JPS6324973A - Card calculator for game - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a TI card fin device for a system that can efficiently manage data in a game parlor, and particularly relates to a card fin device for a TI technique installed in a pachinko game machine. In pachinko halls, pachinko machines, coin-operated machines, slot machines (so-called pachinko), and other gaming machines, the operating status of the players, Quickly, centrally, and efficiently manage data on control status, lending status of balls and coins, player's prize acquisition status, sales and profit margin based on each status, and 741% of prizes. The present invention relates to a gaming card settlement device for a data management system of a gaming hall such as the above.

[Prior Art] Conventional examples of data management devices in gaming parlors include the ``Intensive Control Device for Gaming Parlors'' described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 56-3071, and the ``Pachinko Game System'' described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 56-6306. Ball payout rate calculation device J, @fft! 1982
Techniques such as ``Thin Ball Rental Machine System in Game Parlors'' described in Japanese Patent Laid-open No. 98290 and ``Thin Ball Rental Machine Management System'' described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 189883/1983 are known.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The present applicant has taken the above-mentioned conventional game hall management system one step further by using information recording carriers such as those found in telephone cards to solve various problems that occur in game halls. To create a data management system that can grasp the data accurately and efficiently and manage the gaming hall quickly and effectively, one device for constructing the system is a novel gaming card settlement device according to the present invention. The purpose is to provide a device that is easy to use.

[Means for Solving the Problems] A gaming card precision device according to the present invention includes a gaming card insertion slot, a data reading means for reading data on a gaming card inserted from the insertion slot, and a data reading unit. and an amount refund means for dispensing a predetermined amount of money based on the output.

Effects] In this system, the media used for games can be lent out using gaming cards, and players purchase gaming cards in advance. In such a case, if the loanable quantity recorded on the gaming card is not all used up, it is necessary to settle the gaming card, and in that case, the gaming card payment device according to the present invention is used. When a gaming card is inserted into the gaming card slot of the payment device, the data reading means reads undisbursed data, such as amount data, and a predetermined amount of money is refunded based on the read data. Ru. Therefore, even if a player purchases gaming cards in advance but does not finish using all of the gaming hall cards, the player can still settle the bill using the card billing machine and can play the game with peace of mind.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Below, a gaming card settlement device according to an embodiment of the present invention and the entire system will be explained in detail with reference to the drawings.

[Example] Fig. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing an example of a Ti technique landing place management system using a card invented by the inventor of the present application. As shown in the figure, this system includes at least a card vending machine 10 that sells pachinko cards 22, a card payment machine 12, and data from them. A card system management device 14 that performs management.Furthermore,
Processing data, etc. in a plurality of pachinko gaming machines 16, ball lending machines 18, and prize ball counters 20 are also given to the card system management device 14, and the card system management device 1
4 also performs data management based on these data.

Card sales vi10 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 in card sales 1s10, namely the amount of cash invested in card sales i10, the type of pachinko cards sold (what face value of pachinko cards were sold), the number of pachinko cards sold, and returns. Sales data such as the amount of change received is sent to the card system management device 14.

The card settlement machine 12 is used to refund unused pachinko cards and to settle charges for unused portions of pachinko cards that are in the middle of being used. Card payment.

The Y-data such as the amount of money and the card type settled by the cashier 12 is given to the card system management device 14.

Furthermore, the card system also manages the number of rental balls lent by the ball rental n18, the number of balls played in the pachinko machine 16, the number of balls supplied, the number of man-hours of the player, the number of balls exchanged for prizes with the prize ball counter 20, etc. to the device 14.

The card system management device 14 collects and analyzes various data such as game hall sales data, sales guidance, or reference data based on the data sent from each device described above, and also collects and analyzes inventory data. This is for the purpose of management, etc.

The above are the main devices that make up this system. Although not shown in this block diagram, the game parlor does not only have pachinko machines, but also other game machines such as slot machines (so-called pachi-slots), arranged coin game machines, etc. In some cases, a coin lending machine that can lend out coins using pachinko cards sold at the card vending machine 10 may be provided. In addition, instead of the card payment machine 12, a card reader for reading card data is provided at a prize exchange place, etc., and an employee confirms the read data, manually inputs the payment amount, and sends it to the management device. It's okay.

