JP6974119B2 - Amusement park management system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a playground management system.

In recent years, gambling addiction has become a major problem, and each amusement park is trying to take various measures as a countermeasure. For example, Patent Document 1 describes that the game is forcibly stopped when the player's usage amount (consumption amount) reaches a certain amount. However, forcibly stopping the game and returning home is a very strict measure for the player, so the result is that the player's mood is significantly offended, and the player's positive attitude may be hindered. There was concern about it.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-21106

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a management system for a game hall so that a player can work on it as much as possible even when the game is restricted as a measure against addiction. To provide.

In a computer game, the game is restricted based on a general life point, so that the player can suppress the devotion to the game while feeling the enjoyment of a computer game by adjusting the number of life points. In this case, life points are deducted when the amount of money spent in the game reaches a predetermined amount, and life points are added when the amount of money spent in the game is stopped for a certain period of time. It is possible to give the player an opportunity to return to the state and reflect on the history of the game.

Overall block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention Front view of the counting lending unit shown together with the gaming machine Functional block diagram showing mainly the counting lending unit Explanatory diagram showing (a) member attribute data, (b) addiction countermeasure target person data, and (c) member ownership value data. An explanatory diagram showing (a) member game history data and (b) member game aggregate data. Diagram showing the flow of processing related to the number of life points (A) is a screen showing a screen when a member card is inserted in the display unit of the counting lending unit, and (b) is a diagram showing a zero screen when the number of life points is 0.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of a playground management system. A plurality of gaming machines 1 are installed in the game hall, and a counting lending unit 2 and a gaming information display device 3 are attached to each of the gaming machines 1 corresponding to the counting lending unit 2. The game machine 1, the counting lending unit 2, and the game information display device 3 are connected to the relay device 4 by two. The relay device 4 is connected to the management device 6 via the LAN 5.

In addition, a settlement device 7 and a prize exchange terminal (hereinafter referred to as POS) 8 are also installed in the amusement park, and these settlement devices 7 and POS 8 are also connected to the management device 6 via the LAN 5. When a general card or a membership card (indicated by reference numerals 9 and 10 in FIG. 3) is inserted into the card insertion slot 7a, the settlement device 7 reads the cards 9 and 10 with a card reader / writer (not shown) to specify the deposit balance. , The banknotes and coins corresponding to the deposit balance are refunded from the return port 7b. The POS 8 reads the cards 9 and 10 with the attached card processing machine 8a to specify the game value (number of balls held / stored balls), and performs a prize exchange process based on the game value. In addition, the possession ball is a ball counted during the day, and the stored ball is a ball counted before the previous day.

The management device 6 is installed in, for example, an office in the amusement park, and is connected to a monitor 6m, a keyboard 6k, and the like. By inputting the game data output from the above-mentioned various devices such as the game machine 1, the counting lending unit 2, the game information display device 3, etc., the management device 6 allows the operating status of various devices and each member registered as a member. Manage personal data etc. Although not shown in FIG. 1, in addition to the pachinko machine shown in the figure, for example, several hundred gaming machines 1 including so-called slot machines are managed by the management device 6.

As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine 1 is a CR pachinko machine, has an operation handle 12, an upper tray 13, and a lower tray 14 constituting a launching device for launching balls on the board 11, and has a liquid crystal display on the board 11. It has a section 15, a starting port 16, and a large winning opening 17. Further, on the upper surface of the upper tray 13 of the gaming machine 1, a lending button 13a and a return button 13b arranged side by side are provided.

When the player operates the operation handle 12, a ball is fired on the board surface 11, and when the ball wins a prize in the starting port 16, a number of balls corresponding to the prize is paid out or a big hit lottery is performed. In the jackpot lottery, the liquid crystal display unit 15 executes a symbol variation by a so-called special symbol (special symbol), and a jackpot occurs when the stopped displayed symbol is a jackpot symbol. When a big hit occurs, for example, the big winning opening 17 is opened for 15 rounds.

