JP2020065786A - Playground system - Google Patents

Abstract

To reduce a risk of a trouble being possibly generated when causing a player himself/herself to perform an exchange operation.SOLUTION: A game hall system is provided in which the self POS is set to cause a player himself/herself to perform an exchange operation, allowing an acceptance of a general card in which only one type of acquired balls is recorded but restricts an acceptance of a general card in which a plurality of types of acquired balls and/or a balance are recorded. Therefore, if the player himself/herself is caused to perform an exchange operation, after the exchange operation is completed, there is no necessity to return the general card in which the acquired balls and/or balance are still left. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce a risk of a trouble with the player when the player forgets to take away the card.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a game hall system.

  At the amusement hall, a player exchanges prizes for the value acquired, which is the game value acquired by the game. However, employees of the amusement hall (hereinafter referred to as "employees") do not handle all the prize exchanges. Since the work load on employees increases, for example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, there is a considerable need for the player to perform an exchange operation to exchange prizes.

JP, 2016-141688, A

  Here, Patent Document 1 exemplifies targeting points that are given when a specific effect occurs in a game arcade, but the above needs assume that the prize exchange with the acquired value itself is performed. In this case, it is assumed that the recording medium on which the acquired value is recorded is received and exchanged. In addition to the acquired value to be exchanged, the recording medium may record a so-called balance or an acquired value of a rate that is not an exchange target when the exchange target is one type of rate. In this case, Although it is necessary to return the recording medium to the player, since the player himself / herself performs the exchange operation, a player who does not notice the returned recording medium is assumed, and there is a possibility that trouble may occur with such a player later. is there.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a system for a game arcade which can reduce the possibility of trouble occurring when the player himself / herself performs an exchange operation. It is in.

  According to the system for amusement arcade of claim 1, for the first recording medium associated with at least a plurality of types of earned value or remaining monetary value, reception of the first recording medium is suppressed, so that the player himself / herself When the player performs the exchange operation, the necessity of returning the first recording medium having the acquired value and the remaining monetary value after the exchange process is reduced, and by forgetting the first recording medium, It is possible to reduce the possibility that trouble may occur during the period.

Overall configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention Figure showing the reel array of a gaming machine The figure which shows the combination setting of the game machine Figure showing the effective line of the gaming machine The figure which shows the internal winning setting table of the game machine Perspective view of POS and peripherals from the employee side Perspective view of POS and peripheral configuration seen from player side Schematic diagram of POS and peripheral configuration viewed from above Figure showing the prize exchange consideration setting Flowchart showing the membership card acceptance process Flowchart showing general card acceptance processing The figure which shows the standby screen of POS and the standby screen of 1st RW The figure which shows the exchange screen of POS and the password input screen of 1st RW Figure showing POS exchange screen and 1st RW account selection screen Figure showing POS exchange screen and 1st RW account confirmation screen The figure which shows the exchange screen of POS and the number input screen of the 1st RW The figure which shows the exchange screen of POS and the screen during the prize exchange of 1st RW The figure which shows the exchange screen of the POS and the detail display screen of the first RW The figure which shows the exchange screen of POS and the exchange confirmation screen of 1st RW (the 1) The figure which shows the exchange screen of POS and the exchange confirmation screen of the 1st RW (the 2)

  An embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall configuration of a game hall system. A plurality of gaming machine islands are provided in the game arcade, and a large number of gaming machines 1 (for example, slot machines) and a large number of gaming devices 2 corresponding to each gaming machine 1 are installed in each gaming machine island. . The two gaming machines 1 and the two gaming devices 2 are connected in association with one relay device 3. The relay device 3 is connected to the management device 5 via the LAN 4.

  POS6,7 (exchange operation receiving means, exchange means, recording medium returning means, state switching means, notification suppressing means, second prize number display means, error notification means, surplus value specifying means, presenting means) are also installed in the game hall. The POSs 6 and 7 are also connected to the management device 5 via the LAN 4. The payout machines (hereinafter referred to as payout machines) 8 and 9 for paying out prizes are connected to the POSs 6 and 7. POS 6 and 7 are a self-POS (first exchange state in which the exchange processing is possible without the employee) in which the player himself / herself performs the exchange operation by switching the setting of the DIP switch, and a manned person in which the employee performs the exchange operation. It is set to any one of POS (second exchange state that enables exchange processing through an employee). The peripheral configuration of the POS 6 and 7 will be described later.

  A general card (first recording medium) and a membership card (second recording medium) are used in the game hall. In the general card, a general card ID that can identify the card is recorded, and the number of balls held by the player in a plurality of types (acquired value) and the balance inserted by the player in the game device 2 (currency) The unused balance (remaining monetary value) of the (value) is recorded (correlated). The number of balls held on the general card is valid only on the current day, and the balance can be used after the next day. A membership card ID that can identify the card is recorded in the membership card, and an unused balance (remaining monetary value) of the balance (monetary value) inserted by the player in the gaming device 2 is recorded ( Be associated). The number of balls held and the number of balls accumulated corresponding to the member card are recorded and managed in the member account for each member ID by the management device 5. The balance recorded on the membership card and the number of balls held and the number of balls accumulated corresponding to the membership card can be used after the next day.

  The management device 5 is installed in, for example, an office in a game arcade, and includes a control unit, a storage unit, a transmission / reception unit, a monitor 10, a printer, and the like configured by a microcomputer having a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an I / O. It has an output unit and operation units such as a keyboard 11 and a mouse 12. The management device 5 receives a game signal transmitted from each device on the game machine side (game machine 1, game device 2, relay device 3, etc.) in the game arcade and manages various game data. For example, several hundreds of gaming machines 1 including so-called pachinko machines are installed in the gaming hall, and all gaming machines 1 are managed by the management device 5.

  A balance checkout machine (not shown) is also installed in the game arcade, and the balance checkout machine is also connected to the management device 5 via the LAN 4. When a general card or membership card is inserted into the card insertion slot, the balance settlement machine accepts the general card or membership card and returns money corresponding to the balance recorded on the general card or membership card from the return slot. To do.

