JPH0522228Y2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed description of the invention] (Field of industrial application) This invention increases the number of winnings by delaying the time when a pachinko ball enters a specific winning hole arranged on the game board. This invention relates to a pachinko machine that can further increase winnings by securing the right and winning in an operating winning slot while the right is secured.

(Prior art) Conventionally, when a pachinko ball enters the right securing slot arranged on the game board of a pachinko machine, the right to increase winnings is secured, and while this right is being secured, the right is entered into a right exercise slot other than the right securing slot. When a pachinko ball enters, a grand prize winning device is activated and a grand prize opening is formed, thereby increasing the number of winning balls. This type of pachinko machine is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 146376/1983. Furthermore, multiple pieces of identification information are switched and displayed, and if a pachinko ball enters the rights securing slot while specific identification information is being displayed, a right that can increase the winning probability is secured, and while this right is being secured, A pachinko machine in which a right is exercised by winning a prize in a right exercise hole different from a right securing hole is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-228887.

(Problem that the invention attempts to solve) However, in the pachinko machine with the above configuration,
In the case of symbols and light emitting diodes used to display identification information in a variable manner, by extremely shortening the display stop time, it is possible for consecutive winning balls to pass through the rights securing slot while the display is stopped. This reduces the probability of doing so. In other words, in order to obtain a right, the variable display of identification information is stopped, and the condition for securing the right is based on the displayed content. However, if a new prize is entered into the right securing slot during this fixed suspension time, the This is a measure to prevent the display from being the same as the previously displayed identification information and, if that identification information is specific identification information, from immediately disappearing before the rights are exercised. However, it is impossible to reliably prevent this from happening, and furthermore, the short display time of the identification information currently gives players a sense of discomfort. As a preventive measure against this problem, even if an attempt is made to control the time interval between successive winnings in the right securing slot using a control device, the circuit configuration becomes extremely complicated.

Therefore, this invention was made to solve the above problem, and it accepts winning balls from a specific winning hole where the rights are secured by winning a prize.
By providing a guiding member that does not accept or accept winning balls, the winning balls are temporarily held and then guided, and after the winning balls are ejected, the variable display of the identification information display means is stopped, so the winning state is made clear and the game is fair. The purpose is to provide a pachinko machine that gives sex.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The feature of the present invention to achieve the above object is that the game board has a specific winning hole and an opening end of the specific winning hole that is intermittently closed or opened. A guiding member that guides the winning balls in the specific winning opening one by one, a driving means that is connected to the guiding member and gives a guiding operation to the guiding member, and a position of the guiding member before and after the guiding. a winning control device comprising a winning detecting means disposed on at least one of them to detect the passage of a winning ball and emit a detection signal; and a winning detecting means that receives a winning detection signal from the entered prize detecting means to determine identification information and determine the winning probability. The right is secured by the identification information display means that makes it possible to secure the right to increase the number of rights, and any identification information displayed by the identification information display means, and under this right secured state,
The present invention provides an activated prize opening for exercising the right to increase the winning probability.

(Function) With the above configuration, the winning balls entering the specific winning hole are temporarily suspended from falling by the guiding member and are guided one by one. When the winning detection means detects passage of the winning ball, the detection signal controls the guiding member or the identification information display means. If a winning ball enters a specific winning hole while guiding the winning ball, the guiding member guides the winning ball again, so that the display operation of the identification information display means is not confused due to continuous winnings in the specific winning hole. This can prevent problems such as failure or insufficient enforcement of rights protection.

(Example) An example of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a pachinko machine 1 according to the present invention, which includes a game board 2 and a handle 3 for driving a ball hammer (not shown) to drive pachinko balls into the game board 2.
and a batting ball waiting gutter 4 that guides pachinko balls to the batting mallet.
A prize ball dispensing port 5 for dispensing prize balls into the batted ball waiting gutter 4, a surplus prize ball dispensing port 6 for dispensing the surplus prize balls when the batted ball waiting gutter 4 is full, and a receiving tray 7 for the prize balls. It is arranged.

On the second side of the game board, there is a central accessory device 8, winning ports 9 arranged on both sides thereof, a winning control device 10 below it, and an operating winning port 11 on both sides thereof.
11, and an out hole 12 is provided at the bottom.

