JP6490916B2 - Game equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention provides a lending process that lends a number of gaming media corresponding to a unit valuable value of a valuable value possessed by a player based on reception of a lending operation, provided corresponding to a gaming machine The present invention relates to a gaming apparatus having means.

  Conventionally, as shown in Patent Document 1, in a gaming device provided corresponding to a gaming machine, a consumption tax (for example, 5%) is collected by a so-called internal tax, and corresponds to a unit valuable value (for example, 500 yen). When performing a lending process for lending a number of game media (for example, 120 pachinko balls), a game medium (100 balls in this example) that is an integral multiple of a predetermined unit number (for example, 25 balls) is used. It is known to perform a process for paying out from a game device and paying out game media (20 balls in this example) less than the number of one unit from the game device.

JP 2008-220488 A

  However, like the gaming device shown in Patent Document 1, there is a problem that it is complicated to pay out from the gaming device a number of gaming media that is less than one unit each time a lending process is performed.

  The present invention has been made based on such a background, and an object of the present invention is to prevent paying out less than one unit of gaming media from a gaming device each time a lending process is performed. It is in providing such a game device.

  The present invention adopts the following means in order to solve the above problems. The reference numerals used in the description of the best mode for carrying out the invention and the drawings to be described later are appended in parentheses for reference, but the constituent elements of the present invention are not limited to the appended description.

First, the invention according to means 1
Provided corresponding to the gaming machine (pachinko machine 10),
Based on the acceptance of the lending operation (YES in S03), the game media (for example, 116 pachinko balls equivalent to 500 yen, 46 cards equivalent to 1000 yen) using the valuable value (prepaid balance) owned by the player A gaming device (ball lending unit 20, medal lending unit) having lending processing means (control unit 22 performing the processing of S300) for lending processing for lending
The lending processing means, as the lending process,
Of the number of game media corresponding to the first unit value of the value, a game medium that is an integral multiple of a predetermined unit number (for example, 25 pachinko balls, 5 medals), The first payout process (S309, S310) for paying out from the gaming machine and the number of game media less than the one unit number among the number of game media corresponding to the first unit valuable value are reserved. When the number of game media stored in the storage unit is stored as the number of game media (S307), and the number of reserved game media stored in the storage unit reaches the one unit number (YES in S308), the reserved game media A first lending process (external tax system) for lending a game medium by performing a second payout process (S311) for paying out the one unit number of game media of the number from the gaming machine;
Second lending for lending gaming media by paying out from the gaming machine a number of gaming media corresponding to a second unit valuable value of the valuable value and an integer multiple of the one unit number Processing (tax included),
A first payout process; and a third payout process for paying out from the gaming device a number of game media that is less than the number of one unit among the number of game media corresponding to the first unit value. And a third lending process for performing
Based on information from the outside (remaining amount management device 61), setting means (control unit 22) that sets which of the first loan process, the second loan process, and the third loan process is executed ) Is further provided.
According to this, when the execution of the first lending process is set, the number of game media less than one unit is stored as the number of reserved game media, and the number of reserved game media reaches the number of one unit In addition, since the one unit number is paid out from the gaming machine, it is possible to prevent the number of game media less than the one unit number from being paid out from the gaming device every time the lending process is performed.
Further, whether to perform the first loan process, the second loan process, or the third loan process can be set based on information from the outside in accordance with the operation of the game hall.

The invention according to means 2
Provided corresponding to the gaming machine (pachinko machine 10),
Based on the acceptance of the loan operation (YES in S03), the number of game media corresponding to the unit valuable value of the valuable value (prepaid balance) owned by the player (for example, 116 pachinko balls equivalent to 500 yen, A gaming device (a ball lending unit 20 according to the second embodiment, a medal lending unit) having lending processing means (control unit 22 that performs the processing of S300) that lends lending processing for lending 46 medals equivalent to 1000 yen) ) And
The lending process means, as the lending process, is a game medium that is an integral multiple of a predetermined number of units (for example, 25 pachinko balls, 5 medals) out of the number of game media corresponding to the unit value. Out of the number of game media corresponding to the unit valuable value, the number of game media less than the one unit number is put on hold in the first payout process (S309, S310) for paying out the game machine. A storage process (S307) for storing the number of media in the storage unit is performed,
When the number of reserved game media stored in the storage unit reaches the number of game media corresponding to the unit valuable value (YES in S316 ′), the number of times that the lending process can be executed increases (S318 ′). In the next ball lending process, the game machine is characterized by YES in S301a → S309 ′).
According to this, when less than one unit of game media generated by the lending process is stored as the number of reserved game media, and the number of reserved game media reaches the number of game media corresponding to the unit valuable value, Since the number of times that the lending process can be executed increases, it is possible to prevent paying out game media of a number less than the one unit from the gaming device every time the lending process is performed.

The invention according to means 3 is
A gaming device according to means 1 or 2, wherein
Based on the acceptance of the reserved game medium payout operation (YES in S05), the reserved game medium payout means (the control unit 22 that performs the process of S500) that pays out the number of game media stored in the storage unit is stored. Furthermore, it is the game device characterized by having.
According to this, the number of game media memorize | stored in the memory | storage part can be used for a game.

The invention according to means 4 is
A gaming device according to means 3, comprising:
On the basis of acceptance of the counting game medium payout operation (YES in S04), the counting game medium payout processing means (the process of S400) that performs processing for paying out the game media counted by the counting means (counting unit 30, counter). And a control unit 22) to perform,
The on-hold game medium payout operation accepting means (“holding ball payout button” on the screen shown in FIG. 9) for accepting the on-hold game medium payout operation, and the counted game medium payout operation accepting means (in FIG. 9) for accepting the counted game medium payout operation. The game device is characterized in that it is provided separately from the “mob ball payout button” on the screen shown.
According to this, it is possible to separate the handling of the processing for paying out the game media stored in the lending processing and the processing for paying out the counted game media.

The invention according to means 5 is
A gaming device according to means 3 or 4, wherein
A recording medium receiving means (card R / W 25) for receiving a recording medium (prepaid card) on which information (card ID) capable of specifying the valuable value (prepaid balance) possessed by the player is recorded;
Based on acceptance of the return operation (YES in S06), there is further provided return processing means (control unit 22 that performs the process of S600) for performing a process for returning the recording medium accepted by the recording medium accepting means. And
Based on the reception of the return operation, the game device is characterized by paying out the number of game media stored in the storage unit (S604 or S612).
According to this, it is possible to prevent the number of game media stored in the storage unit from forgetting to pay out.

The invention according to means 6 is
A gaming device according to means 3 or 4, wherein
When the valuable value specified from the information recorded on the recording medium received by the recording medium receiving means becomes zero by the lending process (YES in S315a in the modification of FIG. 6), the lending process Subsequently, the game device is characterized by paying out the number of the game media stored in the storage unit (S315c).
According to this, it is possible to prevent the number of game media stored in the storage unit from forgetting to pay out.

