Abstract: An advertisement distribution system includes servers and a terminal. The servers prepare distribution information containing game information and advertisement information and transmits the prepared distribution information to the terminal. The terminal displays a game screen using the game information included in the distribution information, and also displays the advertisement information included in the distribution information on the game screen.

Abstract: To allow a lodger to enjoy various services in a hotel and a casino, and to provide event services related to the casino, an integrated casino and hotel management system comprises a user management server for managing a user of a casino and a hotel, a game server for managing services related to games, a communication network for interconnecting the user management server and the game server, and a portable terminal connected to the user management server and the game server through the communication network, wherein the user management server and the game server provide services of the casino and the hotel through the communication network and the portable terminal.

Abstract: The present invention provides a communication system for a manager for managing a game to acquire information required for proceeding with the game from guests playing the game while staying in their guestrooms. A communication system 1 comprises a controller 12 within a first communication terminal 10 for managing whether a game ball is about to be introduced to a game board or not; a display device 23 within a second communication terminal 20 for displaying that the game ball is about to be introduced to the game board according to information managed by the controller 12; a controller 25 for acquiring an identifier of a pocket expected to receive the game ball and guest-specific information inputted by the guest 61 according to the display device 23; an output device 16, disposed in a game arcade, for outputting the information to a manager 51; and a local area network 71 existing between communication terminals 10, 20.

Abstract: The present invention provides a communication system for a manager for managing a game to acquire information required for proceeding with the game from guests playing the game while staying in their guestrooms. A communication system 1 comprises a controller 12 within a first communication terminal 10 for managing whether a game ball is about to be introduced to a game board or not; a display device 23 within a second communication terminal 20 for displaying that the game ball is about to be introduced to the game board according to information managed by the controller 12; a controller 25 for acquiring an identifier of a pocket expected to receive the game ball and guest-specific information inputted by the guest 61 according to the display device 23; an output device 16, disposed in a game arcade, for outputting the information to a manager 51; and a local area network 71 existing between communication terminals 10, 20.

Abstract: A gaming machine comprises a game board 3 formed from a light-transparent member; a projecting device 42 for projecting a game medium onto the game board; a plurality of entrances 10 adapted to receive the game medium projected onto the game board; a display device 4 having a game proceeding/result display area 18 for displaying a plurality of first identification information items in a predetermined mode and entrance number display areas 17a to 17p adapted to display respective second identification information items corresponding to the entrances 10a to 10p, the display device being disposed such that the display areas are viewable through the game board 3; an online number arrangement changing button 7 for making an instruction to change the display of the display areas; and online number arrangement determining means 58 for receiving the instruction from the online number arrangement changing button 7 for a predetermined period, and changing the display of the display areas according to thus received inst

Abstract: A gaming system according to the invention comprises a plurality of gaming machines, each of which utilizes a storage medium capable of being inserted to the gaming machines. Types and minimum bets of the gaming machines differ between at least two of the gaming machines. The storage mediums are commonly used with the gaming machines. For this reason, a player can play games over the gaming machines on a consecutive basis without exchanging of game medium (chips, coins or the like). And the player can continue to have interest in games and be excited by games, and enjoy games for a long time.

Abstract: A positional information management system according to the present invention comprises: a card carried by a user in a hotel and having a tag IC for storing a tag ID; a plurality of detectors each having a detector ID and being installed in the hotel, for detecting the tag ID via transmittance from the tag IC, the tag ID and the detector ID being transmitted; recording device for recording a pair of the tag ID and the detector ID, and a time at which the detector has detected; and positional information management device including the recording device, for managing positional information of the user, base on the pair and the time. Positional information of the users in the hotel or in the various hotel facilities can be obtained by the present invention.

Abstract: In the present invention, when deposit data indicating a deposit for utilizing services in a hotel with a casino are inputted, a house card stored with user information enabling identification of a user is issued, a casino deposit enabling the user to utilize casino services upon acquirement of the house card to play a casino game by downloading casino data in a guest room is managed, and use of the casino services by the user is restricted on the basis of casino deposit usage restriction conditions. As a result, downloading services comprising both hotel services and casino services can be provided in the guest room of the hotel with a casino.

Abstract: A positional information management system according to the present invention comprises: a tag attached to an article and having a tag IC for storing a tag ID; a plurality of detectors each having a detector ID and being installed in a hotel, for detecting the tag ID via transmittance from the tag IC, the tag ID and the detector ID being transmitted; recording device for recording a pair of the tag ID and the detector ID, and a time at which the detector has detected; and positional information management device including the recording means, for managing positional information of the article, base on the pair and the time. Positional information of the articles in the hotel or in the various hotel facilities can be obtained by the present invention.

