JP-2026076240-A - Cage system and chip management system

Abstract

[Problem] To provide a cage system for monitoring the movement of gaming chips in a cage and the movement of the cage between the cage and various locations within the casino, and a gaming chip management system including the same for managing gaming chips within the casino. [Solution] The cage 10 is divided into multiple locations, including a cashier room 14. Gaming chips have RFID tags that store chip IDs. The cage system for managing the movement of gaming chips within the cage in the casino hall 1 includes a chip reader that reads chip IDs from the RFID tags of gaming chips moving between multiple locations within the cage, a chip reader that reads chip IDs from the RFID tags of gaming chips leaving the cage for the casino hall, and a chip management database that records the chip IDs read by the chip readers as the movement history of the gaming chips. [Selection Diagram] Figure 1

Inventors

• 重田 泰

Assignees

• エンゼルグループ株式会社

Dates

Publication Date

20260511

Application Date

20260121

Priority Date

20200612

Claims (12)

1. A cage system for managing the movement of gaming chips within a casino hall cage, The aforementioned cage is divided into multiple locations, including the cashier. The gaming chip has an RFID tag that stores the chip ID, The aforementioned cage system, A first reading means for reading the chip ID from the RFID tag of the gaming chip as it moves between the multiple locations, A second reading means reads the chip ID from the RFID tag of the gaming chip as it exits the cage into the casino hall, A recording means for recording the chip ID read by the first reading means and the second reading means as the movement history of the gaming chip, A cage system equipped with [a specific feature/feature].
2. The cage system according to claim 1, wherein the recording means records the destination and/or source of movement along with the chip ID in the movement history.
3. The cage system according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a management means for determining whether movement is appropriate based on the aforementioned movement history.
4. The cage system according to claim 3, wherein the management means records in the recording means that the gaming chip having a movement history that does not match a predetermined set of possible movement histories is fraudulent or suspected of being fraudulent.
5. The cage system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a third reading means for reading the chip ID from the RFID tag of the gaming chip entering the cage from the casino hall.
6. The cage system according to claim 3, referencing claim 2, wherein the management means issues an alert or records an alert when the gaming chip is not received at the destination, in the case where the destination is recorded in the movement history of the gaming chip going out to the casino hall.
7. The cage system according to claim 6, wherein the management means issues the alert or records the information if the gaming chip is not received at the destination within a predetermined time.
8. A cage system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, A fourth reading means is installed on the game table and reads the chip ID from the RFID tag of the gaming chip, A chip management system equipped with [a specific feature/feature].
9. The chip management system according to claim 8, wherein the management means calculates the total amount of gaming chips held by players in the casino hall.
10. The chip management system according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the management means records date and time information in the movement history.
11. The chip management system according to claim 10, wherein the management means detects suspicious movement of the gaming chip based on the date and time information.
12. The management means records information about the staff involved in the movement in the movement history, as described in any one of claims 8 to 11.

Description

Cross-reference of related applications This application claims the interests of patent application no. 2020-102729, filed in Japan on June 12, 2020, and the contents of said application are incorporated herein by reference. This invention relates to a cage system for managing gaming chips within a cage in a casino, and a chip management system including the cage system. A known system for managing gaming chips in casinos is the gaming chip tracing system, which involves embedding RFID tags containing at least a gaming chip ID into each chip and associating the gaming chip ID with a user ID to monitor which user possesses which gaming chip. Furthermore, a gaming chip security system is known that stores valid gaming chip IDs in a database and determines the validity or authenticity of a gaming chip by reading the gaming chip ID from the RFID tag on the chip within the casino (for example, at a table) and comparing it with the database (see, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 2019-5565). Gaming chips are brought into the casino through cages, and discarded chips are also removed from the cages. Traditional gaming chip tracing systems cannot necessarily monitor the movement of all gaming chips within the casino, including movement within the cages or between the cages and various locations within the casino. Therefore, the present invention provides a cage system for monitoring the movement of gaming chips in a cage and the movement of the cage between the cage and various locations within the casino, and a gaming chip management system including the same for managing gaming chips within the casino. One embodiment of the present invention is a cage system for managing the movement of gaming chips within a cage in a casino hall. The cage is divided into multiple locations, including a cashier. The gaming chips have RFID tags storing chip IDs. The cage system comprises: a first reading means for reading the chip ID from the RFID tag of a gaming chip moving between the multiple locations; a second reading means for reading the chip ID from the RFID tag of a gaming chip leaving the cage and exiting the casino hall; and a recording means for recording the chip IDs read by the first and second reading means as the movement history of the gaming chip. This configuration allows for the management of the movement of gaming chips within the cage. In the cage system described above, the recording means may record the destination and/or source of movement along with the chip ID in the movement history. This configuration allows for verification of whether the movement is being carried out accurately. The cage system described above may further include a management means for determining whether movement is appropriate based on the movement history. This configuration allows for the detection of inappropriate movement. In the cage system described above, the management means may record in the recording means that the gaming chip has a movement history that does not match a predetermined set of possible movement histories, indicating that it is fraudulent or suspected of being fraudulent. The cage system described above may further include a third reading means for reading the chip ID from the RFID tag of the gaming chip entering the cage from the casino hall. This configuration allows for complete management of the gaming chips within the cage. In the cage system described above, the management means may issue or record an alert if the destination of the gaming chip is not received at the destination, when the destination is recorded in the movement history of the gaming chip going out to the casino hall. This configuration allows for detection that the movement from the cage to a predetermined location in the casino hall was not completed successfully. In the cage system described above, the management means may issue an alert or record a record if the gaming chip is not received at the destination within a predetermined time. This configuration allows for the determination of an abnormality if the movement is not completed within the predetermined time. One embodiment of the present invention provides a chip management system comprising one of the cage systems described above, and a fourth reading means installed on a game table for reading the chip ID from the RFID tag of the gaming chip. This configuration allows for the management of gaming chips within a casino hall, including the cages. In the chip management system described above, the management means may calculate the total amount of gaming chips held by players in the casino hall. This configuration allows for real-time tracking of the casino's total debt. In the chip management system described above, the management means may record date and time information in the movement history. This configuration allows for more detailed recording of the movement history. In the chip management system described above, the management means may detect suspicious mo