JP2005168755A - Game machine and game system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a gaming machine and a gaming system having the gaming machine and a gaming server configured so that tax payment can be made without waiting for a player even if a prize requiring tax payment is made.
In a slot machine 1 that variably displays pseudo reels on a liquid crystal display panel 5, a main CPU 32 controls whether or not a combination of symbols that are stopped on an effective line for determining whether or not a winning can be awarded. When it is determined, it is determined whether or not tax payment is required in the determined winning, and when it is determined that tax payment is required, from the dividend corresponding to the winning according to the taxing conditions determined based on the input player personal information, The tax amount corresponding to the dividend is deducted.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that pays out a dividend according to the contents of a winning game, and a gaming system having the gaming machine and a gaming server.

  Conventionally, as a gaming machine for paying out a medium (hereinafter referred to as “coin”) used in a game such as medals or coins according to the winning contents of the game, a card image representing a card of a playing card is displayed. Various game machines such as a card game machine and a slot machine for playing a game while changing the display according to the operation input of the player are known. Among these gaming machines, the slot machine (see, for example, Patent Document 1) has a plurality of reels (mechanical reels) each having a symbol attached to the outer peripheral surface, or a reel displayed in an image (displayed in this image). Some reels are referred to as “pseudo reels” hereinafter. In any case, when a player performs a predetermined operation, each reel rotates or scrolls, and when each reel stops, a combination of symbols on each reel that comes on a predetermined active line (payline) (hereinafter, a combination of symbols). (Referred to as “symbol pattern”) determines whether or not to win a game (also referred to as a game) and the mode (winning mode) when winning.

  The slot machine changes the number of coins to be paid out in accordance with the winning mode. In the winning mode, there is a mode in which a very large payout (so-called jackpot) is made in which a very large payout is made compared to a normal payout. ing. When this grand prize is won, a large amount of money is paid out from the gaming machine, so that the player plays a game while expecting to become a big prize.

JP 2000-42169 A

Like the above-described gaming machines, some of the conventional gaming machines increase the interest of the player by winning a big prize.
However, depending on the country or region where the gaming machine is installed, the player must pay tax for the payout that is scheduled to be received if the payout amount is, for example, $ 1200 or more. was there. In that case, the game machine enters a so-called locked state that stops the operation without paying out the big prize won by the player, and a game hall staff who performs procedures such as document preparation necessary for tax payment arrives. Until often (for example, about 5 to 10 minutes), the player often waited. For this reason, with conventional gaming machines, the player has to wait for tax payment procedures that are different from the game, while expecting that a large amount of payout can be received with a big prize. For this reason, conventional gaming machines have not always been sufficient to maintain the interest of the player.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and provides a gaming machine capable of paying tax without waiting for a player even if a prize requiring tax payment, and a gaming system having the gaming machine and a gaming server are provided. The purpose is to provide.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a gaming machine that pays out a dividend to a player in accordance with the contents of a winning game, and whether or not a combination of symbols that are stopped on an active line for determining whether or not a winning can be won. A prize determination unit for determining whether or not to win, a tax payment determination unit for determining whether or not tax payment is required in the winning determined by the means, and personal information input for causing the player to input player personal information for identifying the player According to the taxation conditions determined by the condition determination means when the taxpayment determination is determined to be taxable, and the condition determination means for determining the taxation conditions based on the player personal information input by the means, A gaming machine having a withholding tax means for deducting a tax amount corresponding to the payout from the payout corresponding to the winning.

  This gaming machine can deduct a tax amount corresponding to the payout from the payout corresponding to the win according to the taxing conditions suitable for the individual player regarding the win determined to be taxable.

Moreover, it is preferable that the gaming machine further includes selection means for causing the player to select whether or not to pay tax by the source taxation means.
Thus, the player can select whether or not the player pays tax by deducting the tax amount.

It is preferable that any of the above gaming machines further includes a tax payment intention input means for causing the player to input that there is a willingness to pay by the source taxation means.
Accordingly, the player can input to the gaming machine that the player has a willingness to pay by deducting the tax amount.

Furthermore, it further includes player information generating means for generating player information for recording a player who pays tax by the source taxation means, and player information storage means for storing player information generated by the means. It is preferable.
In this way, it is possible to record the player who paid the tax by deducting the tax amount from the gaming machine.

Furthermore, it is preferable to further include tax information output means for outputting tax information indicating the tax according to the dividend.
Thereby, the tax amount information can be taken out of the gaming machine and used in the tax payment procedure at the game hall.

