JP7049912B2 - 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 a player who is absorbed in a game is detected based on the player's playing time and the degree of loss, and the player is urged to refrain from playing the game. However, it is difficult to grasp how effective the above measures are because it is up to the individual player to decide whether or not to actually refrain from playing at that point. There was a situation. In addition, as a result of working on such addiction measures for a certain period of time, it was difficult to realize whether or not the addiction had recovered.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-151265

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to objectively grasp whether or not the addiction can be recovered as a result of working on the addiction countermeasures implemented by the amusement park side. The purpose is to provide a management system for amusement parks that can be used.

In the management system for the amusement park, it is possible to compare the game data before the start of the addiction countermeasures with the game data after the end of the efforts, so whether or not the results of the efforts are shown. Can be judged based on objective grounds.

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 Screen when inserting a membership card on the display of the counting lending unit Transition screen when setting game restriction conditions and screen when warning message is displayed Explanatory diagram showing data managed by the management device, (a) is member attribute data, and (b) is addiction countermeasure target person data. Explanatory diagram showing (a) member ownership value data, (b) member game history data, and (c) member game aggregate data. An explanatory diagram showing (a) member game period comparison data and (b) all member game restriction setting data.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of the entire playground management system 100 provided in the playground. 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 payment machine 7 and a prize exchange terminal (hereinafter referred to as POS) 8 are also installed in the amusement park, and these payment machines 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 checkout machine 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 6 m, a keyboard 6 k, and the like. The management device 6 manages the operating status of various devices by inputting 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, and the like. 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 big hit lottery, the liquid crystal display unit 15 executes a symbol change by a so-called special symbol (special symbol), and when the stopped displayed symbol is a jackpot symbol, a jackpot occurs. 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 at a position on the side 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 indicating a current operating state (for example, a normal state, an error state, etc.), a bill insertion slot 22 into which a bill is inserted, and a well-known CMOS. A camera 23 including an image sensor such as a sensor or a CCD sensor (only the front camera window 23a is shown in FIG. 2), a touch panel type liquid crystal display unit 24 for displaying the deposit balance, the number of balls held, the number of stored balls, etc. A payout button 25 for paying out balls (number of units granted), a payout nozzle 26 through which the paid out balls pass, a card insertion slot 28 into which a general card 9 or a membership card 10 is inserted, and a lower tray 14 of the game machine 1. It is equipped with a detachable counting tray 29 and the like located below.

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 section 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 card 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, 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 of 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 (usage 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 (not shown).

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 manages various game data based on various game signals transmitted from the game machine 1 and the counting lending unit 2 described above (see FIG. 7 (b) described later).

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. However, for example, even if a player who is absorbed in the game is detected and the player is urged to refrain from the game, it is up to the individual player's will to actually refrain from the game at that time. Therefore, it is difficult to grasp how effective the measures are actually. In addition, as a result of working on such addiction measures for a certain period of time, it is difficult to realize whether or not the addiction has recovered.

Therefore, in the game hall management system 100 of the present embodiment, not only the game data indicating the game status of each player is managed, but also the person is registered as a target person for addiction measures based on the report from the player. The system is provided with a registration means and an exclusion means for excluding the player from the target person, and the period before the game data is registered as the target person and the period after being excluded from the target person by the exclusion means. It is divided into two categories, and it is possible to objectively grasp whether or not the addiction has been recovered from the aggregated results. Regarding the configuration of the game hall management system 100, refer to the drawings after FIG. 4 in the order of "1. Setting and warning processing of game restrictions in the counting lending unit" and "2. Management of game data in the management device". I will explain while doing.

<1. Setting game restrictions and warning processing in the counting lending unit>
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.

In this case, the counting lending unit 2 causes the liquid crystal display unit 24 to display the screen 41 shown in FIG. On this screen 41, a column 41a indicating the type (loan unit price) and the number of units granted, a column 41b indicating the type (member / general) of the inserted cards 9 and 10, a guidance display area 41c, a deposit balance and the number of balls held. A column 41d is provided.

