JP6603028B2 - Amusement park management system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game hall management system that manages a game hall in which a plurality of pachinko gaming machines, pachislot gaming machines, and the like are installed.

  Conventionally, in amusement halls where pachinko machines and pachislot machines are installed, cards are often used as recording media that record the amount of payment media that can be used for lending game media and the number of game media stored on that day. . There are usually two types of cards used at amusement halls: membership cards and general cards. A membership card proves the status of a member who is a member of an organization or organization. A general card is a card that can be used for one day only. If you use a membership card, you can deposit the number of game media you have earned as a savings ball, and you can use the savings ball for gaming even after the next day, but there is an annoyance to make a card. Often used to play games.

  The card is generally composed of a magnetic card or an IC card. A game media lending machine is installed in the gap formed between the gaming machines and the game media lending machine is installed between the gaming machines in this manner. This saves the user from having to leave the seat and rent game media. The player manages the rental amount of pachinko balls and medals, which are game media, by causing the game media rental machine to take in the cards.

  The game media lending machine returns the membership card by the player's operation when the game ends with the membership card inserted. On the other hand, if the game ends with a general card being taken in, if there is a balance in either the deposit balance or the current day's savings ball, the game media lending machine associates the remaining number with the general card and operates the player To discharge. A general card having a balance of deposits or a remaining number on the same day can be used with other gaming machines.

JP-A-8-257223 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2014-200414

  However, when a card is used, there is a problem that the player may forget to remove the card from the game medium lending machine after the game ends. In general cards, when both the deposit balance and savings ball on the day become 0 at the end of the game, the card is not discharged. Forgetting that the membership card was used, if the deposit balance and savings ball on the day are 0, the card will be removed. Some players leave the gaming machine without taking it. In addition, when a general card is used, there is a player who leaves the gaming machine without taking the card when the deposit balance remains. In such a case, even if both the deposit balance and the current day's savings are 0 or very little, if the card remains in the game media lending machine, it will be an obstacle to the next player starting the game, This will also reduce the operating rate for the amusement hall.

  In addition, if you leave the game machine without taking the remaining balance or / and the day's savings card from the gaming machine lending machine, you will not be able to use the payment balance or the remaining day's savings card. You will suffer the disadvantage that you will not be able to receive the service. Furthermore, there is a possibility that a card that has been forgotten to be misused by others, which may cause troubles between players. Such a situation is not preferable not only for the player but also for the game hall side.

  Therefore, it is required for game hall employees to find a gaming machine that is absent while the card remains in the gaming media lending machine, and to collect the card that they have forgotten. It has become. For this reason, for example, in Patent Document 1, a seating sensor is provided on a chair of a gaming machine, and the presence or absence of a player is determined based on a seating signal output from the seating sensor. In addition, a method of determining the presence or absence of a player by providing a camera for photographing the player in each gaming machine is also disclosed (for example, Patent Document 2). However, both the seating sensor and the camera need to be provided for each gaming machine, which is expensive as a system and is not preferable for the management of the game hall.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and notifies a game hall employee of a gaming machine in which a player is absent while a card remains in a gaming medium lending machine without making a large capital investment. It is intended to provide a game hall management system that can be used.

In order to solve the above problems, the invention described in claim 1
A game hall in which a plurality of gaming machines that use a game medium to play a game, and a game medium rental machine that is provided for each game machine and that takes out the game medium to the game machine by taking in a card as a recording medium A game hall management computer that acquires at least operating information as information relating to the gaming table, wherein the game hall management computer stores information on whether or not a card is taken in by the game medium lending machine. With regard to gaming machines that have a function to obtain and whose cards have been taken into the gaming media lending machine, measure the operation stop period during which operation stops continuously, and notify that the operation stop period has exceeded the set value and, the same time, and notifies the balance in the balance and / or貯玉number of cards that have been incorporated into the game media lending machine to be notified.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to specify a gaming medium lending machine in which a card is taken in and a gaming machine corresponding to the gaming machine rental machine, and to process in combination with operation information of each gaming machine. For this reason, it is possible to measure the time when the game machine in which the card is taken in is not in operation. This makes it possible to notify a gaming machine that has not been operated for a predetermined time or more, that is, a gaming machine that can be regarded as absent by the player.