  The gaming machine 1 will be described. The gaming machine 1 is provided with a display window 13 on its front surface, and the player can visually recognize the symbol of the reel 14 provided inside through the display window 13. As shown in FIG. 2, each symbol is drawn on the circumferential surface of the left reel, the middle reel, and the right reel, and when each reel is stopped, the symbols correspond to the upper, middle, and lower stages of the display window 13. Is displayed. That is, in the display window 13, a symbol display area for a total of 9 symbols is formed for each reel by 3 symbols.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the gaming machine 1 has three types of winning combinations, a bonus winning combination, a small winning combination, and a replay winning combination. Two types of bonus combinations, BB (Big Bonus) and RB (Regular Bonus), and four types of small combinations, 15-card combination A, 1-card combination B, and 2-card combination are set. . In the gaming machine 1, the number of medals used in one game (the number of BETs that is the number inserted) is set to 3 (3 BET) in the normal state, and is set to 2 (2 BET) in the bonus state. There is.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the display window 13 has one horizontal line corresponding to the middle stage (solid line indicated by “1” in the same figure) and two diagonal lines corresponding to the upper stage, the middle stage, and the lower stage (see FIG. 4). "2" and "3"), and two horizontal lines corresponding to the upper and lower rows (solid lines shown by "4" and "5" in the figure) for a total of five pay lines. Therefore, when the winning symbols are aligned on any of the winning lines, the corresponding winning is generated.

  Below the display window 13, there are provided a MAXBET button 15 for inserting a credit medal, a credit settlement button 16 for adjusting a credit medal, and a medal insertion slot 17 for inserting a medal. 18, three stop buttons 19 are provided. When the credit settlement button 16 is operated while the number of credits is 1 or more, medals corresponding to the number of credits are paid out. The gaming machine 1 is provided with a saucer 20 at the lowermost portion and a ramp portion 21 at the uppermost portion. In the gaming machine 1, for example, set values for setting the internal winning probability of the winning combination are provided in six stages of "1" to "6", and any one of the set values is validated. The higher the set value, the better the setting for the player, and the lower the value, the more unfavorable the setting for the player. The output rate of the gaming machine 1 is adjusted by the set value.

The gaming machine 1 operates as follows.
(1) When the game is started by operating the start lever 18 with a medal inserted, for example, one of the random numbers generated between 0 and 65535 is extracted, and the extracted random number and a winning not shown are shown. The internal winning combination is decided by collating with the random number table. Specifically, for example, if the set value is 1, as shown in FIG. 5, in the normal state, 11 random numbers for lottery are allocated to the single BB combination, and the theoretical internal winning probability is 11 / 65536. Similarly, 11 for single RB combination, 1301 for combination A, 15 for +1 combination B, 5384 for combination B, 128 for 2 separate combinations, 5 for BB + 2 combinations, 5 for RB combination + 2 Random numbers for lottery are allocated to the winning combination of 5 and 8978 to the replay winning combination. Also, in the BB or RB state, 65535 random numbers for lottery are allocated to the individual 15-card combination, and the probability that the individual 15-card combination is an internal winning combination is set to be high.

  (2) After determining the internal winning combination and starting the reel 14, stop control including so-called pull-in control (sliding control) is executed according to the operation of each stop button 19 by the player and the internal winning combination. The pull-in control is a control capable of pulling a symbol within a predetermined pull-in range (up to 4 symbols) from the time when the operation of each stop button 19 is detected to the pull-in line and stopping it. Then, the symbol corresponding to the winning combination is stopped on the winning line, so that the winning is generated.

  (3) When a small winning combination (15 winning combinations, 1 winning combination A, 1 winning combination B, 2 winning combinations) is won in the normal state, a corresponding number of medals are paid out. Further, when the replay combination is won, the game can be executed again without inserting a new medal. In the bonus state, the number of BETs is reduced to 2 BETs as described above, the probability that a single 15-card combination is an internal winning combination is increased, and a large number of medals can be obtained. Of the bonus states, the BB state is ended by paying out medals exceeding 315, for example, and the RB state is ended by paying out more than 105 medals, and then transitioned to the normal state by ending the bonus state.

(4) A so-called AT state (AT) can be generated, and in the AT, the operation order of the stop button 19 is navigated when the internal winning of the 15-card combination + 1-card combination B (hereinafter, AT combination) is won. If you operate according to the navi, you will win 15 wins, if you do not operate according to the navi, you will control the draw of 1 win B and if 1 win is within the pull range, 1 win will be won, but within the win range If not, it will be a non-prize. The AT generation condition and the like may be made different depending on the set value described above, but in the present embodiment, the difference due to the set value is adjusted by making the internal winning rate of the BB combination or the like different.
The following gaming signals are transmitted from the gaming machine 1 according to the progress of the game by the player.

  Out signal = a signal transmitted from the gaming machine 1. Since the number of medals in the bet state (three) is output in pulses as if the medals in the bet state were consumed in response to the start operation, the number of out signals x 1 was consumed (consumed value, number of used media, consumed according to the game It becomes the game information indicating the magnitude of the game value). Incidentally, the corresponding amount is also transmitted at the time of replay.

  Safe signal = a signal transmitted from the gaming machine 1. One pulse is output each time one medal is awarded (paid), so the number of safe signals x 1 is safe (the value of the prize-giving value, the number of payout media, the value of the game value given to the player according to the game). Game information indicating). Even when the replay winning combination is won, the medals used in the game are transmitted.

BB or RB signal = a signal transmitted from the gaming machine 1. Since the level is output during the corresponding bonus state (BB, RB), the signal receiving period is specified as the bonus state.
AT signal = a signal transmitted from the gaming machine 1. Since the level is output during AT, the signal reception period is specified as the AT state.
The above-described configuration is an example of a general configuration of a so-called AT machine, and a game machine having any specifications may be used, and a pachinko game machine having a ball (not shown) as a game value is also applicable.

  The gaming device 2 will be described. The gaming device 2 has a coin insertion slot 22 for a player to deposit money, a card insertion slot 23 for a player to insert a card, a lending button 24 for paying out medals, and a return for issuing a card. A button 25, a touch panel type liquid crystal display unit 26 for displaying various information, a receiving unit 28 for receiving a remote control signal transmitted from a remote control 27 carried by an employee, and a payout nozzle 29 for paying out medals to a saucer 20 of a gaming machine 1. , An input port 30 and the like.

The gaming device 2 operates as follows.
(1) When money is deposited in the coin insertion slot 20, the money is accepted (currency acceptance processing), the balance is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 26, and the lending button 24 is pressed (lending operation, giving operation). A lending unit (for example, 1000 yen) of a lending medal (value-added value) is paid out from the pay-out nozzle 29 (value-adding process), and the amount of the value is withdrawn from the balance. In this case, the currency can be accepted for a plurality of times of lending processing (for example, up to 10,000 yen).

  (2) It has a so-called counting function for each unit, can accept medals obtained by the player by inserting medals into the slot 30, and the medals inserted into the slot 30 are built in the own device 2. The counted value is counted by the counting section, and the counted value is stored in the storage section as a ball (count medal number). As a result, it is possible to perform a payback process (value adding process) in which balls are used as a consideration, and when a refund is made, the amount of the consideration (the same number as the paid-out medal) is subtracted from the balls. When the return button 25 is pressed (issue operation) in the state where the balls and balances remain, a card with which the balls and balances can be specified is issued from the card insertion slot 23. If you accept the card, the ball and balance will be taken over.

