JPH08215397A - Game medium cashing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To satisfy a player at the time of the exchange of a game medium and to make accounting clear and fair. CONSTITUTION: This system is provided with recording medium issuing means 12 and 12A for counting the game media used in game machines 11 and 11A inside a game shop 1A and issuing recording media corresponding to the counted information, a management computer 10 installed in the game shop 1A for managing the recording media issued by the recording medium issuing means 12 and 12A, a cash pay-out means 16 for paying out cash based on the counted information read from the recording media and a cash pay-out management means 2 for managing the cash pay-out means 16 under the control of a third organ unrelated to the game shop 1A.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game media cashing system, and more particularly to a game media cashing system which enables smooth cashing of game media under the jurisdiction of a third party.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional game store, a player counts game balls obtained in a game with a counting machine, receives a prize card corresponding to the count value and a receipt in which the count value is recorded, and receives it as a prize. I handed it to the counter and exchanged it for a prize corresponding to the count value.

[0003]

However, since the space of the prize counter is limited, the types of prizes that can be placed on the prize counter are limited and insufficient. Even if it wasn't, the player had to replace it, and the player was sometimes dissatisfied.

On the other hand, in order to eliminate such dissatisfaction, some game stores provide a facility for a desired player to redeem a game ball, and in that case, the player once converts the game ball into a prize card or a receipt. After converting it and exchanging it for a special prize, I took it to a cash exchange place outside the amusement store and redeemed it. This certainly eliminates the unsatisfactory prize exchange, but even in this case, the player can only redeem the cash after going out of the game shop and going through a complicated route. It was a dissatisfaction for the player.

On the other hand, it may be considered that the money is redeemed in the amusement store, but this method is not legal because the gambling property is too strong at present, and the accounting of the amusement store cannot be clarified. It was a big problem.

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above,
An object of the present invention is to provide a game medium cashing system that can satisfy a player at the time of exchanging a game medium and can also make accounting clear.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the game medium exchange system of the present invention counts the game medium used in the game machine in the game store and issues the recording medium corresponding to the counted information. Recording medium issuing means for
A recording medium management unit that is provided in the game store and manages the recording medium issued by the recording medium issuing unit, a cash payout unit that pays out cash based on the count information read from the recording medium, and the game store. And a cash withdrawing management means for managing the above cash withdrawing means under the jurisdiction of a third party organization unrelated to the above.

[0008]

As described above, according to the present invention, the cash payout means for paying out cash based on the count information read from the recording medium is a cash under the control of a third party organization unrelated to the game shop. Since it is managed by the payout management means, for example, even if a cash payout means is installed in the amusement store, the cash payout means is under the jurisdiction of a third party, and the cash exchange is not related to the amusement store. Will be done.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the game media cash exchange system of the present invention. In the figure, the game medium cash exchange system is configured as a bidirectional network system between the cash exchange management center 2 and each of the game stores 1A, 1B.

The game store 1A is mainly composed of a management computer 10, and the management computer 10 includes game machines 11, 11A, ..., Recording medium issuing means 12, 12A,
... and the prize management device 15 are connected.

The recording medium issuing means 12 is a gaming machine 11, 1
Ball counter 120 that counts game balls used for 1A, ...
And a prize exchange medium issuing machine 121 which receives the count information from the ball counting machine 120 and issues a recording medium (prize exchange medium) corresponding to the count information. The other recording medium issuing means 12A, ... Have the same configuration as the recording medium issuing means 12, and the description thereof is omitted here.

The ball counter 120 counts the number of game balls when the player inserts the game balls obtained as a result of the game into the slot.

The recording medium issued by the premium exchange medium issuing machine 121 is, for example, a premium card, a premium exchange article (special premium), or a receipt. When the player desires to exchange for a premium, the player does not The recording medium is taken to a premium counter, and the premium counter is used by the premium counter to read the count information corresponding to the recording medium and exchange it for a predetermined prize according to the count information. On the other hand, when the player desires cash conversion, the player brings the recording medium to the cash payout device (cash payout means) 16.