The benefits of using a management system that uses pachinko cards to manage a gaming hall include: ■ Pachinko cards used to lend out game balls and game coins (for example, relatively high-value cards such as 1,000 yen) Since the game can be sold in advance (can be sold in advance), 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 ball lending machine can be made thinner and slimmer, and can be placed between pachinko games (i.e., placed on an island stand).

■ It is sufficient to lend out balls for the required amount of money stored on the pachinko card, and there is no need to pay out change as 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.

Card Vending Machine - FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the card vending machine 10 according to an embodiment of this system, and FIG.
FIG. In addition, Figure 4 shows the card sales 111
1 is a block diagram drawn to explain the configuration of 0. With reference to FIGS. 2 to 4, particularly FIGS. 3 and 4,
The configuration and operation of the card sales 11110 will be explained with reference to the drawings.

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 cards are being sold is displayed on the on-sale indicator 26 or the discontinued indicator 28.

During card sales, when coins or bills are inserted from the coin slot 3o or the bill slot 32,
Vf! A sorter 34 or a banknote sorter 36 determines whether the input VEgi or banknotes are regular coins or banknotes, and if they are regular coins or banknotes, they are fed to a coin counter 38. Money counter 38 [This is a device that detects the amount of input money (coins and bills) and performs cumulative counting. The detected count data (inserted amount data) of the money counter 38 is given to the control section 40, stored in the inserted amount storage section 42, and displayed on the inserted amount display 46 via the display driver 44.

After the coins are counted by the coin counter 38, some of the coins are kept and returned as change! The money is given to R48 as supplementary money, and the other money is stored in the safe 52 for safekeeping.

If the input coins sorted by the coin sorting bin 34 or the input bills sorted by the bill sorter 36 are bad coins or bad banknotes, they are sent to the change return slot 5 via the change holding and return mechanism 48.
Returned from 0.

After inserting money, the selection instruction mechanism is operated by the user. That is, in normal operation, the sales card amount selection buttons 54a, 54b, 54c, and 54d.

54c 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 11111 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.
Press. Note that the sales card number display 62 displays the number of cards sold at the time when any of the sales card amount selection buttons 54 is pressed.
1” is displayed, and then the number of cards to be sold 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 amount selection button 54 is pressed.

A signal from the sales button 66 is applied to the control section 40 via the signal acquisition circuit 58. The control section 40 controls the card issuing mechanism based on this signal, and controls the card paper stock section 6.
8, the data writing section 70 writes necessary data into the magnetic stripe section of the card, the data printing section 72 prints the necessary data on the surface of the card, and the card is dispensed via the ticket processing section 74. Issue cards from.

Further, the 111 control unit 40 controls the change holding and return mechanism 48 to return the change after the card purchase from the change return opening 50, and stores the amount of change returned in the change amount storage unit 42.

In the above explanation, in the card issuing mechanism, cards with no data are stocked in the card paper stock section 68, and cards from the stock section are taken out based on the sales υ1111 signal, necessary data is written (magnetic It was explained that the data is encoded in the card) and printed and then sent to the ticket issuing office 11. However, instead of this, cards with pre-stored data are stocked by type, and any one of them can be selectively displayed. It may also be something that is paid out.

The amount of pachinko cards sold by the card vending machine 10 is, for example, 1,000 yen cart, 2
,000 yen card, 3,000 yen card, 5,000 yen card, and 10,000 yen card, which are higher amounts than the amount that a TL technician would normally borrow when borrowing balls using currency. This is because when borrowing pachinko balls using a pachinko card, players can borrow only the required amount of pachinko balls instead of borrowing the entire face value of the card. This is designed to 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 a ball rental indicator 78 for processing ball rentals, and a ball rental amount selection button 8.
o and a ball discharge port 82 are provided, and after inserting coins or banknotes into the coin slot 30 or 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 a mechanism for

If this type of card sales and ball rental is used, the user will borrow a predetermined number of pachinko balls at the beginning of the game, and also consider the need to borrow pachinko balls randomly depending on the progress of the game. It can be purchased as a convenient device.