  (3) Money reception processing and consideration giving processing, balance and holding balls, number of lending balls, number of payout balls, amount of deposits, number of counting balls and lending balls by the management device 5 by a sales signal by serial communication via the relay device 3. It is possible to specify various information such as the number of items, the amount of sales to be paid for the loaned ball, and the reception and issuance processing of cards. ).

  The POS 6 and 7 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8. Since the POS 6 and 7 have the same configuration including the peripheral configuration, the POS 6 will be described as a representative. The POS 6 has a display unit 31 for players, a display unit 32 for employees, an operation unit 33, a scanner (not shown), and the like, and the display surface of the display unit 31 for players faces the player side. The display surface of the pointing display unit 32 is installed so as to face the employee side. The player display unit 31 is a touch panel type liquid crystal display unit and receives a touch operation by the player. The employee display unit 32 is a touch panel type liquid crystal display unit, and receives a touch operation by the employee. The operation unit 33 includes a warehousing button for performing a warehousing operation for prizes, an exchange button for performing an exchange operation for a special prize, an end button for ending the prize exchange display, and a PLU for selecting a prize type. It has a button, a cancel button for canceling each operation, a numeric keypad for inputting the quantity of each prize, and the like.

  The POS 6 includes a first reader / writer (hereinafter referred to as a first RW) 34 (recording medium receiving means, prize number display means, number changing means, first prize number display means) and a second reader / writer (hereinafter, second RW). 35) (recording medium receiving means) is connected for data communication.

  The first RW 34 is an RW capable of accepting a membership card, and includes a display unit 36 including a touch-panel liquid crystal display unit that accepts a touch operation by a player or an employee, a card insertion slot 37 into which a membership card is inserted, and a player It has a portable terminal which is owned and can identify a member card ID and the like, an IC chip communication unit 38 and the like which holds an operator card for employee approval and the like.

  When the first RW 34 detects the insertion of the membership card into the card insertion slot 37, the first RW 34 reads various information recorded on the membership card and transmits an insertion detection signal capable of specifying the read various information to the POS 6. The POS 6 identifies the insertion of the membership card into the card insertion slot 37 by receiving the insertion detection signal from the first RW 34, and analyzes various information identified by the insertion detection signal. The first RW 34 is provided with a mobile terminal, an operator card, etc., and when the IC chip built in the mobile terminal, the operator card, etc. and the IC chip communication unit 38 perform non-contact communication, the mobile terminal, the operator card, etc. Various kinds of information recorded in the etc. are read, and a communication detection signal capable of specifying the read various kinds of information is transmitted to the POS 6. By receiving the communication detection signal from the first RW 34, the POS 6 identifies the non-contact communication between the mobile terminal or the operator card and the IC chip communication unit 38, and analyzes various information identified by the communication detection signal.

  When the corresponding POS 6 is set as the self POS, the first RW 34 is installed so that the card insertion slot 37 faces the player side as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, but the corresponding POS 6 Is set as a manned POS, the card insertion slot 37 may be installed to face the employee side, or may be installed to face the player side. When the member card is inserted or a trouble occurs, the color of the LED provided on the rear surface of the main body of the first RW 34 changes to notify the employee of the state of the first RW 34.

  The second RW 35 is a RW that can accept a general card, and has a card insertion slot 39 into which the general card is inserted. When the second RW 35 detects the insertion of the general card into the card insertion slot 39, the second RW 35 reads various information recorded in the general card and transmits an insertion detection signal capable of specifying the read various information to the POS 6. By receiving the insertion detection signal from the second RW 35, the POS 6 identifies the insertion of the general card into the card insertion slot 39 and analyzes various information identified by the insertion detection signal.

  Like the first RW 34, the second RW 35 is installed so that the card insertion slot 39 faces the player side, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, when the corresponding POS 6 is set as the self-POS. However, when the corresponding POS 6 is set as a manned POS, the card insertion slot 39 may be installed so as to face the employee side, or may be installed so as to face the player side. good.

  In a mode in which the POS 6, the first RW 34, and the second RW 35, which are set as self-POS, are installed side by side, the player inserts the membership card into the first RW 34 when performing the exchange operation with the membership card. When the general card is inserted into the opening 37 and the general card is replaced by itself, the general card is inserted into the card insertion opening 39 of the second RW 35. Then, the player can perform the exchange operation while looking at the screen displayed on the player-oriented display unit 31 of the POS 6 or the screen displayed on the display unit 36 of the first RW 34, regardless of whether the member card or the general card is inserted. To do.

  A general card collection box (hereinafter referred to as a collection box) 40 is installed near the POS 6, the first RW 34, and the second RW 35 (not shown in FIGS. 6 and 7). The collection BOX 40 is a box for the game hall to collect the general card by inserting a general card that the player judges unnecessary. As shown in FIG. 8 in which the POS and the peripheral configuration are viewed from above, a mode in which the recovery BOX 40 is installed on the second RW 35 can be exemplified, but it can be installed at any place near the POS 6, the first RW 34, and the second RW 35. It may be.

When set as a manned POS, the POS 6 operates as follows.
(1) The general card, the membership card, etc. issued from the gaming device 2 are accepted by the first RW 34 and the second RW 35, the corresponding balls and accumulated balls are specified, and the prizes to be exchanged are associated. In order to associate the prize, the prize is selected by operating the PLU button or the corresponding button displayed on the display units 31 and 32. The prize is selected by reading the barcode or the two-dimensional code of the prize with the scanner. It is also possible. The scanner may be used to select a prize, but if the recording medium is not a card but a receipt on which a barcode or the like is printed or a mobile terminal on which the barcode or the like is displayed, the barcode or the like It is also possible to identify the dice or the accumulated coins by reading the with a scanner.

  (2) When a ball is identified, a special prize that can be exchanged with the ball is displayed. Since the number of balls that can be exchanged decreases each time the prize selection operation for selecting a prize is accepted, the display of the exchangeable special prize is updated each time. When the exchange button is operated after selecting the prize, the displayed special prize is selected and the display is updated, and when the end button is operated, the ball to be exchanged and the prize are associated with each other. In this case, the exchange information indicating the special gift to be exchanged is transmitted to the payout machine, and the corresponding special gift is paid out from the payout machine 8.

