JP6499412B2 - Amusement park management system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a management system for a game arcade provided with a management device that is provided in a game arcade where a plurality of gaming machines are installed and manages the operating status of the gaming machines.

  Conventionally, as described in, for example, Patent Document 1, a certain amount of compensation is given to a player who has not been able to acquire a ball that should have been acquired by the closing time due to a big hit just before closing. Therefore, it is considered to suppress a decrease in operating rate immediately before closing.

JP 2007-89877 A

  However, even if compensation for the game is available, the player will not be able to fully enjoy the most pleasing period of jackpots, so there is no change in the tendency to refrain from playing just before closing. I can say that. Such a tendency is conspicuous in models where jackpots are likely to occur continuously (so-called continuous change), and the fact that there are a considerable number of such models is also known in advance by the game hall side. Is the actual situation.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a management system for a game hall that can grasp an operation situation that can be actually expected from the game hall side.

The invention described in claim 1 is a game hall management system provided in a game hall where a plurality of gaming machines are installed, and comprising a management device for managing the operating status of the plurality of gaming machines. , An operation determination means for determining whether the gaming machine is in an operation state or a non-operation state based on an operation signal indicating that the game machine is in an operation state, and a determination result by the operation determination means Based on the operation end time specifying means for specifying the time at which the gaming machine last transitioned from the operating state to the non-operating state within the business hours of the day as the operation end time, and an output means for outputting the operation end time. A first operation rate calculation means for calculating an operation rate indicating a rate at which the gaming machine is operated during a period from a preset opening time to a closing time as a first operation rate; and from the opening time to the end of the operation Second operating rate calculating means for calculating, as a second operating rate, an operating rate indicating a rate at which the gaming machine has been operated in a period up to the time, and the output means calculates the first operating rate and the second operating rate. It is characterized by outputting.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the first operating rate calculation means classifies a plurality of gaming machines for each model, calculates an average value of each model of the first operating rate, and calculates the second operating rate. The means is characterized in that a plurality of gaming machines are classified for each model and an average value of each model of the second operating rate is calculated.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the first operation rate, which is the operation rate indicating the proportion of the gaming machine operated in the period from the preset opening time to the closing time, the period from the opening time to the operation end time. Since the second operation rate, which is the operation rate indicating the rate at which the gaming machine has been operated, is output, as an index indicating whether the operation status is good or bad, not only the normal first operation rate but also the operation end time By outputting the second operation rate during the period, the operating situation that can be realistically expected by the game hall side, that is, the operating situation excluding the period in which it is difficult to expect the operation due to the characteristics of the gaming machine. Can be grasped objectively.

According to the invention described in claim 2 , since the average value of each model is calculated for the first operating rate and the second operating rate, the operating situation that can be realistically expected by the game hall for each model is objective. Can be grasped.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a game hall management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Front view of gaming machine and counting lending unit Diagram showing basic game data Diagram showing operation rate data by model

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall configuration of a game hall management system. A plurality of gaming machines 1 are installed in the amusement hall, and a counting rental unit 2 is installed corresponding to each gaming machine 1. Two of these gaming machines 1 and counting lending units 2 are connected to the relay terminal 3 two by two. The relay terminal 3 is connected to a management device 5 (corresponding to an operation determination unit, an operation end time specifying unit, an output unit, a first operation rate calculation unit, and a second operation rate calculation unit) via the LAN 4. The management device 5 receives game signals transmitted from the gaming machine side (the gaming machine 1, the counting / lending unit 2, etc.), thereby playing game data for each gaming machine 1 or personal data for each member player registered as a member. Manage. A plurality of gaming machine islands with different game media lending unit prices are formed in the game hall. For example, a gaming machine island with a lending unit price of 4 yen (4 yen gaming machine island) and a gaming machine island with 1 yen (1 Yen machine island) is formed.