The management computer 10 is the gaming machine 1 in the store.
1, 11A ... Not only receives and stores data such as game information, but also issues operation control commands to the game machines 11, 11A. Further, collects data from the game machines 11, 11A. Process it to make it useful for decisions.

Further, the management computer 10 includes the recording medium issuing means 12, 12A, ... And the prize management device 15 described above.
The number of game balls finally converted into cash, that is, the player has acquired, based on the count information of the game balls recorded in the recording medium by managing the Of the game balls, the amount of money converted by the cash payout device 16 is calculated and totaled.

The cash payout device 16 is a device for paying out cash on the basis of the count information read from the recording medium, and FIG. The cash dispenser 16 is configured as a housing as a whole, and the front door 6 is openable and closable.
At 0, a card insertion slot 66 into which a premium card 70 as a recording medium is inserted, a display unit 65 for displaying count information read from the premium card 70, various operation buttons 62, a numerical value input key 61, a cash payment outlet (banknote payment). An exit) 67, a money payout exit 64, a fractional ball discharge opening 68, a door key insertion opening 78, and an ID card insertion opening 77 are provided. Various operation buttons 62 are a cashing confirmation button 62a for confirming the start when the player carries out cashing, a plural card notification button 62b to be pushed when two or more prize cards 70 are continuously inserted, and a prize. When the number of the cards 70 is two or more, the button 62c for notification of termination is formed when the insertion of all the prize cards 70 is completed.

The cash dispenser 16 is used when the premium card 70 is used as the recording medium, but when the special prize 71 is used as the recording medium, the external appearance is as shown in FIG. 3, for example. The special prize 71 is, for example, a sealed box-like, in which a valuable item (for example, gold) whose value is almost equivalent to the payout amount is fixed and stored so that it can be seen from the outside. Is equipped with a magnetic recording medium on which the payout amount is recorded.

The cash dispenser 160 is provided with a special prize insertion port 75 into which a special prize 71 as a recording medium is inserted, on a front door which can be opened and closed, and the special prize 71 is the amount of money per unit. Is clearly set,
The fractional ball discharge port 68, the numerical value input keys 61 and the like, which are required in the case of the cash dispensing device 60 described above, are unnecessary, and the application can be achieved with a simpler configuration.

Next, in the case of the cash payout device 16 for the prize card 70 shown in FIG. 2, the structure of the control section 16R housed inside the casing will be described.

The control unit 16R, as shown in FIG.
A control circuit 100 including U, ROM, and RAM is mainly configured. The control circuit 100 includes a cash exchange rate setting device 1
01, card recovery device 102, locking device 103, cash storage device 104, installation information setting device 105, card reader / writer 107, display device 108, cash dispenser 109, fractional ball ejector 110, operation input unit 111, and other devices Are connected, and the control circuit 100 controls the whole operation according to a program stored in the ROM.

Further, the control circuit 100 is connected with a memory circuit 112 for storing various necessary data.
Further, the cash dispense management computer 20 of the cash exchange management center 2 located at a remote location is connected to the interface circuit 10
They are connected via 6 and are capable of exchanging data with each other. Then, each part of the control circuit 100 is operated by being supplied with a predetermined control voltage from the power supply circuit 113.

Of the various devices described above, the cash exchange rate setter 101 outputs the cash exchange rate set in the cash exchange rate setter 101 to the control circuit 100. To set the cash exchange rate, the staff member of the game shop 1A himself enters the numeric input key 6
1 is manually input or is transmitted from the management computer 10. Alternatively, a person in charge from the cash exchange management center 2 can make a remote setting via the interface circuit 106, or a person who belongs to the cash exchange management center 2 can visit the game shop 1A and manually set the value. May be.

The card collecting device 102 has a card insertion port 66.
Among the free gift cards 70 inserted from, the used free gift card 70 whose count information has been reduced is collected.
The number of prize cards 70 collected in the card collecting unit 102 is detected and output to the control circuit 100. The locking device 103 has a function of reading the ID number of the unlocking ID card inserted in the ID card insertion port 77 and turning on / off the lock of the door key 78. The cash container 104 is a container for accommodating cash to be given to the player for each type of bills and coins, and detects the current amount of money stored and outputs it to the control circuit 100.

The installation information setting device 105 is for setting installation information such as a store name and a store code number. The card reader / writer 107 also reads the count information recorded on the prize card 70 inserted into the card insertion slot 66, and outputs the count information to the control circuit 100. In addition, the count information is reduced to zero according to a command from the control circuit 100, or the count information is subtracted, rewritten, and reissued.

The cash dispenser 109 is for paying out the cash stored in the cash storage 104 according to a command from the control circuit 100 for bills from the bill payout outlet 67 and for coins from the coin payout outlet 64. , Fractional ball ejector 11
0 is for ejecting a fractional number of game balls corresponding to the remaining balance even after paying out cash from the fractional ball discharge port 68 according to a command from the control circuit 100 and returning it to the player.

The operation input section 111 includes the various buttons 6 described above.
2 and the signals from the numerical value input keys 61 are transmitted to the control circuit 100.
It is for sending to.

In the cash payout device 16 having the above structure, the control contents executed by the control circuit 100 will be described with reference to the flow charts of FIGS.

The control circuit 100 first determines in step S1 whether or not there is a change in various setting values, and if there is a change,
Installation information such as the exchange rate (exchange rate), store name, store code, etc. that has changed is newly read (steps S6, S).
7). If there is no change, the cashing process (step S2),
The unlocking process (step S3), the data transmission process (step S4), and the cash confirmation process (step S5) are sequentially executed.

In the cash exchange process of step S2, first, in step S11, it is determined whether or not the recording medium (here, the prize card 70) is inserted into the card insertion slot 66 to start the cash exchange process. Reads each record data such as security data and compares it with the data registered in the cash payout computer 20 to check whether the cash exchange is under proper management (step S1).
2, S13), when it is determined to be appropriate, the prize card 7
The sphere number data (count information) recorded at 0 is read. At that time, whether or not the two or more prize cards 70 are continuously inserted is determined by the presence / absence of a signal from the plural card notification button 63. When two or more cards are continuously inserted, the end notification button 64 is used. Until the ON signal is received, the ball number data of the continuously inserted prize card 70 is read, and the total number of the ball number data (the number of balls held by the player) is obtained (steps S14 to S16, S23). Display the number of balls 65
Is displayed on the screen (step S17).

At the same time, the screen display interactively requests the input of the number of exchanged balls, that is, the number of balls the player desires to be exchanged out of the number of exchanged balls (step S18). Then, it is determined whether or not the player has input the number of balls desired to be exchanged by pressing the numerical value input key 61, and when the input is made, the number of exchanged balls is read (steps S19 and S2).
0), and proceeds to the next step S21. When the number of redeemed balls has not been input, steps S19 and S20 are skipped and the process directly proceeds to step S21.

In step S21, it is determined whether or not the player has pressed the cash-confirmation confirmation button 62a. If the player has pressed the cash-confirmation button 62a, information such as the number of redemption balls and the amount to be paid out at that time is displayed on the display 65.
Display on the screen. Confirmation button 62 for cash in step S21
When a is not pressed, for example, the player makes a mistake in inputting the number of cash exchange balls, and at this time, the player waits until he re-inputs and presses the cash exchange confirmation button 62a.

An example of screen display on the display 65 is shown in FIG. In FIG. 7 (a), the player has 6830 balls, of which 4000 are the ones he / she wishes to be redeemed, and the exchange rate (the exchange rate) is 2.5 yen / piece, so the payout amount is 1
0000 yen (= 4000 × 2.5), 2830 remaining balls
Individual. Further, in FIG. 7B, the number of balls held by the player is four.
There are 430, and the number of spheres that you want to redeem is 4400
The number of pieces, the exchange rate (exchange rate) is 2.5 yen / piece, and therefore the payout amount is 11,000 yen (= 4400 × 2.5), and the number of remaining balls is 30 pieces.

