TOKEN DISPENSER

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a token dispenser allowing secure and quick detection of clogging with game tokens in a belt transfer part. SOLUTION: The medal dispenser 2 has the belt transfer part 200 having a belt 53 for transferring the game tokens, a driving means for driving and rotating the belt 53, and an introducing passage 60 of a feeding port for introducing the game tokens from the belt transfer part 200 to a token feeding port 10 of a slot machine. The token dispenser 2 is provided with a passing detection sensor 231 arranged in the introducing passage 60 for detecting passing and staying of the game tokens, a rotation detection sensor 300 for detecting rotation of the belt 53, and a state determining means 279 for determining a state of transferring of the game tokens based on contents detected by the passing detection sensor 231 and the rotation detection sensor 300. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT