Gaming devices and systems

Abstract

To provide gaming devices and systems that are easy for players and staff at amusement parlors to use. [Solution] When the lending unit 5320 receives a trial play start instruction from the user or a trial play start instruction (linked) from another lending unit, it starts trial play mode, activates the "Dispatch tokens" button, prohibits the insertion of banknotes and the ejection / insertion of cards, and displays the trial play mode screen while preventing the provision of game media from the outside. Subsequently, the user touches the "Dispatch tokens" button to provide the game machine with a fictitious number of tokens held, and tests are performed on communication between the game machine and the lending unit, as well as on gameplay on the game machine. No predetermined value is assigned to game media such as tokens dispensed in trial play mode or acquired during gameplay, and they cannot be stored on an IC card and taken out, or exchanged for prizes, etc.

Claims

1. A gaming device installed in conjunction with a gaming machine, Information storage means capable of storing value information, A predetermined information providing means capable of providing a first predetermined information to a gaming machine according to the value information stored in the aforementioned information storage means, The system includes a test play mode control means that can start a test play mode that allows testing the operation of the gaming machine according to predetermined conditions, The gaming device is characterized in that the predetermined information providing means can provide the gaming machine with a second predetermined information that can be used for the test in the trial play mode.

2. The business status can be changed in response to a designated notification from a designated server. The gaming device according to claim 1, characterized in that the trial play mode can be started when the aforementioned operating state is in a predetermined state.

3. It further has an input means capable of receiving instructions from the user, The predetermined conditions include, at a minimum, receiving a first instruction from a user via the input means, and receiving a second instruction from another gaming device connected to the network. The gaming device according to claim 1, characterized in that the second instruction is an instruction to start a trial play mode in conjunction with a plurality of gaming devices.

4. Information storage means capable of storing value information, A predetermined information providing means capable of providing a first predetermined information to a gaming machine according to the value information stored in the aforementioned information storage means, The system includes a test play mode control means that can start a test play mode that allows testing the operation of the gaming machine according to predetermined conditions, The system is characterized in that the predetermined information providing means can provide the gaming machine with a second predetermined information that can be used for the test in the trial play mode.

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