JP7575715B2 - Information processing device, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device and a program.

For example, in various types of competitions where betting is conducted, such as horse racing, bicycle racing, and boat racing, a voting device that accepts votes from voters is used (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Voters can cast their vote by writing the necessary voting information on a ballot paper and inputting it into the voting device. For example, in the case of horse racing, voters can cast their vote by writing the details such as the racecourse where the race will be held, the betting method (win or place), and the horse they are betting on on a ballot paper and inputting them into the voting device.

JP 2013-114487 A

However, the voting methods used in the above-mentioned competitions are complicated, and players basically only have to decide which athlete or horse to vote for, and then cast their vote. This is thought to be one of the reasons that players with little voting experience are put off.

The present invention therefore aims to provide technology that can increase the motivation of players with little voting experience to play.

An information processing device according to one aspect of the present invention is an information processing device that accepts votes for each competition in which voting is possible for a voting target, and has a reception unit that accepts a voting target and a specified value from a player, and a reward granting unit that allows a team to be formed with multiple players for a specified period or competition, and grants a reward to a player when the player joins a team and meets specified conditions including voting for the voting target.

The present invention provides technology that can increase the motivation of players with little voting experience to play.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of a voting system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a server and a terminal. FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a functional block configuration of a server. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a player management DB and a team management DB. 13 shows an example of a screen displaying benefits given to a player. 13 is a table showing an example of a method for calculating a benefit given to a player. FIG. 11 is a flow diagram showing an example of a processing procedure performed by the voting system. FIG. 11 is a flow diagram showing an example of a processing procedure performed by the voting system.

The following describes an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the attached drawings. In each drawing, the same reference numerals denote the same or similar configurations.

1. System configuration
Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a system configuration of a voting system 1 according to this embodiment. The voting system 1 shown in Fig. 1 includes a server 10 and one or more terminals 20. The server 10 and the terminals 20 are communicatively connected to each other via a communication network N such as the Internet, an intranet, a wireless LAN, or mobile communication. The server 10 and the terminals 20 may be referred to as information processing devices.

The server 10 may be composed of one or more physical servers, or may be composed of a virtual server running on a hypervisor, or may be composed of a cloud server. The terminal 20 is a terminal used by a player who is a user of the voting system 1, and the player can cast a vote for a voting target by operating the terminal 20. The terminal 20 is, for example, a mobile phone (including a smartphone), a tablet terminal, a personal computer, etc.

For example, in a competition where voting is performed, the server 10 manages the betting objects for which players vote, manages a predetermined value owned by the player, manages the amount of payout (e.g., payout money, etc.) according to the result of the competition, etc. Here, a "competition" refers to, for example, a race held in a bicycle race, horse race, boat race, or auto race, but is not limited to this. The server 10 and the terminal 20 may also accept votes for each competition in which voting is possible for the betting objects.

"Betting target" refers to the target for which a specified value is bet, and is uniquely determined by a combination of the designation of the contestant (including athletes and animals) expected to win among those competing in the race, and the designation of the betting method. Specifically, in the case of bicycle racing, this would be a dyadic ticket that designates athletes number 5 and 3 as the first and second place finishers, respectively, and a trifecta ticket that designates athletes number 1, 2, and 5. Note that a dyadic ticket is a ticket that predicts the first and second place finishers in the order of their finish, and a trifecta ticket is a ticket that predicts the first to third place finishers (regardless of the order of finish). In the case of horse racing, this would be a win ticket for number 1, a place ticket for number 5, etc.

The "predetermined value" may be, for example, money, or points that can be used to vote for a voting target. The predetermined value is also simply called "value." The predetermined value may include, for example, a first value and a second value. Here, the "first value" is a specific value. Also, here, the "second value" is a specific value that is different from the first value; for example, if the first value is money, the second value may be virtual currency.