The invention according to means 7
A gaming device according to any one of means 1-6,
The lending processing means outputs a number of game media corresponding to the combined value of the lending process (internal tax method) and the unit value and a predetermined value (consumption tax amount) corresponding to the unit value. The second lending process (external tax method) to pay out and lend from the machine can be executed,
The gaming apparatus further includes setting means (a control unit 22 for storing setting contents in the remaining amount management apparatus 61) for setting whether to execute the lending process or the second lending process.
According to this, it is possible to set whether to perform the lending process or the second lending process in accordance with the operation of the game hall.

Furthermore, the invention according to means 9
A gaming device according to means 1, comprising:
According to the number of reserved game media stored in the storage unit, the first payout process and the second payout process are performed on the basis of acceptance of the lending operation, so that the game media paid out from the gaming machine The number changes (If the number of reserved balls does not exceed 25 balls, 100 balls are paid out from the gaming machine in S309, and if the number of reserved balls exceeds 25 balls, 100 balls in S310, 25 balls in S311 The game machine is characterized by being paid out.
According to this, each time the lending process is performed, it is possible to prevent paying out a number of gaming media less than one unit from the gaming device.

It is a functional block diagram showing an example of the game system containing the ball lending unit which is the game device which concerns on this invention. (A) is a front view showing an example of a pachinko machine and a ball rental unit, (b) is a cross-sectional right side view showing an example of a ball rental unit. It is a flowchart showing an example of the business process which the control part of a ball lending unit performs. It is a flowchart showing an example of the collation process which is a subroutine which the control part of a ball lending unit performs. It is a flowchart showing an example of the payment process which is a subroutine which the control part of a ball lending unit performs. It is a flowchart showing an example of the ball lending process which is a subroutine which the control part of a ball lending unit performs. It is a figure showing an example of communication with the pachinko machine and the ball lending unit in the ball lending process. It is a figure showing an example of transition of the number of payouts from a pachinko machine, and the number of reservation balls in the ball lending process. It is a figure showing an example of the screen displayed on the display of a ball lending unit in a ball lending process. It is a flowchart showing an example of the card return process which is a subroutine which the control part of a ball lending unit performs. It is a flowchart showing an example of the ball lending process in 2nd Embodiment.

  The ball lending unit 20 which is a gaming device according to the present invention is provided corresponding to the gaming machine (pachinko machine 10) as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and as shown in S03 and S300 of FIG. Based on the acceptance of the lending operation (operation of the ball lending button 15), the number of game media corresponding to the unit valuable value of the valuable value (prepaid balance) owned by the player (for example, 116 balls corresponding to 500 yen) A lending process (ball lending process) for lending a pachinko ball is performed.

  The ball lending unit 20 according to the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, is determined in advance as the lending process out of a number of game media (116 balls in this example) corresponding to the unit valuable value. A first payout process (S309) for paying out game media (100 balls in this example) which is an integral multiple of one unit (for example, 25 balls) from the gaming machine, and a number of games corresponding to the unit valuable value A storage process (S307) for storing the number of game media (16 balls in this example) less than the number of units among the media in the storage unit as the number of reserved game media is performed and stored in the storage unit. A second payout process for paying out one unit of the number of the game media out of the number of the reserved game media from the gaming machine when the number of the pending game media reaches the number of one unit (YES in S308); S311) can be executed To.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 11, the ball lending unit 20 according to the second embodiment performs the first payout process (S309) and the storage process (S307) as the lending process, and stores them in the storage unit. When the number of reserved game media being played reaches the number of game media corresponding to the unit valuable value (116 balls in this example) (YES in S308a), the number of times that the lending process can be executed increases (S308c). In the next ball lending process, S301a is YES → S309 ′).

  Hereinafter, the first embodiment will be described first, then the second embodiment will be described only with respect to differences from the first embodiment, and finally a modification will be described. In addition, in the following, the pachinko machine 10 is a gaming machine, the pachinko ball is a gaming medium, the unit valuable value is 500 yen, the consumption tax rate on the lending unit price of the pachinko ball is 8%, and the lending unit price is 4 yen excluding tax. An example in which the number of one unit paid out from the pachinko machine 10 in the ball lending process is 25 balls will be described. Further, hereinafter, the database is abbreviated as “DB”, the reader / writer is abbreviated as “R / W”, and step S is abbreviated as “S”.

[1. Ball rental unit 20 according to the first embodiment]
First, with reference to FIGS. 1-10, the structure of the game system 1 containing the ball lending unit 20 which concerns on 1st Embodiment is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming system 1 includes a ball rental unit 20 provided in a one-to-one correspondence with each of a plurality of pachinko machines 10 arranged on each of a plurality of gaming islands in a game hall. The island computer 63 provided on each of the plurality of game islands and capable of communicating with the ball rental unit 20 provided on each of the game islands, the hall computer 60 capable of communicating with all the island computers 63, the remaining amount management device 61, and the possession It consists of a ball management device 62.

  In this gaming system 1, a prepaid card 2 is used as shown in FIG. The prepaid card 2 is a card ID in which the prepaid card 2 can be individually identified and prepaid balance data indicating a prepaid balance that is a valuable value are stored as information that can identify the valuable value. On the other hand, it is issued by a ball rental unit 20 or a prepaid card issuing device (not shown) provided at a predetermined location in the game hall. The prepaid card 2 does not record the number of balls to be described later.

  Here, the hall computer 60, the balance management device 61, the possession management device 62, and the island computer 63 will be described with reference to FIG. The hall computer 60, the balance management device 61, and the possession management device 62 include a communication unit, a control unit (CPU, ROM, RAM, etc.), input means (keyboard, mouse, etc.), output means (display, etc.), and storage means. It is a computer provided with (hard disk etc.). The island computer 63 is data between the ball lending unit 20 connected (that is, disposed on the game island where the island computer 63 is provided), the hall computer 60, the remaining amount management device 61, and the possession management device 62. It is a relay device that relays communication.

  The hall computer 60 counts and grasps various information. For example, when a bill is accepted by the bill discriminator 22 of the ball lending unit 20, a signal output from the ball lending unit 20 for one pulse for every 1000 yen received is received and the received amounts are totaled. When the ball lending unit 20 performs the ball lending process, it receives a signal output from the ball lending unit 20 for one pulse for every 100 yen used, and totals the used amount. When the ball lending unit 20 is reset, the ball lending unit 20 receives a signal output by one pulse for each reset, and grasps the reset. Further, when an error occurs in the ball lending unit 20, a signal that is output from the ball lending unit 20 by one pulse for each error is received to grasp the error. Further, when counting is performed by the counting unit 30 of the ball lending unit 20, a signal output from the ball lending unit 20 for one pulse per count is received, and the counted values are totaled. In addition, when the ball lending unit 20 performs the ball payout processing, the ball lending unit 20 receives a signal output by one pulse for each ball payout, and totals the number of ball payouts. When the ball lending unit 20 performs the reserved ball payout process, the ball lending unit 20 receives a signal output by one pulse for each held ball payout, and totals the number of reserved ball payouts. Further, as will be described later, when a game is performed in the pachinko machine 10 and a shot ball is counted by a shot ball counter (not shown), a signal output from the shot ball counter every 10 counts is output. Receive and count the number of shots.

