Game System

Abstract

To provide an environment where many players can play conveniently on a single game table.SOLUTION: A game system 100 for participating in a baccarat game includes: a plurality of betting terminals 102 including a betting area 124 including a plurality of betting objects including a player win area and a banker win area, formed separately from a game table and allowing players to bet by placing a physical token on any of the betting objects; a betting determination device 23 for determining a betting object on which a physical token is placed and the value thereof; and a recovery device 29 and a refund device 32 for recovering a bet physical token or refunding for a bet physical token on the basis of the betting object and the value thereof determined by the betting determination device 23 and a result of a baccarat game.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a gaming system for participating in a game of baccarat. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, a casino is provided with a plurality of baccarat tables for playing baccarat games. The baccarat table has a dealer on one side and player positions for a plurality of players facing the dealer on the other side. Each player position is provided with a betting area where the players can bet gaming chips.

[0003] The dealer takes turns drawing playing cards from the shoe to complete the player hand and the banker hand. Before the dealer starts drawing playing cards, the player predicts whether the player hand will win (player win) or the banker hand will win (banker win), and participates in the game by placing gaming chips to bet on the area in the betting area that corresponds to the predicted hand.

[0004] When the number of players participating in a game is greater than the number of player positions at the table, multiple players may bet in one betting area at one player position. A bet placed behind a player (sitting player) who sits at a player position and bets in the betting area is called a back bet, and a player who places a back bet is also called a back better.

[0005] Since multiple players' gaming chips are bet on one betting area by a back bet, confusion may occur when collecting the bet gaming chips (hereinafter also referred to as "bet chips") and redeeming the bet chips after the game result is determined. In addition, it is inconvenient for the back better to operate the gaming chips on the table while standing and leaning forward.

[0006] Although installing more baccarat tables allows for more players to be accommodated, some casinos may not have enough space to accommodate more baccarat tables.

[0007] Also, some players who are not familiar with the baccarat game are hesitant to participate in the same game at the same gaming table as other players. In baccarat, the player who bets the highest amount is given the right to turn over (squeeze) the playing cards of the hand on which he or she bet. At this time, one of the pleasures of baccarat is to check the hand on which he or she bets while narrowing down the possible ranks by turning over only the short or long ends of the playing cards. Some players who are not familiar with the baccarat game do not know how to enjoy this squeeze, and this is also a factor that makes them hesitant to play at a gaming table with other players. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0008] Therefore, the present invention aims to provide an environment where many players can play conveniently at one game table. Another aim of the present invention is to provide an environment where even players who are unfamiliar with the baccarat game can easily participate in the game. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] A gaming system according to one aspect of the present invention is a gaming system for participating in a baccarat game, the gaming system comprising: a betting area having a plurality of betting objects including a player win area and a banka win area; a plurality of betting terminals separate from a game table for placing a bet by placing a physical token on any of the betting objects; a bet determination device for determining the betting object on which the physical token is placed and its amount; and a settlement device for recovering the betted physical token or redeeming the betted physical token based on the bet object and amount determined by the bet determination device and the result of the baccarat game, the physical token having an RFID tag, and the bet determination device for detecting the RFID tag of the physical token. The bet determination device reads the tag to determine the bet object on which the physical token is placed and its amount, and / or the bet determination device includes a camera that photographs the physical token placed in the betting area and an image analysis device that determines the bet object on which the physical token is placed and its amount by analyzing the image from the camera, and the settlement device is configured to include a collection storage unit that stores the collected physical tokens, a collection moving means that moves physical tokens lost by a player in the baccarat game to the collection storage unit, a redemption storage unit that stores physical tokens to be redeemed, and a redemption moving means that moves physical tokens to be redeemed for the physical tokens won by a player in the baccarat game from the redemption storage unit.

[0010] This configuration allows more players to participate in the baccarat game outside the game table, as opposed to the baccarat game played at the game table. Also, players using betting terminals can participate in the baccarat game without worrying about the presence of other players.

[0011] In the above gaming system, the collecting and moving means may include a movable betting area on which the betted physical tokens are placed, or a pushing member that acts on the betted physical tokens to move them.

[0012] In the above gaming system, the collecting and storing section may be provided independently for each of the betting terminals.

[0013] In the above-mentioned gaming system, a plurality of the betting terminals may be arranged side by side, the collection and storage section may be common to the plurality of betting terminals, and the collection and movement means may include a collection mechanism that collects the physical tokens from each of the plurality of betting terminals and moves them to the collection and storage section.

[0014] The above-mentioned game system may further include a central collection storage unit that collects the physical tokens collected from the multiple collection storage units, and a central collection mechanism that collects the physical tokens from each of the multiple collection storage units and moves them to the central collection storage unit.

[0015] In the above gaming system, the redemption storage section may be provided independently for each of the betting terminals.

[0016] In the above game system, the redemption storage section and the recovery storage section may be common to each other.

[0017] The above game system may further include a transport means for sending the physical tokens stored in the collection storage section to the redemption storage section.

[0018] The above game system may further include a sorting means for sorting the physical tokens collected in the collection storage section according to their amounts and storing them in the redemption storage section.

[0019] In the above gaming system, the betting terminal may be equipped with an anti-fraud device that prevents at least changing bets during a game.

[0020] In the above gaming system, the anti-tampering device may include a cover member that covers the bet physical token so as to prevent a player from touching the bet physical token.

[0021] In the above-mentioned gaming system, the cover member may move to a position covering the bet physical token before the bet is finished and the game is started, and may retreat to a position where the player can contact the redeemed physical token after the game settlement is completed at the latest.

[0022] In the above gaming system, the anti-tampering device may include an alarm device that outputs an alarm when there is a change in the physical tokens bet at least during the game.

[0023] In the above gaming system, the anti-fraud device may include an alarm device that outputs an alarm when a player touches or attempts to touch the bet physical token at least during the game.

[0024] In the above gaming system, a plurality of types of the physical tokens may be bettable at the betting terminal.

[0025] The above gaming system may further include a table on which playing cards of the baccarat game are dealt, and a game result determination device that determines the result of the baccarat game.

[0026] In the above gaming system, the game table may have a betting area having a plurality of betting objects including a player win area and a banka win area, and may have a plurality of playing positions for placing bets by placing physical tokens on the betting objects.

[0027] In the above gaming system, the game table does not need to have a betting area.

[0028] The gaming system may further include a monitor that displays the baccarat game being played at the game table for a player using the betting terminal.

[0029] The above gaming system may further include a camera for photographing the baccarat game at the game table, and the monitor may display the baccarat game photographed by the camera.