In addition to voting, the points may be usable in a specific service or game. The points may be exchangeable for items or virtual currency usable in a specific service or game. Virtual currency is, for example, coins that can be acquired for free in a game (hereinafter referred to as "free coins"). The points may be points that a player who plays a specific service or game can receive for free in a specific service or game (hereinafter referred to as "free points"), or points that can be received in exchange for a payment of money (for example, by paying) in a specific service or game (hereinafter referred to as "paid points"). The free points may be points that can be used in a game in which objects such as characters and items used in online games are obtained by lottery, that is, a so-called gacha.

In the voting system 1, if the target for which the player voted wins, i.e., if the target for which a reward is to be paid, the player is given a predetermined reward (e.g., a refund, etc.) according to the predetermined value for which he or she voted. The predetermined reward may be the same value as the predetermined value (e.g., if the predetermined value is money, the reward is also money, etc.), or it may be a value different from the predetermined value (e.g., if the predetermined value is money, the reward is points, etc.). When the target for which the player voted wins, it is also referred to as "the player's vote being a hit."

In the voting system 1, a player can form a team with other players for a given period or for a given competition. In addition, in the voting system 1, for example, a player may be given a special benefit by joining a team formed with other players in this way. Here, "a player joins a team" specifically means that a player is associated with a specific team. For example, as in the team management DB 100b in FIG. 4 described later, a player ID that uniquely identifies each player may be associated with a team ID that uniquely identifies each team. Here, a "special benefit" is something given to a player to give him or her an advantage, and may be, for example, virtual currency, an item that can be used in the game, or points. In addition, a special benefit may be given to a player as a supplementary prize to a reward (for example, a refund, etc.) paid when the player's vote is correct.

A "predetermined period" is a period during which a team made up of multiple players is maintained. The predetermined period may be, for example, a period including the time period during which a competition is held (e.g., one day), or it may be the period from when a player designates a new team to when that team is disbanded, or it may be the period from when a new team is created to when all players leave the team due to withdrawal or other reasons. Here, "forming a new team" specifically means registering information about the new team as a new record in a database such as team management DB 100b in FIG. 4.

2. Hardware Configuration
2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the server 10 and the terminal 20. The server 10 and the terminal 20 each have a processor 11 such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a GPU (Graphical processing unit), a storage device 12 such as a memory, a HDD (Hard Disk Drive) and/or an SSD (Solid State Drive), a communication IF (Interface) 13 for performing wired or wireless communication, an input device 14 for accepting input operations, and an output device 15 for outputting information. The input device 14 is, for example, a keyboard, a touch panel, a mouse, and/or a microphone. The output device 15 is, for example, a display and/or a speaker.

<3. Functional block configuration>
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a functional block configuration of the server 10. The server 10 includes a storage unit 100, a display control unit 101, a reception unit 102, a reward granting unit 104, and a payment processing unit 105. The storage unit 100 can be realized using a storage device 12 provided in the server 10. The display control unit 101, the reception unit 102, the voting processing unit 103, the reward granting unit 104, and the payment processing unit 105 can be realized by the processor 11 of the server 10 executing a program stored in the storage device 12. The program can be stored in a storage medium. The storage medium storing the program may be a non-transitory computer readable storage medium. The non-transitory storage medium is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, a storage medium such as a USB memory or a CD-ROM.

The memory unit 100 stores a player management DB 100a and a team management DB 100b.

4. Data structure
FIG. 4 shows an example of the player management DB 100a and the team management DB 100b. In the "player ID" of the player management DB 100a, an identifier for uniquely identifying a player within the server 10 is stored. In the "nickname", a nickname entered by the player at the time of player registration is stored. In the "owned value", a predetermined amount of value owned by the player is stored. In the "points", an amount of points owned by the player is stored. In the "points", an amount of paid points and an amount of free points may be stored separately. In the "voting history", a voting target voted for by the player, a predetermined value voted for, a reward acquired by the player (in this example, described as "cash refund"), a special benefit acquired by the player individually (in this example, referred to as "points", the same applies below), and a total acquired special benefit, which is the sum of the special benefit acquired by the player and the special benefit acquired by the team participating in the player, are stored for each race.

