JP6412742B2 - Amusement system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a counting process for identifying a game value acquired by a player, a replay process for giving a game value to a player, an issuing process for issuing an issuing medium, and an issuing medium, provided corresponding to the gaming machine The present invention relates to a game hall system including a game device capable of executing a reception process for receiving a game.

  In the amusement hall, a number of counters each provided with a counter for each gaming machine are installed. For each counter, the theoretical holding ball (theoretical acquisition value) specified by the so-called out signal or safe signal and the actual holding ball (the actual acquisition value) specified by the counting ball of each counter ) Is checked for whether or not the error belongs to the reference range. As a result, if there is a suspicion of fraud, the error is notified.

Japanese Patent Application No. 2013-198539

  Now, even if table movement is performed in consideration of fraud such as escaping error notification and illegally obtaining actual possession by repeating fraud to the extent that error notification is not performed, the result of error determination In Patent Document 1, the applicant stores error information such as theoretical holding balls on the counter side and the recording medium side, and sums them when receiving the recording medium. In this case, the following problem may occur.

  That is, if a player is playing a game with more actual balls than the theoretical ball in the reason why the player is not fraudulent, for example, sharing the ball with an acquaintance, the error is reported during the game, The employee confirms that it is not fraudulent. And, since the player has acquired a real possession ball by a big hit and performs the issuance process, there is already an error in the error informed about the theoretical possession ball and the actual possession ball. When the medium is received at the next gaming machine, the error is handed over, and the error is notified at the same time as the reception. In this case, since the confirmation by the employee has already been made, the error notification is wasted. However, if the error is not taken over, the above-described fraud cannot be handled.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game field system capable of suppressing dark error notification when game information for determining an error is handed over during table movement. is there.

The present invention is a value acceptance process for accepting a valuable value possessed by a player, a reward giving process for giving a player a game value that can be played using the accepted valuable value as a consideration, and a game value acquired by the player. Count processing to identify, replay processing to give the player a game value that can be played with the actual acquired value that is the counted game value as a consideration, issuance that is a recording medium that can be carried by the player An issuance process associated with a medium and a reception process for accepting the issuance medium, and a game system including a gaming device provided corresponding to a gaming machine,
The theoretically acquired value signal that can specify the theoretically acquired value that is the theoretical actual acquired value that is output from the gaming machine side is input, and the compensation process, the counting process, and the replay process are executed. Game information specifying means for specifying error information that can specify an acquisition error that is a difference between the theoretically acquired value and the actual acquired value, and the error information when the issuing process is performed. Issue association means for associating with the issuance medium side, and when the acceptance process is performed, the actual acquired value and the error information associated with the issuance medium side that has been accepted Are set in advance as reception correspondence means for performing reception correspondence processing for associating with the gaming device that has performed the reception processing, and the acquisition error or the error information specified by the error information. A determination means for performing an error determination process for determining whether or not the corresponding acquisition error is abnormal by comparing with error reference information indicating an error reference value that is a reference value for the acquisition error; and the error determination When a determination result indicating that the process is abnormal is obtained, notification means for performing error notification indicating the fact, and the game apparatus side associated with the game before the reception association process is performed When detection suppression information indicating a detection suppression value set in advance with respect to error information before reception that is error information is compared with the error information before reception and a comparison result indicating that the error notification is suppressed is obtained. Suppression means for suppressing the error notification (claim 1).

The present invention specifies a value reception process for receiving a valuable value possessed by a player, a value giving process for giving a player a game value that can be played using the received valuable value as a consideration, and a game value acquired by the player Counting processing, replay processing for giving a player a game value that can be played using the counted actual value as a game value, and an issue medium that is a recording medium portable by the player An issuance process to be associated and a reception process for accepting the issuance medium can be executed, and is a game hall system including a gaming device provided corresponding to a gaming machine,
The theoretically acquired value signal that can specify the theoretically acquired value that is the theoretical actual acquired value that is output from the gaming machine side is input, and the compensation process, the counting process, and the replay process are executed. Game information specifying means for specifying error information that can specify an acquisition error that is a difference between the theoretically acquired value and the actual acquired value, and the error information when the issuing process is performed. Issue association means for associating with the issuance medium side, and when the acceptance process is performed, the actual acquired value and the error information associated with the issuance medium side that has been accepted Are set in advance as reception correspondence means for performing reception correspondence processing for associating with the gaming device that has performed the reception processing, and the acquisition error or the error information specified by the error information. A determination means for performing an error determination process for determining whether or not the corresponding acquisition error is abnormal by comparing with error reference information indicating an error reference value that is a reference value for the acquisition error; and the error determination When a determination result indicating that the process is abnormal is obtained as a determination result of the process, a notification means for performing error notification indicating the fact, and a confirmation operation for receiving a confirmation operation by a game hall employee when the error notification is performed And suppression means for suppressing the error notification related to error information that is updated according to the reception correspondence processing when the confirmation operation is received before the reception correspondence processing is performed. is (claim 2).

The present invention specifies a value reception process for receiving a valuable value possessed by a player, a value giving process for giving a player a game value that can be played using the received valuable value as a consideration, and a game value acquired by the player Counting processing, replay processing for giving a player a game value that can be played using the counted actual value as a game value, and an issue medium that is a recording medium portable by the player An issuance process to be associated and a reception process for accepting the issuance medium can be executed, and is a game hall system including a gaming device provided corresponding to a gaming machine,
The theoretically acquired value signal that can specify the theoretically acquired value that is the theoretical actual acquired value that is output from the gaming machine side is input, and the compensation process, the counting process, and the replay process are executed. Game information specifying means for specifying error information that can specify an acquisition error that is a difference between the theoretically acquired value and the actual acquired value, and the error information when the issuing process is performed. Issue association means for associating with the issuance medium side, and when the acceptance process is performed, the actual acquired value and the error information associated with the issuance medium side that has been accepted Are set in advance as reception correspondence means for performing reception correspondence processing for associating with the gaming device that has performed the reception processing, and the acquisition error or the error information specified by the error information. A determination means for performing an error determination process for determining whether or not the corresponding acquisition error is abnormal by comparing with error reference information indicating an error reference value that is a reference value for the acquisition error; and the error determination When a determination result indicating that the process is abnormal is obtained as a determination result of the process, a notification means for performing error notification indicating the fact, and a confirmation operation for receiving a confirmation operation by a game hall employee when the error notification is performed A correction value specifying means for specifying a correction value corresponding to the error reference value corresponding to the error notification when the confirmation operation is received, and error information updated in accordance with the reception correspondence processing. and a suppressing means for suppressing the error notification, the determination means is configured to perform the error determination processing on the addition of the correction value to be compared (claim 3).

In the game hall system according to claim 3,
The suppressing means performs the correction value corresponding to the pre-acceptance issue error information, which is the error information associated with the issuance medium side, before the accept association process is performed after the accept association process. The error notification may be suppressed by adding to the comparison target of the error determination process.

