JPH07204338A - Amusement machine management device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevents a player from suffering a possible disadvantage as caused by a trouble which may occur in a game machine amid a special prize action. CONSTITUTION:When a special prize signal B is inputted into a managing apparatus 1, a monitoring section 26 starts a monitoring to determine whether information pertaining to a ball recovered as received from a recovered ball counting section 21 corresponds to the ongoing position of a proper special prize game set through a proper status setting section 27 and the monitored results of the monitoring section 26 are stored into a monitored results memory section 29 as history while when the monitored results of the monitoring section 26 correspond to the ongoing position of an abnormal special prize game, an abnormal status annunciation section 30 informs of the generation of the ongoing position of the abnormal prize game outside.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine for managing a gaming machine having a gaming content that holds a special prize state for a prescribed period in which a game can be played with a high winning rate based on the satisfaction of a prescribed condition during the game. Regarding management device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, game machines such as pachinko machines are
The stop display symbol of the variable display device during a game matches a specific symbol, or a predetermined condition such as a ball winning a special winning opening in the variable winning device is set as a predetermined condition, and the variable winning device is satisfied by satisfying the predetermined condition. A special prize state in which a game with a high winning rate can be played is maintained for a predetermined period until a predetermined ending condition is satisfied by converting the first state that is unfavorable to the player to the second state that is advantageous to the player. The contents of the game to play are used.

Then, while the gaming machine is in the special prize state, since the winning rate is increased by converting the variable winning apparatus to the second state or the like, the player shifts to the variable winning apparatus whose winning rate is increased. The player can obtain a relatively large amount of game profit by playing the game with the goal of winning the prize and receiving the prize ball for the prize-winning ball.

Further, the information on the occurrence of the special state in the gaming machine, the information on the game during the special gaming, etc. is sent to a management device for comprehensively managing the various gaming machines in the gaming shop, and the situation of occurrence of the special state and the special prize are given. The management device can acquire management information such as the number of winning balls in the state.

[0005]

However, when the game ball discharged to the game area is caught by the game nail and stops during the special state of the game machine as described above, the path of the following game ball is changed. Depending on the situation, depending on the situation, it is almost impossible to win a variable winning device etc. with a higher winning probability, and the special prize state ends before obtaining sufficient gaming profit in the special prize state. It can be. The malfunction of the gaming machine in such a prize state occurs not only when the ball is stopped by the game nail, but also when the open / close door or the open / close wing pieces of the variable winning device cannot be moved and the winning rate cannot be increased. The player cannot obtain a sufficient game profit in the special prize state.

[0006] Problems of the gaming machine that occur during such a prize state are not managed by the management device, and the clerk of the gaming shop must deal with them individually. Therefore, if there is a game store clerk near the gaming machine in which the malfunction occurs during the special prize state, it is possible to promptly deal with it after confirming the defective condition. If there is no game shop staff near the machine, the prize state ends without any action being taken, and the player suffers a great disadvantage.

[0007] When a gaming shop employee goes to the gaming machine where the malfunction occurs, if the malfunction of the gaming machine can be confirmed, the gaming shop side can compensate for the service that can eliminate the disadvantages received by the player. Although it is possible, if the problem such as a ball stop naturally resolves before the game store staff goes to the game machine where the malfunction occurs, the game store staff cannot confirm the fact that the malfunction occurred, so the game store and the player Trouble may occur between and.

[0008] As a method for promptly dealing with such a defect during the special prize state, a method of increasing the number of staff of a game shop can be considered, but the cost of managing the game shop becomes high due to the burden of labor cost, and it is practical. is not.

Therefore, the present invention is capable of monitoring a high probability that the gaming machine in the prize state is defective, without the gaming shop staff directly observing the defective state of the gaming machine. It is an object of the present invention to provide a management device for a game machine, which allows a game store side to determine whether or not the state exists.

