JPH08266742A - Installation for playing game - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To eliminate a need for purchasing a plurality of high-value bill exchanging machines and card-selling machines and to decrease expenditure for the installations by constituting integrally the installation of the card-issuing means, the high-value bill exchanging means, and a card-settlement means. CONSTITUTION: On a playing installation 10A arranged on the end of a playing island, the first selective operating part 11 which has a plurality of card purchasing buttons 11a-11d at the upper position of a front door 10b is formed and a required amt. of prepaid card (a magnetic card) can be purchased by operation of the operating part 11. In addition, the second selective operating part 12 with an exchanging button 12a and a settlement button 12b is disposed at the position below the first selective operating part 11 to exchange a high-value bill to coins by operating the exchanging button 12a. On the other hand, when the settlement button 12b is selected, the amt. of the balance of a magnetic card wherein remaining money can be settled with bills.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming facility installed in a pachinko gaming store on a gaming island, which has a card island and a currency island, and is particularly equivalent to the price of a purchase button selected by a customer. A card issuing means for paying out an equal amount of prepaid card (magnetic card) with a card payout machine,
It has both high-value banknote exchange means for paying out the amount of money corresponding to the inserted high-value banknotes by a money dispenser, and card settlement means for paying out the balance equivalent to the balance data of the inserted magnetic card by the currency dispenser. It is related to game equipment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an inter-mountain ball lending machine is known which is capable of paying out an amount of rental balls according to an amount of money to be inserted while staying at a game table. With the development of technology in the industry, a banknote ball lending machine that can use not only 500 yen coins but also 1000 yen banknotes has become the mainstream of the interbank ball lending machine. So, if you install a banknote stand ball lending machine that can use 1,000-yen bills at a pachinko amusement store, you have installed a high-value bill currency exchange machine that exchanges 5,000-yen or 10,000-yen bills into 1,000-yen bills at the end of the island. . When playing a game on an island dedicated to coins, a player exchanges 1,000-yen bills with a high-price bill changer installed in advance at the edge of an island, etc. The game is started by inserting a pachinko ball into a bill insertion slot and renting a pachinko ball directly or through a ball lending supply gutter.

Further, in recent pachinko games, it is needless to say that the above-mentioned 500-yen coins and 1,000-yen banknotes can be used for bill stand ball lending machines, and many card stand ball lending machines that can also be used with prepaid cards are provided. There is. For this reason, the number of pachinko amusement stores equipped with both a bill stand ball lending machine and a card stand ball lending machine is increasing. When playing a prepaid card on the island dedicated to cards, the player purchases a prepaid card of a desired amount with a card issuing machine installed in advance at the island edge or the like, and the prepaid card is used between card stands adjacent to the gaming table. A game is started by inserting a pachinko ball into a card insertion slot of a ball lending machine and renting a pachinko ball directly or through a ball lending gutter.

Therefore, in a pachinko game shop, when a card inter-mountain lending machine that can use prepaid cards is installed, several card issuing machines are purchased and installed at the island edge. A card issuing machine installed in the store pays out a magnetic card in which the amount of data equivalent to the amount of the purchase button of the player is written through the card paying machine, and if there is a fishing tag by inserting a large amount of bills, paying out coins. It is configured to be paid out by a machine.

That is, in recent pachinko game stores, there are a bill stand ball lending machine that can use 1,000 yen bills and a card stand ball lending machine that can also use prepaid cards in order to meet various circumstances and the needs of the player. It had to be an attached facility, and the pachinko game shop side had to purchase multiple high-priced currency exchange machines and multiple card issuing machines along with the equipment.

In view of this, in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication (Kokai) No. 5-151431, there is provided a card transport mechanism which allows a desired prepaid card to be selected by operating a ticket issuing function (a plurality of types of prepaid card selection buttons) of a card ticket vending machine. In addition to the above, it has been disclosed that a currency transfer mechanism is provided which enables currency exchange into bills or coins by operating the function (exchange selection button) of the currency exchange machine.

[0007]

In the above-mentioned card ticket vending machine, by combining the means for issuing a prepaid card and the currency exchanging means for exchanging bills or coins,
On the pachinko amusement store side, equipment costs can be reduced by eliminating the need to purchase multiple high-priced currency exchange machines and multiple card ticket vending machines, and the player can use the prepaid card while staying at the card ticket vending machine. Alternatively, the banknotes can be exchanged.

However, since the above-mentioned card ticket vending machine does not have a card settlement means, the pachinko gaming shop side has to purchase a new card settlement machine.
If the above card settlement machine is installed, even if a player mistakenly purchases a large amount of prepaid card and runs out of money remaining in hand, he / she can settle and play on another dedicated currency island. It was requested. In other words, a card settlement machine, which has the balance data (remaining amount) remaining in the high-priced prepaid card purchased by the player and can settle the amount corresponding to the remaining amount data in money, is an indispensable gaming facility. It was necessary for the pachinko amusement shop side to play again on the island dedicated to coins and increase sales by making payment.

However, even if a card payment machine is purchased at a pachinko game shop, when installing a card ticket vending machine, a high-value bill currency exchange machine, or a card payment machine at the island edge of each gaming island, the ball circulation in the recent gaming facilities Since systems such as systems have come to be installed, and prize ball counters, etc. are installed in the space at the end of the island, a space for installing the above-mentioned multiple card ticket vending machines, high-value currency exchange machines, and card settlement machines. Without
I wanted to install each game equipment, but the space to install it was limited, so I could not meet the request. That is, in a space-free gaming facility, a gaming facility having a card issuing means and a high-value banknote exchange means, but also having a card settlement means that can still settle the balance remaining in a high-value prepaid card (card There was a strong demand for ticket vending machines.

Further, until now, several kinds of card settlement machines have been provided, but there is only a card settlement means and there is no means for issuing a prepaid card and no exchange means for exchanging high-value bills. There is no one that has a configuration for playing back the prepaid card that has been processed, and a configuration that can be played back and reused without discarding the prepaid card after adjusting the remaining amount remaining on the high-priced prepaid card. There was also a request for what was provided.

The object of the present invention was created in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and a card issuing means for paying out a prepaid card in an amount corresponding to the amount of a purchase button and a high-value banknote inserted therein are provided. (EN) Provided is a gaming facility having a plurality of functions of a high-value bill currency exchange means for paying out money equivalent to the amount and a card settlement means for paying out the remaining amount corresponding to the remaining amount data of the inserted magnetic card in money.

[0012]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the gaming facility according to claim 1 identifies a purchase button for purchasing a magnetic card, a magnetic card slot, and a bill inserted through the bill slot. A bill validator, a coin dispenser for dispensing money, a card dispenser for dispensing a magnetic card in which data corresponding to the amount of the selected purchase button is written, and the balance data of the inserted magnetic card is read. It is equipped with a card processing machine, a central processing unit for instructing the card dispensing machine, the money dispensing machine, and the card processing machine to operate, and a plurality of inter-card-ball lending machines for discharging balls from the purchased magnetic card. In the gaming equipment to be installed on the gaming island that has the dedicated island for cards and the island for exclusive use of coins, which has a plurality of coin-bending machines for discharging coins for coins,
The gaming facility is a card issuing means for paying out a magnetic card of an amount corresponding to the amount of the selected purchase button via a card dispensing machine, and a coin dispensing machine for the amount of money corresponding to the inserted large bill. A banknote exchanging means for paying out through the coin paying means, and a card settlement means for paying out the remaining amount corresponding to the remaining amount data of the inserted magnetic card in money through the money dispensing machine, and the card issuing means or the high-value bill changing means or A selection operation unit is provided which allows any one of the card settlement means to be selected, and by the operation of the selection operation unit, card issuing, high-value bill exchange, or card settlement can be performed.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the game facility according to claim 2 is a purchase button for purchasing a magnetic card, a magnetic card insertion slot, and a bill validator for identifying bills inserted from the bill insertion slot. A bill dispenser that dispenses 1,000-yen bills,
A card dispenser that dispenses a magnetic card on which the amount of data corresponding to the amount of the selected purchase button has been written, and a card processor that reads the remaining amount data of the inserted magnetic card,
A card-dedicated island equipped with a central processing unit for instructing the card dispenser, bill dispenser, and card processor to operate, and a plurality of inter-card-lens dispensers for discharging balls with a purchased magnetic card And a gaming facility installed on a gaming island in which a bill-dedicated island with a plurality of bill-bill ball lending machines that discharges balls in units of 1,000 yen is installed side by side, the gaming facility is the selected purchase button. A card issuing means for paying out a magnetic card equivalent to the amount of money through a card payout machine, and a 1000 yen bill for paying out a 1000 yen bill corresponding to that amount for a large bill inserted through a bill payout machine It has both a money changing means and a card settlement means for paying out the remaining amount corresponding to the remaining amount data of the inserted magnetic card in a unit of 1,000 yen through a bill dispensing machine, and a card issuing means or a thousand yen bill changing means or a card settlement operator. Any selection operation unit is provided which can be selected for, is obtained by allowing the card issuing or 1000 yen note exchange or card settlement by operation of the selection operation unit.

