JP6043232B2 - Game system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an enclosed pachinko gaming machine that is played by consuming points or a gaming system including a complete credit type slot machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a gaming system for detecting various abnormal states occurring in a pachinko gaming machine is known, for example, as in Patent Document 1 below. As an example of the abnormal state, there is a base abnormal state indicating a state in which the ratio of the score to the number of game balls fired exceeds a reference value.

  As a method for detecting this base abnormal state, for example, there is a method of performing division of the score by the number of shots at a constant interval and determining whether or not the division result is within an appropriate range. When a base abnormality is detected, there is a suspicion that the player has performed some fraudulent act on the gaming machine, so in general, measures such as suspending the game at that point in order to prevent loss at the game hall side Has been made.

JP 2012-210270 A

  However, in fact, even if the player is not cheating at all, many points will be awarded due to frequent winnings, and it may deviate from the appropriate range. If you do, not only will you give bad impression to the player and lose the willingness to play, but also give the player the disadvantage that you can not get the score that would have been obtained if you did not interrupt the game There is a risk that.

  In view of the above circumstances, the present invention is excellent in that it is possible to achieve both the suppression of a loss on the game hall side caused by a player's fraud and the avoidance of a player's disadvantage caused by a misjudgment of the fraud. It is to provide a characteristic gaming system.

The present invention executes a game by consuming a score obtained in accordance with payment of a consideration, and a gaming machine to which a score is awarded when a winning occurs in the game,
While subtracting the score according to the consumption of the score, by adding the score according to the occurrence of winning, the total score owned by the player is calculated and stored, and the total score is recorded. In a gaming system comprising a recording medium processing device capable of issuing the recorded recording medium,
An abnormality determining means for determining whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the gaming machine based on whether or not the predetermined game data indicating the frequency of occurrence of the winning is within a predetermined appropriate range;
When this abnormality determination means determines that an abnormality has occurred in the gaming machine, the abnormal score is calculated and stored separately from the total score generated after the determination. Storage means,
The recording medium processing device, when issuing the recording medium, a first recording process for recording a total score including an abnormal score stored in the abnormal score storage means on the recording medium, and the abnormal time The gaming system is configured to be able to select and execute any one of the second recording processes for recording the total score not including the score on the recording medium (Claim 1). .

  The gaming system of the present invention is provided with an abnormal point score storage means for calculating and storing an abnormal point score that occurs after the point when abnormality is determined, separately from the total score point. When the recording medium processing apparatus issues a recording medium, the recording medium processing apparatus records the total score including the abnormal score on the recording medium, and records the total score not including the abnormal score on the recording medium. Any one of the second recording processes can be selected and executed.

  In this gaming system, when an abnormality is determined, the abnormal score is calculated and stored separately from the total score. After that, when the game is ended and the recording medium is issued, it is selected whether the total score including the abnormal score is recorded on the recording medium or the total score not including the abnormal score is recorded on the recording medium. Is possible. Therefore, it is not necessary to immediately suspend the game when an abnormality is determined. The amusement hall can carefully determine whether or not there has been any illegal act while the game is continuing.

In the gaming system of the present invention, it is not necessary to immediately interrupt the game according to the determination of abnormality, so that the game is not disturbed and a disadvantageous player who is not related to fraudulent acts is disadvantaged. There is no loss of game motivation. After that, if it is determined that it is not a fraudulent act but a misjudgment caused by game data obtained by chance, the first recording process for recording the total score including the abnormal score on the recording medium may be selected. .
On the other hand, if cheating is found, if the second recording process that records the total score not including the score at the time of abnormality is recorded on the recording medium, the game is continued after the fraud is determined. Even in this case, the loss on the game hall side due to fraud does not increase.

  As described above, the gaming system of the present invention can achieve both the suppression of the loss on the game hall side caused by the player's fraud and the avoidance of the disadvantage on the player side caused by the misjudgment of the cheating act. It is a gaming system with excellent characteristics.