Further, in this case, when the player displays a menu screen (not shown) by the touch operation of the screen 41 and selects "game restriction" by the touch operation on the menu screen, the counting lending unit 2 has the screen 51 shown in FIG. Transition to. It should be noted that the screens 51 to 54 in FIG. 5 indicate the screen transition of the guidance display area 41c portion in the liquid crystal display unit 24.

The screen 51 of FIG. 5 is provided with a "game restriction" button 51a and an "end" button 51c. The "game restriction" button 51a is a button for setting a game restriction, and the "end" button 51c is a button for returning to the menu screen. When the "game restriction" button 51a is touch-operated, the counting lending unit 2 transitions to the next screen 52.

The screen 52 of FIG. 5 is provided with a column 52a for displaying the upper limit of the usage amount, a “done” button 52b, and a “back” button 52c. In this case, the counting lending unit 2 displays a numeric keypad (not shown) in a display area other than the display area 41c of the screen 52 on the liquid crystal display unit 24, and receives the upper limit of the usage amount according to the touch operation of the numeric keypad. .. At this time, in the counting lending unit 2, the upper limit of the usage amount can be arbitrarily set as a game restriction condition within a range of a predetermined value (for example, 10,000 yen) or more. The counting lending unit 2 transitions to the next screen 53 when the "done" button 52b is touch-operated after receiving the upper limit of the usage amount, and shifts to the previous screen 51 when the "back" button 52c is touch-operated. Return.

In the next screen 53 shown in FIG. 5, a column 53a for displaying the upper limit of the accepted usage amount and a "confirmation" button 53b are provided. When the "confirmation" button 53b is touch-operated by the player, the counting lending unit 2 sends the set information related to the game restriction (that is, the presence / absence of the game restriction and the upper limit of the usage amount) to the management device 6 together with the member ID. Send and return to the menu screen. As described above, the touch panel 24a, the liquid crystal display unit 24, and the control unit 20 in the counting and lending unit 2 correspond to the game restriction condition setting means capable of setting the game restriction conditions according to the touch operation of the player.

Further, the management device 6 stores the information related to the game restriction received from the counting lending unit 2 in its own storage unit 60a in association with the member ID (see FIG. 6B). That is, the management device 6 stores the presence or absence of the game restriction according to the operation input of the "game restriction" button 51a in the counting lending unit 2, and uses it according to the operation input in the display field 52a of the upper limit value of the usage amount. Store the upper limit of the amount. It should be noted that the information related to the game restriction managed by the management device 6 is registered by the self-report at the time of member registration, which will be described later, or by the player performing the operation input again on the screens 51 to 53 of the counting lending unit 2. Alternatively, it can be overwritten and updated.

After that, when the management device 6 determines that the actual amount spent by the player has reached the upper limit (the game data satisfies the preset game restriction condition), the game is played on the game machine 1. A warning is issued by the corresponding counting lending unit 2 so as to suppress the continuation.

Specifically, a player who has set the upper limit of the usage amount to 30,000 yen in the counting lending unit 2 sequentially inserts 30,000 yen worth of banknotes into the banknote slot 22 as the game progresses, and that amount It is assumed that the number of balls has been consumed by the lending process (the lending amount has reached 30,000 yen). At this time, when the management device 6 determines that the total usage amount of the player has reached the upper limit of 30,000 yen based on the game signal from the game machine side, the counting lending unit 2 (game limiting means) rents the device. When the operation is performed, a warning process for issuing a warning to the player is executed.

As shown in the screen 54 of FIG. 5, the warning process is performed by expressing as a warning message that the upper limit has been reached and that the game is to be terminated, in addition to the upper limit usage amount of "30000 yen". It enforces game restrictions. In this way, the liquid crystal display unit 24 sends a warning message to the player according to the game restriction condition display means for displaying the game restriction conditions set by the counting lending unit 2 on the screens 53 and 54 and the execution of the warning process. It functions as a warning display means that can be displayed on the screen 54. The warning process is terminated by the touch operation of the "confirmation" button 54a on the same screen 54 (returns to the menu screen).

Further, after the usage amount reaches the upper limit value, the counting lending unit 2 executes a warning process every 10,000 yen, for example, in the game on the same day. That is, when the upper limit value for performing the warning processing first set by the player is "α" 10,000 yen and the number of times the warning processing is executed is "n", the usage amount for executing the warning processing (multiple upper limit values "" β "10,000 yen) is expressed by the following equation (1).

