processing in which normal count information is received, such as 25, 27, and 47 records, “normal” is stored. Even when the first abnormality count information is received, NO. If new authentication is performed in the next counting process as in the case of 26, 28 records, it becomes “normal”. If the second abnormal count information is received in the next counting process without performing new authentication as in 36 records, an abnormality according to the abnormal content indicated by the second abnormal count information is generated. Specifically, if the second abnormal count information in which the low count flag and the interval abnormal flag indicate 1 is received, the “low / short count” is set. In other words, NO. The 36 records are identified as a small count (previous count), and the second abnormal count information is received at the next count. Since 37 records can specify multiple counts (later counts) and can specify that the count interval is a continuous count, NO. The 36 records are specified as “small and short counts”. In this case, “low” indicates that the previous count of the continuous count is a low count, “high” indicates that the count after the continuous count is a high count, and “short” indicates that the interval of the continuous count is This indicates that the possibility of theft count is extremely high. NO. Although 45 records are a small count, NO. In 46 records, since the second abnormality count information whose interval abnormality flag is 0 is received, it becomes “small count”. In other words, although the count before the continuous count is a small count and the count after the continuous count is a large count, it indicates that the interval of the continuous count is long, and there is a possibility of theft count, so confirmation is necessary. Can be grasped.

  On the other hand, when the second abnormal count information is received, it can be specified that the count is after the continuous count. If the second abnormal count information in which the low count flag and the interval abnormal flag are 1 as in the 37 record is received, “multi-short count” is set, and the count information is NO. It is reflected in 36 records and becomes “small and short count”. NO. If the second abnormal count information having the low count flag of 1 but the interval abnormal flag of 0 is received as in 46 records, it becomes “multi-count”, and the count information is NO. It is reflected in 45 records and becomes “small count”.

Although not illustrated in FIG. 5, the second abnormal count information is also transmitted when the count value when the count ball is received during the operation of the timer between counts after the normal count exceeds the count upper limit value. In that case, the NO. It is possible to grasp that the abnormality information of this record and the record immediately before that becomes “short count”, and there is a possibility of theft count, so confirmation is necessary. In this case, the immediately preceding count may be classified as “short pre-count”, and the count to which the second abnormal count information is transmitted may be classified as “short post-count”.
In addition, when the employee counts the number of balls acquired by the second and subsequent players in continuous counting, the first abnormal count information is received and the next count is counted. At this time, the second abnormal count signal is received after the continuous counting.

  On the other hand, the POS 8 makes an inquiry to the management device 6 in response to the reception of the recording medium for performing the exchange process, which is a process for allowing the prize exchange when the recording medium issued by the island edge counter 7 is received. . In response to the inquiry from the POS 8, the management device 6 transmits to the POS 8 response information that can specify information corresponding to the issued ID that can specify the received recording medium in the record shown in FIG. The POS 8 performs authentication similar to the conventional one based on the count value received by the response information, and if the abnormal information indicated by the response information is not “normal”, a confirmation display indicating that is performed. In this case, the “multi-count” and “multi-count” may cause trouble when inquiring to the player himself who is likely to be an employee, although the fraudulent person who was stolen may be an employee. Therefore, the employee of the corresponding employee ID is inquired about the circumstances. On the other hand, “minor and minor counts” and “minor count” are likely to cause the player with the recording medium to be a fraudster who is a friend of the employee. good. In addition, since it is possible to specify whether it is “minor / short count” or “minor count” by the count value, it is only necessary to notify information that can specify that the abnormal information is not “normal”. In this case, the employee ID may be inquired separately from the administrator. Here, it should be noted that employees who perform theft counting are more likely to exchange the prizes by fellow fraudsters instead because they are more likely to detect theft count when they exchange the prizes.

FIG. 6 is a totaling result obtained by counting the counting history of FIG. 5 in units of employee IDs for a predetermined counting period (for example, one day), and the following items are set.
Number of authentications = Number of employee authentications when counting (number of groups separated by double lines in Fig. 5)
Count count (corresponds to the number of count opportunities) = Count processing, that is, issuance processing count Minor count (number) = Number of "minor count" in abnormal information Minor count (probability) = Count count (even with the number of authentications) The ratio of the number of “minor count” to “good” is the minor count (number) = the number of “minor count” in the abnormal information. The ratio of the number of “small and short counts” is not shown in FIG. 3 as an example, but the summation of “short counts” and “multiple counts” is not illustrated.