The invention according to claim 2 is the game hall management system according to claim 1,
A card information management computer for managing presence / absence of a card taken into the game medium lending machine and information recorded on the card; and the game hall management computer via the card information management computer It has a function of obtaining information on whether or not a card is taken in by a lending machine.

  According to the present invention, in a game hall having both a game hall management computer and a card information management computer, the information of the card information management computer is taken into the game hall management computer and processed in combination with the operation information of each gaming machine. Can do. For this reason, in a game arcade that has both a game arcade management computer and a card information management computer, the present invention can be easily implemented without making capital investment such as installing seating sensors and cameras in each gaming machine. Is possible.

The invention according to claim 3 is the game hall management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein
The game hall management computer has a function of displaying a game machine layout diagram in the game hall, and the operation stop period exceeds a set value in a state where the card is loaded into the game medium lending machine in the game machine layout map. It has a function of distinguishing and displaying gaming machines.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to visually display a gaming machine in which a player is absent while the card remains in the gaming medium lending machine, thereby shortening the time until the game hall employee collects the card. It is effective for.

The invention according to claim 4 is the game hall management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The set value of the operation stop period can be changed.

The invention according to claim 5 is the game hall management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
In a game hall provided with both a pachinko gaming machine and a pachislot gaming machine as the gaming machine, the operation suspension period is set to different set values for the pachinko gaming machine and the pachislot gaming machine.

The invention according to claim 6 is the game hall management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The set value of the operation stop period can be changed for each model.

  In the inventions according to claims 4 to 6, the time for which the player is regarded as absent can be changed according to the model of the gaming machine. For this reason, the time setting according to the characteristic for every player according to the model etc. of a gaming machine can be performed.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a game hall management system capable of notifying a game hall employee of a game machine in which a player is absent while a card remains in a game medium lending machine without making a large capital investment. be able to.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Schematic which shows the whole structure of the game hall management system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The conceptual diagram which shows the information path | route of the game hall management system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the flowchart which measures the time when the game machine is not working although the card | curd concerning one Embodiment of this invention is taken in. The figure which shows the screen which displays the game machine which is not working more than predetermined time, although the card | curd concerning one Embodiment of this invention is taken in. The figure which shows the screen which displays the time which is not operate | moving about the game machine which is not operating although the card | curd concerning one Embodiment of this invention is taken in.

  First, with reference to FIG. 1, a game hall management system 1 which is an embodiment of a game hall management system according to the present invention will be described. In the present embodiment, the gaming machine managed by the game hall management system 1 is composed of the pachinko gaming machine 2a and the pachislot gaming machine 2b, but is not limited to this. For example, you may be comprised only from the pachinko gaming machine 2a or the pachislot gaming machine 2b. Moreover, in this embodiment, the case where the pachinko gaming machine 2a is managed will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the game hall management system 1 acquires and manages the operation information of the gaming machines installed in the game hall and the personal information of the players. The gaming hall management system 1 includes a base computer 3 provided for each of a plurality of gaming machines (pachinko gaming machine 2a and / or pachislot gaming machine 2b), and a pachinko ball (medal) that is a gaming medium provided for each gaming machine. ) A rental machine 4, an island computer 5, a card information management computer 6, and a game hall management computer 7 are provided.

  The pachinko gaming machine 2a, which is a gaming machine, fires a pachinko ball (a medal in the pachislot gaming machine 2b) that is a gaming medium by operating a handle and throws it into a specific winning opening. This is a gaming machine where pachinko balls are paid out. The pachinko gaming machine 2a constitutes a so-called “island” in which a plurality of machines are gathered, and is arranged in the game hall. The pachinko gaming machine 2a is controlled by a gaming machine computer (not shown) provided therein, and can acquire various types of operation information. The pachinko gaming machine 2a has individual gaming machine numbers (in this embodiment, gaming machine number 1, gaming machine number 2, gaming machine number 3, gaming machine number 14 on island A, gaming machine number 15 on island B, gaming Machine number 16... Gaming machine number 28, gaming machine number 29 on island C, and gaming machine number 42) (see FIG. 4) are allocated.

