Management system
A management system includes a card distributing device that determines a win/loss result of a game using substitute gaming chips on a game table, a dealer chip determining device that specifies type and the number of substitute gaming chips held in a substitute gaming chip tray, a measuring device that measures position, type, and the number of substitute gaming chips on the game table, and a management control device that has a function of transmitting a signal or performing display on a display device depending on a comparison result between a collection amount and an increase amount and a comparison result between a payment amount and a decrease amount, and changes the signal or an output content of the display depending on a content of inconsistency when the inconsistency is determined in the comparison results.
1. A management system comprising:
a win/loss determining device, wherein the win/loss determining device is configured to determine and display a win/loss result of a game played on a game table, wherein the game is played using substitute gaming chips that are individually identifiable;
a substitute gaming chip tray that is configured to hold the substitute gaming chips, for use by a dealer on the game table; and
a dealer chip determining and measuring device, wherein the dealer chip determining and measuring device is configured to identify types and numbers of those of the substitute gaming chips that are held in the substitute gaming chip tray and includes a management control device;
wherein the management control device is configured to:
determine positions, types, and numbers of those of the substitute gaming chips that are on the game table based on a measurement by the dealer chip determining and measuring device;
calculate a balance of a casino side with respect to the game table using the win/loss result obtained from the win/loss determining device;
compare (a) a collection amount of substitute gaming chips to be collected from the game table by the casino side in the game based on information obtained from the dealer chip determining and measuring device and the win/loss determining device to (b) an increase amount of the substitute gaming chips in the substitute gaming chip tray after the dealer collects the substitute gaming chips into the substitute gaming chip tray;
compare (a) a payment amount of substitute gaming chips to be paid by the casino side in the game to (b) a decrease amount of the substitute gaming chips in the substitute gaming chip tray after the dealer removes one or more of the substitute gaming chips from the substitute gaming chip tray for a payout;
determine whether or not an inconsistency in at least one of a comparison result between the collection amount and the increase amount, a comparison result between the payment amount and the decrease amount, or a result of summing the comparison result between the collection amount and the increase amount and the comparison result between the payment amount and the decrease amount is present;
in a case determining that the inconsistency is not present, transmit a signal or present a display on a display device based on the inconsistency not being present; and
in a case determining that the inconsistency is present:
determine whether or not a degree of the inconsistency satisfies the following conditions:
(a) the degree of the inconsistency in a one-time game is larger than a first threshold value;
(b) total sum of the degree of the inconsistency in recent predetermined-time games is larger than a second threshold value; and
(c) the degree of the inconsistency is equal to or larger than a third threshold value continuously in recent predetermined-time games; and
transmit a signal or present a display on a display device when the inconsistency satisfies at least one of the above conditions, wherein content of the signal or display depends on whether or not the degree of the inconsistency satisfies at least one of the above conditions.
2. The management system according to claim 1 , wherein the management control device is configured so that the content of the signal or display depends on a degree of the inconsistency of the comparison result between the collection amount and the increase amount or a degree of the inconsistency of the comparison result between the payment amount and the decrease amount.
3. The management system according to claim 1 , wherein the management control device is configured so that the content of the signal or the display depends on a degree of the inconsistency of the sum of the comparison result between the collection amount and the increase amount and the comparison result between the payment amount and the decrease amount.
4. The management system according to claim 1 , wherein, in a case where a degree of the inconsistency is more than a predefined amount, the management control device is configured to transmit the signal, and, in a case where the degree of the inconsistency is not more than the predefined amount, the management control device is configured not to transmit the signal.
5. The management system according to claim 1 , wherein the management control device is configured to output a signal for stopping the game or a signal for continuing the game when the inconsistency is determined in the comparison result between the collection amount and the increase amount or the comparison result between the payment amount and the decrease amount.
6. The management system according to claim 5 , wherein the management control device is configured to output the signal for stopping the game of the game table when the inconsistency is continuous even though an amount of the inconsistency divided by a predetermined amount is a small amount.
7. The management system according to claim 1 , wherein the management control device is configured to identify a game participant who participated the game in which the inconsistency has been determined.
8. The management system according to claim 1 , wherein the management control device is configured to identify, and cause the display device to display, a player position or a game participant that is a cause of the inconsistency.