The following signals are transmitted from the gaming machine 1 to the management device 6 side according to the execution of the game.
-Driving signal: A signal indicating the number of balls (the number of gaming media) that have been driven into the gaming machine 1.
-Payout signal: A signal indicating the number of balls paid out from the gaming machine 1.
-Big hit signal: A signal indicating that a big hit condition has occurred.
-Start signal: A signal indicating that the electric accessory that triggers the occurrence of a big hit has been activated (design fluctuation).

The counting lending unit 2 is provided corresponding to each gaming machine 1 and has a so-called counting function for each machine. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the counting lending unit 2 has a status display unit 21 showing the current operating status (for example, a normal status, an error status, etc.), a bill slot 22 into which bills are inserted, and a well-known CMOS. A camera 23 that includes an image sensor such as a sensor or CCD sensor (only the front camera window 23a is shown in FIG. 2), and a touch panel type that displays information such as the number of symbol fluctuations (number of starts) and jackpot probability as the game progresses. Liquid crystal display 24, payout button 25 for paying out balls for one unit (number of units granted), payout nozzle 26 through which the paid out balls pass, card insertion slot into which a general card 9 or membership card 10 is inserted. 28, a detachable counting tray 29 and the like located below the lower tray 14 of the game machine 1 are provided.

The functional block diagram of FIG. 3 mainly shows the configuration of the counting lending unit 2. The control unit 20 of the counting lending unit 2 is mainly composed of a microcomputer having a CPU 20a, a ROM 20b, a RAM 20c, an I / O 20d, and the like. Peripheral units connected to the control unit 20 include the above-mentioned status display unit 21, liquid crystal display unit 24, and payout button 25, and transmit and receive various signals and various information to and from the management device 6 and the game machine 1. The I / F unit 20e, the bill processing unit 22a for determining the authenticity of the bill inserted in the bill insertion slot 22, the touch panel 24a provided on the liquid crystal display unit 24, and the cards 9 and 10 inserted in the card insertion slot 28. Card RW (reader / writer) 28a for reading and writing various stored information, card stock section 28b capable of stocking up to 10 general cards 9, and payout button 25 once when the payout button 25 is operated. It includes a payout unit 25a for paying out minutes from the payout nozzle 26, a counting unit 29a for counting the number of balls flowing in from the counting tray 29, and the like. On the other hand, the cameras 23 are connected to the image processing device 30 by four as shown in FIG. 1 without being connected to the control unit 20. The image processing device 30 is connected to the management device 6 via the LAN 5.

The general card 9 is a card that is valid only on the day of the event, and has a built-in IC chip 9a. The IC chip 9a stores a general ID that can identify the card, and also stores the deposit balance and the number of balls held in the counting lending unit 2. The number of balls held by this general card 9 is valid only on the day, and the deposit balance can be used from the next day onward.

The membership card 10 is a card that is valid until a preset expiration date (for example, 3 years), and has a built-in IC chip 10a. The IC chip 10a stores a member ID that can identify the player who has registered as a member, and also stores the deposit balance. The number of balls held and the number of stored balls corresponding to the membership card 10 are stored in the member account of the management device 6. The number of balls held, the number of stored balls, and the balance of deposits of the membership card 10 can be used from the next day onward.

The counting lending unit 2 has the following functions.
(1) When a bill inserted into the bill insertion slot 22 is received with the cards 9 and 10 not inserted (when the money acceptance process is performed), the general card 9 stored in the card stock portion 28b is sent out to the card RW28a. Then, the deposit amount (in units of 1000 yen) is stored, and the deposit amount (payment balance) is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24. At this time, since the frequency (500 yen) is 125 balls in a pachinko machine with a lending unit price of 4 yen, the frequency corresponding to the deposit balance may be displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24.