β = α + (n-1) ... (1)
In this way, the warning process works to suppress the continuation of the game or limit the game as a measure against the addiction to the player by the warning message, but whether or not to actually continue the game at that time. It is up to the player's will. Therefore, it is assumed that the player may end the game by ejecting the membership card 10 from the insertion slot 28 by operating the return button 13b after the warning process, or may continue the game as it is.

<2. Management of game data with management device>
6 to 8 show game data managed by the management device 6, which can be displayed and output to the monitor 6m and can be printed out to a printing device (not shown).

Here, FIG. 6A shows the member attribute data of one player. The member attribute data includes the "name", "gender", "age", "occupation", "address", and "email address (e-mail 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. 6B shows a part of the addiction countermeasure target person data. As shown in the figure (b), the addiction countermeasure target person data includes the "game restriction condition" represented by the upper limit of the usage amount such as 30,000 yen, and the "registration date" and "end" as the target person. It is stored in the storage unit 60a of the management device 6 in association with the member ID, including the day. The registration of the member ID in the addiction countermeasure target person data is performed by the management device 6 with the date when the self-report that the addiction countermeasure is desired is received at the time of membership registration as the "registration date". In this way, the management device 6 (registration means) registers the player in the list of the figure (b) as a target person for addiction countermeasures based on the report from the player.

If the management device 6 determines that the player is a member who is not registered in the list at the time of inputting the operation related to the game restriction in the counting lending unit 2 described above, the operation input is input to the game. Of course, it may be registered in the same list on the date (registration date) at that time based on the declaration of the person. That is, the presence or absence of the game restriction can be set by the declaration at the time of member registration or the operation in the counting lending unit 2.

Further, the "game restriction condition" in FIG. 6B is an upper limit of the amount of money accepted according to the self-report at the time of member registration or the operation input in the counting lending unit 2. This game restriction condition is arbitrarily set by the player within the range of the predetermined value or more as a condition for executing the warning process.

Further, the management device 6 (exclusion means) is the date when the management device 6 accepts the declaration that the addiction countermeasure is terminated by the player registered as the target person in the game hall. Is registered as the "end date". In this way, in the target person data for two people illustrated in FIG. 6 (b), one player (No. 2 player) is said to play the game in two months based on the self-report to end the addiction measures. The person is excluded from the target person, and the other player (No. 1 player) is continuously managed as a target person with a game restriction condition. In addition to the case where the "declaration from the player" is accepted by the management device 6 via the employees of the game hall, the display unit 24 of the counting lending unit 2 declares that the addiction countermeasures will be terminated. The acceptance screen (not shown) may be displayed so that the person can be excluded from the target person by inputting the declaration on the acceptance screen.

FIG. 7A shows member ownership value data of one player. The member ownership value data includes the "payment balance", "number of balls held", and "number of stored balls" owned by the member, and is 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.

FIG. 7B is game data showing the game status of the player, and shows the member game history data aggregated and stored for all the players registered as members. The member game history data is the game machine for the "amount used", "number of balls driven", "number of balls paid out", "number of big hits", and "number of balls held" in the "game machine No." where the player played the game. It is stored in the storage unit 60a of the management device 6 in association with the time (game time) of "game start" and "game end" in 1. Further, the member game history data includes data of a "game restriction" flag indicating whether or not the warning process is executed.

As illustrated in Fig. (B), the player puts 3000 yen worth of banknotes into the banknote slot 22 during the game from "10:15" to "12:23" on "Game Machine No. 123". After throwing in sequentially and consuming the number of balls by lending processing, the machine is moving with the number of balls held at 1240. In this way, when the warning process is not executed in the gaming machine No. 123, the management device 6 associates the gaming restriction flag "0" with the "game end" in the gaming machine No. 123. Store as member game history data.

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, 27,000 yen worth of bills are sequentially inserted into the bill slot 22, and the number of balls corresponding to that amount is consumed by the lending process. As a result, when the usage amount reaches the upper limit of 30,000 yen and the warning process is executed by the counting lending unit 2, the management device 6 stores it as member game history data associated with the game restriction flag "1". , Create a new record (move to a new record).