  The gaming machine of the present invention may be a so-called encapsulated pachinko gaming machine in which a point is used to launch a game ball and points are awarded in accordance with winnings, and game media such as medals and coins are used. It may be a so-called complete credit type slot machine in which a player can bet and play points without being awarded, and points are awarded when winning. Further, it may be a parrot (R) that uses a game ball as a game medium.

  After the abnormality is determined, in order to determine which of the first recording process and the second recording process is to be selectively performed, it is necessary to determine whether or not there is an illegal act on the game hall side. Examples of determination of fraud include confirmation of recorded video of a surveillance camera and determination by visual confirmation of an employee. Alternatively, it is also possible to execute a final determination that fraud has occurred when the number of times the abnormality determination has continued exceeds a predetermined number. In the gaming system of the present invention, it is possible to appropriately handle the abnormal-time score, which is the score after the occurrence of an abnormality, after carefully judging the presence or absence of fraud.

A recording medium processing apparatus included in a game system according to a preferred aspect of the present invention includes score display means for displaying the total score to a player,
The score display means displays a total score including the score at the time of abnormality to the player even after the abnormality determination means determines that an abnormality has occurred in the gaming machine (claim 2). ).

  In this way, even after the abnormality is determined, if the total score is displayed to the player as in the normal state, the legitimate player will not be confused. Thereafter, if the first recording process for recording the total score including the score at the time of abnormality is selected on the recording medium, there is little possibility that a legitimate player will realize that the abnormality determination has occurred. On the other hand, if the same total score as normal is displayed for a player who performs cheating, the game can be continued without noticing the judgment of abnormality, and the evidence of fraud can be suppressed during the game with high certainty. Can detect cheating.

A game system according to a preferred aspect of the present invention comprises a selection means for selecting one of the first recording process and the second recording process in accordance with an operation of an employee of the game hall. ).
If this selection means is used, after an abnormality is determined, an employee or the like can carefully select either the first recording process or the second recording process by manual operation.

1 is a system diagram showing a gaming system 1 in Embodiment 1. FIG. The front view of the combination of the pachinko game machine and card unit in Example 1. FIG. The block diagram which shows the electrical constitution of the game hall system in Example 1. FIG.

The embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the following examples.
Example 1
This example is an example of a gaming system 1 that can achieve both a loss on the game site side caused by a player's cheating and a avoidance of a disadvantage on the player's side caused by misjudgment of cheating. . The contents will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The gaming system 1 of this example includes an enclosed pachinko gaming machine (game machine) 3, a card unit (recording medium processing device) 2, and a management device 5. In the amusement hall, a combination of a card unit 2, a pachinko gaming machine 3, and a stand lamp (not shown) is managed by the management device 5. In the game hall, in addition to the management device 5, a relay device (not shown) installed for each of the two pachinko gaming machines 3 is connected to the communication network 11. Two pachinko gaming machines 3, stand lamps, and two card units 2 are connected to the relay device.

A pachinko gaming machine 3 and a card unit 2 constituting the gaming system 1 of this example will be described.
(Pachinko machines)
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko gaming machine 3 is a gaming machine that is played by consuming (using) points and launching a game ball as a gaming medium. The pachinko gaming machine 3 is a so-called seven machine in which a jackpot lottery is executed in response to a winning at the special figure starting port 31, and a jackpot symbol is displayed when a jackpot winning symbol is displayed.

  The pachinko gaming machine 3 of this example has an external configuration as shown in FIG. The pachinko gaming machine 3 includes an opening / closing door 33 attached to a base frame (not shown), a substantially circular gaming area 330 formed on a game board surface inside the opening / closing door 33, and a lower left side toward the gaming area 330. The arranged speaker 331, the information display unit 335 provided on the lower side of the game area 330, the operation button group 336 arranged on the left side of the information display unit 335, and the lower right side of the information display unit 335 are arranged. And an operation handle 35.

  The open / close door 33 faces the pachinko gaming machine 3 and is fixed to the frame so as to be rotatable via a left hinge 333. The open / close door 33 is provided with a substantially circular transparent window 339 corresponding to the game area 330, and decorative lamp portions 332 disposed on both sides of the upper portion of the transparent window 339.

The information display unit 335 is configured by a liquid crystal display, and various information such as various game data relating to the game such as the number of jackpots and the number of special drawing lotteries is displayed on the display screen. Further, the score received from the card unit 2 is displayed on the display screen of the information display unit 335. This score is decremented by 1 each time one game ball is fired, and a predetermined score is added according to the winning. In the pachinko machine 3, the game ball cannot be fired when the score becomes zero.
The operation button group 336 includes operation buttons for the player to select game data to be displayed on the information display unit 335, operation buttons used for game effects, and the like.

  The game area 330 is an area where game balls as game media flow down. The game area 330 is formed around the display device 39 including the liquid crystal display unit 390, and an out hole 338 for collecting game balls that have flowed down without winning is provided at the bottom. The special figure starting port 31 is disposed below the display device 39, and a big winning device 36 is provided between the special figure starting port 31 and the out hole 338.

  On the left side of the display device 39 from the player side, a passing gate type general-purpose start opening 34 and the like are arranged. The normal start port 34 is a gate for detecting the passage of a game ball. A game ball payout (prize ball) is not set in the normal start port 34 that only allows a game ball to pass. When a game ball is detected by the general-purpose start opening 34, a random number for lottery for normal symbol determination (hereinafter referred to as general-purpose determination) is extracted, and the general-purpose determination is executed. Whether or not the common map is determined is displayed by the display device 39.

  The big prize device 36 is a variable prize device called a so-called attacker that opens the big prize port 360. The attacker 36 is disposed below the special figure starting port 31. The attacker 36 has a large winning opening 360 having a horizontally long and substantially rectangular shape, and a lid member 361 that rotates to the near side. In the attacker 36, when the lid member 361 is positioned so as to be substantially flush with the board surface forming the game area 330, the special winning opening 360 is closed. On the other hand, when the lid member 361 is rotated forward, the special winning opening 360 is opened.

  The special figure starting port 31 is an electric tulip (movable member, hereinafter referred to as electric Chu) 311 made of a pair of rotary blades with respect to a winning prize port 310 that triggers a special symbol determination (hereinafter referred to as special figure determination). It is configured by combining. The pair of closed rotating blade pieces are in a state of standing so as to face each other with a gap (a state of a broken line in the figure). In this state, a game ball can flow only through a gap corresponding to one game ball of a pair of nails positioned directly above. On the other hand, the pair of rotating wing pieces in the open state (solid line state in the figure) rotated so as to be separated from each other act like a tray that guides the inflow of game balls. In this state, the game ball can easily flow into the electric Chu 311 and the winning rate is remarkably increased. The opening operation of the electric Chu 311 is executed in response to the winning in the common figure determination.

  When a game ball wins a special figure start port 31 (start prize), a lottery random number for special figure determination is extracted, and special figure determination (big hit lottery) is executed. Random numbers for special figure determination triggered by the winning of the special figure starting port 31 are stored until the success or failure is displayed with an upper limit of four. The payout when the game ball wins the winning opening 310 of the special figure starting port 31 is 3 points.

  The display device 39 is a device in which a liquid crystal display unit 390 is disposed inside. The liquid crystal display unit 390 has a function of displaying various effect images for effecting a game, a special symbol display unit 39A for executing symbol variation for notifying whether or not a special symbol is determined (lottery result), It has a function as a universal map display unit 39B that executes a variable display for notifying whether or not the figure determination is correct.

  The liquid crystal display unit 390 as the special figure display unit 39A displays whether or not the special figure determination is appropriate using a special figure display area 394 occupying most of the display screen. In the special figure display area 394, after the effect design (numeric symbols 1 to 9) is variably displayed by the display of the effect image 393, whether or not the special figure is determined according to the combination of the symbols that are stopped and displayed (big hit Is it lost?) When winning the jackpot, a three-digit number (any one of 1 to 9) is displayed after the symbol variation display over a predetermined symbol variation time.

