Patent ID: 8388429
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A player tracking apparatus that communicates with a management server for authenticating a player, comprising: a display panel which displays information to be provided to a player playing at a gaming machine when the player is authenticated by the management server; a camera which picks up the player as an image for an authentication of the player at the management server; a card slot which is provided lateral of the display panel, inserting and ejecting an information card storing information related to a played result in the gaming machine; a cabinet which has the display panel, the camera, and the card slot integrally provided therein; a card stacker which stacks the information cards in plurality; a detecting portion which detects the number of cards stacked on the card stacker; a memory which stores the detected number of cards; a light emitting portion which emits light in accordance with the number of cards; and a controller which is programmed to execute the processing of