  A POS (Premium Exchange Device) 6 and a payment device 7 are also installed in the game hall. The POS 6 and the settlement apparatus 7 are also connected to the management apparatus 5 via the LAN 4. The POS 6 is connected to the card reader / writer 8, and when a card (general card 9 or member card 10) is received by the card reader / writer 8, the game value (the number of possessed balls or the number of stored balls) stored in the received card. ) Is read by the card reader / writer 8, and a prize exchange process is executed based on the read game value. When the game value stored in the card is handled in the POS 6, the management value is validated after the management device 5 compares it with the game value stored in advance corresponding to the card.

  When the card is inserted into the card insertion slot 11 and the card is received by a card reader / writer (not shown), the checkout device 7 reads the deposit balance stored in the received card by the card reader / writer and reads it. Return processing for returning banknotes and coins corresponding to the deposit balance from the return port 12 is executed. When the payment balance stored in the card is handled in the settlement device 7, the management device 5 validates the payment balance after collating with the payment balance stored in advance corresponding to the card.

  The management device 5 is installed in, for example, an office room in the game hall, and is connected to a keyboard 13, a monitor 14, a printer (not shown), etc. operated by the game hall manager. Although not shown in FIG. 1, for example, hundreds of gaming machines 1 are actually managed by the management device 5. The management device 5 manages the operating status of the gaming machine 1, the count lending unit 2, the POS 6 and the like installed in the game hall.

  FIG. 2 schematically shows the configuration of the gaming machine 1 and the counting lending unit 2. The gaming machine 1 is a CR pachinko machine, and has an operation handle 16, an upper saucer 17, and a lower saucer 18 that constitute a launching device that launches a ball on the board surface 15, and a liquid crystal display unit 19 and a start port 20 on the board surface 15. , Has a large winning opening 21. When the player operates the operation handle 16, a ball (game medium) is fired on the board 15, and when the pachinko ball wins the starting slot 20, the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the winning is paid out or a big hit lottery is performed. Or In the jackpot lottery, the liquid crystal display unit 19 executes a symbol change by a so-called special symbol (special symbol), and a jackpot is generated when the symbol that is stopped and displayed is a jackpot symbol. When a big hit occurs, the big winning opening 21 is opened, for example, for 15 rounds.

The gaming machine 1 transmits a game signal shown below in accordance with the progress of the game by the player.
Out signal = a signal (operation signal) that can specify the number of game media (the number of out balls and the number of consumed media) that have been thrown into the gaming machine 1 (consumed and consumed).
Safe signal = signal (operation signal) that can specify the number of game media paid out from the gaming machine 1 by winning (the number of safe balls, the number of payout media).
Start signal = a signal (operation signal) that can specify the number of games executed on the gaming machine 1 (number of lottery wins).
Jackpot signal = a signal (operation signal) that can specify that a jackpot state has occurred in the gaming machine 1.
Probability variation signal = a signal (operation signal) that can specify that a probability variation state with a high probability of winning a jackpot is occurring in the gaming machine 1. For example, the probability variation state occurs with a probability of 50% after the jackpot state ends.

  The counting lending unit 2 receives a status display unit 22 indicating a current operation state (normal state, error state, etc.), a bill insertion slot 23 into which a bill is inserted, an operation input from a player, a deposit balance, Touch panel type liquid crystal display unit 24 that displays game data such as information on the number and the number of stored balls and the number of symbol variations (starts) and jackpot probability as the game progresses. A payout button 25 for payout, a payout nozzle 26 through which the payout ball passes, a remote control light receiving unit 27 for receiving a remote control signal transmitted from an employee remote control (not shown) carried by the employee, and a card inserted A card insertion slot 28, a detachable counting tray 29 positioned below the lower tray 18 of the gaming machine 1, and the like. Further, the counting lending unit 2 can detect the operation of the lending button 30 and the return button 31 provided in the gaming machine 1.

  When the lending button 30 of the gaming machine 1 is operated in a state where there is a deposit balance, the counting lending unit 2 is a ball corresponding to one count (500 yen) within the range of the deposit balance according to the operation of the lending button 30. Lend a number of balls from the payout mechanism inside the gaming machine 1 (perform lending processing). At this time, the counting lending unit 2 transmits a game signal shown below.