  The remaining amount management device 61 has a remaining amount DB that stores a prepaid remaining amount that is a valuable value possessed by a player and is a prepaid value paid in advance by the player in association with the card ID of the prepaid card 2.

  The balance management device 61 displays on the display a setting screen on which the consumption tax rate applied to the lending unit price and whether the lending method is the internal tax method or the external tax method can be set. Here, the internal tax method is a method of renting a number of game media corresponding to the unit value (500 yen), and the number corresponding to the unit value is a value obtained by dividing the unit value by the lending unit price including tax. It is the number of balls (116 balls) obtained by rounding off the decimal part of (500 yen ÷ 4.32 yen = 115.74...). The rounding process may be rounded up, rounded down, or rounded off, but is rounded off in this example. The foreign tax system is a method of paying out and lending a number of gaming media corresponding to the combined valuable value (540 yen) of the unit valuable value and the predetermined valuable value (consumption tax) according to the unit valuable value from the gaming machine. The number corresponding to the combined value is the number of balls obtained by dividing the combined value by the lending unit price including tax (540 yen / 4.32 yen = 125 balls).

  The contents set on this setting screen are notified to all the ball lending units 20, stored in the control unit 22 of each ball lending unit 20, and the ball lending process is executed according to the stored contents. According to this, it is possible to set the consumption tax rate and the lending method in a lump, and it is possible to set whether the ball lending processing of the internal tax method or the ball lending processing of the external tax method is performed in accordance with the operation of the game hall. When the external tax system is set, the ball lending process shown in FIGS. 6 and 11 is not applied, and all the ball lending numbers (125 balls if the ball lending amount is 540 yen including tax) are from the pachinko machine 10. It is paid out and the number of reserved balls is not memorized.

  The possession management device 62 has a possession DB that stores the number of possessions that is the number of pachinko balls counted by the counting unit 30 of the ball lending unit 20 in association with the card ID of the prepaid card 2.

  Next, the pachinko machine 10 will be described. The pachinko machine 10 is an example of a gaming machine, and is provided corresponding to the ball rental unit 20 (here, adjacent to the right side of the ball rental unit 20) as shown in FIGS. It is a so-called CR-type pachinko machine that pays out and lends pachinko balls from the pachinko machine 10 in accordance with the ball lending process performed by the ball lending unit 20 by communicating with the corresponding ball lending unit 20. This pachinko machine 10 is arranged according to the model of the pachinko machine 10 on the game island provided in the game hall, and is individually identified by a unique machine number.

  As shown in FIG. 2 (a), the pachinko machine 10 is provided with a game area, an upper plate, a lower plate, a launching handle, and the like on the front surface, and a remaining frequency indicator 14, a ball lending button 15, And a card return button 16, and as shown in FIG. 1, a game control board 11, a payout control board 12, a ball payout device 13, etc. are provided therein, and each of these components is as shown in FIG. It is connected to the.

  The game control board 11 controls the gaming state in the pachinko machine 10. The payout control board 12 is communicably connected to the ball lending communication unit 21 a of the ball lending unit 20, and governs communication between the pachinko machine 10 and the ball lending unit 20. Thus, signals are exchanged with the ball lending unit 20 in the ball lending process (S300 in FIG. 3) and the ball lending process (S400). The payout control board 12 is connected to the ball payout device 13 and controls the ball payout device 13. The ball payout device 13 pays out a pachinko ball that is an integral multiple of a predetermined unit number (for example, 25 balls) in the ball lending process and the ball payout process, and is given to the player as a result of the game. Pachinko balls (so-called prize balls) are paid out.

  The remaining frequency display 14 is a display for displaying the remaining frequency specified from the prepaid balance recorded in the prepaid card 2 received by the card R / W 25 of the corresponding ball lending unit 20. It consists of a 2-digit 7-segment display. In this remaining frequency indicator 14, the remaining frequency is displayed by inputting a frequency display signal indicating the remaining frequency from the ball lending communication unit 21a. The remaining frequency included in the frequency display signal is a quotient calculated by the expression “prepaid balance / 100 yen”.

  The ball lending button 15 is a button for accepting a ball lending operation for performing a ball lending operation using the prepaid balance recorded in the prepaid card 2 received by the card R / W 25 of the corresponding ball lending unit 20. When this ball lending button 15 is operated, a lending input signal is sent to the ball lending communication unit 21a via a lending input signal line provided via a detection circuit (not shown) between the ball lending communication unit 21a. And the detection circuit detects the input of the lending input signal, so that the control unit 22 recognizes that the ball lending button 15 has been operated, and performs a ball lending process (S300 in FIG. 3).

  The card return button 16 is a button for accepting a return operation for returning the prepaid card 2 accepted by the card R / W 25 of the corresponding ball lending unit 20. When this card return button 16 is operated, a return input signal is sent to the ball lending communication unit 21a via a return input signal line provided between the ball lending communication unit 21a and a detection circuit (not shown). Is detected and the detection circuit detects the input of the return input signal, the control unit 22 recognizes that the card return button 16 has been operated, and performs a card return process (S600).

  The remaining frequency indicator 14, the ball lending button 15, and the card return button 16 are provided on the front surface (here, the upper plate) of the pachinko machine 10, as shown in FIG. Since it is connected to the ball lending unit 20 as shown in FIG. 2, it also belongs to the ball lending unit 20 constituting the gaming apparatus. The ball lending button 15 and the card return button 16 may be provided in the ball lending unit 20.

  In this pachinko machine 10, when the launch handle is operated, the pachinko balls on the upper plate are driven into the game area and a game is played. Then, when the hit ball that has been driven into the game area wins the start winning opening, the variable display device starts to fluctuate. When the display result of the symbol displayed on the variable display device is in a specific mode, a big hit occurs. . Further, when the hitting ball wins a winning opening (a start winning opening, a general winning opening, or a large winning opening that is opened when a big hit is made), a prize ball is paid out from the ball dispensing device 13 under the control of the dispensing control board 12. The paid-out prize ball is first guided to the upper plate, and when the upper plate is full, it is guided to the lower plate. The prize ball guided to the lower plate falls from the lower plate and is guided to the counting unit 30 when a drop lever (not shown) is operated. Although not shown, the hit balls are collected by an out tank (not shown) provided behind the pachinko machine 10, counted by a hit ball counter, and taken into the game island after counting.

  Next, the configuration of the ball lending unit 20 will be described. The ball lending unit 20 is an example of a gaming device, and corresponds to a pachinko machine 10 that is a gaming machine (here, adjacent to the left side of the pachinko machine 10 as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2B). 2) and has a vertically long box shape. As shown in FIG. 2 (a), a bill insertion slot 23a, a protruding portion 20a, a prepaid card insertion slot 25a, and a reserved ball payout outlet 26a are provided on the front surface thereof. 2B, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), the bill discriminator 23, the ball lending communication unit 21a, the on-site communication unit 21b, the control unit 22, the card R / W 25, the prepaid card stocker 25b, and the hold ball A payout device 26 and the like are provided, and a touch panel type display 24 is provided on the right side surface of the projecting portion 20a (that is, the side facing the player), and these components are connected as shown in FIG. The control unit 22 is connected to a counting unit 30 provided below the lower plate of the pachinko machine 10.