In the game system according to claim 3 or 4,
The suppression means updates the error information by the correction value by the game information specifying means when the correction value is specified, and when the issuing process is performed after the correction value is specified, By associating correction error information, which is the error information updated for the correction value by the issuance correspondence unit, with the issuance medium side, the error notification regarding the error information updated in accordance with the reception association processing is performed. You may make it suppress (Claim 5).

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, even when the table is moved by associating an error with the issuing medium side, even when a configuration that takes over the error is adopted, error notification is suppressed, and therefore, dark error notification can be suppressed. .

Also , since error notification is suppressed according to the error information on the gaming device side, for example, the issue medium is issued by counting the gaming value obtained by performing fraud that is not subject to error notification, As for the fraud that repeats fraud that is not subject to error notification, such as accepting the issuance medium that was issued earlier because the game value was consumed as a result of playing a fraud that is not subject to error notification in the same gaming device While performing error notification, when accepting an issuance medium at a gaming device in which fraud has not been performed, it is possible to effectively classify whether or not to suppress error notification, such as suppressing error notification. Error notification can be suppressed.

  According to the invention of claim 3, when error notification is performed, an error determination process is performed after adding a correction value to the comparison target in accordance with confirmation by the employee. Error notification can be performed every time an error corresponding to the reference value occurs.

  According to the invention of claim 4, when error information including the correction value is taken over, it is possible to suppress duplicate error notification when the table is moved, but when repeating fraud that is not a detection target is repeated. Since no correction value is generated, the error is notified.

  According to the invention of claim 5, the error information is taken over after the correction value is taken into consideration, and the same effect as the invention of claim 2 and claim 4 can be expected.

The figure which shows schematically the whole structure of the system for game centers in 1st Embodiment. Front view of gaming machine The figure which shows the relation between the combination which is set to the gaming machine and the rate of participation for every set value Figure showing setting information The figure which shows the storage area on the gaming device side Figure showing the card-side storage area A diagram showing the transition of the storage area on the gaming device side when not illegal The figure which shows transition of the storage area of the game device side when fraud is done Flow chart showing processing of gaming device

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall configuration of a game hall system. In the game hall, there is a game device 2 (game information specifying means, issue correspondence means, reception correspondence means, determination means, notification means, suppression means, confirmation operation means, correction value corresponding to the gaming machine (slot machine) 1 Specific means) are installed. Two gaming machines 1 and 2 gaming devices 2 are connected to one relay device 3, and the relay device 3 is connected to a management device 5 via a LAN 4. The management device 5 is installed, for example, in a management room in the game hall, and is configured by combining a keyboard 6, a monitor 7, a printer (not shown), and the like. A peripheral device such as a POS 8 that performs a prize exchange process is connected to the LAN 4 so as to be able to communicate with the management device 5.
Although omitted in FIG. 1, hundreds of gaming machines 1 are managed by the management device 5. In the present embodiment, since the gaming machine 1 is a slot machine as described above, the gaming value (game medium) is a medal. If the gaming machine 1 is a pachinko machine, the gaming value is a pachinko ball.

  FIG. 2 is a front view of the gaming machine. The gaming machine 1 includes a reel 10 that can be viewed through the display window 9, an activated line display unit 11 that shows an activated winning line, a display panel 12, a credit button 13 that inserts a credit medal, and a credit medal settlement. A settlement button 14 to perform, a medal slot 15 for inserting medals, a start lever 16 and a left stop button 17, a middle stop button 18, a right stop button 19, a payout number display unit 20, a credit number display unit 21, a tray 22 and the like. ing.

  When the start lever 16 is operated with a medal inserted (when the game start operation is performed), the gaming machine 1 extracts one random number from the generated random numbers and executes an internal lottery. If there is a winning combination, a flag corresponding to the internal winning combination is established and each reel 10 is started (rotated). When each stop button 17-19 is operated in this state, the corresponding reel 10 Stop rotation. Subsequently, based on a stop table (not shown) for determining the stop position of each reel 10 according to the flag of the internal winning combination, stop control including so-called pull-in control (slip control) Control to stop display with a winning symbol or a lost symbol according to the type of the game). The pull-in control is a control capable of pulling a symbol in a predetermined pull-in range (up to four symbols at the maximum) from the time point when the operation of each of the stop buttons 17 to 19 is detected and stopping it. When the symbol corresponding to the internal winning combination flag does not exist within the drawing range, the symbol cannot be drawn on the winning line and stopped, so that no winning occurs and so-called losing is made.

  FIG. 3 shows the relationship between the combination set in the gaming machine 1 and the participation rate for each set value. The gaming machine 1 is provided with a BB (big bonus) combination, an RB (regular bonus) combination, a small combination, and a replay combination as so-called bonus combinations. As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine 1 is provided with a total of five active lines (three in the horizontal direction corresponding to the upper, middle and lower stages of the display window 9 and two in the diagonal direction). It has been. When the symbols corresponding to the internal winning combination are arranged on any of these active lines by the operation of the stop buttons 17 to 19 by the player, that is, the combination of the symbols stopped and displayed on the active lines is A winning combination is awarded when the symbol combination corresponding to the internal winning combination is matched. In the case of winning, a BB state or RB state is generated, or a corresponding number of coins are paid out (giving game value). Specifically, in the gaming machine 1, the BB state is terminated by paying out, for example, more than 300 coins, and the RB state is terminated by the occurrence of eight winnings. Note that the number of coins inserted per game in the BB state and the RB state is two.

  This gaming machine 1 can change the internal winning probability of the BB combination and the RB combination by changing the set value. In the case of this embodiment, the setting value is provided in six stages of 1 to 6. One of the set values is selected and used by the game hall manager. Each set value is associated with a theoretical payout rate as shown in FIG. This participation rate is adjusted by the internal winning probability of the bonus combination described above. That is, in the gaming machine 1, the larger the set value, the higher the bonus winning probability, and the theoretical output rate increases accordingly. Note that the small role probability is common to all settings, but it may be different, and the outage rate may be adjusted according to the small role probability or other conditions.

  The above set values are changed by the game hall manager using the set keys. More specifically, in the gaming machine 1, the power switch is operated from the game ready state to turn off the power, and the setting key is inserted into the key hole of the setting mode switching unit (not shown) so that the “gaming” position is When it is turned to the “setting” position and then the power switch is operated to turn on the power, it shifts to a setting changeable state in which the setting value can be changed. When the gaming machine 1 shifts to a setting changeable state, the gaming machine 1 displays the current set value on the credit number display unit 21, and whenever the game hall manager operates a setting button (not shown), the credit number display unit 21. The setting value at is switched and displayed. When the start lever 16 is operated, the gaming machine 1 determines the set value displayed when the start lever 16 is operated, the power switch is operated, the power is turned off, and the setting key is pressed. It is turned (returned) from the “setting” position to the “gaming” position, and then when the power switch is operated and the power is turned on, the set value determined immediately before the power is turned off is validated and the game can be played. It shifts to the state (returns), and the game with the determined set value is made possible. When the setting key is inserted into the key hole of the setting mode switching unit and turned from the “gaming” position to the “setting” position while the power is turned on from the game ready state, The setting confirmation state is entered only for the period during which it is rotated to the “setting” position. When the gaming machine 1 shifts to the setting confirmation state, the gaming machine 1 displays the current setting value on the credit amount display unit 21, and when the setting key is rotated (returned) from the “setting” position to the “gaming” position, Transition to the possible state (return).