As shown in FIG. 2, the central accessory device 8 has a 10-count display 13 made of well-known LEDs at the top of its front surface, and a three-digit three-digit display also made of LEDs at the bottom of this 10-count display 13. A variable display 14 as an identification information display means on which numbers are displayed is provided. The variable display 14 is designed to display numerical values, and a continuation and working memory display 15 is horizontally located at the bottom of the variable display 14.
And the bottom part is the grand prize opening 16,
An opening/closing plate 17 is attached to open and close this big prize opening 16. An opening/closing lamp 18 is attached to the back of the opening/closing plate 17 so as to be visible from the player side when the opening/closing plate 17 is opened.

Next, the winning control device 1 arranged on the game board 2
0 will be explained. Figure 3 shows the winning control device 1.
0, the main body 19 of which is
The flange portion 20 is attached to the game board 2.
Furthermore, the inside is box-shaped, and the front side is a transparent plate 21, so that the inside can be seen. The upper part of the main body 19 is formed into an opening 22, and a pachinko ball 24 is inserted through between the obstacle nails 23 driven into the game board 2. The opening 22 communicates with the inside of the main body 19 so that a plurality of pachinko balls 24 are arranged one on top of the other. The inside of the main body 19 with which the opening 22 communicates is
It is a flat cylindrical space 25, in which a rotating body 26 as a guiding member is located, as also shown in FIG. A shaft portion 27 integrally formed with the rotating body 26 protrudes outward from the main body 19 and is rotatably connected to a motor 28 serving as a driving means. The rotating body 26 has a thickness similar to the diameter of the pachinko ball 24, and has a recess 29 formed in its outer peripheral surface to fit the pachinko ball 24, and a recess 29 in the back opening 30 shown by the dotted line.
Slanted surface 3 so that the pachinko ball 24 inside rolls out.
It's becoming 1. The back opening 30 communicates with the back side of the game board 2, and a first winning detection switch 32 as a winning detection means is disposed immediately below the back opening 30 to create a specific winning opening that leads from the opening 22 to the back opening 30. The passage of the pachinko ball 24 to the pachinko ball 33 is detected.

Note that the recess 29 formed in the rotating body 26
is formed at only one location as shown in FIG. 3, but may be formed at multiple locations.

FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of the winning control device 10, in which a ball guide member 34 that can freely move forward and backward toward the opening 22 side of the specific winning opening 33 is used as a guide member. The ball guide member 34 has a sixth
As shown in the figure, it consists of an upper plate part 35 and a lower plate part 36, each of which has an opening frame 3 that forms an opening 22.
It is adapted to slide within a guide groove 38 attached so as to cross the game board 7, and can also freely slide from the guide groove 38 through a support plate 39 attached to the game board 2. Upper plate part 35 and lower plate part 3
Each base end portion of 6 is formed into a cylindrical shape so that a support pin 40 can be inserted therein. Upper plate part 35 and lower plate part 36
The proximal end portions of the crank plate 41 are held between the crank plates 41, and the above-mentioned support pins 40 are inserted through respective elongated holes 42 formed in the crank plate 41. Each crank plate 41
A center pin 43 is passed through the center of the crank plate 41, and the crank plate 41 is rotatably supported at a fixed position. A plunger 45 of a solenoid 44 serving as a driving means is attached between each crank plate 41 by a center pin 43. The base end of the upper plate part 35 is bifurcated and a support pin 40 is protruding, so one end of a spring 46 is hung on that part, and the other end is attached to a frame 47 on the back of the game board 2. It is hung on. In this way, the upper plate portion 35 is drawn toward the solenoid 44 and retreated from the opening 22 by the holding force of the spring 46. That is, the pachinko balls 24 are allowed to pass therethrough, and the lower plate part 36 extends into the opening 22 so that the pachinko balls 24 are supported. When the solenoid 44 is energized, the lower plate part 36 retreats, causing the pachinko balls 24 to fall, and the upper plate part 35 advances toward the opening 22, supporting the upper pachinko balls 24 so that they do not fall. ing. A second winning detection switch 48 as a winning detection means is attached between the upper plate part 35 and the lower plate part 36 inside the opening 22, and as described above, the second winning detection switch 48 is installed between the upper plate part 35 and the lower plate part 36.
Pachinko ball 24 that falls as it retreats
It is designed to detect the passage of. On the other hand, a back opening 30, which is a part of the specific winning opening 33 at the lower part of the opening frame 37, leads to the back side of the game board 2, and a first winning detection switch 32 as another winning detection means is installed at that location. The passage of the pachinko ball 24 attached thereto is detected.