The liquid crystal display unit 390 serving as the general map display unit 39B displays whether or not the multi-map determination is correct using the general map display area 396 at the lower right of the display screen. In the common map display area 396, ○ × is alternately displayed over a predetermined time, and thereafter, whether or not the common map determination is made is notified by stopping and displaying “◯” or “×”.
At the bottom of the display screen of the liquid crystal display section 390, a special figure hold display section 395 for displaying the number of lottery random numbers for special figure determination is placed. The special figure hold display unit 395 notifies the number of special figure hold on the basis of the number of circles displayed.

  The gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 3 in this example includes a normal state that is disadvantageous to the player and a very advantageous jackpot state, and a probability variation state in which the winning probability of the jackpot is high. In the normal state or the probability variation state excluding the big hit state, the special figure determination as the big hit lottery is executed. When the determination result of the special figure determination is a win, a big hit state occurs.

  The big hit state is an advantageous special game state in which the round process in which the attacker 36 is released is repeated 15 times until 10 game balls are won or 30 seconds have elapsed. The jackpot state includes a probability variation jackpot state followed by a probability variation state and a normal jackpot state followed by a normal state.

  When winning the probable jackpot, odd numbered numbers are stopped and displayed, the probable jackpot state occurs, and the probable state occurs after completion. The probability variation state is terminated when 100 symbol variations are executed or when a normal jackpot is won. If the probabilistic jackpot is won in the probabilistic state, the probable state is resumed after the jackpot state ends and becomes a continuous chain.

The winning probability of the jackpot lottery (special drawing determination) is 1/400 under the normal state and 1/50 under the probability variation state. Of the jackpot winning prizes, the percentage of probability jackpots is 40%, and the ratio of regular jackpots is 60%.
The winning probability of the usual figure determination is 1/100 under the normal state and 99/100 under the probability variation state. The opening time of the electric chew 311 (special drawing start port 31) corresponding to the normal winning is 0.2 seconds × 1 in the normal state and 1.5 seconds × 3 in the short time state.

  The pachinko gaming machine 3 is configured with a main controller 40 as the center as shown in FIG. For the main control unit 40, an operation unit 44 such as an operation button group 336 and an operation handle 35, an effect control unit 45 for controlling game effects, a sensor 412 to 414 for winning game balls, a special start port (electric ) A special start solenoid 422 that opens 31, a big prize opening solenoid 424 that opens the attacker 36, a power supply circuit unit 428 for supplying power, and the like are electrically connected. Furthermore, the main control unit 40 is electrically connected to an I / F unit 400 that serves as a communication window with the communication network 11 (FIG. 1) and the card unit 2.

  The effect control unit 45 is electrically connected to an amplifier 331A for driving the speaker 331 and a decorative lamp unit 332, and a display control unit 46 for controlling the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 390 so that communication is possible. Yes.

  As the detection sensors for the winning game balls, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a special figure winning sensor 412 for detecting a winning at the special figure starting port 31 and a general winning prize sensor 413 for detecting a winning at the general drawing starting port 34 are used. , And a big prize sensor 414 for detecting a prize to the attacker 36.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the main control unit 40 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 401, a read only memory (ROM) 402, a random access memory (RAM) 404, and an input / output (I / O) input / output interface. / Output) 405 and the like.

  The pachinko gaming machine 3 has a function of outputting a game signal. The game signal includes a subtraction signal indicating consumption (use) of points, an addition signal indicating payout (granting) of points, a jackpot signal, and the like. A signal output from the pachinko gaming machine 3 is output to the management device 5 via the communication network 11. The pachinko gaming machine 3 can communicate directly with the card unit 2 via the I / F unit 400. The pachinko gaming machine 3 transmits game signals such as a subtraction signal and an addition signal to the card unit 2 via the I / F unit 400, and receives a score from the card unit 2 side.

(Card unit)
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the card unit 2 is installed in a space between the adjacent pachinko gaming machines 3 so as to individually correspond to the pachinko gaming machines 3. The card unit 2 has a function of giving a score (lending function) as a right to launch a game ball.

On the front surface of the card unit 2, as shown in FIG. 2, a status lamp 21 for displaying an operating state such as an apparatus error, a bill insertion slot 22 for inserting a bill as a loan fee, and a touch screen sheet on the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit A stacked touch panel type display unit 23, a lending button 24 for converting a lending price into a score necessary for a game, a replay button 25 for using a stored ball score deposited in a game hall, a player's score, etc. are recorded. A return button 26 for returning the game card 10 and a card insertion slot 27 for inserting the game card 10 such as a membership card or a general card are provided.
The display unit 23 is a display unit having a function as a total score display means for displaying the total score owned by the player.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the card unit 2 is electrically configured around a control unit 20 including a CPU 201, a ROM 202, a RAM 203, an I / O 204, and the like. In addition to the above-described configuration, the control unit 20 is electrically connected to a banknote processing unit 221 that detects the type of inserted banknotes, a card processing unit 271 that executes return, issuance, and the like of the gaming card 10. Yes. Further, the I / F unit 200 is electrically connected to the control unit 20. The card unit 2 can communicate with the management device 5 via the I / F unit 200 and is directly connected to a pair of pachinko gaming machines 3. As described above, the card unit 2 receives game signals such as an addition signal and a subtraction signal from the pachinko gaming machine 3, and transmits the score obtained by converting the loan price as a price to the pachinko gaming machine 3.

  A game card (recording medium, FIG. 2) 10 such as a membership card or a general card on which an IC chip is mounted can be inserted into the card insertion slot 27. The membership card is a gaming card 10 possessed by a registered player. In addition to the membership ID, deposit balance, and number of points that can be used to identify a member player, a passcode for using the savings service, etc. Etc. are recorded. The general card is a game card 10 for a non-member player, and the deposit balance and the score are recorded, but the pass code for using the service for members is not recorded.

  The card processing unit 271 includes a card reader / writer that reads / writes card information of the gaming card 10 inserted from the card insertion slot 27, a card stock unit that stocks 10 general cards for new issuance, and the like.

The card unit 2 has functions as the following means.
(1) Total score calculating means: calculating and storing the total score owned by the player by subtracting the score according to the consumption of the score, and adding the score according to the occurrence of the winning means.
(2) Abnormality determining means: Determines whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the pachinko gaming machine 3 based on whether or not predetermined game data indicating the occurrence frequency of the winning is within a predetermined appropriate range. means. This abnormality determination means specifies the awarded score, which is the number of times of addition signal reception and the number of consumption scores, which is the number of times of reception of the subtraction signal, at regular intervals (every 100 game balls are fired). "Consumption score" is calculated as the predetermined game data. Then, abnormality is determined based on whether or not the calculation result is within a predetermined appropriate range.
(3) Abnormal score score storage means: means for calculating and storing the abnormal score generated after the time when the abnormality determination means determines that an abnormality has occurred, separately from the total score.
(4) Selection means: means for selecting the type of recording processing when the score or the like is recorded on the game card 10. As the recording process, there are a first recording process corresponding to a normal game without an illegal act and a second recording process corresponding to an illegal game including an illegal act, and the handling of the score at the time of abnormality is different. The first recording process is a recording process of the total score including the abnormal score, and the second recording process is a total score recording process not including the abnormal score. The selection means selects one of the recording processes based on the control from the management device 5 (whether or not it is in a dormant state).
(5) Medium recording means: means for executing a recording process for recording the total score on the game card 10 when the game card 10 is issued (returned or newly issued).

