JPH0919561A - Managing apparatus for game hall - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable developing of checking effect for actions to obtain unjust profits using a record carrier in a game hall where a rental device is installed to release a game medium within a range of a numerical data recorded in a record carrier set. SOLUTION: A game control section 8 on the side of a pachinko game machine 1 works to release pachinko balls as prize balls through a releasing mechanism 7 and a special prize signal Sf is outputted at a special prize terminal 9 when a special prize state is generated. A rental control section 15 on the side of a rental unit 2 releases pachinko balls as rental balls through the releasing mechanism 7 each time a ball rental switch 10 is operated with a prepaid card set having a balance data stored. When the special prize signal Sf is received, the ball rental control section 15 waits for a releasing detection signal Sh to be outputted from the releasing mechanism 7 and shifts to a forbidding period to forbid a ball renting operation by the operation of the.ball rental switch 10. The forbidding period ends when a specified delay time passes after the inputting of the special prize signal is stopped.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention installs a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine for playing a game using a gaming medium and a lending device for releasing the gaming medium in a one-to-one correspondence. The present invention relates to a management device for a game hall.

[0002]

In recent years, in pachinko halls, a ball lending machine that lends (releases) pachinko balls only by paying the consideration with a prepaid card, and a pachinko ball that is lent by this ball lending machine 2. Description of the Related Art Systems that are provided in a one-to-one correspondence with the pachinko game machines that receive the above-mentioned are becoming widespread. However, with the spread of such a system, an increasing number of people are trying to obtain an illegal profit by using a pick-up prepaid card or a counterfeit prepaid card for a ball lending machine.

Specifically, a pick-up prepaid card or a counterfeit prepaid card is used to receive pachinko balls from a ball lending machine, and the pachinko balls are counted by a ball counting machine and exchanged for prizes. In this case, if the pachinko balls lent by the pick-up prepaid card or the counterfeit prepaid card are carried directly to the ball counting machine, the pachinko hall employee will be suspicious. Therefore, in order to camouflage this, a normal game is played on a pachinko game machine, and when the pachinko game machine enters a special prize state (big hit state) with an extremely high winning rate, a pachinko game using a prepaid card is used. There are many ways to get a ball loan.
By doing this, the illegal pachinko balls lent by the ball lending machine will fall into the large amount of released pachinko balls due to the occurrence of the special prize state, and the necessity of exchanging the prizes will arise, so the pachinko hall employees will feel suspicious. It is possible to obtain illegal profits without giving.

[0004] Therefore, if the illegal act as described above is left unchecked, it will bring a great disadvantage to the prepaid card management company, and it is necessary to take some defensive measures in pachinko halls. It is desirable for building a sound prepaid card usage system.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to lend a game medium within a range of numerical data recorded on the record carrier in a state where the record carrier is set. It is an object of the present invention to provide a management device for a game arcade which can exert a deterrent effect on an act of using the above record carrier to obtain an illegal profit in the game arcade in which is installed.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is configured to play a game using a game medium, and the winning probability is extremely high when a predetermined condition is satisfied during the game. A state in which a gaming machine that presents a big hit state and a record carrier that is installed in a one-to-one correspondence with the gaming machine and directly or indirectly records numerical data indicating the number of payable gaming media are set. At a gaming hall equipped with a lending device for releasing a game medium within the range of the numerical data and reducing the numerical data by the amount of the discharge, the gaming machine provided in the gaming machine is in the jackpot state. When the jackpot detection signal is generated when the jackpot detection signal is generated, and when the jackpot detection signal is output from the signal generation means, the game by the lending device for a predetermined prohibition period Is obtained by a configuration in which a control means for prohibiting the release behavior of the body.

According to such a configuration, when the gaming machine is in the jackpot state, the lending device is prohibited from releasing the gaming medium, so that a large amount of the gaming medium is discharged in the jackpot state in the gaming machine. , The camouflaging act of using a fraudulently acquired record carrier to disperse the game medium released from the lending device becomes impossible, and the deterrent effect against the act of obtaining an illegal profit by using a found record carrier or a counterfeit record carrier Can be exhibited (Claim 1).

In this case, the control means can be configured to prohibit the operation of ejecting the game medium by the lending device by canceling the set state of the record carrier with respect to the lending device during the prohibition period (claim). Item 2).

Further, the game machine is provided with a detection means for generating a discharge detection signal when a game medium discharge operation is carried out according to a hit, and the control means is arranged to detect a big hit from the signal generation means. When the signal is output, it may be configured such that it waits for the emission detection signal to be output from the detection means and shifts to the prohibition period.