  The stand computer 3 acquires the operation information of the pachinko gaming machine 2 a from the gaming machine computer and transmits it to the island computer 5. In the present embodiment, the operation information refers to an out signal or the like output from an outbox that collects pachinko balls thrown into the pachinko gaming machine 2a. The operation information is not limited to the out signal, and may be any information that can recognize the state in which the pachinko gaming machine 2a is being played by the player. For example, a sensor that detects that a handle used to fire a pachinko ball is in an operating state may be provided as operation information. In this embodiment, the stand computer 3 is provided for each pachinko gaming machine 2a. The stand computer 3 is connected to a not-shown gaming machine computer and is configured to acquire operation information of the pachinko gaming machine 2a. Further, the gaming machine number of the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 2a is registered in the base computer 3. The stand computer 3 may be configured to be provided for a plurality of gaming machines.

  The ball lending machine 4, which is a terminal constituting the game hall management system 1, is a game medium lending machine that lends pachinko balls that are game media. The ball lending machine 4 is a terminal that reads information on a magnetic card or an IC card, which is a recording medium, and lends a pachinko ball within a set amount and on-the-day storage (described later). The ball lending machine 4 is often installed in the pachinko gaming machine 2a. That is, the ball lending machine 4 has a corresponding pachinko gaming machine 2a, and is provided for each pachinko gaming machine 2a. The ball lending machine 4 stores a membership card made up of a magnetic card or IC card, which is a recording medium on which information for identifying a registered player (hereinafter simply referred to as “member”) is recorded, or the card itself. A reading device 4a for reading a general card (prepaid card) in which a card ID to be identified is recorded, reading card information associated with each card, and a depositing device for taking in money (paying) and generating deposit amount information 4b, a ball lending device 4c for paying out pachinko balls based on the deposit balance information of each card and the deposit amount information generated by the deposit device 4b, and an operation device (not shown) for inputting various operations and a password. The ball lending machine 4 is configured such that an individual ball lending machine number is allocated and the ball lending machine 4 can be identified.

  In this specification, the day storage ball is data recorded on the card as the number of pachinko balls acquired by the player in the game, and can be used for the game only on the business day of the game. . The storage ball is data that indicates the number of pachinko balls acquired by the player in the game in common with the storage ball on that day, but it can be used for the game after the next day of acquisition. The day's savings can be used for both membership cards and general cards, and is used when a player moves to a different gaming machine. The accumulated balls can be used only with the membership card, and the acquired pachinko balls can be used for the game after the next day. A predetermined fee may be imposed on the use of the pool.

  The general card is issued when money is taken into the depositing device 4b in a state where the card is not inserted into the reading device 4a, and the deposit amount captured at the time of issuance is recorded as deposit balance information. It is 0 (zero). When issuing a general card, as described above, a card number for identifying the card itself is assigned and recorded on each card. When performing a ball lending operation with a general card, a predetermined number of pachinko balls are paid out by reducing the deposit balance by a predetermined number. The predetermined number subtracted from the deposit balance is an integral multiple of a certain number, and can be subtracted within the deposit balance. With a general card with less than a certain amount of deposit balance information, you cannot pay out pachinko balls if you reduce the deposit balance, but you can deposit money by depositing money into the deposit device 4b and adding the deposit amount to the deposit balance. Can do. On the other hand, if the number of pachinko balls paid out by inserting into a specific prize opening increases or if you want to move to another game machine, if you count pachinko balls, the counting result will be added to the day of savings card information Is done.

  If either the deposit balance information or the current day storage ball is not 0, the card ID for identifying each card itself and the general card recording the deposit balance information and the current day storage ball are ejected from the reader 4a, and other games It can be used by being taken into the reading device 4a of the machine. On the other hand, when both the deposit balance information and the current day's savings become 0, the general card has disappeared from the reading device 4a. Therefore, in this state, when money is taken into the depositing device 4b, and when the pachinko balls that have been paid out are counted and stored as the same day, a general card with a new card ID is issued. Is done.

  The membership card is issued through a certain administrative procedure at the amusement hall, and information for identifying the member holding the membership card is recorded, as is the case with the general card, the deposit balance information and the day's savings are recorded. At the same time, the savings are recorded. The information that identifies the member recorded on the membership card may be just the personal ID, but may include the member name, gender, age, and residential area (city / town / village). It may be configured to include information such as stay time, number of visits, previous visit date and time, and visit points.