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, a bill slot into which only predetermined banknotes, for example, 1,000 yen bills can be inserted, may be provided as a money slot, and a card payout port may be provided.

Then, i, ooo yen banknotes are inserted from the banknote slot,
1.00 in response to the identification device determining that the inserted banknote is a regular 1,000 yen banknote.
A pachinko card with a value of 0 yen may be paid out from the card payout port. In other words, the card vending machine 1 explained in FIG.
0 is not a vending machine that allows you to insert many types of coins and select the amount of pachinko cards you want to purchase, but instead issues a 1,000 yen pachinko card in response to the insertion of a 1,000 yen bill. It may be of a simple configuration such as

Explanation of Pachinko Card FIG. 6 is an illustrative diagram showing an example of a Pachinko card used in one embodiment of this system. pachinko card 2
2 is made of, for example, a paper note or a polyester-based small note, and has a magnetic coding part 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.OIJ), and the amount of the card (for example, [amount: 3.0OOJ)] are printed.

The magnetic stripe 84 is an area in which data can be transferred magnetically, and data transferred in duplicate can be mechanically transferred one after another.

The magnetic stripe 84 contains, for example, data such as shown diagrammatically in FIG. (Code of the store where pachinko balls can be borrowed using this pachinko card), card amount, presence or absence of payment (data indicating whether the card has been paid or not), used IQ (card amount 3)
,000 yen has already been used for renting out pachinko balls).

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

In addition, if the quantity data (amount data) of pachinko balls that can be lent out is encoded on the card, the data will be encoded according to the quantity (amount data) of pachinko balls that have already been lent out to prevent unauthorized re-recording of the data. , a through hole may be formed in a data-recordable portion such as a magnetic coating portion to physically make it impossible to re-record data.

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

With reference to FIGS. 8, 9 and 10, ball ff1i
! ! The configuration of 186 will be explained first. The ball rental machine 86 is the 8th
As shown in the figure, it has a slim shape that is elongated vertically and narrow in width, and is disposed between two pachinko gaming machines arranged on an island stand. On the front of the ball lending machine 86, from the top, there is a ball lending indicator 88 that indicates that the machine is in operation, a card insertion slot 90 into which a pachinko card can be inserted vertically. 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. Ball rental amount selection button 9
4 is N, 000 yen J r500 yen J r300 yen J
Contains 5 buttons of "r200 yen J rloo yen",
When one of the buttons is pressed, an instruction is given to rent out pachinko balls of a price corresponding to the displayed price.

Inside the card insertion slot 90, as shown in FIG.
Further, a card transport mechanism 1oo is provided longitudinally in the insertion direction of the card 22. The card insertion detection switch 98 is a switch consisting of a pair of light emitters and light receivers provided on both the left and right sides of the card insertion path (9th
In the figure, both overlap and are represented by one small block.

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

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

The card transport mechanism 1oO, which is formed longitudinally in the insertion direction of the pachinko card 22, includes a card transport row cage and a motor (the motor etc. are not shown). 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 provided corresponding to the position of a magnetic stripe 84 (see FIG. 6) provided on the pachinko card 22, and encode data magnetically stored on the magnetic stripe 84. It is possible to read and rewrite the 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.

Rent a ball! Inside the fi86, 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 its downstream end, a rental ball storage passage 110 connected to the downstream side of the switching passage 106, and a rental ball storage passage 110 connected to the downstream side thereof. Stopper 1 provided at the downstream end
12, and a rental ball supply gutter 114 that receives pachinko balls released from the rental ball storage passage 110. The switching passage 108 is provided to be rotatable about a fulcrum 115, and the stopper 112 is provided to be slidable in the vertical direction. And both are connecting members 116a, 116b, 11
6c, and 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 slid upward, and the switching passage 108 is rotated to the left 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 1
The supply of pachinko balls to No. 10 is stopped. In this state, the stopper 112 slides upward to open the downstream end of the rental ball storage passage 110, so that a certain number of pachinko balls, for example 25, stored in the rental ball storage passage 110 are supplied to the rental ball storage passage 110. It flows down into gutter 114. In this way, a certain number of pachinko balls stored in the rental ball storage passage 110 are dispensed by turning on the solenoid 118.