After the screen is displayed, the amount of cash corresponding to the amount to be paid out is paid out from the cash payout outlet 67 (step S24), and subsequently it is judged whether or not the number of remaining balls can be processed as a fraction. When the number of remaining balls is not recorded, the remaining number of balls is re-recorded in the prize card 70, and the prize card 70 is ejected from the card insertion slot 66 and returned to the player (steps S25 to S27). If the number of spheres can be treated as a fraction, the remaining spheres are discharged from the fractional sphere discharge port 68 (step S28), thereby completing a series of cash exchange processing and at the next step S3
The unlocking process of is executed.

The unlocking process is performed by a staff member belonging to the cash exchange management center 2 opening the door 60 of the cash dispensing device 16 to replenish the shortage of cash or collect the used free gift card 70. This is the case, and the case of replenishing a shortage of cash will be described below.

In the unlocking process, first, in step S31, it is determined whether or not an unlocking ID card is inserted into the ID card insertion slot 77, and if it is not inserted, the unlocking process is not executed and the process ends. However, when it is inserted, it is about to open the door 60, so after making it impossible to exchange money,
The ID number of the ID card is read to check whether the ID number is already registered. If the ID number is already registered, the door 60 is unlocked so that the door can be unlocked. (Step S32
~ S35). The ID number is registered in the cash withdrawal management computer 20 on the cash exchange management center 2 side, and the control circuit 100 collates with the cash withdrawal management computer 20 to check the ID number.

When the door 60 can be opened, the clerk uses the door key to open the door 60 and replenish bills and coins into the cash container 104. At this time, the control circuit 100 determines whether or not the deposit is completed based on the detection signal of the current storage amount from the cash container 104 (step S36). Read the amount of deposit entered using
The deposit time, the terminal number, and the ID number are transmitted to the cash withdrawal management computer 20 (steps S37 and S3).
8). The cash exchange management center 2 uses the transmitted data to prevent crime when cash is exchanged. With this data transmission, the unlocking process ends, and then step S4
And the cash confirmation process in step S5.

The data transmission process in step S4 is a process for transmitting the data necessary for the cash payout management computer 20 to manage the cash payout device 16 from the cash payout device 16 to the cash payout management computer 20. The transmission data includes payout amount data obtained in the cashing process in step S2, cashing rate, number of cashing balls, installation conditions such as store name and store code, and the number of times the prize card 70 has been used, The cash replenishment signal (payment end signal) and a card collection signal indicating that the free gift card 70 whose count information has been reduced are collected.

The cash confirmation processing in step S5 is performed by storing the amount of banknotes and coins in the cash storage device 104 and the card collection device 1.
This is a process for detecting the number of used gift cards 70 collected in 02 and confirming the current state of the cash payout device 16.

Next, returning to FIG. 1, the mutual relationship between the cash exchange management center 2 and the game shop 1A will be described.
The cash exchange management center 2 is a third party institution that is separate from the gaming shop 1A and is not under its jurisdiction.
Based on the data transmitted from 6 to the cash payout management computer 20, the usage status of the cash payout device 16 is monitored. When it is determined that the remaining amount in the cash payout device 16 has become equal to or less than a predetermined amount as a result of the monitoring, a staff member goes to the game shop 1A to replenish the amount paid out by the cash payout device 16 to the player, and a prize card. The recording medium such as 70 and the special gift 71 is collected. And the information that accompanies that recovery,
For example, the collection amount and the collection date are fed back from the cash payout management computer 20 to the management computer 10 of the game shop 1A. Further, the collected recording medium is returned from the cash exchange management center 2 to the game shop 1A.

On the other hand, the management computer 10 of the game store 1A
Tells the cash exchange management center 2 that the cash dispensing device 1
6 sends information such as the amount paid out to the player and the amount of the fee paid for the cash exchange operation, that is, information about the amount to be paid by the gaming shop 1A to the cash exchange management center 2. Then, based on the information, the gaming shop 1A makes a payment to the cash exchange management center 2.