  (3) If the cancel button is operated before the end button is operated, the selected prize is canceled. That is, when the exchange button is operated, the prize is provisionally specified, and when the end button is operated, the provisionally specified prize is associated with the di ball as the main identification.

  (4) It is also possible to add prize balls and accumulated balls that can be specified with a general card or membership card to exchange prizes, and when adding, exchange the general card or membership card to be added before operating the exchange button. However, even after the operation of the exchange button and before the operation of the end button, the cancel button is operated to cancel the provisional specification, so that it can be received. Alternatively, a general card or a membership card may be accepted without canceling the provisional identification, and the provisional identification of the special prize or all the prizes may be canceled according to the acceptance.

  A supplementary explanation about POS6. As described above, the POS 6 can switch between the self-POS and the manned POS by switching the setting of the DIP switch, but even when the POS 6 is set as the self-POS, the operator can operate the operation unit 33 by receiving the operator card. Therefore, all the POSs 6 in the game arcade may be set as self-POSs, and the manned POS may not necessarily be installed in the game arcade. On the other hand, from the viewpoint of being able to deal with general prizes, it is desirable that at least one is a manned POS. Under such circumstances, the manned POS and the self POS may be set according to the needs of the player when exchanging the prize. If the self-POS accepts an invalid card or if the operation is suppressed, the employee is called and the self-POS is operated by the employee, so that the processing originally performed by the manned POS is changed to the self-POS. (If the player cannot accept the exchange operation, the employee can accept the exchange operation).

  A recovery BOX 40 is installed, but since this has a small allowable stock number of cards in the second RW 35 (for example, 10 cards), a general card whose number of balls is "0" is discharged by the exchange process, and the general card It is assumed that the player collects the items by putting them in the collection box 40. It should be noted that a configuration is adopted in which the stock allowance of general cards in the second RW 35 is increased (for example, 50 cards), and general cards whose number of balls held is "0" due to the exchange process are not ejected but are recovered as they are. You may. Alternatively, the first RW 34 and the second RW 35 may be integrated so that both a member card and a general card can be inserted and received from the same card insertion port. Furthermore, a configuration in which all of the POS 6, the first RW 34, and the second RW 35 are integrated may be adopted. In any case of such integration, it is possible to envisage a configuration of automatic collection. Further, when the general card to be collected is discharged, it is exemplified that the general card is discharged to the player side, but a structure to discharge to the employee side may be adopted.

  The management device 5 can set the prize exchange price setting shown in FIG. The management device 5 transmits the set prize exchange price setting to the POS 6 by the information transmission operation performed by the manager of the game arcade. When the POS 6 receives the prize exchange consideration setting transmitted from the management device 5, the POS 6 sets the received prize exchange consideration setting and operates based on the setting information.

  In the prize exchange price setting, the exchange price is divided into a plurality of stages according to the rate and stored in units of premiums (a plurality of prizes having the same exchange price but different prizes may be registered as one prize). Corresponding amount of money (amount of prizes such as the amount to be purchased at the "replacement place" outside the game hall) is set. Incidentally, "large", "medium", and "small" are set as special prizes, and the number of exchanges is preferentially displayed.

  Multiple types (multiple rates) of exchange consideration are traded, and the type is indicated by “**” of exchange consideration **, and in the case shown in FIG. 9, P4 is a pachinko (4 pachis) with a unit loan price of 4 yen, P1 corresponds to a pachinko (one pachi) with a unit price of 1 yen, G20 corresponds to a pachi-slot (slot machine) with a unit price of 20 yen (20 slots), and G5 corresponds to a pachi-slot with a unit price of 5 yen (5 slots). Note that, hereinafter, for convenience, it may be expressed as a “ball”, but this is a concept including other game values such as medals.

  When the player presses the "MAX designation" key, which will be described later, at the self POS, the number of redeemable coins that can be exchanged by the received balls and the total of the corresponding amount of the special prizes is displayed is displayed. To do.

  The edge viking will be described. Fractional Viking is a special prize, which is a prize for exchanging odd fractions (remaining acquisition value) that is a fraction that cannot be exchanged as a special prize. It is a method of exchanging prizes in which the types of prizes are grouped and displayed, and the player selects and exchanges as many prizes as the number of balls to be exchanged from the displayed prizes. Whether or not has been exchanged is not matched in POS6.

  In FIG. 9, the end piece viking is set as NO “999999”, and the exchange consideration is “1” in all cases. However, when the end piece is generated in the self-POS, all the pieces are exchanged by the end piece viking. Is set to process as. That is, since it is not monitored whether or not the player has exchanged the free gift, it is processed as if the player did not actually exchange the prize.

  Further, since the exchange price is “1”, even if the item displayed is the number of prizes, the number of prizes equal to the number of balls is displayed and the item is exchanged. That is, for example, even if the player exchanges one prize which is a replacement price of 30 end balls, the number of prizes actually exchanged (one prize of 30 balls) and the number of managed prizes ( 30).

  In self-POS, only the end ball is targeted, but in manned POS, it is possible to exchange more than the end ball for the end ball viking, so the end ball is not always the target for replacement. In addition, it is called an end-piece viking in the sense that the end pieces are targeted. For example, in FIG. 9, the exchange price for small prizes is 9.65 in G20, so not only less than 9.65 but also 9.65 or more prizes may be displayed as an edge buffet.

  In addition, in the edge viking, prizes with the same exchange price are grouped and displayed. For example, if the corresponding amount of the small prize is 1000 yen, the target of the edge ball is less than 48.25 pieces. In this case, some players cannot specify which combination can be exchanged, and therefore, for example, 40 prizes, 6 prizes, 1 prize, and 2 prizes can be exchanged. The number of free gifts may be exemplified, and the player may preferentially indicate the free gift to be exchanged by specifying a free gift to be exchanged (for example, when 14 free gifts are specified, 14 free gifts are given). While the prizes having a large consideration value, such as three prizes and one of six prizes, are preferentially combined and presented, the conditions related to the combination are set by the player's operation. Providing suitable combinations It may be).

  Next, in the above-mentioned configuration, the operation when the self-POS is set will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 20. Here, a membership card acceptance process for accepting a membership card in the first RW 34 and a general card acceptance process for accepting a general card in the second RW 35 will be sequentially described. In the standby state waiting for the insertion of the card, the POS 6 displays the standby screen 101 on the player display unit 31 and the standby screen 201 on the display unit 36 of the first RW 34 as shown in FIG. it's shown.