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 on loan indicator 88, It is configured to stop the control operations of other mechanisms. In addition, the presence or absence of a signal from the pachinko ball shortage detector 119 is determined by the unit 11'a section 120 using v1 at a predetermined time cycle.
Detected by embedded processing.

Each mechanism of the ball lending 186 is controlled by the control section 120, as shown in FIG. The control unit 120 is configured by a microcomputer, and is
I CPU as the center, RAM as the memory circuit, $16
It includes a ROM in which 11 programs are stored, an input/output interface, etc. In addition, the ball rental processing solenoid 1
Solenoid driver 122 for 18, amount display 9
2 and the display driver 12 for the ball rental indicator 88
4 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.

When control starts, the control unit 120 (see FIG. 10)
has a signal input from the card insertion detection switch 98. That is, the player waits for the tip of the pachinko card 22 to be inserted into the card insertion slot 90 shown in FIG. 8 by the user with a cup.

When the control unit 120 detects that the leading end of the pachinko card 22 has been inserted, it drives and controls the card transport mechanism 100 to take the pachinko card 22 into the ball lending machine 86, and also controls the card data reading and writing element 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.

When the simulated 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 recorded on the pachinko card 22. It is determined whether the amount is less than or equal to the stored amount data. If the amount on the selection button 94 is larger than the amount data stored in 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 controls the solenoid driver 122 to drive the ball rental processing solenoid 118 (see FIG. 9) to a predetermined value according to the amount selected by the selection button. It is turned on for a predetermined period of time and a predetermined number of times to release the pachinko balls stored in the rental ball storage passage 110 to the rental ball storage 1114 to perform rental ball processing.

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 rOJ, the 73-code data reading and writing element 102 is controlled to rewrite the amount data on the pachinko card 22, drive the card transport mechanism 100, and eject the pachinko card 22 from the card insertion slot 90. 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 1f
It is a flowchart for explaining the operation of f126.

Referring to FIG. 12, the ball 13 machine 126 has a ball rental amount type capotan 12B for inputting the ball rental amount in units of 100 yen.
Each time the ball rental amount type capotan 128 is operated, 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 the execution of ball lending processing, a cancel button 134 for inputting signals such as correcting or canceling the ball lending amount, and ejecting the captured reta pachinko card 22. An end button 136 and the like for issuing commands are provided. Signals generated by pressing each of these buttons are given to the control unit 120 as shown in FIG. 13, and based on the input signals, $
The Q crime department 120 performs predetermined @ control.

Next, according to the flowchart in FIG. 14, ball ff11
The processing operation of No. 26 will be explained.

Card insertion slot 90 to pachinko card 22 depending on the sound used
When the leading end of the pachinko card 22 is inserted, the card insertion detection switch 98 is turned on, and the control section 120 detects the insertion of the pachinko card 22, drives and controls the card transport mechanism 100, and takes 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 type capo button 128 is turned on, the al control unit 120 stores 100 yen in an internal memory (not shown) and displays the 100 yen on the ball rental amount display 130. let And the ball rental amount type Kapotan 12
In response to a plurality of 8 plates being pressed, 100 yen is added for the number of times the ball is pressed, and the added amount is stored in an internal memory and displayed on a ball rental amount display 130.

If the cancel button 134 is pressed during the process, the control unit 120 is transferred to the internal memory! ig8! l Clear the stored ball rental amount and the amount displayed on the ball rental amount display 130.

