Gaming system

Abstract

We provide a gaming system that allows for easy member management. [Solution] Based on a linking request sent from a smartphone 30900, the system includes a global member management server 30802a that links store members managed by the management server 30110 with specific members managed by the global member management server 30802a. The global member management server 30802a and the member server 30110 are connected in a communicative manner. When the information of a specific member managed by the global member information table 30802a1 is updated, the global member management unit 30802a sends an update request to the member server 30110. When the member server 30110 receives the update request from the global member management server 30802a, it updates the information of the store members linked to the specific member.

Claims

1. A gaming system comprising: a store member management unit for managing store member information at a gaming establishment; and a specific member management unit that is communicatively connected to a mobile terminal owned by a user and manages specific members based on user-identifiable information transmitted from the mobile terminal, The system includes a linking registration means that, based on a linking request transmitted from the aforementioned mobile terminal, links a store member managed by the store member management department and identified from the linking request with a specific member managed by the specific member management department and relating to the user operating the mobile terminal. The aforementioned specific member management unit and the aforementioned store member management unit are connected in a way that enables communication. The aforementioned designated member management unit sends an update request to the store member management unit when the information of a designated member managed by the designated member management unit is updated. The gaming system is characterized in that, upon receiving the update request from the specified member management unit, the store member management unit updates the store member information associated with the specified member to whom the update request pertains.

2. The gaming system according to claim 1, characterized in that the specified member management unit transmits an update request to the store member management unit on the condition that a predetermined time has elapsed.

3. The gaming system according to claim 1, characterized in that the store member management unit allows the linking of a store member to a specific member using the linking registration means, but only with one of the registered store members.

4. Equipped with gaming devices that are installed in accordance with the gaming machines installed in the amusement parlor, The gaming device has media receiving means capable of receiving media issued by the gaming store in accordance with the store member, The aforementioned store member management department, When the gaming device receives the medium, it is possible to control the gaming device based on the member information of the store member identified from the received medium among the store members managed by the store member management unit. The gaming system according to claim 1, characterized in that when a gaming request containing information that can identify the user is received by the user via the mobile terminal possessed by the user, the system can control the gaming device based on the member information of the store member corresponding to the specific member who made the gaming request and is linked to the store member, among the specific members managed by the specific member management unit.

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