  As described above, the ball lending communication unit 21a is communicably connected to the payout control board 12 of the pachinko machine 10. As shown in FIG. 1, the on-site communication unit 21b is communicably connected to the hall computer 60, the balance management device 61, and the possession management device 62 via the island computer 63. It governs communication between the two.

  The control unit 22 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, an EEPROM, and the like. Each processing element stored in the ROM is executed by the CPU using the RAM as a work area, whereby each component included in the ball lending unit 20 is provided. The various operations are performed by controlling the operation. In the RAM of the control unit 22, the card ID and the prepaid balance read from the prepaid card 2 received by the card R / W 25, the number of held balls counted by the counting unit 30, and the number of reserved balls generated in the ball lending process are stored. The

  As shown in FIG. 2B, the bill validator 23 accepts insertion of bills (1000 yen bills, 2000 yen bills, 5000 yen bills, or 10000 yen bills) from the bill insertion slot 23a, and identifies the bills. To do. The identified banknotes are transported through the banknote passage 23b provided behind the banknote discriminator 23, taken into the game island, and collected in a safe provided at the end of the game island via the transport path provided in the game island. Is done.

  The touch panel display 24 is a display device that displays various types of information and an input device that accepts input of various types of information. On this display 24, as shown in FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b), the number of balls held and the number of balls held are stored in the RAM of the control unit 22. In addition, a “game ball payout button” functioning as a counting game medium payout operation receiving means for receiving a count game medium payout operation (held ball payout operation) and a hold game medium payout receiving a hold game medium payout operation (hold ball payout operation) A “holding ball payout button” that functions as an operation accepting unit is displayed separately. Here, the retained balls memorized in the ball lending process are those that have been rented but not yet paid out (similar to money), and the counted balls are the ones that the player has acquired as a result of the game Therefore, the handling at the time of paying out each can be divided by making the buttons separate. If the number of reserved balls is 0 to 8 balls, as shown in (a), “100 balls will be paid out with the next ball loan” is displayed, and the number of reserved balls is 9 to 24 balls. Is displayed as “125 balls will be paid out in the next ball lending”, which will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 2B, the card R / W 25 receives insertion of the prepaid card 2 from the prepaid card insertion slot 25a and reads the card ID and the prepaid balance from the prepaid card 2. The prepaid card stocker 25b is provided behind the card R / W 25 and stores a predetermined number (for example, 10) of prepaid cards 2. In the prepaid card stocker 25b, the prepaid card 2 with the prepaid balance remaining after the ball lending process is performed is taken in and stored. Further, when a bill is received by the bill discriminator 23 in a state where the prepaid card 2 is not received by the card R / W 25, one of the prepaid cards 2 stored in the prepaid card stocker 25b is The card is transferred from the prepaid card stocker 25b to the card R / W 25 and set in the card R / W 25. The card R / W 25 reads the card ID from the set prepaid card 2.

  The reserved ball payout device 26 is an example of a reserved game medium payout means, and is based on the number of reserved balls stored in the RAM of the control unit 22 based on reception of the reserved ball payout operation (operation of the held ball payout button). A ball is paid out, and a pachinko ball of the number of reserved balls stored in the RAM of the control unit 22 is paid out based on reception of a return operation (operation of the card return button 16). The pachinko balls to be paid out here may be pachinko balls stored after being counted by the counting unit 30, or may be pachinko balls supplied from a complementary ball cage on the game island.

  The counting unit 30 is an example of a counting unit, and counts pachinko balls acquired by a player through a game on the pachinko machine 10. The count value counted by the counting unit 30 is stored in the RAM of the control unit 22 as the number of balls. Further, the pachinko balls counted by the counting unit 30 are taken into the game island or stored for payout from the reserved ball payout device 26 as necessary.

  Next, the operation of the ball lending unit 20 will be described. Hereinafter, an example in which the internal tax method is set as the lending method in the hall computer 60 will be described. The ball lending unit 20 performs a counting process (not shown) and a business process shown in FIG. 3 in parallel while the game hall is open. Here, the counting process is a process of storing (adding and updating) the counted value as the number of balls in the RAM of the control unit 22 when the counting unit 30 performs counting. Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 3 to 10, the business process and each process of the subroutine will be described.

  First, FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of the business process performed by the control unit 22 of the ball lending unit 20. The control unit 22 waits for acceptance of the prepaid card 2 by the card R / W 25 in S01, waits for acceptance of banknotes by the bill validator in S02, waits for operation of the ball lending button 15 in S03, and S04. In step S05, the operation of the holding ball payout button is waited. In step S06, the operation of the card return button 16 is waited, and the loop of steps S01 to S06 is repeated.

  When the control unit 22 determines in S01 that the prepaid card 2 is accepted (YES), the control unit 22 performs a verification process in S100 (FIG. 4), and in S02 determines that there is a bill accepted (YES). In S200, the deposit process (FIG. 5) is performed, and if it is determined in S03 that the ball lending button 15 is operated (YES), the ball lending process (FIG. 6) is performed in S300. If it is determined that there is an operation of the payout button (YES), a ball payout process is performed in S400, and if it is determined that there is an operation of the holdball payout button in S05 (YES), the payout ball is paid out in S500. When the process (FIG. 6) is performed and it is determined in S06 that the card return button 16 is operated (YES), the card return process (FIG. 9) is performed in S600.

  Here, the ball payout process in S400 is an integral multiple of the number of units when the number of balls stored in the RAM of the control unit 22 is one unit or more based on the acceptance of the ball payout operation. Is a process of paying out the pachinko balls from the pachinko machine 10. For example, if the number of held balls is 125 balls or more, the 125 balls are paid out from the pachinko machine 10, and if the number of held balls is 124 balls or less, an integer of 25 balls Double out from the pachinko machine 10. According to this, the stored ball can be used for the game. Further, the reserved ball payout process of S500 is based on the reception of the reserved ball payout operation, and when the number of reserved balls is stored in the RAM of the control unit 22, the pachinko balls having the number of reserved balls (up to 24 balls) are stored. This is a process of paying out from the holding ball payout device 26.

  Next, FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of collation processing that is a subroutine performed by the control unit 22. If the control unit 22 determines in S01 that the prepaid card 2 is received by the card R / W 25 (YES), the card ID read from the prepaid card 2 by the card R / W 25 and the prepaid in S101. A prepaid balance matching request indicating the balance is sent to the balance management apparatus 61, and in S102, reception of a matching OK notification transmitted from the balance management apparatus 61 is waited. In S103, the balance management apparatus 61 It waits for reception of the verification NG notification transmitted from.

  The balance management device 61 that has received the prepaid balance matching request has a prepaid balance stored in the balance DB in association with a card ID indicated by the prepaid balance matching request and a prepaid balance indicated by the prepaid balance matching request. It is determined whether or not they match. If they match, a verification OK notification is returned to the ball rental unit 20, and if they do not match, a verification NG notification is returned to the ball rental unit 20.

  If it is determined in S102 that the verification OK notification is received (YES), the control unit 22 stores the read card ID and the prepaid balance in S104, and proceeds to S111. On the other hand, if it is determined in S103 that a verification NG notification has been received (NO), the accepted prepaid card 2 is ejected in S105, and the verification process is terminated.

  In S111, the control unit 22 transmits a ball number verification request indicating the card ID and the number of balls read from the prepaid card 2 by the card R / W 25 to the ball management device 62, and in S112, It waits for reception of the verification OK notification transmitted from the possession management device 62, and waits for reception of the verification NG notification transmitted from the possession management device 62 in S113.

  The ball management device 62 that has received the number-of-balls matching request stores the number of balls stored in the ball-ball DB in association with the card ID indicated by the number-of-balls matching request, and the number-of-balls matching request. It is determined whether or not the number of possessed balls indicated by is matched. Reply.

  If the control unit 22 determines in S112 that the verification OK notification is received (YES), the control unit 22 stores the read ball count in association with the stored card ID in S114, and performs the verification process. finish. On the other hand, if it is determined in S113 that the verification NG notification is received (NO), the accepted prepaid card 2 is ejected in S115, and the number-of-balls verification processing is terminated.

  Next, FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of a deposit process which is a subroutine performed by the control unit 22. When the control unit 22 determines in S02 that the banknote recognition machine 23 has received a banknote (YES), the control unit 22 determines in S201 whether the banknote is identified. If it is determined in S201 that the banknote is identified as NG (NO), in S202, the accepted banknote is discharged, and the deposit process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S201 that the bill is identified as OK (YES), it is determined in S203 whether or not the prepaid card 2 is being accepted by the card R / W 25. If it is determined in S203 that the prepaid card 2 is being accepted (YES), the process proceeds to S206. On the other hand, if it is determined in S203 that the prepaid card 2 is not being accepted (NO), in S204, the prepaid card 2 is transported from the prepaid card stocker 25b to the card R / W 25 and the card ID is read. The read card ID is stored, and the process proceeds to S206.

  In S206, an addition request indicating the stored card ID and the deposit amount, which is the amount of the identified banknote, is transmitted to the remaining amount management device 61, and transmitted from the remaining amount management device 61 in S207. Wait for addition completion notification to be received.

  The balance management device 61 that has received the addition request adds the deposit amount indicated by the addition request to the prepaid balance stored in the balance DB in association with the card ID indicated by the addition request, and adds A completion notice is returned to the ball lending unit 20.

  If it is determined in S207 that the addition completion notification has been received (YES), the control unit 22 takes the accepted banknote into the game island in S208, and in S209, for the stored prepaid balance. The deposit amount is added and the prepaid balance after the addition is recorded on the prepaid card 2 and the deposit process is terminated.

  Next, FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of a ball lending process which is a subroutine performed by the control unit 22. If it is determined in S03 that the ball lending button 15 is operated (YES), the control unit 22 determines in S301 whether or not the stored prepaid balance is zero. If it is determined in S301 that the prepaid balance is zero (YES), the ball lending operation is invalidated and the ball lending process is terminated in S302.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S301 that the prepaid balance is not zero (NO), in S303, whether the prepaid balance exceeds a predetermined ball lending set amount (in this example, the unit value of 500 yen). Determine whether or not. If it is determined in S303 that the prepaid balance exceeds the ball lending set amount (YES), that is, the prepaid remaining amount is 500 yen or more (YES), the ball lending set amount is specified as a used amount, and the process proceeds to S306. move on. On the other hand, if it is determined in S303 that the prepaid balance does not exceed the ball lending set amount (NO), that is, the prepaid balance is less than 500 yen, the prepaid balance is specified as the usage amount, and the process proceeds to S306.

  In S306, the number of balls loaned corresponding to the specified usage amount is calculated, the number of payouts from the pachinko machine 10 and the number of balls on hold are specified, and the process proceeds to S307. The number of balls corresponding to the amount used here is the number of balls obtained by rounding off the fractional value (rounded in this example) to the value obtained by dividing the amount used by the lending unit price including tax (4.32 yen). Therefore, if the used amount is specified as the ball lending set amount (that is, the unit valuable value of 500 yen) in S304, the ball lending number is 116 balls, and the number of payouts from the pachinko machine 10 (that is, 25 balls per unit). (Integer multiple) is 100 balls and the number of reserved balls is 16. On the other hand, if the used amount is specified as the prepaid balance in S305, if the prepaid balance is 400 yen, the number of balls loaned is 93 balls, the number of payouts is 75 balls, the number of reserved balls is 18 balls, and the prepaid balance If it is 300 yen, the ball loan number is 69 balls, the payout number is 50 balls, the reserve ball number is 19 balls, and if the prepaid balance is 200 yen, the ball loan number is 46 balls, the payout number is 25 balls, hold If the number of balls is 21 and the prepaid balance is 100 yen, the number of balls loaned is 23, the number of payouts is 0, and the number of reserved balls is 23.

  In S307, the number of reserved balls specified in S306 is added to the number of reserved balls stored in the RAM of the control unit 22, and in S308, the number of reserved balls after the addition is 25 balls which is the unit number. It is determined whether or not it exceeds. If it is determined in S308 that the number of reserved balls does not exceed 25 balls (NO), that is, it is determined that the number of reserved balls is 24 or less, by communicating with the corresponding pachinko machine 10, in S309, the above S306 The process for paying out the pachinko balls of the number of payouts specified in the above is performed from the pachinko machine 10, and the process proceeds to S313. On the other hand, if it is determined in S308 that the number of balls on hold exceeds 25 balls (YES), that is, the number of balls on hold is 25 balls or more, by communicating with the corresponding pachinko machine 10, in S310, the above S306 A process for paying out the pachinko balls of the number of payouts specified in step 1 from the pachinko machine 10 and a process for paying out 25 pachinko balls, which is one unit, from the pachinko machine 10 in S311, In S312, the 25 balls are subtracted from the number of reserved balls stored in the RAM of the control unit 22, and the process proceeds to S313.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 7, the exchange of signals performed between the ball lending unit 20 and the pachinko machine 10 in the processing of S309, S310, and S311 will be described. In this example, it is assumed that 100 balls are specified as the number of payouts in S306.

  FIG. 7A shows a case where 100 balls are paid out in S309. First, when the connection between the pachinko machine 10 and the ball lending unit 20 is checked, the payout control board 12 of the pachinko machine 10 sets the PRDY to LOW, through the PRDY signal line. A payout enable signal is transmitted to the control unit 22 of the ball lending unit 20 (S1), and a standby state is entered.