[0030] In the above gaming system, the monitor may display playing cards being squeezed on a game table as an indication of the baccarat game.

[0031] The above-mentioned game system may include a hand determination device that determines the face-up player hand and banker hand, and a guide device that determines, based on the rules of a baccarat game, some or all of the information regarding the rank of a face-down playing card revealed by squeezing the playing card, and the relationship between the playing card and the game result, and the monitor may display the relationship determined by the guide device as a display of the baccarat game.

[0032] In the above gaming system, the monitor may display the amount of each physical token bet at at least a plurality of the betting terminals.

[0033] The above-mentioned gaming system may further include a card reader that reads a member card for identifying a player in association with the betting terminal, and the player playing at the betting terminal may be identified by reading the member card with the card reader.

[0034] The above-mentioned gaming system may further include a camera that photographs the face of a player playing at the betting terminal, and an analysis device that identifies the player playing at the betting terminal by analyzing the facial image photographed by the camera.

[0035] The above gaming system may further include a betting terminal including at least the betting area, a camera that captures images of at least a portion of a player playing at the betting terminal, and a recording device that records images captured by the camera. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0036] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a game system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the table system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is an external view of the bed terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the bed terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a physical token according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a chip arrangement surface according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a side cross-sectional view of the bed terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a side cross-sectional view of the bed terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a chip arrangement surface according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a chip arrangement surface according to the second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a side cross-sectional view of a bed terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 12] FIG. 12 is a side cross-sectional view of a bed terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a chip arrangement surface according to the third embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 14]FIG. 14 is a side cross-sectional view of a bed terminal according to the third embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 15] FIG. 15 is an external view of a bed terminal according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 16] FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a chip arrangement surface according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 17] FIG. 17 is a side cross-sectional view of a bed terminal according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 18] FIG. 18 is a side cross-sectional view of a bed terminal according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 19] FIG. 19 is an external view of a bed terminal according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 20] FIG. 20 is a side cross-sectional view of a bed terminal according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 21] FIG. 21 is an external view of a bed terminal according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 22] FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a chip arrangement surface according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 23] FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a chip arrangement surface according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 24] FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a chip arrangement surface according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 25] FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a chip arrangement surface according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 26] FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a chip arrangement surface according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 27] FIG. 27 is an external view of a bed terminal according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 28] FIG. 28 is an external view of a bed terminal according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 29] FIG. 29 is a diagram showing a chip arrangement surface according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 30] FIG. 30 is a diagram showing a chip arrangement surface according to the ninth embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 31] FIG. 31 is a diagram showing a chip arrangement surface according to the tenth embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 32] FIG. 32 is a diagram showing the configuration of a collection system according to the eleventh embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 33] FIG. 33 is a diagram showing another configuration of the collection system according to the eleventh embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 34] FIG. 34 is a diagram showing another configuration of the collection system according to the eleventh embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 35] FIG. 35 is a diagram showing a configuration of a redemption system according to the twelfth embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 36] FIG. 36 is a diagram showing another configuration of the redemption system according to the twelfth embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 37] FIG. 37 is a diagram showing another configuration of the redemption system according to the twelfth embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Description of the Invention

[0037] (First embodiment) FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a game system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The game system 100 is a system for playing a baccarat game. The game system 100 includes a game table 101 on which playing cards are dealt, and a plurality of betting terminals 102 separate from the game table 101. The plurality of betting terminals 102 are arranged so as to surround one game table 101. The betting terminals 102 may be arranged in a plurality of rows. A large monitor 103 that is large enough to be directly visible to players using the plurality of betting terminals 102 is provided near the game table 101.

[0038] The game table 101 is equipped with a card photographing camera 11, a squeeze photographing camera 12, and an electronic shoe 13. In this embodiment, the game table 101 is a normal baccarat table, and a player can also participate in a game at this table. For this purpose, the game table 101 is provided with a chip tray 19, and each of a plurality of player positions is provided with a betting area having a plurality of betting objects including a player win area and a banker win area.

[0039] The card photographing camera 11 photographs the baccarat game at the game table. Specifically, the card photographing camera 11 photographs cards dealt by the dealer, i.e., playing cards drawn from the electronic shoe 13 onto the game table 101 and turned over. The squeeze photographing camera 12 photographs the squeeze operation at the game table 101. The electronic shoe 13 contains multiple decks of shuffled playing cards. The dealer draws playing cards from the electronic shoe 13 in order as the game progresses to complete a player hand and a dealer hand.

[0040] The large monitor 103 displays the image or video taken by the card photographing camera 11, the image or video taken by the squeeze photographing camera 12, and other game guide information.

[0041] Although not shown in the figures, a means for identifying gaming chips bet on betting areas provided at each of a plurality of player positions on the game table 101 may be provided. The table system 150 may have, for example, a camera for photographing the bet gaming chips and an image analysis device for analyzing the image of the bet gaming chips to recognize the positions, types, and number of the bet gaming chips, or may include an RFID tag that stores information capable of identifying at least the type of gaming chip built into the gaming chip, and an RFID antenna may be provided in the betting area to read the RFID tag of the gaming chip placed in the betting area to identify the positions, types, and number of the bet gaming chips.

[0042] 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a table system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The table system 150 includes a card photographing camera 11, a squeeze photographing camera 12, an electronic shoe 13, a hand judgment image analysis device 14, a game guide device 15, a hand judgment device 16, a large monitor 103, a communication device 17, and a table control device 18.

[0043] The hand determination image analysis device 14 determines the player hand and the banker hand by analyzing the images captured by the card photographing camera 11. Machine learning techniques such as neural networks may be used for this image analysis. The hand determination image analysis device 14 may be divided into a device that recognizes playing cards in the image, a device that identifies the ranks of the recognized playing cards, and a device that determines the player hand and the banker hand based on the identified ranks. The hand determination image analysis device 14 further determines the game result (player win, banker win, tie, player pair, banker pair) based on the determined player hand and banker hand.

[0044] The hand determination device 16 is provided in the electronic shoe 13 and has a sensor that reads the ranks of playing cards drawn from the electronic shoe 13. The hand determination device 16 determines the player's hand and the banker's hand based on the ranks read by the sensor. The electronic shoe 13 further functions as a game result determination device that determines the game result based on the determined player's hand and banker hand. Note that the hand determination image analysis device 14 and the hand determination device 16 both have the same function in that they determine the player's hand and the banker's hand and determine the game result based on the determined player's hand and banker hand, so either one may be omitted.

[0045] The game guide device 15 generates guide information for guiding the game based on the player hand and the banker hand determined by the hand determination image analyzer 14 and the hand determination device 16. This guide information is displayed on the large monitor 103 via the table control device 18.

