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Management method for gaming hall

  • US 5,496,032 A
  • Filed: 02/03/1994
  • Issued: 03/05/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/03/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Apparatus for detecting fraud in and managing playing conditions of games, the games being played in a gaming hall by using playing media, the gaming hall comprising a plurality of gaming machines for paying out said playing media as dividends when a win occurs, a plurality of playing media dispensers for dispensing said playing media corresponding in number to the amount of inserted money, and at least one playing media counter for counting the number of said playing media to be exchanged for a premium, said detecting and managing apparatus comprising:

  • a local computer means, said local computer means comprising means for calculating an expected sales amount for each said gaming machine in accordance with data representing a number of said playing media used by said gaming machines and data representing a number of said dividend playing media, said data being supplied from each of said gaming machines, means for calculating an actual sales amount in accordance with data representing one of said inserted money amount and said number of playing media dispensed by said playing media dispenser, and means for comparing said expected sales amount with said actual sales amount; and

    means for displaying an alarm signal specific to a result of said comparison.

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