JPS6324974A - Card saling apparatus in game shop - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a card vending device that can be applied to a system that can efficiently manage data in a game parlor, and in particular, relates to a card vending device that can be applied to a system that can efficiently manage data in a game parlor. In a gaming hall where various gaming machines such as halls, pachinko gaming machines, coin gaming machines, and slot machines (so-called pachi-slot machines) are arranged in different units or with multiple types of gaming machines mixed together,
Operating status of gaming machines, control status, lending status of balls and coins, and prizes for players! It is an element for configuring a data management system for an amusement park that can quickly, centrally, and efficiently manage the profit status, sales and profit margins based on each status, prize inventory information, etc. This relates to a certain card vending device.

[Prior Art] Conventional examples of data management devices in gaming parlors include the "centralized management device for gaming parlors" described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 56-3071, and the "Pachinko gaming parlor" described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 56-6306. ``Ball payout rate calculation device'', JP-A-59-982
[Thin ball lending machine system in M gymnasium] described in Publication No. 90 and "
Technologies such as "Management System for Thin Ball Rental Machines" are known.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] This invention is a step forward in the conventional game hall management system described above, and uses an information recording carrier such as that found in a telephone card, for example, to solve problems that occur at a game hall. To provide a card vending device, which is one of the requirements for constructing a data management system, in creating 61 proposals for a data management system that can accurately and efficiently grasp the data of the 8 levels and manage the game hall quickly and effectively. The purpose is to

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention is a card vending device that issues cards that can lend out media used for games in response to input of money,
A money input slot for inserting money, a money discrimination means for determining whether the money inserted from the money input slot is correct or not, and a predetermined data that allows the gaming medium to be lent in response to the output of the money discrimination means. This is a card vending device in a game parlor, including a card issuing means for issuing recorded cards.

[Function] When money is inserted through the money slot and the inserted money is determined to be correct money by the money discriminating means, the card vending device receives predetermined data that allows the lending of gaming media, for example, pachinko balls. Issue recorded cards. With the issued card, the player can borrow a predetermined number of game media, such as pachinko balls, and play games.

By using data recorded on cards, etc., it is possible to accurately and centrally understand how many cards have been sold from a card vending machine, how much gaming media has been lent out with the sold cards, etc. This allows for efficient data management.

An embodiment of the present invention and an entire system to which the embodiment of the present invention is applied will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

Let's explain the example in detail.

[Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing an example of a "game hall management system using cards" invented by the inventor of the present application. The block diagram in Figure 1 shows the Badinko Hall as pipe 1! ! ! As shown in the figure, this system includes at least a card sales n10 that sells pachinko cards 22;
Card settlement system 12 and a card system management system that performs management based on data from them]! l! device 14. Furthermore, each processing data in the plurality of pachinko gaming machines 16, ball lending machine 18, and prize ball counter 20 is also given to the card system management device 14, and the card system management device 14 also manages data based on these data. Do the following.

Card sales 1!110 is for selling pachinko cards 22, such as telephone cards, on which predetermined information is recorded. The pachinko card 22 stores, for example, data on the number of balls that can be lent out, and pachinko balls can be borrowed from the ball lending machine 18 using the pachinko card 22.

Sales data generated by the card vending machine 10, i.e., the amount of cash input into the card vending machine 1o, the type of pachinko cards sold (how many pachinko cards were sold), and the number of pachinko cards sold. , sales data of the amount of change S returned W is sent to the card system management device 14.

The card M calculation 12 is for refunding unused pachinko cards and settling unused fees for pachinko cards in the middle of use. Data such as the amount settled by the card settlement machine 12 and the card type are stored in the card system management system a.
given to 14.

Furthermore, the number of balls lent by the ball rental machine 18, the number of balls played in the pachinko machine 16, the number of balls supplied, other number of balls data, and the number of balls exchanged for prizes with the prize Gyokuro i counter 2o are also stored on the card. It is given to the system management device 14.

The card system management device 14 collects and analyzes various data such as game hall sales data, business management tips, and reference data based on the data sent from the above-mentioned devices. In addition, it is used for managing inventory data, etc.

The above are the main devices that make up this system. Although not shown in this block diagram, the game hall does not only have pachinko machines, but also other game machines, such as slot machines (so-called Batis-O), arranged coin game machines, etc. In such a case, a coin lending machine that can lend out coins using pachinko cards sold by the card vending machine 10 may be provided. In addition, instead of the card fair W machine 12, a card reader for reading card data is installed at a prize exchange place, etc., and the staff in charge confirms the read data, manually inputs the payment amount, and sends it to the management device. You may also do so.

The advantages of introducing a management system using pachinko cards like this for the management of a gaming hall are as follows. Since the game can be sold in advance (advance sale), sales for the game hall increase.

■ A ball lending machine etc. only has to perform the ball lending process based on the insertion of a pachinko card, and it is easier to judge whether the pachinko card is correct or not, compared to the case where the ball lending process is performed based on the insertion of banknotes or coins. In other words, determining the authenticity of banknotes and coins requires a relatively complex and precise device, but in the case of determining the authenticity of pachinko cards, it is only necessary to use a card reader such as a head that reads magnetic signals, and a large number of devices can be used to determine the authenticity of pachinko cards. The manufacturing cost of the necessary ball lending machine itself can be reduced. Furthermore, if the device becomes simpler, the bento rental machine can be made into a thin and slim shape, and can be placed between pachinko game machines (placed on an island stand).

■ You only need to lend balls for the required amount of money stored on the pachinko card, and there is no need to pay out change compared to the case of paper money.

■ For players, it is easier to insert a pachinko card than to insert bills or coins, and the operation is easier. Further, it is not necessary to prepare a large number of bills and coins for renting out pachinko balls, and it is convenient because it is only necessary to carry one pachinko card.

There are many advantages as mentioned above.

Below, the configurations and operations of the individual devices that make up this system, ie, the card vending machine, pachinko card, ball lending machine, card payment machine, and card system management device, will be explained in detail.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of a card vending machine 10 according to an embodiment of this system, and FIG.
FIG. In addition, FIG. 4 shows the card vending machine 10.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram drawn to explain the configuration of the system. Second
The configuration and operation of the card vending machine 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 through 4, and particularly with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

In the card vending machine 10, in a state where power is supplied from the power supply circuit 24 to each mechanical section, whether or not the card sales amount is reached is displayed on the on-sale display 26 or the discontinued display 28.