With such a structure, when the gaming machine is in the jackpot state, in the gaming machine,
After the game medium discharging operation according to the hit is performed, a transition is made to a prohibition period in which the lending device prohibits the game medium discharging operation. In other words, when the jackpot state occurs, the release operation of the game medium by the lending device is prohibited only after the game medium is released in association with the game, so that the gaming machine is in the jackpot state. Without the possibility of causing a situation in which the game medium used for the game is insufficient and the game cannot be continued (claim 3).

Further, the control means may be configured to extend the prohibition period by a predetermined delay period even after the output of the jackpot detection signal from the signal generation means is stopped. In this case, after the jackpot state in the gaming machine is over, the gaming medium is illegally acquired from the lending device to use the illegally acquired record carrier during a period in which the gaming medium is released with the jackpot. It becomes impossible to release it (Claim 4).

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko hall will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the structure of a pachinko game machine 1 as a game machine and a ball lending unit 2 as a lending device installed in a one-to-one correspondence with the pachinko game machine 1 according to the present invention. Has been done.

In FIG. 1, a pachinko game machine 1
Is configured to shoot a pachinko ball (game medium) in the upper plate 3 to the board surface 5 through an electric ball shooting mechanism (only the operation dial is shown with reference numeral 4). Also, the pachinko balls that are released as prize balls are designed to be released to the upper plate 3 so that when the upper plate 3 becomes full, the overflowed pachinko balls flow into the lower plate 6. It has become.

The pachinko game machine 1 is generally called a CR machine, and a discharge mechanism 7, a game controller 8 (corresponding to the signal generating means in the present invention) and a prize terminal 9 are provided on the back side thereof. ing.

As shown in the flow chart of FIG. 4, the release mechanism 7 releases a specified number Ns of pachinko balls each time a game controller 8 issues a release command, and is provided on the ball lending unit 2 side. The specified number Nk of pachinko balls are discharged each time a release command is given from the ball lending control unit 15, which will be described later.
It is configured to be supplied to

The pachinko game machine 1 is electrically operated when a predetermined condition is satisfied during a game (when a pachinko ball is won in a specific winning hole, when an electric roulette provided on the board surface 5 hits). By operating the accessory, a special prize state (big hit state) in which the winning probability (probability of winning) is extremely increased is provided.

As shown in the flow chart of FIG. 5, the game control section 8 outputs a prize signal Sf (big hit detection signal) from the prize terminal 9 when the above-mentioned prize state occurs.
When a pachinko ball is won in a winning hole (not shown) provided on the board surface, a release command is output to the release mechanism 7 to release a specified number Ns of pachinko balls.

On the front surface of the upper plate 3, a ball lending switch 10 and a return switch 1 which form a part of the ball lending unit 2.
1 and a display 12 are provided, and these functions will be described later.

The ball lending unit 2 is within a range of balance data (numerical data) magnetically recorded directly on the prepaid card (not shown) as a record carrier (inserted state). It is provided with a ball lending function of releasing pachinko balls through the releasing mechanism 7. The ball lending unit 2 is configured in a vertically long rectangular box shape.
A card insertion slot 13 for inserting a prepaid card is provided.

In the ball lending unit 2, a card reader / writer 14 is provided at a position corresponding to the card insertion slot 13, and a ball lending controller 15 corresponding to the control means in the present invention is provided above the card reader / writer 14. It is provided.

The card reader / writer 14 takes in the prepaid card inserted (set) from the card insertion slot 13 inside and gives the data read from the prepaid card to the ball lending controller 15. The discharging operation of the card taken in the inside, that is, the release of the set state of the prepaid card is configured to be performed in accordance with the discharging command from the ball lending control unit 15. In addition to the balance data, data such as an identification code for identifying the prepaid card and a serial number are magnetically recorded on the prepaid card.

The ball lending switch 10 provided on the pachinko game machine 1 side is turned on when receiving a ball lending through the ball lending unit 2, and the return switch 11 is connected to the card insertion slot 13. It is turned on when the prepaid card in the inserted state is ejected, and the ball lending switch 10 and the return switch 11 are illumination type switches. Furthermore, display 1
2 is for digitally displaying the balance data recorded in the prepaid card inserted through the card insertion slot 13.

