Cheat-proof winnings pay-out device for gambling machines

摘要

The invention relates to a device by means of which amounts won in gambling machines can be paid out protected against cheating, the relevant gambling machines not having their own pay-out device. The invention was based on the object of creating a device by means of which it is made possible to dispense with stored cash intended for winnings pay-out and contained in gambling machines and, nevertheless, to pay out cash winnings protected against manipulation. According to the invention, this object is achieved by the fact that an additional key connected to the central processor is provided at gambling machines constructed in this manner, after the operation of which key machine-specific identification data and the final status of the winnings store can be output via a machine-internal device which is also connected to the central processor, or that any received winnings can be immediately output via the machine-internal device. Alternatively, the machine-specific identification data and the final status of the winnings store or of all received winnings can be output by means of a data printer or a device for writing into a memory card by means of which, if necessary, an authenticity check can be carried out before the winnings are paid out at a cashier's office. This check can occur both directly at the gambling machine and at a receiving unit close to the cashier's office after transmission of the data, produced and stored in the gambling machine, to this receiving unit. IMAGE