JPH08112441A - Game management device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent the unfair practice of a player and the unfair practice of a game hall. CONSTITUTION: When a common recording medium is issued by a common recording medium issuing means 1, the identification information for identifying the common recording medium is issued by an identification information issuing means 43, the identification information is stored in a valuable value classifying memory means 47, and the issued sum of the common recording medium issued correspondingly thereto is also stored in the valuable value classifying memory means 47. Management of every use of the common recording medium which is so-called as player's number management for collating whether or not the recording information recorded on the common recording medium is conformed to the memory information stored in the valuable value classifying memory means 47, is performed, and the income and outgo information of a game hall accompanying the use of the common recording medium is collected, and outputted to management centers 40, 41.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game management device used in, for example, a game hall in which a game machine such as a pachinko game machine, a coin game machine, or a slot machine is installed. The present invention relates to a game management device that manages a common recording medium that has a common valuable value as consideration for a price and can be commonly used in a plurality of game arcades.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a game arcade, for example, a common recording medium (for example, a common card) in which a common valuable value as a consideration for the purchase price of a player is recorded and which can be commonly used in a plurality of game arcades is inserted. , There is a game machine configured to be played by using a common valuable value recorded in the common recording medium.

[0003]

In such a conventional amusement hall, when a player or the like falsifies a common valuable value recorded in the common recording medium, if the falsification is carried out skillfully. There was a risk that the tampering could not be detected and the control could not be carried out. In particular, when a so-called dead copy is performed, in which the recorded information including the common valuable value recorded on the common recording medium is copied to another common recording medium as it is, a large number of dead copies are performed. There is a drawback that it is impossible to effectively control illegal use of the recording medium.

Further, in the game arcade, the income and expenditure information of the game arcade that accompanies the use of the common record medium such as the amount of issuance of the common record medium and the amount of use of the common valuable value of the common record medium is collected. However, there is a risk that the game center will tamper with the balance information, and it has been impossible to prevent such tampering of the balance information.

The present invention has been conceived in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a game management device capable of effectively preventing fraud in a player or a game hall.

[0006]

The present invention according to claim 1 manages a common recording medium which has a common valuable value as a consideration for a purchase price of a player and can be commonly used in a plurality of amusement halls. A management device for gaming, including identification information issuing means for issuing identification information for identifying a certain common recording medium from a plurality of the common recording media in a game hall, and identification information registration for registering the identification information. Means, a residual value of the common valuable value of the common recording medium corresponding to the identification information registered by the identification information registering means, and a game as a result of playing a game using the common valuable value of the common recording medium. If the identification information is input with the valuable value classification storage unit that stores the resulting value, and the identification information that matches the input identification information and the registered identification information is registered, Knowledge Identification information collation management means for indexing and managing at least one of the residual value of the common recording medium and the game result value corresponding to information, and the income and expenditure information of the game hall generated with the use of the common recording medium. A balance information classification storage unit that stores the balance information in association with the identification information of the common recording medium, and a communication unit for transmitting the balance information stored in the balance information classification storage unit to the management center together with the corresponding identification information. It is characterized by including.

According to the present invention of claim 2, in addition to the configuration of the invention of claim 1, when the inputted identification information is issued at another game hall, the other When the identification information issued at the game hall and the input identification information are collated and there is matching identification information, the residual value of the common recording medium corresponding to the identification information and the game result value are divided. It is characterized by further including a recording medium collation management means for issuing and managing the recording medium issued by another store.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the second aspect, the other store-issued common recording medium corresponding to the identification information issued at the other amusement hall, It is characterized by further including use permission means for permitting the use of the common recording medium from the stage before the collation management operation by the store issued recording medium collation management means ends.

According to the present invention of claim 4, in addition to the configuration of the invention of claim 3, regarding the processing of the game result value by using the common recording medium issued by another store, the record issued by the other store It is characterized by further including a game result value processing holding means for holding until the matching management operation by the medium matching management means is completed.

[0010]

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 1, the identification information issuing means issues the identification information for specifying a certain common recording medium from a plurality of common recording media in the game arcade. . The identification information is registered by the function of the identification information registration means. Then, a game result as a result of playing a game using the residual value of the common valuable value of the common recording medium corresponding to the identification information registered by the identification information registration means and the common valuable value of the common recording medium. The value is stored in the valuable value classification storage means. The identification information collation management means, to which the identification information is input, collates the input identification information with the registered identification information, and when the matching identification information is registered, the identification information corresponding to the identification information is registered. At least one of the residual value of the common valuable value and the game result value is indexed and managed. By the operation of the income and expenditure information classification storage means, the income and expenditure information of the game hall generated by the use of the common recording medium is stored in association with the identification information of the common recording medium. By the function of the communication unit, the balance information stored in the balance information classification storage unit is transmitted to the management center together with the corresponding identification information.

According to the present invention described in claim 2, in addition to the operation of the invention described in claim 1, the input of the identification information is changed to another game by the action of the recording medium collation management means issued by another store. If the identification information is issued on the spot, the identification information issued on another game hall is collated with the input identification information, and if there is matching identification information, the common corresponding to the identification information. At least one of the residual value of the valuable value and the game result value is indexed and managed.

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 3, in addition to the function of the invention as set forth in claim 2, another store corresponding to the identification information issued at another amusement hall by the operation of the use permission means. Regarding the issued common recording medium, the use of the common recording medium is permitted from the stage before the collation management operation by the another store issued recording medium collation management means is completed.

According to the present invention described in claim 4, in addition to the operation of the invention described in claim 3, the game result value processing holding means works to cause the game by using the common recording medium issued by another store. The processing of the resulting value is put on hold until the collation management operation by the another-store issued recording medium collation management means is completed.

[0014]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a system schematic view of the entire game hall in which the game management apparatus according to the present invention is used. In the game hall, a plurality of game machines (pachinko game machines) 14, a plurality of common recording medium issuing means 1, and a plurality of game medium processing means 8
And a plurality of prize exchange processing means 5 are installed, and each of them is connected to the game management device 3 via the relay means 2, 7, 12, 15. Reference numeral 13 in the drawing denotes a common recording medium processing means including a common card processing machine and the like.

In order for a player to play a game in this game hall, the common recording medium issuing means 1 purchases a common card 2 as a common recording medium. A common card is a third-party type prepaid card that records information (identification information) that can identify the common valuable value as consideration for the purchase price of the player, and joins the common card system. It is a card that can be commonly used in existing amusement arcades.
The player first inserts money into the common recording medium issuing means 1. Then, the amount of the inserted money is displayed by the input amount display means 28 composed of 7 segments, liquid crystal, CRT or the like. The player selects and operates the issue amount selection means 27 including an issue amount selection button within the range of the input amount. Then, the common card 2 having a common valuable value corresponding to the selected issued amount is ejected from the common card insertion / ejection slot 16. Then, if there is a change, the change is paid out to the player. The issued common card 2 includes issuing store identification information for identifying the issued game hall, issuing means identification information for identifying which common recording medium issuing means, and the issued common card. Recording medium identification information for identifying from other common cards, issue date information, issue amount information as the common valuable value, and security information for maintaining card security are recorded.

On the other hand, in order for a player to play a game at this amusement hall using a common card purchased by the player at another amusement hall, that is, a common card issued by another store, first, as shown by the broken line in the figure, the other store The issuing common card 2 is inserted into the card insertion / eject port 16. Then, the above-mentioned various recording medium information recorded on the inserted common card is read by the common recording medium issuing means 1 and transmitted to the gaming management device 3 via the relay means 92, and the gaming management device is read. Ask 3 to determine whether or not the other store-issued common card can be used.

Then, the player inserts the common card 2 into the card insertion / ejection port 20 of the common recording medium processing means 13 composed of the common card processing machine. Then
When the recording medium information recorded in the inserted common card is read by the common recording medium processing means 13 and the inserted common card is a proper card and the balance of the issued amount is still remaining, the game is played. When the person operates the game medium lending operation detection means 32 including a game medium lending operation switch, a pachinko ball, which is an example of the game medium, is paid out to the ball storage tray 22. In this state, the player rotates the hitting ball operation handle 21 to hit the balls in the ball storage tray 22 one by one into the game area 23.

Although not shown in FIG. 1, the game area 23 of the game machine 14 has a start winning area, a variable display means composed of a variable display device whose display state can be changed, and a first advantage for the player. There is provided a game value giving means composed of a variable winning ball device that can be changed between one state and a second state which is disadvantageous to the player. Then, when the hit ball hits the start winning area, the variable display means is variably displayed and the display result is a predetermined display mode (for example, 7).
When it becomes 77), the game value giving means composed of the variable winning ball device is brought into the first state, and a large number of hit balls can be won. Then, every time a hit ball is won, the number of prize balls corresponding to the prize is paid out into the ball storage tray 22.

In the gaming machine 14, the disadvantage information, which is disadvantageous to the game hall based on the detection of the winning balls, is transmitted from the disadvantage information output means provided in the game medium payout control means 60 through the relay means 15. Is transmitted to the gaming management device 3. Further, profit information that is profitable to the game hall based on the detection of the hit balls hit by the player in the game area 23 is transmitted from the profit information output means 26 to the game management apparatus 3 via the relay means 15. In the figure, reference numeral 25 is a game control means composed of a microcomputer and the like, and the game control means 25 controls the game state of the gaming machine 14.

If the player operates the game end switch (not shown) to perform the game end operation, the profit information and the disadvantage information generated from the insertion of the common card 2 to the end of the game The game result value information calculated from the lending information is recorded on the inserted common card and is discharged to the player from the card insertion / discharge port 20 of the common recording medium processing means 13. The player pulls out the pachinko balls discharged in the ball storage tray 22 or the like into the ball box 19 and brings the ball box and the discharged common card 2 to the game medium processing means 8. Then, as indicated by the arrow, the pachinko balls in the ball box 19 are inserted into the game medium processing means 8 and the common card 2 is inserted into the common card insertion / ejection port 18.
Then, the number of inserted pachinko balls is displayed by the game medium number display means 9. Then, the game result value recorded on the inserted common card is compared with the number of inserted pachinko balls, and there is a large gap between them (large error).
On the condition that there is not, the game medium number information which is the number of pachinko balls inserted in the inserted common card 2 is recorded and ejected.

The player can play the game again by using the game medium number information recorded in the ejected common card 2. In that case, if the ejected common card 2 is inserted into the card insertion / ejection port 20 of the common recording medium processing means 13 and the re-game lending operation switch or the like is operated, the operation is re-game lending operation detection means. Detected at 31. Then, using the game medium counting information recorded in the inserted common card, the pachinko ball is a ball storage tray 2
You can play a game by renting it inside 2 and launching the rented pachinko balls.

On the other hand, when the player wants to exchange the game medium count information recorded in the common card 2 ejected from the card insertion / ejection port 18 of the game medium processing means 8, the prize exchange processing means 5 The common card 2 is inserted into the card insertion / ejection slot 17 of. Then, the game medium count information recorded on the inserted common card 2 is displayed on the liquid crystal, CR.
It is displayed by the game medium number display means 6 including T or 7 segments. Then, within the range of the displayed number of game media, the player designates the type of prize to be exchanged as a prize and performs an input operation. Then, the transaction details (receipt or the like) in which the type of the inputted prize is recorded are issued to the player, and the number of remaining game media in the exchange of the prize is recorded in the common card 2 and discharged. . The player brings the issued transaction details to a counter or the like in the game hall to exchange the prize.

On the other hand, the game hall management device 3 including a host computer in the game hall is provided with a display means 4 such as a liquid crystal display or a CRT, and a printing means 29 such as a printer. Further, output command means 30 including a keyboard and the like is provided. Then, by operating the output command means 30, predetermined information described later is displayed and printed out. Also, the predetermined information described below is transmitted to the district management center.

The common recording medium issuing means 1, the game medium processing means 8 and the prize exchange processing means 5 are for reading information recorded on the common card 2 inserted or updating the information. A common recording medium processing means is built in. Further, in the present embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine 14 is shown as an example of the gaming machine, but instead,
It may be a coin game machine or a slot machine. In the case of a coin game machine or slot machine, coins are used as a game medium.

FIG. 2 is a control block diagram showing the game management device and its peripheral devices according to the present invention. When the player inserts money and has the common recording medium issuing means 1 issue a common card, an identification information issuance request signal is sent to the identification information issuing means 43 of the gaming management device 3 via the relay means 92. Is entered. In response to this, the identification information issuing means 43 returns an identification information signal including a card number which has not been issued yet, to the common recording medium issuing means 1 via the relay means 2. The common recording medium issuing means 1 records the identification information including the returned card number on the common card together with the issuing store identification information, the issuing means identification information, the recording medium identification information, the issue date information, and the issue amount information. And discharge it to the player. Then, the common recording medium issuing means 1 relays the recording medium information signal composed of the issuing store identification information, the issuing means identifying information, the recording medium identification information, the issuing date information, and the issuing amount information recorded in the issued common card, to the relay means 92. It is transmitted to the identification information registration means 44 of the gaming management device via.

The identification information registration means 44 transmits the transmitted recording medium information signal to the valuable value classification storage means 47. The valuable value classification storage means 47 classifies the transmitted recording medium information for each recording medium identification information and stores it. That is, by the identification information registration means 44,
Recording medium information such as issuing store identification information and issue amount information corresponding to the recording medium identification information is stored in the valuable value classification storage means 47 and registered.

When there is an information output request from the management centers 40 and 41, the game management apparatus 3 transmits the recording medium information signal stored in the valuable value classification storage means 47 to the district management center 40 via the communication means 42. . The district management center 40 stores the transmitted recording medium information signal and outputs the recording medium information signal to the comprehensive management center 41. The comprehensive management center 41 stores and registers the transmitted recording medium information signal. The district management center 40 is a management center that is installed in each of the regions in which Japan is divided into a plurality of districts. The comprehensive management center 41 is a comprehensive management center for comprehensively managing the plurality of district management centers.

When the player inserts the common card issued by another store into the common recording medium issuing means 1, the issuing store identification information, the issuing means identification information, the recording medium identification information recorded on the other store issuing common card, A recording medium information signal composed of issue date information and issue amount information is transmitted to the identification information registration means 44 via the relay means 92. Note that this issuing store identification information is not the identification information of this amusement hall, but the identification information of another amusement hall where the common card is issued, and the issuing means identification information is a plurality of pieces installed in other amusement halls. It is the identification information of the common recording medium issuing means that issued the common card among the common recording medium issuing means. The identification information registration means 44 outputs the transmitted recording medium information signal to the valuable value classification storage means 47 and stores it in the valuable value classification storage means 47 in the same manner as described above, and also to the other store issued recording medium matching means 50. Will also be output. The recording medium collating means 50 issued by another store transmits the outputted recording medium information signal to the district management center 40 via the communication means 42. Then, the district management center 40 determines whether or not the recording medium information that matches the transmitted recording medium information signal is registered, and if it is registered, the recording corresponding to the recording medium identification information is recorded. Communication means 42 for medium information signal
Reply to. The communication means 42 outputs the returned information to the other store issue recording medium collating means 50. The recording medium collating means 50 issued by another store outputs the outputted recording medium identification information to the identification information collating means 45, and the identification information collating means 45 stores the recording medium identification information and the valuable value classification storage means 47 already. When the recording medium information corresponding to the recorded recording medium identification information is inconsistent, the stored contents of the valuable value classification storage means 47 are updated to the contents sent from the management center side. The common card may not be used in the game.

On the other hand, the storage medium information signal transmitted from the recording medium collating means 50 issued by another store is the district management center 4.
If not registered as 0, district management center 40
Then, the transmitted recording medium information signal is output to the integrated management center 41. In the general management center 41,
It is determined whether or not the transmitted recording medium information signal is registered. If it is registered, the recording medium identification information in the recording medium information signal and the information indicating that it is usable are transmitted to the district management center 40, and the district management center 40 has transmitted the information. The signal is returned to the communication means 42. The communication unit 42 outputs the returned signal to the recording medium collating unit 50 issued by another store,
The recording medium collating means 50 issued by another store outputs the outputted recording medium identification information to the identification information collating means 45, and the same operation as described above is performed. On the other hand, if it is determined by the comprehensive management center 41 that the transmitted recording medium information signal is not registered, a signal to that effect is transmitted to the district management center 40. At the district management center 40, the transmitted information is sent to the communication means 42.
The communication means 42 outputs the returned information to the other-store issued recording medium collating means 50. The recording medium collating means 50 issued by another store outputs the output information to the identification information collating means 45, and the identification information collating means 45.
It is stored that is not a recording medium issued by another store.

When the player inserts the common card 2 into the common recording medium processing means 13, the issuer identification information, the recording medium identification information, and the remaining amount after the use of the issue amount recorded in the inserted common card. A recording medium information signal including remaining amount information which is the amount of money and processing means identification information for identifying the inserted common recording medium processing means 13 is transmitted to the identification information collating means 45 of the gaming management device 3 via the relay means 15. . The identification information collating means 45 carries out a search operation for finding from the valuable value classification storage means a recording medium information signal that matches the transmitted recording medium information signal. And
If there is matching recording medium information, the recording medium information is read from the valuable value classification storage means 47 and temporarily stored in the identification information collating means 45, and the common recording medium processing means 13 is described.
It is checked whether or not the recording medium information signal transmitted from the recording medium information signal and the recording medium information signal read from the valuable value classification storage means 47 match, especially whether the remaining amount information matches. If they match, the usable information is returned to the common recording medium processing means 13 via the relay means 15, but if they do not match, the unusable information is returned to the common recording medium processing means 13 via the relay means 15. .

On the other hand, when there is no corresponding recording medium information as a result of the identification information collating means 45 retrieving the recording medium information of the valuable value classification storage means 47 and the issuing store identification information is of another store. Performs the above-mentioned other-store-issued recording medium matching operation by the other-store-issued recording medium matching means 50. If there is a corresponding one, the corresponding recording medium information is stored in the temporary identification information collating means 45. Then, the recording medium information signal transmitted from the common recording medium processing unit 13 and the temporarily stored recording medium information signal are collated to determine whether they match, and particularly whether the remaining amount information matches. As a result of the collation, if they match, the usable information is sent back to the common recording medium processing means 13 via the relay means 15. However, if they do not match, the unusable information is sent to the common recording medium via the relay means 15. Reply to the processing means 13. If the recording medium information transmitted from the common recording medium processing means 13 does not correspond to the recording medium information issued by another store, the unusable information is transferred to the relay means 1.
It returns to the common recording medium processing means 13 via 5. In addition, as a result of the identification information collating means 45 retrieving the recording medium information of the valuable value classification storage means 47, there is no corresponding recording medium identification information, and when the issuing store identification information is that of the amusement hall. Also, the unusable information relay means 1
It returns to the common recording medium processing means 13 via 5.