During card sales, when coins or bills are inserted from the coin slot 30 or the bill slot 32, respectively,
The coin sorter 34 or the banknote sorter 36 inserts V
It is determined whether the coin or the inserted banknote is a regular coin or banknote, and if it is a regular coin or banknote, it is given to the money counter 38. The money counter 38 inputs the input money (
It detects the amount of money (coins and banknotes) and performs cumulative counting. The detected count data (inserted amount data) of the money counter 38 is given to the υ control rA40, and the input amount storage section 42
At the same time, it is displayed on the input amount display 46 via the display driver 44.

After being counted by the money counter 38, some of the inserted money is given to the change holding/returning mechanism 48 as supplementary money, and the rest is stored in the safe 52 for safekeeping.

If the input coins sorted by the coin sorter 34 or the input bills sorted by the banknote sorter 36 are bad coins or bad banknotes, they are returned from the change return slot 50 via the change holding/return i mechanism 48. .

After inserting the money, the user operates the selection instruction l1lI#I. That is, in normal operation, the sales card amount selection buttons 54a, 54b, 54c, and 54d.

54e is pressed, and either the sales card number selection button 56a or 56b is pressed. Signals generated by these button operations are detected by the signal acquisition circuit 58,
The signal is given to the control unit 40. The -1111 section 40 supplies these signals to the display driver 44 to cause the sales card amount display 60 and the sales card number display 62 to display the amount and number of the selected sales cards, respectively.

The user confirms the display on each display 60 and 62, presses the cancel button 64 if he or she wishes to correct the displayed content, or presses the sell button 66 if he or she wishes to purchase a card for the displayed amount.
Note that the sales card number display 62 will display the number of cards sold when any of the sales card amount selection buttons 54 is pressed.
1J is displayed and the number of illegally sold cards selection button 56a is displayed.
, 56b is pressed, the number of sheets displayed is changed.

Note that instead of providing the sales card number selection button 56, the number of sales cards may be detected and displayed in response to the number of times the sales card IQ selection button 54 is pressed.

The signal of the sales button 66 is applied to the counter section 40 via the signal acquisition circuit 58. The tIIJ Ube 40 controls the card issuing mechanism based on this signal, takes out the card from the card paper stock section 68, writes necessary data into the magnetic stripe section of the card at the data writing section 70, and writes the necessary data to the data printing section 72. Necessary data is printed on the surface of the card, and the card is issued from the card dispensing machine via the ticket issuing processing section 74.

In addition, the υItll1 section 40 includes a change holding and return mechanism 48.
The change after the card purchase is returned from the change return port 50, and the amount of change returned is stored in the change amount storage section 42.

In the above explanation, in the card issuing mechanism, cards with no data are stored in the card paper stock section 68, and the cards from the stock section are taken out based on the sales control signal, and necessary data is written (magnetic It was explained that the data is encoded and printed and then processed for ticket issuing.However, instead of this, cards with data stored in advance are stocked by type, and any of them can be selectively paid out. It may be something that is done.

The price of pachinko cards sold by the card vending machine 10 is, for example, i, o, as shown in the figure.

0 yen card, 2,000 yen card, 3,000 yen card, 5,000 yen card and 10,000 yen card,
The amount is higher than the amount that a player would normally pay to borrow balls using currency. This is because when borrowing pachinko balls using a pachinko card, players can borrow only the amount of pachinko balls they need, rather than borrowing the entire face value of the card. This was done in a way that would save you the trouble of doing so.

Card vending machines are not limited to those explained above, but the following
It may also include a ball rental mechanism as shown in the figure. That is, in addition to the operation section for card sales, there is also a ball rental display temperature 78 for ball rental processing, and a ball rental amount selection button 8.
0 and a number of balls exit 82 are provided, and after inserting coins or bills into the coin slot 30 or the bill slot 32, a predetermined number of rental balls are paid out from the number of balls exit 82 by operating the ball rental amount selection button 80. It may also include n structure.

If such a card selling and ball lending machine is used, the user will borrow a predetermined number of pachinko balls at the start of a game, and also add cards in consideration of the need to borrow more pachinko balls depending on the progress of the game. It is a convenient device that can be purchased.

Moreover, in a pachinko hall, there is no need to install a card vending machine and a ball lending machine together, and the installation space of the hall can be used advantageously.

Furthermore, the card vending machine may have the following simple configuration. In other words, it may be provided with a bill slot into which only a predetermined banknote, for example, a 1,000 yen bill, can be inserted as a money slot, and a card payout slot.

Then, a 1,000 yen bill is inserted from the bill slot,
In response to the identification device determining that the inserted banknote is a regular 1,000 yen banknote, i, oo
A pachinko card of o yen may be paid out from a card payout port. In other words, the card vending machine 1 explained in FIG.
Rather than a vending machine that allows you to insert many types of coins and select the amount of the pachinko card you want to purchase, such as 0, a pachinko card of i, ooo yen is issued in response to the insertion of a 1,000 yen bill. It may be of a simple configuration such as

Pachinko Card 9 FIG. 6 is an illustrative diagram showing an example of a pachinko card used in an embodiment of this system. pachinko card 2
2 is made of, for example, a paper note or a thin note based on polyester and has a magnetic coating on part or all of its front or back side. In the illustrated embodiment,
It has a magnetic stripe 84 on a part of its surface. On the surface of the pachinko card 22, the name of the store (for example, "Fever 1 store") and the expiration date (for example, r61.8°31J
), the date of sale (for example, "r61.7.01"), and the amount of the card (for example, "amount: 3.OOO") are printed.

The magnetic stripe 84 is an area in which data can be written magnetically, and the written data can be continued mechanically.

The magnetic stripe 84 contains, for example, data such as shown diagrammatically in FIG. (Code of a store where pachinko balls can be borrowed using this pachinko card), card amount, presence or absence of M calculation (data indicating whether the card has been paid or not), and used type (7J-card). Data on how much of the 3,000 yen amount has already been used to rent out pachinko balls is stored.

