Gaming system

Abstract

We provide a gaming system that enhances member convenience and improves the reliability of member information. [Solution] The system includes a member server 30110 that registers members by linking user-identifiable member information to a member card 30920 issued by the amusement parlor, a communication means that can communicate with a smartphone 30900 owned by the user, and a global member management server 30802a that, upon receiving a linking request transmitted from the smartphone 30900, performs a linking registration by the member server 30110 so that the member identified from the linking request among the registered members can control the lending unit 30020 by operating the smartphone 30900.

Claims

1. A gaming system comprising a gaming device provided for gaming machines installed in a gaming parlor, and a user management unit for managing members and controlling the gaming device, The aforementioned user management unit, The first method of membership registration involves linking user-identifiable information to a medium issued by the amusement parlor, A communication method that can communicate with the user's mobile device, A gaming system characterized by having a linking registration means that, upon receiving a linking request transmitted from the aforementioned mobile terminal, performs a linking registration so that a member identified from the linking request among the members registered by the first member registration means can control the gaming device by operating the mobile terminal.

2. The aforementioned user management unit, Upon receiving a membership registration request containing user-identifiable information transmitted from the aforementioned mobile terminal, the system includes a second membership registration means that performs membership registration at the aforementioned amusement parlor based on said information. The game device can be controlled based on the member information registered by the first member registration means or the member information registered by the second member registration means. The gaming system according to claim 1, characterized in that it restricts the linking of members registered by the first membership registration means with members registered by the second membership registration means.

3. The gaming device has media receiving means capable of receiving the media, The aforementioned user management unit, When the gaming device receives the medium, it becomes possible to control the gaming device based on the information of the member registered by the first member registration means, relating to the received medium. The gaming system according to claim 2, characterized in that, upon receiving a game request containing user-identifiable information transmitted from the mobile terminal owned by the user, the system can control the gaming device based on the information of the member who made the game request, among the members registered by the second member registration means.

4. The gaming system according to claim 2, characterized in that the user management unit permits the issuance of the medium based on the information of the member registered by the second member registration means.

5. The gaming system according to claim 1, further comprising a media information update means for updating the media information relating to the member who reissues the media when the media of a member registered by the first member registration means, which has been linked and registered by the linking registration means, is reissued.

6. The gaming system according to claim 1, characterized in that the user management unit allows linked registration by the linked registration means only with one of the members registered by the first member registration means.

7. The gaming system according to claim 2, characterized in that when registering a member using the second member registration means, it is provided with a notification means that prompts the registration of linking the member with a member registered using the first member registration means.

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