As described above, in the above embodiment, the cash payout device 16 is managed by the cash exchange management center 2 under the jurisdiction of a third party organization which is unrelated to the game shop 1A. Even if the cash payout device 16 is installed therein, the cash payout device 16 will be under the jurisdiction of a third party, and the cash will be exchanged in a place unrelated to the game shop 1A. Therefore, in the gaming shop 1A, the financial uncertainties associated with the cashing are eliminated, and even if the cashing is performed inside the gaming shop 1A, no problem occurs, and the player does not play the gaming shop 1A.
Even if it is inside, you can smoothly exchange cash,
In addition, it is possible to avoid exchanging free gifts that may cause dissatisfaction.
Further, by clarifying the accounting, the taxable amount becomes clear, and the proper collection enables the profit at the gaming shop 1A to be appropriately returned to the society.

Further, the cash payout management computer 20 of the cash exchange management center 2 is, as shown in FIG.
It is also connected to the gaming card purchasing machine 17 installed in A. When a player purchases a game card (for example, a prepaid card) by inserting cash or a prize card 70 into the game card purchase machine 17, information such as the type and number of the game cards at that time is displayed as the cash payout management computer 20.
Sent to Therefore, the issuance status of the gaming cards at the gaming shop 1A can be accurately grasped at the cash exchange management center 2 of the third party, and the accounting of the gaming shop 1A can be clarified to that extent.

Further, by connecting the gaming card purchasing machine 17 and the computer of the card management company that supplies the gaming cards, the card management company can always operate at the gaming shop 1A.
The excess or deficiency of the gaming cards in the above can be grasped separately from the gaming shop 1A, and the gaming cards can be appropriately supplied.

Further, the cash exchange management center 2 is connected not only to the game shop 1A but also to other game shops 1B, ... By a computer, and collectively manages all the processes associated with the cash exchange at the plurality of game shops. It is supposed to do.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, cash payout devices 161A, 162
A is not installed in the game stores 1A, 1B ..., but is installed inside the cash exchanges 161, 162, ... The cash payout management computer 20 uses the cash exchanges 161, 16
Connected to the cash payout devices 161A, 162A, ... Within 2, ... And managing cash exchanges in the cash payout devices 161A, 162A ,. In this case, the recording mediums issued by the respective game stores 1A, 1B, ... Are made common except for the store name and the store code so that they can be used at any cash exchange stations 161, 162 ,. In addition, cash payout devices 161A, 162A,
The operation may be directly performed by the player, or may be performed by a staff member dispatched from the cash exchange management center 2.

As described above, the cash payout devices 161A, 16
By managing 2A, ... Under the jurisdiction of a third party unrelated to the game shops 1A, 1B ,.
1, 162, ... Can be shared by each amusement store. Therefore, the player can also exchange cash at the nearest cash exchange place without trouble.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the ball counter 130 of the recording medium issuing means 13 and the cash payout device 16A are connected to each other. Whether the recording medium is directly cashed to the recording medium issuing means 13 or not.
Alternatively, it is assumed that a selection button for once converting to a recording medium is provided. When the game ball acquired by the player is put in the ball counter 130 and the button for cash conversion is selected, the count information is directly sent to the cash payout device 16A, and the cash payout device 16A responds to the count information. Pay out cash.

Also in the case of this embodiment, the cash dispensing device 16A
Is a cash payout management computer 2 under the control of a third party
1 is managed, so even if the game balls are counted in the game store 1A and are directly converted into cash, the cash is still converted into the game store 1
It can be done in a clear environment unrelated to A. Therefore, even if the money is directly converted from the game balls in the game shop 1A, no problem occurs, and the player can quickly perform the money conversion.