  The management device 5 transmits and receives various signals and various information to and from the control unit constituted by a microcomputer having a CPU, ROM, RAM, and I / O, the gaming machine 1, the gaming device 2, and the calling lamp unit 3. Game signal output from the gaming machine side (a signal that can specify an out signal (a game value consumed according to a game (consumption value, number of used media)), depending on the start operation Assuming that bet medals are consumed, the number of bet medals (3) is output as a pulse from the gaming machine 1. Note that the corresponding amount is also output during replay. (A signal that can specify a safe (winning grant value, number of payout media) that is a game value given (paid out) in accordance with a game (winning), and one pulse is given each time a medal is given. From In addition, even when the replay winning combination is won, the medal consumed in the game is output. Theoretical acquisition value signal), BB signal, RB signal (special state (a state advantageous to the player) R.B, R.B) is a signal that can be specified, a signal that is output from the gaming machine 1 during a special state, and a sales signal that is output from the gaming device 2 (value is given as a price). When receiving the rental ball (sales information, value-added value) that is the gaming value and the signal that can be identified, the signal output from the gaming device 2 by a serial signal), the gaming information (out, Safe, difference medal, BB count, RB count, etc.) and sales information is calculated.

  The gaming device 2 is a so-called each counter, and is a device that can issue an IC card that can identify the actual possessed balls excluding the repaid amount by replay (refund processing) among the counted actual retained balls. Note that the IC card can be used to settle the coins at the POS 8, and when it is settled, if there are any coins that have not been settled, they are returned to the player, but if none are collected, they are collected. In addition, although it is set as "ball" for convenience of explanation including the following, the acquired value including other game values such as "medal" is shown.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming apparatus 2 includes a money slot 23 for a player to insert money, and a card insertion for a player to insert an IC card (hereinafter, card) 24 (recording medium, issuing medium). A mouth 25, an issue button 26 for issuing a card 24, a medal insertion unit 27 for inserting a medal (closed with a lid in FIG. 1), a payout button 28 for payout operation, and pressing of the payout button 28 Accordingly, a payout nozzle 29 for paying out medals to the tray 22 of the gaming machine 1 is provided. The gaming device 2 is operated by a control unit configured by a microcomputer having a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an I / O.

  The gaming device 2 includes a hopper (not shown) inside. The hopper is composed of a disk and a hopper motor, and the disk is rotated by the hopper motor to discharge medals one by one to the medal discharge path one by one. The medal discharge path is provided with two types of sensors, a photo sensor and a proximity sensor. After confirming the passage of the medal with the photo sensor, a counting process is executed to increment the count value when the proximity sensor reacts. Although the medal discharged to the medal discharge path is counted, a sensor may be provided in front of the medal discharge path and the counted medal may be discharged from the hopper.

  When the gaming device 2 accepts money (valuable value possessed by the player) (money acceptance processing, value acceptance processing), the gaming device 2 displays the amount added to the balance and displays the game with the balance. When the lending button of the apparatus 2 is pressed (lending operation, giving operation), a lending ball (value to be paid) for a payout unit (for example, 1000 yen) is paid out from the payout nozzle 29 (value giving process), and the balance is paid Withdraw from. In addition, the money can accept the corresponding portion of the payment processing for multiple times (for example, up to 10,000 yen).

  In addition, a medal acquired by the player can be accepted by being inserted into the medal insertion unit 27, and when accepted, it can be managed as a possession ball and can be played as a compensation for the possession ball when the payout button 28 is pressed. A payout process (replay process) that gives a game value is also possible. When a payout is made, the consideration amount (the same number as the paid-out medals) is subtracted from the holding ball.

  When the issue button 26 is pressed (issue operation is accepted) in a state where the balance or the ball remains, the card 24 that can specify the balance or the ball is issued (issue process). In addition, when the card 24 is received, the balance and the possession ball are taken over.

  The gaming device 2 is connected to the relay device 3 through serial communication, accepting money, paying processing, replay processing, balance, holding balls, lending balls, paying balls, the amount of deposits and counting balls, and the amount of sales to be paid for lending. , And various information such as acceptance of card 24 and issuance processing can be specified, but these may be specified by a pulse signal (for example, 1 pulse for every 1000 yen deposited, 1 pulse for every 100 yen sales, etc.). .

  As is well known, the gaming device 2 updates the theoretical possession ball by out, safe or lending processing, and updates the actual possession ball (counting ball-refund ball) by counting processing or withdrawal processing, while maintaining the theoretical possession at the time of issuing processing. The distribution process according to the error, which is the difference between the ball and the actual holding ball, distributes the error to the gaming device 2 side or the card 24 side, and the theoretical holding ball between the gaming device 2 side and the card 24 side during the card receiving process And the actual ball are added together, and after taking over the error, error determination (error determination processing) is performed to compare the error with the reference value. If there is an abnormality, error detection (error notification) is performed.

The gaming device 2 manages the setting information set by the input operation by the management device 5 for such processing. FIG. 4 shows the setting information, and the following items are set.
Set end value = reference value for the actual ball for issuing the management ID. When the actual ball reaches this reference value in the state where the management ID has not been issued, the management ID is issued. A correspondence state associated with a real ball is assumed.

  Initialized holding value = reference value for the actual holding ball for canceling the association state of the management ID, and the association state is canceled when the actual holding ball divides this reference value during the association state. In addition, although detailed explanation is omitted, the end ball setting value corresponding to the balance and the initialized holding ball value are set, the balance is determined in the same manner as the actual holding ball, and both the actual holding ball and the balance are determined. If it can be determined that the correspondence state is canceled, the correspondence state is canceled.

  Error reference upper limit (error reference information) = upper limit of reference value (error reference value) for error (error information) indicating the difference (acquisition error) between theoretical possession ball (theoretical acquisition value) and actual possession ball (actual acquisition value) Thus, when the error exceeds (or exceeds) this upper limit, it is determined that the error is present (error detection). Note that the player may sometimes accumulate medals (balls) in the tray 22 or the like from which the balls or medals are paid out in the gaming machine, and wait until it can not be stored. ).

  Error reference lower limit (error reference information) = the lower limit of the reference value (error reference value) for the above error, and an error is detected when the error is less than (below) this lower limit. Here, although an upper limit and a lower limit are provided, only one of the lower limits may be set, for example. In this embodiment, the error determination, which is a process for comparing the error and the reference value, is performed at the time of a card issuing process, a card receiving process, or when a predetermined period such as an interval of 1 minute elapses. However, for example, the error determination may be performed according to any determination condition as long as the predetermined value is set in advance even when the out value reaches a predetermined value set in advance or after other counting conditions. In addition, the error reference upper limit is the same, but after error detection, it is incorporated as a correction value (pre-acceptance issue error information) into an error determination calculation formula (added to the comparison target of error determination processing) as will be described later in order to suppress duplicate detection.