  The membership card can be used in the same manner as a general card by being taken into the reading device 4a, and can also be used for storing balls as described above. Further, unlike a general card, the membership card remains in the reading device 4a even if the deposit balance information and the current day's savings become zero, and exists in the reading device 4a unless it is discharged from the reading device 4a. This is the same even if the storage ball is zero.

  In the present specification, when a matter common to both a member card and a general card is described, it is simply referred to as a card.

  The in-island computer 5 constituting the game hall management system 1 collects and holds operation information of the pachinko gaming machines 2a constituting the island. The intra-island computer 5 may actually be configured such that a CPU, ROM, RAM, HDD, or the like is connected by a bus, or may be configured by a one-chip LSI or the like. The island computer 5 is installed on each island in the game hall. In this embodiment, the island computers 5 are arranged on each island. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of islands may be managed by one island computer 5.

  The in-island computer 5 is connected to a base computer 3 connected to a plurality of pachinko gaming machines 2a constituting the island through a network system or the like constructed in the game hall. The computer 5 in the island acquires the individual gaming machine number of the pachinko gaming machine 2a from the platform computer 3 corresponding to each pachinko gaming machine 2a constituting the island, and obtains the operation information of the pachinko gaming machine 2a from the platform computer 3 for a predetermined time. Each can be collected and held.

  The card information management computer 6 constituting the game hall management system 1 acquires and manages information on membership cards or general cards. The card information management computer 6 is composed of a general-purpose computer such as a personal computer. The card information management computer 6 may actually be configured such that a CPU, ROM, RAM, HDD, or the like is connected by a bus, or may be configured by a one-chip LSI or the like.

  The card information management computer 6 is connected to a plurality of ball lending machines 4 in the game hall via a network system or the like constructed in the game hall. The card information management computer 6 also includes a ball lending machine number of a plurality of ball lending machines 4, presence / absence of card reading of the reading device 4a, a member's personal ID read from the member card by the reading device 4a or a card ID read from a general card. Information such as the deposit balance information, the current day's money storage, the deposit amount information generated by the deposit apparatus 4b, and the like, and update information is transmitted from the reading apparatus 4a and the deposit apparatus 4b when a change occurs. As another embodiment, the card ID read from the member's personal ID or general card, the deposit balance information, the current day savings, and the deposit amount information generated by the deposit apparatus 4b may be acquired via the stand computer 3. In addition, the card information management computer 6 is associated with the member's personal ID, and the member's member name, gender, age, residential area (city / town / village) and number of stored balls are recorded, as well as store visit time, stay time, and total stay. Personal information such as time, number of visits, previous visit date and time, and visit points are recorded.

  The game hall management computer 7 which is a management device constituting the game hall management system 1 manages the operation information of the pachinko gaming machine 2a and the member's personal information. The game hall management computer 7 is composed of a general-purpose computer or the like. The game hall management computer 7 may actually have a configuration in which a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an HDD, and the like are connected by a bus, or may be configured by a one-chip LSI or the like. The game hall management computer 7 includes a display device 7a for displaying the acquired information. In the present embodiment, the card information management computer 6 and the game hall management computer 7 are configured independently, but the present invention is not limited to this.

  In the game hall management computer 7, position information and game machine number of each pachinko gaming machine 2a, a unit price of a pachinko ball as a game medium, and a ball rental machine number of the ball rental machine 4 are recorded in advance. In addition, the game hall management computer 7 records in advance combination information that associates the position information of each pachinko gaming machine 2a, the gaming machine number of each pachinko gaming machine 2a, and the ball rental machine number of the ball rental machine 4. The game hall management computer 7 stores a program for displaying the acquired information on the display device 7a.

  The game hall management computer 7 stores various programs for acquiring and processing information from the plurality of island computers 5 and the card information management computer 6. Specifically, the game hall management computer 7 stores a program for acquiring the gaming machine number and operation information of each pachinko gaming machine 2a from the plurality of island computers 5 at predetermined time intervals. Also, the game hall management computer 7 reads from the card information management computer 6 the member's personal information or general card deposit balance information and card ID, the deposit amount information generated by the deposit apparatus 4b, and the ball lending machine 4 that has read these information. Stores a program for obtaining the ball lending machine number.