In the "team ID" of the team management DB 100b, an identifier for uniquely identifying each team within the server 10 is stored. In the "participating player ID", an identifier for uniquely identifying a player participating in each team is stored. In addition, the "participating player ID" may store, for example, a flag indicating the participation status of each player (e.g., "1: requesting participation", "2: participating", "3: invited", "4: temporarily absent", etc.) in association with the above identifier. In the "team voting history", the players who voted among the players participating in each team in each race (referred to as "betting players" in this example) and the benefits given to the participating players (referred to as "team acquired points" in this example) are stored.

The display control unit 101 performs various processes required for displaying, on the display of the terminal 20, a screen for accepting the player's voting target designation and a screen showing the amount of rewards and benefits (for example, voting result screens A1 and A2 shown in FIG. 6 described below). The display control unit 101 may transmit data for displaying various screens to the terminal 20 in response to access from a web browser provided on the terminal 20 or in response to access from a dedicated application installed on the terminal 20.

The reception unit 102 has a function of receiving a designation of a voting target and a predetermined value from a player. The reception unit 102 may also receive a designation from a player of forming a new team or joining an existing team. The reception unit 102 may also receive a designation from a player of inviting other players to join a specific team. Furthermore, the reception unit 102 may, for example, receive these designations via the screen of the terminal 20. Furthermore, when the reception unit 102 receives the designation of the invitation, it may notify the other invited players of the invitation via the screen of the terminal 20.

The voting processing unit 103 has a function of executing a process of voting for the voting target accepted from the player by the accepting unit 102 for each competition using the predetermined value accepted from the player by the accepting unit 102. Note that the voting processing unit 103 may access an external system that accepts votes for competitions, pays cash refunds, etc., to vote for the voting target accepted from the player.

The reward granting unit 104 allows multiple players to form a team for a specified period or game, and grants a reward to the player when specified conditions are met. Here, the "specified conditions" are matters that a player must satisfy in order to be granted a reward. The specified conditions may include, for example, the player's participation in a team and voting for a voting target. In addition, for example, when the reception unit 102 receives a designation from a player inviting other players to join the team, the reward granting unit 104 may grant a reward to the player who invited the player.

According to the above configuration, the reward granting unit 104 can grant rewards to players who team up with other players and vote together, thereby increasing the motivation of these players to vote (hereinafter also referred to as "motivation to play"). Furthermore, according to the above configuration, it is possible to encourage players to invite other players to vote.

The specified condition may include, for example, that the player participates in the team from a specified time when votes for the betting targets can be accepted until the end of the competition. Here, "until the end of the competition" may be, for example, until the riders that are the subject of the betting ticket reach the finish line if the competition is a keirin race. In addition, as another example, "until the end of the competition" may be until the finishing order of the competition is determined. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent players from leaving the team midway through the competition before the end of the competition.

The specified condition may include, for example, a player not joining another team from a specified time when votes for the voting target can be accepted until the end of the competition. Here, "a player not joining another team" may include, for example, a player temporarily leaving the team he or she is currently participating in to join another team.

The bonus granting unit 104 may grant a bonus to a player, for example, when the voting target voted for by other players participating in the same team as the player (hereinafter also referred to as "other participating players"; all players participating in a particular team are also referred to as "participating players") is a target for which a reward is to be paid, that is, when the voting of the other participating players is correct. With this configuration, the bonus granting unit 104 gives an incentive to the player when the voting of the other participating players on the same team as the player is correct, and this can increase the player's motivation to play, such as by voting to contribute to the other participating players participating in the same team.

For example, if the voting target accepted by the acceptance unit 102 from the player is a target for which a reward is to be paid, the reward granting unit 104 may grant a reward to the player. With this configuration, the reward granting unit 104 can grant an incentive to the player when the player's own vote is correct, thereby increasing the player's motivation to play.