[0014]

If one gaming facility of the present invention configured as described above is installed in a pachinko gaming store, a plurality of expensive high-value banknote exchange machines, card issuing machines, and card settlement machines are individually installed in the pachinko gaming store. Needless to say, there is no need to purchase one by one, which means that equipment costs can be reduced significantly, and the space at the island edge can be effectively utilized.

In addition, when playing a game, a player can purchase a prepaid card of a desired amount at a game facility installed at an island end, and exchange high-value banknotes into 1,000-yen banknotes while staying on the spot. It is also possible to be kind to the player because it can also be done, and when the remaining amount data remains on the high-value prepaid card purchased by the player, it can be settled to the same amount of money as the remaining amount of data, so you can have money in hand Even if there is no problem, it becomes possible to move from the card-only island to the currency-only island and play again, which brings about the effect of further improving the service to the player.

Further, even after paying for a high-priced prepaid card, the prepaid card can be reused by erasing the magnetic data and reproducing the magnetic card again for reprocessing. It has the effect of reducing the burden.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to these embodiments. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing a gaming facility of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view when a front door is opened, and FIG. 3 is a side view showing a card issuing means in the gaming facility of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a side view showing a card settlement means in the game facility of the present invention.

First, as shown in FIG. 7, a gaming facility 10A (a card issuing machine with multiple functions) of the present invention is installed between a plurality of gaming stands 2 arranged on a gaming island 1 and the gaming stands. A coin-only island 1A equipped with a coin stand ball lending machine 3A, a game stand 2 arranged in a plurality on the game island 1, and a card island with a card stand ball lender 3B installed between the game stands It is installed at the island edge 1a of a plurality of gaming islands 1 in a pachinko gaming shop that is equipped with 1B. In the island 1A for exclusive use of money, rental balls are lent out by currency (thousand yen bills or 500 yen coins), and in the island 1B for exclusive use of cards, rental balls are lent out only by cards.

A first selection operation having a plurality of card purchase buttons 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d at an upper position on the front door 10b of one gaming facility 10A installed at the island edge 1a of the gaming island 1. A section 11 is provided, and a desired amount of prepaid card (hereinafter referred to as a magnetic card) can be purchased by operating the first selection operation section 11, and a currency exchange button is provided below the first selection operation section 11. A second selection operation unit 12 having a payment button 12b and a settlement button 12b is provided, and the exchange button 12 among the operations of the second selection operation unit 12 is provided.
When a is selected, high-value banknotes are coined (5 or 10 for 1000 yen banknotes) and (combination of 1000 yen banknotes and 500 yen coins)
It is also possible to exchange money, and when the settlement button 12b is selected, the balance of the magnetic card with the remaining balance can be settled in money. In the gaming facility 10B shown in FIG. 7, the front side may be provided with high-value banknote exchange means and card issuing means, and the side may be provided with card settlement means, or the front side is provided with card issuing means and card settlement means. Alternatively, a high-value bill currency exchange unit may be provided on the side surface side. The structure of the high-value banknote exchange means, the card issuing means, and the card settlement means in the gaming facility 10B is the gaming facility 1
Since it is the same as 0A, it is omitted.

The first selection operation section 1 of the front door 10b described above.
A plurality of card purchase buttons 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d for selecting and purchasing a desired amount of magnetic cards are shown in FIG.
Is provided, and four types (for example, 1,000 yen, 3000 yen, 50 yen, etc.) are provided at the same positions of the card purchase buttons 11a to 11d.
A magnetic card for ¥ 00 and ¥ 10,000 is presented. In addition, the front door 10b displays a deposit amount display portion 6 for displaying the deposit amount, a display "please receive the card" to prevent forgetting to remove the card when issuing and ejecting the card, and bills when exchanging in exchange. The display section 7 for displaying "please pick up banknotes" is provided, and a display lamp 8 is also provided for displaying operation stop due to troubles such as card exhaustion and paper jam.

In FIG. 1, the first selection operation section 11 and the second selection operation section 12 are provided at different positions, but the exchange button 12a and the settlement button 12b of the second selection operation section 12 are separated by four buttons. There may be two types of card purchase buttons, and the remaining two types of card purchase buttons may be the exchange button 12a and the settlement button 12b. At this time, the card purchase button, the exchange button 12a, and the settlement button 12b may be displayed in different colors so that they may not be mistaken, or the buttons may have different shapes to prevent erroneous operation.