(2) According to the operation (lending operation) of the lending button 13a of the gaming machine 1, a ball corresponding to one frequency is lent out from the payout mechanism inside the gaming machine 1 within the range of the deposit balance.
(3) The balls that fall from the lower tray 14 of the gaming machine 1 and are received by the counting tray 29 flow into the counting unit 29a to count the balls, and the number of counted balls, which is the counted number of balls, is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit. Display on 24.

(4) Depending on the operation of the payout button 25, the payout mechanism pays out once within the range of the number of counted balls (number of balls held) or the number of stored balls (in the case of a member player).
(5) The deposit balance and the number of balls held are stored in the general card 9 inserted in the card insertion slot 28 and issued according to the operation of the return button 13b of the gaming machine 1. If the membership card 10 is inserted, the deposit balance is stored in the membership card 10 and issued. If none of the cards 9 and 10 are inserted into the card insertion slot 28, the general card 9 stocked in the card stock unit 28b is drawn out to the card RW28a by a recording medium moving means (not shown) and deposited in the card 9. The balance and the number of balls held are memorized and issued.

When both the deposit balance and the number of balls held are "0", the general card 9 set in the card RW28a is collected in the card stock unit 28b by the recording medium moving means. When the card 9 of the card stock unit 28b is exhausted, the status display unit 21 indicates an error state, and when the card 9 is replenished from the insertion slot 28 by an employee, the normal state is restored.

(6) When the general card 9 is inserted into the insertion slot 28, the deposit balance and the number of balls held in the general card 9 are read out by the card RW28a and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24.
When the membership card 10 is inserted into the insertion slot 28, the deposit balance stored in the membership card 10 is read out and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24, and the number of balls held is received from the management device 6 and displayed. The number of stored balls is received from the management device 6 and displayed on condition that the password is input.

The control unit 20 of the counting lending unit 2 (hereinafter, appropriately abbreviated as “counting lending unit 2”) has a function of transmitting the following signals to the management device 6 side in addition to the above-mentioned functions.
-Sales signal: A signal showing the amount of money (consumption amount) used for lending balls.

-Ball withdrawal signal: A signal indicating the number of balls paid out when the membership card 10 uses the stored balls.
-Card issuance signal: A signal indicating the deposit balance and the number of balls held in the corresponding cards 9 and 10 when the above-mentioned card issuance processing (return processing) is performed.

The camera 23 of the counting lending unit 2 captures images at predetermined intervals (for example, every 4 seconds), and transmits the captured images to the image processing device 30. The imaging field of view of the camera 23 is set to be an area including the face of the player while the player is facing the game machine 1.

The image processing device 30 captures each image transmitted from the four cameras 23 at 1-second intervals, and analyzes the captured image to determine whether or not the player's face image is present in the captured image. If it is determined that the face image exists, the face image is transmitted to the management device 6. In this regard, even if the image transmitted from the camera 23 includes a player, if the player is playing in an unnatural posture, for example, by facing an unnatural direction, the image processing device 30 will be used. Since the face image cannot be recognized, the image may not be transmitted to the management device 6.

The management device 6 that has received the face image from the image processing device 30 performs the same person determination and the attention-requiring person determination. In the same person determination, image processing such as extraction of feature points is performed on the received face image, and the face image is collated with the face image already registered in the face image database of the day to determine whether or not the person is the same person. .. If it is determined that the collated face image is a face image that has not yet been registered in the face image database (that is, a new player), a face ID is assigned and registered in the face image database of the day, and the face ID is used for the game. Store in association with data. On the other hand, if it is determined that the face image is a face image already registered in the face image database (that is, a known player), the game data associated with the face ID is updated. In the attention-requiring person determination, the face image is compared with the face image registered in the caution database, and it is determined whether or not the face image of the same person is registered in the caution database. When it is determined that the face image of the same person is registered in the caution database, the employee of the amusement park is notified that the person requiring attention has visited the store, for example, by using an income device or the like.