FIG. 12 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the recording medium issued by the recording medium issuing means 14, 14A, ... Is put in the cash card issuing machine 18 installed in the game shop 1A, is once converted into a cash card, and the cash dispensing device 16B is used by the cash card. I'm trying to receive cash payment from. The cash payout device 16B may be installed either inside the game shop 1A or outside the game shop 1A. The cash exchange card issuing machine 18 and the cash payout device 16B are both the cash payout management computer 22 under the control of a third party.
Is managed by. In addition, the card issuing company 3 that issues the cash card is used by the cash card issuing machine 18 and the cash dispenser 1.
6B is monitored, the card issuing company 3 bidirectionally sends and receives signals to and from the cash withdrawal management computer 22, and issues and redeems cash cards as necessary. Also,
It is assumed that the recording medium issued by the recording medium issuing means 14, 14A, ... Is a premium card here.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing the configuration of each control unit in the game medium cash exchange system of FIG. In the figure, the configuration of the control unit 16S of the cash dispensing apparatus 16B is shown in FIG.
With respect to the control unit 16R of the cash dispensing device 16 shown in (4), the point that the fractional ball ejector and the operation input unit are not provided, and the medium to be processed is not a prize card but a cash card,
It has almost the same configuration except that the card reader / writer 112 is for reading and writing a cash card.

The control unit 18S of the cash issuing machine 18 is
Similar to the control unit 16S described above, CPU, ROM, RAM
The control circuit 80 is mainly composed of a cash card ejector 81, a display 82, a card reader / writer 83, a fractional ball ejector 84, a cash rate setter 86, and a prize card collector 87. , A locking device 88, an installation information setting device 89, etc. are connected to the control circuit 8
0 controls the whole operation according to the program stored in the ROM.

A storage circuit 91 for storing various necessary data is connected to the control circuit 80. Further, the management computer 10 of the gaming shop 1A, the cash withdrawal management computer 20 of the cash exchange management center 2 in a remote place, and the control unit 16S of the cash withdrawing apparatus 16B are connected via an interface circuit 85, and data are mutually exchanged. It is configured to be able to send and receive. Then, the control circuit 80
The respective parts are operated by being supplied with a predetermined control voltage from the power supply circuit 90.

The cash card issuing machine 18 reads the count information of the prize card inserted into the card insertion slot, records the amount of money corresponding to the number of cash balls desired by the player within the count information, and issues the cash card. According to this, the above-mentioned various devices have the following functions.

The cash card discharger 81 discharges and issues a cash card in which the amount of money corresponding to the count information read from the prize card is recorded according to a command from the control circuit 80, and the display 82 displays from the prize card. It is for displaying the read count information on the screen. The card reader / writer 83 reads the count information recorded on the prize card inserted in the card insertion slot, and outputs the count information to the control circuit 80. In addition, the count information is reduced to zero in accordance with a command from the control circuit 80, or the count information is subtracted and rewritten and reissued. The fractional ball ejector 84 controls the fractional number of game balls corresponding to the remaining amount of money that remains even after being converted to cash in the control circuit 80.
It is intended to be discharged from the fractional ball discharge port and returned to the player in accordance with a command from.

The cash exchange rate setter 86 controls the cash exchange rate set in the cash exchange rate setter 86 to the control circuit 80.
Output to. The cash exchange rate is set by a staff member of the game arcade 1A manually by using the numerical value input keys or by transmission from the management computer 10. Alternatively, a person in charge from the cash exchange management center 2 can make a remote setting via the interface circuit 85, or a person who belongs to the cash exchange management center 2 can visit the game shop 1A and manually set the value. May be.

The free gift card collecting device 87 collects the free gift card inserted from the card insertion slot. The free gift card collecting device 87 detects the number of the free gift cards collected by the free gift card collecting device 87 and outputs it to the control circuit 80. ing. The locking device 88 is
I of the ID card for unlocking inserted in the ID card insertion slot
Read the D number and turn on the door key lock.
Has the ability to turn off. The installation information setting device 89 is for setting installation information such as a store name and a store code number.