Further, the front door 10b is provided with a bill insertion slot 13 for inserting a bill and a card ejection slot 14 for taking out a selected magnetic card, and a card for inserting a magnetic card under the second selection operation section 12. A slot 15 and a bill outlet 16 for taking out the change coins when the card is purchased and the coins when the card is paid are provided.

For example, here, the player plays the card exclusive island 1B.
When purchasing a magnetic card for playing with a card, a banknote is inserted into the banknote slot 13 and if the banknote is identified by the banknote validator 17 and the banknote is an appropriate banknote, the first selection operation unit 11 lights up and a card that is displayed as available for purchase When the card purchase button for a desired amount of the purchase buttons 11a to 11d is pressed, the card feeding mechanism 19C of the card payout machine 19 of the internal mechanism operates to write the amount of data with the card data writing machine 19A. If the inserted banknotes are high-value banknotes and there are change banknotes, the banknotes will be ejected at the same time.
Is discharged to.

When exchanging money for playing on the coin-only island 1A, the player inserts high-value banknotes (5,000 yen or 10,000 yen) into the banknote insertion slot 13 of the front door 10b, and uses the banknote validator 17. If the bill is identified and appropriate, the second selection operation unit 12
When the currency exchange button 12a of is turned on and the currency exchange button 12a is pressed, the banknote dispensing mechanism 18 of the banknote dispensing machine 18 of the internal mechanism is pressed.
The number of bills inserted by the operation of B (5 or 10
(Sheets) are discharged from the bill outlet 16. Although not shown, if a coin dispenser is provided in the internal mechanism, the coin dispensing mechanism of the coin dispenser operates to discharge an even number of coins (500 yen coins) from the coin outlet. Good.

Further, when the purchased magnetic card is inserted, the settlement button 12b is selected and if the balance data is present, the amount of money corresponding to the balance data is activated by the bill dispensing mechanism 18B of the bill dispensing machine 18 of the internal mechanism. Then, the remaining amount of money is discharged from the bill outlet 16. At the time of this settlement, if the unit of ball rental by the inter-card ball lending machine 3B of the card island 1B is a unit of 500 yen, the balance is paid out by the bill dispenser 18 and the coin dispenser. In addition, all remaining balance is 500
The coin may be paid out. Furthermore, at the time of this settlement, if the unit of ball rental by the inter-card-ball ball lending machine 3B of the card-only island 1B is a unit of 1,000 yen, the remaining amount is paid out only by 1,000 yen bills. In other words, it depends on the unit of ball rental by the inter-card ball lending machine 3B of the card island 1B.

Next, the internal mechanism of the game facility 10A of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The gaming facility 10A is mounted on a gantry 10c having a rectangular shape, and a control box 5 in which a central processing unit is incorporated is provided above the machine frame of the main body 10a. The bill validator 17 has a bill insertion slot 13
Appropriate, unsuitable and denomination of the bills inserted from are identified, and if the bills are proper, the denomination signal is stored and the control box 5
Is input to the bill insertion slot 13 again.

The bill dispenser 18 of the high-value bill currency exchange means,
It is composed of a payout bill storage unit 18A that stores a large number of change bills and a thousand-yen bill used as currency exchange bills, and a bill payout mechanism 18B. The card payout machine 19 of the card issuing means is composed of a payout card storage section 19B for storing a magnetic card before writing data, a card payout mechanism 19C and a card data writing machine 19A.
Although the card payout machine here is a payout card storage unit for storing the magnetic card before the amount data is written, a plurality of types (payment amount) of payout card storage units in which the desired amount of data is written in advance are used. It may be provided.

Next, the above card dispenser 19 will be described. A payout card storage unit 19B is continuously provided on the upper portion of the card payout machine 19, and the magnetic card fed out from the card payout mechanism 19C is written by the card data writing machine 19A so as to be adjacent to the card feeding mechanism 30.
The card is conveyed inside and discharged from the card outlet 14 at the end.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the card feeding mechanism 19C is provided with a card housing 25 which is located below the payout card housing portion 19B and whose upper surface is opened in a rectangular shape. A large number of magnetic cards are stored at 25 before writing money amount data. Further, a card discharge port 21 is provided in the lower part of the front surface of the card storage body 25 as a gap into which only one magnetic card can be inserted.
The card ejection opening 21 is provided with a card ejection opening / closing mechanism 22. Then, when the card sending mechanism 23 is operated, the magnetic cards are sent out one by one from the card discharging port 21 through the card discharging opening / closing mechanism 22 without overlapping.