Abstract: In the present invention, in a hotel installed with a casino, a house card stored with user information enabling identification of a user is issued, a casino deposit enabling the user to utilize casino services upon acquirement of the house card is managed using the user information, and when usage restriction conditions placed on the casino deposit are satisfied, service data indicating use of the casino services by the user are outputted, these service data enabling payment for the casino services to be performed for each user individually. As a result, hotel services and casino services in the hotel with a casino are integrated, enabling payment for all of the services in the hotel with a casino to be performed using a single house card.

Abstract: A game management system includes: a resonant tag which records card identification information and is provided with each of a plurality of cards; a wireless ID tag which records chip identification information and is provided with each of a plurality of chips; a first identification information detector which is provided with a game table and detects the card identification information concerning each of the plurality of cards; a second identification information detector which is provided with the game table and detects the chip identification information concerning each of the plurality of chips; a readout unit which is provided with the game table and acquires personal information for identifying a participant in a game; and a PTS server and a accumulation/analysis server which manage tracks and results of the game played on the game table in association with the personal information based on the card and chip identification information.

Abstract: In the present invention, when deposit data indicating a deposit for utilizing services in a hotel in which a casino is installed are inputted, a house card stored with user information enabling identification of a user is issued, a casino deposit enabling the user to utilize casino services upon acquirement of the house card is managed, and use of the casino services by the user is restricted on the basis of casino deposit usage restriction conditions. As a result, hotel services and casino services in the hotel with a casino are integrated, enabling all of the services in the hotel with a casino to be utilized with a single house card.

Abstract: A remote control terminal includes an input section which allows selection of predetermined services offered from an information provider managing the services, a transceiver for obtaining a service selected by the input section from the information provider, and displaying means for displaying the contents of the service obtained by the transceiver.

Abstract: The hotel management system installed in the hotel, for comprehensively managing the using state in a plurality of hotel facilities including casino comprises: the card issuing machine 4b for issuing the identification card 20 to the hotel user, the identification card 20 having the identification number differently allotted every hotel user and capable of being used in the casino 22 and the other hotel facilities (the front desk 4, the restaurant 6, the bar lounge 8, the guest room 16); the reading device (the reading device 60, 164, the card reader 6b, 8b, 16b) installed in each of the hotel facilities (the casino 22, the front desk 4, the restaurant 6, the bar lounge 8, the guest room 16) for reading the identification number recorded in the identification card 20 issued by the card issuing machine 4b; and the managing devices (the hotel server 2, the house card server 18, the service server 10, the intra service server 12, the tabulation-analysis server 62, the casino deposit server 66, the PTS server 56,

Abstract: An information providing system includes a plurality of cameras installed in a game arcade for taking images of a situation in the game arcade, and a terminal installed in a guest room of a hotel for selectively displaying the images of the situation in the game arcade taken by the cameras.

Abstract: To provide a system of greatly improved monitoring function against wrong or fraudulent acts. A game facility monitoring system comprises a plurality of game machines or game-related devices provided with detecting means that detects the state of a device and the operation of the device resulting from wrong or fraudulent acts, detects the state of the device and the operation of the device possibly resulting from wrong or fraudulent acts, and gives out notification. The system may also comprise anomaly warning means that performs, when any of the detecting means works, a warning operation determined by an anomaly level corresponding to the detected contents out of plural anomaly levels.

Abstract: A point management system has a game terminal mounted to a vehicle, a server including a point memory for storing user ID and the number of points, which are associated with one another, an authenticator for authenticating user ID inputted via the game terminal using the user ID stored in the point memory, a game controller for allowing the game terminal to execute a game when the authentication succeeds, and a point processor for updating the number of points associated with the user ID stored in the point memory in accordance with a result of game execution.

Abstract: To provide an individual identification card system of higher security.

Abstract: To provide a currency control system replete with security functions for currency against theft or the like. A currency control system according to the present invention is characterized by being made up of at least (1) a game-related device (such as a game card vending machine) having a currency holding section which holds currency inserted from outside the device and/or currency to be dispensed out of the device, (2) a portable safe that may be attached to or removed from said game-related device as required and when attached to the game-related device, serves as the currency holding section, and (3) a currency control device (such as a cash control machine) to or from which the portable safe may be attached or removed as required, and when the portable safe is attached, causes said portable safe to hold currency and/or retrieves currency held in the portable safe.

Abstract: The present invention includes game machines which, (during processing on participation in a mass game to be executed by a plurality of participant players, prompt the players to use single games other than the mass game, and a mass game unit which starts the mass game upon completion of the processing on participation of the players.