In the fourth embodiment, the recording medium is once converted into a cash card issued by the card issuing company 3. Since the cash card issued by this card issuing company 3 is commonly used at each amusement store, the cashing becomes more versatile, and by the intervention of the card issuing company 3, it is possible to Accounting for cash can be made clearer

[0058]

As described above, according to the game medium cash exchange system of the present invention, the cash payout means is managed by the cash payout management means under the jurisdiction of a third party organization which is unrelated to the game store. Therefore, even if the cash payout means is installed in the amusement store, the cash payout means will be under the jurisdiction of the third party, and the cash will be exchanged in a place unrelated to the amusement store. For this reason, the accounting ambiguity that accompanies the cash exchange is eliminated at the game store, no problem occurs even if the cash exchange is performed inside the game store, and the player can smoothly perform the cash exchange without any inconvenience. It is possible to avoid exchanging free gifts that may cause dissatisfaction. In addition, the amount of taxable amount will be clarified by clarifying accounting, and proper collection will allow profits at amusement stores to be appropriately returned to society.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a game media cash exchange system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an appearance of a cash dispensing device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another configuration example of the external appearance of the cash dispensing device.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control unit of the cash dispensing apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing control contents executed by a control unit of the cash dispensing apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing control contents executed by a control unit of the cash dispensing apparatus.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing control contents executed by a control unit of the cash dispensing apparatus.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing control contents executed by a control unit of the cash dispensing apparatus.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing control contents executed by a control unit of the cash dispensing apparatus.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a configuration of each control unit in the game medium cash exchange system of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1A, 1B Amusement shop 2 Cash exchange management center 3 Card issuing company 10 Management computer 11, 11A Gaming machine 12, 12A, 13, 14, 14A Recording medium issuing means 15 Prize management device 16, 16A, 16B, 160, 161A, 162A
Cash dispensing device 16R, 16S, 18S Control unit 17 Gaming card purchase machine 18 Cash card issuing machine 20, 21, 22 Cash dispensing management computer 60 Door 61 Numerical input key 62 Various operation buttons 65 Display 66 Card insertion slot 67 Cash payment Exit 68 Fractional ball discharge port 70 Premium card 71 Special premium 75 Special premium insertion slot 77 ID card insertion slot 78 Door key insertion slot 80,100 Control circuit 85,106 Interface circuit 120,120A, 130,140,140A Ball counter 121, 121A, 131, 141, 141A Premium exchange medium issuing machine 161, 162 Cash exchange

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A recording medium issuing means for counting the game media used for a gaming machine in a game store and issuing a recording medium corresponding to the count information; and a recording medium issuing means provided in the game store and issued by the recording medium issuing means. A recording medium management unit that manages the recording medium, a cash dispensing unit that dispenses cash based on the count information read from the recording medium, and the above under the jurisdiction of a third party organization unrelated to the game store. A game medium cash exchange system, comprising: a cash payout management means for managing the cash payout means. 2. The game medium cash exchange system according to claim 1, wherein the cash payout means is provided in a game store. 3. The game medium cash exchange system according to claim 1, wherein the cash payout means is provided outside a game store. 4. A game medium counting means for counting the game medium used for the game machine in the game store, a count managing means for managing the game medium counting means, which is provided in the game store, and the game medium counting means. A cash payout means for paying out cash based on the counting result; and a cash payout management means for managing the cash payout means under the jurisdiction of a third party organization unrelated to the game shop. Game media cashing system. 5. A first recording medium issuing means for counting the number of game media used in the game machine in the game store and issuing a first recording medium corresponding to the count information; and the first store provided in the game store. Recording medium management means for managing the first recording medium issued by the recording medium issuing means; second recording medium issuing means for issuing the second recording medium corresponding to the count information read from the first recording medium; 2 Cash payout means for paying out cash based on the count information read from the recording medium, and management of the second recording medium issuing means and the cash payout means under the jurisdiction of a third party organization unrelated to the game shop. And a cash payout management means for performing the game media cashing system.