Furthermore, the player continues the game even after the warning process is first executed on the same game machine No. 125, and the additional 10,000 yen worth of balls is consumed by the loan process at "16:27". Therefore, the second warning process is executed (see the game restriction flag "1" in the figure).

As described above, the management device 6 (data aggregation means) shifts to a new record with the execution of the warning processing in the counting lending unit 2, and the amount of money used by the player after the warning processing is executed (same as above). (10000 yen in FIG. (B)) can be aggregated separately from the usage amount (3000 yen and 27000 yen in (b)) before the warning process is executed.

FIG. 7 (c) shows the member game total data obtained by totaling the member game history data of FIG. 7 (b) on a business day basis. The management device 6 obtains the aggregated values of the "amount used", "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. Obtain the aggregated value of the number of times the warning process is executed based on.

And FIG. 8A shows the member game period comparison data. The member game period comparison data is the period before the registration of the game data of the player registered as the target person [1] and the period during registration (registration period after registration) [2] [3. ] And the period after being excluded from the target [4]. Specifically, the management device 6 is set before the registration date based on the date registered as the target person and the date excluded from the target person (see "registration date" and "end date" in FIG. 6B). The game data for one month, the monthly game data during the registration period, and the game data for one month after the end date of the addiction countermeasures are aggregated separately.

Therefore, in the example of FIG. 8 (a), the aggregation period [1] before the registration date “2017/3/1” of the subject and the aggregation period [2] of “2017/3/1 to 4/30”. ] And [3] and the aggregation period [4] after the end date "2017/4/30", together with the presence or absence of the "game restriction" (or the blank "-" indicating that it was excluded). It represents the "game days", "game time", "usage amount", "average amount", "balance", and "recovery degree" of the target person at the game hall.

Of these, the "usage amount" is the total usage amount in each aggregation period [1] to [4], and the "average amount" is the average usage amount obtained by dividing the "usage amount" by the "game days" (the average usage amount). Equivalent to spending amount / number of game days). "Balance" corresponds to the balance amount (possessed ball x exchange unit price-sales amount) of the target person in each aggregation period [1] to [4]. In addition, the "recovery degree" is the value obtained by dividing the "average amount" in the aggregation period [2] to [4] after the registration date by the "average amount" in the aggregation period [1] before the registration date (registration). Average amount after the date / average amount before the registration date).

In FIG. 8 (a), the average amount of money in the aggregation period [2] [3] after the registration date is lower than the average amount of the aggregation period [1] before the registration date, respectively. Therefore, the degree of recovery in the aggregation period [2] [3] is also less than 1 (0.75 and 0.74), respectively, and it can be said that the effect of addiction countermeasures is shown. In addition, it can be seen that the recovery level value (0.67) has improved further in the aggregation period [4] after the completion of addiction countermeasures. In this way, the management device 6 displays or prints the aggregated results divided for each aggregation period [1] to [4] in a comparable manner by an output means such as a monitor 6m or the printing apparatus. It is possible to grasp the effect of addiction measures objectively and concretely.

Further, the management device 6 aggregates and stores all member game restriction setting data shown in FIG. 8 (b). The all-member game restriction setting data is the number of people set as having "game restriction" out of the "total number of members" registered as members at the game hall, the "game restriction ratio" to the total number of members, and the usage amount. Includes an "average upper limit" that represents the average of the values set as the upper limit.

As described above, in the playground management system 100 of the present embodiment, the game data of the period [1] before the start of the addiction countermeasures and the period [4] after the end of the efforts. Since it can be compared with the game data, it is possible to judge whether or not the results of the efforts are appearing based on objective grounds.

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 configuration is such that the member game period comparison data including the "game time", "usage amount", and "balance" amount shown in FIG. 8A is aggregated, but at least these game time, usage amount, and balance are used as game data. It may be configured to aggregate any one of the amounts.

