Actuarial device

Abstract

To reliably collect a recording medium in which a payment balance and the number of game media are initialized even in a system for adjusting a payment balance recorded on a recording medium and for exchanging prizes for the number of game media by a player's operation without via an employee.SOLUTION: An adjustment device 8 performs adjustment processing of an input balance recorded on an inserted, general card 9, and transmits owned ball information to a POS terminal 7 when owned balls are recorded and initializes and collects the general card 9. Accordingly, even a system for adjusting a payment balance and exchanging prizes by a self system without via an employee can reliably collect the general card 9 without any payment balances and owned balls.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a settlement device. [Background technology]

[0002] In conventional amusement arcades, as described in Patent Document 1, for example, a system is known in which the remaining deposit amount to be used for lending gaming media and the number of balls won through play are recorded on a card, and when leaving the arcade, the remaining deposit amount recorded on the card is refunded and the number of balls won is exchanged for prizes. Specifically, a settlement device and a prize exchange device are installed at a prize exchange counter located in one section of the amusement arcade, and the information on the card received by an employee from the player is read by the settlement device (when settling the remaining deposit) and the prize exchange device (when exchanging held balls for prizes), and the employee is then configured to carry out the required settlement operations and prize exchange operations. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2017-144111 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Recently, in order to reduce the burden on staff, attention has been focused on a self-exchange system in which players themselves settle their accounts and exchange prizes without the involvement of staff. However, while such a self-exchange system can certainly reduce the burden on employees, it has been pointed out that it is difficult to reliably collect cards used by players because players must separately operate the settlement device and the prize exchange device. In other words, although cards that have been settled and exchanged for prizes should normally be collected by the gaming parlor, there have been cases where players have maliciously or carelessly taken the cards home, resulting in losses for the gaming parlor.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its object is to provide a settlement device which can reliably collect recording media with the deposit balance and number of gaming media initialized, even in a system in which the player himself operates the recording medium to settle the deposit balance and exchange the number of gaming media for prizes, without the intervention of an employee. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The invention of claim 1 relates to a settlement device (e.g., settlement device 8) that issues to a player a recording medium (e.g., general card 9) capable of recording deposit information indicating the remaining deposit amount for receiving game media for loan and game medium information (e.g., held ball information) indicating the number of game media acquired through play (e.g., held ball number), and that executes a settlement process of paying out money based on the deposit information recorded on the recording medium, the settlement device comprising: recording medium reading means (e.g., settlement device 8) that accepts the recording medium (e.g., when a player inserts the general card 9 into the settlement device 8) and reads the deposit information and game medium information recorded on the recording medium; and a settlement device that pays out money based on the deposit information read by the recording medium reading means. a game medium information transmission means (e.g., the settlement device 8) that executes a game medium information transmission process (e.g., a transmission process) for transmitting the game medium information read by the recording medium reading means to a prize exchange device (e.g., a POS terminal 7) that can execute a prize exchange process based on the game medium information, a recording medium initialization means (e.g., the settlement device 8) that initializes (e.g., initializes to 0) the deposit information and the game medium information recorded on the recording medium in response to the execution of the payout process and the game medium information transmission process, and a collection means (e.g., the settlement device 8) that collects the recording medium initialized by the recording medium initialization means. When the recording medium reading means reads the deposit information and the game medium information from the recording medium, a message prompting the player to exchange the money for a prize is displayed after the money paying means executes a payout process. do. According to the above-mentioned configuration, recording media that have run out of deposit balance and balls can be reliably collected. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0007] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of the overall configuration of an amusement park system according to one embodiment; [Diagram 2] Front view of a pachinko game machine and a counting rental unit [Diagram 3] Functional block diagram of the counting unit [Figure 4] Perspective view of the prize exchange counter [Diagram 5] Functional block diagram of settlement device [Figure 6] Perspective view of a POS terminal [Figure 7] POS terminal function block diagram [Figure 8] Front view of a leftover coin exchange ticket [Figure 9] FIG. 13 shows a standby screen of a settlement device. [Figure 10] FIG. 13 shows a card reading screen of the settlement device. [Figure 11] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a payment dispensing screen of the payment device. [Figure 12] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a prize exchange confirmation screen of the settlement device. [Figure 13] A diagram showing the ball information transmission screen of a POS terminal [Figure 14] A diagram showing the special prize quantity confirmation screen on the POS terminal [Figure 15] A diagram showing the final confirmation screen of a POS terminal DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0008] Hereinafter, an embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 shows a schematic diagram of the overall configuration of the game center system, and the game center system is configured as a part of the game center system. A number of game machines 1 are installed in the game center, and a counting and lending unit 2 and a game information display device 3 are installed corresponding to each game machine 1. A number of each of the game machines 1, the counting and lending unit 2, and the game information display device 3 are connected to a relay device 4. The relay device 4 is connected to a management device 6 via a LAN 5.

[0009] The management device 6 receives game signals transmitted from gaming machine side equipment such as the gaming machine 1 and the counting rental unit 2, and manages game data for each gaming machine 1 and personal data for each registered member player. Although detailed illustration is omitted, for example, several hundred gaming machines are installed in an amusement center, and multiple gaming machine islands with different rental prices (rental unit prices) of gaming media are formed. Figure 1 shows an example of a 4 yen pachinko island where the rental price of balls as a gaming medium is 4 yen, and a 1 yen pachinko island where the rental price is 1 yen.

[0010] As cards for identifying the gaming value acquired by a player, there are a general card 9 (recording medium) as a general recording medium shown in Fig. 3, and a membership card 10 as a membership recording medium. The general card 9 is issued to an unspecified number of players as a card valid only for that day. A general ID capable of identifying the card 9 is recorded in the IC chip 9a built into the general card 9, and deposit balance information capable of identifying the deposit information showing the deposit balance deposited in the counting and lending unit 2, and acquired value information capable of identifying the number of balls held, i.e., the gaming value acquired by the player during that day, are recorded for each lending unit price.

[0011] The membership card 10 is a card that is valid until a preset expiration date (e.g., three years) and is issued to a player who has registered as a member in advance. The number of balls held and the number of balls saved corresponding to the membership card 10 are stored for each loan price in the member's account of the management device 6. The IC chip 10a built into the membership card 10 records a member ID that can identify the member of the card 10 as information that can identify the deposit balance and the gaming value of the member's account.

[0012] The management device 6 is equipped with a control unit including a CPU and a memory unit (not shown), a transmission / reception unit, output units such as a monitor 13 and a printer (not shown), and operation units such as a keyboard 14 and a mouse (not shown), and manages the operating status of various devices in the amusement facility, such as the gaming machine equipment, POS terminal 7 (prize exchange device, exchanged prize identification means, prize information transmission means), and settlement device 8 (currency dispensing means, recording medium reading means, gaming medium information transmission means, recording medium initialization means, collection means), and manages the amount of gaming value and deposit balance for each player based on various signals received from various devices.

[0013] The gaming machine 1 shown in Fig. 2 is a CR pachinko machine, and has an operating handle 16, an upper tray 17, and a lower tray 18 that constitute a launching device that launches balls onto a board 15, and also has a liquid crystal display unit 19, a starting hole 20, and a big prize hole 21 on the board 15. When a player operates the operating handle 16, a ball is launched onto the board 15, and if the ball enters the starting hole 20, a number of balls corresponding to the winning is paid out and a big prize lottery is held. In the big prize lottery, a pattern change is performed on the liquid crystal display unit 19 based on a so-called special pattern, and a big prize occurs when the stopped and displayed pattern is a big prize pattern. When a big prize occurs, the big prize hole 21 is opened for, for example, 15 rounds.

[0014] Depending on the progress of the game, such as the player shooting balls and winning into the starting port 20 and the big prize port 21, the equipment on the gaming machine outputs various gaming signals, such as an out signal that can identify the number of out balls indicating the number of gaming media inserted into the gaming machine 1, a safe signal that can identify the number of safe balls indicating the number of gaming media paid out from the gaming machine 1 as a result of winning, and a status signal that can identify the big win state that has occurred on the gaming machine 1.

[0015] The counting and lending unit 2 has a status display unit 22 that shows the current operating status, a bill insertion slot 23 into which bills are inserted, a touch panel type liquid crystal display unit 24 that accepts operation input from the player and displays various data such as the deposit balance, the number of balls held, and the number of balls stored, a payout button 25 for paying out one unit of balls (equivalent to 500 yen), a payout nozzle 26 through which the paid out balls pass, a remote control light receiving unit 27 that receives (receives light from) a signal from a remote control carried by an employee, a card insertion slot 28 into which a general card 9 or a member card 10 is inserted, and a counting tray 29 detachably connected to the lower tray 18 of the gaming machine 1. The counting and lending unit 2 is capable of detecting the operation of a lending button 30 and a return button 31 provided on the gaming machine 1.