(1) Member Card Receiving Process The member card receiving process will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 13 to 18.
When the POS 6 starts the membership card acceptance process, it waits for the membership card to be inserted into the card insertion slot 37 in the standby state (A1). When the POS 6 receives the insertion detection signal from the first RW 34 and determines the insertion of the membership card (A1: YES), as shown in FIG. 13, the player display unit 31 changes from the standby screen 101 to the exchange screen 102. The screen is changed, and the display unit 36 of the first RW 34 is changed from the standby screen 201 to the personal identification number input screen 202 (A2). In the exchange screen 102, the POS 6 displays "0" in all of the large prize exchange number column 102a, the middle prize exchange number column 102b, the small prize exchange number column 102c, the total number column 102d, and the fraction column 102e, and the type display column. The type of 102f is displayed as blank, and on the personal identification number input screen 202, ten keys 202a of "0" to "9", "sort" key 202b, "clear" key 202c, and "card return" key 202d are displayed. In this case, the POS 6 transmits various information specified by the insertion detection signal received from the first RW 34 to the management device 5.

  In this state, when the player presses the ten key 202a to determine the input of the personal identification number (A3), the POS 6 transmits a signal capable of specifying the input personal identification number to the management device 5. When the management device 5 receives from the POS 6 a signal capable of specifying the personal identification number, the management device 5 collates the membership card ID with the personal identification number, and transmits a signal indicating whether or not the collation result is correct to the POS 6. When the POS 6 receives a signal indicating the positive verification result from the management device 5, the POS 6 identifies that the personal identification number is positive, and as shown in FIG. 14, the exchange screen 102 displayed on the player-oriented display unit 31 remains unchanged. On the other hand, the display unit 36 of the first RW 34 is changed from the personal identification number input screen 202 to the account list screen 203 (A4). Alternatively, the personal identification number corresponding to the card ID may be received from the management device 5, and the personal identification number may be verified at the POS 6. On the account list screen 203, the POS 6 displays "type" keys 203a, "account switch" keys 203b, and "card return" keys 203c for the number of types read from the membership card, and the number of balls held for each corresponding type. (Number of pachinko balls for pachinko, number of medals for pachislot) is displayed in the number-of-balls column 203d, and the number of balls held by the game of the day is displayed in the number-of-day-acquired column 203e, and the number of points is the number of points. It is displayed in the field 203f.

  In FIG. 14, since the types read from the membership card are three types of “4 pachi”, “20 slot”, and “1 pachi”, three “type” keys 203a are displayed, and the player displays “ Since "1 pachi" was played without playing "4 pachi" and "20 slot", an example is shown in which the number of balls acquired on the day for "1 pachi" is displayed in the obtained number column 203e on that day. There is. When the player plays "4 pachis" and "20 slots" on the day, the number of balls held for "4 pachis" and "20 slots" on the day is displayed in the number-of-day acquisition column 203e. Also, if the types read from the membership card are two types, two “type” keys 203a are displayed, and if there are four types, four “type” keys 203a are displayed. The number of "type" keys 203a is displayed.

  When the POS 6 judges the selection of an account by the player depressing any one of the "type" keys 203a from this state (A5), as shown in FIG. 15, the exchange being displayed on the display unit 31 for the player. While continuing the display of the screen 102 as it is, the screen of the display unit 36 of the first RW 34 is changed from the account list screen 203 to the account confirmation screen 204 (A6). On the account confirmation screen 204, the POS 6 displays the type selected by the player in the type column 204a, displays the number of balls of that type in the number-of-balls column 204b, and the "Yes" key 204c, "Return" key. 204d and a "card return" key 204e are displayed. FIG. 15 exemplifies a case where the player selects “4 pinch”.

  When the POS 6 determines from this state that the player has pressed the “Yes” key 204c to confirm the account (A7), as shown in FIG. 16, on the exchange screen 102 displayed on the player display unit 31, In the large prize exchange number column 102a, the middle prize exchange number column 102b, and the small prize exchange number column 102c, the maximum number is displayed according to the number of balls possessed by the type selected by the player, and the player is set as the type of the type display column 102f. Displays the selected type (“4 pinch”), and changes the screen of the display unit 36 of the first RW 34 from the account confirmation screen 204 to the number input screen 205 (A8).

  In FIG. 16, since the number of balls of “4 pachis” selected by the player is “2078”, the number of large prizes exchanged is “1” according to the prize exchange consideration setting shown in FIG. The number of exchanges is “3”, the number of exchanges of small prizes is “3”, and the fraction is “3”, and the numerical values of the calculation results are the large prize exchange number column 102a, the middle prize exchange number column 102b, and the small prize exchange number. The case where it displays in the column 102c and the fraction column 102e is illustrated. On the other hand, the POS 6 displays “0” as an initial value in the large prize exchange number column 205a, the middle prize exchange number column 205b, and the small prize exchange number column 205c on the number input screen 205 (display different from the maximum display is performed. ), "UP" keys 205d to 205f, "DOWN" keys 205g to 205i, "MAX designation" key 205j, "exchange" key 205k, and "card return" key 205l are displayed. The player can change the number of exchanges by pressing the "up" keys 205d to 205f and the "down" keys 205g to 205i while the number input screen 205 is being displayed (the number of special prizes that can be exchanged). Allow changes).

  That is, the player confirms the number of large prize exchanges, the number of medium prize exchanges, and the number of small prize exchanges displayed on the exchange screen 102 of the POS 6 while changing the number of exchanges within the range of the number of balls held. The number of large prizes exchanged, the number of medium prize exchanges, and the number of small prize exchanges can be freely changed. In this case, when the player presses the "up" keys 205d to 205f and the "down" keys 205g to 205i, the large prize exchange number column 205a, the middle prize exchange number column 205b of the number input screen 205 are linked with the depression thereof. Although the numerical value of the small prize exchange number column 205c changes (the display of the number is updated according to the change of the number of special prizes), the large prize exchange number column of the exchange screen 102 being displayed on the player-oriented display unit 31. The numerical values of the item 102a, the number of exchanged prizes 102b, the number of exchanged small prizes column 102c, the total number column 102d, and the fraction column 102e do not change (the maximum display is continued even if the number of special prizes is changed).

  In the number input screen 205, the POS 6 waits for the "up" keys 205d to 205f and the "down" keys 205g to 205i to be pressed, the "MAX designation" key 205j to be pressed, and the "card return" key 205l to be pressed ( A9-A11). When the POS 6 determines that the "up" keys 205d to 205f and the "down" keys 205g to 205i are pressed (A9: YES), the numerical value on the number input screen 205 is updated (A12), and the "exchange" key 205k is pressed. Stand by (A13). When the POS 6 determines that the "MAX designation" key 205j is pressed (A10: YES), it waits for the "exchange" key 205k to be pressed (A13).