  Next, when the control unit 22 of the ball lending unit 20 detects the operation of the ball lending button 15 in the standby state in which PRDY LOW (payable signal) is received, the BRDY signal line is set by setting BRDY to LOW. Then, a ball lending possible signal is transmitted to the payout control board 12 of the pachinko machine 10 (S2).

  In this state, the control unit 22 of the ball lending unit 20 transmits a unit ball lending request signal to the payout control board 12 of the pachinko machine 10 via the BRQ signal line by setting BRQ to LOW (S3). Next, when the payout control board 12 of the pachinko machine 10 receives the BLOW LOW (unit ball lending request signal) in the state where the BRDY LOW (ball lending possible signal) is received, the ball check sensor (not shown) makes one unit. Check whether or not the number of (25 balls) pachinko balls are ready for lending (ball lending preparations) and set EXS to LOW on condition that the ball lending preparations are ready. A unit ball lending preparation signal is transmitted to the control unit 22 of the ball lending unit 20 via the line (S4).

  Next, the control unit 22 of the ball lending unit 20 that has received the LOW (unit ball lending preparation signal) of the EXS sets the BRQ to HIGH, so that the payout control board 12 of the pachinko machine 10 is connected to the payout control board 12 via the BRQ signal line. A unit ball lending command signal is transmitted (S5). Next, the payout control board 12 of the pachinko machine 10 that has received the BRQ HIGH (unit ball lending command signal) outputs a payout signal to the ball payout device 13, and based on this, a single unit number of pachinko balls When the payout is performed, by setting EXS to HIGH based on the completion of the payout, a unit ball lending completion signal is transmitted to the control unit 22 of the ball lending unit 20 via the EXS signal line (S6).

  By repeating the control of S3 to S6 four times (<1> to <4>), 100 balls are paid out from the pachinko machine 10, and BRDY is set to HIGH on the basis of the completion of these controls. A ball lending end signal is transmitted to the payout control board 12 of the pachinko machine 10 via the signal line (S7), and the payout of 100 balls is ended.

  FIG. 7B shows a case where 125 balls are paid out in S310 and S311. Here, the control of S3 to S6 is repeated four times (<1> to <4>) in S310 and then once (<5>) in S311 to pay out 125 balls from the pachinko machine 10.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 8, an example of transition of the number of payouts from the pachinko machine 10 and the number of reserved balls in the ball lending process will be described. For example, when the number of reserved balls is zero and the prepaid balance is 2000 yen, when the first ball lending operation is performed, 100 balls are paid out from the pachinko machine 10, 16 balls are stored as the number of reserved balls, and the prepaid balance Is subtracted to 1500 yen. When the ball lending operation is performed for the second time, the number of reserved balls is added to 16 balls already stored and becomes 32 balls, which exceeds the number of one unit. It is paid out, and one unit number is subtracted from the number of reserved balls to become 7 balls, and the prepaid balance is subtracted to 1000 yen. When the third ball lending operation is performed, the number of reserved balls is added to 7 balls already stored in 16 balls to 23 balls, but since it does not exceed the number of one unit, from the pachinko machine 10 100 balls are paid out, 23 balls are stored as the number of reserved balls, and the prepaid balance is subtracted to 1000 yen. When the ball lending operation is performed for the first time, the number of reserved balls is added to 23 balls in which 16 new balls are already stored to 39 balls, which exceeds the number of one unit. It is paid out, and one unit number is subtracted from the number of reserved balls to 14 balls, and the prepaid balance is subtracted to 500 yen. Thereafter, when a reserved ball payout operation (S05 in FIG. 3) is performed, the reserved ball payout device 26 pays out 14 reserved balls (S500), and the reserved ball count becomes zero.

  As described above, the number of pachinko balls to be paid out from the pachinko machine 10 changes based on the reception of the ball lending operation according to the stored number of held balls. That is, if the number of reserved balls does not exceed 25 balls, 100 balls are paid out from the pachinko machine 10 in S309, and if the number of reserved balls exceeds 25 balls, 100 balls in S310, 25 balls from the pachinko machine 10 To be paid out. According to this, every time the ball lending process is performed, it is possible to prevent the number of pachinko balls less than one unit from being paid out from the ball lending unit 20. Then, the number of pachinko balls less than one unit generated by the ball lending process is added to the number of reserved balls already stored, and if the number of reserved balls after the addition has reached one unit number, In this ball lending process instead of the ball lending process, one unit of the pachinko balls out of the number of the reserved balls is paid out from the pachinko machine 10 without the ball lending operation again, which contributes to the convenience of the player. it can.

  Returning to FIG. 6, in S313, a subtraction request indicating the stored card ID and the used amount is transmitted to the remaining amount management device 61, and the subtraction completion transmitted from the remaining amount management device 61 is completed in S314. Wait for notification to be received.

  The remaining amount management device 61 that has received the subtraction request subtracts the used amount indicated by the subtraction request from the prepaid remaining amount stored in the remaining amount DB in association with the card ID indicated by the subtraction request, and notifies the completion of subtraction. Is returned to the ball rental unit 20.

  If the control unit 22 determines in S314 that a subtraction completion notification has been received (YES), in S315, the control unit 22 subtracts the used amount from the stored prepaid balance, and calculates the prepaid balance after the subtraction. Record in the prepaid card 2. If the prepaid balance after subtraction is zero, if the number of balls stored in the RAM of the control unit 22 is zero, the card ID stored in the RAM of the control unit 22 is deleted, The prepaid card 2 is stored in the card stocker 25b.

  Then, in S316, it is determined whether or not the number of reserved balls stored in the RAM of the control unit 22 exceeds nine balls. If it is determined in S316 that the number of reserved balls does not exceed nine (NO), that is, the number of reserved balls is eight or less, the screen shown in FIG. 9A is displayed on the display 24 in S317. The ball lending process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined in S316 that the number of reserved balls exceeds nine (YES), that is, the number of reserved balls is nine or more, the screen shown in FIG. 9B is displayed on the display 24 in S318. The ball lending process ends.

  9 (a) and 9 (b), as described above, the number of held balls and the number of held balls stored in the RAM of the control unit 22, the “held ball payout button” for receiving the held ball payout operation, and the held ball A “holding ball payout button” for accepting a payout operation is displayed. In addition, in FIG. 9A, the number of reserved balls is 0 to 8 balls, and even if a new reserved ball number of 16 generated in the next ball lending process is added, it does not reach one unit number. Since the number of reserved balls is not paid out, “100 balls will be paid out at the next ball rental” is displayed. On the other hand, in FIG. 9B, when the number of reserved balls is 9 to 24 and a new number of reserved balls 16 generated in the next ball lending process is added, the number of reserved balls is reached. Is displayed, “125 balls will be paid out at the next ball rental” is displayed. According to this, it is possible to notify the player in an easy-to-understand manner that the number of pachinko balls paid out from the pachinko machine 10 changes based on the reception of the ball lending operation according to the stored number of held balls. .