[0016] 3 shows a functional block diagram of the counting and lending unit 2. The counting and lending unit 2 is configured with a control unit 32 configured with a microcomputer having a CPU 32a, a ROM 32b, a RAM 32c, and an I / O 32d, and peripheral units connected to the control unit 32. The peripheral parts include an I / F unit 33 which transmits and receives various signals and information between the management device 6 and the gaming machine 1, a banknote processing unit 34 which determines the authenticity of banknotes inserted into the banknote insertion slot 23, an LCD display unit 24, a touch panel 35 provided on the LCD display unit 24, a card R / W 36 which reads and writes various information recorded on the general card 9 or membership card 10 inserted into the card insertion slot 28, a card stock unit 37 which can store up to 10 general cards 9, a remote control light receiving unit 27, a payout button 25, a payout unit 38 which pays out one unit of balls (for example, 500 yen) from the payout nozzle 26 when the payout button 25 is operated, and a counting unit 39 which counts the balls flowing in from the counting tray 29.

[0017] The counting loan unit 2 has the following functions: (1) When a bill is inserted into the bill insertion slot 23, the denomination of the inserted bill (in units of 1000 yen) is stored, and the inserted amount (deposit balance) is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24. (2) When the loan button 30 of the gaming machine 1 is operated, a loan process is performed in which the number of balls equivalent to one time (500 yen) is paid out from the payout unit 38 within the range of the deposit balance in response to the operation of the loan button 30. If the counting loan unit 2 is installed on a 4-yen pachinko island, 125 balls are paid out, and if the counting loan unit 2 is installed on a 1-yen pachinko island, 500 balls are paid out. At this time, a signal indicating that one time's worth of balls has been paid out is transmitted from the gaming machine 1 to the counting loan unit 2, so that one time's worth of balls (500 yen) is subtracted from the deposit balance displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24, and a sales signal indicating the number of loaned balls, which can be specified, is transmitted to the management device 6. This sales signal is transmitted as one pulse each time one time's worth of balls is paid out, so that the management device 6 specifies one pulse as the sales amount of 500 yen.

[0018] (3) When the balls that fall from the lower tray 18 of the gaming machine 1 are received in the counting tray 29, the balls received in the counting tray 29 flow into the counting unit 39, whereby a counting process is performed to count the balls, which are gaming media (game value), and the counted number of balls held is displayed on the LCD display unit 24. (4) When the payout button 25 is operated, a number of balls equivalent to one time (500 yen) within the range of the number of balls held or the number of saved balls (in the case of the membership card 10) is paid out from the payout section 38 in accordance with the operation of the payout button 25.

[0019] (5) When the return button 31 of the gaming machine 1 is operated, the deposit balance and the number of balls held at that time are recorded on the general card 9 in accordance with the operation of the return button 31, and the general card 9 is issued. If the member card 10 is inserted into the card insertion port 28, the deposit balance is recorded on the member card 10, and the number of balls held is sent to the management device 6 on the condition that the PIN number is entered, and the member card 10 is issued. When the general card 9 or member card 10 is issued, an issuance signal that can identify the information recorded on these cards 9, 10 (deposit balance and number of balls held) is sent to the management device 6 along with the general ID and member ID, so that the management device 6 also stores and manages the information recorded on the cards 9, 10. If neither of the cards 9, 10 is inserted into the card insertion port 28, one of the general cards 9 stocked in the card stock section 37 is paid out, and the deposit balance and number of balls held are recorded by the card R / W 36 and issued.

[0020] (6) When the general card 9 is inserted into the card insertion slot 28, the credit balance and the number of balls held recorded on the general card 9 are read by the card R / W 36 and displayed on the liquid crystal display 24. When the general card 9 is accepted, the loan / return process is performed within the credit balance and the number of balls held recorded on the general card 9.

[0021] (7) When the member card 10 is inserted into the card insertion slot 28, the credit balance recorded on the member card 10 is read by the card R / W 36 and displayed on the LCD display 24, and also displays the number of held balls and the number of saved balls stored in the member's account in the management device 6, provided that a PIN number is entered. When the member card 10 is accepted, the loan / return process is carried out within the range of the credit balance recorded on the member card 10 and the number of held balls and the number of saved balls in the member's account.