  When the POS 6 determines that the "exchange" key 205k is pressed (A13: YES), as shown in FIG. 17, in the exchange screen 102 displayed on the player display unit 31, the large prize exchange number column 102a, the middle prize exchange. The number of exchanges corresponding to the number column 102b and the small prize exchange number column 102c is displayed, and the display unit 36 of the first RW 34 is changed from the number input screen 205 to the in-prize exchange screen 206 (A14). The dispensed gift is dispensed from the dispenser 8 (A15).

  In FIG. 17, the player presses the “MAX designation” key 205j and then the “exchange” key 205k to replace all of them. However, the player presses the “UP” keys 205d to 205f and “ The same applies to the case where the "Down" key 205g to 205i is pressed and the "Exchange" key 205k is pressed to partially replace the same. In the exchange screen 102, a large prize exchange number column 102a, a middle prize exchange number column 102b, and a small prize are displayed. The number of exchanges corresponding to a partial exchange is displayed in the exchange number column 102c. When the POS 6 completes the payout of the prize, as shown in FIG. 18, in the replacement screen 102 being displayed on the player-oriented display unit 31, the odds ball details column 102g displays the details of the odds ball and is not the object of replacement. The number of odd balls is displayed as the number of accumulated balls, and the display unit 36 of the first RW 34 is changed from the prize exchange screen 206 to the accumulated coin detail display screen 207 (A16). The POS 6 displays the number of exchanged balls to be exchanged in the withdrawal number column 207a and the number of balances obtained by subtracting the number of exchanged balls from the total number in the account balance column 207b on the stored amount details screen 207. In this case, the POS 6 transmits to the management device 5 a signal capable of specifying the number of exchanged balls in association with the membership card ID. When the management device 5 receives a signal capable of specifying the number of exchanged balls from the POS 6, the management device 5 updates the member account corresponding to the member card ID. When the exchange process ends in this way, the POS 6 ejects the member card (A17) and ends the member card acceptance process.

  When the POS 6 determines that the "card return" key 205l is pressed (A11: YES), the POS 6 stores all the balls without performing the above-mentioned exchange processing (A18). In this case as well, the POS 6 transmits to the management device 5 a signal capable of specifying the number of stored balls in association with the membership card ID. When the management device 5 receives from the POS 6 a signal capable of specifying the number of balls stored, the management device 5 updates the member account corresponding to the member card ID. When the POS 6 finishes storing all the balls, it ejects the membership card (A17) and finishes the membership card acceptance process.

(2) General Card Reception Processing General card reception processing will be described with reference to FIGS. 11, 19 and 20.
When the general card acceptance process is started, the POS 6 waits for the general card to be inserted into the card insertion slot 39 in the standby state. When the POS 6 receives the insertion detection signal from the second RW 35 and determines that the general card is inserted (B1), whether or not the safe lock function of setting the personal identification number for the general card with the gaming device 2 is effective. It is determined (B2). When the POS 6 determines that the safety lock function is valid (B2: YES), as shown in FIG. 12, the display unit 31 for the player is changed from the standby screen 101 to the exchange screen 102, and The screen of the display unit 36 of the 1RW 34 is changed from the standby screen 201 to the personal identification number input screen 202 (B3). In the exchange screen 102, the POS 6 displays all the large prize exchange number column 102a, the middle prize exchange number column 102b, the small prize exchange number column 102c, the total number column 102d, and the fraction column 102e with "0", and the personal identification number input screen 202 Then, the ten keys 202a of "0" to "9", the "sort" key 202b, the "clear" key 202c, and the "card return" key 202d are displayed. Also in this case, the POS 6 transmits various information specified by the insertion detection signal received from the second RW 35 to the management device 5.

  When the POS 6 detects the input of the personal identification number by the player pressing the ten-key 202a in this state (B4), if the personal identification number is correct, the POS 6 determines the recorded contents of the inserted general card, and the plural types of balls It is determined whether or not the balances are associated with each other (B5).

  When the POS 6 determines that a plurality of types of balls and balances are associated (B5: YES), it ejects the general card (when a plurality of types of earned value or remaining monetary value are associated, acceptance is accepted). (Suppression processing is performed) (B11), and the general card reception processing ends.

  When the POS 6 determines that a plurality of types of ball holdings and balances are not associated with each other and only one type of ball holdings is associated with it (B5: NO), as shown in FIG. In the exchange screen 102 displayed in the section 31, the maximum prize exchange number column 102a, the middle prize exchange number column 102b, and the small prize exchange number column 102c show the maximum number according to the number of balls held by the type associated with the general card. In addition to displaying, the type selected by the player is displayed as the type of the type display field 102f, the display unit 36 of the first RW 34 is changed from the personal identification number input screen 202 to the exchange confirmation screen 208, and the exchange confirmation screen 208 is displayed. Yes (B6).

  In the exchange confirmation screen 208, the POS 6 displays the maximum number in the large prize exchange number column 208a, the middle prize exchange number column 208b, and the small prize exchange number column 209c in accordance with the number of balls of the type associated with the general card. In addition to displaying (maximum display), the number of end pieces is displayed in the end piece viking column 208d, and the “exchange” key 208e and the “card return” key 208f are displayed. Unlike the case of accepting the above-mentioned membership card, the POS 6 does not display the "up" keys 205d to 205f and the "down" keys 205g to 205i as shown in FIG. 16, and cannot change the prize exchange number. Yes (suppress changes in the number of exchangeable special prizes).

  On the exchange confirmation screen 208, the POS 6 waits for the "exchange" key 208e and the "card return" key 208f to be pressed (B7, B8). When the POS 6 determines that the "replacement" key 208e is pressed (B7: YES), the POS 6 dispenses a prize according to the number of exchanges from the dispenser 8 (B9) and calculates an end ball (B10), which is shown in FIG. As described above, on the exchange screen 102 being displayed on the player-oriented display unit 31, the edge ball detail column 102g displays the edge ball detail, and the number of the edge balls that have not been exchanged is displayed as the edge ball viking. When the exchange process ends in this way, the POS 6 ejects the general card (B11) (returns the first recording medium after the exchange process ends), and ends the general card reception process.

  When the POS 6 determines that the "card return" key 208f is pressed (B8: YES), the general card is ejected (B11) without performing the above-mentioned exchange processing, and the general card reception processing is ended.