The winning control device 10 shown in FIG. 7 is a modification of the one shown in FIG.
6 is attached to the plunger 45 of each solenoid 44, and normally the upper plate portion 35 is connected to the opening 2.
A spring 46 is attached to the plunger 45 of the solenoid 44 of the upper plate part 35 on the side that protrudes to the rear, so that the plunger 45 of the solenoid 44 of the lower plate part 36 moves backward from 2 and the lower plate part 36 advances. A spring 46 is attached to the side that projects toward the front.

FIG. 8 shows a third embodiment of the prize winning control device 10. This winning control device 10 has a configuration in which a second winning detection switch 48 is added inside the opening 22 as winning detection means of the first embodiment described based on FIGS. 3 and 4.

Winning control device 1 of the first to third embodiments described above
The circuit configuration for controlling the pachinko machine 1 equipped with 0 will be explained. Note that since each circuit is well known, a detailed explanation of the circuit configuration will be omitted, and the explanation will focus on the operation. First, FIG. 9 is a circuit configuration diagram showing the first embodiment.

(b) Turn on the power.

When the power is turned on, a reset signal is output from the power reset circuit 60 to the OR circuits 61 and 62, the output from the OR circuit 61 brings the T flip-flop 63 into the L state, and the output from the OR circuit 62 brings the latch circuit 64 into the L state. Set to reset state. The L output of the latch circuit 64 causes the H of the knot circuit 65 to
The output resets the 4-bit binary counter 66, 109, and output of the clock signal is prohibited.

Also, when the power is turned on, the clock circuit 68
is a frequency divider circuit 6 which outputs a clock signal, and outputs the clock signal to an H level at different periods.
9, 70, 71, and at this time, the note circuit 7
Since the inputs of circuits 2, 73, and 74 are L, the outputs of AND circuits 75, 76, and 77 are H, and the outputs are input to 4-bit binary counters 78, 79, and 8.
0, and each output of the 4-bit binary counters 78, 79, 80 is input to the LED drive 81,
Since it is input to 82 and 83, the variable display 14 is
The numbers 0 to 9 are displayed at high speed and sequentially darkened. Although not shown in FIG. 9, the motor 28 of the winning control device 10 is started and rotates at a constant speed.

(b) When the pachinko ball 24 enters the special winning opening 33, the rotating body 26 is rotated at a constant speed by the motor 28, so when the recess 29 is not facing the opening 22, the pachinko ball 24 is stored in the opening 22 by the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 26. The concave portion 29 of the rotating body 26 faces the lower part of the opening 22, so that one pachinko ball 2
4 enters the recess 29, and when the rotating body 26 rotates and the recess 29 comes to a position facing the back opening 30, the recess 2
9 is formed with an inclined surface 31, so that the pachinko balls 24 fall from the back opening 30 to the back side of the game board 2. The passage of the fallen pachinko ball 24 is detected by the first winning detection switch 32. If the next pachinko ball 24 successively enters the special winning hole 33 as shown in FIG. 3, it will be held until the recess 29 of the rotating body 26 reaches the opening 22.