The above card sending mechanism 23 will be described. When the magnetic card is ejected from the card ejection port 21, the magnetic card is supported by the card support piece 24 at the central portion of the lower surface of the card, and is curved downward due to the weight of the steel balls 22a on both sides of the card ejection opening / closing mechanism 22. The magnetic card delivered by this curved posture is ejected while being peeled off from the next magnetic card, and the delivered magnetic card is filled with the magnetic data for the amount selected by the card data writer 19A and is transferred via the card transport mechanism 30. Be transported. As shown in FIG. 3, the card transport mechanism 30 is composed of a plurality of tension roller groups 31 arranged in a bent position and a transport belt 32. The card transport mechanism 30 holds the magnetic card fed from the card data writer 19A downward while holding it. The card is further conveyed to the card discharge port 21. Incidentally, 33 is a drive motor for driving the conveyor belt 32.

The operation of the card feeding mechanism 19C will be described below. When the player selects a card purchase button of a desired amount from among a plurality of types of card purchase buttons, the lowest magnetic card stored in the card storage 25 is paid out by the forward and backward movement of the card sending mechanism 23. When the sliding block 26 is moved forward by the operation of the card sending mechanism 23, the gap of the card discharge port 21 is opened, and only the lowest magnetic card is smoothly drawn out. Drive of the card sending mechanism 23 is transmitted from a drive motor 23a to a drive pulley 23b via a timing belt 23c,
The drive gear 23d coaxial with the drive pulley 23b rotates.
The sliding block 26 meshes with the drive gear 23d to move back and forth.

Next, the game facility 10A of the present invention is provided with a card settlement means in addition to the above-mentioned high-value bill exchange means and card issuing means. Among the internal mechanisms of the card settlement means, the card reader section 40A and card data are included. The card reproduction processing means including the erasing unit 40B and the payout card storage unit 40C will be described.

The card settlement means of the present invention and the processing after the card settlement will be described. By the card settlement means of the present invention, the player can move from the card island 1B to the currency island 1
When moving to A, if there is no money in hand and there is balance data only in the magnetic card, insert the magnetic card into the card insertion slot 15 of the front door 10b and select the settlement button 12b to correspond to the balance data. The bill of coins 16 is passed through the bill dispenser (bill or coin) having the internal mechanism.
Since it is more discharged, it can be replayed on the coin-only island 1A.

Further, even after paying for the magnetic card, the card reproducing processing means allows the game shop to reuse the inserted magnetic card without discarding it. That is, the magnetic card inserted by the player is identified by the card reader unit 40A of the card processor as to whether it is a magnetic card issued by the store, and whether the card is genuine or false. 5 is input, and if it is an inappropriate card, it is returned to the card insertion slot 15. The proper card is sent to the card data erasing section 40B and after the written balance data is erased, it is sent to the payout card storing section 40C for temporary storage and can be reused, so it is not necessary to discard it. The cost of magnetic cards at amusement stores is reduced. In this embodiment, only the magnetic card issued at that store is settled, but a magnetic card issued at another store may be used if the game store is set to collect a fee at the time of settlement.

Therefore, the magnetic card inserted into the card insertion slot 15 is pulled in and identified while being held by the tension roller 41 and the conveyor belt 42 in the card reader section 40A, which is continuously provided, and the card arranged further downward. The tension roller 41 and the conveyor belt 42 in the data erasing section 40B
The card data erasing unit 40B erases the balance data while pulling it in while holding it by
It is guided to the C while being held by the tension roller 41 and the conveyance belt 42 and temporarily stored therein, and when the number of magnetic cards in the payout card storage section 19B of the above-mentioned card issuing means becomes small, a reproduction card conveyance means (not shown) is provided. It may be conveyed via a carrier, or may be manually transferred by a clerk. still,
Although not shown, when erasing with the card data erasing unit 40B,
A magnetic card that is frequently used because the usage frequency of the magnetic card is also detected and cannot be reused is collected without being conveyed to the payout card storage unit 40C.

Next, the control box 5 of the control unit (CPU) of the game facility 10A of the present invention will be described based on the block diagram of FIG. It is composed of a ROM 56 in which a program is written mainly by a CPU, a RAM 55 for storing each data, and each input / output. An I / O port is provided between each input and output, and the CPU and ROM 56
Data bus 50 and address bus 51 between RAM 55 and RAM 55
Have been contacted by. In the RAM 55, the battery backup circuit 53 holds all data even in the case of power failure. In addition, a control timing clock 52 for the CPU, a dynamic timing clock for display, and the like are provided to ensure reliable digital operation.