[0046] The game guide device 15 generates game guide information as follows. First, the game guide device 15 acquires information on the player hand and the banker hand from the hand determination device 16. Next, when the player hand or the banker hand is only partially opened, the game guide device 15 acquires information on the ranks of the opened playing cards from the hand determination image analysis device 14. Then, the game guide device 15 can know the ranks of the playing cards that have not yet been opened, i.e., the playing cards that are the subject of a squeeze, from the information acquired from the hand determination device 16.

[0047] In this state, the game guide device 15 determines what the value of the hand will be if the rank of the playing cards to be squeezed is. Alternatively, if all hands other than the hand to be squeezed are open, it determines what the rank of the playing cards to be squeezed is if the hand will win. The game guide device 15 outputs the determined content to the table control device 18 as game guide information.

[0048] The game guide device 15 knows the rank of the playing card to be squeezed based on information from the hand determination device 16. The game guide device 15 generates an animation for exposing a part of the long side of the playing card to be squeezed and an animation for exposing a part of the short side of the playing card to be squeezed in accordance with the squeeze operation. Furthermore, the game guide device 15 determines the relationship between the game result and some or all of the information on the rank of the face-down playing card revealed by squeezing, based on the rules of the baccarat game. The game guide device 15 outputs the relationship between the game result and the animation and some or all of the information to the table control device 18 as game guide information.

[0049] The table control device 18 judges the progress and result of the game based on information from the hand judgment image analyzer 14 and the hand judgment device 16, and controls the display on the large monitor 103 accordingly. During a squeeze, the table control device 18 displays an image captured by the squeeze photography camera 12 along with the above-mentioned game guide information on the large monitor 103. The communication device 17 transmits the player hand, banker hand, game result, game guide information, etc. to the multiple betting terminals 102 according to the progress and result of the game judged by the table control device 18.

[0050] FIG. 3 is an external view of a betting terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention. One betting terminal 102 is used by one player. The betting terminal 102 is composed of a redemption main body 121 and a betting and recovery main body 122. The betting and recovery main body 122 has a chip placement surface 123 for placing gaming chips as physical tokens. A betting area 124 having a plurality of betting objects including a player win area and a banka win area is depicted on the chip placement surface 123. A player places a bet by placing a gaming chip on any of the betting objects.

[0051] There are side walls on the left and right sides of the betting area 124, and a wall is also provided at the back. The side surface of the redemption body 121 forms the left side wall of the betting area 124. A window 125 is provided on the side surface of the redemption body 121 that forms the side wall of the betting area 124 to move the chips to be redeemed from the redemption body 121 to the chip placement surface 123.

[0052] Also, on the back wall, there are installed a bet photographing camera 126 for photographing gaming chips placed in the betting area 124, and a face photographing camera 127 for photographing the face of a player using the betting terminal 102. Also, the betting and recovery main body 122 is provided with a cover member 128 that matches the upper ends of the back wall and both side walls and the front end of the chip placement surface 123. The cover member 128 is rotatable about the upper end of the back wall. The cover member 128 is a transparent member. Also, a slot 129 for inserting a member card is provided on the front. A monitor 130 is provided on the upper surface of the redemption main body 121.

[0053] 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the betting terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The betting terminal 102 includes a face photographing camera 127, a betting photographing camera 126, a card reading device 21, a face recognition image analyzing device 22, a betting recognition image analyzing device 23, a fraud detection device 24, a communication device 25, and a terminal control device 26.

[0054] The face photographing camera 127 photographs the face of a player using the betting terminal 102 and generates an image. The face recognition image analyzing device 22 identifies the player by analyzing the image generated by the face photographing camera 127. Players who are members register their face images in advance, and the face recognition image analyzing device 22 identifies the player by determining whether the generated face image is one of the registered face images. Machine learning technology such as a neural network may be used to identify the player.

[0055] The bet photographing camera 126 photographs the gaming chips bet in the bet area and generates an image. The bet recognition image analyzing device 23 analyzes the image generated by the bet photographing camera 126 to identify the bet objects on which the gaming chips are bet (i.e., the positions where the gaming chips are placed), the types of gaming chips, and the number of gaming chips. The bet recognition image analyzing device 23 further calculates the amount of gaming chips bet on each bet object based on the information on the types and number of gaming chips.

[0056] The bet determination device is composed of the bet photographing camera 126 and the bet recognition image analysis device 23. A recording device for recording images photographed by the face photographing camera 127 and the bet photographing camera 126 may be provided.

[0057] In addition, the gaming chip may have an RFID tag built in that stores at least information that can identify its type, and the chip placement surface 123 may have an antenna built in for reading the RFID tag, and an RFID reader may be connected to the antenna, and a bet determination device may be formed by these antennas and RFID reader.

[0058] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a physical token according to a first embodiment of the present invention. A gaming chip C, which is a physical token, has a plate shape, and a center line indicating its type (denomination) is provided on the side. The center line has a defined color for each type, and the type of the gaming chip can be identified by determining the color of the center line. Since the type can be identified by the center line on the side, the type of each gaming chip C can be identified even when multiple gaming chips are stacked to form a stack as shown in FIG. 5. In addition, the number of gaming chips C can be counted by the number of center lines.

[0059] Returning to Fig. 4, the bet recognition image analyzing device 23 obtains an image as shown in Fig. 5 from the bet photographing camera 126, extracts a stack of gaming chips from this image, extracts a center line from the stack, and determines the color of the center line. The bet recognition image analyzing device 23 determines the bet target on which the stack is placed according to the position where the stack is extracted, and determines the type of each gaming chip C according to the color of the center line. The bet recognition image analyzing device 23 may use machine learning technology such as a neural network for each of the extraction of the stack, extraction of the center line, and determination of the color of the center line.

[0060] The card reader 21 reads information from a member card (not shown) inserted into the slot 129. Information for identifying a player is stored in the member card. When a player who is a member uses the betting terminal 102 to participate in a game, the player has his / her member card read by the card reader 21.

[0061] The cheating detection device 24 detects cheating by players participating in the game at the betting terminal 102. The cheating detection will be described later.

[0062] The terminal control device 26 acquires information from the card reader 21, the face recognition image analyzer 22, the bet recognition image analyzer 23, the fraud detection device 24, and the communication device 25, and performs various controls of the bet terminal 102. Specifically, the terminal control device 26 controls the cover drive device 27, the monitor 130, the alarm device 28, the collection device 29, the transport device 30, the sorting device 31, and the redemption device 32.

