MONITORING APPARATUS IN GAME HALL

摘要

A monitoring apparatus in a game hall where a large number of game machines are disposed in lines, characterized by comprising: a monitoring video camera which includes a zoom lens, and which is installed at a position for monitoring at least two of the game machines; preset monitoring condition memories in which preset monitoring conditions of the monitoring video camera for taking a close-up of each of the game machines through the zoom lens are respectively stored for the individual game machines; drive means for setting the monitoring video camera according to the preset monitoring conditions; abnormality sensing means for monitoring a game situation; a judgement processor which analyzes information based on the abnormality sensing means, and which, upon deciding that an abnormal state exists, controls the drive means so as to set the monitoring video camera according to the preset monitoring conditions for the game machine corresponding to the abnormal state; and display means for displaying video information of the monitoring video camera on a screen.