Next, the operation of the high-value bill exchange means and the card issuing means of the gaming facility of the present invention will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG. The player inserts money into the bill slot 1
Start by throwing in 3. (Hereinafter, abbreviated as “S”.) First, when a bill is inserted in S1, it is displayed on the inserted amount display unit 6, and if Yes (hereinafter, Y), the process proceeds to S3, and No (hereinafter, N). That is, it is a magnetic card and the process proceeds to S2. In S2, if N, return to the start, and if Y, go to D step. The denomination of the bill inserted in S3 is identified by the bill validator 17, and if it is a 10,000-yen bill (signal), proceed to S4 with Y, and if it is an appropriate 10,000-yen bill, the card of the first selection operation unit 11 All of the purchase buttons 11a to 11d are turned on and the exchange button 12a of the second selection operation unit 12 is also turned on (S4).

At S5, the player operates the exchange button 12a.
If S is selected, the process proceeds to S6 with Y, a signal is sent to the bill feeding mechanism 18B of the internal mechanism to operate, ten thousand-yen bills are counted, and after the payout operation is completed, the bill is taken out from the bill take-out opening 16 (S7-). 8). At the end operation signal, "Please receive banknotes" is displayed on the display unit 7, the display goes off when 1,000 yen banknotes are received, the data is stored in the RAM 55, and the 10,000 yen banknote exchange routine is ended and started. Return to (S9-10).

If a 5,000 yen bill (signal) is sent in S11, Y is pressed in S.
If it is a proper 5,000 yen bill, the card purchase buttons 11a to 11c of the first selection operation unit 11 are turned on and the exchange button 12a of the second selection operation unit 12 is also turned on (S12). At S13, the player operates the exchange button 12
If a is selected, the process proceeds to S14 with Y, a signal is sent to the bill feeding mechanism 18B of the internal mechanism to operate, five thousand-yen bills are counted, and after the payout operation is completed, the bill is taken out from the bill takeout opening 16 (S15). ~ 16). At the end operation signal, "Please receive the banknotes" is displayed on the display unit 7, and when the 1,000 yen banknote is received, the display is turned off, the data is stored in the RAM 55, and the 5000 yen banknote exchange routine is finished and started. Return to (S17-18).

If the bill is a thousand-yen bill (signal) in S19, Y in S2
If the bill is an appropriate 1,000-yen bill, the first selection operation unit 11
Only the card purchase button 11a of the card is turned on, and the card payout mechanism 19C is activated by the 1,000 yen selection signal of the card purchase button 11a.
Is activated to send an unused magnetic card to the card data writer 19A, and the magnetic card after the thousand yen worth of magnetic data has been written by the card data writer 19A is stored in the card transport mechanism 30. The card is conveyed and paid out from the card take-out port 14 and the process ends (S20-22). When the magnetic card is received, the display goes off and the data is RA.
Stored in M55, the ticket issuing routine for the 1,000-yen card ends and the process returns to the start (S23).

Next, if the player does not select the exchange button 12a in S5 and selects the card purchase button 11d in N, the player selects S in S5.
24, the card payout mechanism 19C operates in response to the 10,000 yen selection signal of the card purchase button 11a to send an unused magnetic card to the card data writing machine 19A, and the card data writing machine 19A charges 10,000 yen. The magnetic card after the amount of magnetic data has been written is conveyed in the card conveying mechanism 30 and is ejected from the card ejection port 14 to finish (S2).
5-27). When the magnetic card is received, the display turns off when the magnetic card is received, the data is stored in the RAM 55, and the 10,000-yen card issuing routine ends and starts. Return (S
28).

Next, in S24, the card purchase button 11 is pressed with N.
When c is selected, the process proceeds to S29, and in S30 to 31, the card payout mechanism 19C is activated by the 5000 yen selection signal of the card purchase button 11c to send an unused magnetic card to the card data writer 19A, and the card data write At the same time as the magnetic data for the amount of 5,000 yen is written by the machine 19A, a change signal for 5,000 yen is sent to the bill feeding mechanism 18B to operate, and five thousand-yen bills are counted. In S32, the magnetic card is carried in the card carrying mechanism 30 and is dispensed from the card take-out port 14 to finish (S33). At the end operation signal, "Please receive the card" is displayed on the display unit 7, and when the magnetic card is received, the display is turned off. In addition, in S34, the fishing bill is dispensed from the bill outlet 16 and the process is finished (S34). ). At the end operation signal, "Please receive the banknote bills" is displayed on the display unit 7, and when the banknote bills are received, the display is turned off, and the data is stored in the RAM 55.
And the 5000 yen card issuing routine and the 5000 yen bill bill dispensing routine are completed and the process returns to the start (S3).
6).

Also, in S29, the N purchase card button 11 is pressed.
If b is selected, the process proceeds to S37. Note that some parts of the same routine of the 5000 yen ticket issuing routine and the fishing bill bill payout routine are omitted. The card payout mechanism 19C operates in response to the 3000-yen selection signal from the card purchase button 11b to send an unused magnetic card to the card data writing machine 19A, and the card data writing machine 19A uses the magnetic data worth 3000 yen. The change signal for 7,000 yen is sent simultaneously with writing
It is sent to B and operates, and seven thousand yen banknotes are counted (S3
8-39).

Furthermore, in S37, N is a card purchase button 1
If 1a is selected, the process proceeds to S40. If N, go to step B. Note that the same portions of the above-mentioned 3,000 yen ticket issuing routine and the fishing bill bill payout routine are partially omitted. Card payout mechanism 19C in response to the 1,000-yen selection signal from the card purchase button 11a
Is activated to send an unused magnetic card to the card data writer 19A, and the card data writer 19A writes magnetic data for 1,000 yen, and at the same time, a change signal for 9,000 yen is sent out as bills. It is sent to the mechanism 18B to operate, and nine thousand-yen banknotes are counted (S41 to 42).

Next, in S13, the player operates the exchange button 12a.
If the card purchase button 11c is selected with N without selecting, the process proceeds to S43, and the card payout mechanism 19C is activated by the 5000 yen selection signal of the card purchase button 11c to send an unused magnetic card to the card data writing machine 19A. After the magnetic data of 5,000 yen has been written by the card data writer 19A, the magnetic card is carried in the card carrying mechanism 30 and is dispensed from the card take-out port 14 (S44-46). ). "Please receive the card" is displayed on the display unit 7 by the end operation signal, the display is turned off when the magnetic card is received, the data is stored in the RAM 55, and the process is terminated and the process returns to the start (S47).

When the card purchase button 11b is selected with N in S43, the process proceeds to S48, in which the card payout mechanism 19C is activated by the 3000 yen selection signal of the card purchase button 11b to send an unused magnetic card to the card data writer 19A. At the same time, magnetic data for 3000 yen is written by the card data writing machine 19A, and at the same time, a change signal for 2000 yen is sent to the bill feeding mechanism 18B to operate, and two thousand yen bills are counted. To be done.

If the card purchase button 11a is selected with N in S48, the process proceeds to S51. If N, the process proceeds to B step. The card payout mechanism 19C operates in response to the 1,000-yen selection signal from the card purchase button 11a to send an unused magnetic card to the card data writing machine 19A, and the card data writing machine 19A writes magnetic data for 1,000 yen. Simultaneously with the insertion, a change signal for 4000 yen is sent to the bill feeding mechanism 18B to operate, and four 1000 yen bills are counted.

Next, the operation of the card settlement means of the game facility of the present invention will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG. The player starts by inserting a magnetic card into the card insertion slot 15. (Hereinafter, abbreviated as “S”.) First, in S61 to S63, the magnetic data (authenticity, balance, and data issued at the store) of the inserted magnetic card is identified by the card reader unit 40A. If the magnetic card is a proper one and the balance data remains, the balance display portion 6 displays the balance amount, and the settlement button 12b of the second selection operation unit 12 lights up.

When the player selects and operates the settlement button 12b of the second selection operation section 12 in S64, the remaining amount of money (N pieces) displayed on the remaining amount display section 6 is transferred to the bill feeding mechanism 18B of the internal mechanism. A signal is sent to operate, N coins (thousand yen bills or 500 coins) are counted and dispensed, and after the operation is completed, the bills are dispensed from the bill outlet 16 to finish (S65).
~ 68). Note that N is an integer. In S69, the end operation signal is displayed on the display section 7 "Please receive the banknote", and S
In 70, the magnetic card is conveyed from the card reader unit 40A into the card data erasing unit 40B, and after the balance data written in the magnetic card is erased, the magnetic card is conveyed and stored in the payout card storing unit 40C for reuse. It is stored in a standby state to prepare for it. When the money is received, the display is extinguished, the data is stored in the RAM 55, the process ends and the process returns to the start (S71). In S65, if N, the process proceeds to S72, the remaining amount of money is 0, the magnetic card is returned to the card insertion slot 15, the display is turned off, and the process ends (S73 to 74).