Note that the pachinko card 20 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is merely an example, and the pachinko cards that can be used in this embodiment are not limited to such an embodiment. Possible variations of pachinko cards include the following.

The pachinko card amount is a predetermined amount, for example 1.00.
The pachinko card only stores expiration date data and usable store name data, and the pachinko card can be used once to rent out pachinko balls for 200 yen per unit. 5.
It may be a card that can be used multiple times. Then, each time it is used, one punch hole or notch is formed,
The card may be considered used when five punch holes or notches are formed.

Furthermore, instead of magnetic storage, each data may be stored on the pachinko card by encoding the data using an optically detectable printing form such as a bar code. In addition, the encoding of data to pachinko cards is
It may also be made by a combination of small holes formed in the pachinko card.

Furthermore, the card expiry date data encoded on the card is not limited to the data stored in advance from the card vending machine, but can be used within a predetermined period from the time the card is first used and pachinko balls are lent for the first time. The expiration date data may be recorded at that time so that the card can be used.

In addition, the number of pachinko balls that can be lent to the card 1n data (
amount data) is encoded,
In order to prevent unauthorized re-recording of data, holes are formed in the data-recordable parts such as the magnetic coating, depending on the quantity (amount) of pachinko balls that have already been lent, to prevent data from being physically re-recorded. Recording may be made impossible.

Fig. 8 is a front view of a ball lending machine 86 applicable to one embodiment of this system, and Fig. 9 is a schematic side view of the ball lending machine 86. Furthermore, FIG. 10 is a block diagram of the structure of the ball lending machine 86.

With reference to FIGS. 8, 9, and 10, the ball rental machine 86
First, the configuration will be explained. As shown in Fig. 8, the ball rental machine [86] has a slim shape that is vertically long and narrow in width, and is arranged between the pachinko game machine placed on the island stand and the pachinko game machine 4. It is. On the front of the ball rental machine 86, from top to bottom, there is a ball rental indicator 8 that indicates that the device is in operation.
8. A card insertion slot 90 into which a pachinko card can be vertically inserted, an amount display 92, a ball rental amount selection button 94, and a ball rental outlet 96 are provided. The amount display 92 is for displaying the amount of money that can be rented, which is stored in the pachinko card. The ball rental amount selection button 94 is
,000 yen J r500 yen J f300 yen J r20
0 yen J rloO yen J (7) It includes five buttons, and when any button is pressed, an instruction is given to lend pachinko balls for an amount corresponding to the displayed amount.

Inside the card insertion slot 90, as shown in FIG.
Further, a card transport mechanism 100 is provided longitudinally in the direction in which the card 22 is inserted. The card insertion detection switch 98 is a switch consisting of a pair of light emitter and light receiver provided on both right sides of the card insertion path, and in FIG. 9, the two overlap and are represented by one small block. .

). This detection switch 98 detects insertion of the pachinko card 22 by blocking the light beam from the emitter to the light receiver when the leading end of the pachinko card 22 is inserted.

Note that the card insertion detection switch 98 may be configured with a microswitch whose actuator section is configured to move lightly, instead of a switch consisting of a light emitter and a light receiver.

The card transport mechanism 100, which is formed longitudinally in the insertion direction of the pachinko card 22, includes a card transport roller, a motor, etc. (the motor etc. are not shown), and holds both sides of the pachinko card 22 between the rollers. - The pachinko card 22 is taken into the interior by driving in the force direction, and the pachinko card 22 is taken in by driving in the other direction.
It has a conveyance function of discharging to the outside.

A card data reading and card data writing element 102 is further provided inside the card insertion slot 90. These card data reading/writing elements 102 are designed to correspond to the positions of the magnetic stripe 84 (see FIG. 6) provided on the pachinko card 22, and the card data reading/writing elements 102 are designed to correspond to the positions of the magnetic stripe 84 (see FIG. 6) provided on the pachinko card 22. It is capable of reading encoded data and rewriting that data.

In this example, this consists of a magnetic head.

Note that if the information on the pachinko card 22 is encoded, for example, in a barcode, the card data reading element may be configured with a barcode reader that can optically read data.

Inside the ball rental machine 86, there is a rental ball supply passage 106 through which pachinko balls are supplied from an external supply gutter, a switching passage 108 connected to the downstream end of the passage 106, and a rental ball storage passage 110 connected to the downstream side of the switching passage 106. and a stopper 112 provided at its downstream end.
and a rental ball supply gutter 114 that receives pachinko balls released from the rental ball storage passage 110. Switching passage 10
8 is rotatably provided around a fulcrum 115,
The stopper 112 is provided to be slidable in the vertical direction. And both are connecting members 116a, 116b, 116c
A ball rental processing solenoid 118 is connected to the connecting member 116C. When the ball rental solenoid 118 is turned on, the stopper 112 is moved upward, and the switching passage 108 is rotated leftward about the fulcrum 115. When the switching passage 108 is rotated to the left, the downstream end of the rental ball supply passage 106 and the upstream end of the rental ball storage passage 110 are blocked by the switching passage 108. Storage passage 110
The supply of pachinko balls will be stopped. In addition, in this state, the stopper 112 slides upward and the ball rental passage 11
Since the downstream end of 0 is opened, a certain number, for example, 25 pachinko balls stored in the rental ball storage passage 110 flow down to the rental ball supply l1114. In this way, the rental ball storage passage 1
A certain number of pachinko balls stored in 10
18 is turned on.

A pachinko ball shortage detector 119 is provided at a predetermined position in the middle of the rental ball supply path 106. Normally, pachinko balls are always supplied to the rental ball supply passage 106 from its upstream end, but if the supply of pachinko balls is stopped for some reason, the ball rental passage 106 is supplied with pachinko balls from the switching passage 106.
There is a possibility that the number of pachinko balls supplied to the rental ball storage passage 110 via the ball passage 8 may become insufficient. In such a case, the pachinko ball shortage detector 119 detects a shortage of pachinko balls, and based on this, the control unit 120 gives a signal to the display driver 124 to turn off the ball rental display temperature 88, It is configured to stop fh control operations of other mechanisms. The presence or absence of a signal from the pachinko ball shortage detector 119 is detected by the control unit 120 at a predetermined time cycle by interrupt processing.