[0010]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the management device (1) for a gaming machine according to the present invention is capable of playing a game with a high winning rate on the basis that a predetermined condition is satisfied during the game. A gaming machine management device for managing a gaming machine (2) having a game content that holds a possible prize state for a predetermined period, and when the gaming machine enters the prize state, a prize signal ( Based on B), the prize state detecting means (for example, the monitoring unit 26) for detecting that the game machine is in the prize state, and the game state machine based on the prize state detecting means detecting the prize state. Special prize game progress status monitoring means (for example, monitoring unit 26) for monitoring the progress status of the game in the special prize status, and an abnormal special prize game in which the monitoring result of the special prize game progress status monitoring means is different from a predetermined proper prize game progress status. Progress On the condition that there is, an abnormal state informing means (for example, an abnormal state informing section 30) for informing the occurrence of the abnormal special game progress state to the outside, and a monitoring result storage means for storing the monitoring result of the special game progress state monitoring means. (For example, the monitoring result storage unit 29).

[0011]

When the prize status detecting means detects the prize status of the gaming machine to be managed, the prize game progress status monitoring means monitors whether or not the prize game progress status is the abnormal prize game progress status. When the monitoring result of the prize game state monitoring means is the abnormal prize game progressing state, the abnormal state notifying means notifies the occurrence of the state to the outside, and the monitoring result storage means stores the monitoring result.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of a game machine management apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an outline of equipment installed in a game shop. A management device 1 having various information collecting / processing / outputting functions is incorporated in an island facility to play various game contents. A plurality of gaming machines 2 that can be played, a plurality of gaming machines 2 that are arranged between the stands of the gaming machines 2 and lend a gaming ball that is a gaming medium to be used for a game to a player, and the gaming machine lending machine A plurality of card vending machines 4 that sell cards storing valuable data necessary for borrowing game balls from 3 ..., and a surveillance camera 5 as an imaging means for acquiring visual information (still image or moving image) in the game store. ..., a speaker 6 as a voice output means, etc. are connected.

Further, the schematic configuration of the management device 1 is as shown in FIG. 2, in which the gaming machine 2, the inter-ball lending machine 3 and the card vending machine are provided for the arithmetic processing circuit 7 which is the core of the information processing. Various information is supplied from 4 and the control information to each device is output. The arithmetic processing circuit 7 is provided with various information processing / output control functions in advance, and receives or receives instructions from the amusement shop manager or the like through the panel switch group 8 and outputs necessary information to the printer 9.
It is printed out to or displayed on the monitor 11 via the monitor control device 10. In this system example, when the management device 1 controls the surveillance cameras 5 ... And the speakers 6 ..., the surveillance cameras are controlled via the surveillance camera control device 12 and the broadcast output device 13 which are always manually operated. 5 and the speakers 7 are controlled, but the management device may have the functions of the monitoring camera control device 12, the broadcast output device 13, and the like.

The gaming machines 2, ..., Which are managed by the management device 1 as described above, are capable of playing a game using a game ball as a game medium, and the contents of the game are variously set according to the model. However, the management device 1 according to the present invention states, "Based on the fact that a predetermined condition is satisfied during the game, a special prize state in which a game with a high winning rate can be performed is achieved, and the special prize state is a predetermined period until the predetermined condition is satisfied. It is suitable for managing the gaming machine 2 of the game content that is held only, and the gaming machine 2 described below necessarily includes the above-mentioned gaming content.

As shown in FIG. 3, the gaming machine 2 is supposed to be replenished with spheres from a replenishing mechanism (not shown) through the sphere replenishing path 14, and this replenishing sphere is detected by the replenishing sphere detector 15. After counting, the count value of the supply ball is a predetermined number (eg, 1
Every time the number reaches 0, the supply ball detection signal A is sent to the management device 1. Further, all the game balls discharged to the game area 2a formed on the game board of the game machine 2 are once collected on the back side of the game machine 2 and discharged from the collected ball discharge path 16 to a collecting trough (not shown). The collected spheres are detected and counted by the collected sphere detector 17, and a collected sphere detection signal C is sent to the management device 1 every time the count value of the collected spheres reaches a predetermined number (for example, 10).

Further, the gaming machine 2 is an electrical system for integrally controlling the operation of various gaming devices (for example, a variable display device, a variable winning device, etc.) and a ball discharging device arranged in the gaming area 2a. The control device 18 is provided, and the game information of the game machine 2 (for example, the number of prize balls discharged as a prize during the game, the number of times of operation of various game devices, etc.) is sent from the electric control device 18 to the management device 1, The operation control of the gaming machine 2 is performed based on the control command received from the management device. Then, the electric control device 18 sends the prize signal B to the management device 1 when the gaming machine 2 is in the prize state, and the management device 1 is based on the prize signal. It is possible to know whether there is a special prize state of 2 ... The special prize signal sent from the electric control device 18 is not limited to the one that is continuously output during the special prize state, and the signal indicating that the special prize state is generated and the end of the special prize state are notified. Alternatively, the signals may be individually transmitted.

FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram showing only a part of the management functions of the management device 1 for one gaming machine 2, and based on this figure, the management device 1 for the gaming machine 2 is extracted. The details of the management function will be described.

First, the supply ball detection signal A, the prize signal B, and the recovery ball detection signal C sent from the supply ball detector 15, electric control device 18, and recovery ball detector 17 of the gaming machine 2 are stored in the management device 1. The waveform is shaped by the input unit 19 of.

The supply ball detection signal is supplied to the supply ball number counting section 20.
The replenishment sphere number counting unit 20 counts the total number of replenishment spheres to the game machine 2 based on the replenishment sphere detection signal. Further, the collected ball detection signal is supplied to the collected ball number counting section 21, and the collected ball number counting section 21 confirms that there is a collected ball collected from the gaming machine 2 based on the collected ball detection signal. It is provided with a collected ball detecting function for detecting and a collected ball number counting function for counting the cumulative value of the collected balls collected from the gaming machine 2 based on the collected ball detection signal.

The count value of the supply ball number counter of the supply ball number counting unit 20 and the count value of the collected ball number counter of the collected ball number counting unit 21 are supplied to the comparison unit 22. Reference numeral 22 denotes “a set difference ball number that is a stored value in the set difference ball number storage unit 24 that stores the set value set by the difference ball number setting unit 23”, a “count value of a collected ball number counter, and a count of a supply ball number counter. If the actual difference sphere number is determined to match the set difference sphere number, the comparison unit 22 sends a completion signal to the notification unit 25.
When the notification unit 25 receives the completion signal, a stop signal is sent to the game machine 2, and the game in the game machine 2 is disabled by taking measures such as immobilizing the operation of the hitting ball launching device.

That is, the difference between the total number of balls replenished to the game machine 2 and the total number of balls collected from the game machine 2 is an index of the game profit gained by the player. By setting the number of difference balls according to the upper limit of the game profit that the player can obtain by the game store side through the difference ball number setting unit 23, the player gains the game profit according to the set value. When it becomes a state that can be regarded as (the matching determination by the comparison unit 22), the stopping control of the gaming machine 2 is automatically performed by the management device 1. In addition, in stopping control by the management device 1, not only the gaming machine 2 is disabled, but also the fact that it is in the stopped state is displayed on the game machine, or the gaming machine 2 in the stopped state is displayed.
It is also possible to make the necessary measures such as notifying the game shop staff of the management number.

On the other hand, when the gaming machine 2 is in the prize state, the prize signal supplied to the management device 1 is input to the monitoring unit 26, and the prize state detecting means included in the monitoring unit 26 is based on the input of the prize signal. The fact that the gaming machine 2 is in the special prize state is detected, and the monitoring function for the game progress state in the special prize state is exhibited. That is, the game store side arbitrarily assumes a state in which there is a high probability that an appropriate special prize game is in progress without a defect in the gaming machine 2 in the special prize state,
This assumed state is set in advance via the appropriate state setting unit 27, and corresponds to an appropriate special prize game progress state supplied from the setting state storage unit 28 that stores and holds the setting content by the appropriate state setting unit 27. The monitoring unit 26 monitors whether or not to do so. The monitoring result of the monitoring unit 26 is stored and held in the monitoring result storage unit 29.

If the result of monitoring by the monitoring unit 26 is an abnormal special game progress state different from the proper special game progress state, the monitoring unit 26 indicates a special abnormality indicating that an abnormal special game progress state has occurred. The signal is output to the abnormal state notification unit 30. In this way, the abnormal state notification unit 30 notifies the outside of the occurrence of the abnormal special prize game progress state, thereby informing the gaming shop clerk or the like that a malfunction may have occurred in the gaming machine 2 in the special prize state. It enables quick response. Further, since the monitoring result by the monitoring unit 26 is stored and held in the monitoring result storage unit 29, even if the game store clerk cannot handle the gaming machine 2 in time, the monitoring result storage unit 29 stores the monitoring result. It is possible to confirm whether or not there is a possibility that a malfunction has occurred in the gaming machine 2.

As described above, the monitoring unit 26 of the management device 1
Is a prize state detecting means for detecting that the gaming machine 2 is in the prize state, based on the prize signal B sent from the game machine 2, and the prize state detecting means. The state detecting means has a function as a special game progress state monitoring means for monitoring the progress state of the game in the special state of the gaming machine 2 based on the detection of the special state. When the monitoring result of the prize game progress status monitoring means is an abnormal prize game progress state different from a predetermined appropriate prize game progress state, it is highly probable that a malfunction has occurred in the gaming machine 2 in the prize state. Since the abnormal state notification unit 30 as the abnormality notification means informs that the progress state has occurred, it is possible to enable prompt processing by a clerk of the game store or the like.

Further, since the monitoring result by the special prize game progress monitoring means of the monitoring unit 26 is stored in the monitoring result storage unit 29 as the monitoring result storage unit, the game store staff directly detects the trouble caused in the gaming machine 2. Even if it cannot be visually recognized, whether or not the abnormal special prize game progress state is stored in the monitoring result storage unit 29 as a history can determine the presence or absence of the state substantially surely. Become.

Incidentally, the biggest problem that can be assumed during the special prize state of the gaming machine 2 is that a large amount of gaming profit cannot be obtained. For example, when the hit ball is caught on the game nail and the ball stops, and when the stopped ball prevents the subsequent ball from flowing down, the hit ball cannot reach the various winning areas in the game area 2a. Naturally, you will not be able to earn gaming profit. When such a problem occurs, the hit ball remains in the game area 2a, and the hit ball is not collected from the winning area or the outlet, so that the collected ball cannot be detected. Therefore, the proper state related to the collected balls is set in the proper state setting unit 27, and the information about the collected balls collected by the collected ball number counting unit 21 (collected ball detection information and collected ball number information) is supplied to the monitoring unit 26. By doing so, a control example in the case of enabling the monitoring of the abnormal special prize game progress state by the monitoring unit 26 is shown below.

First, the monitoring of the monitoring unit 26 when the appropriate information set in the appropriate state setting unit 27 is "the count value of the collected balls counted within a predetermined predetermined period is equal to or larger than a predetermined number" The outline of the processing will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. The management device 1 is provided with a timer unit 31, and the timer unit 31 counts a reference clock generated by dividing a clock of a crystal oscillator or the like, so that the monitoring unit 26 monitors the progress of the prize game. The time taken for

The monitoring unit 26 first determines whether or not there is a special prize signal from the gaming machine 2, and if there is no special prize signal, the process is terminated without performing the monitoring process. On the other hand, when the prize signal transmitted from the gaming machine 2 is continuously input during the prize state, it is determined whether or not the fluctuation value of the count value of the number-of-collected-balls counter of the number-of-collected-balls counting unit 21 is less than or equal to the specified value. . That is, the cumulative value of the number of collected spheres counted based on the collected sphere number counting unit 21 receiving the collected sphere detection signal (1 pulse for 10 collected spheres) after the monitoring unit 26 starts the monitoring process. (Total number of collected balls in special prize state) is the appropriate state setting unit 27
It is determined whether or not the value has reached a predetermined value (for example, 1000 pieces) set in (1) or more.

If the variation value of the count value of the number-of-collected-balls counter of the number-of-collected-balls counting unit 21 does not reach the predetermined value,
The predetermined time set by the appropriate state setting unit 27 (for example, 3
It is determined whether or not a minute) has elapsed, and if the predetermined time has not yet elapsed, the special prize management processing is temporarily terminated and the same processing is performed again. When the fluctuation value of the count value of the number-of-collected-balls counter becomes equal to or more than the set value while repeating such processing, the timer is cleared and the monitoring processing is ended.

However, when the variation value of the count value of the number of collected balls counter does not reach the set value despite the lapse of a predetermined time from the occurrence of the prize state, the gaming machine 2 concerned.
It is considered that the number of collected balls has decreased due to the occurrence of a problem such as a ball stopping in the game machine. By sending a special prize abnormal signal to the abnormal condition notification unit 30, it is highly probable that the game machine 2 has a problem. This is notified to the game shop staff and the like. It should be noted that if the prize state ends before the set time set by the appropriate state setting unit 27 elapses, it becomes impossible to determine the abnormal prize game progress state. It is necessary to set the elapsed time and the variation value according to the contents of the game, but this belongs to the know-how uniquely devised by each game shop or the like.

Next, an outline of the monitoring process of the monitoring unit 26 in the case where the appropriate information set in the appropriate state setting unit 27 is "the time interval for detecting a collected ball is equal to or less than a predetermined time" is given. This will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

The monitoring unit 26 first determines whether or not there is a special prize signal from the gaming machine 2, and if there is no special prize signal, the process ends without performing the monitoring process. On the other hand, when the prize signal transmitted from the gaming machine 2 is continuously input during the prize state, it is determined whether or not the count value of the collected ball number counter of the collected ball number counting unit 21 is changed. If the count value does not fluctuate, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time (for example, 1 minute) set by the appropriate state setting unit 27 has passed, and if the predetermined time has not yet passed, the special prize monitoring process is temporarily terminated. Then, the same processing is repeated again. If the count value of the number of collected balls counter fluctuates (increases) while repeating such processing, the timer is cleared and the monitoring processing is ended. That is, if the count value of the number-of-collected-balls counter fluctuates based on that the number-of-collected-balls counting unit 21 receives the collected-ball detection signal from the gaming machine 2 before the set time elapses, if the gaming machine is concerned. It is possible to determine that the game is in the appropriate special prize game progress state in which there is no problem such as ball stopping in 2.

However, if the count value of the number-of-collected-balls counter does not fluctuate even after the lapse of a predetermined time counted by the timer, the gaming machine 2 is recovered due to a problem such as a ball stop. It is considered that the number of balls has decreased, and a special prize abnormal signal is sent to the abnormal state notification unit 30 to notify the gaming shop staff or the like that there is a high probability that a malfunction has occurred in the gaming machine 2. Note that the collected-ball detector 17 in this embodiment is configured to send a collected-ball detection signal with reference to detecting a predetermined number (10) of collected balls, so that a standard unit amount of collected balls is detected. Although the monitoring time by the monitoring unit 26 is set to 1 minute in consideration of the time required for the recovery, the monitoring time, which is the upper limit value of the reception interval of the number of collected balls detection signal, is the transmission of the number of collected balls detection signal. It belongs to the know-how independently devised by each game shop according to the standard unit amount.

Further, the monitoring unit 26 of the management device 1 is not limited to the one that detects the abnormal special prize game progress state based on only the collected ball number information or the collected ball detection information, and collects the collected ball number information and the collected detection information. In combination, it may be determined to be in the abnormal prize game progressing state when either one of the monitoring criteria is satisfied.

Further, the judgment standard of the abnormal special prize game progress state is not limited to the one using the information related to the collected balls, but the judgment state may be the increase state of the winning rate during the special prize state. For example, when the gaming machine 2 is provided with a variable winning device for increasing the winning rate and increasing the gaming profit that can be obtained by the player, the number of balls to be won in the variable winning device of the gaming machine 2 is extremely small, and preset. If the winning percentage (the ratio of the number of winning balls to the number of shot balls within a predetermined time) is below the lower limit,
You may make it determine with an abnormal special prize game progress state. That is, even when there are collected balls of the degree shown in the above embodiment, a ball stop occurs in the ball passage leading to the winning area of the variable winning device, which prevents the ball from flowing into the variable winning device. Is also assumed. In this way, if it is determined whether or not the winning rate is increased in the special prize state,
It becomes possible to monitor the presence or absence of the abnormal special prize game progress in more detail.

Since there are cases where the winning rate in the special prize state cannot be increased because the game amount of the player is immature, the state where the winning rate is not increased during the special prize state is judged as the abnormal special prize game progress state. Can not. Therefore, by setting the winning rate during the special prize state in multiple stages, it is possible to classify the possibility that an abnormal state has occurred during the special prize state into the history and inform the gaming shop staff etc. You can

For example, when the winning rate of the gaming machine is in the range from the state where there is no winning ball to the variable winning apparatus to the first winning rate, the highest probability of being in the special prize abnormal game progress state is the first. In addition to leaving a history as a level, give instructions to the gaming shop staff to go to the gaming machine immediately (may be reported directly to the gaming shop staff with an income etc., or may be reported using encrypted in-store broadcasting) Good), if the winning rate of the gaming machine is in the range from the first winning rate to the second winning rate (the winning rate is slightly higher than the first winning rate), it is possible that the special prize abnormal game progress state. In addition to leaving a history as a relatively high second level, the game store staff is instructed to urge consideration of the gaming machine, and the lower limit appropriate winning rate (the appropriate winning rate Lower limit of possible winning rate)
If there is a winning rate of the game machine in the range up to the above, leave a history as the third level that may be in an abnormal special prize game progress state, and take measures not to particularly notify the game shop staff etc. Alternatively, the management device 1 may execute it based on the level determination. As a matter of course, the criteria for classifying the levels, the number of stages of the determination levels, etc. may be set arbitrarily.

[0039]

As described above, according to the gaming machine management apparatus of the present invention, the prize status detecting means detects the prize status of the gaming machine to be managed, and the prize game progress status monitoring means. Monitors whether or not the special game progress status is abnormal special game progress status, and when the monitoring result of the special prize game status monitoring means indicates abnormal special game progress status, the abnormal status notification means indicates that Occurrence can be automatically notified to the outside. Moreover, since the monitoring result storage means stores the monitoring result of the special prize game progress status monitoring means, it is possible to leave a history of the abnormal special prize game progress status.

Therefore, when an abnormal special prize game progressing state with a high probability that a failure occurs in the gaming machine in the special prize state occurs,
Since the abnormality notifying means informs that effect, it is possible to enable prompt processing by a clerk or the like of the game shop. Further, since the monitoring result by the prize game progress status monitoring means is stored in the monitoring result storage means, even if the game store clerk or the like cannot directly see the trouble caused in the gaming machine, the abnormal prize game progress status is generated. It is possible for the gaming shop side to almost certainly judge the presence or absence of the state depending on whether or not the history is stored in the monitoring result storage means. That is, due to these synergistic effects, the player suffers an unreasonable disadvantage,
Since it is possible to prevent as much as possible a situation in which an unnecessary trouble occurs between the player and the game store, the game machine management device is extremely useful in managing the game store.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system configuration in a game store with a management device as a backbone.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram related to input / output with respect to a management device.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a gaming machine related to an output signal to a management device.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of a management device related to monitoring an abnormal special prize game progress state.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a monitoring process of an abnormal special prize game progress state using the number of collected balls.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a monitoring process of an abnormal special prize game progress state using a collected ball detection signal.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Management Device 2 Gaming Machine 26 Monitoring Unit 29 Monitoring State Storage Unit 30 Abnormal State Notification Unit

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A game machine management device for managing a game machine having a game content, which holds a special prize state in which a game with a high winning rate can be held for a predetermined period based on the satisfaction of a predetermined condition during a game, When the gaming machine is in the prize state, the prize state detecting means for detecting that the game machine is in the prize state based on the prize signal transmitted from the game machine, and the prize state detecting means are the prize states. Based on the detection of the state, the special game progress status monitoring means for monitoring the progress status of the game in the special status of the gaming machine, and the proper prize game progress predetermined by the monitoring result of the special game progress status monitoring means. Abnormal condition notification means for notifying the occurrence of the abnormal prize game progress status to the outside, provided that it is an abnormal prize game progress status different from the state, and the monitoring result of the prize game progress status monitoring means. Management device of the gaming machine, characterized in that it comprises a monitoring result storage means for 憶, the. 2. The prize game progress status monitoring means has a collected-ball counting function for counting the collected balls that have been discharged from the gaming area of the gaming machine and collected from the gaming machine, and within a predetermined predetermined period. The gaming machine management device according to claim 1, wherein the fact that the counted value of the counted collected balls is less than a predetermined number is monitored as an abnormal special prize game progress state. 3. The special game progress status monitoring means has a collected ball detection function for detecting a collected ball that is discharged to the game area of the gaming machine and collected from the gaming machine, and a time interval for detecting the collected ball. 2. The management device for the gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the progress of an abnormal special prize game is monitored when a predetermined time is exceeded.