At this time, a winning detection signal from the first winning detection switch 32 indicates a specific right securing condition on the variable display 14. For example, in the case where a number other than "7, 7, 7" is displayed, first, the Schmitt waveform shaping circuit 84 outputs an H signal, the latch circuit 85 goes into the H state, and this H output is sent to the AND circuit 86. 0.5 from the frequency divider circuit 87 to one input, and to the other input.
Since the H signal is input at intervals of seconds, the AND circuit 86
From then on, an H output every 0.5 seconds is output to the input side of the shift register 88. This shift register 88-3
Outputs Q ₁ , Q ₂ , and Q ₃ sequentially output H at 0.5 second intervals, and when terminal Q ₁ outputs H, the variable display 14 is brightened via the OR circuit 88a, and terminal Q ₃ outputs H.
At this time, this H signal becomes one input of the AND circuit 89. At this time, the numbers displayed every 0.5 seconds by the 4-bit binary counters 78, 79, 80 are not "7, 7, 7", so the AND circuit 90,
The outputs of 91 and 92 include at least the L output, and are determined by the AND circuit 115 and the AND circuit 89
The other input of is L. Therefore, the T flip-flop 63 is in the L state, and the AND circuit 9
From 3 onwards, no H output is made and the lamp drive 98 does not operate.

Further, since the latch circuit 64 is in the reset state, the solenoid drive 94 for driving the opening/closing plate 17 is not driven, the opening/closing plate 17 is in the closed state, and the latch circuit 64 is also in the reset state. In this way, the first winning detection switch 32 detects a winning and stops the variable display 14 every 0.5 seconds, but during this stopping time, the specific winning opening 3
Even if a prize is won, it is temporarily held in the opening 22, so that it is possible to avoid displaying the contents of the variable display 14 again during the stop time by continuously winning a prize as in the conventional case.

(c) The pachinko ball 24 enters the special winning hole 33,
After being temporarily held in the opening 22, the ball is guided to the back opening 30 by the recess 29 of the rotating body 26, the first winning detection switch 32 detects the passing of the pachinko ball 24, and the variable display on the variable display 14 is displayed. to stop the
At that time, the conditions for securing rights, such as "7, 7,
When the number "7" is displayed, the Schmitt waveform shaping circuit 84 outputs an H signal, the latch circuit 85 goes into the H state, and this H output is sent to one input of the AND circuit 86, and the other input is sent to the frequency dividing circuit. Since the H signal is input from the circuit 87 at 0.5 second intervals, the AND circuit 86 outputs an H output every 0.5 seconds to the input side of the shift register 88.
The three outputs Q ₁ , Q ₂ , and Q ₃ of this shift register 88 sequentially output H signals at 0.5 second intervals, and when Q ₃ is H, this H signal becomes one input of the AND circuit 89 . At this time, the 4-bit binary counter 7
The numbers 8, 79, 80 displayed every 0.5 seconds are “7,
7, 7'', therefore AND circuits 90, 91, 92
each becomes an H output, which is determined by the AND circuit 115, and the other input of the AND circuit 89 becomes an H output.
As a result, the T flip-flop 63 is brought into the H state. Therefore, the right is secured,
The H output of the T flip-flop 63 is connected to the AND circuit 9.
3, and also a 4-bit binary counter 9
Since the clock pulses are sequentially input to the input side of terminal Q3, the H output of terminal _Q3 is output to the AND circuit 93.
and further input the 4-bit binary counter 9
Since the output from 6 is at L at this time, the H output from NOT circuit 97 is input to AND circuit 93, thereby operating lamp drive 98 and displaying that the right has been secured. In this way, even while the rights are being secured, the rotating body 26 is rotating at a constant speed, so if the pachinko ball 24 temporarily held in the opening 22 enters the recess 29, the back opening 30
This prevents consecutive winnings, so even if the right is secured, the right will not be lost before it is executed.

(d) Prize opening 11 activated when the right is secured.
After winning a prize, the pachinko ball 24 is activated by the activation winning detection switch 99a corresponding to the activation winning opening 11.
If the passage of is detected.