[0022] Incidentally, although the general card 9 needs to be collected when the player finishes playing, in the case of a self-service system, there is a risk that a player may maliciously or carelessly take home the general card 9, resulting in a loss for the gaming facility. For these reasons, in this embodiment, even in a self-service system, the general card 9 is reliably collected. As for the member card 10, since it is not necessary to collect it even in a self-service system, the payment process and the gift exchange process are performed by the conventional payment device 8 and POS terminal 7 (not shown).

[0023] A configuration for reliably collecting the general card 9 even in a self-service system will be described below. A prize exchange counter 40 shown in Fig. 4 is installed in one corner of the game center. This prize exchange counter 40 is for carrying out settlement processing and prize exchange processing for general cards 9, and is configured by combining a settlement device 8, a POS terminal 7, a prize payout device 41, and a leftover prize corner 42 (see Fig. 1). In the case of this embodiment, the POS terminal 7 and the prize payout device 41 are stored in a single housing 43 and are configured as an integrated unit, and the leftover prize corner 42 is arranged on the housing 43.

[0024] 1, the POS terminal 7, the settlement device 8, and the prize payout device 41 are connected to the management device 6 via a LAN 5. In addition, the POS terminal 7 and the prize payout device 41 are directly connected, and the settlement device 8 and the POS terminal 7 are directly connected. First, a description will be given of the settlement device 8. As shown in Fig. 4, the settlement device 8 is provided with a touch panel type display unit 44, a card insertion slot 45, a bill return slot 46, and a coin return slot 47.

[0025] As shown in FIG. 5, the settlement device 8 is composed of a control unit 48 consisting of a microcomputer having a CPU 48a, ROM 48b, RAM 48c, and I / O 48d, a display unit 44 connected to the control unit 48, a touch panel 49 arranged on the display unit 44, a banknote dispensing unit 50 that dispenses banknotes to the banknote return port 46, a coin dispensing unit 51 that dispenses coins to the coin return port 47, an alarm lamp unit 52 for notifying the status or abnormality of the settlement device 8, a card R / W 53 for reading information from a general card 9 inserted into the card insertion port 45, a stock unit 54 that collects the general card 9 located on the card R / W 53, as well as an I / F unit 55 for transmitting and receiving various signals and various information between the management device 6 and the POS terminal 7.

[0026] When the general card 9 is inserted into the card insertion slot 45, the settlement device 8 reads the deposit balance recorded on the inserted general card 9 with the card R / W 53, displays the read deposit balance on the display unit 44, and executes a settlement process to return the card in cash such as bills or coins from each return slot 46, 47, and then collects the general card 9 into the stock unit 54. At this time, if the number of balls held is recorded on the inserted general card 9, the settlement device 8 executes a transmission process (game medium information transmission process) to transmit held ball information (game medium information) indicating the number of balls held (number of game media) to the POS terminal 7, and then collects the card. When the settlement device 8 handles the deposit balance and held balls recorded on the general card 9, it processes them after checking them against the deposit balance and held balls previously stored by the management device 6 corresponding to the general card 9.

[0027] Next, the configuration of the POS terminal 7 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 6, the POS terminal 7 is composed of a main body 56 and a touch panel type display 57 that can communicate with the main body 56. The display 57 displays the information necessary for prize exchange and executes a predetermined prize exchange process in response to touch operations by the player.

[0028] 7 shows a functional block diagram of the POS terminal 7. The POS terminal 7 includes a control unit 58 configured by a microcomputer having a CPU 58a, a ROM 58b, a RAM 58c, and an I / O 58d, a display unit 57 connected to the control unit 58, a touch panel 59 arranged on the display unit 57, and an I / F unit 60 for transmitting and receiving various signals and various information between the management device 6, the settlement device 8, and the prize payout device 41.

[0029] The POS terminal 7 identifies the type and number of special prizes based on the ball information sent from the settlement device 8, and instructs the prize payout device 41 to pay out the special prizes. The prize payout device 41 stores multiple types of special prizes in a prize stock section (not shown) inside the main body, and automatically pays out the special prizes in response to a payout instruction from the POS terminal 7. The special prizes are resin cards with built-in IC chips, and come in three denominations: 5,000 yen, 1,000 yen, and 200 yen. If any leftover balls are generated when the prize exchange is completed, a leftover ball exchange ticket 61 shown in FIG. 8 is issued. The leftover ball exchange ticket 61 is printed with leftover ball exchange information indicating the unit amount of leftover balls and their number (amount), and a message indicating the type and number of leftover ball prizes that can be selected within the amount range.

