Information providing system and information providing apparatus

The information providing system according to claim 11, wherein

• the storage device stores game information of a player each time the player plays a game, and
• in response to the game information being stored in the storage device and upon determination that the game information associated with the player exceeds a predetermined threshold value, the information processing device transmits the predetermined instruction information to the announcement device.

The information providing system according to claim 11, further comprising a gaming machine enabling a game to be played, wherein

• the gaming machine transmits game start information to the information processing device at a time when the player starts a game, and
• in response to receiving the game start information from the gaming machine and upon determination that the game information associated with the player, which is stored in the storage device, exceeds the predetermined threshold value, the information processing device transmits the predetermined instruction information to the announcement device.

The information providing system according to claim 11, further comprising a gaming machine enabling a game to be played, wherein

• the storage device stores information by which whether or not the gaming machine is a speculative machine is identifiable, and
• upon determination that the game information associated with the player exceeds the predetermined threshold value and that the gaming machine is a speculative machine, the information processing device transmits the predetermined instruction information to the announcement device.

The information providing system according to claim 11, further comprising a gaming machine enabling a game to be played, wherein

• the storage device stores denomination setting information of the gaming machine, and
• upon determination that the game information associated with the player exceeds the predetermined threshold value and that the setting information exceeds a prescribed threshold value, the information processing device transmits the predetermined instruction information to the announcement device.

The information providing system according to claim 11, wherein

• the game information associated with the player comprises number-of-games information and game time information, and
• when the number-of-games information exceeds number-of-times information that is preliminarily specified and the game time information exceeds time information that is preliminarily specified, the information processing device determines that the predetermined threshold value is exceeded.

The information providing system according to claim 11, wherein

• the game information associated with the player comprises number-of-games information and waste amount information, and
• when the number-of-games information exceeds number-of-times information that is preliminarily specified and the waste amount information exceeds amount information that is preliminarily specified, the information processing device determines that the predetermined threshold value is exceeded.

The information providing system according to claim 11, wherein

• the game information associated with the player comprises consumption amount information and waste amount information, and
• when the consumption amount information is less than amount information that is preliminarily specified and the waste amount information exceeds amount information that is preliminarily specified, the information processing device determines that the predetermined threshold value is exceeded.

The information providing system according to claim 11, wherein

• the game information associated with the player comprises waste amount information, and
• when the waste amount information exceeds amount information that is preliminarily specified, the information processing device determines that the predetermined threshold value is exceeded.

The information providing system according to claim 11, wherein

• the game information associated with the player comprises game time information, and
• when the game time information exceeds time information that is preliminarily specified, the information processing device determines that the predetermined threshold value is exceeded.