The aggregation period of the member game period comparison data is the period [1] to [4] according to the classification in the figure, and the aggregation period of the member game aggregation data and all member game restriction setting data is based on the business day unit. The aggregation period or division period is not limited to this. For example, it is possible to aggregate or classify an appropriate period such as a weekly unit, a monthly unit, a year unit, or the like.

In addition, a configuration has been added in which the game data of a player for which a game restriction condition is set (that is, a restricted player) is aggregated separately from the game data of a player for which a game restriction condition is not set (that is, an unrestricted player). You may. For example, how much difference is generated between the restricted players and the unrestricted players by collecting the game data such as the amount of money used and the number of balls hit in one day separately. Can be grasped.

The setting of the presence or absence of the game restriction is made by the player's own intention, but the game hall side may set the game restriction to a specific player regardless of the intention. ..

In this case, it is desirable to automatically set the game restriction when the game situation of the player becomes a predetermined situation. Specifically, when the management device 6 determines, for example, that the total amount of money used per day has reached 30,000 yen for three consecutive days, the management device 6 automatically sets the player to have a game restriction. The date reached may be registered as the registration date (see FIG. 6).

Similarly, the release of the game restriction may be added to a configuration that can be automatically performed by the management device 6 when the game situation of the player becomes a predetermined situation.
As a game restriction condition, the upper limit of the usage amount is set, but the content of the game restriction condition is not limited to this, and any condition is set if it is a condition to be regarded as an addiction. You may. For example, it is possible to set a threshold value that defines a predetermined range as a game restriction condition for the length of the game time and the balance amount. Further, the game restriction condition is not limited to one type, and two or more types of game restriction conditions may be set.

As a warning process for game restrictions, a warning message or the like is displayed on the display unit 24 of the counting lending unit 2, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, instead of the warning message, when it is detected by the management device 6 that the game restriction condition is satisfied, a process of notifying the employee via the income device is performed, and the employee informs the player. It is also possible to call out.

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

In the counting lending unit 2, the game data when the membership card 10 is actually used is stored as data for addiction countermeasures, 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).

Although the camera 23 is provided integrally 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. Further, the liquid crystal display unit 24 and the touch panel 24a of the counting and lending unit 2 are provided at positions corresponding to each game machine 1 and function as the above-mentioned game restriction condition setting means, game restriction condition display means, or warning display means. However, each of these means may be replaced with a device separate from the 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.

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, for example, a slot machine.
Each of the above-mentioned numerical values is an example, and it goes without saying that any numerical value may be adopted, for example, a predetermined value (threshold value) of the upper limit value is set to an appropriate value according to the lending unit price. 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 (game limiting means, game limiting condition setting means), 6 is a management device (registration means, exclusion means, data aggregation means), and 24 is a liquid crystal display unit (game limiting condition). Setting means, game restriction condition display means, warning display means), 24a is a touch panel (game restriction condition setting means), and 100 is a management system for a game hall.

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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 registration method for registering the player as a target for addiction countermeasures based on the declaration from the player, and
As a measure against the addiction, a game restriction means for executing a game restriction when a preset game restriction condition is satisfied, and a game restriction means.
Exclusion means for excluding the player from the target person based on the declaration from the player registered as the target person in the registration means, and
The game data indicating the game status of the player registered as the target person is divided into a period before being registered as the target person and a period after being registered as the target person and then being excluded by the exclusion means. Data aggregation means to divide and aggregate, and
A management system for amusement parks, which comprises an output means for outputting an aggregation result by the data aggregation means. A game restriction condition setting means that can set the game restriction condition according to the operation of the player, a game restriction condition display means that displays the game restriction condition set by the game restriction condition setting means, and a limitation of the game. The management system for a game hall according to claim 1, wherein a warning display means capable of displaying a warning message to a player by a warning process executed as is provided at a position corresponding to each gaming machine .
It is configured so that the upper limit of the usage amount can be set as the game restriction condition.
The game according to claim 2 , wherein the data aggregation means aggregates the usage amount of the player after the warning processing is executed separately from the usage amount before the warning processing is executed. Place management system. The data aggregation means is characterized in that the game data of a restricted player for which the game restriction condition is set is aggregated separately from the game data of an unrestricted player for which the game restriction condition is not set, according to claim 1. The management system for amusement parks described in any one of 3.

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