Token management system for amusement arcade

Abstract

A token management system for a amusement arcade is capable of always managing tokens even during the business hours of the amusement arcade and temporarily keeping tokens deposited by players. The system has wireless account units and a collecting cart. The wireless account unit is provided for each of game machines and token dispensing machines installed in the amusement arcade, for detecting the number of tokens or coins inserted into a slot of the machine and the number of tokens or coins returned to players through a return mouth of the machine and transmitting the detected numbers to a wireless account unit attached to a management computer of the amusement arcade. Each of the wireless account units is provided with an identification number specific to the corresponding machine. The collecting cart collects tokens and coins from the game machines and token dispensing machines. The collecting cart has a counter for counting the number of tokens or coins at each of the game machines and token dispensing machines and a wireless account unit provided with a function for comparing the counted number with count data transmitted from the corresponding machine. With these components, the system determines whether or not tokens or coins are excessive or insufficient for each of the game machines and token dispensing machines according to data transmitted from the machines and whether or not there are losses of tokens or coins according to data transmitted from the collecting cart.

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