The reward granting unit 104 may, for example, grant a reward to a player according to a reward paid to a participating player on the same team as the player. The reward granting unit 104 may also calculate the degree of contribution of the participating player to whom the reward is paid to the team (hereinafter simply referred to as "degree of contribution") based on the reward. The degree of contribution may, for example, be set in N levels (N: specific numerical value) such as "high/medium/low" for each range by dividing the amount of reward paid into predetermined ranges. A specific example of the calculation of the reward to be given to a player by the reward granting unit 104 will be described later with reference to FIG. 5. With such a configuration, the reward granting unit 104 can increase the player's motivation to play by, for example, voting for participating players on the same team to receive more rewards.

The reward giving unit 104 may give a reward to a player according to the level of one or more participating players who are on the same team as the player and for whom the voting target voted by the participating player is the payment target of the reward. Here, the "level" is an index indicating the degree of use of a predetermined service, as well as the progress of the game and the proficiency of the game. The level may be improved, for example, each time a predetermined service is used, improved by progressing through the game, or improved by satisfying a predetermined condition. Specifically, the level may be set according to at least one of the number of times a player has voted in a predetermined period, the predetermined value voted by the player, and the cumulative value of the reward paid to the player. The reward giving unit 104 may also calculate the contribution of the participating player to the team based on the level of the participating player. As in the above example of the paid reward, the level of the player may be divided into predetermined ranges and the contribution may be set for each divided range.

According to the above configuration, the reward granting unit 104 can provide a reward according to the level of the participating player whose vote was correct, i.e., the voting experience of the participating player, thereby increasing the incentive to vote more. Therefore, according to this configuration, the reward granting unit 104 can increase the player's motivation to play, such as by voting more and raising their level.

The reward granting unit 104 may grant a reward to a player according to the highest level of the participating players on the same team as the player. With this configuration, the reward granting unit 104 can increase the player's motivation to play by encouraging the player to vote more to raise his/her level in order to contribute to the participating players on the same team, while also further increasing the player's motivation to play by making the player feel a sense of competition with the other participating players.

For example, when a player votes a first value for a voting target, the bonus granting unit 104 may grant the player a first bonus corresponding to the participating players who voted the first value among the participating players on the same team as the player. Also, when a player votes a second value for a voting target, the bonus granting unit 104 may grant the player a second bonus corresponding to the participating players who voted the second value among the participating players on the same team as the player. For example, the bonus granting unit 104 may grant the sum of the first bonuses granted to each participating player to the participating player who voted the first value corresponding to the first bonus. On the other hand, the bonus granting unit 104 may grant the sum of the second bonuses to the participating player who voted the second value corresponding to the second bonus. With this configuration, the bonus granting unit 104 can provide a variety of bonuses to the participating players.

The payment processing unit 105 has a function of performing a payment process for a reward (e.g., a refund) to a player according to the predetermined value bet by the player for each competition, either by the server 10 itself or by using an external system, when the bet target for which the player has bet a predetermined value is the target for payment of a reward (in other words, when the player's bet is correct).

An example of a method for calculating the reward in the reward granting unit 104 will be described with reference to FIG. 5. FIG. 5 is a table for calculating the first reward and the second reward to be given to each participating player who participates in a team in a specific race (hereinafter referred to as the "nth race"). In this example, the predetermined value includes a first value and a second value, where the first value is free coins and the second value is cash. In this example, the first reward corresponding to the first value is free points (hereinafter also referred to as "Gpt (Gacha Points)"), and the second reward corresponding to the second value is paid points (hereinafter also referred to as "Ppt (Product Points)"). In this example, for simplicity of explanation, it is assumed that the votes of all participating players who participate in the team are correct.

First, a Gpt return rate and a Ppt return rate are set for each participating player according to their level. For example, in the case of player A, the Gpt return rate is set to "1(%)" and the Ppt return rate is set to "1(%)" according to player A's level "1". On the other hand, in the case of player D, the Gpt return rate is set to "15(%)" and the Ppt return rate is set to "5(%)" according to player D's level "20".

Next, the voting processing unit 103 causes each participating player to vote for the betting target designated by each of them in the nth race with the amount of free coins (free bet coins) and/or cash (bet cash) designated by each of them.

Next, if the participating player's bet in the nth race is successful, the payment processing unit 105 pays each participating player a reward (free payout points (Gpt) and/or cash payout) based on the bet's predetermined value (free coins and/or cash) and the odds (win odds). Here, "odds" refers to the payout rate when the bicycle race ticket is a winning ticket. For example, the payment processing unit 105 pays player A free points "5000 (Gpt)" calculated by multiplying the bet's free coins "1000 (coins)" by the odds "5". Also, for example, player C is paid free points "9000 (Gpt)" calculated by multiplying the bet's free coins "3000 (coins)" by the odds "3", and also pays cash "3000 (yen)" calculated by multiplying the bet's cash "1000 (yen)" by the odds "3".

The bonus awarding unit 104 calculates the bonus for each participating player based on the reward paid in the nth race. For example, the bonus awarding unit 104 calculates "50 (Gpt)" of free points for Player A as the first bonus (secondary prize Gpt (individual)), which is calculated by multiplying the paid free points "5000 (Gpt)" by the Gpt return rate "1 (%)". Also, for example, the bonus granting unit 104 calculates free points "900 (Gpt)" obtained by multiplying the first value of free points "9000 (Gpt)" to be paid by a Gpt return rate of "10 (%)" as the first bonus (secondary prize Gpt (individual)) for player C. Also, the bonus granting unit 104 calculates paid points "120 (Ppt)" obtained by multiplying the second value of cash "3000 (yen)" to be paid by a Ppt return rate of "4 (%)" as the second bonus (secondary prize Ppt (individual)) for player C. In other words, the bonus granting unit 104 calculates the bonus for each individual player according to the level of each participating player and the reward paid.

Next, the bonus awarding unit 104 adds up the first bonus and the second bonus for all participating players for the entire team. Specifically, the bonus awarding unit 104 adds up the values of the free points (secondary prize Gpt (individual)) which are the first bonus for each participating player as the total of the first bonus, and calculates "2150 (Gpt)" as the total free points (secondary prize Gpt (all)) for the entire team. In addition, the bonus awarding unit 104 adds up the values of the paid points (secondary prize ppt (individual)) which are the second bonus for each participating player as the total of the second bonus, and calculates "380 (Ppt)" as the total paid points (secondary prize Ppt (all)) for the entire team.

Finally, the reward giving unit 104 gives the calculated total free points of the entire team to the participating players who voted for free coins corresponding to the free points. For the participating players who voted for free coins corresponding to the free points, the sum of the total free points of the entire team given as a reward by the reward giving unit 104 and the refund free points (refund Gpt) paid as a reward by the payment processing unit 105 becomes the total acquired free points (total acquired Gpt) of this participating player. In addition, the reward giving unit 104 gives the calculated total paid points of the entire team to the participating players who voted for the paid points as the total acquired paid points (total acquired Ppt). In other words, the reward giving unit 104 gives each participating player a reward for the entire team, which is the sum of the participating player's personal reward and the rewards of the other participating players, according to the type of predetermined value (first value/second value) voted by each participating player.

<5. Screen>
6 shows an example of a screen displaying benefits to be given to participating players who participate in team T. The screen shown in FIG. 6 may be displayed when a participating player performs a predetermined operation on a screen that accepts a designation for displaying the voting results.

As shown in FIG. 6(a), the voting result screen A1 is a screen for displaying the results of the tenth race for player A. It includes a list display area a10 that displays a list of the results of the tenth race, and a result display area a11 that displays the total winning amount and the total winning free points (total of the first benefit) based on the results of the tenth race for all participating players.