The following configurations may be adopted in the configurations described above.
(1) When a general card is accepted at the self-POS, an upper limit (upper limit value information) is set for the number of special prizes that can be exchanged, and an unauthorized player cannot use the self-exchange to exchange a large amount of prizes. Regulations may be set so that In this case, it is desirable to set different upper limits for the membership card and the general card. When the number of special gifts that can be exchanged exceeds the upper limit, the employee may stop at a warning and accept it after confirmation, or may automatically cancel and guide to a manned POS. The function of limiting the number of the special gifts that can be exchanged is an originally provided function, and is used when automatically calculating the number of special gifts that can be exchanged. Therefore, when the membership card is accepted at the self-POS, the maximum number of balls is transmitted to the first RW 34, and if the "MAX designation" key is pressed, the special scenery for the limited number will be exchanged. For example, it is possible to reduce large prizes and exchange medium prizes and small prizes for the number of balls. If the general card is accepted at the self-POS, the number cannot be changed, so the upper limit is adopted as it is, and if the remaining number exceeds the number of small prizes, it will be an error notification (the amount of earned value is When the first recording medium that exceeds the consideration value for one small prize is received, an error is notified). In the case of manned POS, since it is a reference only at the time of automatic calculation, it is possible to select a special prize regardless of the upper limit by specifying the number.

  (2) Acceptance may be unconditionally suppressed for a general card (shared ticketing) issued by the division issue processing for dividing the dime balls (suppression for the first recording medium issued by the division issue processing). Process). That is, in order to avoid an upper limit of the number of exchanges or avoid standing out by exchanging a large number at a time when an illegal player who illegally acquires balls has used self-exchange to exchange a large amount of prizes. Although it is assumed that the shared ticket will be issued to the general public, such fraud will be avoided by suppressing the acceptance of the publicly issued general card. If the shared-issued general card is inserted and exceeds the upper limit, it may be stopped at a warning and accepted by the employee after confirmation, or it may be automatically canceled and guided to a manned POS. It should be noted that it may be selectable by setting whether or not the acceptance of the shared-issued general card is suppressed. It should be noted that acceptance may be unconditionally suppressed for the general card of the sharing source that is the target of the shared ticketing.

  (3) When a general card is accepted at the self-POS, the number of viking prizes is automatically exchanged and the details are displayed (printed), and the viking prize of the end piece is divided into several kinds of unit price prizes. If the unit price of the prize is high, it is difficult for a person who is not good at mental arithmetic even if the total number of balls is announced, to know what and how many to bring back. For example, in the case of a small prize (500 yen / 125 balls) with a viking of 5, 10, 30, and 50 balls, when the POS6 is large when the surplus is 124, the unit price is 50 coins x 2, 10 coins. 2 balls and 4 remaining balls are displayed (a combination corresponding to a preset condition for the combination is presented. In the present embodiment, a condition for giving priority to a premium with a high unit price is exemplified as the condition. However, in addition to this, any condition may be set in advance, for example, a condition that prioritizes a prize with a large number of stocks or a prize recommended by the amusement hall may be set in advance). If the player specifies "30" balls, the combination that maximizes the prize of "30" balls and minimizes the surplus will be recalculated and displayed as 30 balls x 4 and the remaining 124 balls. Even There (if a new condition is set by the operation of the player may be presented the combination commensurate with the set conditions). Note that the combination is not limited to being displayed, and may be printed or transmitted to the mobile terminal.

  (4) Even if the manned POS is not visited at the time of error, the same operation as the manned POS can be performed by operating the operation unit 33 of the self-POS. However, when the self-POS is set, the error notification that requires the button release by the manned POS is suppressed (the notification performed when the second replacement state is set is suppressed).

According to the present embodiment described above, the following operational effects can be obtained.
In the system for the amusement hall, general cards with multiple types of balls and balances recorded are suppressed from being accepted, so if the player himself / herself performs the exchange operation, the balls / balls after the exchange process is completed. It is possible to reduce the need to return the general card with the remaining balance, and to reduce the possibility of trouble with the player by forgetting the general card.

  Since the general card whose balance is not recorded is discharged after the exchange process, it is possible to reduce the necessity of enlarging the second RW 35 in order to provide a stock portion for stocking a large number of general cards.

  Since the acceptance of divided general cards is also suppressed, it is possible to reduce the risk that an illegal player who illegally obtains a ball will perform a replacement process with a general card divided to issue an illegal game. can do.

  Since the membership card is assumed to be brought back by the member even if the number of balls held and the balance are not recorded, the membership card does not suppress the reception like the general card described above. While reducing the possibility of trouble, the member card can be operated by appropriately combining the use of the general card and the use of the member card without imposing more restrictions on the member card. It is also possible to appeal the member benefits.

  The self-POS and manned POS can be switched by setting, and when the self-POS is set, the error notification performed by the manned POS is suppressed. Therefore, not only the cost can be reduced by the general-purpose hardware, but also the self-POS can be reduced. It is possible to avoid the risk that the replacement process will be interrupted by notifying the error at the POS.

  When a general card is accepted, the maximum display is displayed that shows the maximum number of special prizes that can be exchanged with the balls that are associated with that general card, and when the membership card is accepted, "0" is displayed. Therefore, when the player himself / herself performs the exchange operation, the general tendency is for the player to replace all of the balls he / she holds, while for the membership card, the player tends to replace part of the accumulated coins. It is possible to improve the usability in consideration.

  If you change the number of special prizes that can be exchanged when a general card is accepted in the case of self-POS, some of the balls will be exchanged, and the remaining possessions that have not been exchanged will be accepted. It may be necessary to eject a general card on which balls or balances are recorded, and forgetting to take the general card may cause trouble, but if the general card is accepted, the number of special prizes that can be exchanged Since the change is suppressed, the occurrence of such trouble can be avoided in advance.

  When the operation of changing the number of special prizes is performed when the membership card is accepted, the display of the number is updated in the first RW 34, but the maximum display is continued in the POS 6, so the processing load on the POS 6 is reduced. Also, the player can input the desired number while referring to the maximum display.

  There is an upper limit on the number of exchanges, and the upper limit of exchanges is switched depending on whether the received card is a membership card or a general card.For example, for a membership card, it is illegal to confirm the identity of a member when registering as a member. Can be suppressed, and the upper limit of the number of exchanges can be set advantageously for the player. On the other hand, for general cards, we cannot anticipate such a restriction, so we set an upper limit on the number of exchanges that is disadvantageous to the player to prepare for unauthorized player prize exchange, and appeal that the upper limit as a member privilege is high. It can also be used for various operations.

  Even if the number of exchanges for the upper limit is exchanged, an error notification will be given when a general card with a surplus exceeding the number of small prizes is received, so for example, a time limit by an illegal player who illegally acquired a ball It is possible to suppress the exchange of free gifts.

  When the exchange operation by the player cannot be accepted, the exchange operation by the employee can be accepted, so that even if the exchange process by the self-POS cannot be performed normally, it can be dealt with by the exchange operation by the employee.