[0063] The cover driving device 27 drives the cover member 128. As described above, the cover member 128 is rotatable around the back wall. When a player places a bet (betting phase), the cover member 128 is open, and when the betting time ends, the cover member 128 closes so that the gaming chips C bet by the player cannot be decreased or increased until the game ends. The terminal control device 26 controls the cover driving device 27 to open or close the cover member 128 according to the phase information received by the communication device 25.

[0064] The game phases include a betting phase in which players can freely place bets, a gaming phase from when the game starts until the game result is determined, and a settlement phase in which bet chips are collected and redeemed according to the determined game result. In this embodiment, the terminal control device 26 controls the cover drive device 27 to close the cover member 128 during the gaming phase and the settlement phase to prevent the player from accessing the chip placement surface 123, and to retract (open) the cover member 128 after the settlement phase is completed to allow the player to access the chip placement surface 123.

[0065] The cover member 128 and the cover drive device 27 constitute an anti-tampering device. This anti-tampering device prevents a player from touching the gaming chips C on which the player has placed a bet, thereby preventing the player from changing the bet during the gaming phase and the settlement phase. Game phase information is generated by the table control device 18 and is provided to the terminal control device 26 via the communication devices 17 and 25.

[0066] The monitor 130 displays various information related to the game. Specifically, for example, it displays information on the player identified by the face recognition image analyzer 22, the bet amount of the player identified by the bet recognition image analyzer 23, information on the player's hand and banker's hand sent from the game table 101, information on the game result, game guide information generated by the game guide device 15, etc.

[0067] The alarm device 28 issues an alarm in response to the fraud detection device 24 detecting fraud. The alarm issued by the alarm device 28 may be transmitted to another computer as electronic data, or may be output in a manner perceptible by the betting terminal 102, such as by light or sound.

[0068] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a chip arrangement surface according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a side cross-sectional view of the betting terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In the examples of FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the chip arrangement surface 123 is composed of a belt conveyor 1231. That is, the chip arrangement surface 123 having a betting area is movable. On the chip arrangement surface 123, a betting area 124 including a player win area 1241, a banka win area 1242, a tie area 1243, a player pair area 1244, and a banka pair area 1245 are drawn as betting objects.

[0069] A player participates in a game by placing his / her gaming chip C on any betting target during the betting phase. When the betting phase ends, the cover driving device 27 is operated to close the cover member 128 and cover the chip placement surface 123 with the cover member 128. This prevents the player from touching the gaming chips C that have been bet on. During the subsequent gaming phase, the cover member 128 and the belt conveyor 1231 do not move, and when the settlement phase begins, the belt conveyor first rotates half a turn in the direction of the arrow in Figures 6 and 7.

[0070] Fig. 8 is a side cross-sectional view of the betting terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As the belt conveyor rotates, all the gaming chips C that have been bet drop from a recovery port 131 at the back of the belt conveyor 1231, as shown in Fig. 8, and are collected in a recovery box 132 serving as a recovery storage section. When the gaming chips that have been bet are chips that should be collected, this completes the settlement.

[0071] FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the chip arrangement surface of the first embodiment of the present invention. When the bet gaming chip is to be redeemed, as shown in FIG. 9, the window 125 opens, and an arm 1251 carrying the gaming chip C for redemption extends from the redemption main body 121 toward the chip arrangement surface 123. At this time, the gaming chips C for redemption are redeemed according to the rules of Baccarat in the amount of the gaming chips C collected, plus one time the gaming chips C bet on the player win and banka win, eight times the gaming chips C bet on a tie, and eleven times the gaming chips C bet on the player pair and banka pair. The settlement is completed in the state shown in FIG. 9.

[0072] When the settlement is completed, the cover member 128 opens, and if there are gaming chips C to be redeemed, the player can take the redeemed gaming chips C. When the player takes the redeemed gaming chips C, the arm 1251 is housed in the redemption main body 121, the window 125 closes, and betting on the next game becomes possible.

[0073] In this manner, in this embodiment, the bet gaming chips C are collected whether the player wins the game or loses the game, and if the player wins the game, gaming chips equal to the sum of the amount of the bet gaming chips C and the amount of the gaming chips to be redeemed are paid out. Alternatively, if the player wins the game, only the gaming chips to be redeemed may be moved from the redemption main body 121 to the bet arrangement surface 123 without collecting the bet gaming chips C (without driving the belt conveyor 1231). This is preferable because it is closer to the actual operation at a game table. However, in this case, it is assumed that the player does not bet on multiple bet objects.

[0074] 4 corresponds to a belt conveyor 1231 in this embodiment. Also, the redemption device 32 corresponds to an arm 1251. The collection device 29 and the redemption device 32 constitute a settlement device.

[0075] In this embodiment, the gaming chips C collected by the collection device 29 into the collection box 132 serving as a collection storage section are transported by the transport device 30 to the sorting device 31, where they are sorted by type (amount) and stored in a redemption storage section. The redemption device 32 determines the type and number of gaming chips to be redeemed based on the game result and the position, type, and number of gaming chips C bet, and moves the gaming chips C to be redeemed from the redemption storage section to the chip arrangement surface 123 by the arm 1251 as described above.

[0076] As described above, in this embodiment, the gaming chips C collected by the collection device 29 are transported by the transport device 30, sorted by type by the sorting device 31, and then redeemed by the redemption device 32. That is, the collected gaming chips C are circulated within the betting terminal 102 and redeemed. In another embodiment, the collection device 29 may only collect the gaming chips, and the redemption device 32 may redeem the gaming chips that are previously stored in the redemption storage section. That is, a configuration may be adopted in which the gaming chips are not circulated from the collection storage section to the redemption storage section.

[0077] The fraud detection device 24 detects fraud by detecting that the cover member 128 is forcibly moved during the gaming phase from when bets are placed until the game result is determined, and during the settlement phase in which gaming chips C are collected and redeemed, i.e., when the cover member 128 is covering the chip placement surface 123.

[0078] The cheating detection device 24 also determines that cheating has occurred when there is a change in the gaming chips recognized by the bet recognition image analysis device 23 for the images taken by the bet photographing camera 126 during the gaming phase and the settlement phase. Alternatively, the cheating detection device 24 may analyze the images taken by the bet photographing camera 126 during the gaming phase and the settlement phase with the bet recognition image analysis device 23, and determine that cheating has occurred when it is determined that a player has touched or attempted to touch a bet chip.

[0079] (Second embodiment) 10 is a diagram showing a chip arrangement surface according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the bet area 124 is arranged between two adjacent movable floors 124a and 124b.