  As described above, according to this ball lending process, when the number of pachinko balls less than one unit generated by the ball lending process is stored as the number of reserved balls, and the number of reserved balls reaches one unit number In addition, since the one unit number is paid out from the pachinko machine 10, it is possible to prevent the number of pachinko balls less than the one unit number from being paid out from the ball lending unit 20 each time the ball lending process is performed. In addition, since no fractional amount less than 100 yen is generated in the prepaid balance specified from the recorded information of the prepaid card 2, it is necessary to pay out coins less than 100 yen in a settlement apparatus (not shown) for settlement of the prepaid balance. There is no.

  Next, FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a card return process which is a subroutine performed by the control unit 22. If it is determined in S06 that the card return button 16 is operated (YES), the controller 22 determines in S601 whether the number of balls stored in the RAM of the controller 22 is zero. Determine. If it is determined in S601 that the number of possessed balls is not zero (NO), the process proceeds to S603.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S601 that the number of possessed balls is zero (YES), it is determined in S602 whether or not the prepaid balance stored in the RAM of the control unit 22 is zero. If it is determined in S602 that the prepaid balance is not zero (NO), it is determined in S603 whether or not there is the number of reserved balls stored in the RAM of the control unit 22. If it is determined in S603 that there is a number of balls to be held (YES), in S604, the pachinko balls of the number of balls to be held are paid out from the holding ball payout device 26, and the fact that the payout has been made is displayed on the display 24. In step S605, the number of reserved balls stored in the RAM of the control unit 22 is updated to zero. In step S606, the card ID, the remaining amount, and the number of holding balls stored in the RAM of the control unit 22 are updated. In step S607, the prepaid card 2 being accepted is returned, and the card return process is terminated. If it is determined in S603 that there is no reserved ball number (NO), the process proceeds to S606.

  If it is determined in S602 that the prepaid balance is zero (YES), in S611, it is determined whether or not there is the number of reserved balls stored in the RAM of the control unit 22. If it is determined in S611 that there is a reserve ball number (YES), in S612, the pachinko ball of the reserve ball number is paid out from the hold ball dispensing device 26, and the fact that the payout has been made is displayed on the display 24. In step S613, the number of balls on hold stored in the RAM of the control unit 22 is updated to zero, and the card return process is terminated. If it is determined in S611 that there is no number of reserved balls (NO), in S614, the card return operation is invalidated and the card return process is terminated.

  According to this, based on acceptance of the card return operation, the stored number of pachinko balls is paid out (S604 or S612), so that the number of held balls can be prevented from being forgotten to be paid out.

[2. Ball rental unit 20 according to the second embodiment]
Next, the ball lending unit 20 according to the second embodiment will be described. In the first embodiment, in the ball lending process shown in FIG. 6, when the number of reserved balls reaches one unit number (25 balls) (YES in S 308), one unit number of pachinko among the number of reserved balls Although the example which performs the process (S311) of paying out the balls from the pachinko machine 10 has been described, in the second embodiment, in the ball lending process shown in FIG. When it reaches 116 balls for 500 yen), the number of times that the ball lending process can be executed increases. Hereinafter, the ball lending process shown in FIG. 11 will be described, but the same processes as those described in the ball lending process of FIG.

  If the control unit 22 determines in S03 that the ball lending button 15 is operated (YES), the number of reserved balls stored in the RAM of the control unit 22 is equal to the ball lending set amount in S301a. It is determined whether or not the number of balls lent (116 balls for 500 yen) is exceeded. If it is determined in S301a that the number of balls on hold does not exceed the number of ball lending set amount (NO), the process proceeds to S301 and the processes up to S315 are performed, but S308, S310, S311 are performed. The process of S312 is not performed because it is unique to the first embodiment.

  After S315, in S316 ', it is determined whether or not the number of reserved balls stored in the RAM of the control unit 22 exceeds the number of balls for lending set amount (116 balls for 500 yen). When it is determined in S316 ′ that the number of reserved balls does not exceed the number of ball loans for the set amount of ball lending (NO), that is, when it is determined that the number of reserved balls is 115 or less, in S317 ′, FIG. Is displayed on the display 24, and the ball lending process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined in S316 ′ that the number of reserved balls exceeds the number of balls reserved for the set amount of ball lending (YES), that is, it is determined that the number of reserved balls is 116 balls or more, in S318 ′, FIG. Is displayed on the display 24, and the ball lending process is terminated.

  9 (c) and 9 (d), as described above, the number of held balls and the number of held balls stored in the RAM of the control unit 22, the “held ball payout button” for accepting the held ball payout operation, and the held ball A “holding ball payout button” for accepting a payout operation is displayed. In addition, in FIG. 9 (c), the number of reserved balls is 115 balls or less, and the lending process using the number of reserved balls is not performed in the next ball lending process. Then, you can lend more balls once. ”Is displayed. On the other hand, in FIG. 9 (d), since the number of reserved balls is 116 balls or more and the lending process using the number of reserved balls is performed in the next ball lending process, “the number of reserved balls has reached 116 balls or more. “You can lend one more time” is displayed.

  If it is determined in S301a that the number of reserved balls exceeds the number of ball loans for the set amount of ball lending (YES), the number of payouts from the pachinko machine 10 out of the number of reserved balls and the remaining number in S306 ′ The number of balls to be reserved is specified, and the process proceeds to S309 ′. If the number of reserved balls stored here is 116 balls or more and 124 balls or less, 100 balls are specified as the number of payouts, and if the number of reserved balls stored is 125 balls or more, 125 balls as the number of payouts. Identified. In S309 ′, a process for paying out the number of pachinko balls specified in S306 ′ from the pachinko machine 10 is performed. In S312 ′, the number of payouts is determined from the number of reserved balls stored in the RAM of the control unit 22. Subtract and finish the ball lending process.

  That is, the number of pachinko balls that are less than one unit generated by the ball lending process is stored as the number of reserved balls, and the ball lending process is executed when the number of reserved balls reaches the number of ball lending set amount Since the number of possible increases and the ball lending process using the number of reserved balls is performed by the next ball lending operation, each time a ball lending process is performed, a number of pachinko balls less than the number of units The payout from the rental unit 20 can be prevented. In addition, since no fractional amount less than 100 yen is generated in the prepaid balance specified from the recorded information of the prepaid card 2, it is necessary to pay out coins less than 100 yen in a settlement apparatus (not shown) for settlement of the prepaid balance. There is no.

  As described above, the present invention is characterized in that the number of reserved balls generated by the ball lending process is stored. Here, in the ball lending process, if a unit value (500 yen) is used and a fractional amount is generated by collecting consumption tax, the fractional amount is accumulated and stored. If it is configured to be used when the value is reached, when the recording medium is returned, the fractional amount is recorded on the recording medium. Therefore, in the present invention, the fractional amount is not recorded as sales. When the unit value is used, since the number of reserved balls is stored instead of the fractional amount, the entire amount of the unit value is recorded as sales, which can contribute to the improvement of sales at the amusement hall.