The game hall management computer 7 is connected to a plurality of island computers 5 through a network system or the like built in the game hall, and the game machine number of the pachinko game machine 2a acquired by each island computer 5 and the operation of the pachinko machine 2a. Information can be acquired at predetermined time intervals. The game hall management computer 7 is connected to the card information management computer 6, and from the card information management computer 6, member personal information or general card deposit balance information, card ID, and deposit device. The money amount information generated by 4b and the ball lending machine number of the ball lending machine 4 that has read these information can be acquired.

  Based on the acquired gaming machine number of each pachinko gaming machine 2a and the ball rental machine number of each ball rental machine 4, the game hall management computer 7 reads the reading device of the ball rental machine 4 corresponding to the operation information of the pachinko gaming machine 2a. Various information based on the personal information based on the member's personal ID read by 4a or the deposit balance information of the general card and the card ID and the deposit amount information generated by the deposit device 4b is selected and displayed on the display device 7a. Can do. Note that some functions of the game hall management computer 7 may be operated by a terminal device connected to the game hall management computer 7 via a wireless LAN or the like.

  Below, the flow of various information in one embodiment of the game hall management system 1 according to the present invention will be specifically described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the game hall management system 1, in step S11, the computer 3 acquires the operation information of the pachinko gaming machine 2a (pachislot gaming machine 2b), and the process proceeds to step S12.

  In step S12, in the game hall management system 1, each in-island computer 5 acquires the operation information and the gaming machine number of each pachinko gaming machine 2a from each computer 3 in the island, and the process proceeds to step S13.

  In step S21, the game hall management system 1 acquires the personal ID of the membership card, the payment balance information of the general card and the payment ID information generated by the payment ID 4b, and the card ID or the payment device 4b. The step moves to step S22.

  In step S22, the game hall management system 1 determines that the card information management computer 6 has taken in the card from the reading device 4a of each ball lending machine 4, personal ID of the member card, payment balance information of the general card and card ID or payment device. The deposit amount information generated by 4b is acquired, and the process proceeds to step S13.

  In step S13, in the gaming hall management system 1, the gaming hall management computer 7 acquires the operation information and the gaming machine number of each pachinko gaming machine 2a and each pachislot gaming machine 2b in the island from each island computer 5. In the game hall management system 1, the game hall management computer 7 obtains data from the card information management computer 6. For this reason, the game hall management computer 7 can relate operation information to card presence / absence of the card lending machine 4 corresponding to each pachinko gaming machine 2a and each pachislot gaming machine 2b.

  Since the above steps S11 to S13 can be performed every predetermined time, the operation information for each gaming machine and the information on whether or not the card is taken into the corresponding ball lending machine 4 are periodically updated. Using this updated information, if the corresponding gaming machine (pachinko gaming machine 2a or pachislot gaming machine 2b) is not in operation even though the card has been taken into the ball lending machine 4, its operation It becomes possible to measure the stop time.

  Hereinafter, a game machine that is not in operation even though a card has been taken into the ball lending machine 4 by using data that is acquired by the game hall management computer 7 and periodically updated in step S13 of FIG. An example of the procedure for measuring the operation stop time of the pachinko gaming machine 2a or the pachislot gaming machine 2b) will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 3, the gaming machine (pachinko gaming machine 2a or pachislot gaming machine 2b) that is the object of the operation information corresponds to the ball lending machine 4 that is the object of the card loading information.

  In FIG. 3, first, in step S110, the presence / absence of deposit to the deposit apparatus 4b is determined. If there is a deposit, a general card has been issued, so it is determined that “card has been taken in” to the ball lending machine 4, and the process proceeds to step 130. On the other hand, if there is no deposit, the process proceeds to step S120.

  In step 120, it is determined whether or not a card has been taken into the ball lending machine 4. In this step, it is determined whether or not the ball lending machine 4 has received a membership card or a card used in another gaming machine. If the card lending machine 4 has “card capture present”, the process proceeds to step S130, and if “card capture absent”, the process returns to step S110.

  In step S130, a timer for starting time measurement is started. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S140.

  In step S140, it is determined again whether or not the card has been taken into the ball lending machine 4. Here, if the card lending machine 4 indicates “card is present”, the process proceeds to step S150. If “card is not present”, the process proceeds to step S200.

