CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) to JP Application No. 2018-27023 filed Feb. 19, 2018, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

FIELD

The present disclosure relates to a game management system for managing a casino game played on a gaming table of a casino facility (game hall).

BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY

A plurality of gaming tables are installed in a casino facility, and a casino operator wants to increase sales of the whole casino facility, that is, a total bet amount of all players. A plurality of gaming tables are closed or opened according to the number of players. In a closed gaming table, a game is not played and a player cannot play a game. A dealer is placed in an opened gaming table, a game is played, and a player can play a game.

In each gaming table, a minimum bet amount is set. The minimum bet amount is the lowest bet amount on the gaming table, and in a single game, a player should bet an amount equal to or more than the minimum bet amount set for the gaming table. The minimum bet amount is set for each gaming table.

In each gaming table, the number of players playing a game is not fixed, a game may be performed by a small number of players, and may be performed by a large number of players. Conventionally, as the number of tables played by a large number of players increases, the casino operators understand the increased number of tables to execute operations by, for example, opening a closed gaming table.

In a certain gaming table, if a player (high betting player) playing a game with a bet amount sufficiently more than the minimum bet amount and a player (low betting player) playing a game with the minimum bet amount or a slightly higher bet amount are mixed, the sales of the whole casino facility are likely to be kept low.

FIG. 19is a diagram for describing such a situation. As shown in an upper part ofFIG. 19, it is assumed that the minimum bet amount is set at 1,000 dollars in a certain play table, and one high betting player with a bet amount of about 10,000 dollars is playing a game. At this time, it is assumed that an average time required for one game is 60 seconds, and an average sales per hour are 600,000 dollars.

If three low betting players with a bet amount of about 1,000 dollars are added to the gaming table, the total bet amount for the gaming table will increase to about 13,000 dollars, but an average time required for one game will also increase with the increase in the number of players. Assuming that a playtime increases by 10 seconds whenever the number of players increases by one, the approximate time required for one game becomes 90 seconds if the number of players is four. As a result, the sales per hour are likely to decrease from about 600,000 dollars to about 520,000 dollars. In this way, since the high betting player and the low betting player are mixed in the same gaming table, even if the number of players increases, the sales of the casino operator decrease.

FIGS. 20A and 20Bare diagrams for describing another example. As shown inFIG. 20A, the minimum bet amount for one of two gaming tables is set to 10,000 dollars and the minimum bet amount for the other is set to 1,000 dollars. The average time when it takes a high betting player to play one game on a gaming table is 70 seconds, and the sales per hour are about 1,030,000 dollars. On the other hand, the average time when it takes a low betting player to play one game on a gaming table is 90 seconds, and the sales per hour are about 160,000 dollars. Therefore, the total sales per hour of the two gaming tables are about 1,190,000 dollars.

In the example ofFIG. 20B, the two high betting players ofFIG. 20Aare dispersed in different gaming tables. That is, there are two gaming tables in which the minimum bet amount is set to 1,000 dollars, and in any of the two gaming tables, one high betting player with a bet amount of about 10,000 dollars and one low betting player with a bet amount of about 1,000 dollars are playing a game. At this time, the average time required for one game on each gaming table is 80 seconds, the sales per hour are about 540,000 dollars, and the total sales per hour in the two gaming tables are about 1,080,000 dollars.

In this way, if the high betting player is dispersed in a plurality of gaming tables and the high betting player and the low betting player is mixed in each gaming table, the sales of the casino operator are likely to decrease (in the case ofFIGS. 20A and 20B, from 1,190,000 dollars to 1,080,000 dollars).

As in the above example, since the high betting player and the low betting player are mixed in the gaming table without properly setting the minimum bet amount, there is a problem in that not only the sales of the casino operator decrease, but also the time when it takes the high betting player to play one game is long, which leads to a problem that it is difficult to comfortably play a game.

An object of the present disclosure is to improve sales of a casino operator by determining an appropriate minimum bet amount for a gaming table in a game management system for managing a casino game played on a gaming table of a casino facility, thereby enabling an operation of the casino facility where a high betting player can comfortably play a game.

A game management system according to one aspect of the present invention is a game management system for managing a casino game played on a gaming table of a casino facility, in which the game management system includes: an information processing device which specifies a bet amount at each player position on a gaming table on the basis of positions, types, and number of bet gaming tokens; a player number determination device which determines the number of players participating in a game on the gaming table; and a management control device which determines a recommended value of the minimum bet amount for each gaming table on the basis of information on the bet amount specified by the information processing device and information on the number of players determined by the player number determination device.

With this configuration, the recommended value of the minimum bet amount is determined on the basis of the bet amount at each player position on the gaming table and the number of players, so that it is possible to increase the sales of the casino operator and enable the operation of the casino facility where the high betting player can comfortably play a game. The information processing device may determine the position, the type and the number of gaming tokens on the basis of the image obtained by photographing the bet gaming token or the position, the type, and the number of gaming tokens by other devices.

In the above game management system, the management control device may be configured to be capable of determining transition of the bet amount in the plurality of games at each player position.

The game management system may further include a game result determination device capable of determining a result of a game, in which the management control device may be configured to be capable of determining a win and loss and an income and expenditure at each player position on the basis of the information on the bet amount specified by the information processing device and information on the result of the game determined by the game result determination device.

In the game management system, the management control device may determine the recommended value of the minimum bet amount for each gaming table on the basis of the information on the transition of the bet amounts at each player position or the transition of the income and expenditure at each player position.

With this configuration, the recommended value of the minimum bet amount can be determined on the basis of the transition of the bet amount or and the income and expenditure. For example, the relatively small amount may be determined as the recommended value of the minimum bet amount when the bet amount of many players tends to decrease in a certain table. As another example, for example, when the income and expenditure of many players tends to increase in a certain table, the relatively large amount may be determined as the recommended value of the minimum bet amount.

In the game management system, the management control device may include a function of determining the congestion degree of each area within the casino facility on the basis of the information on the number of players determined by the player number determination device, and determining the recommended value of the minimum bet amounts for each gaming table of each area depending on the congestion degree.

With this configuration, it is possible to determine the recommended value of the minimum bet amount so that the player is guided to a specific area on the basis of the congestion degree in the casino facility.

In the game management system, the management control device may include a function of determining the recommended value of the minimum bet amount divided into a plurality of stages on the basis of information on the number of players determined by the player number determination device and information on the lowest amount among the bet amounts at each player position or information on an average bet amount.

With this configuration, when the lowest bet amount or the average bet amount is high, it is possible to determine the recommended value of the high minimum bet amount.

In the game management system, the management control device may include a function of increasing the recommended value of the minimum bet amount when the players betting an amount equal to or more than a predetermined ratio with respect to the minimum bet amount for the gaming table is a predetermined ratio or more.

With this configuration, it is possible to exclude the low betting player by increasing the recommended value of the minimum bet amount when the ratio of the high betting player is equal to or larger than the predetermined value.

In the game management system, the management control device may include a function of determining the number of gaming tables that is opened in the casino facility, and determining the recommended number of gaming tables to be opened in each area depending on the congestion degree.

With this configuration, it is possible to open the gaming table in an appropriate area depending on the congestion degree so that the sales of the whole casino facility increase.

In the game management system, the management control device may include a function of recording the transition of the congestion degree in each area, and determining the recommended number of gaming tables to be opened in each area on the basis of the recorded information on the transition.

With this configuration, it is possible to predict the congestion degree on the basis of the transition of the congestion degree to open the gaming table.

The game management system may further include a player identification unit which identifies a player participating in a game on the gaming table, and the management control device may include a function of associating information on each player identified by the player identification unit with bet amounts at each player position identified by the information processing device and storing the associated data in a database and a function of determining the recommended number of gaming tables to be opened in each area on the basis of information on the past bet tendency of each of the players.

With this configuration, it is possible to determine the recommended number of gaming tables to be opened in each area on the basis of the bet tendency of each player.

In the game management system, the management control device may determine the minimum bet amount of a newly opened gaming table on the basis of the minimum bet amount for the gaming table around the newly opened gaming table.

With this configuration, when a new gaming table is opened, the minimum bet amount for the gaming table can be determined to be the same amount as or a different amount from the minimum bet amount for the gaming table around the newly opened gaming table.

In the game management system, the management control device may determine the minimum bet amount of a newly opened gaming table on the basis of the bet amount specified by the information processing device for the gaming table around the newly opened gaming table.

With this configuration, when the new gaming table is opened, the minimum bet amount for the gaming table can be determined depending on the actual bet amount for the gaming table around the newly opened gaming table.

In the game management system, the management control device may manage the number of dealers and determine whether or not to newly open a gaming table on the basis of the number of dealers under management.

With this configuration, it is possible to open the new gaming table on the basis of the number of dealers.

In the game management system, the management control device may change the minimum bet amount for the gaming table around the newly opened gaming table as a gaming table is newly opened.

With this configuration, it is possible to urge a player to move from the already opened gaming table to the newly opened gaming table.

In the game management system, the management control device may determine the recommended value of the minimum bet amount for each gaming table so as to increase a profit ratio to sales.

With this configuration, it is possible to increase the profit ratio to sales by setting the minimum bet amount according to the recommended value. The management control device may determine the recommended value of the minimum bet amount for each gaming table so as to maximize the profit ratio to sales.

In the game management system, the management control device may determine the recommended value of the minimum bet amounts for each gaming table so as to increase the number of games per unit time or an average value of the total bet amounts per game.

With this configuration, it is possible to increase the number of games per unit time or the average value of total bet amount per game by determining the minimum bet amount according to the recommended value. The management control device may determine the recommended value of the minimum bet amount for each gaming table so as to maximize the number of games per unit time or the average value of the total bet amounts per game.

In the game management system, the management control device may determine the total bet amount of each player for each game, and/or each predetermined time or period, for each of the gaming tables, and determine the recommended value of the minimum bet amount for each gaming table.

With this configuration, it is possible to determine the recommended value of the appropriate minimum bet amount for each gaming table.

In the game management system, the management control device may manage the plurality of gaming tables, determine the total bet amount of each player for each game and/or each predetermined time or period in units of the plurality of gaming tables, and determine different recommended value of the minimum bet amount for each of the plurality of gaming tables.

With this configuration, it is possible to determine the recommended value of the appropriate minimum bet amount by considering the plurality of gaming tables overall.

In the game management system, the management control device may manage the plurality of gaming tables, determine the total bet amount of each player for each game and/or each predetermined time or period in units of the plurality of gaming tables, and determine the recommended value of the minimum bet amount for the newly opened gaming table.

With this configuration, it is possible to determine the recommended value of the newly opened minimum bet amount by considering the plurality of gaming tables overall.

In the game management system, the management control device may manage the plurality of gaming tables, determine information on at least one item of the number of the players, the bet amount, or the concentration or dispersion of the number of players in the units of the plurality of gaming tables, and determine the recommended value of the minimum bet amount for each gaming table on the basis of the information.

With this configuration, it is possible to determine the recommended value of the appropriate minimum bet amount for each gaming table on the basis of the number of players, the bet amount, the concentration or dispersion of the number of players on the plurality of gaming tables, and the like in the plurality of gaming tables.

The foregoing and other objects, features, aspects and advantages of the exemplary embodiments will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the exemplary embodiments when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