[0080] 11 and 12 are side cross-sectional views of a betting terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 11, when the movable floors 124a and 124b are in a position parallel to the chip arrangement surface 123, a player can bet gaming chips C in the betting area 124. When collecting the bet gaming chips C, as shown in Fig. 12, the movable floors 124a and 124b open, and the bet gaming chips C drop and are collected in a collection box 132.

[0081] (Third embodiment) 13 is a diagram showing the chip arrangement surface of the third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, two adjacent movable floors are provided for each bet object in the bet area. That is, the player win area 1241 is provided with movable floors 1241a and 1241b, the banka win area 1242 is provided with movable floors 1242a and 1242b, the tie area 1243 is provided with movable floors 1243a and 1243b, the player pair area 1244 is provided with movable floors 1244a and 1244b, and the banka pair area 1245 is provided with movable floors 1245a and 1245b.

[0082] 14 is a side cross-sectional view of a betting terminal according to the third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a return box is provided for each betting object. That is, a return box 13201 is provided under the player win area 1241, a return box 13202 is provided under the bangka win area 1242, and a return box 13203 is provided under the tie area 1243.

[0083] In this embodiment, the bet chips won in the game can be left as they are without being collected. In other words, when a player bets gaming chips C on multiple betting objects, some of the bet chips may be collected and some of the bet chips may be redeemed depending on the game result. In this case, when it is not possible to collect only a portion of the bet gaming chips as in the first or second embodiment, all of the bet gaming chips are collected once, and then gaming chips C of the same amount as the bet gaming chips are paid out together with the gaming chips to be redeemed.

[0084] However, this makes it difficult to know which bet chips have won and which have lost. In contrast, in this embodiment, the lost bet chips are collected and the winning bet chips are left as they are for redemption, so it is easy to know which bet chips have been redeemed.

[0085] (Fourth embodiment) 15 is an external view of a betting terminal according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the chip placement surface 123 is composed of a belt conveyor 1231, similar to the first embodiment. The inner half of the belt conveyor 1231 is covered by a fixed transparent cover member 1281.

[0086] 16 is a diagram showing a chip arrangement surface of the fourth embodiment of the present invention. In the chip arrangement surface 123, the bet area 124 extends vertically, and multiple bet objects are arranged in a vertical line. In the cover member 1281, a gate 1281g is formed corresponding to the bet area 124.

[0087] 17 and 18 are side cross-sectional views of the betting terminal according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. When gaming chips C are bet in the betting area 124, the belt conveyor 1231 rotates about 1 / 4 rotation and moves to the back side of the cover member 1281, and the gaming chips C also move to the back side of the cover member 1281 accordingly. At this time, the gaming chips C stacked in the betting area 124 pass through the gate 1281g and move to the back side of the cover member 1281.

[0088] In this embodiment, the cover member 1281 is fixed and does not open or close, so there is no need to worry about malfunctions, and the player also does not need to worry about having his hand caught in a movable cover member.

[0089] (Fifth embodiment) 19 is an external view of a betting terminal according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the gaming chips C to be redeemed are paid out from a redemption port 133 at the bottom. In this embodiment, a monitor 130 is provided on the front.

[0090] 20 is a side cross-sectional view of a betting terminal according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the chip placement surface 123 is configured with a belt conveyor 1231. By the rotation of the belt conveyor 1231, the gaming chips C collected from the collection port 131 to the collection box 132 are sorted by type by the sorting device 31 and stored in the redemption storage section 135 according to type.

[0091] When paying out winning bet chips, the required type and number of bet chips are discharged from the redemption storage unit 135, so that gaming chips can be taken out from the redemption port 133. As in the first embodiment, the collected bet chips are also paid out at the time of redemption.

[0092] (Sixth embodiment) 21 is an external view of a betting terminal according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention. In the betting terminal 102 of this embodiment, the collection and redemption of the gaming chips C is performed by a push-out paddle 136.

[0093] 22 to 26 are diagrams showing the chip arrangement surface of the sixth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 22, the push-out paddle 136 extends from the back to the front and can move in the left-right direction. The push-out paddle 136 is held by a slider 137 at the back. The slider 137 can move along a rail 138 extending in the left-right direction at the back. The redemption storage section is on the left side of the betting terminal 102, and the recovery port 131 is on the right side of the betting terminal 102. The chip arrangement surface 123 is formed flat so that the gaming chips C can slide easily, and is formed of a material that has a small resistance to the gaming chips C (gaming chips C can slide easily).

[0094] 23 and 24 show the operation of collecting the losing bet chips, and Fig. 25 and Fig. 26 show the operation of redeeming the winning bet chips. As shown in Fig. 23, when the gaming chip C is bet on the banker win area and this bet chip loses the game (i.e., when the banker hand does not win), this bet chip is collected. At this time, the push-out paddle 136 moves from the redemption storage section 135 side toward the collection port 131, and as shown in Fig. 24, the bet chip is pushed out to the collection port 131 and dropped into the collection port 131.

[0095] When the bet chip wins (i.e., when the banker hand wins), the gaming chip is redeemed for the bet chip. At this time, as shown in FIG. 25, the gaming chip C' to be redeemed is transported to the redemption storage unit 135 by the belt conveyor 139, and as shown in FIG. 26, the gaming chip C' to be redeemed is pushed to the side of the bet chip C.

[0096] According to this embodiment, when the bet chips are won, there is no need to collect the bet chips once, and the gaming chips C' to be redeemed can be paid out next to the bet chips C in the same way as at a game table.

[0097] (Seventh embodiment) 27 and 28 are external views of a betting terminal according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the cover member 1282 is of a sliding type. The cover member 1282 is made of a transparent member, as in the first embodiment. When placing a bet, the player manually opens the cover member 1282 as shown in FIG. 27, bets gaming chips on the chip placement surface 123, and when the bet is finished, manually closes the cover member 1282 as shown in FIG.

[0098] The cover member 1282 is movable along a rail 1283. A sensor 1284 is provided at the tip of the rail 1283. The sensor 1284 detects that the cover member 1282 is completely closed as shown in FIG. 28. The output of this sensor is input to the fraud detection device 24 (see FIG. 4) and used to detect fraud. That is, in the gaming phase and the settlement phase, if the sensor 1284 detects that the cover member 1282 is not closed, the fraud detection device 24 determines that fraud has occurred.

[0099] To facilitate the opening and closing of the cover member 1282 by the player, a countdown of the remaining time of the betting phase may be displayed on the monitor 130. The player must manually close the cover member 1282 as shown in FIG. 28 before the end of the betting phase. Note that when the cover member 1282 is closed during the betting phase, the cover member 1282 may be locked by a locking mechanism (not shown) so that the cover member 1282 cannot be opened when the betting phase ends. This lock is released when the settlement phase ends.