Error branch value = If there is an error during the issuance process, this is a reference value for the error that is collated in the distribution process that specifies whether the error is to be associated with the gaming device 2 side or the card 24 side. If it has reached, the error is associated with the gaming apparatus 2 side as a plus error, and if not, the error is associated with the card 24 side as a minus error.
Detection suppression value (detection suppression information) = a reference value (detection suppression value) for suppressing error detection after reception processing of the card 24, and if the error on the gaming device 2 side exceeds this value during reception processing ( If it is above, the error detection is suppressed and the correction value when the error is detected is added.

FIG. 5 shows a gaming device-side storage area (the balance relationship is omitted) stored in the gaming device 2 in association with the gaming device 2, and the following items are set.
Management ID = ID corresponding to the card 24 issued by each gaming device (terminal) 2 (the upper 3 digits are the terminal ID and the lower 3 digits are the issued ID).
Card ID = Card ID currently accepted or issued.
Received real possession balls and acceptance theoretical possession balls = actual possession balls and theoretical possession balls of the accepted card 24.
Counting balls = the total number of balls (medals, the same shall apply hereinafter) counted by the counting process.
Refund balls = total number of balls that have been paid out as compensation for the refund process. That is, the number of possessed balls that have been refunded.
Divided balls = number of balls issued separately. It also includes employee issues (wagon issues).
Actual balls = actual number of balls of the player (reception actual balls + counting balls-payout balls-divided balls). That is, the number of balls that can be issued.
Theoretical coins = theoretical number of coins of the player (reception theory coins + loaned balls-difference balls-divided balls).
In addition, difference ball = out-safe.
Error (correction error information) = the difference between the theoretical holding ball and the actual holding ball, and the following correction value is also taken into consideration (theoretical holding ball−actual holding ball−correction value).
Correction value is a value to which the reference value that is the target when an error is detected is added, and a correction value that is used to detect error determination when there is addition / subtraction of the reference value. In the present embodiment, the value is added in response to reception of a confirmation signal corresponding to a confirmation operation by the remote controller after error detection.

The storage area on the gaming device 2 side in FIG. 5 is updated when a gaming signal is received or a lending process or a counting process is executed. In addition, since the lending process or the like can be executed by the gaming apparatus 2, the lending process or the like is not specified by the game signal (the out signal and the safe signal are input as the theoretical acquisition value signal, while the gaming apparatus 2 Although the theoretical holding ball is specified by the sales balls paid out by the performed lending process, or the actual holding ball is specified by the counting process and the payout process performed by the gaming apparatus 2). When the management device 5 manages the storage area on the gaming device side, the corresponding processing and information are specified by inputting a counting signal, a sales signal, etc. that can specify a corresponding value such as a counting value from the gaming device 2 Just do it.
In addition, error information can specify errors such as errors, actual possession balls and theoretical possession balls, reception actual possession balls, counting balls, withdrawal balls, split balls, reception theory possession balls, sales balls, and difference balls (out and safe). Any information may be used, and game information other than those exemplified may be used.

The conditions for issuing (updating) the management ID are as follows.
(1) Issued when the management ID has not been issued and the possessed ball has reached the end ball set value or more. (2) Issued to the division-destination card 24 when divisional issue is made. (3) No management ID has been issued. When the card 24 is received in the state, the management ID of the reception card 24 is changed. Note that reception of different cards 24 is suppressed during the management ID correspondence state. Further, the card 24 may be received in a state where the management ID has been issued. In this case, even if the card 24 is received, the issued management ID may be used as it is.
The conditions for initializing the management ID (issued → not issued) are as follows.
(1) When the ball is less than the initialized ball value (2) When all issuance processing is performed (the card 24 storing the management ID is issued and the ball is 0)

  FIG. 6 shows a card-side storage area that is associated with the card 24 and stored in the management apparatus 5 when issuing processing is performed in the storage state shown in the gaming apparatus-side storage area of FIG. In the card-side storage area, management ID, card ID, actual holding ball, theoretical holding ball, and error are set as items among the items shown in FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the gaming device side storage area of FIG. 5 is provided in the gaming device 2, and the card side storage area of FIG. However, if the association is possible, the card-side storage area is provided only on the card 24, the game-device-side storage area is provided in the management device 5, etc. It may be provided.

In addition, the card-side storage area of FIG. 6 exemplifies a configuration that does not store counting balls or the like, but stores counting balls or the like and updates the counting balls or the like in addition to or instead of the actual receiving balls during the reception process, The counting balls in the storage area on the card side may be a cumulative value corresponding to the management ID, but in this case, if the received actual possession balls are added to the actual possession balls, they will be added redundantly, so that they do not overlap It is necessary to update the actual possession balls and theoretical possession balls. In other words, if the counting balls are taken over, it is not always necessary to manage the actual reception balls and the reception theory balls.
In addition to the error itself, the error information includes actual balls, theoretical balls, reception balls, counting balls, refund balls, split balls, reception theory balls, sales balls, difference balls (out and safe), etc. Any information can be used as long as it can identify an error, and game information other than the exemplified information may be used.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the gaming apparatus 2 related to the present invention. Whether the gaming device 2 has received an out signal or a safe signal (S1: NO), executed a lending process (S2: NO), executed a counting process (S3: NO), or executed a refund process (S6: NO), issuance operation was performed (S7: NO), confirmation signal was received (S8: NO), error determination condition was satisfied (S10: NO), or the card 24 was accepted (S11) : NO) standby flow is executed.

  When an out signal or a safe signal is input (S1: YES) or when a lending process is executed (S2: YES), the theoretical holding ball is updated as known (S5). Whether the counting process has been executed (S3: YES), or when the payout process has been executed (S6: YES), the actual holding ball is updated as is well known (S4).

  When there is an issue operation (S7: YES), the error determination for determining whether the actual possessed ball is an appropriate value for the theoretical retained ball, that is, the error that is the theoretical retained ball-the actual retained ball is shown in FIG. Is within the error reference range (error reference lower limit to error reference upper limit) (S17). If the error is within the error reference range as a result of the error determination, the error is not detected (S17: NO). It is determined whether the error of the holding ball-the actual holding ball has reached the error branch value in FIG. 4 (so-called plus error) (S19). This process is mainly assumed to be an issuance process performed when the player leaves the seat for a break with a medal (ball) left in the tray 22 or the like. In this case, if the error specified by the error information is equal to or greater than the error branch value (0) in order to prevent an error from occurring due to the replacement of the card 24 (S19: YES), the error is low. Is left on the gaming device 2 side (S23), and the error on the card 24 side is set to 0 (S24). That is, in the case of a positive error, the error is associated with the gaming device 2 side, and the error on the card 24 side is set to zero. In this embodiment, since the configuration exemplified in each aspect of the distribution process is adopted, when the error is left on the gaming device 2 side and the error on the card 24 side is set to 0, the actual possession ball on the gaming device 2 side is used. The value of 0 is stored in the received theoretical possession ball, and other information such as the actual possession ball is initialized. On the card 24 side, the same value as the actual possession ball may be stored as the theoretical possession ball. When leaving an error on the gaming device 2 side, other issued balls are stored in the same manner as the divided balls shown in FIG. 5 and, in addition to the divided balls, errors are added to the formulas for the actual balls and the theoretical balls. The error information may be updated in any way as long as the error is held, such as holding. In order to reduce the error on the card 24 side to 0, regardless of whether the theoretical holding ball is stored on the card 24 side or not, the actual holding amount is added to the receiving theoretical holding ball at the time of reception, or the card of FIG. The error is memorized as shown in the side storage area, and the error information is updated no matter how the error information becomes 0, such as updating the acceptance theory possession ball on the gaming device 2 side at the time of acceptance. good.

