Monitoring apparatus in game hall

A monitoring apparatus in a game hall where a large number of game machines are disposed in lines, said monitoring apparatus comprising:

• a monitoring video camera which includes a zoom lens, and which is installed at a position for monitoring at least two of said game machines simultaneously;
• preset monitoring condition memories in which preset monitoring conditions of said monitoring video camera for taking a close-up of said each game machine through said zoom lens are respectively stored for the individual game machines;
• drive means for setting said monitoring video camera to face a particular game machine and driving said zoom lens to zoom according to said preset monitoring conditions;
• abnormality sensing means for sensing abnormalities occurring in individual game machines, respectively;
• a judgement processor which analyzes information based on said abnormality sensing means, and which, upon deciding that an abnormal state exists, controls said drive means so as to set said monitoring video camera according to said preset monitoring conditions for a particular game machine corresponding to the abnormal state;
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• display means for displaying video information of said monitoring video camera on a screen.