Each mechanism of the ball lending machine 86 is controlled by a control section 120, as shown in FIG. The control unit 120 is constituted by a microcomputer, and includes a RAM which is a CPU 1 storage circuit as a control center, a ROM in which a control program is stored, an input/output interface, and the like. A solenoid driver 122 for the ball rental processing solenoid 118, an amount display 92, a display driver 124 for the ball rental display temperature 88, etc. are provided as necessary.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control circuit of FIG. 10. Next, the processing operation of the ball lending machine 86 will be explained according to the flowchart shown in FIG. M11.

When the control starts, the control unit 11 120 (10th
(see figure) waits for a signal input from the card insertion detection switch 98. That is, the user manually inserts the leading end of the pachinko card 22 into the card insertion slot 90 shown in FIG.

When the control unit 120 detects that the leading end of the pachinko card 22 is inserted, it drives and controls the card transport mechanism 100 to take the pachinko card 22 into the ball rental machine 86, and also controls the card data reading and writing elements. 102 is driven and controlled to read the card data stored in the magnetic stripe 84 of the pachinko card 22, and display the amount data of the read card data on the amount display 92.

Thereafter, the user presses one of the ball rental amount selection buttons 94, and when any of the ball rental amount selection buttons 94 is pressed, the amount corresponding to the pressed button is stored in the pachinko card 22. It is determined whether the amount data is less than or equal to the specified amount data. If the amount on the selection button 94 is larger than the amount data stored on the pachinko card 22, an error process will be performed because the player is attempting to rent balls with an amount greater than the remaining amount on the card.

If the appropriate selection button is pressed, the control unit 120 drives and controls the solenoid driver 122 according to the amount selected by the selection button, and the ball rental processing solenoid 118 (see FIG. 9) is activated. is turned on for a predetermined time and a predetermined number of times, the pachinko balls stored in the rental ball storage passage 110 are released into the rental ball storage gutter 114, and the rental ball processing is performed.

Next, the control unit 120 subtracts the amount selected by the selection button from the amount data of the pachinko card 22, causes the remaining amount to be displayed on the amount display 92, and if the remaining amount is not "0", the card data reading and writing element is activated. 102 to rewrite the amount data on the pachinko card 22, drive the card transport mechanism 100, and eject the pub-nco card 22 from the card insertion 090. If there is no remaining amount on the pachinko card 22, the pachinko card 22 is taken into the device 86 without being ejected.

FIG. 12 is a front view of another ball lending machine 26 applicable to one embodiment of this system, FIG. 13 is a block diagram of the configuration of the false ball lending machine 126, and FIG. 14 is a Ball rental machine 1
26 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of No. 26.

Referring to FIG. 12, the ball rental machine 126 is equipped with a ball rental amount entry capo 128 for inputting the ball rental amount in the order of 100 yen m, and the ball rental amount entry capo 128 is operated. Each time, the ball rental amount is added and displayed on the ball rental amount display 130. The ball lending machine 126 also includes a ball lending button 132 for instructing execution of ball lending processing, a cancel button 134 for inputting signals such as correcting or canceling the ball lending amount, and a loaded pachinko card 22. An end button 136 and the like for issuing an ejection command are provided. Signals generated by pressing each of these buttons are given to the 4111211 section 120, as shown in FIG. 13, and the control section 120 performs predetermined control based on the input signals.

Next, according to the chart in FIG.
The processing operation in step 6 will be explained.

Depending on the user, there are 90 card slots and 22 pachinko cards.
When the leading end of the pachinko card 22 is inserted, the card insertion detection switch 98 is turned on, the control section 120 detects the insertion of the pachinko card 22, and drives the card transport mechanism 100 to take the pachinko card 22 into the apparatus. At the same time, the pachinko card 22 is read using the card data reading/writing element 102.
The card data stored magnetically is read, and the amount data of the card data is displayed on the card amount display 92.

Next, when detecting that the ball rental amount entry capo button 128 is turned on, the control unit 120 stores 100 yen in an internal memory (not shown) and displays the 100 yen on the ball rental amount display 13.
Display it at 0. Then, in response to the ball rental capo button 128 being pressed multiple times, 1
00 yen is added and the added amount is stored in the internal memory and displayed on the ball rental amount display 130.

If the cancel button 134 is pressed during the process, the control unit 120 clears the ball rental amount stored in the IA product in the internal memory and the amount displayed on the ball rental amount display 130.

When there is a signal from the ball lending button 132 after inputting the ball rental amount, the control unit 120 compares the ball rental amount with the amount data stored in the pachinko card 22 and determines that the ball rental amount is less than or equal to the amount data on the pachinko card 22. If so, the solenoid driver 122 is zeroed a number of times corresponding to the ball rental amount, the ball rental processing solenoid 118 (see FIG. 9) is turned on, and the ball rental processing is executed.

If the amount of balls to be paid is not less than the amount stored in the pachinko card 22, it means that an attempt is made to lend more than the amount of balls stored in the pachinko card 22, and in this case, an error process is performed.

After executing the ball rental process, the control unit 120 displays the card amount display 9.
2 displays the remaining amount data after deducting the payout amount from the amount data of the pachinko card 22, and if there is no remaining amount, the pachinko card 22 is collected inside. If there is an amount of 15, the player waits for the next signal input, and when the ball rental amount entry capo button 128 is pressed, the ball rental process is performed again. If the end button 136 is pressed and the signal is given,
The amount data on the pachinko card 22 is rewritten. A card data reading/writing element 102 is used for this rewriting. Then, the card transport mechanism 100 is operated to release the pachinko card 22.

The ball rental machine 126 according to this embodiment has a configuration in which the ball rental amount can be entered by the number of times the ball rental amount input capotan 128 is pressed, which is set to ``100 yen'' as the amount per unit. Alternatively, a numeric keypad may be provided and the ball rental amount may be entered using the numeric keypad.

FIG. 15 is a front view of a ball lending machine 138 of yet another embodiment that can be used in one embodiment of this system.
FIG. 16 is a block diagram of its configuration, and FIG. 17 is a flowchart for explaining its operation.

Referring to FIG. 15, the ball loan 1132 according to this embodiment
is provided with a ball rental amount indicator 88, a card insertion slot 901, an amount display 92, a ball rental amount entry capo button 128 for inputting the ball rental amount in units of 100 yen, an end button 136, and a ball rental outlet 96. There is.