  Specified surplus value that was not a target for exchanging special prizes, and specified specific prize information that is common to multiple prizes with different consideration value, which is the value to be paid, as the target for matching the specified surplus value. Therefore, when the player himself / herself performs the exchange operation, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the player is dissatisfied while preventing the exchange operation from being complicated by the player.

  Since the same number of redemption balls is assigned for each specific premium code, it is possible to adopt a specific premium code for multiple premiums with different exchange prices, and to deal appropriately with different types. it can.

  Since the number of exchanged balls of a specific free gift code is “1”, and the number of objects to be associated and the amount of consideration value of the free object to be exchanged correspond to each other, it is possible to exchange by displaying the number of free gifts, for example. It is possible to inform the player of the number of target balls.

  For the player who can not assume what kind of combination can be exchanged for prizes only by displaying the number of balls to be exchanged, as it corresponds to the edge viking and displays the number of exchanges as a guide. Exchangeable combinations can be proposed.

  The prizes with a large number of exchanged balls are preferentially combined and displayed as a reference exchange number, but if conditions related to the combination are set by the operation of the player, the combination that matches the set conditions is displayed. It is possible to propose a combination of prizes that can be exchanged in consideration of the prizes that the player wants to exchange.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment and can be modified or expanded as follows.
Each setting value may be set by the administrator arbitrarily by operating input, or may be set by the manufacturer of the management apparatus 5 in advance, and the setting information is downloaded from an external (for example, chain store headquarters) server and set. May be. In this case also, the set value is input by the operation input on the server. Of course, past game information may be set as the reference value.

  All the game information illustrated may be directly specified by the input signal or indirectly specified by using an arithmetic expression. Further, although the pulse signal is exemplified as the game signal, other signal inputs such as a data signal by serial communication may be used.

  Numerical values, number of digits, items and the like are examples, and any numerical value may be adopted. At least printing and display output can be assumed as the output. Further, either of the above and the excess may be adopted, and the expression such as "reached" is an expression corresponding to either the above or the excess. The same applies to the following and less than, and expressions such as “not reached” are expressions corresponding to either the following or less than.

As a target gaming machine, a slot machine other than the exemplified slot machine such as a so-called enclosed type that manages a game medium only with data, a pachinko gaming machine, or the like can be adopted. Incidentally, the game medium is expressed as a game value as necessary in consideration of a so-called enclosed type.
The target device may be configured in any way such that a part of the processing performed by the POS 6, 7 or the first RW 34 or the second RW 35 is performed by the management device 5, the gaming device 2, or the like.

  In FIG. 9, “1” is exemplified as the exchange price for the oddball viking, but a value other than “1” may be adopted, such as the greatest common divisor of the exchange price for all types of prizes in the edge viking. For example, when "2" is set as the exchange consideration, there are many cases where there is no redeemable prize at "1", and since the prize can be exchanged more than that, it is possible to expect the player's dissatisfaction to be alleviated.

  It is possible to return the exchanged number to "0" by pressing the "card return" key 205l on the number input screen 205 when the member card is accepted, but a key for returning the exchanged number to "0" May be separately provided, and the number of exchanges may be returned to “0” without pressing the “card return” key 205l.

  After the exchange process is completed, a receipt on which the exchange content is printed is output, or the portable terminal is held by the IC chip communication unit 38 to transmit information that can specify the exchange content to the portable terminal. Is also good.

  The configuration of each screen (key arrangement, etc.) may be any configuration. The account confirmation screen 204 shown in FIG. 15 and the number input screen 205 shown in FIG. 16 may be combined into one screen, and the screens may be changed in any way.

Although the so-called counters have been exemplified, the acquired value may be specified by a recording medium issued by a so-called island counter provided at a position such as the end of the gaming island.
Although the input of the personal identification number and the number of exchanges of prizes has been illustrated by operating the display unit 36 of the first RW 34, the number of exchanges of prizes and the like may be input by operating the display unit 31 for the player of the POS 6, and the display unit 31 is also used. Then, while the corresponding prize exchange number is updated and displayed according to the change input, the maximum display may be continued on the display unit 36, or both may be updated and displayed.
Although it has been illustrated that the card is compatible with both the membership card and the general card, it may be compatible with only one of them.

Although the exchange price is set to "1" in the edge viking, the exchange price may be set to "2", "3", etc., and 15 pieces (2 pieces) or 10 pieces can be set when exchanging 30 pieces of prizes. Individual pieces (3 balls) may be exchanged. That is, it may be configured such that the amount of consideration in the prize information that is the object of association and the amount of acquired value that is the value of the prize that is the object of exchange correspond to each other.
The exemplified configurations may be combined in any way, including modified examples, and configurations not adopted may be provided as appropriate.

  In the drawing, 1 is a game machine, 6 and 7 are POS (exchange operation receiving means, exchange means, recording medium returning means, state switching means, notification suppressing means, second prize number display means, error notification means, surplus value identification means , Presenting means), 34 is a first RW (recording medium receiving means, prize number display means, number changing means, first prize number displaying means), and 35 is a second RW (recording medium receiving means).

Claims (5)

Recording medium acceptance means for accepting a recording medium capable of associating the earned value acquired by the player with the game and the remaining monetary value which is an unused monetary value among the monetary values entered by the player,
Exchange operation receiving means capable of receiving exchange operation by a player,
When the recording medium is received, the exchange operation by the player is received, and an exchange means for performing a gift exchange process in consideration of the acquired value,
For the first recording medium capable of associating a plurality of types of acquired value and remaining monetary value on the day, the recording medium acceptance means accepts at least when a plurality of types of acquired value or remaining monetary value are associated. A game hall system characterized by performing a restraining process.   Recording medium returning means for returning the first recording medium after completion of the exchanging process when the first recording medium with which one type of acquired value is associated and with which the remaining monetary value is not associated is accepted The system for a game arcade according to claim 1, further comprising:   The recording medium accepting unit suppresses acceptance of the first recording medium issued by the divided issue process for dividing the earned value even if a plurality of types of earned value or remaining monetary value are associated. The system for a game hall according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that.   The recording medium receiving means does not perform the suppressing process on the second recording medium capable of correlating the acquired value before the previous day, even when plural kinds of acquired value or remaining monetary value are correlated. The system for a game arcade according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that A state switching unit capable of switching between a first exchange state that enables exchange processing without an employee and a second exchange state that enables exchange processing with an employee by setting,
5. The notification suppressing means for suppressing the notification performed when the second exchange state is set, when the first exchange state is set, the notification suppressing means, comprising: The game hall system described in any one of the above.

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