Next, when the player operates the game medium lending operation detection means 32, the operation signal is output to the game medium payout control means 60, and the game medium payout control means carries out the game medium payout control operation. The medium is delivered to the ball storage tray 22. Then, a signal indicating that the payout control operation has been completed is output to the common recording medium processing means 13, and the common recording medium processing means carries out the remaining amount information of the common card into which the common valuable value used in the payout is inserted. Then, the processing for updating the new remaining amount information is performed. With it,
The common recording medium processing means 13 uses the issuing store identification information, the recording medium identification information, the new remaining amount information after being updated, the processing means identification information, the amount information used for paying out the game medium, and the balance information. The recording medium information signal is
5 to the identification information collating means 45. The identification information collating means 45 performs a process of updating the corresponding recording medium information among the recording medium information stored in the valuable value classification storage means 47 to the new transmitted recording medium information, and at the same time, transmits the information. The received balance information is output to the balance information storage means 46 and stored therein. On the other hand, if the game medium payout control means 60 performs the payout control operation of the game medium as the prize game medium, the disadvantage information corresponding to the value corresponding to the paid game medium is displayed as the disadvantage information output means 24.
And the disadvantage information output means transmits the disadvantage information to the balance information storage means 46 via the relay means 15. The balance information storage means 46 stores the transmitted disadvantage information.

When a pachinko ball paid out to the ball storage tray 22 is driven into the game area 23 and the ball wins or is ejected out of the gaming machine through the outlet without winning, a ball hit is detected. For example, profit information corresponding to the hit ball is output from the profit information output means 26 to the income and expenditure information storage means 46 via the relay means 15, and the income and expenditure information storage means stores the profit information. The profit information is also transmitted from the profit information output means 26 to the game medium output control means 60, and the game medium payout control means 60 causes the common recording medium processing means 13, the relay means 15, and the identification information collating means 45 to be transmitted. It is transmitted to the balance information classification storage means 49 via the balance information classification storage means 49. If a ball hits in the starting winning area or if variable display is performed by the variable display device, a starting information signal is output from the game control means 25 to the income and expenditure information storage means 46 via the relay means 15 and the income and expenditure information storage means. Stored by 46. When the variable display device has a specific display mode (for example, 777) and a specific game state (big hit state) occurs, the big hit information signal is sent from the game control means 25 to the balance information storage means 46 via the relay means 15. It is output and stored in the balance information storage means 46.

When the re-game operation of the player is detected by the re-game lending operation detection means 31, a payout command signal for paying out the game medium is output to the game medium payout control means 60 in accordance with the operation, and according to the signal. The game medium payout control means performs a game medium payout operation. Then, a signal indicating that the payout operation is completed is output from the game medium payout control means 40 to the common recording medium processing means 13. In the common recording medium processing means 13, the replay information signal is transmitted to the identification information collating means 45 via the relay means 15. In the identification information collating means 45, based on the transmitted re-game information signal, as will be described later, the corresponding storage information among the storage information of the valuable value classification storage means 47 and the income and expenditure information classification storage means 49 is updated. A process of updating the stored information is performed.

When a player inserts a game medium into the game medium processing means 8, the inserted game medium is counted and the game medium count signal is output to the identification information collating means 45 via the relay means 12. . If the player inserts the common card into the game medium processing means 8, the issuer identification information, the recording medium identification information, the processing means identification information, and the game in which the common card is inserted are recorded in the inserted common card. The processing means identification information for identifying the medium processing means and the game result value information are identified by the identification information collating means 4 via the relay means 12.
5 is sent. On the basis of the transmitted recording medium information signal, the identification information collating means 45 searches whether or not the corresponding recording medium information signal is stored in the valuable value classification storage means 47, and on the condition that it is stored. ,
The transmitted game medium count signal and the game result value information of the recording medium information signal are compared. Then, it is determined whether or not the game medium count information has substantially the same value as the game result value information, and it is determined whether or not the difference between the two is within the allowable difference range. If it is determined that the difference is within the allowable range, the writable information is returned to the game medium processing unit 8 via the relay unit 12, and if it is determined that the difference is not within the allowable range, the writing is performed. The impossible information is returned to the game medium processing means 8 via the relay means 12. The game medium processing means 8 writes the game medium count information in the inserted common card on condition that the writable information is returned.

When the player inserts the common card into the prize exchange processing means 5, the issuing store identification information, the recording medium identification information, the game medium count information, and the prize exchange processing means 5 in which the common card is inserted are identified. The processing unit identification information is the relay unit 7.
Is transmitted to the identification information collating means 45 via. The identification information collating means 45 searches, based on the transmitted recording medium information signal, whether or not the corresponding recording medium information signal is stored in the valuable value classification storage means 47,
When the corresponding recording medium information is stored and coincides with the transmitted recording medium information, the prize exchangeable information is returned to the prize exchange processing means 5 via the relay means 7, and the corresponding recording medium information is returned. If the information does not exist or does not match, the prize exchange impossible information is returned to the prize exchange processing means 5 via the relay means 7.

The contents stored in the valuable value classification storage means 47 are inserted into the game medium processing means 8 and the game medium count information is added and updated every time a common card is inserted into the recording medium processing means 13 and used. Each time the common card is inserted into the prize exchange processing means 5 and used for prize exchange, the corresponding recording medium information is updated to new recording medium information. Then, the updated new recording medium information is transferred to the district management center 40 via the communication means 42.
The recording medium information output to the comprehensive management center 41 and stored in the respective management centers 40 and 41 is updated to the new recording medium information transmitted.

If the game hall manager or the staff of the game hall operates the output command means 30 provided in the game management device to perform the command operation for outputting the stored information of the valuable value classification storage means 47, The stored data of the valuable value classification storage means 47 is input to the output means 48, and the data is displayed and output by the display means 4 or printed out by the printing means 29. The output state is shown in FIG. Balance information classification storage means 49 by the output command means 30
When a command operation for outputting the stored data is performed, the data stored in the balance information classification storage means 49 is input to the output means 48, and the input data is displayed and output by the display means 4 or printed by the printing means 29. Is output. The state is shown in FIG. Output command means 3
When the command operation for operating 0 to output the storage information of the balance information storage means is performed, the storage data stored in the balance information storage means 46 is input to the output means 48,
The input data is displayed and output by the display unit 4 or printed out by the printing unit 29. Figure 1
5 is shown. The data stored in the balance information storage means 46 is transmitted to the district management center 40 via the communication means 42, and further transmitted from the district management center 40 to the general management center 41.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the gaming machine.
The game machine 14 is provided with a game medium payout control means 60 for controlling the payout of game media and a game control means 25 for controlling the game state of the game machine. The game medium payout control means 60 and the game control means 25 are connected so as to be able to transmit and receive each other, and the game medium payout control means 60 and the common recording medium processing means 13 are so connected as to be able to transmit and receive each other. There is.

Withdrawal amount setting means 58 and re-playing fee setting means 59 are provided at a place where the player cannot operate the game machine 14, such as a place covered with a mechanism plate or a glass door in the game machine 14 and the game staff can operate it. And are provided. These setting means are composed of rotary switches and the like, and by the operation of an attendant of the game hall, the withdrawal amount information and the re-game fee information are inputted and stored in the common recording medium processing means 13. In this state, when the game medium lending operation detection means 32 detects the player's lending operation, the lending operation detection signal is input to the common recording medium processing means 13. Based on the input lending operation signal, the common recording medium processing means 13 issues a payout command signal for paying out a number of game media corresponding to the withdrawal amount preset by the withdrawal amount setting means 58. It outputs to the medium payout control means 60. On the other hand, when the re-game operation of the player is detected by the re-game lending operation detection means 31, the lending operation detection signal is input to the common recording medium processing means 13. In the common recording medium processing means 13,
Based on the input lending operation detection signal, a payout command signal for paying out a number of game media corresponding to the withdrawal amount set by the withdrawal amount setting means 58 is output to the game medium payout control means 60. The game medium payout control means 60 controls the game medium payout means 55 in accordance with the inputted payout command signals to pay out the commanded number of game media into the ball storage tray 22. Then, the withdrawal amount and the number corresponding to the fee are subtracted from the game medium count information specified by the common recording medium, and the subtraction value information subtracted from the game medium count information is output to the relay means 15.

The game medium payout control means 60 outputs a payout completion signal indicating that the payout control operation is completed to the common recording medium processing means 13. In the common recording medium processing means 13,
After updating the remaining amount information of the inserted common card to the new remaining amount information after use, it is discharged to the player. A game medium number display means 51 is connected to the common recording medium processing means 13, and the number of game media usable for replay recorded in the common card is displayed by the game medium number display means 51. Is displayed. Further, the remaining amount display means 33 is connected to the common recording medium processing means 13, and the remaining amount information recorded in the inserted common card is displayed by the remaining amount display means 33.

A plurality of winning areas provided in the game area 23 or the winning balls that have won the variable winning ball device are gathered at one place with a tooth and detected by the winning ball detecting means 53 comprising a winning ball detecting switch. The detection signal is input to the game medium payout control means 60. On the other hand, if the ball hit in the game area 23 wins in the start winning area, it is detected by the starting prize detecting means 61 composed of a starting prize detecting switch, and the detection signal is input to the game control means 25. . In this pachinko gaming machine 14, five prize balls are paid out for each winning ball that wins in the starting winning area, and 15 prize balls are won for each winning area other than the starting winning area and the variable winning ball device. It is stipulated that prize balls be paid out. Then, the game medium payout control means 60 outputs a winning ball generation signal to the game control means 25 to the effect that there is a winning ball in response to the input signal from the winning ball detecting means 53. In the game control means 25, it is determined whether or not the detection signal from the start winning detection means 61 is input,
If the winning prize is detected, the winning prize detected by the winning prize detecting means 53 is regarded as the starting winning prize and the prize medium data for paying out five prize balls is returned to the game medium payout controlling means 60. To do. On the other hand, based on the winning occurrence signal from the game medium payout control means 60, the game control means 25 determines whether or not there is a detection signal from the start winning detection means 61, and if it is determined that there is no detection signal, 15 prizes are given. The prize ball data indicating that the balls are to be paid out is returned to the game medium payout control means 60. The game medium payout control means 60 controls the game medium payout means 55 by the number of the returned prize ball data to pay out the game media.