In addition to the game data of the pachinko gaming machine 3, the card unit 2 transmits total score information, deposit balance information, etc. to the management device 5, while storing information corresponding to the accepted game card 10 (e.g. Information), various setting information of the paired pachinko gaming machine 3 (gaming machine number, model name, scoring unit price) and the like are received from the management device 5.
In particular, when the card unit 2 of this example determines that an abnormality has occurred, the card unit 2 notifies the management device 5 to that effect, and receives a control signal corresponding to the determination result of fraud from the management device 5 side.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the management device 5 includes an output unit 51 including a liquid crystal display and a printer (not shown), an apparatus body 50 that executes various arithmetic processes, and an input unit 52 including a keyboard and a mouse (not shown). ing. The apparatus main body 50 includes a control function centered on a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that executes arithmetic processing, a storage function that uses a hard disk drive, ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory), etc., and various signals or It has a communication function for transmitting and receiving information.

In the management apparatus 5, the following functions are realized by causing the apparatus main body 50 to execute the program.
(1) Input operation means: means for inputting the presence / absence of fraudulent behavior of the pachinko gaming machine 3 determined to be abnormal. An administrator or employee of a player can input whether or not an illegal act has been performed on the screen displayed on the liquid crystal display of the pachinko gaming machine 3 determined to be abnormal by the paired card unit 2 It is.
(2) Control signal output means: means for outputting a control signal in accordance with the result of the presence or absence of fraudulent acts input by an administrator or the like to the card unit 2 and the pachinko gaming machine 3 determined to be abnormal. When an input operation indicating that there has been an illegal act is performed, a control signal for controlling the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 3 and the card unit 2 to a pause state is output. When an input operation indicating that there is no fraud is performed, a control signal for canceling the abnormality determination is output.

  The management device 5 can send and receive signals and information to and from the pachinko gaming machine 3, the card unit 2, and the like. The information that the management device 5 transmits and receives between the pachinko gaming machine 3 and the card unit 2 etc. includes the card information such as the information that has been confirmed, the information that indicates that the fraud has been confirmed, and the information that cancels the fraud. 2 is transmission information.

Next, an operation flow of the gaming system 1 of the present example having the above configuration will be described.
(Basic operation of pachinko machine 3)
When the pachinko gaming machine 3 receives the score from the card unit 2, the pachinko gaming machine 3 makes it possible to launch game balls corresponding to the score. When the operation handle 35 is operated, a game ball is launched from a launching device (not shown) disposed on the upper left of the game board surface. The score is subtracted one point at a time when the game ball is launched, and a prescribed number of points is added according to the winning. When the score becomes zero, the game ball cannot be fired, and the game cannot be continued unless the point is replenished from the card unit 2.

  The pachinko gaming machine 3 executes a special drawing lottery in response to a winning at the special drawing start port 31 and starts changing the symbol of the special drawing. When the special drawing lottery is won, the jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed, and the state is shifted to the jackpot state. In the big hit state, the winning rate is greatly improved by opening the attacker 36 a predetermined number of times (15 times).

  The pachinko gaming machine 3 executes a general drawing lottery in response to a winning at the general drawing start port 34 and starts changing the symbol of the normal drawing. When the regular drawing lottery is won, the electric chew 311 is opened to facilitate the winning of the special drawing starting port 31. In the pachinko gaming machine 3, by operating the operation button group 336 as appropriate, it is possible to display various game data (such as the number of jackpots and the number of special drawing lotteries) on the information display unit 335.

(Basic operation of card unit 2)
The card unit 2 receives various game signals from the pachinko gaming machine 3, calculates and stores game data, and transmits it to the management device 5 as needed. The player's deposit balance information and possession score information are also transmitted to the management device 5 as needed. From the management device 5, various setting information (game machine number, model name, scoring unit price, etc.) is received and stored.

  When a bill is inserted, the card unit 2 adds and stores it in the deposit balance. The upper limit of the deposit balance is 10,000 yen. When the lending button 24 is operated, the card unit 2 converts a certain amount (1,000 yen) into a score (a possession of 250 game balls). The card unit 2 receives the score addition signal and the subtraction signal from the pachinko gaming machine 3, and calculates and stores the total score owned by the player. Specifically, the total score is added every time an addition signal is received, and the total score is subtracted every time a subtraction signal is received.