  Here, the employee ID 0004 record is identified and output (indicated by hatching in FIG. 6) so as to be distinguishable from other records. This is “small count” (or “small count short count”, “short count”, etc.). ) Or the probability is determined to be abnormal as a result of comparison with a preset reference value (for example, 3 times for the number of times, 5% for the probability) (greater than or equal to the reference value). The result determined to be abnormal may be output to another form such as a daily business report. Similarly, in FIG. 5, records indicating abnormal counts such as small and short counts are not only identified and displayed by wording based on abnormal information, but are also output so that they can be distinguished from records indicating normal counts by other known methods. Also good.

According to such an embodiment, the following effects can be produced.
The island edge counting device 7 can adjust the issuing operation time of the issuing button that is effective when the counting process is performed after the employee authentication is performed, so that the theft counting by the employee is performed. It is possible to make it difficult to perform theft counting by setting a longer issuance operation time for the amusement halls that are feared, while a shorter issuance operation time is set for the amusement halls that do not worry about the theft theft but require convenience As described above, it is possible to provide a highly versatile game room system that can be flexibly adapted to the needs of the game hall.

When there is a suspicion of the theft count by employees, a warning sound is notified according to the issuance process, so the probability that the player will notice that the previous issuance process and continuous counting have been performed increases, and the theft count is It becomes possible to make it difficult to do.
Since the warning sound is notified on condition that the count value is less than the count lower limit value, it is possible to prevent notification without darkness.
Since the abnormality is determined when the next count is performed during the operation of the timer between counts, it can be suitably specified that the theft count has been performed by continuous counting.

When continuous counting is performed, the count value of the subsequent count following the previous count exceeds the count upper limit value, and the count value of the previous count is less than the count lower limit value. Since abnormality determination is performed when continuous counting is performed during operation, it is possible to suitably specify that the theft counting has been performed by continuous counting.
Since the management device 6 manages the number of authentications per employee, the ratio of “small count” to the number of counts, and the ratio of “small and short count” to the number of counts, and notifies when the ratio is high It is possible to suitably notify that the theft count has been performed.
When a POS 8 accepts a “minor count” or “minor short count” recording medium, the POS 8 is notified of the abnormality, so that the owner who owns the recording medium issued by the theft count is changed to another It becomes distinguishable from the player.

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The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
As an example of the condition for notifying the warning sound, the count value is less than the lower count limit value. However, the warning sound may be notified regardless of the count value. Similarly, the warning sound is notified in response to the reception of the counting ball on condition that the counting timer is operating, but it is not always necessary to notify it.
The inter-counter timer was not activated in the case of multi-counting that transmits the second abnormal counting information, but it may be activated in this case, or it is activated in the case of counting processing that transmits normal counting information. It may not be allowed to.

Although a warning sound is notified during the issuing process, a warning sound may be notified when a new game value is accepted as a continuous count.
Although it is exemplified that the abnormality is determined when the counting process is started within a predetermined period after the issuing process is finished, it may be a condition for determining whether or not it is a continuous counting as an abnormality.

  As an example of the permissible end condition, the cover sensor is detected. For example, while the counting authentication timer (for example, 1 minute) that operates after a separately set issuing process is being operated, the shutter is not closed and the counting is performed again. In some cases, other well-known permissible end conditions are adopted, such as allowing continuous counting (ie, counting authentication timer time-up), or allowing continuous counting until the end button is pressed (ie, pressing the end button). May be.

Although the prohibition of the counting process is exemplified as the suppression of the counting process, for example, the shutter 40 is opened in response to an operation that does not involve employee authentication, but the slide cover 30 is kept locked and the cigarette counting ball insertion port 36 is opened. Of course, it is possible to adopt a restraint other than prohibition, such as accepting balls and counting, or setting an upper limit of count value (for example, 1000 balls) and allowing counting up to that point.
Although it has been exemplified that the employee IC card is tricked as the employee authentication, a well-known authentication process such as inserting an employee IC card, fingerprint authentication, or entering a personal identification number may be adopted.
The determination of whether it is above or above, and the determination of whether it is below or below are exemplified in various places, but any of them may be adopted including places that are not exemplified.