[0100] According to this embodiment, the player opens and closes the cover member 1282 himself, so there is no need to worry about his fingers getting caught in the cover member 1282. Furthermore, by providing a locking mechanism to lock the cover member 1282 in the closed position as described above, it is possible to prevent tampering such as pinching and capping.

[0101] (Eighth embodiment) 29 is a diagram showing a chip arrangement surface according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a belt conveyor is provided for each bet object in the bet area 124. A plurality of bet objects are arranged vertically, and each belt conveyor is installed so as to be movable horizontally. The recovery port 131 is provided on the judgment side (right side) of the redemption storage section 135.

[0102] Each conveyor belt extends from the redemption storage section 135 to the collection port 131. A conveyor belt 1322 is provided corresponding to the player win area, a conveyor belt 1323 is provided corresponding to the banca win area, a conveyor belt 1324 is provided corresponding to the tie area, a conveyor belt 1325 is provided corresponding to the player pair area, and a conveyor belt 1326 is provided corresponding to the banca pair area.

[0103] In the settlement phase, all bet chips C are collected, and for winning bet chips, the gaming chips C to be redeemed and gaming chips C of the same amount as the gaming chips bet are transported from the redemption storage section 135 to the chip placement surface 123 by the conveyor belt of the corresponding bet object.

[0104] Ninth embodiment 30 is a diagram showing a chip arrangement surface according to the ninth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a recovery belt conveyor and a redemption belt conveyor are provided for each bet object in the bet area 124. A plurality of bet objects are arranged vertically, and each belt conveyor is installed so as to be movable horizontally.

[0105] Each recovery belt conveyor extends from the center of the chip arrangement surface 123 to the recovery port 131 on the left side, and each redemption belt conveyor extends from the redemption storage section 135 to near the left end of the recovery belt conveyor. A recovery belt conveyor 1322 and a redemption belt conveyor 1327 are provided corresponding to the player win area, a recovery belt conveyor 1323 and a redemption belt conveyor 1328 are provided corresponding to the banka win area, a recovery belt conveyor 1324 and a redemption belt conveyor 1329 are provided corresponding to the tie area, a recovery belt conveyor 1325 and a redemption belt conveyor 1330 are provided corresponding to the player pair area, and a recovery belt conveyor 1326 and a redemption belt conveyor 1331 are provided corresponding to the banka pair area.

[0106] In this embodiment, the losing bet chips are transported by the recovery conveyor belt to the recovery port 131 and collected. The winning bet chips are left as they are, and the gaming chips to be redeemed are transported by the redemption conveyor belt from the redemption storage unit 135 to the chip arrangement surface 123.

[0107] According to this embodiment, collection and redemption can be performed for each bet object, and there is no need to collect the winning bet chips once, so that settlement can be performed in the same manner as in operations on a normal game table. For example, in a certain game, when a player bets on a player win and a player pair, and the player hand wins but is not a pair, the gaming chips bet on the player pair are collected, the gaming chips bet on the player win are left as they are, and the gaming chips bet on the player win are redeemed.

[0108] In this embodiment, even when gaming chips are bet simultaneously on a plurality of betting objects, a settlement operation similar to a normal settlement operation at a game table can be performed.

[0109] (Tenth embodiment) 31 is a diagram showing a chip arrangement surface of the tenth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, each bet object in the bet area 124 is composed of a recovery elevator that moves up and down individually, and a redemption elevator is provided corresponding to each recovery elevator. That is, a recovery elevator 1332 and a redemption elevator 1337 are provided corresponding to the player win area, a recovery elevator 1333 and a redemption elevator 1338 are provided corresponding to the banka win area, a recovery elevator 1334 and a redemption elevator 1339 are provided corresponding to the tie area, a recovery elevator 1335 and a redemption elevator 1340 are provided corresponding to the player pair area, and a recovery elevator 1336 and a redemption elevator 1341 are provided corresponding to the banka pair area.

[0110] In this embodiment, the recovery elevator corresponding to the lost bet chips descends and the bet chips are recovered inside the betting terminal 102. The winning bet chips remain in the betting area, and the redemption elevator corresponding to the winning bet chips descends, loads the gaming chips C to be redeemed, and rises again. As a result, the gaming chips to be redeemed are placed on the chip placement surface 123.

[0111] (Eleventh embodiment) 32 is a diagram showing the configuration of a collection system according to an eleventh embodiment of the present invention. In the above-mentioned embodiment, a collection storage unit is provided independently for each bed terminal 102, and the collection storage units 132 of the multiple bed terminals 102 are not connected to the outside.

[0112] In this embodiment, the gaming chips C collected in the collection storage units 132 of the multiple betting terminals 102 are collected in a central collection storage unit 13211 as shown in Fig. 32. In the collection system in this embodiment, a main transport route 13212 is provided to transport the collected gaming chips C to the central collection storage unit 13211, and the gaming chips C collected in the collection storage unit 132 of each betting terminal 102 are sent to the main transport route 13212. In other words, the central collection storage unit 13211 is used in common by the multiple betting terminals 102.

[0113] Fig. 33 is a diagram showing another configuration of the collection system according to the eleventh embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 33, the gaming chips C may be transported from the collection storage unit 132 of each betting terminal 102 to the central collection storage unit 13211 by their own transport routes.

[0114] Fig. 34 is a diagram showing another configuration of the collection system according to the eleventh embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 34, the gaming chips C may be collected from the collection storage unit 132 of each betting terminal 102 to any one of a plurality of intermediate collection storage units 13213, and then the gaming chips C may be collected from the plurality of intermediate collection storage units 13213 to the central collection storage unit 13212.

[0115] (Twelfth embodiment) 35 is a diagram showing the configuration of the redemption system according to the twelfth embodiment of the present invention. In the above embodiment, the redemption storage unit is provided independently for each betting terminal 102, and the redemption storage units 135 of the multiple betting terminals 102 are not connected to the outside.

[0116] 35, the gaming chips C are supplied from a central redemption storage unit 1351 to the redemption storage unit 135 of each betting terminal 102. In this embodiment, a main transport route 1352 is provided for transporting the gaming chips C carried out from the central redemption storage unit 1351, and the redemption storage unit 135 of each betting terminal 102 receives the gaming chips C from the main transport route 1352.

[0117] Fig. 36 is a diagram showing another configuration of the redemption system according to the twelfth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 36, the gaming chips C may be transported from the central redemption storage unit 1351 to the redemption storage unit 135 of each betting terminal 102 by their own transport routes.