When a signal is input 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 controlled a number of times according 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, the remaining amount data obtained by subtracting the payout amount from the amount data of the pachinko card 22 is displayed, and 11, if there is no remaining amount, the pachinko card 22 is collected inside. If there is a remaining amount, the next signal is input, and when the ball rental amount type 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 type capotan 128 is suppressed, and the amount per unit is ``rl 00 yen''. 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 rental n138 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, a ball lending machine 132 according to this embodiment
The machine is provided with a ball rental amount indicator 88, a card insertion slot 90, an amount display 92, a ball rental amount type capo button 128 for inputting the ball rental amount in units of 100 yen, an end button 136, and a ball rental outlet 96. ing.

Next, the 2i11m operation of the ball lending machine 138 will be explained according to the flowchart 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.
Drive 0 υ! 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.

When the simulated ball charge amount entry capo 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 122 is driven and controlled, and by turning on the solenoid 118, the ball lending process for 100 yen is performed. In this way, each time the ball rental amount type capo button 128 is pressed, a ball rental 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 balls have been paid out, the control unit 120 determines whether there is any remaining amount in the amount data, and if there is any remaining amount, reads the amount data of the pachinko card 22 from the card data. , rewritten by the write element 102,
A pachinko card 22 is released. If there is no remaining amount on the pachinko card 22, 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 is not one that directly inputs money (coins and/or banknotes) and lends out batinfu balls, as in the conventional system. Therefore, the detection mechanism and the authenticity determination mechanism of the currency detection section can be simplified, and the entire IAe 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.

In general, there is no need to pay out change, etc., and pachinko cards 2
Of the amount data stored in the pachinko card 22, the required amount of balls is paid and the remaining amount is stored in the pachinko card 22 (the change mechanism, etc., as in the conventional pachinko card 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 a like groove.

Also, after manually inserting the pachinko card from the card insertion slot, the pachinko card is not slid, but the card data is read, 1! The reading element may be configured to slide along the data writing section of the pachinko card and read the data.

Furthermore, the data encoded on the pachinko card is optically detectable data, and the ball lending machine is provided with an element capable of collectively detecting the data, such as a detection element such as a COD, A mechanism for sliding a pachinko card, such as an automatic pachinko card loading mechanism, may not be provided during data detection.

In addition, in pachinko halls, generally, thin ball lending machines are inserted between the pachinko machines arranged on an island, and in one pachinko hall, there are many ball lending machines. is located. In such a case, instead of providing the control unit 120 for each ball lending machine and having the control unit 120 perform the control tII operation for each ball lending machine, the control unit may be provided, for example, in the card system management circuit described below. A common control unit may be provided, and a plurality of ball loans may be controlled, for example, in a time-sharing manner by the common control unit.

Explanation of the card t?F3 machine Figure 18 shows the card t? 19 is an external perspective view showing an example of an I calculator, and FIG. 19 shows a front view thereof. Mainly referring to FIG. 19, the card payment machine 12 includes a payment in progress indicator 140 and a payment cancellation display for displaying whether the card payment machine is ready for payment processing or in a state where payment processing is canceled. A container 142 is provided respectively. The card slot 144 has a pachinko card 22 that the card user (player) wants to use for TaWL.
When a pachinko card 22 is inserted from here, the remaining amount of the pachinko card 22 is detected, and the amount is displayed on the remaining amount display 146. The payment amount display 148 is for displaying the amount to be paid. Bill payout port 150 and coin payout R
Both openings 152 are for refunding an amount of m. The card payment system 1112 is further provided with a numeric keypad 154 for inputting numerical data, a payment key 156 for instructing 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 flowchart for explaining the operation of the block diagram in FIG. 20.

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

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. In response, the control unit 162 drives the card transport mechanism 164 to transfer the pachinko card 22.
At the same time, data encoded on the pachinko card 22 is read 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 input of the settlement button 156 is awaited. When the payment button 156 is input, the control unit 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, bill payout is performed. Mechanism 170° and/or li! Money 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 150J5 and/or the coin payout port 152.

In addition, if the payment amount entered using the numeric keypad is larger than the remaining amount on the pachinko card 22, please press numeric key 1 again.
15 yen payout processing cannot be performed until the payment amount is corrected in step 54.