The present invention is a gaming system having a configuration in which a gaming machine that pays out a dividend to a player according to the winning content of a game and a gaming server are connected, and the gaming machine determines whether or not a winning is possible. A winning / non-paying determination means for determining whether or not a combination of symbols stopping on the active line of the winning line, a tax paying necessity determining means for determining whether or not to pay tax in the winning determined by the means, and a game for identifying a player Personal information input means for allowing the player to input personal information, condition determination means for determining taxation conditions based on the player personal information input by the means, and when the tax necessity determination is determined as tax required In accordance with the tax conditions determined by the condition determination means, the source tax means that deducts the tax amount corresponding to the dividend from the dividend corresponding to the winning, and the tax information indicating the tax amount corresponding to the dividend The game server includes a tax amount information receiving means for receiving tax amount information from the gaming machine, and a tax amount calculating means for calculating a tax payment amount based on the tax amount information received by the means. There is provided a gaming system characterized by having the above.
In this gaming system, for a prize determined to be taxable by a gaming machine, tax can be paid by subtracting the tax amount from the dividend corresponding to the prize according to the taxing conditions suitable for the individual player. Further, the game server can calculate the tax payment amount based on the tax amount information indicating the tax amount.
Furthermore, the present invention is a gaming system having a configuration in which a gaming machine that pays out a dividend to a player according to the contents of a winning game and a gaming server are connected, and the gaming machine determines whether or not a winning is possible. A winning / non-paying determination means for determining whether or not a combination of symbols stopping on the active line of the winning line, a tax paying necessity determining means for determining whether or not to pay tax in the winning determined by the means, and a game for identifying a player Personal information input means for allowing the player to input personal information, receiving means for receiving taxation condition information indicating taxation conditions determined based on the player personal information from the game server, and determining whether or not tax payment is required According to the taxation condition information received by the receiving means when the determination is made, the withholding taxing means for deducting the tax amount corresponding to the payout from the payout corresponding to the prize, and the personal information input means Transmitting means for transmitting the player personal information received and the tax amount information indicating the tax amount according to the dividend to the game server, the game server receiving means for receiving the player personal information and the tax amount information from the gaming machine; A condition determining means for determining taxation conditions based on the player personal information received by the means and generating taxation condition information; a transmission means for transmitting the taxation condition information generated by the means to the gaming machine; and a receiving means A gaming system having a tax amount calculating means for calculating a tax payment amount based on the tax amount information received by the above is provided.
In addition, the present invention is a gaming system having a configuration in which a gaming machine that pays out a dividend to a player according to the winning content of a game and a gaming server are connected, and the gaming machine determines whether or not a winning is possible. A winning / non-paying determination means for determining whether or not a combination of symbols stopping on the active line of the winning line, a tax paying necessity determining means for determining whether or not to pay tax in the winning determined by the means, and a game for identifying a player A personal information input means for allowing a player to input personal information of a player, and a dividend indicating a player's personal information input by the personal information input means and a payout corresponding to a prize when the tax payment necessity determination means determines that tax payment is required A transmission means for transmitting information to the game server; a receiving means for receiving from the game server a tax amount according to the dividend and a tax withholding information obtained by subtracting the tax amount from the dividend; and a gaming server In accordance with the receiving means for receiving the player personal information and the dividend information from the gaming machine, the condition determining means for determining the taxing conditions based on the player personal information received by the means, and the taxing conditions determined by the means, The withholding tax means that generates withholding tax information that includes the tax amount and the taxable dividend for the tax amount according to the dividend indicated by the dividend information and the taxable dividend after deducting the tax amount from the dividend, and the withholding tax information generated by that means Is provided with a transmission means for transmitting the information to the gaming machine and a tax amount calculation means for calculating a tax payment based on the withholding tax information obtained by the withholding tax means.

  As described above in detail, according to the present invention, tax can be paid without waiting for the player even in a prize requiring tax payment.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. In addition, the same code | symbol is used for the same element and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.
(System configuration of gaming system)
FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram showing the entire gaming system 300 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the gaming system 300, the slot machine 1 and the gaming server 100 are connected via a network N (LAN: Local Area Network or the Internet), and the slot machine 1 and the gaming server 100 can communicate with each other. In this gaming system, tax information In, which will be described later, is transmitted from the slot machine 1 to the gaming server 100 via the network N.

(Overall configuration of slot machine)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of the slot machine 1. The slot machine 1 is a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and has variable display means for variably displaying a plurality of symbols. A plurality of pseudo reels are displayed on the variable display means, and a game (hereinafter “ It is configured to play a game. The player determines whether or not a prize can be awarded based on a combination of symbols that have come to the active line when each pseudo reel is stopped.

  In the slot machine 1, liquid crystal display panels 3, 4, and 5 are installed on the front surface of the housing 2 in order from the upper side. On the liquid crystal display panel 3, an image that is not directly involved in the game (for example, a three-dimensional moving image for game production that excites the game) is displayed. The liquid crystal display panel 4 displays a description such as a game execution method.

The liquid crystal display panel 5 displays a plurality of pseudo reels, and symbols on each pseudo reel are variably displayed (scrolled).
Further, the housing 2 is provided with a coin insertion slot 6 for inserting coins for betting on a game and a bill insertion slot 7 for inserting banknotes on the lower side of the liquid crystal display panel 5. Further, a spin button 8, a BET selection button 9, a line selection button 10, a stop button 11 and a payout button 12 are provided in order from the bill insertion slot 7 toward the left side.

  The spin button 8 inputs a start signal for starting the variable display of the pseudo reel on the liquid crystal display panel 5 by the player instructing the game start by the player's operation input. The BET selection button 9 inputs a BET selection signal for the player to select and set the number of coins (for example, one, two, or ten) to be BET. The line selection button 10 inputs a line selection signal for selecting and setting a desired effective line from a plurality of effective lines (not shown) by the player's operation input. The stop button 11 inputs a stop signal instructing stop of the pseudo reel that is variably displayed. The payout button 12 performs an operation of switching between the credit and payout of the coin acquired by the player, and inputs a payout signal for paying out the coin if there is a credited coin. The casing 2 is provided with a coin payout opening 13 and a coin receiving portion 14 for storing the paid out coins at the bottom.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the slot machine 1 mainly showing the internal configuration. The slot machine 1 has a plurality of components centering on a microcomputer 31.
The microcomputer 31 includes a main CPU (Central Processing Unit) 32, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 33, and a ROM (Read Only Memory) 34. The main CPU 32 operates according to a program stored in the ROM 34, inputs / outputs signals to / from other components via the I / O port 39, and controls the operation of the entire slot machine 1. The RAM 33 stores data and programs used when the main CPU 32 operates. For example, a random number sampled by a sampling circuit 36 to be described later is temporarily held after the game starts, and the code number and symbol of the pseudo reel are also stored. Data such as number is stored. The ROM 34 stores a program executed by the main CPU 32 and permanent data. In the case of the slot machine 1, the ROM 34 stores a winning determination table, a symbol determination table, a stop table, and a payout table, which will be described later.

  The slot machine 1 also includes a random number generator 35, a sampling circuit 36, a clock pulse generation circuit 37, and a frequency divider 38. The random number generator 35 operates according to an instruction from the main CPU 32 to generate a certain range of random numbers. The sampling circuit 36 extracts an arbitrary random number from random numbers generated by the random number generator 35 in accordance with an instruction from the main CPU 32, and inputs the extracted random number to the main CPU 32. The clock pulse generation circuit 37 generates a reference clock for operating the main CPU 32, and the frequency divider 38 inputs a signal obtained by dividing the reference clock at a constant period to the main CPU 32.

Further, the slot machine 1 includes a communication control unit 41 and a communication processing unit 42, and includes a switch input unit 50 and a touch panel 56.
The communication control unit 41 operates in accordance with an instruction from the main CPU 32 and controls connection and disconnection of a line for communicating with the game server 100. The communication processing unit 42 is a communication unit that operates according to an instruction from the communication control unit 41, and executes data transmission / reception performed via the network N. The communication processing unit 42 operates as a transmission unit that transmits tax information described later to the game server 100.

  The switch input unit 50 includes a start switch 51, a BET switch 52, a line switch 53, a stop switch 54 and a payout switch 55. The start switch 51 inputs a start signal to the main CPU 32 when detecting an operation input of the spin button 8. The BET switch 52 inputs a BET selection signal to the main CPU 32 when detecting an operation input of the BET selection button 9. The line switch 53 inputs a line selection signal to the main CPU 32 when detecting an operation input of the line selection button 10. The stop switch 54 inputs a stop signal to the main CPU 32 when detecting an operation input of the stop button 11. The payout switch 55 inputs a payout signal to the main CPU 32 when detecting an operation input of the payout button 12.

The touch panel 56 is provided so as to cover the display screen of the liquid crystal display panel 5, detects the position of the part touched by the player's finger, and inputs a position signal corresponding to the detected position to the main CPU 32. In addition, the touch panel 56 generates image data such as characters and symbols input using a predetermined pen (not shown) (for example, a handwritten signature or a player's fingerprint input by a player described later). A generation unit 56a is incorporated.
Further, the slot machine 1 includes a lamp driving circuit 59, a lamp 60, an LED driving circuit 61, an LED 62, a hopper driving circuit 63, a hopper 64, a payout completion signal circuit 65, and a coin detection unit 66. The slot machine 1 includes an image control circuit 71, a sound control circuit 72, and a speaker 73.

  The lamp driving circuit 59 outputs a signal for turning on the lamp 60 to the lamp 60, and blinks the lamp 60 during the execution of the game (for example, the second game). This flashing produces a game effect. The LED drive circuit 61 controls blinking display of the LED 62. The LED 62 displays the number of credits and the number of acquired credits. The hopper driving circuit 63 drives the hopper 64 in accordance with the control of the main CPU 32, and the hopper 64 performs an operation for paying out a winning coin, and pays out a coin from the payout opening 13. The coin detection unit 66 measures the number of coins paid out by the hopper 64 and notifies the payout completion signal circuit 65 of data of the measured number value. The payout completion signal circuit 65 inputs data on the number of coins from the coin detection unit 66, and sends a signal to the main CPU 32 to notify the completion of coin payout when the number reaches the set number of data. input.

The image control circuit 71 controls image display on each of the liquid crystal display panels 3, 4, and 5, and displays various images such as a pseudo reel that is variably displayed on the liquid crystal display panels 3, 4, and 5.
As shown in FIG. 4, the image control circuit 71 includes an image control CPU 71a, a work RAM 71b, a program ROM 71c, an image ROM 71d, a video RAM 71e, and a VDP (Video Display Processor) 71f. Based on the parameters set by the microcomputer 31, the image control CPU 71a follows the image control program (related to the display on the liquid crystal display panels 3, 4, 5) stored in advance in the program ROM 71c. 5 to determine an image (pseudo reel or the like) to be displayed. The work RAM 71b is configured as a temporary storage unit when the image control CPU 71a executes the image control program.

The program ROM 71c stores an image control program, various selection tables, and the like. The image ROM 71d stores dot data for forming an image. The video RAM 71e is configured as a temporary storage unit when an image is formed by the VDP 71f. The VDP 71f has a control RAM 71g, forms an image corresponding to the display content of each liquid crystal display panel 3, 4, 5 determined by the image control CPU 71a, and displays the formed image on the liquid crystal display panels 3, 4, 4. 5 is output.
The sound control circuit 72 inputs a sound signal for outputting sound from the speaker 73 to the speaker 73. From the speaker 73, for example, a sound for exciting the game is output at an appropriate time after the game is started.

  The slot machine 1 further includes an auxiliary storage unit 81, a writing device 82, and a CCD camera 83. The auxiliary storage unit 81 stores various data (for example, taxation information and player information) used in game execution and tax payment processing, which is a feature of the present invention, and operates as player information storage means in the present invention. The output device 82 operates in accordance with an instruction from the main CPU 32, operates as an output means for reading out and outputting data stored in the auxiliary storage unit 81 from the auxiliary storage unit 81, and outputs the output data to a CD-R (Compact Disc (Recordable), CD-RW (Compact Disc Rewritable), etc. The CCD camera 83 operates as a player information generating means, photographs (records) a player's face using a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) as will be described later, and uses the image data of the photographed face as a player. Is generated as player information for recording and stored in the auxiliary storage unit 81. In addition to the CCD camera 83, the slot machine 1 only needs to be able to generate information that can reliably identify the player. The slot machine 1 can record the player's fingerprint, voiceprint, or iris, and can generate player information therefrom. May be provided.

(Game server configuration)
As shown in FIG. 5, the gaming server 100 includes a CPU 101, a ROM 102, a RAM 103, a hard disk drive 104, a communication control unit 105, and a communication processing unit 106, and is configured to be able to communicate with the slot machine 1 via the network N. Yes.

  The CPU 101 operates in accordance with a program stored in the ROM 102 to control the operation of the entire game server 100, and operates as a tax amount calculation means that characterizes the present invention. The ROM 102 stores a control program executed by the CPU 101 and permanent data. The RAM 103 stores data used when the CPU 101 operates.

  The hard disk drive 104 stores data transmitted from the slot machine 1, in this embodiment, various data including taxation information, and a program. The communication control unit 105 operates in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 101 and controls connection and disconnection of a line for communicating with the slot machine 1. The communication processing unit 106 operates in accordance with an instruction from the communication control unit 105 and executes transmission / reception of data performed via the network N. The communication processing unit 106 operates as a receiving unit that receives taxation information In from the slot machine 1.

(Operation contents of the game system)
Next, the operation content of the gaming system 300 having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation procedure of the main process from the start to the end of the game in the slot machine 1. 6 to 8, the step is abbreviated as S.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the main process is started, the slot machine 1 performs a start acceptance process in step 1 and a lottery process in the subsequent step 2 at the start of the game.
First, when proceeding to the start acceptance process in step 1, the slot machine 1 accepts an operation for starting a game from the player under the control of the main CPU 32. In order to start the game and start the pseudo reel (variably display the pseudo reel), the player first inserts the number of coins bet on one game from the coin insertion slot 6 and operates the BET selection button 9. Then, the number of coins bet on one game is set, and the line selection button 10 is operated to set an effective line. Subsequently, an operation of the spin button 8 (hereinafter, this operation is referred to as “start operation”) is performed. With this start operation, a start signal is input from the start switch 51 to the main CPU 32 (in the case of credit, a BET selection signal is input from the BET switch 52).

  Next, it progresses to step 2 and a lottery process is performed. When the lottery process starts, the process proceeds to step 13 shown in FIG. 7, and the main CPU 32 performs a symbol determination process. In this symbol determination process, the main CPU 32 determines a symbol to be stopped at the set effective line for each pseudo reel.

  In the lottery process, when the main CPU 32 detects the start operation of the player by the input signal from the start switch 51, the main CPU 32 receives the detection (that is, triggered by the start of the game) and instructs the random number generator 35 to be constant. Generate a range of random numbers. The main CPU 32 instructs the sampling circuit 36 to extract an arbitrary random number from the random numbers generated by the random number generator 35. When the random number is extracted, the main CPU 32 sets the random number as a search key and refers to a not-shown symbol determination table (a table in which the code number of the symbol and the random number are stored in association with each other), The code number of the corresponding symbol is acquired.

Next, the acquired code No. is set as a search key and a stop table (not shown) (a table in which the symbol code No. and the symbol are stored in association with each other) is referenced to search for the corresponding symbol for each pseudo reel.
Then, in the slot machine 1, such random number extraction, symbol determination table and stop table search are performed for each pseudo reel. When the symbol is determined for each pseudo reel, the stop position of the reel for stopping the symbol on the effective line is determined.

  Further, the main CPU 32 proceeds to step 14 and refers to a payout table (not shown) to determine a payout rate (payout rate) corresponding to the symbol pattern. In the payout table, the payout rate per coin corresponding to each symbol pattern is registered. The lottery process is completed as described above.

  Next, it progresses to step 3 and a variable display process is performed. In this case, the image control circuit 71 operates in accordance with an instruction from the main CPU 32, and a game execution image including variable display images of a plurality of pseudo reels is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 5. Then, on the liquid crystal display panel 5, a plurality of pseudo reels are variably displayed side by side at the center, and a linear effective line extending horizontally is displayed at the center (not shown). Each pseudo reel has a plurality of symbols and is variably displayed so that the symbols appear one after another in an irregular order.

Although not shown, the main CPU 32 instructs the image control circuit 71 during the variable display process to display a game effect three-dimensional image on the liquid crystal display panel 3, and an image for explaining a game execution method and the like. May be displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 4.
After step 3 is completed, the process proceeds to step 4 where stop control processing is performed. Here, each pseudo reel being scrolled is stopped so as to correspond to the result of the lottery process in step 2.

  Next, proceeding to step 5, the main CPU 32 operates as a winning / non-winning judging means and is associated with a winning judgment table (not shown) (combination of each code No. (hereinafter referred to as “code No pattern”)) stored in the ROM 34. The winning / non-winning symbol pattern is determined with reference to a symbol pattern for winning and a non-winning (non-winning) symbol pattern are registered. Since the code No pattern corresponding to the reel stop position is determined in the above-described steps, this is set as a search key and the winning determination table is referenced to determine whether or not a winning is possible from the reference result. Here, when it is determined that a winning is possible, the process proceeds to step 6, and when it is determined that a winning is impossible, the main process is terminated without executing steps 6-8.

When proceeding to Step 6, tax payment processing is started. This tax payment process is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG.
When the tax payment process is started, in step 15, the main CPU 32 operates as tax payment necessity determination means, and determines whether or not tax payment is required in the winning determined in step 5. In other words, the main CPU 32 determines whether or not the winning determined in step 5 is a jackpot and corresponds to a taxable target requiring tax payment (hereinafter referred to as “taxed winning”). Here, if it is a taxable prize, the process proceeds to step 16; if it is not a taxable prize, the tax payment process is terminated, and the process returns to FIG. In the present embodiment, whether or not it corresponds to a taxable prize is whether or not a dividend (amount to be paid out) determined according to the payout rate acquired from the payout table and the coins bet is equal to or greater than a certain value ( For example, in the case where the slot machine 1 is installed in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, it is determined whether or not the dividend is 1200 dollars or more. However, the present invention is not limited to this condition.

  Subsequently, when proceeding to step 16, the liquid crystal display panel 5 operates as a selection means in accordance with an instruction from the main CPU 32, and a tax payment selection screen 90 is displayed. At this time, the tax payment selection screen 90 is displayed in a layout as shown in FIG. 9, for example. The tax payment selection screen 90 includes a display area 90a for displaying a message that a taxable prize has been won, and a display area 90b for displaying a tax payment method. A player who has obtained a taxable prize (hereinafter referred to as “winning player”) refers to the tax payment selection screen 90 and displays the tax payment method displayed here in the display area 90b (in this case, “pay tax on this spot”, Select one of "Call a clerk and pay tax") and touch the selected person. Then, information (tax payment method designation information) for designating a tax payment method desired by the winning player is input from the touch panel 56 to the slot machine 1. With this tax payment selection screen 90, the winning player can select a tax payment method suitable for him / herself.

When the tax payment method designation information is input from the touch panel 56 to the main CPU 32, the process proceeds from step 17 to step 18. In step 18, based on the tax payment method designation information, the main CPU 32 determines whether or not the winning player has selected “Tax payment here” as the tax payment method, and has determined that “Tax payment here” has been selected. If so, the process proceeds to step 19, and if “Tax payment here” is not selected, the process proceeds to step 27. As will be described later, when “Tax payment at this place” is selected, the slot machine 1 performs withholding tax in order to obtain a taxable dividend, which will be described later.
In step 27, the so-called slot machine 1 enters a locked state in which the game execution is interrupted, and the game execution operation is interrupted. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step 7 in FIG. 6, and the main process ends without executing the payout process in the next step 8. In this case, the player pays the tax manually according to the tax payment procedure shown in FIG. 12, not according to the withholding tax in the slot machine 1.

On the other hand, when proceeding to step 19, the liquid crystal display panel 5 operates as personal information input means according to the instruction of the main CPU 32 and displays the personal information input screen 91. At this time, the personal information input screen 91 is displayed in a layout as shown in FIG. 10, for example. This personal information input screen 91 is used to indicate to the winning player personal information (for example, a driver's license number, passport number, SSN (social security number: social security number)), etc. A message display area 91a for requesting input of personal information ”and a personal information input unit 91b. The winning player confirms the message in the display area 91a, inputs personal information to the input unit 91b, and touches the “OK” column of the input unit 91b to input the player personal information by self-report. . In the next step 20, the process waits until the player personal information is input from the touch panel 56.
In step 21, the main CPU 32 operates as a condition determination means, and determines taxation conditions based on the player personal information input in step 19. As will be described in detail later, there are several conditions (for example, tax rate, withholding tax or filing tax, etc., hereinafter referred to as “taxing conditions”) that apply to determine the amount of tax imposed on dividends and the payment method. Taxation conditions can be determined by the taxpayer's nationality and age, and the laws or regulations of the country or region where the slot machine is installed. Therefore, in the slot machine 1, the player personal information is input in step 19, and the main CPU 32 determines the taxing conditions based on the player personal information. In the case of the United States, the tax payment method changes depending on whether or not the player has filed a final tax return in the US, and the taxing conditions will change. Therefore, it is preferable to input the presence / absence of the final tax return on the personal information input screen 91.
Next, when proceeding to step 22, the main CPU 32 operates as a withholding tax means to calculate a tax amount to be paid. At this time, the main CPU 32 obtains a tax amount to be paid by multiplying the dividend by a predetermined tax rate according to the taxing condition determined in step 21 based on the dividend corresponding to the taxable prize obtained by the winning player. A calculation process for subtracting the determined tax amount from the dividend is performed to obtain a tax-excluded dividend.
In the following step 23, the liquid crystal display panel 5 operates as a tax payment intention input means in accordance with an instruction from the main CPU 32, and a tax payment confirmation screen 92 is displayed. At this time, the tax payment confirmation screen 92 is displayed in a layout as shown in FIG. 11, for example. The tax payment confirmation screen 92 includes a message display area 92a for requesting confirmation of the intention to pay the tax by the withholding tax that the slot machine 1 deducts the tax amount from the dividend (hereinafter referred to as "automatic tax payment"), and a sign input unit 92b. have. When the tax payment confirmation screen 92 is displayed, the main CPU 32 displays the payout, the tax amount determined in step 22 and the tax payout payout in the display area 92a. In FIG. 11, in the display area 92a, the payout: $ 2,000, the tax amount: $ 600, the tax payout: $ 1,400 are displayed.

  The prize-winning player refers to the tax payment confirmation screen 92, confirms the contents of the dividend, tax amount and tax-paid dividend, and if he / she intends to pay tax automatically, he / she signs the autograph in the sign field of the sign input section 92b. Enter the information and touch the “OK” column of the sign input section 92b. Then, the image data (sign image data) of the signature in which the image generation unit 56a incorporated in the touch panel 56 is entered is generated. By displaying this tax payment confirmation screen 92, the winning player can confirm the contents of the dividend, tax amount and tax-paid dividend in advance prior to automatic tax payment, and is willing to pay tax automatically ( To the slot machine 1 can be input. Instead of entering a signature in the signature column as described above, a fingerprint such as an index finger or thumb of a winning player may be input.

  Then, in step 24, the process waits until there is a sign input by the winning player. If there is a sign input, the process proceeds to step 25 to perform player recording processing. Here, in accordance with an instruction from the main CPU 32, the CCD camera 83 operates as player information generation means to generate player information for recording the player. At this time, the CCD camera 83 captures a location (for example, a face) that can identify a winning player, and generates image data of the captured location as player information. In addition, the CCD camera 83 stores the generated player information in the auxiliary storage unit 81. By generating and storing player information in this way, information for recording a player who performs automatic tax payment can be obtained. This information can be used as a record of the player who made the automatic tax payment.

  Next, proceeding to step 26, the main CPU 32 shows the player information generated at step 25, the sign image data generated at step 23, and the dividend, tax amount, and tax dividend determined at step 22, respectively. Taxation information In including dividend information, tax amount information and tax dividend information is generated, and this taxation information In is stored and stored in the auxiliary storage unit 81 together with a game log indicating the game execution status. The taxing information In stored in the auxiliary storage unit 81 is read and output by the writing device 82 as necessary, and stored in the storage medium 82a. Further, taxation information In is read from the auxiliary storage unit 81 according to an instruction from the main CPU 32 at regular intervals, and the taxation information In is operated according to an instruction from the communication control unit 41 via the network N. To the gaming server 100. In this way, the taxation information In can be output to the outside of the slot machine 1, so that the game arcade can perform tax payment procedures to the tax payment office using the taxation information. Note that the taxation information In may be output to the game server 100 in real time each time it is generated without being stored in the auxiliary storage unit 81.

  When step 26 or step 27 is executed, the tax payment process ends, and the process proceeds to step 7 of the main process shown in FIG. 6 to determine whether or not the gaming machine is locked. If it is not in the locked state, the process proceeds to step 8. If it is in the locked state, the process is terminated without executing step 8. Proceeding to step 8, when the payout process is performed, the main CPU 32 instructs the hopper drive circuit 63 to pay out coins of the number corresponding to the tax payout, and the hopper 64 pays out coins. When the main CPU 32 determines that the number of coins corresponding to the tax payout has been paid out based on a signal from the payout completion signal circuit 65, the main CPU 32 finishes the payout process, and the main process ends as described above. In this case, the payout may be performed by outputting a ticket with a barcode recording the number of coins to be paid out from a ticket printer (not shown).

  On the other hand, if the gaming machine is locked in Step 27, it is the case that the winning player selects “Tax payment by calling a clerk” in Step 18. In this case, the slot machine 1 performs manual tax payment (hereinafter referred to as “manual tax payment”) according to a conventional procedure without using the above-described tax dividend. This manual tax payment is performed, for example, according to the procedure shown in FIG. FIG. 12 shows an example of the tax payment procedure by manual tax payment. Here, the tax payment procedure in the state of Nevada in the United States is illustrated.

  First, as shown in step 31, it is assumed that a win (big win) of 1200 dollars or more has occurred and a taxable prize has occurred. Then, as shown in the following step 32, the slot machine 1 is locked, and the game room staff is in a calling state (this corresponds to the above-described step 24). Next, as shown in step 33, the attendant arrives at the installation location of the corresponding slot machine 1 where the taxable prize is awarded, and the identity of the winning player is confirmed. At this time, the identity is confirmed using an identification document issued by a public institution (for example, a driver's license or passport) with a photograph of the winning player. Then, the process proceeds to step 34, where the attendant deposits the identification card presented in step 33, and the attendant creates necessary documents used for the tax payment procedure while referring to the identification card. When creating this document, the name, address, date of birth, SSN (social security number: social security number), etc. of the certificate are registered in a computer (not shown).

  Next, as shown in step 35, the process is divided depending on whether or not the winning player has made a final tax return in the United States. If a final tax return has been filed, the process proceeds to step 37. Proceed to step 36. Proceeding to step 36, processing is divided depending on whether or not the winning player is a citizen of a country that has a tax agreement with the United States. If the winning player is a citizen of such a country, the process proceeds to step 40, and so on. Otherwise, go to step 39. In step 37, the winning player selects whether to pay the tax on the spot (hereinafter referred to as “on-site tax”) or to pay later (hereinafter referred to as “post-tax”). If selected, as shown in the following step 38, if on-site tax is selected, the process proceeds to step 40, and if post-tax payment is selected, the process proceeds to step 39. In step 39, the entire amount of the payout is paid out by handing from the staff (so-called hand pay). In step 40, an amount obtained by subtracting the tax amount from the dividend is paid out from the staff by hand pay.

  In the present embodiment, since the automatic payment is added to the slot machine 1 in addition to the tax payment procedure by manual tax payment, the tax payment is performed according to the procedure as shown in FIG. That is, following step 31, the process proceeds to step 41, where the processing is divided according to whether or not the game machine is used for tax payment (automatic tax payment based on withholding tax performed by the gaming machine or manual tax payment based on the source tax). (This corresponds to the above-described step 18). If the former, the process proceeds to step 42, and if the latter, the process proceeds to step 32. Thereafter, the same processing as in FIG. 12 is performed. In step 42, player personal information is input (this corresponds to step 19 described above), and in step 43, the winning player inputs a sign on the touch panel (this corresponds to step 23 described above). In step 44, an amount corresponding to the tax dividend is paid out (this corresponds to step 8 described above).

  On the other hand, in the gaming server 100, the CPU 101 operates according to the control program stored in the ROM 102, instructs the communication control unit 105 to operate the communication processing unit 106, and receives the taxation information In transmitted from the slot machine 1. Receive via network N. Further, the CPU 101 operates as a tax amount calculation means, and adds up the tax amount information included in the taxation information In by a predetermined unit (for example, every specific period of one week, one month, etc.). Calculate the total amount of tax (total tax payment) to be paid by the amusement hall where is installed. The calculated total amount of tax payment is stored in the hard disk drive 104, and is used when the game hall performs tax payment processing to the tax payment authority as required.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the slot machine 1 obtains a tax dividend by subtracting the tax amount to be paid by the slot machine 1 when a taxable prize is generated, and pays out according to the tax dividend. When a taxable prize is generated as in the prior art, it is extremely unlikely that the player will be waiting for preparation of documents necessary for tax payment. Therefore, the slot machine 1 can sustain the gameability given to the player without impairing the joy, excitement, etc. obtained by the player winning the big prize.

  Also, with conventional gaming machines, there is the hassle that players have to go through procedures such as signing required documents after arrival at the game hall staff, while the game hall staff also have to prepare the necessary documents. There was also the annoyance of having to hand out the amount after deducting the tax amount. However, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when a taxable prize is generated, the tax payout is automatically obtained, and after paying out the tax amount in advance (in accordance with the tax payout), the payout is performed. Therefore, it is possible to make the tax payment completed when the winning player has paid the tax. Therefore, the winning player is not simply waited for tax payment until receiving the dividend, and does not need to perform troublesome procedures such as signing necessary documents. In addition, there is no inconvenience for the game hall staff that the tax amount must be deducted by handing out, and the procedures necessary for tax payment are simplified for both the winning player and the game hall staff.

On the other hand, in performing the automatic tax payment described above, the slot machine 1 causes the player to select a tax payment method, and according to the selection, the automatic payment is made only when there is an expression of the intention to pay by automatic tax payment. Yes. Therefore, the slot machine 1 does not deduct the tax amount against the player's intention. On the other hand, the player can confirm the tax amount to be paid and the dividend that can be received in advance prior to the tax payment, and will be deducted without permission. So, you don't have to feel uneasy.
Moreover, when performing the automatic tax payment, the taxing conditions suitable for the individual player are determined, and the tax amount and the payment method are determined according to the taxing conditions, so that appropriate taxation can be performed. The taxing conditions in this case may be the same as for manual tax payment.
In the above-described embodiment, the player is allowed to input the player personal information using the touch panel 56, but a card reader is provided in addition to the touch panel 56, and the card reader stores the player personal information. It is also possible to read the player personal information from the card and input the player personal information. The taxing conditions may be determined based on the player personal information. Further, a passport reader may be provided, the passport reader may read the contents of the passport, and the taxing conditions may be determined based on the nationality of the player.

(Another embodiment of the gaming system)
In the embodiment described above, the taxing conditions are determined in the slot machine 1. In addition, a program necessary for determining the taxing conditions is installed in the gaming server 100 (condition determining means is provided in the gaming server 100), and the player personal information is transmitted from the slot machine 1 to the gaming server 100. The taxing conditions may be determined. In this case, the slot machine 1 and the game server 100 exchange information according to the procedure shown in FIG.

The slot machine 1 transmits the player personal information n1 input in step 19 to the game server 100 through the communication processing unit 42.
In the gaming server 100, when the player personal information n1 is received by the communication processing unit 106, the CPU 101 operates as a condition determining means, and determines taxation conditions based on the player personal information n1 in the same procedure as in step 21, Taxation condition information s1 indicating the determined taxation condition is generated and transmitted to the slot machine 1.

Next, in the slot machine 1, when the communication processing unit 42 operates as a receiving unit and receives the taxing condition information s1, the main CPU 32 calculates a tax amount and the like to be paid by the same procedure as in step 22. Further, the main CPU 32 generates taxation information In in the same procedure as in step 26 and transmits it to the game server 100.
In addition, when the game server 100 receives the taxation information In, the game server 100 calculates the total tax payment in the same procedure as in the above-described embodiment.

Even in the above manner, when a taxable prize is generated, it is extremely unlikely that the player will be kept waiting for the preparation of documents necessary for tax payment, etc. Taxation is done. Further, since the taxing conditions are determined by the game server, the load on the slot machine 1 can be reduced.
Further, in addition to installing a program necessary for determining taxation conditions on the game server 100, a program necessary for calculating the tax amount and tax dividend is installed on the game server 100, and the slot machine 1 becomes a big prize. The payout information indicating the payout may be transmitted to the game server 100, and the game server 100 may calculate the tax amount and the tax payout. In this case, the slot machine 1 and the game server 100 exchange information according to the procedure shown in FIG.

The slot machine 1 transmits to the gaming server 100 the player personal information n1 input in step 19 and the payout information n2 indicating the payout for the winning.
Next, in the gaming server 100, when the player personal information n1 and the payout information n2 are received by the communication processing unit 106, the CPU 101 operates as a condition determination unit, and the same procedure as step 21 based on the player personal information n1. Determine the tax conditions.
Further, in the gaming server 100, the CPU 101 operates as a source taxation means, and in accordance with the determined taxation conditions, a tax amount according to the dividend indicated by the received dividend information n2 and a tax-excluded dividend obtained by subtracting the tax amount from the dividend are obtained. The withholding tax information s2 including the tax amount and the tax dividend is generated. Further, the communication processing unit 106 transmits the generated withholding tax information s2 to the slot machine 1, and calculates the total tax payment based on the generated withholding tax information in the same procedure as in the above-described embodiment.

On the other hand, in the slot machine 1, when the communication processing unit 42 operates as a receiving means and receives the withholding taxation information s2 from the game server 100, the processing after step 23 is executed based on the received withholding taxation information s2.
Even in the above manner, when a taxable prize is generated, it is extremely unlikely that the player will be kept waiting for the preparation of documents necessary for tax payment, etc. Taxation is done. Further, since the game server determines the taxing conditions and calculates the taxable dividend, the load on the slot machine 1 can be further reduced.
In the above-described embodiment, a slot machine is described as an example of a gaming machine. However, the present invention is not limited to a slot machine, and a payout of a payout is made according to a card game machine or a game winning content. This also applies to other gaming machines that perform

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an overall configuration of a slot machine that is a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a system configuration figure showing the whole gaming system concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a block diagram of a slot machine mainly showing an internal configuration. It is a block diagram which shows an example of an internal structure of an image control circuit. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the internal structure of a game server. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of the main process from the game start of a slot machine to completion | finish. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of a lottery process. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of a tax payment process. It is a figure which shows an example of the display content of a tax payment selection screen. It is a figure which shows an example of the display content of a personal information input screen. It is a figure which shows an example of the display content of a tax payment confirmation screen. It is a figure which shows the procedure of the tax payment process by manual tax payment. It is a figure which shows the procedure of the tax payment process when adding automatic tax to manual tax payment. It is a figure which shows the information transmission / reception procedure of the slot machine and game server in another embodiment. It is a figure which shows another information transmission / reception procedure of the slot machine and game server in another embodiment.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Slot machine, 3, 4, 5 ... Liquid crystal display panel 31 ... Microcomputer, 32 ... Main CPU
33,103 ... RAM, 34,102 ... ROM
41, 105 ... Communication control unit, 42, 106 ... Communication processing unit 71 ... Image control circuit, 81 ... Auxiliary storage unit 82 ... Writing device, 83 ... Camera 90 ... Tax payment selection screen, 91 ... Personal information input screen 92 ... Tax payment Confirmation screen 100 ... game server, 101 ... CPU
300 ... Game system

Claims (8)

A gaming machine that pays out a dividend to a player in accordance with the winning content of the game,
A winning / non-winning determining means for determining whether or not to win a combination of the symbols that are stopped on an active line for determining whether or not winning is possible
Tax payment necessity determination means for determining the necessity of tax payment in the winning determined by the means;
Personal information input means for allowing the player to input player personal information for identifying the player;
Condition determining means for determining taxation conditions based on the player personal information input by the means;
A source taxing means for deducting a tax amount corresponding to the payout from a payout corresponding to the winning according to the taxing conditions determined by the condition determining means when the tax payment necessity determination is determined to be taxable. Having a gaming machine.   2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising selection means for causing a player to select whether or not to perform tax payment by said source taxation means.   3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising tax payment intention input means for causing a player to input that there is a tax payment intention of performing tax payment by the source taxation means. Player information generating means for generating player information for recording a player who performs tax payment by the withholding tax means;
4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising player information storage means for storing player information generated by said means.   The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising tax amount information output means for outputting tax amount information indicating a tax amount according to the dividend. A gaming system having a configuration in which a gaming machine that pays out a dividend to a player in accordance with a winning content of a game and a gaming server are connected,
The gaming machine includes a winning / non-winning determining unit for determining whether or not to win a combination of the symbols that are stopped on an active line for determining whether or not winning is possible;
Tax payment necessity determination means for determining the necessity of tax payment in the winning determined by the means;
Personal information input means for allowing the player to input player personal information for identifying the player;
Condition determining means for determining taxation conditions based on the player personal information input by the means;
A source taxing means for deducting a tax amount corresponding to the payout from a payout corresponding to the winning according to the taxing conditions determined by the condition determining means when the tax payment necessity determination is determined as taxable;
Transmission means for transmitting to the game server tax information indicating a tax amount according to the dividend,
The gaming server includes tax amount information receiving means for receiving the tax amount information from the gaming machine,
A gaming system comprising tax amount calculation means for calculating a tax payment amount based on the tax amount information received by the means. A gaming system having a configuration in which a gaming machine that pays out a dividend to a player in accordance with a winning content of a game and a gaming server are connected,
The gaming machine includes a winning / non-winning determining unit for determining whether or not to win a combination of the symbols that are stopped on an active line for determining whether or not winning is possible;
Tax payment necessity determination means for determining the necessity of tax payment in the winning determined by the means;
Personal information input means for allowing the player to input player personal information for identifying the player;
Receiving means for receiving taxation condition information indicating taxation conditions determined based on the player personal information from the gaming server;
A source taxing means for deducting a tax amount corresponding to the payout from a payout corresponding to the winning according to the taxation condition information received by the receiving means when the tax payment necessity determination is determined to be taxable;
Transmitting means for transmitting the player personal information input by the personal information input means and tax information indicating the tax amount according to the dividend to the game server;
The gaming server includes receiving means for receiving the player personal information and tax information from the gaming machine;
Condition determining means for determining taxation conditions based on the player personal information received by the means and generating taxation condition information;
Transmitting means for transmitting the taxing condition information generated by the means to the gaming machine;
A gaming system comprising tax amount calculation means for calculating a tax payment amount based on the tax amount information received by the receiving means. A gaming system having a configuration in which a gaming machine that pays out a dividend to a player in accordance with a winning content of a game and a gaming server are connected,
The gaming machine includes a winning / non-winning determining unit for determining whether or not to win a combination of the symbols that are stopped on an active line for determining whether or not winning is possible;
Tax payment necessity determination means for determining the necessity of tax payment in the winning determined by the means;
Personal information input means for allowing the player to input player personal information for identifying the player;
Transmitting means for transmitting, to the gaming server, the player personal information input by the personal information input means and the payout information indicating the payout corresponding to the winning when the tax payment necessity determination means determines that tax payment is required;
Receiving means for receiving, from the gaming server, withholding tax information including a tax amount corresponding to the dividend and a tax-excluded dividend obtained by subtracting the tax amount from the dividend;
The gaming server includes receiving means for receiving the player personal information and the payout information from the gaming machine;
Condition determining means for determining taxation conditions based on the player personal information received by the means;
Withholding tax information including the tax amount and the taxable dividend for the tax amount according to the dividend indicated by the dividend information and a taxable dividend obtained by deducting the tax amount from the dividend in accordance with the taxation conditions determined by the means Withholding tax means to generate
Transmitting means for transmitting withholding tax information generated by the means to the gaming machine;
A gaming system comprising tax amount calculation means for calculating a tax payment amount based on the withholding tax information obtained by the withholding tax means.

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