[0118] 37 is a diagram showing another configuration of the redemption system according to the twelfth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 37, gaming chips C may be distributed from a central redemption storage unit 1351 to a plurality of intermediate redemption storage units 1353, and gaming chips C may be supplied from each intermediate redemption storage unit 1353 to each redemption storage unit 135 of a plurality of betting terminals 102.

[0119] (Modification) In the above embodiment, it has been explained on the premise that any gaming chip among a plurality of types of gaming chips C can be bet at the betting terminal 102, but the type of gaming chips that can be bet at one betting terminal 102 may be limited. In this case, the type of gaming chips that can be bet at one betting terminal 102 may be different from that at another betting terminal 102. For example, one betting terminal 102 may only allow betting of $10 chips, and another betting terminal 102 may only allow betting of $100 chips.

[0120] With this configuration, the bet amount of the bet chips only needs to be determined by determining the number of bet chips, and the redemption only needs to manage the number of chips, so that the bet terminal 102 can have a simple configuration.

[0121] Furthermore, the gaming chips that can be bet on the betting terminal 102 may be different types of gaming chips from those that can be used on a normal game table.

[0122] In addition, the number of gaming chips that can be bet at one time may be limited in the betting terminal 102. For example, the number of gaming chips that can be bet may be limited to five.

[0123] In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the gaming chips C collected at each betting terminal 102 are circulated to the redemption storage unit 135 of the betting terminal, but such circulation may not be performed. In this case, as the number of games increases, the collected gaming chips accumulate in the collection storage unit 132, and the gaming chips C stored in the redemption storage unit 135 decrease.

[0124] Therefore, when a predetermined amount or more of gaming chips C are collected in the collection storage unit 132, an alarm may be output from the alarm device 28 (see FIG. 4). Also, when the gaming chips stored in the redemption storage unit 135 fall below a predetermined amount, an alarm may be output from the alarm device 28. The amount of gaming chips C in the collection storage unit 132 and the redemption storage unit 135 may be determined by counting the number of gaming chips C stored, or by the height of the stored gaming chips C in the storage unit, or by the weight of the stored gaming chips C.

[0125] In the above embodiment, the collecting storage unit 132 and the redemption storage unit 135 are provided as separate storage units, but they may be a common unit. In particular, when the type of gaming chips C that can be used in one betting terminal 102 is limited to one type, a sorting device is not necessary, and the collecting storage unit 132 may have the function of the redemption storage unit 135.

[0126] In addition, in the above embodiment, the game table 101 has a betting area for each player position, and it is possible to participate in a baccarat game at the game table 101 as well. However, the game table 101 may be used only for the dealer to deal playing cards and may not have a betting area for players to place bets.

[0127] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the game table 101 and the multiple betting terminals 102 are installed in the same casino hall, but the game table 101 may be located in a remote location. In this case, the Internet may be interposed between the communication device 17 and the communication device 25, and the communication device 17 and the communication device 25 may communicate with each other according to the Internet protocol.

[0128] In this case, a large monitor 103 may be installed in a casino hall together with multiple betting terminals 102, and images from a card photographing camera 11 and a squeeze photographing camera 12 installed on a remote game table 101 may be displayed on the large monitor 103.

[0129] In addition, in the above embodiment, in order to prevent cheating such as pinching and capping, a cover member 128 is provided to prevent a player from physically touching the bet chips, and an alarm is output when it is detected that the cover member 128 has been opened or that a player has touched or is about to touch a bet chip. However, instead of this, cheating may be detected by, for example, detecting the presence of an object in the betting area or the air above it using a laser sensor.

[0130] Also, in the above embodiment, various guides may be displayed on the chip placement surface 123. In this case, the chip placement surface 123 itself may be a display, a display or a light source such as an LED lamp may be arranged on the back side of the chip placement surface 123, or projection mapping may be performed on the chip placement surface 123. The displayed contents may be, for example, guide information indicating the timing to bet gaming chips, guide information indicating the winning betting position, etc.

[0131] In the above embodiment, the betting terminal 102 may be provided with a cleaning device for cleaning the collected gaming chips and / or the gaming chips to be redeemed. The cleaning device may be one that cleans the gaming chips by irradiating the gaming chips with UV light to sterilize the surfaces, or may be one that cleans the gaming chips with a detergent.

[0132] In the above embodiment, the inventions of the following supplementary notes 1 to 7 are also disclosed. (Appendix 1) A system for presenting guide information for a baccarat game to a player, a hand determination device for determining a player hand and a banker hand that are turned up in a baccarat game; A guide device that determines a relationship between a part or all of information on the rank of a face-down playing card revealed by squeezing the playing card based on the rules of the baccarat game and a game result; a monitor that displays the relationship determined by the guide device; A system equipped with

[0133] (Appendix 2) A system for presenting guide information for a baccarat game to a player, a hand determination device for determining a player hand and a banker hand that are turned up in a baccarat game; A guide device that determines the relationship between the likelihood of the rank of a face-down playing card and a game result based on the rules of the baccarat game; a monitor that displays the relationship determined by the guide device; A system equipped with

[0134] (Appendix 3) A system for presenting guide information for a baccarat game to a player, a hand determination device for determining a player hand and a banker hand that are turned up in a baccarat game; a monitor that displays the player hand and the banker hand determined by the hand determination device; A system equipped with

[0135] (Appendix 4) A gaming system for a game in which gaming chips are bet, a collection and storage unit for storing gaming chips collected from players who have lost a game; a redemption storage section for storing gaming chips to be redeemed by players who win a game; a first detection means for detecting whether a predetermined amount or more of gaming chips are stored in the collecting and storing section; A second detection means for detecting whether a predetermined amount or less of gaming chips are stored in the redemption storage section; an alarm means for outputting an alarm in response to detection results of the first detection means and the second detection means; A game system equipped with

[0136] (Appendix 5) A gaming system for a game in which gaming chips are bet, a collection and storage unit for storing gaming chips collected from players who have lost a game; a first detection means for detecting whether a predetermined amount or more of gaming chips are stored in the collecting and storing section; an alarm means for outputting an alarm in response to a detection result of the first detection means; A game system equipped with

[0137] (Appendix 6) A gaming system for a game in which gaming chips are bet, a redemption storage section for storing gaming chips to be redeemed by players who win a game; A second detection means for detecting whether a predetermined amount or less of gaming chips are stored in the redemption storage section; an alarm means for outputting an alarm in response to a detection result of the second detection means; A game system equipped with

