Game system and method for network player credit-wagering

A player credit-wagering network game system enabling a plurality of players to conduct a game via the network, the network game system comprising:

• a central administrating device;
• a plurality of game terminal devices;
• a plurality of terminal management devices linked-attached respectively to said plurality of game terminal devices;
• at least one communications medium interconnecting said central administrating device and said plurality of game terminal devices;
• an entry-processing device connected via the communications medium to said central administrating device, said entry-processing device being configured to accept identification information on the players and send the thus given player identification information to said central administrating device, and to accept payments from without said entry-processing device and establish credit counts based on and in response to the accepted payment sums, and to send the established credit counts to said central administrating device;
• said terminal management devices being configured
• to accept identification information on the players and send the player identification information to said central administrating device for enabling execution of a game on said game terminal devices on receiving a game-executable signal from said central administrating device;
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• said central administrating device being configured to receive the established credit counts and the given player identification information from said entry-processing device, and store correlatively the established credit counts with the given player identification information, as the credit counts given players own,
• when player identification information is received from a said terminal management device and the credit counts given players own meet a predetermined credit count necessary for execution of a game on said game terminal devices, to deduct the game-execution credits from the credit counts the given players own, update the credit counts the given players own with the calculated credit counts, and meanwhile send a game-executable signal to the said terminal management device, and
• to establish via the said terminal management device wagered credits wherein the credit count given players own is credited/deducted depending on game results, the wagered credits being established correspondingly among the players, and in accordance with the game result to credit/deduct by the wagered credits the credit counts the given players own and update the credit counts the given players own with the calculated credit counts.

A player credit-wagering network game system enabling a plurality of players to conduct a game via the network, the network game system comprising:

• a central administrating device;
• a plurality of game terminal devices;
• a plurality of terminal management devices linked-attached respectively to said plurality of game terminal devices;
• at least one communications medium interconnecting said central administrating device and said plurality of game terminal devices;
• an entry-processing device connected via the communications medium to said central administrating device, for accepting identification information on the players and sending the thus given player identification information to said central administrating device, and for accepting payment from without said entry-processing device and sending information on the accepted payment to said central administrating device;
• said terminal management devices being configured
• to receive identification information on the players and send the player identification information to said central administrating device for enabling execution of a game on said game terminal devices on receiving a game-executable signal from said central administrating device, and receive from said central administrating device credit counts given players own, and
• when credit counts given players own meet a predetermined credit count necessary for execution of a game on said game terminal devices, to deduct the game-execution credits from the owned credit count, send the thus calculated credit counts to said central administrating device, and meanwhile enable game-execution in said game terminal devices;
• and
• said central administrating device being configured
• to receive the given player identification information together with the accepted payment information sent from said entry-processing device and based on the accepted payment information establish a credit count, to store correlatively the credit count with the given player identification information, as the credit counts given players own, and to send the credit counts the given players own to said terminal management devices,
• to send to said terminal management devices the credit count given players own on receiving player identification information from said terminal management devices, and to receive the calculated credit counts from said terminal management devices and update the credit counts the given players own with the calculated credit counts, and meanwhile send a game-executable signal to said terminal management devices, and
• to establish via the said terminal management device wagered credits wherein the credit count given players own is credited/deducted depending on game results, the wagered credits being established correspondingly among the players, and in accordance with the game result to credit/deduct by the wagered credits the credit counts the given players own and update the credit counts the given players own with the calculated credit counts.