Next, the control operation of the ball lending machine 138 will be explained according to a flowchart not shown in FIG.

When the tip of the pachinko card 22 is inserted into the card insertion slot 90, the card insertion detection switch 98
A signal is given to the control unit 120, and the control unit 120 controls the card transport mechanism 10.
0 to take the pachinko card 22 into the device. At the same time, the card data is read by the card data reading/writing element 102, and the amount data of the read data is displayed on the amount display 92.

After that, when the ball rental amount entry capo button 128 is turned on, the control unit 120 determines whether the displayed amount is larger than 100 yen or not, and if it is larger, subtracts 100 yen from the displayed amount, and the solenoid driver 122 By controlling the drive, the ball lending process is performed by turning on the solenoid 118 to perform the ball lending process of 100 yen. In this way, each time the ball rental capo button 128 is pressed, the ball lending process for 100 yen is executed. This is one of the characteristics of the control operation of this embodiment.

When the end button is pressed after a predetermined amount of paid balls have been paid out, the υ control unit 120 determines whether there is a remaining amount in the amount data or not, and if there is a remaining amount, the amount data of the pachinko card 22 is transferred to the card data. It is rewritten by the read/write element 102 and the pachinko card 22 is ejected. pachinko card 22
If there is no remaining amount, the card 22 is collected into the device and the process ends.

As explained above in each of the embodiments, the ball lending machine that can be applied to one embodiment of this system does not lend out pachinko balls by directly inputting money (hard GT and/or banknotes) like the conventional ones. Therefore, the detection mechanism and the authenticity determination mechanism of the currency detection section can be simplified, and the entire device can be made smaller. Furthermore, since the pachinko card 22 is an easy-to-handle paper ticket or polyester-based ticket having a predetermined thickness, it is easier to handle than a banknote, and there is no trouble in inserting it vertically.

Therefore, even if the card insertion slot 90 is an insertion slot with a vertical slit, the pachinko card 22 can be easily inserted.

Furthermore, there is no need to pay out change, etc., and the pachinko card 2
Of the amount data stored in the pachinko card 22, it is sufficient to pay off the necessary amount of balls and store the remaining amount in the pachinko card 22, and the change mechanism as in the conventional one can be omitted.

In the explanation of each of the above embodiments regarding the ball lending machine, the ball lending machine is equipped with an automatic loading mechanism, and after the tip of the pachinko card is inserted from the card insertion slot, the card is automatically loaded by the automatic loading mechanism. The pachinko card was imported, the card data was read, the card data was rewritten, and the pachinko card was ejected automatically. It may be configured to slide along the groove.

Also, after manually inserting a pachinko card from the card slot, the pachinko card is not slid, but the card data is read and i! The structure may be such that the insertion element slides along the data indentation part of the pachinko card and reads the data.

Additionally, the data encoded on the pachinko card is optically detectable data, and the ball lending machine is equipped with an element that can detect the data all at once, such as a COD. , a mechanism for sliding a pachinko card such as an automatic pachinko card loading mechanism when detecting data may not be provided.

In addition, in pachinko halls, generally speaking, the ball rental machine is a pachinko machine located on the island stand. It is inserted between the i-techniques and the tatami mats, and a large number of ball lending machines are arranged in one pachinko hall. In such a case, an iIll control section 120 is installed for each ball rental machine.
Instead of the control unit 120 performing 2,1160 operations for each ball lending machine, the control unit is a common control unit provided in, for example, a card system management device to be described later,
A plurality of ball lending machines may be controlled, for example, in a time-sharing manner by the common control unit.

Card Settlement Machine 1 FIG. 18 is an external perspective view showing an example of a card settlement machine used in one embodiment of this system, and FIG. 19 does not show its front view. Mainly referring to FIG. 19, the card payment machine 12 includes a payment cancellation indicator 140 and a payment cancellation display for displaying whether the card payment machine is in a state where payment processing is possible or in a state where payment processing is canceled. :! +142 are provided respectively. The card slot 144 is for the card user (player) to insert the pachinko card 22 that he or she wants to pay for.
When the pachinko card 22 is inserted, the remaining amount of the pachinko card 22 is detected and the remaining amount is displayed on the remaining amount display 146.

The payment amount display 148 is for displaying the amount to be paid. Both the banknote return port 150; r3 and the coin return port 152 are for refunding the settled amount. The card payment machine 12 is further provided with a numeric keypad 154 for inputting numerical data, a payment key 156 for commanding payment processing, and a collection key 158 for commanding card collection processing.

FIG. 20 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of the card payment machine 12. Further, FIG. 21 is a 70-chart for explaining the operation of the block diagram in FIG. 20.

Next, the configuration and operation of the card payment machine 12 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 20 and 21.

When the card user inserts the pachinko card 22 that he or she wants to pay into the card slot 144, the card detection switch 160 is turned on, and a signal is given from the card detection switch 160 to the control section 162. Accordingly, the υ control unit 162
drives the card transport machine IK164 to take in the pachinko card 22, and at the same time reads the data encoded on the pachinko card 22 by the card reader/writer 166. The data read by the card reader/writer 166 is detected and stored in the control unit 162, and if the amount data of the read card data is not the remaining amount rOJ, the remaining amount of the pachinko card 22 is displayed via the display driver 168. display on the device 146.

Next, when the user operates the numeric keypad 154 and inputs numerical data, the inputted numerical data is displayed on the settlement amount display 148, and the Nc'J button 156 is displayed.
wait for input. If the payment button 156 is input,
The fll til 1 section 162 compares the payment amount input using the numeric keypad 154 with the remaining amount on the pachinko card 22, and only when the input amount is smaller than or equal to the remaining amount, the banknote dispensing mechanism 170 and/or the coin dispensing mechanism 172 is driven to pay out money corresponding to the settlement amount from the banknotes and/or coins in the banknote storage box 174 and/or coin storage box 176 to the banknote payout port 150 and/or the coin payout port 152.

If the payment amount entered using the numeric keypad is larger than the remaining amount on the pachinko card 22, please press the numeric keypad 1 again.
Money dispensing processing cannot be performed until the settlement amount is corrected in step 54.

Along with the money payout process, the control unit 162 rewrites the amount data encoded on the pachinko card 22 by the card reader/writer 166.