Sales signal = a signal that can specify the number of rented game media.
The counting lending unit 2 has a function of performing a counting process of counting balls received from the counting tray 29 by dropping from the lower tray 18 of the gaming machine 1 in addition to the above-described function of performing the lending process, a payout button 25. A function of performing a payout process of paying out a ball corresponding to the number of times (500 yen) from the payout mechanism inside the gaming machine 1 within the range of the number of held balls or the number of stored balls (in the case of members) In accordance with the operation of the return button 31, it has a function of performing a return process for storing and issuing the deposit balance and the number of balls in the card.

Now, as described above, there is a desire to grasp the operating situation that can be realistically expected in a game arcade. Considering this point, the management device 5 performs the following processing.
(1) Based on various game signals (out signal, sales signal, etc.) received from the gaming machine 1 and the counting / lending unit 2, the basic game data is totaled for each model as shown in FIG. Each item of the basic game data shown in FIG. 3 is as follows.
Out = the number of game media loaded in the gaming machine 1.
Safe = the number of game media paid out from the gaming machine 1 by winning.
The number of starts = the number of games executed on the gaming machine 1 (number of jackpot lotteries).
Number of jackpots = number of occurrences of jackpot status.
Probable variable = number of occurrences of the probable change state.
Sales amount = sales amount generated in the counting lending unit 2.
Operation end time = the time at which the operation was last ended (out occurred) on the current day (the time at which the operation state was finally shifted from the operation state to the non-operation state).
(2) The ratio of the actual out to the maximum out on the day that can occur during business hours is calculated as the first operating rate. In the case of the basic game data of the model AAAAA shown in FIG. 3, if the business hours are 13 hours from 10:00 to 23:00 and the maximum out per hour is 6000 balls / hour, the maximum out on that day will be
Maximum out on the day = business hours x maximum out per hour
= 13 hours x 6000 balls / hour = 78000 balls, and the first operating rate is
1st utilization rate = actual out / maximum out on the day
= 49813 balls / 78,000 balls = 63.9%
It is calculated by the following formula.

(3) The ratio of the actual out to the expected out that can occur before the operation end time is calculated as the second operation rate. In the case of the basic game data of the model AAAAAA shown in FIG. 3, if the expected operation time is 11.15 hours from 10:00 to 22:09 (average value of the operation end time), the expected out is
Expected out = maximum out of the day x (expected operating time / business hours)
= 78000 balls x (11.15 hours / 13 hours) = 66900 balls, and the second operating rate is
2nd occupancy rate = actual out / expected out
= 49813 balls / 66900 balls = 74.5%
It is calculated by the following formula.

  (4) The first operating rate and the second operating rate are calculated for each model, and the model-specific operating rate data is tabulated as shown in FIG. Further, based on these basic game data and model-specific operation rate data, the operation end time, the first operation rate, the second operation rate, and the like are classified for each model, and are output for monitoring or printing.

  By calculating the first operating rate and the second operating rate for each model in this way, the model can be evaluated as follows. In general, models that have a high probability of consecutive jackpots take a long time after the jackpots have been generated, so it takes a long time to digest all the jackpots. The time is advanced and the first operating rate is relatively low. On the other hand, there is a possibility that such a model has a relatively higher second operating rate than other models. In other words, even if the first operating rate is relatively low, a model with a relatively high second operating rate has a high operating rate in a period in which operation can be expected in reality, so it is an excellent model for amusement halls. Can be determined. In the model-specific operation rate data illustrated in FIG. 4, the model AAAAA corresponds.

  Further, it is possible to determine that a model whose operation end time is late and the difference between the first operation rate and the second operation rate is relatively small is a model in which the player sticks to just before closing. In the model-specific operation rate data illustrated in FIG. 4, the model BBBBB and the model CCCCC correspond. In this case, the difference between the first operating rate and the second operating rate is 2.6% in the model BBBBB, and the difference between the first operating rate and the second operating rate is 2.7% in the model CCCCC, which is a big difference between the two. Therefore, it can be determined that the degree to which the player sticks until the store closes is the same. That is, when it is desired to increase the operation just before closing as a sales strategy, the model BBBBB and the model CCCCC can be referred to. Conversely, a model with an early operation end time and a relatively large difference between the first operation rate and the second operation rate can be determined as a model in which the player does not stick until the store closes.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
Since the operation end time, which is the time at which the gaming machine 1 last shifted from the operating state to the non-operating state within the business hours of the day, is output, how much the player is able to check by checking the operation end time It can be grasped whether the game machine 1 is sticky to just before closing (the game is continued), that is, whether or not the gaming machine 1 has the characteristic of sticking to just before closing. If the operation end time is early, it can be understood that the player has a characteristic that does not stick very much until the store closes. it can. Then, when judging whether the operating state of the gaming machine 1 is good or bad, a conclusion can be drawn in consideration of such characteristics.

  Also, a first operation rate indicating a rate at which the gaming machine 1 is operated during the period from the opening time to the closing time is calculated, and a second operation indicating the rate at which the gaming machine 1 is operated during the period from the opening time to the operation end time is calculated. Since the first operation rate and the second operation rate are output, the second operation rate is output in addition to the normal first operation rate as an index indicating whether the operation status is good or bad. By this, it is possible to objectively grasp the operating situation that can be realistically expected by the game hall side, that is, the operating situation excluding the period during which it is difficult to expect the operation due to the characteristics of the gaming machine 1. it can. Furthermore, since the first operating rate and the second operating rate are output for each model, it is possible to objectively grasp the operating status that can be realistically expected by the game hall for each model.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
If the operation end time is before a predetermined reference time, the second operation rate may not be calculated on the assumption that the popularity has decreased regardless of the characteristics of the model. In the first place, it is meaningless to refer to the second operating rate for models whose popularity has dropped and the operating rate has decreased. Even when the first operating rate is equal to or lower than a predetermined reference operating rate, the second operating rate may not be calculated for the same reason as described above.
The second operation rate may be calculated using the time arbitrarily set by the game hall as the operation end time. In this case, after a game hall employee confirms the operation end time of each gaming machine, a clear time can be set as the operation end time.

Although the first operating rate and the second operating rate are calculated using the out specified by the out signal, time may be used instead of out. Specifically, the time during which the out signal is continuously input is counted as the actual operation time, and the ratio to the business hours (13 hours) and the expected operation time (11.15 hours) is calculated. That is, the first operating rate and the second operating rate are
The first operating rate = actual operating time / business hours may be calculated by the following formula: second operating rate = actual operating time / expected operating time. Further, it may be determined whether the gaming machine 1 is in an operating state or a non-operating state based on reception conditions such as a safe signal, a start signal, and a jackpot signal instead of the out signal.
The gaming machine may be an enclosed gaming machine that does not pay out gaming media and stores addition as electronic data. Further, the present invention is not limited to a pachinko but may be a slot machine, for example.

  In the drawings, 1 is a gaming machine, and 5 is a management device (operation determination means, operation end time specifying means, output means, first operation rate calculation means, second operation rate calculation means).

Claims (2)

In a management system for a gaming hall provided with a management device that is provided in a gaming hall where a plurality of gaming machines are installed and manages the operating status of the plurality of gaming machines,
The management device
An operation determining means for determining whether the gaming machine is in an operating state or a non-operating state based on an operating signal indicating that the gaming machine is in an operating state output from the gaming machine side;
Based on the determination result by the operation determination unit, an operation end time specifying unit that specifies the time when the gaming machine has finally shifted from the operation state to the non-operation state within the business hours of the day, as the operation end time;
Output means for outputting the operation end time;
First operating rate calculation means for calculating an operating rate indicating a rate at which the gaming machine has been operated in a period from a preset opening time to a closing time as a first operating rate;
Second operating rate calculating means for calculating an operating rate indicating a rate at which the gaming machine has been operated in a period from the opening time to the operating end time as a second operating rate ;
The game system management system , wherein the output means outputs the first operating rate and the second operating rate . The first operating rate calculating means classifies a plurality of gaming machines for each model, calculates an average value of each model of the first operating rate,
2. The management system for a game hall according to claim 1, wherein the second operation rate calculation means calculates a mean value of each model of the second operation rate by classifying a plurality of gaming machines for each model. .

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