Management system for substitute currency for gaming

A management system for substitute currency for gaming,

• wherein the substitute currency for gaming has one or more ground patterns formed in a manufacturing process or a material production process, and has a unique ID that can be individually identified,
• wherein each ground pattern of the one or more ground patterns is formed randomly,
• wherein the substitute currency for gaming further has a multi-layered structure comprising:
• a layer having a ground pattern of the one or more ground patterns;
• and
• an indication plastic layer on which an indication of an amount of money of the substitute currency for gaming is printed,
• wherein the layer having the ground pattern is located interior to the indication plastic layer in the multi-layered structure, and the ground pattern of the layer can be visually recognized through the indication plastic layer,
• wherein the management system comprises:
• a ground pattern acquisition device that acquires an image of the ground pattern of the layer via a camera;
• an ID reading device that reads the unique ID;
• and
• a management control device that associates the ground pattern and the unique ID and stores them in a database,
• wherein the management control device identifies the ground pattern by analyzing the image of the ground pattern acquired by the ground pattern acquisition device, and
• wherein the management control device determines whether the identified ground pattern of the substitute currency for gaming matches the ground pattern associated with the unique ID of the substitute currency for gaming obtained from the ID reading device by searching the database, to thereby determine authenticity of the substitute currency for gaming.