Game machine having a playing display screen

A game machine having a display having a game display screen and control means for paying out game play media for a winning game if a given condition is satisfied after a game is started after game play media are input, wherein the improvement comprises:

• an input counter for cumulatively counting and outputting a value corresponding to the number of game play media input into the game machine;
• and
• a player detector for detecting whether a player is present at a game play position and outputting a detection signal,
• said control means further including:
• a player determination section for outputting a player signal if the detection signal of said player detector is output for a predetermined time or longer;
• a quantitative input determination section for outputting a quantitative signal if the number of game play media input into the machine and counted by said input counter becomes a predetermined number or more;
• and
• a processing section for determining game start and end,
• said processing section judging the game start to occur when both the player signal has been output from said player determination section and the quantitative signal has been output from said quantitative input determination section, and judging the game end to occur when the input of the player signal stops.

A game system comprising a plurality of game machines for paying out game play media for a winning game if a given condition is satisfied after a game is started after game play media are input and a management computer for managing said plurality of game machines, each of said game machines comprising:

• a display having a game display screen;
• a jackpot output section for detecting a jackpot condition during game execution and controlling payout of game play media for the winning game play and outputting information indicating the jackpot condition;
• an input counter for cumulatively counting and outputting a value corresponding to the number of game play media input into the game machine;
• and
• a payout counter for cumulatively counting and outputting a value corresponding to the number of game play media paid out by said jackpot output section;
• said management computer reading said information indicating the jackpot condition output by said jackpot output section and the values output by each of said input and payout counters from each of said game machines, preparing management data and sending a part of the management data to the corresponding game machine for displaying said part of the management data in a part of said display screen of said display of said game machine.