If the set values exemplified are set in advance, the setting information can be set from an external (for example, chain store headquarters) management server, whether it is set arbitrarily by the game hall manager, or set by the manufacturer of the management device 6 May be downloaded and set.
In the case of a recording medium that can specify the game value, not only the configuration in which the game value can be specified only by the recording medium, but also the game value is associated with the ID of the recording medium in the management device 6, and the ID is recorded. When the received recording medium is received, it may be specified by inquiring the management device 6.

  IC cards and counting receipts are exemplified as recording media, but other recording media such as coins may be used as long as information capable of specifying valuable value can be recorded, and of course, game value can be specified by IC card. It is good also as a simple structure. In addition, although the process of discharging the recording medium is exemplified as the issuing process, the issuing process may be a process in which the acquired value can be specified by a recording medium such as a mobile phone possessed by the player. As an operation, an operation of placing a mobile phone on the issuing operation unit may be an issuing operation.

All illustrated game information may be specified directly by an input signal or indirectly by using an arithmetic expression. In addition, numerical values, the number of digits, items, and the like are examples, and any numerical values may be adopted.
As the target gaming machine, pachinko gaming machines or slot machines other than the exemplified pachinko gaming machines can be adopted.
The illustrated processing may be performed not only by the island edge counting device 7 but also by any device such as the relay device 4 or the management device 6. Further, the illustrated configurations including the modification examples may be combined in any way, and may not be appropriately adopted.

  In the drawings, 1 is a gaming machine, 6 is a management device (setting means, abnormality notification means), 7 is an island edge counting device (counting means, issuing means, permission means, setting means, notification means, period abnormality specifying means, count value) (Abnormality specifying means) 8 is a prize exchange device (accepting means, acceptance notifying means).

Claims (7)

A counting means for performing a counting process for accepting and counting an acquired value which is a game value acquired by a player through a game;
Issuing means for performing an issuing process that makes it possible to specify the acquired value counted by the counting process with a recording medium that can be possessed by the player in accordance with an issuing operation for operating a predetermined issuing operation unit;
While the counting process is allowed on condition that an authentication process for authenticating a game hall employee is performed, a new earned value is counted without the preset end condition being satisfied after the issuing process is performed. An accepting means for allowing the counting process without the condition of the new authentication process when the continuous counting accepted by the means is performed;
A setting means capable of changing the operation period of the issuing operation unit necessary for validating the issuing operation;
A game system characterized by comprising:   2. The game according to claim 1, further comprising notification means for performing a notification process for notifying a warning sound when the issuing process is performed and / or when the continuous counting is performed. Field system.   The notifying means obtains the issue processing target according to a result of comparing the acquisition value to be the issue processing target with a reference acquisition value that is a reference value preset for the acquisition value. The game system according to claim 2, wherein the notification process is performed on the condition that it is possible to specify that the value is small.   When the continuous counting is performed, a result of comparing a period from when the previous issuance process in the continuous counting is performed until a new acquired value is accepted to a reference period preset for the period The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a period abnormality identification unit that is an abnormality identification unit that identifies an abnormality according to the conditions.   When the continuous count is performed, the subsequent issue processing is performed according to a comparison result between the acquired value to be subjected to subsequent issue processing in the continuous count and a first reference value set in advance for the acquired value. When it is possible to specify that the target acquisition value is high, a period from the previous issuance process in the continuous counting until a new acquisition value is accepted and a reference period preset for the period Of the comparison result and the comparison result between the acquired value that is the subject of the previous issuance process in the continuous counting and the second reference value that is preset for the acquired value is identified as abnormal. 5. The game field system according to claim 1, further comprising: a count value abnormality identification unit that is an abnormality identification unit.   The number of counting opportunities that is the number of times of the authentication process, the counting process according to the authentication process, or the issuing process according to the authentication process, and the number of abnormalities that is the number of times that the abnormality specifying means has specified an abnormality. Is managed in units of the game hall employees, and the abnormal count information that is at least one of the abnormal count and the ratio of the abnormal count to the count opportunity count and an abnormal reference value that is set in advance for the abnormal count information The game system according to claim 4 or 5, further comprising abnormality notifying means for notifying a comparison result with the game system. Receiving means for receiving a recording medium issued by the issuing means;
When the recording medium provided corresponding to the receiving means and received by the receiving means is a recording medium issued by a previous issuing process in the continuous counting in which the abnormality is specified, Reception notifying means for notifying the effect,
The game system according to any one of claims 4 to 6, further comprising:

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