That is, the amount obtained by subtracting the input m calculation amount from the remaining amount on the pachinko card 22 is encoded anew on the pachinko card 22, and becomes the new remaining amount on the pachinko card 22. When there is no new remaining amount, the control unit 162 drives the card transport mechanism 164 to perform card collection processing, and collects the pachinko card 22 into the card collection box 178. If there is a new remaining amount, the pachinko card 22 is returned to the card slot 144 again by the card transport mechanism 164.

Note that it is preferable that payments for the pachinko card 22 are made in units of 100 yen, for example, and that payments for smaller amounts are not allowed to prevent mischievous payments.

If there is no remaining amount in the amount data in the card data detected when the pachinko card 22 is first taken in, the dust control section 162 causes the remaining amount display 146 to display the card price. Here, I will briefly explain card charges.

The pachinko card 22 applied to this system is a disposable card. Therefore, when the remaining amount encoded on the pachinko card 22 runs out, the user discards the card 22. Usually, there are several waste bins installed in a pachinko hall, but when a player playing at each pachinko machine borrows pachinko balls from the ball lending machine attached to the pachinko machine, When there is no more money left on a pachinko card 22, it may be possible to stack the card 22 on the edge of the island stand or throw it away on the floor without taking the trouble to carry the card 22 to the waste bin. Since there will be many such players during business hours, a large number of unnecessary pachinko cards 22 will be scattered around the pachinko hall, making cleaning afterwards difficult.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the disposable pachinko cars 122 that are no longer needed are collected by the card service E[gi, and the pachinko halls are not soiled with unnecessary pachinko cards 22 that have no remaining value, and the trouble of cleaning up the pachinko halls is avoided. In other words, it is decided that the unnecessary pachinko card 22 will be purchased for a predetermined card price, for example, 20 yen, and in order to do so,
The player only has to insert an unnecessary pachinko card 22 into a card 'III calculator.

Returning to the flowchart of FIG. 21, when the card price is displayed and the debt collection button 158 is pressed, the control unit 162
collects the pachinko card 22 into the card collection box 178. After that, the coin dispensing mechanism 172 is driven, and the card price, for example, 2
Process the payout of 0 yen.

In addition, when there is no remaining amount on the pachinko card 22 at the time of payment, the card payment process is performed at the same time as the card collection process.

In addition to the above control, the card payment machine 12 performs the following interrupt υ control. In other words, banknote storage fi
174 and lii! It is determined whether or not banknotes and coins of a predetermined amount or more are stored in the currency storage box 176, and if they are stored, the device further checks the storage box 8f71.
Whether the work is being done normally or not, that is, there is some kind of
It is determined whether or not a trouble on II has occurred, and if no trouble has occurred, the payment in progress display 142 is turned on via the display driver 168.

If there is no more than the specified amount of money, or if there is an abnormality in the processing, the $IW cancellation process will be performed, i.e. card payment! 112
The processing operation is disabled to prohibit the processing, and the payment cancellation indicator 142 is turned on. Such additional processing is performed, for example, every 0.4 mS.

Card System Management - Part 1 FIG. 22 is an external perspective view of the card system management device 14 used in one embodiment of this system, and FIG. 23 is a plan view showing the key arrangement etc. provided on the operation panel section. It is a diagram.

Referring to FIGS. 22 and 23, the operation panel 180 of the card system management device 14 includes a mode changeover switch 182 for switching operation modes, a numeric keypad 184 for inputting numerical data, and commands for various operations. A plurality of function keys 186 and a receipt output port 188 for the built-in printer are provided.

The mode changeover switch 182 is set to an OFF mode in which the power to the management device 14 is cut off, an ON mode in which the management device 14 can perform normal operations, and a mode selected by a specific operator, for example, a pachinko parlor. 5ECRE allows you to display only data that can only be confirmed by the administrator or person in charge of the pachinko hall.
This is used to switch between the T mode and the PROGRAM mode for changing or rewriting the operating program of the management device 14. The mode changeover switch 182 is designed so that the mode can be changed by inserting a key, and ordinary employees usually switch between 0FF mode and ON mode.
A person in charge of a pachinko hall has a key that can switch between OFF mode, ON mode, and 5E.
It is conceivable to carry a key that can switch between CRET mode and PROGRAM mode.

Note that when the mode changeover switch 182 is in a mode other than the OFF mode, an indicator lamp 190 for indicating that the management device 14 is energized is arranged above the mode changeover switch 182.

The numeric keypad 184 has 11 keys: "1" to "9" and rOJ and rC (clear) keys.
Numerical data can be entered using these keys. The "C" key is used to correct input data.

Function keys 186 include various keys described below. Namely, card sales status key 192: This key 192 is used to command the output of data such as the number of cards sold for each card type, the sales amount for each card type, the total number of all cards sold, and the total amount sold for all cards. Yes, Input money status key 194: This key 194 is for outputting data regarding the number of input coins for each type of coin, the amount of input coins for each type of coin, and the total amount of all coins. Change status key 196: This key 196 is used to command the display of the number of coins for each type of change dispensed, the amount of money for each type of change dispensed, and the total amount of all change dispensed. Change status key 198: This key 198 is used to command the display of the amount of change that is pre-installed in the card vending machine or card M calculator. Built-in change setting key 200: This key 200 is used to display the amount of change stored in the card vending machine or card M calculator.

This is used to input and set the amount of change stored in advance in the card vending machine and card Mt9m for each type of change using the numeric keypad. Ball lending machine number designation key 202: This key 202 is used for each ball lending machine. All ball lending (total amount) key 204: This key 204 is used to command the display of the total number of ball lending, total amount of ball lending, etc., and printing. Key 206: This key 206 is used to instruct the built-in printer to print the data displayed on the display screen. Total number of balls to be supplied key 208: This key 208 is used to print the data displayed on the display screen using the built-in printer. This key is used to command the display of the total number of supplied balls, and the total number of balls played key 210: This key 210 is used to command the display of the total number of balls shot for each pachinko game machine. Ball output rate key 212 related to the number of rental balls: This key 212 is
This key 21 is used to display and command the ratio of the payout rate of the pachinko machine to the number of pachinko balls borrowed by the ball lending machine.
Numeral 4 is for commanding the display of the payout rate of all pachinko machines based on the current game with respect to the sales amount of the sold cards.Difference number key 216: This key 216 is
Actual sales key 218: This key 218 is used to calculate and display the actual sales, and displays the actual sales and total sales. Credit amount comparison key 220: This key 220 is for instructing a comparative display of total sales amount and total ball loan amount. Card total sales amount, total ball loan amount comparison key 222: This key 222 is used to This command is used to calculate and display the total card sales amount and total ball loan amount.

Referring to FIG. 22, card system management device 14 is equipped with a CRT display 224 for displaying data. Various data are displayed on the display 224 as each key on the operation panel 180 is operated.

The internal configuration of the management device 14 is composed of a microcomputer centered on a CPU, and an example of the configuration circuit is as shown in FIG. 24.

Referring to FIG. 24, the card system management device 14:
An operation panel 180 including various keys as described above;
CPU 226 to which signals from operation panel 180 are given
and a ROM in which the operating program of the CPU 226 is stored.
228 and RAM that can write and read various data
230, CRT display 224, and printer 23
The configuration includes 2. The block diagram in FIG. 24 is a simplified illustration, and in reality, the CPU 226
The signal path provided from the CPU 226 to the printer 232 is equipped with an interface, a driver circuit, etc., but such technology is already known and is not important as an embodiment of the present invention, so it is omitted. .

The CPU 226 includes the already mentioned card vending machine and card'
Various data are input from the kJ calculator, ball rental machine, pachinko game machine, prize ball exchange machine, etc. The CPU 226 temporarily stores these input data in the RAM 230, and in response to command signals from the operation panel 180,
Arithmetic processing is performed based on the data stored in the RAM 230, and the instructed data is displayed on the CRT display 224.
or printed by the printer 232.

The RAM 230 includes at least the following storage areas as areas for storing various data. In other words, a card type neck memory area, a memory area for the number of inserted coins for each type of coin, a memory area for the number of change dispensed for each type of coin, a memory area for the number of built-in change pieces for each type of coin, a memory area for the number of pachinko line cut balls supplied, and a memory area for the number of pachinko balls to be punched in. number memory area,
These areas include a storage area for the number of cards to be paid for each type of card, a storage area for the amount of refunds for each type of card, a storage area for the number of collected cards for each type of card fence, a storage area for the number of exchanged prizes, an area for storing the type and number of exchanged prizes, a calculation register area, and the like.

More preferably, among the above storage areas, the card type neck sales number storage area, the input number storage area for each currency type, the change dispensed number storage area for each currency type, and the built-in change number storage area for each currency type are stored in the card vending machine, Storage areas are configured for the card vending machine and the card payment adjustment so that data can be stored for each card 1a machine.

The CPU 226 of the management device 14 accesses the control units of the card vending machine, card I calculator, ball lending machine, pachinko game machine, and prize ball exchange machine connected to this management device in a predetermined time cycle, and collects data from each machine. These data are stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 230. Also,
By receiving a display command signal etc. from the operation panel 180, predetermined arithmetic processing is performed based on the data stored in the RAM 230, and the results are displayed on the CRT display 22.
4. Further, when a printout signal is given from the operation panel 180, the printer 232 prints out the data displayed on the CR]-display 224.

In addition, in this embodiment, a case has been described in which the RAM 230 is used as the data storage means of the CPU 226;
If the storage capacity of the M230 is insufficient, for example, a floppy disk, magnetic tape, etc. may be used as an external storage device.

Furthermore, instead of outputting the data using the printer 232, the data may be stored on a flexible disk or the like.

FIG. 25 is an illustrative plan view showing an example of system arrangement according to an embodiment of the present invention in an actual pachinko hall. FIG. 25 shows an example in which the system having the schematic configuration shown in FIG. 1 is installed in an actual pachinko hall. In FIG. 25, 10 is a card vending machine, 12 is a card controller, 14 is a card system management device, 16 is a pachinko game machine, 18 is a ball lending machine, and 20 is a prize ball counter. Connecting arrows representatively show part of the signal flow.

26 to 33 show the CRT of the card system management device 14 explained with reference to FIGS. 22 to 24.
3 is a diagram illustrating an example of data displayed on a display 224 and data printed out by a printer 232. FIG. These figures show examples of various types of data printed out as print data. The following will explain the data 1q in the card system management device 14 in order.

FIG. 26 shows an example of "input money management data". This data is a compilation of the type, number, and amount of money inserted into the card vending machine for card purchase.

As shown in the figure, this data is compiled every three hours, for example, and is automatically printed. Further, when the user wishes to check, the inserted banknote status key 194 (see FIG. 23) is pressed at 1m.

FIG. 27 is an example of a printout of [sales card management data]. This data is a total of the number of cards sold by type and sales amount in all card sales, and is also printed out at predetermined intervals so that changes can be seen. Furthermore, by pressing the card sales status key 192, it is possible to print out the card sales status at a desired time. By referring to this data, the pachinko ball manager can grasp the card sales status, etc., and based on that, can know when to replenish the card tickets etc. stocked in the card sales room. can.

FIG. 28 is an example of a printout of "change management data". This data is a total of how many coins have been dispensed out of the change stored in advance in all card vending machines. Based on this data, the pachinko hall manager can always replenish change in advance so that each card vending machine does not run out of change.

FIG. 29 is "built-in change management data" which displays the amount of change for each type of money stored in the card vending machine in advance.

FIG. 30 is an example of a printout of "actual sales amount, total ball loan amount comparison data". This data shows the actual sales of the pachinko hall at the time when the total amount of card sales by the card vending machine is subtracted from the total amount of card sales. In this data, the sales amount at the ball rental machine, that is, the amount borrowed from the ball rental machine is also displayed in total.

In this case, if the actual sales amount is greater than the ball rental machine sales amount, the card user will receive the remaining amount of the sold card that has not been processed for visible balls and has not been settled. It appears as the difference between the actual sales amount and the ball rental machine sales amount.

On the other hand, if the actual sales are high and the ball rental machine sales amount is high, it means that the ball rental process was not done properly by the card, so it can be assumed that there was some kind of fraud regarding the ball rental, and it is possible to take prompt action. be.