FIG. 2 shows an outline of the electrical configuration of the pachinko game machine 1 and the ball lending unit 2 by combining functional blocks. In FIG. 2, the game control unit 8 on the pachinko game machine 1 side, as described above, performs a pachinko ball (prize ball) release command process via the release mechanism 7 and the prize signal Sf via the prize terminal 9. The output command processing of is performed.

The ball lending control unit 15 on the ball lending unit 2 side
Is a signal input / output process with the card reader / writer 14, in addition to the pachinko ball release command process through the release mechanism 7.
The input processing of the ON operation signals from the ball lending switch 10 and the return switch 11, the lighting control processing of the illuminated portions of the switches 10 and 11, the display control processing of the display 12, and the like are performed. The input processing of the ON operation signals from the ball lending switch 10 and the return switch 11 is configured to be performed by recognizing the rising edges of the ON operation signals.

The release mechanism 7 has the function of the detection means in the invention of claim 3, and when the pachinko balls are released by the release command from the game control section 8 of the pachinko game machine 1, the release detection is performed. The signal Sh is generated and given to the ball lending controller 15 on the ball lending unit 2 side.

FIG. 3 shows a part of the control contents of the ball lending controller 15 which is related to the gist of the present invention.
Hereinafter, this will be described together with related operations. In FIG. 3, the ball lending controller 15 waits until a card is inserted into the card insertion slot 13 (step A1), and when the card is inserted, the inserted card is read based on the data read by the card reader / writer 14. It is determined whether is a regular prepaid card (step A2).

When the inserted card is not a regular prepaid card, the inserted card is discharged Step A
3 is executed and the process returns to the initial step A1, but when the card is a regular prepaid card, it is determined whether there is balance data read from the prepaid card through the card reader / writer 14 (whether the balance data is not zero). A judgment is made (step A4).

If there is no balance data, the card discharging step A3 is executed and the process returns to the initial step A1.
If there is balance data, display the balance data on the display unit 1.
2 and the illumination parts of the ball lending switch 10 and the return switch 11 are turned on (steps A5 and A).
6).

After this, it is judged whether or not the ball lending switch 10 is turned on (step A7), and if it is turned on, it is judged whether or not the illumination section of the ball lending switch 10 is on. (Step A8).

When it is judged "YES" in step A8, that is, when the card reader / writer 14 has taken in the prepaid card (the ball lending operation according to the ON operation of the ball lending switch 10 is possible). Executes a step A9 of outputting a discharge command to the discharging mechanism 7, whereby the specified number N from the discharging mechanism 7 is satisfied.
Pachinko balls of k will be released as rental balls.

Next, after the display changing step A10 for reducing the balance data being displayed on the display 12 by the amount corresponding to the specified number Nk is executed, the card reader / writer 14 is recording the prepaid card being taken in. A data rewriting step A11 for reducing the balance data by the amount corresponding to the specified number Nk through the card reader / writer 14 is executed, and then it is determined whether or not the balance data after the reduction becomes zero (step A12).

If "YES" is determined in this step A12, the prepaid card is ejected in step A1.
3. After sequentially executing step A14 of turning off the illumination units of the ball lending switch 10 and the return switch 11, the process returns to the initial step A1. However, if "NO" is determined, the operation state of the ball lending switch 10 is determined. Return to step A7.

Therefore, while the inserted prepaid card has balance data, the illuminating parts of the ball lending switch 10 and the return switch 11 are kept in the ON state and each time the ball lending switch 10 is turned on. A ball lending operation is performed in which Nk pachinko balls are released as rental balls. When the balance of the prepaid card becomes zero, the prepaid card is automatically ejected and Rental switch 10 and return switch 11
The illumination unit of is turned off. As described above, the input processing of the ON operation signals from the ball lending switch 10 is performed by recognizing the rising of the ON operation signals. Therefore, the ball lending switch 10 is in a continuous ON operation state. However, the ball lending operation is performed only once.

On the other hand, in the state judged as "NO" in the step A7, that is, in the state where the ball lending switch 10 is not turned on, it is judged whether or not the return switch 11 is turned on (step A15). ), If it is turned on, the prepaid card is ejected Step A1
6. After sequentially executing step A17 of turning off the illumination parts of the ball lending switch 10 and the return switch 11, the process returns to the initial step A1.

On the other hand, when the return switch 15 is not turned on ("NO" in step A15), it is determined whether or not the prize signal Sf from the prize terminal 9 on the pachinko game machine 1 side is being input. If it is judged (step A18) and the input is in progress, the release detection signal S from the release mechanism 7
Based on the presence / absence of h, it is determined whether or not a pachinko ball as a prize ball is released from the release mechanism 7 (step A19).