On the other hand, if the error has not reached the error branch value (S19: NO), that is, if it is a minus error, it is determined whether or not all issuance (processing) for all actual possessed balls is performed (S20). This process mainly assumes that a small amount of medals (balls) are taken from other stores and other loan rates and counted, or medals (balls) are obtained without generating game information. This is an issuance process that is performed after a fraud that has been fraudulent and that further causes the error to remain within the reference range. In this case, since the fraudster leaves the gaming device 2 immediately after the issuance process and goes to the other gaming device 2 or a payment device such as POS, in the case of all issuance (S20: YES), an error is caused on the card 24 side. After leaving (corresponding process) (S25), the error on the gaming device 2 side is set to 0 (S26), and the issuing process is executed (S27). That is, in the case of a minus error, the error is associated with the card 24 side, and the error on the gaming device 2 side is set to zero. In order to leave the error on the card 24 side and make the error on the gaming device 2 side zero, the actual holding ball and the theoretical holding ball are stored as they are on the card 24 side, while the gaming device 2 side stores the gaming device side storage area of FIG. It is sufficient to make the theoretical possessed ball and the actual possessed ball have the same value.
The error information in the card 24 is initialized when all the actual balls are settled by the settlement device. In this case, for example, the cigarettes are exchanged to settle some actual balls, and the rest When returning to the card 24, the error information is kept associated with the card 24 as it is.

  On the other hand, in the case of divided issue (process) (S20: NO), it is determined whether the issue process is by an employee (S21). This process is mainly assumed to be an issuance process in the case of a wagon service where a service provider (employee) at the amusement hall or outside the amusement hall provides juice etc. in exchange for actual balls. , The operation of the remote control carried by the employee, or the issue operation by the employee, such as making the employee's card 24 subject to reception processing in order to transfer the actual money for the consideration to the employee's card 24 Identify. If the employee is issued (S21: YES), the error is associated with the gaming device 2 (S23). In this way, if the split issue operation is performed by a remote controller that can be operated by a service provider such as an employee, the same value as the actual possessed ball that has been divided and issued so that all errors remain on the gaming device 2 side is regarded as a theoretical possession ball. Corresponding to the card 24 side, the rest is associated to the gaming device 2 side.

  If issued by the player (S21: NO), the error is apportioned between the counter side and the card 24 side (divided issue performed by the player) (S22). In other words, if the split issue operation is performed by the gaming device 2 that can be operated by the player, the theoretically possessed balls are distributed so that the error is prorated according to the actual possessed balls corresponding on the card 24 side and the gaming device 2 side. Specifically, the error is prorated according to the actual possession balls between the actual possession balls remaining on the gaming device 2 side and the actual possession balls transferred to the card 24 side. For example, if the actual balls remaining in the gaming device 2 are 4000 balls, the actual balls for the split issue transferred to the card 24 are 1000 balls, and the error is −300, −300 × 4000 ÷ (4000 + 1000) = − 240 Corresponding to the gaming device 2 side, the remaining −60 is associated with the card 24 side. In this case, as the error information, for example, a value calculated based on the error corresponding to the actual possession ball becomes the theoretical possession ball (for example, in the above case, 4000 + (− 240) = 3760 is assumed as the theoretical possession ball side. , 1000 + (− 60) = 940 in association with the card 24 side) can be illustrated, but any other method can be used to distribute the error or update the error information in the same manner as described above. good.

  Here, since there are many cases where divisional issuance is performed in a state where the gaming value remains in the tray 22 of the gaming machine 1, even in the case of divisional issuance, if the error reaches the error branch value (S19). : YES), all errors are associated with the gaming apparatus 2 (S23). In this case, it is unlikely that the employee performs the above fraud and then performs the issuing process, so that the error remains on the gaming device 2 side as in the case where the error has reached the error branch value, and the error on the card 24 side. Is set to 0 (S24), and the issuing process is executed (S27).

  When the card 24 is accepted (S11: YES), it is determined whether the management ID is in a correspondence state, that is, whether the other card 24 is already accepted (S12). To do. If it is not in a correspondence state (S12: NO), the error between the card 24 side and the gaming device 2 side is summed (acceptance correspondence processing) (S13), and the error on the gaming device 2 side before the summation is detected and suppressed. It is determined whether the value has been reached (error determination process) (S14). In this case, if the error of the gaming device 2 before receiving the card has reached the detection suppression value (S14: YES), error detection is suppressed.

  By the way, in this embodiment, there is an act of playing a game by sharing a game between players who are acquaintances (for example, family members or acquaintances) as an unfair act permitted by the game hall. In other words, if there are players A and B and only A wins the ball, so-called ball sharing, which is an act of handing a part of it to B, is recognized as a service to the player at the game hall. Yes.

  In this case, A who handed out the ball will have less actual balls than the theoretical ball, but the received B will have more actual balls than the theoretical ball, so he will play beyond the actual ball. The error is detected on the system. That is, the gaming device 2 performs error determination when an error determination condition such as during the issuing process or when a predetermined time (for example, 1 minute) elapses is satisfied (S10: YES), and if an error is detected ( S15: YES), an error is notified (S16).

  However, if it is confirmed by the employee that the ball is shared, the game is continued as it is. Here, when B obtains a ball in accordance with the game, the theoretical holding ball and the actual holding ball increase while maintaining the above error, but when the issuing process is performed after acquiring the actual holding ball, the error is maintained. The theoretical holding balls and the actual holding balls are associated with the cards 24 as they are.

  Then, if the card with the error is received by the next gaming device 2 at the table movement destination, an error is detected as an error, but the cause of this error is due to the above-mentioned confirmed share of the ball. Thus, detecting the error makes the player uncomfortable, while the employee needs to make a duplicate check.

  Under such circumstances, when the employee confirms the ball sharing and confirms it with the remote controller (confirmation operation means) carried in response to the error notification, the gaming apparatus 2 responds to the reception of the confirmation signal (S8). : YES), the correction value is updated, for example, by adding the correction value for the reference value subject to error determination (S9). Since the error notification can be eliminated by the confirmation of the employee, it is possible to perform an issuing process, a refund process, etc. if a confirmation signal is received.

The transition of the storage area on the gaming device side when it is not illegal will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 7 (a) shows that when a player receives another player's ball by sharing the ball and plays the game, the actual ball has reached the error reference lower limit value (below) while the actual ball has not changed. A state in which (error notification) is made is shown.
FIG. 7B shows an error reference lower limit value (−100) as a correction value by allowing the employee to confirm the ball sharing and sending a confirmation signal to the gaming device 2 by the remote control from FIG. 7A. It shows a state in which error detection has been eliminated by adding.

FIG.7 (c) has shown the state by which the error detection was again carried out from FIG.7 (b) by having continued the game with the ball by the ball share.
FIG. 7 (d) shows a state in which the player has obtained a ball and counted (1000) after the error reference lower limit value is added to the correction value (−200) from FIG. 7 (c). . Although the actual ball and the theoretical ball are added while maintaining the error between the actual ball and the theoretical ball in FIG. 7C, error detection is suppressed by adding the correction value.

FIG. 7 (e) shows the storage area of the gaming apparatus 2 that is the player's move destination of the player in FIG. 7 (d), and in this case also, the employee's confirmation is received. The error by the previous player has reached the error branch value, and the actual balls etc. remain on the gaming device 2 side.
FIG. 7F shows a state where the card 24 issued and processed by the gaming apparatus 2 of FIG. 7D is received by the gaming apparatus 2 that is the table movement destination of FIG. 7E. In FIG. 7D, since the error has not reached the error branch value, the actual holding ball etc. is associated with the card 24 side and added to the actual holding ball etc. of FIG. ) Is less than the error reference lower limit value, but the error (19) before accepting the card on the gaming device 2 side received as shown in FIG. 7 (e) has reached the detection suppression value (5). Detection is suppressed.
FIG. 7G shows a state in which the error lower limit value is added to the correction value from FIG. Since there is an error that error detection is performed twice in FIG. 7F, the error reference lower limit value for two times is added to the correction value.

  On the other hand, there are various methods of fraud that are not allowed by the game hall, but the so-called Clement and the credit of the gaming machine are increased by filling up (for example, 50 cards) by fraudulent acts such as radio wave irradiation. There is an act. Then, when the credit is full due to fraud, and the issuance operation is performed after counting the medals, the gaming apparatus 2 determines the result of the error determination when the issuance operation is performed (S7: YES). Since the error is detected because the error is not within the error reference range (S17: YES), error notification (error notification) is performed (S18). Thereby, fraud by an unauthorized person can be detected.

  However, if an unauthorized person knows such an error notification function by the gaming apparatus 2, if the credit is filled up due to fraud, the medal for the credit is paid out, the medal is counted as it is, and the card 24 is issued. There is a case. In this case, since the theoretical holding ball is 0, the actual holding ball 50, and the error is -50, the error is not detected (error notification) (the error reference lower limit is -100 and is not detected because it is not less than that). ). Then, if an unauthorized person moves the table and performs a clemence in the next gaming machine 1 and plays that much game, the theoretical possession ball remains -50, the actual possession ball remains 0, and the error is -50. In this case, no error is detected. Then, when the card 24 previously issued because the unauthorized person has used up the medals obtained by fraud is inserted into the gaming device 2, the gaming device 2 accepts the card 24 (S11: YES), and the card 24 side and the gaming device 2 After summing the error with the side (error is −100) (S13), it is determined whether the error (−50) on the gaming device 2 side before the sum has reached the detection suppression value (5) (S14). . In this case, since the detection suppression value has not been reached (S14: NO), an error is detected as a result of the error determination (S15: YES), and an error is notified (S16).

The transition of the storage area on the gaming device side when such fraud is performed will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 8A shows a state in which an unauthorized person obtains and counts out balls (50) by fraud (Kleman). Since the error (−50) does not reach the error reference lower limit value (−100), the error is not detected. If issuance processing is performed in this state, the error has not reached the error branch value, so the error is associated with the card 24 side.

  FIG. 8 (b) shows a game apparatus 2 that is a table moving destination when the unauthorized person of FIG. 8 (a) moves the table with the issued card 24 to escape error detection. It shows a state in which a player has played (50 cards). Since the error (−50) is within the error reference value range, the error is not detected.

  FIG. 8C shows a state where the card 24 issued and processed in FIG. 8A is received by the gaming apparatus 2 in FIG. 8B. In FIG. 8B, since the error (−50) before accepting the card does not reach the detection suppression value (5), it is an error determination target, and the actual possession ball and the theory between the card 24 side and the gaming device 2 side are further analyzed. Since the error (−100) specified by the value obtained by adding the holding ball is out of the error reference value range, the error is detected.

In short, in the present embodiment, the dishonesty as shown in FIG. 8 is distinguished from the case where the player leaves the receiving tray 22 etc. for a break, performs the issuing process, leaves the seat, and returns after the break. Therefore, a configuration is adopted in which the error is associated with the card 24 side if the error is on the negative side, and the game apparatus 2 side if the error is on the plus side. With this configuration, in the former case, since the error is negative as shown in FIG. 8 (a), it is associated with the card 24 and can be added up as shown in FIG. 8 (c). Since the 22-minute counting ball is insufficient, the error becomes positive and the error remains on the gaming device 2 side. However, since the player who has finished the break returns, before the issuing process by summing up, the return detection suppression value or more This is expected to reduce the error detection.
In addition, at the time of accepting a card, the error is detected after adding the theoretical possessed ball and the actual possessed ball, depending on the result of comparing the error on the gaming device 2 side before accepting the card and the detection suppression value of FIG. It is also a feature that whether or not to suppress notification of error detection after summing is specified.

As described above, the actions of the players concerned and fraudsters in the present embodiment are wasted at the time of accepting the card by taking over the confirmed error, such as an error caused by sharing the ball that the game hall recognizes. While suppressing error detection, fraud that causes a blind spot in error determination by an unauthorized person can be detected by taking over the error.
In addition, although the structure which matched the actual possession ball and the theoretical possession ball was illustrated as an error correlation, of course, you may employ | adopt other structures, such as matching an actual possession ball and an error.

According to such an embodiment, the following effects can be achieved.
Corresponding error information indicating the error between the theoretically held ball and the actual held ball to the card 24 side at the time of issuance processing and taking over the error at the time of card reception, duplication targeting error detection that has been confirmed by employees Since error detection is suppressed, dark error detection can be suppressed.

  Since error detection is suppressed when the error on the gaming device 2 side before accepting the card is equal to or greater than the detection suppression value, error detection is performed for fraud that repeats fraud that is not a detection target, while fraud is being performed. When accepting the card 24 in a non-game device 2, it is possible to suppress dark error detection (error notification) by effectively classifying whether or not to suppress error detection, such as suppressing error detection. It becomes like this.

  By updating the correction value by inputting the confirmation signal from the remote controller after detecting the error, the error detection is repeated, so every time an error of the error reference value occurs while the game continues Error detection can be performed.

  When an error is detected, if it is not illegal, such as sharing a ball, the correction value corresponding to the error reference lower limit (or upper limit) is added according to the confirmation signal from the remote control carried by the employee, and then the correction value is added. Since the error determination is performed in consideration of the error, the error can be detected every time an error corresponding to the error reference value occurs while the game is continued.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. This second embodiment is characterized by specifying whether or not to suppress error detection without referring to the detection suppression value. That is, in the first embodiment, when the card 24 is received by the gaming device 2, whether or not to perform the suppression according to the result of comparing the error on the gaming device 2 side before the card reception and the detection suppression value. However, in the second embodiment, the detection suppression value is not adopted, and it corresponds to the reception after sharing the ball as shown in FIG. 7 and the reception at the time of fraud as shown in FIG.

  In other words, the distribution process according to the error branch value is performed in the same manner, so that the error is distributed between the card 24 side and the gaming device 2 side, and when the gaming device 2 accepts the card 24, both possessed balls Is the same as adding the theoretical holding ball, but the error detection is performed as follows in consideration of the correction value already specified at the time of acceptance.

  For example, the card 24 issued in the state of FIG. 7D has an error of 205, that is, it can be assumed that error detection for two times is performed even when the card is received by the corresponding error information. It is specified that the correction value is −200 as the corresponding part. In this case, the card 24 may be identified at the time of acceptance by associating the specified correction value or a confirmation flag indicating that the error has been detected, and error detection may be suppressed.

  When the destination gaming device 2 accepts this card 24, the error is 19 and the correction value is not specified in FIG. 7 (e). In this state, the correction value is added in addition to the theoretical and actual balls. Then, the theoretical holding balls and the actual holding balls are 815 and 1001 as in FIG. 7F, but the correction value is 0 + (− 200) = − 200. Therefore, the error is 815-1001-(− 200) = 14 as in FIG. 7G, and in this case, no error is detected.

  On the other hand, for example, since the card 24 issued in the state of FIG. 8A has an error of −50, it can be assumed that no error has been detected, so the corresponding correction value is 0. Become. Similarly, since the correction value is 0 even in the state of FIG. 8B, even if the card 24 is received as shown in FIG. 8C, the total value of the correction values is 0, and the error is FIG. 8C. Similarly, it becomes -100 and becomes an error detection target.

  Now, the divisional issue by the employee in the second embodiment is the same as that in the first embodiment, but the divisional issue by the player does not simply divide the theoretical holding ball and distributes as follows. For example, in the state of FIG. 7 (d), when 600 pieces are issued for issue, the actual balls are 600 cards on the card 24 side and the remaining 400 cards on the gaming device 2 side. Attached. In this case, since -200 is already associated with the correction value, it is theoretically assumed that the two are distributed to each other by an error standard (lower limit) value unit by apportioning or the like, or all of the correction value are associated with either one. While distributing balls, distribute the theoretical balls to balance the rest.

  For example, when the correction value is associated with the gaming apparatus 2 side, the total error amount is 795-1000 = −205, so that the error for the correction value is −200, the remaining error is −5, and the remaining error is If it is apportioned by the remaining amount on the gaming device 2 side of the actual possession ball, −5 × 400 ÷ (1000) = − 2, so −202 is an error on the gaming device 2 side and the remaining −3 is an error on the card 24 side. . Therefore, the gaming device 2 side has the actual possession ball-error = 400 + (− 202) = 198 as the theoretical possession ball and the correction value −200, and the card 24 side has 600 + (− 3) = 597 as the theoretical possession ball. To do. Further, when the error corresponding to the correction value is associated with the card 24 side, the theoretical holding ball on the gaming device 2 side is 398, and the card 24 side is 397, and when distributing (for example, equally distributing), the gaming device 2 side The theoretical holding ball is 298 and the card 24 side is 497, but the correction value may be distributed in any way.

  In addition, the correction value is separately managed or specified at the time of reception, and the correction value is added to the comparison target by adding it to the arithmetic expression at the time of error determination processing. For example, the theoretical holding ball or the reception theoretical holding ball is subtracted. It may be added to the comparison target by updating some items constituting the arithmetic expression by the correction value. By doing in this way, it becomes possible to suppress error notification without separately performing the process before accepting a card as in the first embodiment.

According to such an embodiment, it is possible to specify whether or not to suppress error detection without referring to the detection suppression value. Therefore, the configuration can be simplified while achieving the same effect as the first embodiment. I can do it.
In addition, the correction value corresponding to the error between the card 24 side and the gaming device 2 side is specified at the time of accepting the card, and the error determination is made by adding up the specified correction value as well as the actual holding ball and the theoretical holding ball. By performing the above, the detection of the detected error is suppressed again, so that when a fraud that is not a detection target is repeated, a correction value is not generated and the error is detected.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
Although the configuration in which the error is distributed during the issuing process is illustrated, it is not necessary to distribute the error as long as it can be stored on the card 24 side. That is, an error may be associated with the card 24 regardless of the error branch value.

  As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 9 and the like, suppression of error notification is suppressed by not performing error determination, but when error detection is performed, suppression is performed by performing notification different from the case where error suppression is not performed, or error detection is performed. Any suppression method such as suppression by not informing the result may be adopted. Further, the error notification indicating that may be a notification dedicated to error detection, or may be a dual notification such as turning on an information display LED. Any error notification may be adopted as long as it is.

Although the example of apportioning the error at the time of divided issue has been exemplified, the same processing as that for all issue may be performed without apportioning. Further, at the time of split issue, the error is apportioned only when the error has not reached the branch value, but may be apportioned when it has been reached.
When associating the error information with the card 24, it is associated with only the issuing period, but in a state where the card 24 is received by the gaming device 2, such as managing the actual reception ball and the reception theory ball Alternatively, the error information on the card 24 side may be managed separately from the gaming device 2 side.

The same value as the reference value is specified as the correction value. However, if the value corresponds to the reference value, for example, a value slightly larger than the reference value is adopted as a correction value in advance.
It may be adopted in a system that allows membership cards to be used. In this case, the so-called replay process using the stored price before the previous day corresponds to the lending process using the valuable value as the consideration, so it is necessary to make it the subject of renewal of the theoretical possession ball as in the illustrated lending process (consideration grant process). is there.

  Although a system with a divided issue function is illustrated, the present invention may be applied to a system without a divided issue function. In this case, it is possible to omit a storage area such as a divided ball or a divided ball as a calculation target if necessary. Of course, it may be adopted in a system that has a split issue function but does not have an employee issue function.

In the case where the card 24 is received in a state where the management ID is not associated and the actual possessed ball remains, the configuration in which both actual possessed balls are added is illustrated, but the actual possessed ball on the gaming device 2 side is paid out. In the above, the actual possession balls on the card 24 side may be used as they are after acceptance. In this case, the theoretical holding balls for the paid-out actual holding balls may be subtracted or may not be subtracted.
In comparison with the reference value, etc., the expression “more than” was used instead of “exceeded”, but “less than” and “less than” included, and the expression that it has reached the reference value with the same positive / negative sign Any of these may be adopted, such as a concept that the absolute value becomes “excess” or “above”.

Although an IC card that records a balance and a ball is exemplified as a recording medium, any recording medium such as a coin or a paper receipt may be used. Further, in the case of a recording medium that is difficult to rewrite, such as a receipt, the balance or the possession ball may be managed only on the management device side in association with the ID by only recording the ID on the recording medium. A player's mobile phone or the like may be used as a recording medium to read and manage an ID such as the Fedica Idm.
The setting information shown in FIG. 4 or the like may be set by the game hall administrator as long as it is set in advance, or may be set in advance by the manufacturer of the management device, or may be an external management server (for example, chain store headquarters). You can download it from here and set it.