  In step S150, it is determined whether or not the gaming machine is operating. If the information “no gaming machine operation” is obtained, the process proceeds to step S160, and if the information “gaming machine operation present” is obtained, the process proceeds to step S200. Here, the presence / absence of an out signal is one guideline for the presence / absence of gaming machine operation, but is not limited to this. For example, even if there is no out signal, if it is detected that a pachinko ball has been paid out from the ball lending device 4c, it may be determined that “the gaming machine is active”. In addition, a sensor that detects that a handle used to fire a pachinko ball is in an operating state may be provided as operation information.

  Since the process proceeds to step S160 with “card fetching present” and “no gaming machine operation”, in step S160, the time of the timer started in step S130 is measured, and this measurement time Tm becomes equal to or longer than the set time Ts. It is determined whether or not.

  Here, the set time Ts is a time during which it can be determined from the gaming machine that the player is absent (away from the gaming machine), and there is no clear standard, and it may be determined by trial and error by a game hall employee. For this reason, this set time is preferably variable. Further, it is desirable that the pachinko gaming machine 2a and the pachislot gaming machine 2b can be set to different values, or can be set for each model of the pachinko gaming machine 2a (pachislot gaming machine 2b). In step S160, if the measurement time Tm is equal to or longer than the set time Ts, the process proceeds to step S170. If the measurement time Tm is less than the set time Ts, the process returns to step S140.

  In step S170, it is notified that the target gaming machine is “with card taking” and “no gaming machine operation (stopped)”. At the time of notification, the target gaming machine number may be notified to the game hall employee using voice or the like, but the target gaming machine may be identified using a gaming machine layout diagram to be described later. . After step S170, the process proceeds to step S180.

  In the notification, only the target gaming machine number may be used, but at the same time, the time when the gaming machine is not operating, that is, Tm, the deposit balance of the card taken into the ball lending machine 4, the number of balls stored and the number of balls stored on that day. May be notified. As a result, when cards are collected from a plurality of gaming machines at the same time, it becomes possible to give priority to cope with them.

  In step S180, it is determined whether the card has been collected according to the notification in step S170. In step S180, if “card is not loaded” (card collected) to the ball lending machine 4, the process proceeds to step S200. If “card is loaded” (card is not collected), the process returns to step S170 to continue the notification. .

  In step S140, step S150, and step S180, the process proceeds to step S200 when the state is exited from the state of “card fetching present” and “no gaming machine operation”. Therefore, in step S200, the timer started in step S130 is reset (Tm = 0), and the process returns to step S110.

  By applying the procedure of FIG. 3 to each gaming machine (pachinko gaming machine 2a and / or pachislot gaming machine 2b) in the gaming hall based on the information acquired by the gaming hall management computer 7, employees of the gaming hall The location of the card to be collected becomes clear.

  In step S14 in the information flow shown in FIG. 2, the game hall management system 1 can perform various displays from the information acquired from the island computer 5 and the information acquired from the card information management computer 6. For example, it is possible to display information in association with the gaming machine layout in the game hall, and it is possible to easily identify gaming machines that are “with card taken” and “no gaming machine in operation” as described above. A specific example is shown in FIG.

  FIG. 4 shows a state in which the gaming hall management computer 7 displays the arrangement of all the pachinko gaming machines 2a and pachislot gaming machines 2b installed in the gaming hall on the display device 7a in a predetermined display mode. In FIG. 4, a layout corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine 2a and the pachislot gaming machine 2b in an actual game field is displayed by a rectangular frame indicating the pachinko gaming machine 2a or the pachislot gaming machine 2b.

  In the present embodiment, the game hall management computer 7 includes an island A, an island B, an island C, and a plurality of pachislot machines 2b that are configured by a plurality of pachinko gaming machines 2a installed in the game hall. , The island E and the island F are displayed on the display device 7a as an arrangement diagram in which the rectangular frames are gathered.

  At this time, the game hall management computer 7 assigns the gaming machine number and the like to the frame corresponding to the position of each pachinko gaming machine 2a and each pachislot gaming machine 2b in the layout diagram displayed on the display device 7a. You may display in the aspect of. In the present embodiment, the game hall management computer 7 may display the gaming machine numbers of each pachinko gaming machine 2a and each pachislot gaming machine 2b in the vicinity of the corresponding frame.