Along with the money payout process, the fI11 control unit 162 rewrites the amount data encoded on the pachinko card 22 by the card reader/writer 166.

In other words, the amount obtained by subtracting the entered payment amount from the remaining amount on the pachinko card 22 is encoded anew on the pachinko card 22 (this becomes the new remaining amount on the pachinko card 22. In this case, the control unit 162 drives the card transport machine 1!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 input CI 144 again by the card transport mechanism 164.

Note that it is preferable that the pachinko card 22 be settled in units of, for example, 100 yen, and that settlement of smaller amounts is not possible to prevent mischievous izR calculations.

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 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 a ball rental machine attached to a 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 or throw it away on the floor without taking the trouble to carry the card 22 to the waste bin.

Since there are likely to be many such players during business hours, a large number of unnecessary pachinko cards 22 are scattered around the pachinko ball, making cleaning later difficult.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the disposable pachinko cards 22 that are no longer needed are collected by a card m calculator, and the pachinko hall is not soiled with the unnecessary pachinko cards 22 that have no remaining value, and it is configured to save the trouble of cleaning up the pachinko halls. . In other words, unnecessary pachinko cards 22 are charged a predetermined card fee,
For example, if a player decides to buy a pachinko card for 20 yen, all he has to do is insert the unnecessary pachinko card 22 into the card payment machine.

70-ch in Figure 21? -1. After displaying the card price, when the collection button 158 is pressed, the control unit 16
2 collects the pachinko card 22 into the card collection box 178. Thereafter, the coin dispensing mechanism 172 is driven to disburse the card fee, for example, 20 yen, from the coin dispensing opening 152.

Note that when the remaining amount of money on the pachinko card 22 runs out after the end of the game, the card payment process is performed after the card collection process.

In addition to the above control, the card payment method 12 performs the following interrupt control. In other words, banknote storage box 17
4 and f! It is determined whether or not a predetermined amount or more of abrasive notes and coins are stored in the J coin storage box 176, and if they are stored, it is further determined whether or not the processing operation of the device is being performed normally. In other words, it is determined whether or not any control trouble has occurred, and if no trouble has occurred, the Wi calculation in progress display 142 is turned on via the display driver 168.

If there is no more than a predetermined amount of money, or if there is an abnormality in the processing, a payment cancellation process is performed, that is, the processing operation of the card payment machine 12 is disabled, the processing is prohibited, and the payment cancellation indicator 142 is turned on. . Such υ1-inclusive processing is performed, for example, every Q, 4 ms.

1 of the card system management device 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 FIG. 22 and FIG. 23, on the operation panel 180 of the card system management device 14, there is a mode changeover switch 182 for changing the operation mode, a numeric keypad 184 for inputting numerical data, and various #J operations. A plurality of function keys 186 and a receipt outlet 188 for the built-in printer are provided for instructing. The mode selector 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 specific operation sound, such as a pachinko ball. 5E that allows only the data that can be confirmed only by the administrator of the pachinko hall or the person in charge of the pachinko hall to be displayed.
This is used to switch between the CRET mode and the PROGRAM mode for changing or rewriting the operating program of the management device 14. The mode selector switch 182 is
The mode can be switched by inserting a key, and general employees usually have a key that can switch between OFF mode and ON mode.
Persons in charge of pachinko halls are OFF Mort, ON.
-E -1-'', 5ECRET mode t(, up PR
It is conceivable to carry a key that can switch the OGRAM 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 y-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. In other words, card sales status key 192: This key 192 is used to output and compile 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 sales amount of all cards. Input currency status key 194: This key 194 is used to command the output of data regarding the number of input coins for each currency type, the input currency amount for each currency type and type, and the total amount of all coins. Dispensed change status key 196: This key 196 displays the number of coins for each type of change dispensed,
This command is for displaying the amount of money for each type of change paid out and the total amount of all change paid out.