9. The management system according to claim 1 , wherein the management control device is configured to perform the comparison between the collection amount and the increase amount for each of a plurality of players or for each of a plurality of player positions.
10. The management system according to claim 1 , wherein the management control device is configured to perform the comparison between the payment amount and the decrease amount for each of a plurality of players or for each of a plurality of player positions.
11. The management system according to claim 1 , wherein the win/loss determining device includes an electronic shooter, a camera, or an image analyzing device.
12. The management system according to claim 1 , wherein the dealer chip determining and measuring device includes a camera, an image analyzing device, or an RFID reader.
13. The management system according to claim 12 , wherein the dealer chip determining and measuring device includes a camera, an image analyzing device, and an RFID reader.
14. The management system according to claim 13 , wherein the dealer chip determining and measuring device includes the RFID reader.
15. The management system according to claim 1 , wherein the management control device includes a processor, a memory, or a combination thereof.
16. A management system comprising:
a win/loss determining device configured to determine a win/loss result of a game played on a game table, wherein the game is played using substitute gaming chips that are individually identifiable;
a substitute gaming chip tray configured to hold the substitute gaming chips, for use by a dealer on the game table; and
a management control device configured to:
determine positions, types, and numbers of those of the substitute gaming chips that are on the game table;
calculate a balance of a casino side with respect to the game table based on the win/loss result; obtain:
a first result of a first comparison between:
a collection amount of substitute gaming chips to be collected from the game table by the casino side in the game, and an increase amount of the substitute gaming chips in the substitute gaming chip tray after the dealer collects the substitute gaming chips into the substitute gaming chip tray;
a second result of a second comparison between:
a payment amount of substitute gaming chips to be paid by the casino side in the game, and
a decrease amount of the substitute gaming chips in the substitute gaming chip tray after the dealer removes one or more of the substitute gaming chips from the substitute gaming chip tray for a payout; and
a third result of summing the first comparison result between the collection amount and the increase amount and the second comparison result between the payment amount and the decrease amount;
determine whether or not an inconsistency in at least one of the first to third results is present;
in a case determining that the inconsistency is not present, transmit a signal or present a display on a display device based on the inconsistency not being present; and
in a case determining that the inconsistency is present:
determine whether or not a degree of the inconsistency satisfies the following conditions:
(a) the degree of the inconsistency in a one-time game is larger than a first threshold value;
(b) total sum of the degree of the inconsistency in recent predetermined-time games is larger than a second threshold value; and
(c) the degree of the inconsistency is equal to or larger than a third threshold value continuously in recent predetermined-time games; and
transmit a signal or present a display on a display device when the inconsistency satisfies at least one of the above conditions, wherein content of the signal or display depends on whether or not the degree of the inconsistency satisfies at least one of the above conditions.
17. The management system according to claim 16 , wherein the win/loss determining device includes an electronic shooter.
18. The management system according to claim 16 , wherein the management control device includes a processor, a memory, or a combination thereof.
19. The management system according to claim 16 , wherein:
the management control device is further configured to receive measurement information, and
the positions, types, and numbers of those of the substitute gaming chips that are on the game table is determined based on the measurement information.
20. The management system according to claim 19 , further comprising a measuring device configured to generate the measurement information.
21. The management system according to claim 20 , wherein the measurement device includes an RFID reader or a camera.
22. The management system according to claim 21 , wherein the measurement device includes the RFID reader.
23. The management system according to claim 16 , wherein a collection amount of substitute gaming chips to be collected from the game table by the casino side in the game based on the positions, types, and numbers of those of the substitute gaming chips that are on the game table, the types and numbers of those of the substitute gaming chips that are held in the substitute gaming chip tray, the win/loss result, or a combination thereof.
24. The management system according to claim 16 , wherein the management control device is configured to transmit the signal or perform the display on the display device based on the first result, the second result, and the third result.
25. The management system according to claim 16 , further comprising the display device.
26. The management system according to claim 16 , further comprising a dealer chip determining device configured to identify types and numbers of those of the substitute gaming chips that are held in the substitute gaming chip tray.
27. The management system according to claim 26 , wherein the dealer chip determining device includes a camera or an RFID reader.
28. The management system according to claim 16 , further comprising:
a camera; and
an image analyzer, and
wherein each substitute gaming chip includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag.