Game play media lending machine and gaming machine system each having a charge collection function, and charge collection method in a gaming house

A gaming machine system comprising a gaming machine into which game play media are loaded for game execution and a game play media lending machine for lending game play media used at the gaming machine, characterized in that said gaming machine comprises:

• a game execution section for taking in a necessary number of game play media and executing a game play;
• a game play media holding section for holding game play media used at said game execution section;
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• a dispensing mechanism responsive to a dispensing instruction form outside for counting a specified number of game play media supplied from outside and dispensing the game play media to said game play media holding section, and in that said game play media lending machine comprises:
• a bill validator for determining validity and denomination of a bill inserted from outside and outputting amount information;
• a recording medium reader for reading the number of game play media form information recorded on a recording medium inserted form outside;
• a controller having a memory, an operating section, and an output section for outputting the operation result to outside;
• a display for displaying amount information output from said controller;
• an amount selection switch for accepting specification of an amount of money for a player to borrow game play media and outputting information indicating the amount of money;
• a mechanism for dispensing as many game play media as the number indicated from the controller;
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• said operating section comprising:
• first operation means for calculating based on the number of game play media read from the recording medium and a predetermined lending unit price of a game play medium, a lending equivalent amount which is an amount of money required to receive dispensing of as many game play media as the number read from the recording medium from said game play media lending machine;
• second operation means for calculating a conversion amount that can be used for a player to borrow game play media based on the calculated lending equivalent amount and an exchange rate preset to collect a game play charge in proportion to the number of game play media obtained by a player for winning game plays;
• third operation means for finding a remaining amount from the amount indicated by the amount information output from the bill validator and the conversion amount as an input amount and the amount indicated by the amount specification information output from said amount selection switch as a used amount;
• fourth operation means for calculating a difference between the lending equivalent amount and the conversion amount,
• means for causing said display to display an input amount before the remaining amount is calculated and the remaining amount after it is calculated;
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• dispensing control means for outputting a dispensing instruction to said dispensing mechanism based on the amount specification information output from said amount selection switch,
• said output section outputting the calculated difference to outside.

A charge collection method in a gaming house containing a gaming machine into which game play media are loaded for game execution, a game play media lending machine for lending game play media used at the gaming machine, and a game play media counter for counting game play media dispensed at the gaming machine and issuing a recording medium on which the number of the game play media is recorded, said method comprising the steps of:

• counting game play media won by a player at the gaming machine and recording information indicating the number of the game play media on a recording medium;
• when the player again plays a game, reading the number of game play media recorded on the recording medium and multiplying the number by a lending unit price of game play media to find a lending equivalent amount which is an amount of money required to receive dispensing of as many game play media as the number read from the recording medium from said game play media lending machine;
• calculating a conversion amount that can be used for the player to borrow game play media based on the found lending equivalent amount and an exchange rate preset to collect a game play charge in proportion to the number of game play media won by the player, and using the conversion amount as a part of the input amount when game play media are lent;
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• calculating a difference between the lending equivalent amount and the conversion amount for outputting the difference as information representing the collected charge.