A player credit-wagering network game system enabling a plurality of players to conduct a game via the network, the network game system comprising:

• a central administrating device;
• a plurality of game terminal devices;
• a plurality of terminal management devices linked-attached respectively to said plurality of game terminal devices;
• at least one communications medium interconnecting said central administrating device and said plurality of game terminal devices;
• player-portable recording mediums for recording credits used at least for executing games;
• an entry-processing device, connected via the communications medium to said central administrating device, and set up to be connectable with the portable recording mediums, for accepting payments from without said entry-processing device and writing into said portable recording mediums credit counts established according to the payments;
• said terminal management devices being configured
• by connecting with the portable recording mediums, to carry out a game execution entry process, deduct from the credit counts stored on the portable recording mediums a predetermined credit count necessary for executing a game, update the credit counts stored on the portable recording mediums with the calculated credit counts, and enable execution of the game on said game terminal devices;
• and
• said central administrating device being configured
• via said terminal management devices to establish wagered credits wherein the credit counts stored on the portable recording mediums are credited/deducted depending on the game result, the wagered credits being established correspondingly among the players,
• and in accordance with the game result credit/deduct by the wagered credits the credit counts the players own, and via said terminal management devices update the owned credit count the players own stored on the portable recording mediums with the calculated credit counts.

A player credit-wagering network game system enabling a plurality of players to conduct a game via the network, the network game system comprising:

• a central administrating device;
• a plurality of game terminal devices;
• a plurality of terminal management devices linked-attached respectively to said plurality of game terminal devices;
• at least one communications medium interconnecting said central administrating device and said plurality of game terminal devices;
• player-portable recording mediums for recording credits used at least for executing games;
• and a credit issuing device connected to said central management device, and set up to be connectable with the portable recording mediums, for accepting payments from without said entry-processing device and writing into said portable recording mediums credit counts established. according to the payments;
• said terminal management devices being configured
• by connecting with the portable recording mediums, to carry out a game execution entry process, deduct from the credit counts stored on the portable recording mediums a predetermined credit count necessary for executing a game, update the credit counts stored on the portable recording mediums with the calculated credit counts, and enable execution of the game on said game terminal devices;
• and
• said central administrating device being configured
• via said terminal management devices to establish wagered credits wherein the credit counts stored on the portable recording mediums are credited/deducted depending on the game result, the wagered credits being established correspondingly among the players,
• and in accordance with the game result credit/deduct by the wagered credits the credit counts the players own, and via said terminal management devices, update the players' owned credit count stored on the portable recording mediums with the calculated credit counts.

For a game system wherein a central administrating device, an entry-processing device, and a plurality of terminal management devices linked-attached respectively to a plurality of game terminal devices are interconnected via a communications medium, for enabling a plurality of players to conduct a game via the game terminal devices with the optional participation of spectator wagerers, a player credit-wagering network game method comprising:

• (A) a step in the entry-processing device of accepting identification information on given players and spectator wagerers, and sending the given player and spectator wagerer identification information to the central administrating device;
• (B) a step in the entry-processing device of accepting player and spectator wagerer payment from outside and sending information on the accepted payment to the central administrating device;
• (C) a step in the terminal management devices of accepting identification information on the players and spectator wagerers, and sending the player and spectator wagerer identification information to the central administrating device;
• (D) a step in the terminal management devices of receiving a game-executable signal from the central administrating device in response to said step (C) to enable execution of a game on the game terminal devices;
• (E) a step in the central administrating device of establishing given player and spectator wagerer credit counts based on and in response to the accepted payment information received from the entry-processing device in said step (B);
• (F) a step in the central administrating device of storing correlatively, as the credit count given players and spectator wagerers own, the established credit counts with the player and spectator wagerer identification information received from the entry-processing device in said step (B);
• (G) a step in the central administrating device of deducting game-execution credits from the credit counts the given players own, and updating the credit counts the given players own with the deduction-calculated credit counts, when player identification information is received from terminal management devices in said step (C) and the credit counts the given players own meet a credit count predetermined to be needed for execution of a game on the game terminal devices;
• (H) a step in the central administrating device of sending a game-executable signal to the terminal management devices on completing said step (G) wherein the credit counts given players own meet the credit count predetermined to be needed for execution of a game on the game terminal devices;
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• (I) a step in the central administrating device of configuring via the terminal management devices game-outcome-dependent wagered credits correspondingly among all players and spectator wagerers participating in a game, and upon completion of the game, crediting/deducting depending on the game result the credit counts the given players and spectator wagerers own and updating the credit counts accordingly.