[0050]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the gaming facility of the present invention, if one gaming facility is installed in a pachinko gaming store, an expensive high-value banknote changer and a card issuing machine will be used in the pachinko gaming store. Needless to say, it is not necessary to purchase multiple machines and multiple card settlement machines individually, so it is extremely possible to reduce equipment costs, and a ball circulation system is installed to effectively use the space at the island edge. Also, the prize ball counter can be installed as it is.

In addition, when playing a game, the player can purchase a desired amount of prepaid card at the game facility installed at the island edge, and without having to purchase the minimum amount of prepaid card while staying on the spot. Even if you can exchange high-value banknotes into 1,000-yen banknotes, you will be kind to the player, and when the remaining amount data remains on the high-value prepaid card purchased by the player, the same amount of money as the remaining amount will be used. Since it is also possible to make payments to the player, even if there is no more money in hand, it is possible to move from the card-only island to the money-only island and play again after making adjustments, further improving the service to players and increasing sales. Produces the effect of

Further, even after paying for a high-priced prepaid card, the prepaid card can be reused by erasing the magnetic data and reproducing the magnetic card again for reuse, so that the cost of the prepaid card can be reduced. It has the effect of reducing the burden.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a game facility of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view when the front door of the game facility of the present invention is opened.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a card issuing means in the game facility of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing card settlement means in the game facility of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a card feeding mechanism adopted in the game facility of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a card feeding mechanism of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a gaming island showing a card dedicated island and a currency dedicated island.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1A Island for exclusive use of currency 1B Island for exclusive use of cards 3A Ball lending machine between coins 3B Card lending machine between cards 10A Gaming equipment (multi-function card issuing machine) 11 1st selection operation part 12 2nd selection operation part 12a Exchange button 12b Settlement button 18 banknote dispenser 19 card dispenser 40A card reader 40B card data eraser

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A purchase button for purchasing a magnetic card, a magnetic card slot, a bill validator for identifying bills inserted from the bill slot, a coin dispenser for dispensing coins, and a selected purchase button. The card dispenser that dispenses a magnetic card with the amount of data equivalent to the amount of money, the card processor that reads the balance data of the inserted magnetic card, and the card dispenser, the money dispenser, and the card processor are operated. A card-dedicated island equipped with a central processing unit for commanding, and a plurality of card stand ball lending machines that discharge rental balls with purchased magnetic cards, and a coin stand ball lending machine that discharges ball rental balls by currency. In a gaming facility to be installed on a gaming island with a coin-only island where a plurality of coins are arranged, the gaming facility pays out a magnetic card equivalent to the price of the selected purchase button. A card issuing means for paying out via a coin, a high-value banknote exchanging means for paying out money equivalent to that amount to a high-value banknote that has been inserted via a coin dispenser, and a balance equivalent to the balance data of the inserted magnetic card. A selection operation section is provided which also serves as a card settlement means for paying out in money through a money dispenser, and which can select either a card issuing means, a high-value banknote exchange means or a card settlement means, and by operating the selection operation portion. A gaming facility that is capable of issuing cards, exchanging high-value bills, or paying for cards. 2. A purchase button for purchasing a magnetic card, a magnetic card slot, a bill validator for identifying bills inserted from the bill slot, a bill dispenser for dispensing 1,000-yen bills, and a selected purchase. A card dispenser that dispenses a magnetic card with data equivalent to the amount of the button, a card processor that reads the balance data of the inserted magnetic card, and the card dispenser, bill dispenser, and card processor. It is equipped with a central processing unit that commands the operation,
A card-dedicated island with a plurality of inter-card-bed ball lending machines that discharge balls from the purchased magnetic cards, and a banknote-only island with a plurality of banknote-bed ball rental machines that discharge balls from the unit of 1,000 yen. In a gaming facility installed on a gaming island, the gaming facility is a card issuing means for paying out a magnetic card equivalent to the amount of the selected purchase button via a card dispensing machine, and a high-priced amount. Thousand yen bills equivalent to that amount for bills Thousand yen bill exchange means that pays out through the bill dispenser, and the balance equivalent to the balance data of the inserted magnetic card in thousand yen units through the bill dispenser A selection operation section is provided which also has a card settlement means for paying out, and which can be selected from either a card issuing means, a 1,000-yen bill currency exchange means, or a card settlement means. or Is a game facility characterized by enabling card settlement.