  When the return button 26 is operated in a state in which at least one of the deposit balance and the total score is present (a state exceeding zero), the card unit 2 displays the deposit balance and the total score as a general card or a membership card. The game card 10 is recorded and issued.

When the score recorded on the membership card is not exchanged during the day, it is stored as a stored ball by the management device 5 and carried over from the next day. When the member card is inserted, the card unit 2 receives the member's stored ball information from the management device 5 and stores it.
On the other hand, the general card is valid only on the day, and the deposit balance that has not been refunded on the day and the score that has not been exchanged for the prize are invalid.

(Abnormality detection processing in card unit 2)
The control unit 20 of the card unit 2 calculates “grant score / consumed score” at a fixed interval every time 100 game balls are fired, and the calculation result (predetermined game data) is in a predetermined appropriate range. It is determined whether it is within (for example, 0.1 to 0.6). The control unit 20 considers that an abnormality has occurred when it is determined to be out of the proper range twice in succession, and notifies the management device 5 of the abnormality.

  Further, the card unit 2 distinguishes the score increased from the time when it is regarded as the occurrence of abnormality from the normal total score, and stores it as the score at the time of abnormality. The abnormal score is calculated internally by the card unit 2 and is not displayed on the display unit 23. Therefore, in the card unit 2, the score display on the display unit 23 does not change even after an abnormality occurs.

  When the management apparatus 5 is notified of the occurrence of an abnormality, it is possible to take measures such as visual check by an employee or the like on the game hall side. When an abnormality such as an illegal act can be confirmed, an input to that effect can be made via the input unit 52 of the management device 5. The management device 5 that has been inputted to the effect that an abnormality such as an illegal act has been confirmed outputs a control signal for setting the sleep state to the pachinko gaming machine 3 and the card unit 2. The control unit 20 of the card unit 2 records, on the game card 10, the score obtained by subtracting the abnormal score from the normal total score when the hibernation state is set by the control of the management device 5 (second recording process). Then issue or return.

  On the other hand, when an employee or the like determines that there is no abnormality through visual confirmation, the abnormality determination state can be resolved by performing an input operation to that effect on the management device 5. When the abnormality determination state is resolved in this way, the abnormal score is deleted. Thereafter, when the return button 26 of the game card 10 is operated, the total score is recorded in the game card 10 as it is (first recording process) and issued or returned.

  The gaming system 1 configured as described above is a system used for management of gaming machines that add points when a winning occurs, such as a sealed pachinko gaming machine or a complete credit type slot machine. When it is determined that the winning situation in the gaming machine is abnormal, the gaming system 1 internally distinguishes and stores internally the score resulting from the winning that has occurred thereafter as an abnormal score. Thereafter, when it is determined that an abnormality has actually occurred by visual confirmation of an employee or the like, the score at the time of abnormality stored separately is subtracted from the normal total score. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no abnormality, the abnormally stored score is stored as zero without subtracting it from the total score.

  In this gaming system 1, since the total score is updated and displayed as usual by the card unit 2 and the like even after it is determined to be abnormal, the situation on the surface is the same as when no abnormality is determined. Therefore, it is difficult to determine whether or not an abnormality is determined. If it is determined that there is an abnormality, then it is possible to visually check for the presence or absence of fraud on the game hall side, and it is possible to take appropriate measures depending on the presence or absence of the fraud. If there is a fraud, the loss on the game hall side due to the player's fraud can be suppressed by excluding the abnormal score from the total score. If there is no fraud, the abnormality determination can be reset without being noticed by the player. Therefore, even if the illegal act is erroneously determined, there is no disadvantage or unpleasant feeling on the player side.

  As described above, the gaming system 1 of the present example achieves both the suppression of the loss on the game hall side caused by the player's fraud and the avoidance of the disadvantage on the player side caused by the misjudgment of the cheating act. It is a gaming system with excellent characteristics possible.