With this data, it is possible to grasp the sales and usage status of cards at Paboonco Hall, the usage status of paid balls with money, the possession status of unused cards for game plans, etc.

Figure @31 is an example of a printout of [Comparison data of total card sales amount and total ball lending amount]. This data is calculated by calculating the calculated amount of M based on the total amount of card sales and total amount of ball lending, and by collecting the actual amount of payment, the calculated amount of 'ra' and the actual amount of payment are calculated. This data is used as one-time data to determine the ownership rate and status of cards with unpaid balances.

In addition, if the difference between the calculated settlement amount and the actual settlement amount is greater than a predetermined amount, there is an advantage that fraud can be estimated or detected.

Figure 32 shows data representing the "ball output rate with respect to the number of balls rented", and is the output of the result of calculating the ball output rate from the total number of balls rented, the total number of supplementary balls, and the total number of balls driven. . usually,
The ball payout rate during business hours at pachinko halls is as shown in, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 56-6306.

Ball output rate - (total number of rental balls + (total number of supplementary balls - total number of balls driven)) / total number of rental balls x 100 or ball output rate - (total number of rental balls - (total number of balls driven - total number of supplementary balls) It is expressed as: total number))/total number of rental balls x 100.

Therefore, the card system management yi! according to this embodiment! The device 14 performs a 3F calculation of the ball payout rate based on data from the pachinko game machine 16 and the ball lending machine 18, and outputs the result.

FIG. 33 shows an example of a printout of [ball output rate regarding card vending machine]. In this case, the ball output rate is calculated as the total number of balls rented = total number of balls rented by card sales - total number of balls rented by card settlement, instead of the number of balls rented in the above-mentioned Figure 32. It is not based on the number of balls rented from a ball rental machine, but is a predicted ball output rate calculated assuming that the card amount sold in advance at a card vending machine is processed as a rental ball, and is not based on business guidelines, etc. Pachinko halls can be used as

Figures 34 and 35 show an example of a coin lending machine that accepts cards. Figure 34 is a front view of the machine, and Figure 35 is a longitudinal sectional view of the side. It is a diagrammatic drawing. As shown in Figures 34 and 35, the cards sold at the card vending machine can not only be used as a coin lending machine, but can also be used as a coin lending machine that can lend coins. You can. 34 and 35, 234 is a coin lending machine, 346 is a card insertion slot, 238 is a cancellation indicator, 240 is a loaning indicator, 242 is a card amount display, 244 is a coin lending amount selection button, 244 indicates the coin payout port. Note that the detailed configuration of this device regarding card reading, display, etc. is similar to that of the ball lending machine, and will not be described here.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, this system uses a card as an information recording carrier, stores in advance the loanable amount of pachinko balls, coins, etc. used for games on the card, and sells the pachinko balls and coins. - Ball lending or coin lending processing is performed on a daily basis, and the data is aggregated and managed centrally by the card system management device, so the various data needed by the gaming hall manager can be collected extremely quickly and easily. Can be accurately aggregated and output.

Further, the present invention makes it possible to efficiently operate the entire system by providing a card vending device as one of the requirements for constructing such a system.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing the overall configuration of an embodiment of this system. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing an example of a card vending machine. FIG. 3 is a front view of the card vending machine. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the card vending machine. Figure 5 shows another example of a card vending machine.
It is a front view showing an example of a ball rental machine. FIG. 6 is an illustrative diagram showing an example of a card applicable to this system. FIG. 7 is an illustrative diagram showing an example of data magnetically encoded on a card. FIG. 8 is a front view showing an example of a ball rental machine applied to this system. FIG. 9 is a side vertical sectional view of the ball lending machine. FIG. 10 is a block diagram that does not show the structure of the ball lending machine. Figure 11 is a flowchart V- for explaining the operation of the ball lending machine.
[・is. FIG. 12 is a front view showing another example of a ball rental machine. FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a ball rental machine as another example. FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of 18 aircraft as another example. FIG. 15 is a front view showing a ball lending machine as yet another embodiment. FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a ball rental machine as yet another embodiment. FIG. 17 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of a ball lending machine as yet another embodiment. FIG. 18 is an external perspective view showing an example of a card payment machine. FIG. 19 is a front view of the card payment machine. FIG. 20 is a diagram showing the configuration of the card payment machine. FIG. 21 is a flowchart t7 for explaining the operation of card payment a. FIG. 22 is an external perspective view showing an example of a card system management device. FIG. 23 is a plan view for explaining each key etc. provided on the operation panel of the card system management device. FIG. 24 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the card system management device, and diagrammatically shows the contents stored in the storage device. Figure 25 shows this system in a pachinko hall.
FIG. 2 is an illustrative plan view showing a state in which each device to be constructed and a gaming machine are connected. FIGS. 26 to 33 are illustrative views showing examples of various data printed out by the card system management device. FIG. 34 and FIG. 35 are a front view and a side vertical cross-sectional view showing a coin lending machine capable of borrowing by card. In the figure, 10 is a card sales hall, 12 is a card vI school, 14 is a card system management device, 16 is a pachinko game machine, 18 is a ball rental office, 2o is a prize ball counter, and 22 is a card. Fig. 1 Fig. 6 Fig. δ Fig. 10 Fig. 12 Fig. 13 Fig. 1 S Fig. 16 Fig. Grass 17 Fig. 18 Fig. 26 Fig. 27 Fig. B Fig. 2? Figure 30 Figure 31゜Figure 32 Figure 35

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A card vending device that issues a card from which media used for games can be borrowed in response to the insertion of money, the device comprising: a money slot for inserting money; and money inserted from the money slot. A card in a game parlor, comprising: a currency discriminating means for discriminating whether a coin is correct or not; and a card issuing means for issuing a card on which predetermined data that allows gaming media to be lent is recorded in response to the output of the currency discriminating means. Sales equipment. (2) The card vending device in a game parlor according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined data recorded on the card includes at least expiration date data and store name data. (3) The card vending device in a game parlor according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined data recorded on the card further includes data representing the quantity of gaming media that can be lent out. (4) The card issuing means includes a card storage means for storing a card on which data is recorded in advance, and a card ejection means for taking out the card from the card storage means in response to the output of the currency discrimination means. A card vending device in a gaming hall according to claim 1.