[0030] Next, a method of operation when a player wishes to settle the account and exchange the general card 9 for a prize will be described. The player first moves to the settlement device 8 constituting the prize exchange counter 40. The settlement device 8 displays a standby screen shown in FIG. 9 on the display unit 44. A message prompting the player to insert the general card 9 is displayed on this standby screen.

[0031] When a player inserts a general card 9 into the settlement device 8, the settlement device 8 reads the deposit balance recorded on the inserted general card 9 and displays the card reading screen of Fig. 10. This card reading screen displays the deposit balance and settlement amount (= deposit balance) read from the general card 9, and if there are balls recorded on the general card 9, a message indicating that there are balls is displayed, and further displays a "Cancel" button 62 and a "Settlement" button 63. If the read general card 9 does not have a recorded credit balance, the message "No credit balance" is displayed.

[0032] When the player touches the "Settlement" button 63, the settlement device 8 executes a settlement process to pay out the remaining deposit amount to the player, and displays the settlement payout screen of Fig. 11. The settlement payout screen displays the remaining deposit amount, the settlement amount, and the payout amount (= settlement amount), as well as a message warning the player not to forget to take the settlement amount. If the read general card 9 does not record any held balls, the deposit balance recorded on the general card 9 is initialized to 0 and then collected into the stock section 54.

[0033] Next, if the read general card 9 has balls recorded on it, the settlement device 8 displays a message encouraging the player to exchange for a prize, as shown in the prize exchange confirmation screen of Figure 12, and also displays a ``Cancel'' button 62 and a ``Prize Exchange'' button 64. When the player touches the "prize exchange" button 64, a transmission process is executed to read the number of balls held from the general card 9 and transmit it to the POS terminal 7, and the deposit balance and number of balls held recorded on the general card 9 are initialized to 0 before being collected into the stock section 54. Then, a message prompting the player to perform an operation on the POS terminal 7 is displayed, as shown in the held ball information transmission screen of Fig. 13. The held ball information transmission screen of Fig. 13 is automatically erased in 10 seconds, and the standby screen of Fig. 9 is displayed.

[0034] As described above, when a player who has completed the settlement process at the settlement device 8 wishes to continue with the prize exchange, the player is transferred to the POS terminal 7. The POS terminal 7 displays the special prize number confirmation screen of Fig. 14 based on the held ball information transmitted from the settlement device 8. This special prize number confirmation screen displays a message prompting a confirmation operation, ball unit price, held ball / end ball information indicating held balls and end balls, special prize information indicating the number of each exchangeable special prize, a "call attendant" button 65, and a "confirm" button 66.

[0035] A large special prize is worth 5,000 yen, a medium special prize is worth 1,000 yen, and a small special prize is worth 200 yen. For example, the calculation of the number of special prizes is as follows: 4 yen pachinko = 1915 balls (7,660 yen) = 1,250 balls x 1 + 250 balls x 2 + 50 balls x 3 + 15 balls = large special prize (5,000 yen) x 1 + medium special prize (1,000 yen) x 2 + small special prize (200 yen) x 3 + end ball (60 yen).

[0036] When the player presses the "Confirm" button 66, the POS terminal 7 displays the final confirmation screen of Fig. 15. This final confirmation screen displays a message prompting the player to confirm, prize information indicating the number of each exchangeable special prize and each end ball prize, and a "Confirm" button 67 instead of the "Confirm" button 66.

[0037] When a player touches the "Confirm" button 67, the POS terminal 7 executes a prize information transmission process to transmit prize information to the prize payout device 41. The prize payout device 41 executes a payout process to pay out the corresponding number of special prizes specified based on the prize information transmitted from the POS terminal 7, and issues a leftover ball exchange ticket 61 as shown in FIG. 7 if there are leftover balls.

