Device for exchanging gaming chips and cash currency

A device for exchanging gaming chips for cash currency, wherein each gaming chip incorporates a wireless tag storing currency information and has a color or indication of value on the outside surface, the device comprising:

• an insertion opening through which the gaming chip can pass;
• a wireless tag reading section configured to read the wireless tag of the gaming chip inserted through the insertion opening and obtain the currency information on the gaming chip;
• a determining section configured to determine whether or not the currency information of the gaming chip obtained from the wireless tag reading section is abnormal;
• an inserted amount display section configured to display the amount of the gaming chip based on the determining section determining the gaming chip to be free of abnormalities;
• a cash currency storage section configured to store the cash currency by type;
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• a cash currency dispensing section configured to dispense cash currency from the cash currency storage section corresponding to the amount of the gaming chips that the determining section determines to be free of abnormalities.

An exchange device for gaming chips and cash currency, wherein each gaming chip incorporates a wireless tag storing currency information and has a color or an indication of a value on an outside surface of the gaming chip, the exchange device comprising:

• an insertion opening through which the cash currency or the gaming chip can pass;
• a cash currency reading section configured to acquire authenticity information and currency information of the cash currency inserted from the insertion opening;
• a wireless tag reading section configured to read the wireless tag of the gaming chip inserted through the insertion opening and obtain currency information of the gaming chip;
• a determining section configured to determine whether or not the currency information of the gaming chip obtained from the wireless tag reading section is abnormal;
• an inserted amount display section configured to display an amount of cash currency obtained by the cash currency reading section or an amount of the gaming chips determined by the determining section to be free of abnormalities;
• a gaming chip storage section configured to store the gaming chips by type;
• a cash currency storage section configured to store the cash currency by type;
• a gaming chip dispensing section configured to dispense the gaming chips corresponding to the amount of cash currency acquired by the cash currency reading section from the gaming chip storage section;
• a take-out section on which the dispensed gaming chips are placed;
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• a cash currency dispensing section configured to dispense the cash currency from the cash currency storage section corresponding to the amount of gaming chips that the determining section determines to be free of abnormalities.