If "YES" is determined in this step A19, that is, if the discharging mechanism 7 performs the discharging operation of the pachinko ball as the prize ball after the special prize state occurs in the pachinko game machine 1. Ball rental switch 10
It is determined whether or not the illuminating unit of is off (step A2)
0).

When the illuminating part of the ball lending switch 10 is on ("NO" in step A20), that is, the card reader / writer 14 has loaded the prepaid card (the ball corresponding to the on operation of the ball lending switch 10). If the lending operation is possible), the illumination unit of the ball lending switch 10 is turned off (step A21), and then the presence or absence of the ON operation of the ball lending switch 10 is determined in the step A7.
Move to.

Therefore, in the state where the illumination unit of the ball lending switch 10 is turned off in step A21, when the ball lending switch 10 is subsequently turned on ("YES" in step A7), " Since it is determined to be "NO", the ball lending operation described above is not performed. In this case, when the prize signal Sf is given from the prize terminal 9, in other words, when the prize state occurs on the pachinko game machine 1 side, the illumination unit of the ball lending switch 10 is immediately turned off to prohibit the ball lending operation. Instead, the ball lending operation is prohibited after the release mechanism 7 outputs the release detection signal Sh.

On the other hand, when the special prize signal Sf is not input (“NO” in step A18), the discharge detection signal Sh is not input after the input of the special prize signal Sf (“NO” in step A19) and the ball Rental switch 10
If the illuminating part of is off (in step A20, "YE
S)), it is determined whether or not the special prize signal Sf is changed from the input state to the input stopped state (step A22).
If "YES" is determined here, Step A for starting the timer operation operation of the delay timer set internally
After executing 23, the process proceeds to step A24, and “NO”
If it is determined that step A23 is jumped, the process proceeds to step A24.

In step A24, it is judged whether or not the delay timer is operating, and if the timer is not operating, the process returns to step A7, but if the timer is operating, the delay timer is in effect. Determines whether the time has expired (step A25). Then, when the time is not up, the process directly returns to step A7, but when the time is up, the process returns to step A7 after executing step A26 for returning the illumination unit of the ball lending switch 10 to the lighting state.

Therefore, even after the output of the prize signal Sf from the prize terminal 9 is stopped, the state in which the illumination unit of the ball lending switch 10 is turned off (the state in which the ball lending operation is prohibited) is set in the delay timer. The delay time is extended.

According to the present embodiment constructed as described above, the following actions and effects can be obtained. In the ball lending unit 2, when the prepaid card with the balance data is inserted, the ball lending switch 10
The illuminating section of the ball is turned on to display that the ball lending operation is possible, and when the ball lending switch 10 is turned on from such a display state, a prescribed number Nk of pachinko balls are discharged through the discharging mechanism 7. The ball lending operation of releasing balls is performed.

However, when the corresponding pachinko game machine 1 is in the prize state, the release detection signal S is sent from the release mechanism 7.
After the output of h, in other words, after the release mechanism 7 releases the pachinko balls as prize balls, the ball lending operation is prohibited. As a result, when the pachinko game machine 1 is in the special state,
Since the ball lending operation through the ball lending unit 2 is prohibited, a large amount of the pachinko game machine 1 is released according to the special prize state. The camouflage act of inserting a pachinko ball into it becomes impossible, and it becomes possible to exert a deterrent effect on the act of obtaining an illegal profit by using a pick-up prepaid card or a counterfeit prepaid card.

In this case, when the pachinko game machine 1 is in the special prize state, it does not immediately shift to the above-mentioned prohibited period, but shifts after waiting for the pachinko balls as prize balls to be discharged from the discharging mechanism 7. Because of the configuration, when a special state occurs in the pachinko game machine 1, there is no possibility of causing a situation where it becomes impossible to continue the game due to a shortage of pachinko balls to be used for the game. It becomes possible to prevent troubles from occurring.

Further, even after the special prize state in the pachinko game machine 1 is finished, the above-mentioned ball lending operation prohibition period is extended as it is until the delay time set in the delay timer elapses. Since it is configured, after the special prize state on the pachinko game machine 1 ends,
It is also impossible to release pachinko balls by using a prepaid card obtained illegally during the period in which the pachinko balls are released after the special prize.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but the following modifications or expansions are possible. Although the ball lending control unit 15 is configured to prohibit the pachinko ball ejection operation by turning off the illumination unit of the ball lending switch 10 during the ball lending operation prohibited period, the prepaid card is set in the ball lending unit 2. The pachinko ball ejection operation may be prohibited by releasing the (inserted state), that is, by ejecting the prepaid card. With such a configuration, the ball lending operation is surely prohibited during the prohibition period. You can do it.

Although the discharging mechanism 7 is used as means for detecting that the pachinko game machine 1 has discharged the pachinko balls, it is also possible to use the winning detection switch provided in the winning hole as the detecting means. Is. The delay timer is used as a means for extending the prohibition period of the ball lending operation by a predetermined delay time after the output of the prize signal Sf is stopped. However, after the output of the prize signal Sf is stopped, the pachinko ball releasing operation as a prize ball is performed. Is set as a delay time, or the pachinko game machine 1 side is provided with means for outputting a signal indicating that the pachinko ball release operation associated with the prize state has ended. A configuration in which the period until the signal is output is set as the delay time is also possible.

Although the pachinko game machine 1 that uses pachinko balls has been taken as an example of the game machine to be managed, a game machine such as a slot machine that uses simulated coins as a game medium may be managed. .

As a record carrier, a prepaid card for directly recording balance data, which is numerical data indicating the number of releasable game media, has been taken as an example. However, for example, a membership card issued in advance to a registered customer can be used. It can also be used as a record carrier, and in this case, a system is constructed in which the numerical data is indirectly recorded on the host computer side in a state corresponding to the ID code of the member card. become.

[0050]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the invention described in claim 1, with the record carrier set, the game medium within the range of the numerical data recorded on the record carrier is released. In the game hall where the lending device is installed, the record carrier is used because it is configured to shift to the prohibition period in which the ejecting operation of the game medium using the record carrier is prohibited during the period when the gaming machine is in the big hit state. Then, it is possible to exert a deterrent effect on the act of obtaining an illegal profit.

According to the second aspect of the invention, during the prohibited period, the release operation of the game medium is prohibited by canceling the set state of the record carrier with respect to the lending device, so the record carrier is used. It becomes possible to reliably prohibit the operation of releasing the game medium during the prohibition period.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the gaming machine is in the big hit state, the game machine waits until the gaming medium is ejected in accordance with the hit, and then shifts to the prohibited period. As a result, there is no risk of a disadvantageous situation for the player, such as a shortage of game media to be used for the game despite the jackpot of the gaming machine.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, even after the jackpot state of the gaming machine is finished, the prohibition period is extended by a predetermined delay period, so that the gaming medium is discharged due to the jackpot. During the delayed period, it becomes impossible to release the game medium from the lending device using the illegally acquired record carrier.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a substantial front view of a pachinko game machine and a ball lending unit showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing an electrical configuration.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the control contents of a ball lending control unit included in the ball lending unit.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation contents of the discharging mechanism.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the control contents of the game control unit of the pachinko game machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

In the drawings, 1 is a pachinko game machine (gaming machine), 2 is a ball lending unit (lending device), 7 is a discharging mechanism (detecting means), 8 is a game control section (signal generating means), 10 is a ball lending switch, 1
Reference numeral 1 is a return switch, 12 is an indicator, 14 is a card reader / writer, and 15 is a ball lending controller (control means).

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine configured to play a game using a gaming medium, and which presents a jackpot state in which a winning probability becomes extremely high in a state where a predetermined condition is satisfied during the game, and a pair with the gaming machine. With the record carrier installed in the corresponding state of 1 and recording directly or indirectly the numerical data indicating the number of payable game media, while releasing the game media within the range of the numerical data, In a game arcade provided with a lending device that reduces the numerical data by the amount of the emission, a signal generation means that is provided in the gaming machine and that generates a jackpot detection signal when the gaming machine exhibits the jackpot state, When a jackpot detection signal is output from the signal generating means, a control means for prohibiting the operation of releasing the game medium by the lending device for a predetermined prohibition period is provided. Characteristic game machine management device. 2. The control means prohibits the operation of ejecting the game medium by the lending device by canceling the set state of the record carrier with respect to the lending device during the prohibition period. The management device for the amusement arcade described. 3. The game machine comprises a detection means for generating a discharge detection signal when a game medium discharge operation according to a hit is performed, and the control means outputs a jackpot detection signal from the signal generation means. 3. The game hall management device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when the release is performed, it is configured to wait for the emission detection signal to be output from the detection means before shifting to the prohibited period. 4. The control means is configured to extend the prohibition period by a predetermined delay period even after the output of the jackpot detection signal from the signal generating means is stopped. The gaming machine management device according to claim 1.