[0138] (Appendix 7) 1. A fraud detection system, comprising: A bet recognition means for recognizing a bet of gaming chips; a cheating detection means for detecting whether a player has touched or is about to touch the gaming chips that have been bet at least during the period from the start of a game to the determination of a game result; an output means for outputting a detection result of the fraud detection means; A fraud detection system equipped with [Explanation of symbols]

[0139] 11 Card photography camera 12 Squeeze camera 13 Electronic shoe 14 Image analysis device for hand judgment 15 Game guide device 16 Hand Judging Device 17 Communication Equipment 18 Table control device 19 Chip Tray 21 Card reader 22 Image analysis equipment for facial recognition 23 Image analysis device for bet recognition 24 Fraud detection device 25 Communication Equipment 26 Terminal Control Device 27 Cover drive unit 28 Alarm device 29 Recovery Device 30 Transfer device 31 Sorting equipment 32 Redemption Device 100 Game System 101 Game Table 102 Betting Terminal 103 Large Monitor 121 Redemption body 122 Beds and recovery units 123 Chip placement surface 124 Betting Area 125 Windows 126 Bed Camera 127 Face camera 128 Cover member 129 Slots 130 Monitor 131 Collection port 132 Collection Box / Collection Storage Unit 133 Redemption Port 135 Redemption Storage Department 150 Table System

Claims

1. A gaming system for participating in a game of baccarat, comprising: a plurality of betting terminals, separate from the game table, each of which has a betting area with a plurality of betting objects, the terminals being configured to place bets by placing physical tokens on any of the betting objects; a bet determination device for determining a bet object on which the physical token is placed and the amount of the bet; a liquidation device that collects the bet or redeems the bet, based on the bet target and amount determined by the bet determination device and the result of the baccarat game; Equipped with The physical token has an RFID tag, and the bet determination device determines the bet object and the amount of the bet on which the physical token is placed by reading the RFID tag of the physical token; and / or the bet determination device includes a camera that photographs the physical token placed in the bet area, and an image analysis device that analyzes an image captured by the camera to determine a bet object on which the physical token is placed and an amount of the bet object; the clearing device collects physical tokens lost by a player in the baccarat game and / or redeems physical tokens to be redeemed for the physical tokens won by a player in the baccarat game; the betting terminal includes a bet change prevention device which prevents a bet from being changed during a predetermined stage; Game system.

2. A game system as described in claim 1, wherein the specified stage includes at least a game stage.

3. A game system as described in claim 2, further comprising the specified stage being a liquidation stage.

4. The game system of claim 1, wherein the bet change prevention device includes a cover member that covers the bet physical tokens in a closed position to prevent a player from touching the bet physical tokens.

5. A gaming system as described in claim 4, wherein the cover member moves to the closed position before betting ends and the game begins, and retreats to an open position in which the player can contact the redeemed physical token at the latest after game settlement has been completed.

6. A gaming system as described in claim 4, wherein the bet change prevention device further includes an alarm device that outputs an alarm at least when the cover member is forcibly moved from the closed position.

7. A gaming system as described in claim 1, wherein the bet change prevention device is an alarm device that outputs an alarm when there is a change in the bet physical token at least at the specified stage.

8. A game system as described in claim 1, wherein the bet change prevention device is at least an alarm device that outputs an alarm when the player contacts or attempts to contact the betted physical token at the specified stage.

9. A game system as described in claim 1, wherein the bet change prevention device is at least an alarm device that outputs an alarm when an object intrudes into the bet area or an area above the bet area at the specified stage.

10. The game system described in claim 1, wherein the settlement device comprises a collection storage section for storing collected physical tokens and a collection moving means for moving physical tokens lost by a player in the baccarat game to the collection storage section, and / or a redemption storage section for storing physical tokens to be redeemed and a redemption moving means for moving physical tokens to be redeemed for the physical tokens won by a player in the baccarat game from the redemption storage section.

11. The gaming system according to claim 10 , wherein the collecting and moving means includes a movable betting area on which the betted physical tokens are placed, or a pushing member that acts on the betted physical tokens to move them.

12. The gaming system according to claim 10, wherein the collecting and storing section is provided independently for each of the betting terminals.

13. 11. The gaming system of claim 10, wherein a plurality of the betting terminals are arranged side by side, the collecting and storing section is common to the plurality of betting terminals, and the collecting and moving means includes a collecting mechanism that collects the physical token from each of the plurality of betting terminals and moves it to the collecting and storing section.

14. 14. The game system of claim 13, further comprising: a central collection storage unit that collects the physical tokens collected from the plurality of collection storage units; and a central collection mechanism that collects the physical tokens from each of the plurality of collection storage units and moves them to the central collection storage unit.

15. The gaming system according to claim 10, wherein the redemption storage section is provided independently for each of the betting terminals.

16. The game system according to claim 10, wherein the redemption storage section and the recovery storage section are common to each other.

17. The game system according to claim 10, further comprising a transport means for transporting the physical tokens stored in the collection storage section to the redemption storage section.

18. 18. The game system according to claim 17, further comprising a sorting means for sorting the physical tokens collected in the collection storage section according to their amounts and storing the sorted physical tokens in the redemption storage section.

19. The gaming system according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of types of the physical tokens can be bet on the betting terminal.

20. a game table on which the baccarat game is played; a game result determination device for determining a result of the baccarat game; The game system of claim 1 further comprising:

21. 21. The gaming system of claim 20, wherein the gaming table has a betting area having a plurality of betting objects and a plurality of playing positions for placing bets by placing physical tokens on the betting objects.

22. 21. The gaming system of claim 20, wherein the gaming table does not have a betting area.

23. 2. The gaming system according to claim 1, further comprising a monitor for displaying a baccarat game being played at said game table for a player using said betting terminal.

24. a camera for photographing the baccarat game at the game table; 24. The gaming system of claim 23, wherein the monitor displays a baccarat game captured by the camera.

25. 24. The gaming system of claim 23, wherein the monitor displays gaming items dealt on the gaming table as a representation of the game of baccarat.

26. 24. The gaming system of claim 23, wherein the monitor displays the amount of each physical token bet at at least a plurality of the betting terminals.

27. a card reader for reading a member card for identifying a player in association with the betting terminal; 2. The gaming system according to claim 1, wherein the player playing at the betting terminal is identified by reading the member card with the card reader.

28. a camera for photographing the face of a player playing at the betting terminal; an analysis device that identifies the player playing at the betting terminal by analyzing a face image captured by the camera; The game system of claim 1 further comprising:

29. a camera for photographing at least a part of the betting terminal including at least the betting area and a player playing at the betting terminal; a recording device for recording images captured by the camera; The game system of claim 1 further comprising:

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