In this example, the abnormal score is not displayed on the display unit 23. Instead, it may be configured such that the abnormal score is displayed on the display unit 23.
When it is regarded as abnormality determination, updating of the total score may be stopped, and only the abnormality score may be added or subtracted according to the addition signal and the subtraction signal. In this case, if it is determined that there is no abnormality as a result, the score at the time of abnormality may be added to the total score. However, if the update of the total score is stopped, the player will be aware that some abnormality has occurred, so the game hall side should be operated on the assumption that an employee call will occur from the player side. There is a need to do.

  In this example, the gaming machine is finally put into a hibernation state by visual confirmation of the employee, but the hibernation state is automatically set when it is determined that an abnormality has occurred without going through the visual confirmation of the employee. It is also good to do. In this case, it is desirable to perform an operation in which the employee performs a visual check after setting the hibernation state to release the hibernation state if there is no abnormality.

In the configuration of this example, the pachinko gaming machine 3 and the card unit 2 are put into a dormant state when an abnormality occurs. Instead of this, only the card unit 2 may be put in a dormant state.
In this example, a sealed pachinko gaming machine is illustrated as a gaming machine. The gaming machine may be a fully credited slot machine, or may be both a sealed pachinko gaming machine and a fully credited slot machine.

  In this example, the abnormality is determined based on “number of granted points / number of consumed points”. The game data used as a criterion for abnormality determination is not limited to “number of awarded points / number of consumed points”. For example, it is possible to make an abnormality determination based on “the number of points given, the number of points consumed” or “only the number of points given”.

  In the present example, the management device 5 is provided with a selection unit for selecting which of the two types of recording processes with different handling of the score at the time of abnormality is to be executed by the card unit 2. Instead of this configuration, the card unit 2 may be provided with this selection means. The selection means provided in the card unit 2 may be a means configured using a combination of an infrared receiving unit and an infrared remote controller in addition to the operation buttons. If a selection means using an infrared remote controller is adopted, an employee or the like can execute a recording process selection operation without being noticed by the player.

  As described above, specific examples of the present invention have been described in detail as in the embodiments. However, these specific examples merely disclose an example of the technology included in the scope of claims. Needless to say, the scope of the claims should not be construed as limited by the configuration, numerical values, or the like of the specific examples. The scope of the claims includes techniques in which the specific examples are variously modified, changed, or appropriately combined using known techniques and knowledge of those skilled in the art.

1 gaming system 10 gaming card (recording medium)
2 Card unit (recording medium processing device)
20 Control part 24 Lending button 25 Replay button 26 Return button 27 Card insertion slot 271 Card processing part 23 Display part 3 Pachinko machine (game machine)
5 management devices

Claims (3)

A game machine that executes a game by consuming the score obtained in accordance with the payment of the consideration, and is awarded a score when a winning occurs in the game;
While subtracting the score according to the consumption of the score, by adding the score according to the occurrence of winning, the total score owned by the player is calculated and stored, and the total score is recorded. In a gaming system comprising a recording medium processing device capable of issuing the recorded recording medium,
An abnormality determining means for determining whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the gaming machine based on whether or not the predetermined game data indicating the frequency of occurrence of the winning is within a predetermined appropriate range;
When this abnormality determination means determines that an abnormality has occurred in the gaming machine, the abnormal score is calculated and stored separately from the total score generated after the determination. Storage means,
The recording medium processing device, when issuing the recording medium, a first recording process for recording a total score including an abnormal score stored in the abnormal score storage means on the recording medium, and the abnormal time A gaming system configured to be able to select and execute any one of the second recording processes for recording a total score not including the score on a recording medium. The recording medium processing device includes score display means for displaying the total score to the player,
The score display means displays the total score including the score at the time of abnormality to the player even after the abnormality determination means determines that an abnormality has occurred in the gaming machine. The gaming system according to claim 1.   3. The game system according to claim 1, further comprising selection means for selecting one of the first recording process and the second recording process in accordance with an operation of an employee of the game hall.

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