The control unit 60 of the management device 6 shown in FIG. 3 (hereinafter, abbreviated as “management device 6” as appropriate) is mainly composed of a microcomputer and includes a storage unit 60a such as a ROM and a RAM, an I / O, and the like. , Operates according to the control program stored in the storage unit 60a. Further, the management device 6 has a number of balls (driving balls) driven into the gaming machine 1 based on various gaming signals transmitted from the gaming machine side such as the gaming machine 1 and the counting lending unit 2 described above. Number), the number of balls paid out from the game machine 1 (number of balls paid out), the number of big hits generated in the game machine 1 (number of big hits), the time during which the game machine 1 is operating (operating time), etc. The game data of the above is managed (see FIG. 5 etc. described later).

In this way, in the game hall, a game field management system for managing the game status of each player is constructed by combining the configurations of various devices 1 to 8 including the above-mentioned management device 6.
By the way, as mentioned in the "conventional technology", the amusement park is also trying to take measures against the problem of gambling addiction in recent years, but depending on the measures, the positive attitude of the player is rather hindered. There was a concern that it would be done.

Therefore, in the game field management system of the present embodiment, the number of life points to be added or subtracted according to the game situation of the player is stored in association with each player, and the game limit range is set for the number of life points. We are trying to suppress the devotion to the game by prescribing. The configuration of the management system for the amusement park will be described with reference to the drawings after FIG. Here, FIGS. 4 and 5 show game data managed by the management device 6 that can be displayed and output to the monitor 6m and can be printed out to a printing device (not shown).

First, FIG. 4A shows the member attribute data of one player. The member attribute data includes the "name", "gender", "age", "occupation", "address", and "email address (email address of the mobile terminal, which is abbreviated as mobile phone email address in the figure)" of the player who registered as a member. It is stored in the storage unit 60a of the management device 6 in association with the member ID "member No.". Such member attribute data is input to the management device 6 based on, for example, a member registration form (that is, self-reported on a form (not shown)) filled out by the player when registering as a member in advance at the game hall.

FIG. 4B shows a part of the addiction countermeasure target person data. As shown in FIG. 3B, the addiction countermeasure target person data includes data representing the number of life points of the player registered as the target person, and is stored in the management device 6 in association with the member ID of the target person. It is stored in the unit 60a (life point number storage means). Registration to the list of the subject data is performed by the management device 6 when the player receives a self-declaration that he / she wishes to take measures against addiction. As a result, the player registered as the target person for the addiction countermeasure is executed the process related to the game restriction based on the number of life points (see FIG. 6) on condition that the membership card 10 is used in the counting lending unit 2. Become a target person.

In the present embodiment, the number of life points is given, for example, an upper limit of 100 points as initial points when registered in the list of the subject data. In addition, the number of life points is added when the time when the target person's game is stopped reaches a predetermined time, and is subtracted when the amount of money spent in the target person's game reaches a predetermined amount. In other words, the number of life points is grasped as virtual points that determine the permission or rejection of the game by the game-like element of increasing or decreasing the points according to the player's consumption amount and the interruption time of the game, and the addition condition and the subtraction condition are as follows. According to the example (1) (2) of.

・ Addition condition = 1 point / 10 minutes non-operation ... (1)
・ Subtraction condition = 10 points / 1000 yen consumption ... (2)
In this way, when the management device 6 determines that 10 minutes have passed after the end of the game of the target person, the target person adds 1 point to the number of life points of the target person every 10 minutes with this as an addition condition. If it is determined that 1000 yen has been consumed, 10 points are deducted for each life point of the target person for each consumption of 1000 yen, using this as a subtraction condition. Therefore, for example, when a player continues to play a game and spends 10,000 yen, the number of life points is deducted by 10 points during the game to become 0 points.