The H signal is input to the AND circuit 100 through the Schmitt waveform shaping circuit 99, and the H signal from the T flip-flop 63 causes the latch circuit 64 to enter the H state, and its H output is input to the NOT circuit 6.
5, the 4-bit binary counter 66 is temporarily returned to its initial state and starts a new counting operation. On the other hand, the H output of the latch circuit 64 is input to the AND circuit 101, and the H output sequentially output from terminal _Q3 of the 4-bit binary counter 95 activates the lamp drive 102, increasing the winning probability. This will be displayed.
At the same time, the solenoid drive 94 operates to open the opening/closing plate 17 by operating a solenoid (not shown), and at this time, the opening/closing lamp 18 (not shown in the circuit configuration) lights up. The opening of the opening/closing plate 17 continues for 10 seconds as measured by the 4-bit binary counter 66, and after 10 seconds, the H output of the AND circuit 103 causes the H output of the OR circuit 62 to turn the latch circuit 64 into the L state. The opening/closing plate 17 is closed. On the other hand, AND circuit 103
The H output of is sent to the memory circuit 10 via the delay circuit 104.
5 as a reset signal, and at this time, if a pachinko ball enters the operating winning hole 11 while the opening/closing plate 17 is being opened, the memory circuit 105 stores it and is omitted from the circuit configuration. However, since the continuation/operation memory display 15 is lit sequentially, the H output from the memory circuit 105 causes the latch circuit 64 to go into the H state again through the OR circuit 106, and the opening/closing plate 1
7 will be opened. And the memory circuit 10
5 stores the number of times the activation winning detection switch 99a is closed, and when the 4-bit binary counter 67 adds up the number of times and reaches "8",
Clears the memory contents of the memory circuit 105 by outputting an H signal. That is, the number of times a prize can be won in the operating prize opening 11 while the right is secured is up to eight times. The winning detection switch 99 also operates on the 4-bit binary counter 96.
When the number of closings of a is added to "8", an H signal is output, which disables the lamp drive 98 through the NOT circuit 97, and sets the T flip-flop 63 through the OR circuit 61 to the L state. By this,
After this, even if a prize is won in the operating winning hole 11, it will be invalidated to increase the winning probability.

At the same time as the opening/closing plate 17 opens, the 4-bit binary counter 107 receives an H input from the latch circuit 64.
is set and a sound effect is generated.

The opening/closing plate 17 opens and pachinko balls enter the grand prize opening 16, and the number of pachinko balls is detected by the 10 count switch 108a disposed at the bottom of the grand prize opening 16, which is omitted in the circuit configuration. While the count display 13 displays a number, its H output is input to the 4-bit binary counter 109 through the Schmitt waveform shaping circuit 108 and added up. When the number reaches "10", the 4-bit binary counter 109 When the AND circuit 110 outputs an H signal, the latch circuit 64 is brought into an L state through an OR circuit 62. As a result, the opening/closing plate 17 closes either when the opening/closing plate 17 opens for 10 seconds while securing the right, or when 10 pachinko balls enter the jackpot 16 during opening.

In addition, while the rights are being secured, a prize is won in the special winning slot 33, and each 4-bit binary counter 78, 79,
When the output of 80 becomes a specific display, it is determined by the AND circuit 115 based on the H outputs of the AND circuits 90, 91, and 92, and the right is forfeited.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be explained based on FIG. The circuit configuration of FIG. 10 uses a solenoid 44 as a driving means and further uses a second winning detection switch 48 as another winning detection means, as shown in FIG. is added to the circuit configuration shown in FIG. Therefore, to explain its structure along with its operation, first, when a pachinko ball 24 enters the specific winning opening 33 for the first time, the pachinko ball 24 is stopped by the lower plate part 36 and moved to a position crossing the second winning detection switch 48. Become. At this time, the second winning detection switch 48 issues a detection signal to operate the latch circuit 100b via the Schmitt waveform shaping circuit 100a. The terminal of the latch circuit 100b becomes an L output, resets the timer circuit 100c, and starts measuring a predetermined time. During a predetermined period of time, the pachinko ball 24 is temporarily held, and when the predetermined period of time has elapsed, the timer circuit 100c outputs an output, activating the latch circuit 100d, and resetting the latch circuit 100b due to the time delay caused by the RC circuit. do. Since the Q terminal of the latch circuit 100d has an H output, the solenoid drive 44a is activated to excite the solenoid 44. On the other hand, since the latch circuit 100d is reset by the time delay caused by the RC circuit, the solenoid 44 is energized and then demagnetized with a time delay. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, at the same time as the lower plate part 36 retreats from the opening 22, the upper plate part 35 moves forward and releases one pachinko ball 24.
Immediately after dropping, the lower plate part 36 moves forward and the upper plate part 35 retreats. If there is a pachinko ball 24 above, the pachinko ball 24 is moved to the lower plate part 36.
The fallen pachinko ball 24 passes through the back opening 30 and is detected by the first winning detection switch 32, and thereafter the control proceeds as described in the first embodiment. If there is a pachinko ball 24 on the lower plate part 36, the timer circuit 100c measures a predetermined period of time to temporarily hold the ball 24 in the same manner as described above, and then the solenoid 44 is energized and demagnetized to release one pachinko ball. let the ball fall. In this way, the problems caused by consecutive winnings in the conventional specific winning hole 33 are solved.

Next, the operation of the third embodiment will be explained based on FIG. The circuit configuration shown in FIG. 11 is as shown in FIG.
A winning detection switch 48 is added. To explain this effect, first, the rotating body 26
Although not shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 is rotated at a predetermined speed by the motor 28 at the same time as the power is turned on. The pachinko ball 24 that has won in the specific winning opening 33 is temporarily held in the opening 22 and crosses the second winning detection switch 48, so the detection signal activates the latch circuit 100b via the Schmidt waveform shaping circuit 100a. . The Q terminal of the latch circuit 100b becomes an H output and the OR circuit 88
The variable display 14 is brightened through a, and the H output of Q ₃ is delayed based on the H output of terminals Q ₁ , Q ₂ , and Q ₃ of the shift register 88 every 0.5 seconds, and the subsequent signal is input to the R terminal. Since the variable display 14 is reset, the variable display 14 becomes dark. Then, the recess 29 of the rotating body 26
is guided to the back opening 30, and when it falls, the first
A winning detection switch 32 detects the passage of a pachinko ball 24 and stops the variable display on the variable display 14 for a predetermined period of time. After this, the operation is similar to that described in the first embodiment, and even if you win consecutively in the specific winning hole 33 in the same way, the pachinko balls 24 will be temporarily reserved.

The central accessory device 8 uses three variable display devices 14 as shown in FIG. 2, but the number is not limited to three and may be less than or more than three. Good too. Furthermore, the variable display 14
Numbers are displayed using LEDs, but
Other designs may be used, and leaf type, drum type, etc. may also be used.

(Effect of the invention) From the above, in the pachinko machine of the invention, when a winning ball enters a specific winning hole to secure the right, the winning ball is temporarily held, and then guided by the guiding member to win the prize. After the ball is ejected, the winning detection means detects the winning ball and stops the variable display of the identification information display means. This eliminates the problem of not being able to display the content in time and displaying the previous content, or even if the right is secured, the right immediately expires before it is executed, and this makes it clear that the winning status has been secured. , can provide fair game content.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall view showing the pachinko machine of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged view showing the central accessory device, FIG. 3 is an enlarged view showing the winning control device of the first embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a cross section shown by arrow A-A in FIG. 3. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the winning control device of the second embodiment, and FIG. 6 is an exploded view showing the ball guide member.
FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional view showing the winning control device of the second embodiment, FIG. 8 is an enlarged view showing the winning control device of the third embodiment, and FIG. 9 is the winning control device of the first embodiment. 10 is a circuit diagram of a pachinko machine using the winning control device of the second embodiment, and FIG. 11 is a circuit diagram of a pachinko machine using the winning control device of the third embodiment. FIG. 3 is a circuit configuration diagram of the machine. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Pachinko machine, 2... Game board, 10... Winning control device, 11... Operating winning opening, 14... Identification information display means (variable display), 22... Opening, 2
6, 34...guiding member (rotating body, ball guiding member),
28, 44...driving means (motor, solenoid),
32, 48... winning detection means (first winning detection switch, second winning detection switch), 33... specific winning opening.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Connected to the guiding member and a guiding member that guides the winning balls in the specific winning opening one by one by indirectly closing or opening the opening end of the specific winning opening and the specific winning opening on the game board. a driving means for applying a guiding operation to the guiding member; and a winning detection device that is arranged at least either before or after guiding the guiding member and detects passage of a winning ball and issues a detection signal. an identification information display means that determines identification information in response to a winning detection signal from the entered prize detection means and makes it possible to secure the right to increase the winning probability; A pachinko machine is provided with an operating prize opening in which the right is secured by arbitrary identification information, and the right to increase the winning probability is exercised under the secured state of the right.