Game-medium renting machine

Abstract

A game-medium renting machine, by which medals, for use in a gaming machine, are rented depending on an amount of value subtracted from an outstanding balance of a prepaid card read out by a value read-out unit, is disclosed wherein a predetermined amount of value is subtracted from the outstanding balance of the prepaid card without renting the medals based on a predetermined operation executed by a player and determines to provide the player with a predetermined number of medals under a situation where the number of consumed medals, indicative of a difference between the number of medals used in the gaming machine, and the number of medals obtained a play on the gaming machine.

1 . A game-medium renting machine comprising: 
 a reader for reading out a value;    game-medium renting unit configured to rent game-medium, for use in a gaming machine, depending on a value subtracted from the value read out by the reader;    subtracting unit configured to subtract a first value from the value read out by the reader based on a predetermined operation executed by a player without causing the game-medium to be rented by the game-medium renting unit; and    providing unit configured to provide the player with a predetermined value when the first value is subtracted by the subtracting unit and a predetermined condition is established.    
   
   
       2 . The game-medium renting machine of  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined value provided to the player includes a second value that is added to the value read out by the reader.  
   
   
       3 . The game-medium renting machine of  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined value, provided to the player, includes a predetermined amount of game-medium.  
   
   
       4 . The game-medium renting machine of  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined value, provided to the player, is determined depending on the first value subtracted by the subtracting unit.  
   
   
       5 . The game-medium renting machine of  claim 1 , wherein the gaming machine determines whether the predetermined condition is established, and the providing unit provides the player with the predetermined value.  
   
   
       6 . A game-medium renting machine comprising: 
 a reading means for reading out a value;    game-medium renting means for renting game-medium, for use in a gaming machine, depending on a value subtracted from the value read out by the reading means;    subtracting means for subtracting a first value from the value read out by the reading means based on a predetermined operation executed by a player without. causing the game-medium to be rented by the game-medium renting means; and    providing means for providing the player with a predetermined value when the first value is subtracted by the subtracting means and a predetermined condition is established.