  Next, the game hall management computer 7 acquires from the card information management computer 6 a frame corresponding to the position of the identified pachinko gaming machine 2a and pachislot gaming machine 2b in the layout displayed on the display device 7a. Is displayed in a predetermined manner according to the card information. In FIG. 4, a circle is displayed in the frame of the pachinko gaming machine 2a and the pachislot machine 2b corresponding to the ball lending machine 4 in which the membership card is taken in, and the pachinko corresponding to the ball lending machine 4 in which the general card is taken in Δ is displayed in the frame of the gaming machine 2a and the pachislot gaming machine 2b. Further, for the pachinko gaming machine 2a and the pachislot gaming machine 2b corresponding to the ball lending machine 4 in which the membership card or the general card has been taken in, the state in the step S170 ("card is taken in" and " In FIG. 4, those that are not in operation ”are displayed in a shaded area in the frame so that they can be distinguished from others. The display content is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. 5, the pachinko gaming machine 2a and the pachislot gaming machine 2b corresponding to the ball lending machine 4 in which the membership card is taken in, and the general card are taken in. In the frame of pachinko gaming machine 2a and pachislot gaming machine 2b corresponding to ball lending machine 4, different colors are shaded to indicate the measurement time that is “card fetching enabled” and “no gaming machine operation” You may display in. In the example of FIG. 5, the display of the gaming machine number is changed when “card is taken in” and “no gaming machine operation” is set for a set time or longer.

  This visual display makes it possible for game hall employees to know on the game machine layout that they have “cards ingested” and “no game machines in operation” for a set period of time. It is effective for shortening the time.

  As described above, in the present invention, although a card is taken into the ball lending machine 4, a gaming machine that is not in operation is identified, and the time that it is not in operation (operation stop time) is a predetermined time or more. You can be notified when In particular, there is no need for new capital investment at game centers that have game machine management computers that can acquire both game machine operation information obtained from island computers etc. and information from card information management computers. An effect equivalent to the case where a seating sensor or a camera is installed can be obtained.

  As another embodiment, there is a configuration in which the card ID read from the member's personal ID or general card, the deposit balance information, the same day savings, and the deposit amount information generated by the deposit apparatus 4b are acquired via the stand computer 3. In such a configuration, the game hall management computer 7 can obtain information on whether or not the card has been taken into the ball lending machine 4 from the ball lending machine 4 without going through the card information management computer 6.

1 Game hall management system 2a Pachinko machine 2b Pachislot machine 3 computers 4 Ball lending machine (game media lending machine)
4a Reader 4a
4b Depositing device 5 Computer in island 6 Card information management computer 7 Game hall management computer 7a Display device Ts Time during which it can be determined that a player is absent (away from the gaming machine) from the gaming machine

Claims (6)

A plurality of gaming machines that use gaming media to play games;
A game hall management system that manages a game hall provided with a game medium rental machine that is provided for each game machine and that takes out a game medium to a game machine by taking in a card as a recording medium,
A game hall management computer that obtains at least operation information as information about the game table,
The game hall management computer has a function of obtaining information on whether or not a card is taken in by the game medium lending machine,
For the gaming machine in which the card is taken into the gaming medium lending machine, measure the operation stop period in which the operation is continuously stopped, and notify that the operation stop period exceeds a set value,
In addition, gaming facility management system and notifying the balance in the balance and / or貯玉number of cards that have been incorporated into the game media lending machine to be notified. The game hall management system according to claim 1,
A card information management computer for managing presence / absence of a card taken into the gaming medium lending machine and information recorded on the card;
A game hall management system, wherein the game hall management computer has a function of obtaining information on whether or not a card has been taken in by the game medium lending machine via the card information management computer. The game hall management system according to claim 1 or 2,
The game hall management computer has a function of displaying a game machine layout diagram in the game hall,
In the gaming machine layout diagram, the game hall management has a function of distinguishing and displaying gaming machines in which the operation suspension period exceeds a set value in a state in which a card is taken into a gaming medium lending machine system. A game hall management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A game hall management system characterized in that a set value of the operation suspension period can be changed. A game hall management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
In a game hall equipped with both pachinko and pachislot machines as gaming machines,
A game hall management system, wherein the operation stop period is set to a different setting value for a pachinko gaming machine and a pachislot machine. A game hall management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
A game hall management system characterized in that the set value of the operation suspension period can be changed for each model.

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