Built-in change status key 198: This key 198 is used to instruct the card vending machine or card payment machine to display the amount of change deposited in advance. Built-in change setting key 200: This key 200 is used to This key is used to input and set the amount of change stored in advance in the card vending machine and the card 'Wz calculation tjM for each type of change using the numeric keypad. Ball lending machine number setting key 202: This key 202 is This key is used to command the display of the ball rental information for each ball rental machine. All balls rental (all meeting lI) key 204: This key 204 is used to command the display of the total number of balls rented, the total amount of balls rented, etc. Print key 206: This key 206 is used to instruct the built-in printer to print the data displayed on the display screen. Supply positive total number key 208: This key 208 is used to print data displayed on the display screen using the built-in printer. This key is used to command the display of the total number of balls replenished for each game, and the total number of balls hit key 210; this key 210 displays the total number of balls hit for each pachinko machine. This key 212 is used to issue commands, and the ball output rate key 212 related to the number of rental balls.
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 The total sales amount and total loan amount of the card are 3i
This is for issuing a jg display command.

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 CPtJ, 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 output 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 22
The signal path provided from 6 to the CPU 226 and printer 232 is equipped with an interface, a driver circuit, etc., but such technology is already known and is not essential to the embodiment of this invention, so it will be omitted. ing.

Various data are input to the CPU 226 from the aforementioned card vending machines, card machines, ball rental machines, pachinko gaming machines, prize ball exchange machines, and the like. The CPU 226 temporarily stores these input data in the RAM 230,
In addition, in response to a command signal from the operation panel 180, R
Arithmetic processing and the like are performed based on the data stored in the AM 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. Namely, the card type neck storage area, the storage area for the number of inserted coins by coin type, the storage area for the number of change dispensed by coin type, the storage area for the built-in change number for each coin type, the storage area for the number of balls to be supplied by Bajinko Iso, and the number of balls cut and driven into the Bajinko line. storage 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 card type, a storage area for the number of collected cards for each card ladder type, a storage area for the number of exchanged prizes, an area for storing the type and number of exchanged prizes, a register area for the needle cylinder, etc.

Of the above-mentioned storage areas, more preferably the card type neck sales quantity storage area, the immersive quantity storage area by currency type, the change payout quantity storage area by currency type, and the built-in change quantity storage area by currency type are the card vending machine, A storage area is configured at the card vending machine and the card payment line so that the respective data can be stored in the card payment machine as well.

The CPU 226 of the management device 14 accesses the & control units of the card vending machine, card M-sendo, ball lending machine, pachinko game machine, and prize ball counter connected to this management device in a predetermined time cycle, and and stores the data in a predetermined area of the RAM 230. Further, by receiving a display command signal etc. from the operation panel 180, predetermined calculation processing is performed based on the data stored in the RAM 230, and the result is displayed on the CRT display 2.
24. Further, when a printout signal is given from the operation panel 180, the data etc. displayed on the CRT display 224 are printed out by the printer 232.

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.

Further, instead of outputting the data using the printer 232, the data may be stored on a floppy 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 vJin, 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, and these are connected. Arrows representatively indicate 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 data collected by the card system management device 14 will be explained below 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. Also, at the time you want to check,
It is activated by pressing the inserted banknote status key 194 (see FIG. 23).

FIG. 27 is an example of a printout of "sales card management data". This data is a compilation of the number of cards sold by type and sales amount at all card vending machines, 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. Referring to this data, the pachinko hall manager can grasp the card sales status, etc., and based on this, can know the timing of replenishing the card tickets etc. stocked in the card vending machine.

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, each 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 is calculated by subtracting the payment amount settled by the card payment machine from the total amount of card sales sold by the card vending machine, and displays the actual sales amount of the pachinko hall at the time of subtraction. This data also shows the total sales amount for the 11 ball machines, that is, the amount borrowed from the ball rental machines. In this case, if actual sales amount > ball rental machine sales amount, the card user is responsible for the sold card,
The remaining balance on the card, which has not been visibly processed or settled, 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.

Using this data, it is possible to grasp the sales and usage status of cards at the pachinko hall, the usage status of paid balls, the status of possession of unused cards by players, etc.

FIG. 31 is an example of a printout of "total card sales amount/total ball lending amount comparison data". This data calculates the calculated settlement amount based on the total card sales amount and the total ball rental amount, and also aggregates the actual settlement amount to calculate the difference between the calculated settlement amount and the actual settlement amount. This information is used as reference data for understanding the possession rate and possession status of cards with a balance of not yet rat3.

In addition, if the difference between the accounted 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 result of calculating the ball output rate rA from the total number of balls rented, the total number of replenished balls, and the number of balls driven in. It is. Normally, the ball output rate during business hours at a pachinko hall is calculated as follows, for example, as shown in Japanese Patent Publication No. 6306/1983: Ball output rate = (total number of balls rented - t (total number of balls supplied, number - number of balls played) It is expressed as: (total number of balls))/total number of balls for rent x 100 or ball output rate = (total number of balls for rent - (total number of balls hit - total number of replenishment balls))/total number of balls for rent x 100.

Therefore, the card system management device 1 according to this embodiment
4 calculates and outputs the ball payout rate based on data from the pachinko gaming machine 16 and the ball lending machine 18.

FIG. 33 shows an example of a printout of the "rolling rate for card sales". In this case, the ball payout rate is calculated as: Total number of balls rented = Card sales total number of balls rented - Card settlement total number of balls rented, instead of the total number of balls rented as shown in Figure 32 above. , which is not based on the actual number of balls rented from the ball rental machine, but is calculated assuming that the card amount sold in advance at the card vending machine is processed as the ball rental process, and it is a forecasted ball output rate that is not based on the actual number of balls rented from the ball lending machine. Pachinko halls can be used as a pachinko hall.

Figures 34 and 35 are diagrams showing two examples of coin lending machines that can use cards, with Figure 34 being a front view and Figure 35 being a side vertical sectional view. Both figures are illustrated diagrammatically. As shown in Figures 34 and 35, the cards sold at the card vending machine can not only be used in the ball lending machine, but also constitute a coin lending machine that allows coin lending processing using the sold card. 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. In addition to performing ball lending or coin lending processing based on the data, the card system management device centrally aggregates and manages the data, so the various data required by the amusement center manager can be aggregated extremely quickly and accurately. and output.

Then, the gaming card settlement device, which is one of the devices that make up this system, settles and refunds the amount corresponding to the unused data recorded on the gaming card. Players will not be disadvantaged by gaming cards containing unused data.

[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 showing the configuration of the ball lending machine. FIG. 11 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the ball lending machine. 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 a ball rental machine 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 block diagram showing the configuration of card payment. FIG. 21 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the card payment machine. 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. FIG. 25 is an illustrative plan view showing the connection state of each device and gaming machine constructing this system in a pachinko hall. 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 vending machine, 12 is a card vending machine 1i
: [In addition, 14 is a card system management device, 16 is a pachinko game machine, 18 is a ball lending machine, 20 is a prize ball counter, and 22 is a card. Fig. 1 Fig. 86 Fig. 7 Fig. δ Fig. 12 Fig. 13 Fig. 15 Fig. 16 Fig. 17 Closed Fig. 1S Fig. 26 Fig. 27r:g Fig. 28 Fig. 2? Figure 30 Figure 31゜

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) A device for paying for a gaming card on which predetermined data is recorded that allows media used for gaming to be rented out, comprising: a gaming card insertion slot; A gaming card payment device comprising: a data reading means for reading; and a payment amount refunding means for paying back a predetermined amount of money based on the output of the data reading means. (2) The gaming card payment device according to claim 1, wherein the data reading means includes data display means for displaying the read data. (3) The predetermined data recorded on the gaming card is
The game according to claim 2, further comprising data related to the quantity of game media that can be lent out, and wherein the data reading means is a reading means for reading data related to the quantity of gaming media that are not lent out. card payment device. (4) The gaming card payment device according to claim 3, wherein the display means displays data relating to the quantity of unlent gaming media read by the data reading means.