[0038] When a player receives the leftover ball exchange ticket 61, he or she proceeds to the leftover ball prize corner 42 and selects the desired leftover ball prize corresponding to the information recorded on the leftover ball exchange ticket 61. The leftover ball prize corner 42 is unmanned, and players are free to choose prizes within the exchangeable range and take them home. The leftover ball prizes include miscellaneous goods and sweets, and are categorized on display shelves (A to E) according to price. The leftover ball prizes are categorized as follows: A is a general prize worth 100 yen, B is a general prize worth 50 yen, C is a general prize worth 10 yen, D is a general prize worth 5 yen, and E is a general prize worth 1 yen. In this manner, the player can settle the remaining deposit at the settlement device 8, exchange the balls acquired at the POS terminal 7 for special prizes, and exchange the end balls for end ball prizes at the end ball prize corner 42.

[0039] According to this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained. The settlement device 8 settles the deposit balance recorded on the inserted general card 9, and if held balls are recorded, it transmits the held ball information to the POS terminal 7, then initializes and collects the general card 9. Therefore, even in a system in which the deposit balance is settled and prizes are exchanged by a self-service method without the intervention of an employee, it is possible to reliably collect a general card 9 with no deposit balance or held balls.

[0040] The POS terminal 7 identifies the type and number of special prizes based on the held ball information transmitted from the settlement device 8 and transmits prize information indicating the same to the prize payout device 41, and the prize payout device 41 pays out the special prizes based on the prize information transmitted from the POS terminal 7, so that prize exchange can be carried out without reading the held balls from the general card 9.

[0041] (Other embodiments) The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be modified or expanded as follows, or each modified example can be combined with the above-described embodiment, or each modified example can be combined. The settlement device 8 is designed to always perform settlement processing when there is a deposit balance, but it may be configured to not perform settlement processing depending on the player's selection (selection means), and to only exchange for prizes by sending the ball information held to the POS terminal 7. In this case, since it is necessary to update the ball information recorded on the card in response to the prize exchange processing, the ball information held at the time of the completion of the prize exchange processing is received from the POS terminal 7, the ball information on the card is rewritten, and the card is returned.

[0042] The settlement device 8 may be configured to accept a membership card and execute settlement processing and prize exchange processing. In this case, the membership card is always returned to the player regardless of the deposit balance and the number of balls held. As in the past, a separate prize exchange counter that can be operated by employees may be provided. The settlement device 8, the POS terminal 7, and the prize dispensing device 41 may be housed in a single housing and configured as an integrated unit.

[0043] The extra prizes are given out in a so-called buffet style, allowing players to freely take home prizes of their choice, but employees may also hand them out to players according to their wishes. The types of prizes are limited to two types: special prizes and end-of-lot prizes. However, prizes other than end-of-lot prizes may also be prepared. The type of the special prize is not limited to that in the present embodiment, and may be of any shape and amount. Similarly, the type of the end prize may be of any shape and amount. A prize payout device may be installed to automatically pay out end prizes in the same way as special prizes.

[0044] The rental unit price of the gaming media can be set arbitrarily by the gaming arcade within the range stipulated by the rules. The rental unit price is not limited to two types, and may be three or more types. Although a gaming machine of the type that pays out actual gaming media in response to winning has been exemplified, an enclosed gaming machine that awards points instead of paying out gaming media may also be used. Although a pachinko machine is exemplified as the gaming machine, a slot machine may be used. Also, although balls are exemplified as the gaming medium, medals may be used. [Explanation of symbols]

[0045] In the drawing, 7 is a POS terminal (prize exchange device, exchanged prize identification means, prize information transmission means), and 8 is a settlement device (currency dispensing means, recording medium reading means, game medium information transmission means, recording medium initialization means, collection means).

Claims

[Claim 1] A settlement device that issues a recording medium to a player, capable of recording deposit information indicating a deposit balance for receiving loaned game media and game medium information indicating the number of game media acquired through a game, and executes a settlement process of paying out money based on the deposit information recorded on the recording medium, a recording medium reading means for receiving the recording medium and reading the deposit information and the game medium information recorded on the recording medium; a money dispensing means for executing a dispensing process for dispensing money based on the deposit information read by the recording medium reading means; a game medium information transmitting means for executing a game medium information transmitting process for transmitting the game medium information read by the recording medium reading means to a prize exchange device capable of executing a prize exchange process based on the game medium information; a recording medium initializing means for initializing the deposit information and the gaming medium information recorded on the recording medium in response to execution of the payout process and the gaming medium information transmission process; a recovery means for recovering the recording medium initialized by the recording medium initialization means; Equipped with A settlement device characterized in that when the recording medium reading means reads deposit information and game medium information from the recording medium, a message encouraging the exchange of prizes is displayed after the payout process is executed by the currency payout means.

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