[3. Modified example]
Finally, a modification of the present invention will be described.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, an example in which a gaming machine is a pachinko machine 10 that communicates with a gaming device and pays out gaming media (pachinko balls) has been described. The gaming machine may be a slot machine that communicates with a gaming device and pays out gaming media (medals). When the gaming machine is a slot machine, the gaming machine has a number of medals corresponding to the unit value (for example, 46 cards corresponding to 1000 yen when the consumption tax rate is 8%) based on the acceptance of the lending operation. The medal lending unit performs a medal lending process that lends a medal). As the medal lending process, a medal that is an integral multiple of a predetermined number of units (for example, 5) out of the number of medals corresponding to the unit value. The first payout process for paying out from the slot machine and the storage process for storing the number of medals less than the one unit in the storage unit as the number of reserved medals. In the medal lending unit corresponding to the first embodiment, when the stored number of reserved medals reaches the one unit number, the unit number of medals out of the number of reserved medals is removed from the slot machine. A second payout process for payout can be executed. In the medal lending unit corresponding to the second embodiment, the number of times that medal lending processing can be executed increases when the number of stored medals reaches the number of game media corresponding to the unit value. .

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the example in which the hall computer 60, the remaining amount management device 61, and the possession management device 62 are separate from each other has been described. Two or more of 61 and the ball management device 62 may be integrated.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, an example in which the consumption tax rate and the lending method are set in the balance management device 61 has been described. However, the setting is performed in the coin management device 62 and the hall computer 60. May be used.

  In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the recording medium (prepaid card 2) records the prepaid balance has been described. However, the prepaid balance may not be recorded. Moreover, although the recording medium demonstrated the example which has not recorded the number of balls, it may record this number of balls.

  In the above embodiment, an example in which the recording medium is the prepaid card 2 has been described. However, the recording medium may be a member card issued to a player who has registered as a member.

  In the above embodiment, an example in which the pachinko balls are paid out from the hold ball payout device 26 provided below the ball lending unit 20 in the hold ball payout processing shown in S500 of FIG. 3 has been described. May be provided in the middle of the ball lending unit 20, and the pachinko balls paid out from the reserved ball payout device 26 may be supplied to the upper plate of the pachinko machine 10 through a nozzle.

  In the embodiment described above, an example in which the pachinko balls are paid out from the held ball payout device 26 in the hold ball payout process shown in S500 of FIG. 3 is described. However, the counting unit 30 stores the counted pachinko balls, The pachinko ball may be paid out from the counting unit 30 in the reserved ball payout process.

  In the first embodiment described above, in the ball lending process of FIG. 6, the number of reserved balls is stored, and when the number of reserved balls reaches one unit number, one unit number of pachinko balls is paid out from the pachinko machine 10. Although an example has been described, it is possible to make a setting for immediately paying out without storing the number of reserved balls, and when the setting is made, it may be possible to immediately pay out without storing the number of held balls. According to this, it is possible to perform management that meets the needs of the amusement hall.

  In the embodiment described above, in the card return process of FIG. 10, when there is a number of balls to be held, an example in which a pachinko ball of the number of balls to be held is paid out from the hold ball dispensing device 26 based on the card return operation has been described. However, it is possible to specify the number of reserved balls from the recording information of the recording medium (record the number of reserved balls on the recording medium or store the number of reserved balls in association with the card ID in the management device), When the setting is made, the number of reserved balls may be specified from the recording information of the recording medium based on the card return operation. It can be performed.

  In the second embodiment described above, in the ball lending process of FIG. 11, the number of reserved balls stored in the RAM of the control unit 22 exceeds the ball lending number for the ball lending set amount (116 balls for 500 yen). 2 (YES in S301a), an example in which a pachinko ball is paid out from the pachinko machine 10 based on a ball lending operation has been described. However, the number of reserved balls exceeds a predetermined number of units (for example, four times 100 balls). In this case, a pachinko ball that is a predetermined multiple of the number of one unit may be paid out from the pachinko machine 10 based on the ball lending operation.

  In the second embodiment described above, in the ball lending process of FIG. 11, the number of reserved balls stored in the RAM of the control unit 22 exceeds the ball lending number for the ball lending set amount (116 balls for 500 yen). (YES in S3016 ′), the example in which the pachinko ball is paid out without using the remaining number in the next ball lending operation has been described. When the number of balls is exceeded, increase the remaining frequency (5 times) for the ball lending set amount so that the pachinko balls are paid out using the increased remaining frequency in the next ball lending operation. In this case, the processing of S301a, S306 ′, S309 ′, and S312 ′ is not necessary. That is, in the “process that increases the number of times that the ball lending process can be executed when the number of balls held in the RAM of the control unit 22 exceeds the ball lending number for the ball lending setting amount” A process that enables the ball lending process to be executed without increasing it and a process that enables the ball lending process to be executed by increasing the remaining number are included.

  In the above embodiment, in the ball lending process of FIGS. 6 and 11, the prepaid balance stored in the RAM of the control unit 22 is zero in S315a after S315, as shown in the modification of FIG. If YES, in S315b, it is determined whether or not there is a number of reserved balls stored in the RAM of the control unit 22, and if YES, in S315c, the number of pachinko balls of the reserved balls is determined. Is displayed on the display 24 to notify that the payout has been made, and in S315d, the number of hold balls stored in the RAM of the control unit 22 is updated to zero. , S316 or S316 ′. That is, when the prepaid balance becomes zero by the ball lending process, the number of pachinko balls stored in the RAM of the control unit 22 may be paid out following the ball lending process. According to this, it is possible to prevent the stored number of retained balls from being forgotten to be paid out.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game system 2 ... Prepaid card 10 ... Pachinko machine 15 ... Ball loan button 16 ... Card return button 20 ... Ball loan unit 21a ... Ball loan communication part 21b ... On-site communication part 22 ... Control part 24 ... (Touch panel type) Display 25 ... Prepaid card R / W
26 ... Reserved ball dispensing device 30 ... Counter 60 ... Hall computer 61 ... Remaining amount management device 62 ... Ball management device

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Provided for game machines,
A gaming device having a lending processing means for performing lending processing for lending a game medium using a valuable value owned by a player based on reception of a lending operation,
The lending processing means, as the lending process,
A first payout process for paying out a game medium that is an integral multiple of a predetermined unit number out of the number of game media corresponding to the first unit valuable value of the valuable value; Performing a storage process of storing a number of game media less than the number of one unit among the number of game media corresponding to the first unit valuable value in the storage unit as the number of reserved game media, and the storage unit A second payout process for paying out the one unit number of game media out of the number of the reserved game media from the game machine when the number of the reserved game media stored in 1 reaches the one unit number. A first lending process to go and lend gaming media;
Second lending for lending gaming media by paying out from the gaming machine a number of gaming media corresponding to a second unit valuable value of the valuable value and an integer multiple of the one unit number Processing,
A first payout process; and a third payout process for paying out from the gaming device a number of game media that is less than the number of one unit among the number of game media corresponding to the first unit value. And performing a third lending process for lending gaming media,
The game further comprising setting means capable of setting which one of the first loan process, the second loan process, and the third loan process is executed based on information from the outside. Equipment.

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