The game medium payout control means 60 outputs the disadvantage information corresponding to the number of game media paid out as the prize game medium to the disadvantage information output means 24, and the disadvantage information output means 24 outputs the disadvantage information. It is output to the relay unit 15. All the hit balls that have been hit in the game area 23 are gathered in one place and detected by the hit ball detection means 57 consisting of a hit ball detection switch, and the detection signal is input to the profit information output means 26, which Profit information corresponding to the input hit ball information is output from the profit information output means 26 to the relay means 15 and the game medium payout control means 60.

The game control means 25 controls the variable display means 62 in a variable display in response to the detection signal from the starting winning prize detecting means 61. Then, when the display result becomes a predetermined specific display mode (for example, 777),
The game control means 25 outputs a value-giving control operation signal to the game value-giving means 63 to control the variable winning ball device to the first state. The winning balls that have won the variable winning ball device are detected by the winning number detecting means 65, and the detection signal is input to the game control means. In the game control means, the detection signal from the winning number detection means 65 may reach a predetermined number (for example, 10) or a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) has elapsed, so that a control signal to the game value giving means 63 Is stopped and the variable winning ball device is set to the second state. On the other hand, a specific winning area (V pocket) is provided at a predetermined position in the variable winning ball device, and is composed of a specific winning ball detection switch for detecting a specific winning ball won in the specific winning area (V pocket). The detection signal of the continuation condition detecting means 64 is input to the game control means 25, and the game control means 25 outputs the value adding operation signal to the game value adding means 63 again based on the input signal.
The variable winning ball device is repeatedly and continuously controlled to the first state. As described above, the big hit information signal and the starting information signal are output from the game control means 25 to the relay means 15. Further, the various information described above is transmitted and received between the common recording medium processing means 13 and the relay means 15.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the common recording medium issuing means, the game medium processing means, and the prize exchange processing means.

FIG. 4 (A) shows a functional block diagram of the common recording medium issuing means. This common recording medium issuing means 1 is a common recording medium issuing means for controlling the common recording medium issuing means 1. Control means 70 is provided. A currency processing control means 69 for processing the inserted money is provided so as to be able to send and receive data to and from the common recording medium issuance control means 70, and a new common recording medium is issued and inserted. A common recording medium processing means 71 for processing the created common recording medium is provided so that data can be transmitted and received to and from the common recording medium issue control means 70.

When the player inserts money in order to have the common card 2 issued, the inserted money is detected by the money detecting means 67 and the detection signal is inputted to the money processing control means 69, and The type and appropriateness of the inserted money are identified by the currency identifying means 66, and the identification signal is input to the currency processing control means 69. On the basis of these input signals, the money processing control means 69 calculates the input amount of the inserted money on condition that the inserted money is proper money, and displays the input amount of money in the input amount display means 28. To be displayed. When the player selects and inputs the issue amount of the common card 2 by the issue amount selecting means 27 within the range of the deposit amount displayed by the input amount display means 28, the selection input signal is the common recording medium issue control means 70. Entered in. The common recording medium issuance control means 70 outputs a payout control signal for paying out the common card 2 in which the input issuance amount is recorded, to the common recording medium processing means 71. The input issue amount and the above-mentioned issue store identification information, issue means identification information, recording medium identification information, and issue date information are recorded on the common card 2 and discharged. Then, the discharge completion signal is sent from the common recording medium processing means 71 to the common recording medium issuing control means 7
When the change is given, the change-out command signal is output to the money processing control means 69. Currency processing control means 6
At 9, in response to the change-out command signal, the change-out means 68 is operated and the change-out is paid out. In addition, between the common recording medium issuance control means 70 and the relay means 92, various information signals transmitted and received between the common recording medium issuance means 1 and the relay means 92 already described in FIG. 2 are transmitted and received.

(B) is a functional block diagram of the game medium processing means. In the game medium processing means 8, a common recording medium processing means 75 for processing the inserted common card,
A game medium counting control unit 74 for counting and controlling the game medium such as the inserted pachinko balls is provided, and both these units are configured to be able to transmit and receive data. When the game medium is loaded into the game medium processing means 8, the loaded game medium is detected by the game medium detecting means 73.
Is detected by and the detection signal is input to the game medium counting control means 74. Then, the game medium counting control means 74 counts the number of game media loaded based on the input signal. When the player operates the count end operation means 72 including the count end operation switch, the operation signal is input to the game medium count control means 74. Based on the input signal, the game medium counting control means 74 outputs the counted number of game media to the common recording medium processing means 75 and the game medium number display means 9 to display the counted number of game media. .

In the common recording medium processing means 75, various signals transmitted and received between the game medium processing means 8 and the relay means 12 already described in FIG. 2 are transmitted and received, and the writable information is returned from the relay means 12. On the condition that it has come, the common recording medium processing means 75 performs a process of writing the inputted game medium counting information into the inserted common card. Then, the common recording medium processing means 75 ejects the common card for which writing has been completed.

(C) is a functional block diagram of the prize exchange processing means. The prize exchange processing means 5 is provided with a prize exchange control means 79 for controlling the prize exchange processing means 5. A common recording medium processing means 80 for processing the inserted common card is provided so as to be able to send and receive data to and from the prize exchange control means 79.
When the player inserts the common card into the prize exchange processing means 5, the information recorded in the inserted common card is read by the common recording medium processing means 80, and the prize exchange processing means 5 already described in FIG. Various information transmitted and received between the relay unit 7 and the common recording medium processing unit 80 is transmitted and received between the common recording medium processing unit 80 and the relay unit 7. Then, on condition that the prize exchangeable information has been input from the relay means 7, the common recording medium processing means 80 provides a signal permitting the prize exchange processing and the game medium count information recorded in the inserted common card. Is output to the prize exchange control means 79. The prize exchange control means 79 outputs the output game medium count information to the game medium number display means 6 to display the number of game media. The player or the attendant of the game arcade sees the displayed number of game media and operates the prize kind designation means 78 to input the prize kind to be exchanged for the prize within the range. Then, the inputted prize type information is converted into the prize exchange control means 79.
When the player or an attendant of the game hall operates the game end operation means 77, the inputted free gift type information is output to the transaction statement issuing means 76, and the receipt in which the specified free gift type is recorded. Transaction details including the above are printed and issued by the transaction details issuing means 76. The designated prize may be paid out by the prize exchange processing means, or may be handed to the player by a staff member.

5 to 11 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the functional block diagram shown in FIG.

FIG. 5A is a flow chart showing a control operation of the common recording medium issuing means 1 and a common recording medium issuing subroutine, and FIGS. 5B and 5C are identification information issuing subroutines for the game management apparatus. 5 is a flowchart showing an identification information registration subroutine. First, in step S (hereinafter simply referred to as S) A1, it is determined whether or not there is a money insertion / selection operation. And if the player has not yet entered the money or selected the issue amount, SA
In step 6, it is judged whether or not the common recording medium has been inserted, and if it has not been inserted yet, the processing returns to SA1.
If the player inserts money into the common recording medium issuing means 1 and operates the issued amount selection means 27 to input the selected amount,
At SA2, an identification information issuance request signal is output to the gaming management device 3. Then, in SA3, if the identification information signal is returned from the gaming management device 3, a determination of YES is made in SA3 and the program proceeds to SA4 to issue store identification information and recording medium identification for identifying the game hall. Information, issuance date information, issuance amount information, etc. are recorded on a built-in common card, discharged, and issued. Next SA
In step 5, the information written in the common card is output to the gaming management device 3 together with the issuing means identification information signal for identifying the common recording medium issuing means 1.

On the other hand, if the player inserts his or her own common card into the common recording medium processing means 1, the determination of YES is made by SA6 and the process proceeds to SA7, and the information of the inserted recording medium is proper. It is judged whether or not
When it is determined that the record information of the common card is not appropriate based on the security information recorded in the common card, the process proceeds to SA10, and the inserted recording medium (common card) is returned or The process of taking an incorrect common card and issuing an alarm is performed. On the other hand, when it is determined that the inserted common card has proper information, the process proceeds to SA8, the process of outputting the record information of the inserted recording medium to the gaming management device 3 is performed, and by SA9, Processing for returning the inserted recording medium (common card) is performed.

FIG. 5B shows the operation of issuing the identification information in the game management apparatus 3, and in S1, it is determined whether or not the identification information issue request signal is input. If the identification information issuance request signal is output in accordance with SA2, YES is determined in S1 and the process proceeds to S2.
Processing for retrieving unissued identification information (card number or the like) is performed, and processing for returning the retrieved unissued identification information to the common recording medium issuing means 1 is performed in S3.

(C) is a flow chart showing the identification information registration operation of the game management apparatus 3, and in S4, it is judged whether or not the recording medium information signal is inputted. When the recording medium information signal is transmitted from the common recording medium issuing means 1 in accordance with SA5 and SA8, the process proceeds to S5, and the common card is issued at another store based on the transmitted recording medium information. A determination is made as to whether or not the recording medium is an issuance recording medium. Then, in the case of the common recording medium issued at the shop, the process proceeds to S6, and the processing of storing the transmitted recording medium information in the valuable value classification storage means 47 is performed. On the other hand, if the recording medium is a common recording medium issued by another store, the process proceeds to S7, the collating operation by the recording medium collating unit 50 issued by another store is started, and the process proceeds to S8 where the record transmitted to the valuable value classification storage unit 47 is recorded. Processing for storing the medium information is performed.

FIG. 6 (A) is a flowchart showing a common recording medium reading subroutine of the common recording medium processing means, and FIG. 6 (B) is a flowchart showing an identification information collating subroutine of the game management apparatus 3. SB1 determines whether or not the common recording medium is inserted in the common recording medium processing means 13. When it is inserted, the process proceeds to SB2, and it is determined whether the recording medium information of the inserted common recording medium is proper information. This is determined based on the security information and the like recorded on the common recording medium. If it is determined to be improper, the process proceeds to SB6 to return the inserted common recording medium to the player or take it in to issue an alarm.
On the other hand, when it is determined that the recording medium information of the inserted common recording medium is proper, the process proceeds to SB3, where the recording medium information of the common recording medium is output to the gaming management device 3. Then, the process proceeds to SB4, and a process of waiting for the collation result information to be returned from the gaming management device 3 is performed. If it is returned, the process proceeds to SB5, it is determined whether the returned collation result information is usable information, and if it is not usable information, the process proceeds to SB6, but if it is usable information. Then, the subroutine program for reading the common recording medium ends as it is.

On the other hand, in the game management device 3, FIG. 6 (B)
The subroutine program of the identification information matching process shown in is executed. First, in S9, it is judged whether or not the recording medium information signal is input. If not input, the subroutine program is ended as it is.
According to B3, the recording medium information is common recording medium processing means 13
If the recording medium identification information is transmitted from S1, the recording medium identification information that matches the recording medium identification information (card number or the like) included in the transmitted recording medium information is stored in the valuable value classification storage means 47. A process for searching whether or not it is performed is performed. When it is determined in S11 that there is the corresponding identification information, the process proceeds to S12, and it is determined whether the recording medium information corresponding to the corresponding recording medium identification information matches the transmitted recording medium information. If they match, the usable information is returned to the common recording medium processing means 13 in S13, and if they do not match, the unusable information is returned to the common recording medium processing means 13 in S14.

On the other hand, as a result of the search processing in S10, if there is no corresponding identification information in the valuable value classification storage means 47, S
In step 15, it is determined whether the inserted common card is a common recording medium issued by another store. This is performed based on the fact that it is not a common recording medium issued by another store, which is stored in the identification information collating means 45 described in FIG. If it is not the common recording medium issued by another store, the process proceeds to S21, and the unusable information is output to the common recording medium processing means 13. On the other hand, if the recording medium is issued by another store, S16
Then, the collation by the recording medium collating means 50 issued by another store is performed. As a result of the collation, it is determined whether or not there is identification information corresponding to the recording medium identification information included in the input recording medium information. If not, the process proceeds to S21.
If there is, the process proceeds to S18, and it is determined whether the recording medium information corresponding to the corresponding identification information matches the input recording medium information. If they do not match, the process proceeds to S21. To proceed to S19.

In S19, a process of storing the transmitted recording medium information in the valuable value classification storage means 47 is performed, and the process proceeds to S20 in which the usable information is output to the common recording medium processing state 13. In this way, if the common recording medium issued by another store is inserted in the common recording medium issuing means 1 in advance, the recorded information is collated and registered in the valuable value classification storage means 47 in advance. When it is inserted into the processing means 13 and used, the use is permitted early, but when it is directly inserted into the common recording medium processing means 13 without registering the common recording medium issued by another store, S is used.
It takes time to process 16 to S18, and it takes time to permit the use.

FIG. 7 (A) is a flow chart showing a valuable value withdrawing subroutine program in the common recording medium processing means, and FIG. 7 (B) is a flow chart showing a valuable value information updating subroutine program of the game management apparatus 3. Is. By SB7, it is determined whether or not there is a game medium lending operation, and if not, the process proceeds to SB10, where it is determined whether or not there is a re-game lending operation, and if not, the subroutine program ends as it is. When the player operates the game medium lending operation detection means 32, the determination of YES is made by SB7 and the process proceeds to SB8, and the set amount of withdrawal is deducted from the remaining amount recorded in the inserted common card. Processing is done.
Next, in SB9, the process of outputting the game medium lending information signal (including the withdrawal amount information signal) to the game management device 3 together with the recording medium identification information and the processing unit identification information for identifying the common recording medium processing unit is performed. Done.

On the other hand, if the player's re-game lending operation operates the re-game lending operation detecting means 31, SB10 returns YE.
The determination of S is made, and the process proceeds to SB11, and the processing of deducting the withdrawal amount (including the fee amount) input and set from the game medium counting information recorded in the inserted common card is performed. Next, the process proceeds to SB12, in which the re-game lending information signal (including the withdrawal amount information signal) is output to the game management device 3 together with the recording medium identification information and the processing unit identification information for identifying the common recording medium processing unit. Is done.

On the other hand, in the game management apparatus 3, it is judged in S22 whether or not the game medium lending information signal is input. It is determined whether or not it has been input, and if it has not been input, the subroutine program ends as it is. If the game medium lending information signal is transmitted to the game management device 3 according to the SB9, a YES determination is made in S22 and the process proceeds to S23, in which the recording medium identification information corresponding to the recording medium identification information transmitted according to the SB9. Is searched from the stored information of the valuable value classification storage means 47. Next, in S24, a process of updating the stored contents (in this case, the remaining amount information) corresponding to the retrieved recording medium identification information by the deduction amount is performed. Next, proceeding to S25, a process is performed in which the information corresponding to the processing means identification information transmitted according to SB9 is retrieved from the stored information in the income and expenditure information classification storage means 49 and the income and expenditure information storage means 46. Then proceed to S26,
A process of adding and updating the withdrawal amount of the stored content (in this case, the used amount information) corresponding to the processing unit identification information retrieved from the stored information of the balance information classification storage unit 49 is performed. Next, the process proceeds to S27, in which the stored content (in this case, the used amount information) corresponding to the searched processing unit identification information stored in the income and expenditure information storage unit 46 is added and updated by the withdrawal amount. Proceed to S28.

If the player's re-game lending operation is detected by the re-game lending operation detecting means 31, a YES determination is made in S28 and the process proceeds to S29, in which the same processes as in S23 to S27 are performed in S29 to S33. It Note that S30
Specifically, the content value updating process of the valuable value classification storage means is a process of adding and updating the replay usage value information by the amount of the withdrawal amount, and the content updating process of the income and expenditure information classification storage device in S32 is specifically Is a process of adding and updating the replay usage value information by the amount of withdrawal.

FIG. 8A is a flowchart showing a common recording medium writing subroutine program of the common recording medium processing means 13, which is executed at the end of the game. FIG. 8B is a flowchart showing a valuable information updating subroutine program of the gaming management device 3. It is judged by SB13 whether or not there is a game ending operation, and if not, the subroutine program ends, but if there is, the process proceeds to SB14 where the inserted common card is a common recording medium issued by another store. If it is not a common recording medium issued by another store, the process proceeds to SB18, but if it is a common recording medium issued by another store, the process proceeds to SB15, and the matching operation by the gaming management device 3 ends. It is judged whether or not it is done. Then, when the collation operation of the common recording medium issued by another store by the other store issued recording medium collating means 50 of the gaming management device 3 is completed, S
The process proceeds to B16, and it is judged whether or not there is the corresponding identification information as a result of the collation. If not, the process proceeds to SB20.
Processing for taking in the inserted common recording medium and issuing an alarm is performed. On the other hand, if there is the corresponding identification information, the process proceeds to SB17, and it is determined whether or not the recording medium information corresponding to the corresponding identification information matches. If they do not match, the process proceeds to SB20. If they do match, the process proceeds to SB18.

At SB18, the remaining amount information and the game result value information of the inserted common card are updated and written to the remaining amount information at the end of the game and the game result value information at the end of the game, and the common card is ejected. Processing is done. Next, the processing proceeds to SB19, where the written information is output to the gaming management device 3 together with the processing unit identification information for identifying the common recording medium processing unit 13.

In the game management apparatus 3, it is determined in S34 whether or not the recording medium information signal is input,
If the information is output according to SB19, the process proceeds to S35, where the recording medium identification information corresponding to the recording medium identification information included in the transmitted recording medium information signal is stored in the valuable information classification storage means 47. The process of searching from is performed. Next, the process proceeds to S36, in which the stored contents (in this case, the remaining amount information and the game result value information) stored corresponding to the retrieved recording medium identification information are updated to the transmitted information. It Next, the process proceeds to S37, in which the processing means identification information corresponding to the processing means identification information included in the transmitted recording medium information is searched from the storage information of the balance information classification storage means 49, and S3 is performed.
Proceed to step 8 and update the stored information (in this case, the amount-of-use information, re-game use value information, or game result value information) stored in correspondence with the retrieved processing means identification information with the transmitted information. Processing is performed.

FIG. 9A is a flow chart showing a game medium counting subroutine program of the game medium processing means 8, and FIG. 9B is a flow chart showing an identification information collating subroutine program of the game management apparatus 3.
(C) is a flow chart showing a valuable information updating subroutine program of the gaming management device 3. SC1 determines whether or not the common recording medium is inserted into the game medium processing means 8, and waits until it is inserted. Then, if inserted, the process proceeds to SC2, where the player inserts a game medium into the game medium processing means 8 and it is judged whether or not the counting of the inserted game medium is completed. Returns to SC1. Then, at the stage of completion, the process proceeds to SC3, and a process of outputting the game medium count signal counting the inserted game mediums and the recording medium information signal recorded in the inserted common recording medium to the game management device 3 is performed. It The gaming management device 3 returns the collation result information as to whether writing is permitted based on the output signal. Then, when the collation result information is returned, the judgment of YES is made by SC4 and the process proceeds to SC5, it is judged whether or not the collation result information returned is the writable information, and the writing is possible. If it is not information, the process proceeds to SC8, where a process for issuing an alarm is performed, and SC9
Then, the alarm generation process is continued until there is a reset operation by an attendant at the game hall. Then, if there is a reset operation, the process proceeds to SC10, and after the process of ejecting the inserted recording medium is performed, the process returns to SC1. Then, the ejected improper common recording medium is taken away by an attendant at the game arcade. In addition, if the game medium count value is held even if there is a reset operation, the process is redone when a player having a plurality of common cards mistakenly inserts another common card. be able to.

On the other hand, if the returned collation result information is the writable information, the process proceeds to SC6 to identify the game medium counting information and the game medium processing means 8 in the inserted common recording medium. A process of writing and discharging the processing unit identification information and the like is performed. Next, the processing proceeds to SC7, where the written information is output to the gaming management device 3 together with the processing means identification information.

In the game management apparatus 3, it is judged in S39 whether or not the recording medium information signal is input,
When the recording medium information signal is transmitted from the game medium processing means 8 according to the SC3, the process proceeds to S40, and the recording medium identification information corresponding to the recording medium identification information included in the transmitted recording medium information signal is valuable. A process of searching the stored information of the value classification storage means 47 is performed. Next, in S41, it is determined whether or not there is the corresponding identification information, and if not, the process proceeds to S45, in which processing of returning unwritable information to the game medium processing means 8 is performed. If there is the corresponding identification information, the process proceeds to S42, and processing is performed to compare the game result value information stored corresponding to the corresponding identification information with the game medium count information transmitted according to the SC3. By S43, it is judged whether or not the difference between the comparison results is within the allowable error range, and if it is within the allowable error range, the process proceeds to S44, and the writable information is output to the game medium processing means 8. When the process is performed and the allowable error range is exceeded, the process proceeds to S45, and the process of outputting the unwritable information to the game medium processing means 8 is performed.
If the allowable error range is exceeded, the game medium is stolen, etc., and the game medium is unjustly obtained, or the counting means is erroneously operated to count more than the number of game media, or only a small amount of the game medium is used. It is conceivable that only a part is counted by the game medium processing means.

In the game management device 3, it is determined in S46 whether or not the information has been transmitted from the game medium processing means 8 according to the SC7. This S46-S50
The process of is the same as the process of S34 to S38. The specific content of the content update process in S48 is a process of updating the game medium count information according to the transmitted information. Further, the specific content of the content update of S50 is a process of updating the game medium count information according to the transmitted information.

FIG. 10A is a flow chart showing a prize exchange processing subroutine program of the prize exchange processing means 5, and FIG. 10B is a flow chart showing an identification information collating subroutine program of the game management apparatus 3,
(C) is a flow chart showing a valuable information updating subroutine program of the gaming management device 3. SD1 determines whether or not the common recording medium has been loaded. When the player inserts the common recording medium into the prize exchange processing means 5, the process proceeds to SD2, and it is determined whether the recorded information of the inserted recording medium is proper information. This is determined based on the security information and the like recorded on the common recording medium. If it is determined to be improper, the process proceeds to SD9, in which the inserted common recording medium is returned or taken in to issue an alarm. On the other hand, if the record information of the inserted common recording medium is proper, the process proceeds to SD3 to output the record information of the recording medium to the gaming management device 3. Then, the process proceeds to SD4 and waits for the collation result information from the gaming management device 3 to be returned. If it is returned, the process proceeds to SD5, and it is judged whether or not the returned information is the gift exchangeable information. If it is not the gift exchangeable information, the process proceeds to SA9, but if it is the gift exchangeable information. In SD6, the prize exchange process is executed, in SD7, the game medium count information is subtracted by the number used for the prize exchange, and in SD8, it is determined whether the prize exchange process is completed. Judgment is made. And when it ends, proceed to SD10,
The game medium count information is subtracted and updated by the number used for the prize exchange, and the rewritten common card is discharged.
By D11, a process of outputting the recording medium information that has been subtracted and updated and becomes the new game medium count information together with the identification information of the prize exchange processing means 5 is performed. Then, this subroutine program ends.

On the other hand, in the game management apparatus 3, it is determined in S51 whether or not the recording medium information signal has been transmitted. When the information of the recording medium is transmitted from the prize exchange processing means 5 according to the SD3, the process proceeds to S52, and the recording medium identification information corresponding to the recording medium identification information included in the transmitted information is obtained. A process of searching the stored information of the valuable value classification storage means 47 is performed. Then, it is determined in S53 whether or not there is the corresponding identification information, and if there is, the process proceeds to S54, and the recording medium information stored corresponding to the corresponding recording medium identification information is transmitted from the prize exchange processing means 5. It is determined whether or not the received recording medium information matches, and if they match, the process proceeds to S55, where the prize exchangeable information is output to the prize exchange processing means. On the other hand, if it is determined in S53 that there is no corresponding identification information and if it is determined in S54 that they do not match, the process proceeds to S56, in which the prize exchange impossible information is output to the prize exchange processing means 5.

In the game management device 3, if an information signal is input from the prize exchange processing means 5 in accordance with SD9, the stored data is updated after S58.
The steps S57 to S61 are the same as the steps S34 to S38. Note that the content update processing in S59 is specifically based on the information transmitted from the storage information of the storage area storing the game medium count information in association with the transmitted processing means identification information. This is a process of updating the game medium count information. The specific contents of the processing in S61 are also changed to new game medium count information based on the transmitted information in the storage area in which the game medium count information is stored in association with the transmitted processing means identification information. This is the process of updating.

FIG. 11A is a flow chart showing an information output processing subroutine program of the game management apparatus 3, and FIG. 11B is a flow chart showing a business division calculation processing subroutine program of the game management apparatus 3. is there. By S62, management center (district management center 4
0 or whether there is an information output request from the general management center 41), and if there is no information output request, the subroutine is ended as it is. When there is an information output request from either the district management center 40 or the general management center 41, the process proceeds to S63, and the processing of outputting the storage contents of the valuable value classification storage means 47 to the requesting management center is performed, and S64 Then, the processing for outputting the storage contents of the balance information classification storage means 49 to the requested management center is performed, and the processing for outputting the storage contents of the balance information storage means 46 to the requested management center is performed in S65. It

Further, in the gaming management device 3, in S66, the processing for calculating the number of rented game media from the remaining amount information used for renting the game medium from the remaining amount information recorded in the common recording medium is performed. . Next, proceeding to S67, a certain coefficient is added to the result obtained by adding the number of game media corresponding to the fee to the number of game media used for re-game that has used the game medium count information recorded in the common recording medium for lending the game media. A process of multiplying and calculating the number of pseudo rental game media is performed. The fee game medium number is the number of game media corresponding to the fee that the player has to pay when renting the game medium using the game medium count information recorded in the common recording medium. Further, the certain coefficient is a special prize exchange rate that is determined in the game hall, and in the case of equivalent exchange, this certain coefficient becomes "1", and therefore it is not necessary to multiply the coefficient. Next, proceeding to S68, a process of adding the number of pseudo-lending game media to the number of lending game media is performed. Next, in S69, a process for calculating a divisor based on the addition result is performed.

This divisor is a business divisor, and the calculation of (added value in S68-number of difference balls) / added value in S68 is performed in S69.

FIG. 12 is an output example in which the storage information of the valuable value classification storage means 47 of the game management apparatus is output, and FIG.
As shown in 2, the data is displayed and printed out by the display means 4 or the printing means 29, and is also output to the management center.

As shown in FIG. 12, the valuable value classification storage means 47 stores the issuing store identification information for each recording medium identification information,
Issuance date information, issuance amount information, processing means identification information, usage amount information, re-game usage value information, fee value information, balance information, game result value information, game medium count information, error, prize exchange value information, residual value information I remember. Then, for each recording medium identification information, the identification information of the amusement store in which the common recording medium is used most recently is stored.

The issue amount information is indicated by the frequency, for example, "50" corresponds to 5000 yen. In the processing means identification information, A is a common recording medium issuing means 1, B is a common recording medium processing means 13, C is a game medium processing means 8, D.
Shows the prize exchange processing means 5, respectively. The numbers shown on the right side of the respective alphabets are information for specifying a certain processing means out of the plurality of processing means installed in the game arcade. For example, "B012
In the case of "3", the processing means number 0123 of the plurality of common recording medium processing means 13 installed in this game hall is shown. The amount-of-use information is the amount of money issued (remaining amount of money) used by the common recording medium processing means 13 in terms of frequency. For example, “20” means that 2000 yen is used. This usage amount information is stored in the form of the usage frequency for each common recording medium processing means 13 in which the common recording medium is used among the plurality of common recording medium processing means 13 installed in this game arcade. The re-game use value information is the use value information when the game is re-played using the game medium count information recorded in the common recording medium, and the common recording medium processing means 13 used.
Is stored in the form of the number of game media. For example, in the case of "1000", 1,000 game media have been used. The fee value information is the number of the game media, which is the fee that the player has to pay to the game hall when the game is replayed using the game medium count information. In the case of this embodiment, the amount is half of the re-game use value. The game result value information is value information obtained by adding the number of game media corresponding to the used amount to the balance information of the result of the game played by the player, and the common recording medium processing means using the common recording medium for playing the game. It is stored for each 13 in the form of the number of game media. The income and expenditure information is a value (difference number) obtained by subtracting the disadvantage information (the number of prize balls) that is disadvantageous to the game hall from the profit information (the number of hit balls) that is profitable to the hall, as shown in FIG. "-2 on the top line
In the case of "513", the usage amount is 2000 yen, and when converted into the number of game media, it becomes 2000/4 = 500, and the number of game media owned by the player, that is, the game result value is-(-2513) +500. = 3013. On the other hand, in the case of the balance information “1000” shown in the bottom line when the recording medium identification information is 00001, the re-game use value is 1000 and the commission value is 500, and as a result of the game, the game is finally played. Since the player could not obtain the game result value at all, the game result value information is subtracted by the value obtained by adding the re-game use value information and the fee value information -1
The value is 500, and since the value is used for re-playing only "1000" and the game result value cannot be obtained at all,
The balance information is “1000”.

As the game medium counting information, the game medium processing means 8 indicates the game medium paid out to the ball storage tray 22 at the end of the game.
It is a count value that is input and counted, and is stored for each game medium processing unit 8 that is input. The error is the difference between the game result value information and the game medium count information. The prize exchange value information is a value used for the prize exchange by the prize exchange processing means 5, and is stored for each of the prize exchange processing means 5 for which the operation of the prize exchange is performed. The residual value information is the total residual value of the game medium count information recorded in the common recording medium after the prize exchange.

For each recording medium identification information, for example, in the case of 00001 recording medium identification information, the remaining amount g1 which is the remaining amount of the issued amount information, the total amount a1 of the used amount information,
Re-game use value total b1, fee value total c1, total income and expenditure d1, total game result value e1, total game media count f1, total error g1, total prize exchange value h
1, the total residual value i1 is stored. Each data is stored in the valuable value classification storage means 47 in such a classified form, and the stored data is output as shown in FIG.

As the output data, as shown in FIG. 12, the total number of issued common recording media o, the total issued amount p of common recording media, the total remaining amount q, 1000 yen, 2000
Issuance number j, k, r, m, n, issue amount 10 for each issue amount of yen, 3000 yen, 5000 yen, 10000 yen
j, 20k, 30r, 50m, 100n, total usage amount a, total replay usage value b, total commission value c, total income and expenditure d, total game result value e, total game media count f, total error g, prize exchange value The total h and the total residual value i are calculated and output. Each of these calculation data is calculated by a calculation formula as shown in FIG.

FIGS. 13 and 14 are views showing an example in which the storage contents of the income and expenditure information classification storage means 49 are displayed and printed out by the display means 4 or the printing means 29. These output data are also output to the management center.

As shown, the balance information classification storage means 4
9 indicates the total number of issued sheets for each common recording medium issuing means 1.
Total issue amount, 1000 yen, 2000 yen, 3000 yen, 5
Issuance number and amount of common recording medium for each issuance amount of 000 yen and 10000 yen, number of recording media issued by other stores, total number of inserted banknotes and total insertion amount, 1000 yen, 5000 yen, 1
The number of inserted banknotes of 0000 yen and the amount of money inserted, the number of banknotes paid out as change, the amount of change, and the total sales amount are stored. Further, the balance information classification storage means 49 has a total of the total number of issued cards and a total of the total amount of money issued at this amusement park, i.
The total number of issuances of the common recording medium for each of the issuance amounts of JPY and 10,000 yen. U, O, Ki, Ke, and S
Ko, Shi, Total number of recording media issued by other stores, Total number of total inserted sheets, Total amount of total input S, 1,000 yen, 5000
The total number of inserted bills of yen and 10,000 yen, T, T, and T, the total amount of money, J, T, N, the total number of change payments, the total change amount, and the total sales amount are stored. There is.

Further, the balance information classification storage means 49 is
Issuer identification information, recording medium identification information, usage amount information, re-game usage value information, for each common recording medium processing means 13,
The fee value information, profit information, disadvantage information, income and expenditure information, game result value information, game start time, game end time, and game time are stored. Further, the common recording medium processing means 1
The total of each data for every 3 is stored. For example, in the case of the processing means B0001, the number of times of use of the common recording medium 1, the total amount of use amount information c 1, the total amount of replay use value information 1, the total fee value information f 1, the total of profit information F 1, total disadvantage information E 1, total income and expenditure information M 1, total game result value information M 1, total game time M 1 are stored. Further, as shown in the figure, the total of each of the above-mentioned information in each common recording medium processing means 13 installed in this game hall is
Ma, Mi, Mu are remembered.

Next, as shown in FIG. 14, in the balance information classification storage means 49, issuer identification information, recording medium identification information, game result value information, game medium count information, for each game medium processing means 8, The error, the prize exchange value information, and the residual value information are stored respectively, and the total of the respective information for each game medium processing means 8 is also stored. For example, in the case of the game medium processing means 8 of C0001, the total amount of recording medium identification information 1, the total amount of game result value information 1, the total amount of game medium counting information 1, and the total amount of error 1 are stored. . In addition, a total plan of each information in each game medium processing means 8 installed in this game hall,
Mo, Ya, and Yu are also remembered.

Further, in the balance information classification storage means 49, for each prize exchange processing means 5, the above-mentioned respective information and the total of each prize exchange processing means 5 are summed up, for example, yo 1, la 1, r 1, l 1, 1.
Re 1, ro 1, and further, the total sum of all prize exchange processing means 5 installed in the game hall, yo, la, re, le, le, ro are stored. The stored data stored in the balance information classification storage means 49 is shown in FIGS. 13 and 14.
In the form as shown in (1), it is displayed and printed out by the display means 4 or the printing means 29, and is outputted to the management center.

The data shown in FIGS. 12 to 14 have the following correlations if the data are normally tabulated and output.

O = a, p = i, j = u, 10j = d, k
= O, 20k = K, r = Ki, 30r = Ku, m = Ke, 50
m = ko, n = sa, 100n = shi, a = ha, b = hi, c =
F, d = ma, e = mi, f = ya, g = you, h = re If such a correlation is not established, it is considered that fraud (falsification of data, etc.) has occurred in the game arcade. be able to. Therefore, the district management center 40 or the general management center 41 checks whether or not the above-mentioned correlation is established at each game hall.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an output example in which the storage data of the balance information storage means 46 is displayed and printed out by the display means 4 or the printing means 29. As shown in FIG. 15, the balance information storage means 46 is divided into groups according to the types of gaming machines installed in the game arcade, and the processing means identification information and the amount of money used are classified according to the gaming machine number in each group. Information, re-play usage value information, fee value information, profit information, disadvantage information, income and expenditure information, number of big hits, number of starts, number of probability changes, value of start / big hit, machine split, business split are stored. Note that the number of probability changes is the number of times the game control state of the gaming machine has changed to the probability variation state. In this gaming machine, when the display result of the variable display device described above causes a big hit in a specific display mode that is specially determined in advance, the probability that a big hit will occur thereafter is improved. The number of occurrences is the probability change number. The start / big hit is a value obtained by dividing the number of starts by the number of big hits, and is an average of the number of starts spent until the occurrence of the big hit.

The total of the respective data in each group, for example, A1, B1, C1, D1, E1,
F1, G1, H1, and I1 are stored. Then, H1 / G1 is stored as the value of start / big hit. Machine discount is a value obtained by dividing disadvantage information by profit information, that is, E1
/ D1. What is a business number? (M1-F1) /
It is M1. Here, M1 = number of rental balls + (number of balls used for replay + number of commission balls) × special prize exchange rate. The special prize exchange rate is, for example, 2.5 yen (2.
5 yen / 4 yen × 100% = 62.5%), which is 0.625 in that case. In addition, in the case of the ball rental amount, it is set at 4 yen per game medium. From the above, the business divisor can be expressed in a different way: [{A
/4+(B+C)×0.625-F1}/{A/4+
(B + C) × 0.625}] × 100 (%).

In addition, in the balance information storage means 46, the total A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I of the above-mentioned information about all the gaming machines installed in this game arcade. ，
H / G, E / D, (MF) / M are stored. Furthermore, the average of the total of each data in each group divided by the number of gaming machines in the group and the total of each data in all the gaming machines installed in the gaming area are divided by the number of all gaming machines. All the averages you've done and what you remember. Such stored data is displayed and printed out by the display means 4 or the printing means 29 and is outputted to the management center in the form as shown in FIG.

Next, the features and modifications of the above-described embodiments will be listed below. (1) In FIG. 1, instead of recording the game medium count information, which is the count information of the game medium input by the game medium processing unit 8, in the common recording medium 2, for a dedicated game medium for recording the game medium count information. The game medium count information may be recorded on a recording medium and discharged to the player.
In that case, the same identification information as the recording medium identification information of the common recording medium 2 previously inserted when the game medium processing unit 8 counts the game medium is recorded and ejected on the recording medium for the game medium to be ejected. As described above, the identification information for specifying a certain common recording medium from among the plurality of common recording media is recorded and discharged in the game hall.
According to this structure, when exchanging or replaying the prize by using the game medium recording medium, the game management device uses the recording medium identification information recorded in the inserted game medium recording medium as a clue. It is possible to manage the game medium count information by indexing the game medium count information 3 and collating the game medium count information with the game medium count information recorded in the game medium recording medium.

(2) In FIG. 2, the identification information issuing means 43 has a function of issuing identification information for identifying a certain common recording medium from among the plurality of common recording media in the game hall. The identification information registration means 44 has a function of registering the identification information. Valuable value classification storage means 47
Is the residual value of the common valuable value of the common recording medium corresponding to the identification information registered by the identification information registration means,
It has a function of storing a game result value as a result of playing a game using the common valuable value of the common recording medium. When the identification information is input by the identification information collating means 45, and the input identification information and the registered identification information are collated and there is identification information that matches, the common valuable value corresponding to the identification information. The identification information collation management means for indexing and managing at least one of the residual value and the game result value is configured. Note that this identification information collation management means may index and manage only one of the residual value of the common valuable value and the game result value, if necessary, on a case-by-case basis. You may manage it. The income and expenditure information classification storage means 49 has a function of storing income and expenditure information of a game hall generated by using the common recording medium in association with identification information of the common recording medium. By the comprehensive management center 41 or the district management center 40,
The management center is configured to transmit the balance information stored in the balance information classification storage means together with the corresponding identification information. The communication means has a function of transmitting the balance information stored in the balance information classification storage means to the management center together with the corresponding identification information.

When the information is input by the recording medium collating means 50 issued by another store and the input identification information is issued at another game hall, the identification issued at the other game hall When the information and the input identification information are collated and there is matching identification information, at least one of the residual value of the common recording medium and the game result value corresponding to the identification information is calculated and managed. A recording medium collation management means issued by another store is configured. Output command means 30, output means 4
Storage information output means for outputting storage information of at least one of the valuable value classification storage means, the income and expenditure information classification storage means, and the income and expenditure information storage means by the display means 4, the display means 4, and the printing means 29. Is configured.

(3) In FIG. 3, winning ball detecting means 5
3, the start winning detection means 61, the variable display means 62, and the game control means 25 constitute winning state detection means for detecting that the gaming state of the gaming machine has become a winning state that is beneficial to the player. Gaming medium payout control means 60,
The game value giving means 63 constitutes a value giving means for giving a value to the player when there is a detection output of the winning state detecting means. With the hitting ball detection means 57,
Used game medium detection means for detecting the game medium used in the game is configured. By the profit information detecting means 26,
Profit information collection and output means is configured to collect and output profit information that is profitable to the game hall based on the detection output of the used game medium detection means. The disadvantage information output means 24 constitutes a disadvantage information collecting and outputting means for collecting and outputting disadvantage information which is disadvantageous to the game arcade based on the detection output of the winning state detecting means.

(4) In FIG. 4, the transaction statement issuing means 76 may issue a recording medium such as a card in which transaction statement data is recorded, instead of issuing the transaction statement in the form of a receipt or the like. . Also, the prize exchange processing means 5
In addition to the prize type designating unit 78, may have a prize number designation input unit for inputting the number of designated prize types.

(5) In the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 5 to 11, the steps S5, S7, S8 and S10-S are performed.
With respect to the common recording medium issued by another store corresponding to the identification information issued by the other amusement hall according to 12, the common recording medium from the stage before the collation management operation by the another medium issued recording medium collation management means ends. The use permission means for permitting the use of is configured. The use permission means starts the collation management operation of the other store-issued common recording medium first instead of performing the collation management operation of the other store-issued common recording medium after permitting the use of the other store-issued common recording medium. The use of the store-issued common recording medium may be permitted, and in short, the use of the store-issued common recording medium may be permitted before the collation management operation of the other store-issued common recording medium is completed. The SB 15 constitutes a game result value process holding means for holding the game result value processing by using the other store issued common recording medium until the collation management operation by the other store issued recording medium collation management means is completed. Has been done.

The above S10 to S21 or S40 to S45
Alternatively, in S52 to S56, the recording medium identification information corresponding to the recording medium identification information recorded in the used common recording medium is searched from the storage information of the valuable value classification storage means, and the corresponding one is searched. If the corresponding stored contents match the recorded contents of the used common recording medium, it outputs a permission signal if they match, and outputs a non-permission signal if they do not match. Management means are configured.

The step S43 constitutes an error discriminating means for discriminating whether or not the difference between the game medium count information and the game result value information is within an allowable range. When the error determination means determines that the difference does not fall within the allowable range by the SC5, SC8, SC9, or SC10, the data corresponding to the game medium loaded by the game medium processing means is written on the common recording medium. A write prohibition unit that prohibits the write operation is included. The SB 8 constitutes a common valuable value withdrawing means for withdrawing a part of the common valuable value of the common recording medium for use in a game. The SB 11 constitutes game result value withdrawing means for withdrawing a part of the game result value for use in the game.

S23 to S27 or S29 to S33
Or S34 to S38 or S46 to S50 or S5
According to 7 to S61, when the record information of the common recording medium is updated as the common record medium is used, the record information of the common record medium is stored and registered (recording value information recording means (value of value). The storage information updating means for updating the storage information corresponding to the common recording medium of the classification storage means 47, the income and expenditure information classification storage means) to be the updated record information of the common recording medium. S66
Thus, a rental game medium number calculation means for calculating the rental game medium is configured. By S67, the pseudo lending game medium number calculating means for calculating the pseudo lending game medium number by performing a predetermined calculation for converting the game result value used for the re-playing into the rented game medium number. Has been done. The game management device 3 constitutes difference number calculating means for calculating a difference number that is a difference between profit information that is profitable to the game hall and disadvantage information that is disadvantageous to the game hall. By S68 and S69, the value obtained by subtracting the calculation result of the difference number calculating means from the sum of the calculation result of the lending game medium number calculating means and the calculation result of the pseudo lending game medium number calculating means is the lending game medium. A divisor calculating means for calculating a value divided by the sum of the calculation result of the number calculating means and the calculation result of the pseudo-lending game medium number calculating means is configured. The display means 4 and the printing means 29 for outputting the business divisor shown in FIG. 15 constitute an output means for outputting the calculation result of the divisor calculating means.

[0103]

According to the invention described in claim 1, by the function of the identification information collation management means, at least one of the residual value and the game result value of the common recording medium is calculated based on the identification information of the common recording medium. Since it is managed and managed, it is possible to prevent the player's fraud such as falsification of the common recording medium as much as possible, and because the balance information is output to the management center, it is possible to prevent the fraud in the amusement hall such as falsification of the balance information as much as possible. ..

According to the present invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, even when a common recording medium issued by another store is used, it is issued by another store. It is possible to prevent fraud of a player who goes around the common recording medium and fraud in a game hall as much as possible.

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention as set forth in claim 2, it takes too much time until the game can be performed by using the common recording medium issued by another store for the game. Since this does not occur, it is possible to prevent inconvenience that the player is irritated as much as possible.

According to the present invention described in claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 3, when a common recording medium issued by another store is used for a game, it can be temporarily played and can be played. Even though it can be done in a short time until it becomes, the processing of the game result value using the other store issued common recording medium is suspended until the collation management operation of the other store issued common recording medium collation management means is completed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the disadvantage of the game hall due to fraud and the like as much as possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall system diagram of a game hall in which a game management device is used.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing a game management device and its peripheral devices.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a gaming machine.

FIG. 4A is a functional block diagram of common recording medium issuing means, FIG. 4B is a functional block diagram of game medium processing means, and FIG. 4C is a functional block diagram of prize exchange processing means.

5A is a flowchart showing a common recording medium issuing subroutine program of a common recording medium issuing means, FIG. 5B is a flowchart showing an identification information issuing subroutine program of a game management device, and FIG. It is a flow chart which shows an identification information registration subroutine program of a game management device.

FIG. 6A is a flowchart showing a common recording medium reading subroutine program of the common recording medium processing means, and FIG. 6B is a flowchart showing an identification information collating subroutine program of the gaming management device.

FIG. 7A is a flowchart showing a valuable value withdrawing subroutine program of the common recording medium processing means, and FIG. 7B is a flowchart showing a valuable value information updating subroutine program of the gaming management device.

FIG. 8A is a flowchart showing a common recording medium writing subroutine program of the common recording medium processing means, and FIG. 8B is a flowchart showing a valuable information updating subroutine program of the gaming management device.

FIG. 9A is a flowchart showing a game medium counting subroutine program of the game medium processing means,
(B) is a flowchart showing an identification information matching subroutine program of the gaming management device, and (C) is a flowchart showing a valuable information updating subroutine program of the gaming management device.

FIG. 10 (A) is a flowchart showing a prize exchange processing subroutine program of a gift exchange processing means,
(B) is a flowchart showing an identification information collating subroutine program of the gaming management device, and (C) is a flowchart of a valuable value information updating subroutine program of the gaming management device.

FIG. 11A is a flowchart showing an information output processing subroutine program of the game management device,
(B) is a flowchart showing a business ratio calculation processing subroutine program of the game management device.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of data output of valuable value classification storage means.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a data output example of a balance information classification storage unit.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a data output example of a balance information classification storage unit.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of data output of a balance information storage unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a common recording medium issuing means, 13 is a common recording medium processing means, 60 is a game medium payout control means, 24 is a disadvantage information output means, 26 is a profit information output means, 25 is a game control means, 8 is a game medium processing Means, 5 is a prize exchange processing means, 3
Is a game management device, 43 is identification information issuing means, 44 is identification information registration means, 47 is valuable value classification storage means, 45 is identification information collating means, 46 is income and expenditure information storage means, 30 is output command means, and 48 is Output means, 4 is display means, 29 is print means, 49 is income and expenditure information classification storage means, 50 is another store issued recording medium collating means, 42 is communication means, 40 is district management center, 41 is general management center, and 14 is Amusement machine, 2,
Reference numerals 15, 12, and 7 are relay means.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A game management device for managing a common recording medium, which has a common valuable value as a consideration for a purchase price of a player and can be commonly used in a plurality of game fields, wherein a plurality of the game management devices are provided in the game field. Identification information issuing means for issuing identification information for identifying a common recording medium from the common recording medium, identification information registration means for registering the identification information, and identification information registered by the identification information registration means A valuable value classification storage means for storing the residual value of the common valuable value of the common recording medium corresponding to, and the game result value as a result of playing a game using the common valuable value of the common recording medium, When the identification information is input and the input identification information is collated with the registered identification information and the matching identification information is registered, the residual value of the common recording medium corresponding to the identification information And identification information collation management means for indexing and managing at least one of the game result value and the game balance information generated by the use of the common recording medium in association with the identification information of the common recording medium. A game management device comprising: a balance information classification storage unit that stores the balance information; and a communication unit that transmits the balance information stored in the balance information classification storage unit together with corresponding identification information to a management center. . 2. When the input identification information is issued at another amusement hall, the identification information issued at the other amusement hall and the input identification information are collated and matched. When there is the identification information, it further comprises another store issue recording medium collation management means for indexing and managing the residual value of the common recording medium and the game result value corresponding to the identification information. The game management device according to claim 1. 3. The common recording for a common recording medium issued by another store corresponding to the identification information issued at the other game arcade from the stage before the collation management operation by the recording medium collation management means for another store ends. The game management device according to claim 2, further comprising a use permission unit that permits use of the medium. 4. With respect to the processing of the game result value by using the common recording medium issued by the other store, a game result value process holding means for holding until the collation management operation by the other store issued recording medium collation management means is completed. The game management device according to claim 3, further comprising: