Game medium processing device and gaming machine

Abstract

A game medium processing device includes a bill processing unit that performs bill processing, a card processing unit that performs a card processing, and a controller. The bill processing unit includes a bill insertion slot through which bill is inserted, and a bill discrimination unit that determines validity of the inserted bill. The card processing unit includes a card ejection slot through which a card-like recording medium is ejected, and a recording medium processing unit that writes and/or reads information related to game value to and/or from the card-like recording medium. The controllercontrolsthebillprocessing unit to stop performing the bill processing while the card processing is performed.

1 . A game medium processing device comprising:
 a bill processing unit that performs bill processing, the bill processing unit including,
 a bill insertion slot through which a bill is inserted, and 
 a bill discrimination unit that determines validity of the inserted bill; 
   a card processing unit that performs a card processing, the card processing unit including,
 a card ejection slot through which a card-like recording medium is ejected, and 
 a recording medium processing unit that writes and/or reads information related to game value to and/or from the card-like recording medium; and 
   a controller that controls the bill processing unit to stop performing the bill processing while the card processing is performed.   
   
   
       2 . The game medium processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein the controller controls the card processing unit to stop performing the card processing while the bill processing is performed. 
   
   
       3 . The game medium processing device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the bill processing unit includes:
 a bill insertion sensor that detects insertion of bill into the bill insertion slot; and 
 a transport roller that transports the bill inserted into the bill insertion slot, when the insertion sensor detects the insertion of the bill, and 
   wherein the controller controls the transport roller to prevent transporting the bill while the card processing is performed by the card processing unit.   
   
   
       4 . The game medium processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein the game value including a value corresponding to the inserted bill. 
   
   
       5 . The game medium processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein the card processing includes driving the recording medium processing unit to write and/or read the information related to the game value to and/or from the card-like recording medium. 
   
   
       6 . The game medium processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein the card processing includes issuing the card-like recording medium. 
   
   
       7 . The game medium processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein the bill processing includes driving the bill discriminating unit to determine the validity of the bill inserted into the bill insertion slot. 
   
   
       8 . The game medium processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein the bill processing includes transporting the inserted bill. 
   
   
       9 . The game medium processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein the bill processing includes sending the information related to the inserted bill. 
   
   
       10 . A gaming machine comprising:
 a cabinet including:
 a bill processing unit that performs bill processing, the bill processing unit including, 
 a bill insertion slot through which a bill is inserted, and 
 a bill discrimination unit that determines validity of the inserted bill; 
   a card processing unit that performs a card processing, the card processing unit including,
 a card ejection slot through which a card-like recording medium is ejected, and 
 a recording medium processing unit that writes and/or reads information related to game value to and/or from a card-like recording medium; and 
   a controller that control the bill processing unit to stop performing the bill processing while the card processing is performed, and controls the card processing unit to stop performing the card processing while the bill processing is performed.