Restoring Hall Performance to Pre-COVID Levels and Delivering Management Support Services

「③ We launched the new cloud-based service “DK-SIS INFINITY” (SIS Infinity), an updated version of the industry-standard data-utilization tool “DK-SIS,” and will work to improve convenience and expand its functions.」

「① To build the next-generation platform “AX” (provisional name) (Ax) set out in the medium-term management plan, we will steadily strengthen the diverse data-collection functions enabled by connections with terminals and devices, which we have been developing, and AI-based data integration and analysis support, while strengthening proposals that contribute to improved operating efficiency for pachinko hall operators.」

「単なるシステム販売にとどまらず、当社の強みである導入後の運用フォローや活用コンサルティングまで一貫して提供することで他社との差別化を図り、パチンコホール経営企業の持続的な経営支援とともに、市場シェアの拡大および事業基盤の強化に取り組んでまいります。」

「We further expanded the provision of the cloud-based chain-store management system “ClarisLink,” the market-area analysis service “Market-SIS” and the “Easy Machine Replacement Operations Option.”」

「With the aim of becoming a DX leader in the pachinko industry, we promoted the migration of existing services to the cloud to build a platform for providing services rapidly using AI, big data and other technologies.」

「Revenue from “Services” exceeded the same period of the previous year, as major services remained firm and the number of participating stores in the MIRAIGATE service, which supports adaptation to market changes following the introduction of smart gaming machines, increased.」

「To build a platform for providing services rapidly using the latest technologies, including AI and big data, we worked with Group companies to promote the migration of existing services to the cloud.」

「Revenue from “Services” exceeded the same period of the previous year, as major services remained firm and the number of participating stores in the MIRAIGATE service, which supports adaptation to market changes following the introduction of smart gaming machines, increased.」

「To further expand ＭＩＲＡＩＧＡＴＥ services in response to market changes following the arrival of smart gaming machines, the company promoted the rollout of the “Easy Replacement Operations Option,” which completes the complicated work involved in replacing machines in a short time and contributes to operational efficiency; the cloud-based chain-store management system “ＣｌａｒｉｓＬｉｎｋ”; and “Ｍａｒｋｅｔ－ＳＩＳ,” a trade-area analysis service that provides customer traffic data for surrounding areas.」

「As in the second quarter, the company promoted replacements through system upgrades to the AI hall computer “Χ (カイ),” which is optimized for managing data on smart gaming machines, and expanded ＭＩＲＡＩＧＡＴＥ services such as “Ｍａｒｋｅｔ－ＳＩＳ” in response to changes in the market environment following the arrival of smart gaming machines.」

「As in the previous fiscal year, we worked to expand the MIRAIGATE service by promoting adoption of the cloud-based chain-store management system “ClarisLink” and the market-area analysis service “Market-SIS,” which provides customer-attraction conditions in surrounding areas.」

「Against this market backdrop, in the information systems business, we worked to expand sales of products and services that address the challenges of pachinko hall operators and contribute to improved operating performance, including our first new cloud-based service, the cloud-based chain-store management system “ClarisLink”; the web-based admission lottery service “Smart Admission System,” which enables reservations for gaming machines, a first for the industry; the POS system “One-Stop Self-Service Counter,” which reduces staffing at pachinko halls; and “Smart Member Registration,” which eliminates application forms through web-based preregistration.」

「In its subscription-based pachinko hall management support services, the company promoted the rollout of “Ｍａｒｋｅｔ－ＳＩＳ,” a trade-area analysis service that provides customer traffic data for surrounding areas. It also released “ＣｌａｒｉｓＬｉｎｋ (クラリスリンク),” a cloud-based chain-store management system, and the “Smart Entrance System,” a web-based entry lottery service that provides the industry’s first reservation function for gaming machines.」

「We regard the recovery of pachinko hall operating performance to pre-COVID-19 levels as our highest priority. We will create an environment in which fans can play with peace of mind, promote the adoption of our hall computer systems to improve the operating performance of pachinko hall operators, and realize management support services based on floor operations run by small hall staffs and market analysis services intended to attract customers to pachinko halls.」