Further, the management device 6 is configured as a determination means for determining whether or not the number of life points is included in the predetermined game restriction range. For example, if it is 0 points, it is determined that the number of life points is included in the game restriction range. The game restriction flag is set to "1", and if it is 1 point or more, it is determined that the game is not included in the game restriction range, and the game restriction flag is set to "0" (right column 51 of FIG. 5A described later). reference). Further, when the game restriction flag is "0", the management device 6 restricts the game so that the counting lending unit 2 does not execute a new lending process using the member card 10 of the player (lending prohibited). (A state in which the game by the player is restricted by the processing).

FIG. 4 (c) shows the member ownership value data of one player. In the member ownership value data, the "payment balance", "number of balls held", and "number of stored balls" owned by the member are stored in the storage unit 60a of the management device 6 in association with the member ID of the player. The management device 6 updates the member ownership value data based on the sales signal, the card issuance signal, or the like according to the game of the player using the member card 10. In this way, the management device 6 aggregates and manages various game data including member ownership value data.

For example, FIG. 5A is game data showing a player's game status, and the game data of all the players registered as members are aggregated and stored as member game history data. The member game history data is stored in association with the "game machine No." in which the player played the game, "consumption amount", "number of balls driven", "number of balls paid out", "number of big hits", and "number of balls held". , And the time (game time) of "game start" and "game end" in the game machine 1. Further, the member game history data includes data of the "game restriction" flag (flag data in the right column 51) stored in association with the game time.

Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 5 (a), the player goes to the bill slot 22 during the game from "10:15" to "12:23" on "Game Machine No. 123". After inserting 3,000 yen worth of banknotes in sequence and consuming the number of balls by lending processing, the machine is moved with the number of balls held at 1240. In this case, even if 30 points corresponding to 3000 yen are subtracted from the number of life points, 70 points remain. Therefore, the management device 6 will perform the "game end" at the gaming machine No. 123. The member game history data is stored in association with the game restriction flag "0".

In addition, the player starts the game at "12:28" on the "game machine No. 125" that has moved, and after consuming all the 1240 balls acquired by the game machine No. 123, Banknotes worth 7,000 yen are sequentially inserted into the banknote slot 22, and the number of balls corresponding to that amount is consumed by the lending process. In this case, when the management device 6 determines that the number of life points is 0 points by subtracting 70 points corresponding to 7,000 yen (the consumption amount has reached 10,000 yen), the game is restricted for the member game history data. The flag "1" is associated and stored, and a new record is created. Further, in this case, the management device 6 determines that the number of life points is included in the game restriction range, and the counting lending unit 2 does not execute a new lending process using the player's membership card 10. To limit.

After this, the player once finished the game, and after about 100 minutes, resumed the game with another game machine No. 234 from "17:35", and added it to "17:41". The number of balls worth 1000 yen is consumed by lending processing. That is, in this case, the management device 6 releases the game restriction by adding 10 points corresponding to the non-operating time of 100 minutes to the number of life points (although it is no longer included in the game restriction range). When the player restarts the game, 10 points corresponding to 1000 yen are subtracted and it is determined that the points are 0 points again. Therefore, the management device 6 stores the member game history data in association with the game restriction flag “1” and limits the game for the second time.

FIG. 5B shows the member game aggregation data obtained by aggregating the member game history data of FIG. 5A described above in units of business days. The management device 6 obtains the aggregated values of the "consumed amount", "number of balls driven", "number of balls paid out", and "number of jackpots" for the member game aggregated data on the business day, and the history of the "game restriction" flag. Based on the above, the total value of the number of game restrictions is calculated.

Subsequently, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. Here, FIG. 6 shows a flow of processing related to the number of life points executed by the control unit 20 of the counting lending unit 2, and FIG. 7 shows a display screen in the counting lending unit 2. It should be noted that the player has already registered as a member at the game hall, inserts the member card 10 owned by the player into the card insertion slot 28 of the counting lending unit 2, and plays a game with the corresponding game machine 1. do.

In this case, the control unit 20 of the counting lending unit 2 reads out the information of the member card 10 inserted as described above, and receives and acquires the information associated with the member ID from the management device 6 (FIG. FIG. 6 S1).

Next, the control unit 20 determines whether or not the information received from the management device 6 includes the game restriction flag or the information regarding the number of life points (S2). Then, when the control unit 20 determines that the information is included (S2: YES), that is, the player is the target person for the addiction countermeasure, the control unit 20 determines whether or not the game restriction flag of the target person is "1". (S3).

Here, when the control unit 20 determines that the game restriction flag is not "1" (S3: NO), the control unit 20 causes the liquid crystal display unit 24 of itself 2 to display the screen 71 of FIG. 7A (S4). On this screen 71, a column 71a indicating the type (loan unit price) and the number of units granted, a column 71b indicating the type (member / general) of the inserted cards 9 and 10, a guidance display area 71c, a deposit balance and the number of balls held. A column 71d is provided, and the information associated with the membership card 10 is represented in the corresponding columns 71b to 71d. So, for example. When the number of life points is 70 points, the control unit 20 converts this into a percentage and displays it on the guidance display area 71c of the screen 71 with a gauge 71G. As a result, the control unit 20 and the liquid crystal display unit 24 function as display means for displaying information regarding the number of life points to the player.

On the other hand, when the control unit 20 determines that the game restriction flag is "1" (S3: YES), the control unit 20 displays the zero screen 72 of FIG. 7B in the guidance display area 71c of the liquid crystal display unit 24 (S5). ). It is restricted not to execute a new lending process using the member card 10 of the target person (S6). In this case, on the zero screen 72, the number of life points of 0 points in the gauge 72G is expressed as a percentage of "0%", that the loan cannot be processed, and that a break is urged (promoting an increase in life points). Message 72a is displayed. Since the number of life points is updated according to the amount of money spent and the interruption time of the game as described above, the card 10 is inserted with the display start timing of the zero screen 72 updated to 0 points. It shall be adjusted when the loan is performed or when the loan operation is performed.

Therefore, when the zero screen 72 is displayed, the membership card 10 is ejected from the insertion slot 28 to end the game. Therefore, it can be expected that the player will acquire the habit of stopping the game for a while and taking a break after spending a certain amount of money.

In the counting lending unit 2, after executing the display processing (S4, S5) and lending prohibition processing (S6) on the screens 71 and 72 described above, or if there is no reception regarding the number of life points from the management device 6 (S2). : NO), return. Further, since the management device 6 and the counting lending unit 2 maintain the game restriction only for the corresponding member as a limiting means, once the game restriction is applied, the number of life points of the member is not restored (included in the game restriction range). Unless the game is interrupted until it runs out, the other counting lending unit 2 does not perform a new lending process using the card 10.

As described above, in the playground management system of the present embodiment, since the game is restricted based on the general life points in the computer game, the player adjusts the number of life points in the computer game. It is possible to suppress the devotion to the game while feeling the fun. In this case, the management device 6 subtracts the life points when the amount of money spent in the game reaches a predetermined amount, and adds the life points when the game is stopped for a certain period of time, so that the amount of money consumed has increased to some extent. It is possible to give the player an opportunity to return to a calm state once at the timing and to reflect on the background of the game.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be modified or expanded as described below, each modification may be combined with the above-described embodiment, or each modification may be combined.

The gaming machine 1 may be an enclosed gaming machine that does not pay out the gaming medium and additionally stores it as electronic data. Further, the machine is not limited to a pachinko machine, and may be a slot machine.
The restriction means exemplifies a means for prohibiting a new lending process using the membership card 10 when the game restriction flag is 1 (when the game restriction flag is established), but the restriction means is not limited thereto. , Any means may be adopted as long as it is a means for making the continuation of the game impossible or difficult. Further, a part or all of the limiting means may be provided in the main body of the gaming machine 1, such as stopping the operation of the gaming machine 1 itself. For example, in the case of a pachinko machine, the steering wheel operation is invalidated, and in the case of a slot machine, the insertion of medals is not accepted, which makes it impossible to continue the game. Alternatively, continuing the notification prompting the end of the game until the player actually ends the game also makes it difficult to continue the game, and is therefore included in the limiting means.

The life point addition / subtraction conditions are not limited to the above examples (1) and (2), and appropriate conditions can be set. Further, although the addition / subtraction conditions common to all the players who are the targets of the addiction countermeasures are set, different conditions may be set for each player.

The life point addition / subtraction condition may be displayed to the player by using a display means such as a liquid crystal display unit 24.
Although the game restriction is implemented when the number of life points reaches 0 points, the number of life points for which the game restriction is implemented is not limited to 0 points, and an appropriate game restriction range can be set. For example, it is possible to implement the game restriction when the number of life points is less than 10 points.

In addition to the game restriction based on the number of life points, the game restriction based on another condition may be implemented. For example, an upper limit of the amount of money spent in one day may be set, and when the upper limit is reached, subsequent games may be prohibited regardless of the number of life points.

The management device 6 determines whether or not the number of life points is included in the game restriction range, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the life points received from the management device 6 by the counting lending unit 2 side as a determination means. Based on the number (see S1 and S2 above), it may be determined whether or not the number of life points is included in the game restriction range.

The member game aggregation data in FIG. 5B is aggregated on a business day basis, but the aggregation period is not limited to this. It is possible to aggregate for an appropriate period, such as a weekly, monthly, or yearly aggregation period.

The type of game data calculated on the management device 6 side is not limited to this embodiment, and various types of data can be calculated based on the data received from the game machine 1 and the counting lending unit 2. It is possible.

In the counting lending unit 2, the game data when the membership card 10 is actually used is stored as data for measures against addiction, but the game when the game is played without using the membership card 10. Even if it is data, if it can be identified as the same member by the face ID, it may be stored as data for measures against addiction (game data of the same member). Alternatively, a complete card-type gaming machine that cannot play a game unless the membership card 10 is inserted into the insertion slot 28 may be adopted. In this case, all the players can be completely identified by the membership card 10, and all the game data can be treated as addiction countermeasure data.

Although the camera 23 is temporarily provided with the counting lending unit 2, the position of the camera 23 may be any position as long as the player's face can be imaged, and it is not necessary to be integrated with the counting lending unit 2.

Although one relay device 4 is provided for each of the two gaming machines 1, the correspondence between the relay device 4 and the gaming machine 1 is not limited to this. The ratio of the number of relay devices 4 to the number of gaming machines 1 may be 3: 1 or 4: 1. Similarly, the image processing device 30 is not limited to one corresponding to each of the four cameras 23.

Each of the above numerical values is an example, and it goes without saying that any numerical value may be adopted, including initial points. Further, regarding "memory", "recording", and "registration" in the above description, for example, "memory" in the storage unit 60a of the management device 6 is referred to as "registration", and the meanings thereof are the same. can do.

In the drawing, 1 is a gaming machine, 2 is a counting and lending unit (restricting means), 6 is a management device (determining means, life point number storage means, limiting means), and 24 is a liquid crystal display unit (display means).

Claims (1)

In a game hall management system that is installed in a game field where multiple game machines are installed and manages the game status of each player.
A life point number storage means for storing the number of life points to be added or subtracted according to the game situation of the player in association with each player.
A determination means for determining whether or not the number of life points is included in a predetermined game restriction range, and
When the determination means determines that the number of life points is included in the game restriction range, the restriction means for restricting the game by the player and the restriction means.
A display means for displaying the number of life points to the player is provided .
The number of life points is added when the time when the game is stopped reaches a predetermined time, and is subtracted when the amount of money spent in the game reaches a predetermined amount. ..

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