  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. Moreover, although the initial value of the actual possession ball and the theoretical possession ball can be exemplified as 0, any numerical value may be adopted similarly to the above, for example, 5 if predetermined.

  As the target gaming machines, as exemplified, slot machines and pachinko gaming machines can be exemplified, but so-called encapsulated gaming machines that change the points on the data according to the game without discharging the gaming media are also assumed. Therefore, the expression of game value including game media such as balls and medals and the above points is used as appropriate. Moreover, as long as the corresponding gaming device 2 has a function of counting each vehicle, it does not necessarily have a lending processing function.

  A part of the processing performed by the gaming device 2 may be performed by the relay device 3 or the management device, or a part of the processing performed by the management device may be performed by the relay device 3 or the gaming device 2 or the like. . In addition, the first embodiment and the second embodiment may be used in combination, or the configuration exemplified may be appropriately set according to the setting, or any of the exemplified configurations including modifications may be set. They may be combined as such, and the configuration may be appropriately excluded.

  In the drawings, 1 is a gaming machine, 2 is a gaming device (game information specifying means, issuing correspondence means, reception correspondence means, determination means, notification means, suppression means, confirmation operation means, correction value specifying means), 24 is a card (Recording medium, issuing medium).

Claims (5)

Value accepting process for accepting a valuable resource player owned compensation provider processing Azukasuru with a playable game value the negotiable value accepted as consideration to the player, counting processing for specifying a game value obtained by the player issued to be associated with the issued medium is portable recording medium by the player that Azukasuru replay processing, the actual acquisition value-a playable game value counted and the actual acquisition value is game value in exchange to the player A game hall system including a gaming device that is capable of executing processing and receiving processing for receiving the issuing medium, and is provided corresponding to the gaming machine,
The theoretically acquired value signal that can specify the theoretically acquired value that is the theoretical actual acquired value that is output from the gaming machine side is input, and the compensation process, the counting process, and the replay process are executed. Game information specifying means for specifying error information capable of specifying an acquisition error that is a difference between the theoretical acquisition value and the actual acquisition value by specifying
An issue association means for performing an association process for associating the error information with the issue medium when the issue process is performed;
When the acceptance process is performed, an acceptance correspondence process for associating the actual acquired value and the error information associated with the issue medium side that is the acceptance target with the gaming device that has performed the acceptance process. Means for accepting reception,
By comparing the acquisition error specified by the error information or the error information with error reference information indicating an error reference value that is a reference value for the acquisition error set in advance, the corresponding acquisition error is obtained. Determination means for performing an error determination process for determining whether there is an abnormality;
In the case where a determination result indicating that the error determination process is abnormal is obtained, notification means for performing error notification indicating that,
Detection suppression information indicating a detection suppression value set in advance with respect to the error information before reception that is the error information associated with the gaming apparatus side before the reception association processing is performed, and the error information before reception And suppressing means for suppressing the error notification when a comparison result indicating that the error notification is suppressed is obtained ;
A game system characterized by comprising: A value acceptance process for accepting a valuable value possessed by a player, a value giving process for giving a player a game value that can be played using the accepted valuable value as a consideration, a counting process for identifying a game value acquired by the player, Replay processing for giving a player a game value that can be played with the actual acquired value that is the counted game value as a consideration; an issuing process for associating the actual acquired value with an issuing medium that is a recording medium portable by the player; And a system for a game hall that can execute a reception process for receiving the issuing medium and includes a gaming device provided in correspondence with the gaming machine,
The theoretically acquired value signal that can specify the theoretically acquired value that is the theoretical actual acquired value that is output from the gaming machine side is input, and the compensation process, the counting process, and the replay process are executed. Game information specifying means for specifying error information capable of specifying an acquisition error that is a difference between the theoretical acquisition value and the actual acquisition value by specifying
An issue association means for performing an association process for associating the error information with the issue medium when the issue process is performed;
When the acceptance process is performed, an acceptance correspondence process for associating the actual acquired value and the error information associated with the issue medium side that is the acceptance target with the gaming device that has performed the acceptance process. Means for accepting reception,
By comparing the acquisition error specified by the error information or the error information with error reference information indicating an error reference value that is a reference value for the acquisition error set in advance, the corresponding acquisition error is obtained. Determination means for performing an error determination process for determining whether there is an abnormality;
In the case where a determination result indicating that the error determination process is abnormal is obtained, notification means for performing error notification indicating that,
Confirmation operation means for accepting a confirmation operation by a game hall employee when the error notification is performed;
Suppression means for suppressing the error notification related to error information that is updated according to the reception correspondence processing when the confirmation operation is received before the reception correspondence processing is performed;
A game system characterized by comprising: A value acceptance process for accepting a valuable value possessed by a player, a value giving process for giving a player a game value that can be played using the accepted valuable value as a consideration, a counting process for identifying a game value acquired by the player, Replay processing for giving a player a game value that can be played with the actual acquired value that is the counted game value as a consideration; an issuing process for associating the actual acquired value with an issuing medium that is a recording medium portable by the player; And a system for a game hall that can execute a reception process for receiving the issuing medium and includes a gaming device provided in correspondence with the gaming machine,
The theoretically acquired value signal that can specify the theoretically acquired value that is the theoretical actual acquired value that is output from the gaming machine side is input, and the compensation process, the counting process, and the replay process are executed. Game information specifying means for specifying error information capable of specifying an acquisition error that is a difference between the theoretical acquisition value and the actual acquisition value by specifying
An issue association means for performing an association process for associating the error information with the issue medium when the issue process is performed;
When the acceptance process is performed, an acceptance correspondence process for associating the actual acquired value and the error information associated with the issue medium side that is the acceptance target with the gaming device that has performed the acceptance process. Means for accepting reception,
By comparing the acquisition error specified by the error information or the error information with error reference information indicating an error reference value that is a reference value for the acquisition error set in advance, the corresponding acquisition error is obtained. Determination means for performing an error determination process for determining whether there is an abnormality;
In the case where a determination result indicating that the error determination process is abnormal is obtained, notification means for performing error notification indicating that,
Confirmation operation means for accepting a confirmation operation by a game hall employee when the error notification is performed;
Correction value specifying means for specifying a correction value corresponding to the error reference value corresponding to the error notification when the confirmation operation is received;
Suppressing means for suppressing the error notification related to the error information updated in accordance with the reception correspondence processing ,
It said determining means, said error judgment processing Yu Technical field for systems that characterized by performing the correction value on the addition to the comparison.   The suppressing means performs the correction value corresponding to the pre-acceptance issue error information, which is the error information associated with the issuance medium side, before the accept association process is performed after the accept association process. The game system according to claim 3, wherein the error notification is suppressed by being added to a comparison target of the error determination process.   The suppression means updates the error information by the correction value by the game information specifying means when the correction value is specified, and when the issuing process is performed after the correction value is specified, By associating correction error information, which is the error information updated for the correction value by the issuance correspondence unit, with the issuance medium side, the error notification regarding the error information updated in accordance with the reception association processing is performed. The game system according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the system is suppressed.

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