As shown in FIG. 6B, the voting result screen A2 is a screen for displaying the details of the race result of the tenth race for player A. The voting result screen A2 includes a result detail display area a20 that displays the details of the race result of the tenth race, and a benefit display area a21 that displays the benefits given to each participating player participating in team T in the tenth race, the level of each participating player, and the contribution to team T according to the level of each participating player. In this example, the benefits displayed in the benefit display area a21 are the first benefit (free points) and the second benefit (paid points). In this example, the contribution level based on the level of the participating player is set to three levels: "high/medium/low", and a trophy icon is displayed for "high", a medal icon is displayed for "medium", and a certificate icon is displayed for "low" directly below the image showing the corresponding player. For example, player A's contribution level is "low" based on his level 1, while player C's contribution level is "medium" based on his level 15. Participating players can check the extent to which they and the other participating players have contributed to Team T by referring to the screen in FIG. 6(b).

<Processing Procedure>
7 and 8 are flow charts showing an example of the processing procedure performed by the voting system 1. FIG. 7 shows an example of giving a reward if a player is a member of a team, and as another example, FIG. 8 shows an example of giving a reward not only if the player is a member of a team but also if the player correctly votes. First, with reference to FIG. 7, the processing procedure performed by the server 10 and the terminal 20 in the example of giving a reward to a player on the condition that the player is a member of a team will be specifically described. Note that the order of processing in the processing procedures shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 shown below is merely an example, and may be changed as appropriate.

As shown in FIG. 7, the reception unit 102 of the server 10 receives a betting object and a predetermined value from the player via the screen of the terminal 20 (S10). The betting processing unit 103 bets the predetermined value also received for the betting object received by the reception unit 102 (for example, by purchasing a betting ticket if the event is a bicycle race) (S11).

If the player is a member of a team (Yes in S12), the bonus awarding unit 104 awards the player a bonus (S13). Note that "if the player is a member of a team" may be limited to a case where the player is a member of a team from a specified time when votes for the voting target can be accepted until the end of the competition. If the voting target for which the player voted a specified value is a payment target for a reward (Yes in S14), the payment processing unit 105 performs a payment process for the player of a reward according to the specified value voted by the player (S15).

If the player is not participating in a team (No in S12), the process proceeds to step S16. If the bet object for which the player voted a predetermined value is a reward payment object (Yes in S16), the payment processing unit 105 performs a payment process for the player of a reward according to the predetermined value voted by the player (S17).

Next, using FIG. 8, we will specifically explain the processing steps performed by the server 10 and the terminal 20 in an example in which a player is given a special benefit on the condition that the player is a member of a team and that the votes of the player and other participating players are correct.

As shown in FIG. 8, the reception unit 102 of the server 10 receives a designation of a voting target and a predetermined value from the player via the screen of the terminal 20 (S20). The voting processing unit 103 votes for the voting target received by the reception unit 102 with the predetermined value also received (S21).

If the player is participating in a team (Yes in S22), and if the target for which the player voted with the predetermined value is eligible for payment of a reward (Yes in S23), the payment processing unit 105 performs a payment process to the player of a reward according to the predetermined value voted by the player (S24). In this case, the reward granting unit 104 grants the player a personal reward. In other words, in this case, the reward granting unit 104 grants the player a reward resulting from the player's own vote being correct. (S25).

When the bet target voted for by the other participating players on the same team as the player is eligible for payment of a reward (Yes in S26), the bonus granting unit 104 grants the player a bonus. In other words, the bonus granting unit 104 grants the player a bonus resulting from the correct vote of the other participating players on the same team as the player. (S27).

If the player is not participating in a team (No in S22), the process proceeds to step S28. If the bet object for which the player voted with the predetermined value is a reward payment object (Yes in S28), the payment processing unit 105 performs a payment process for the player of a reward according to the predetermined value voted by the player (S29).

1... Voting system, 10... Server, 11... Processor, 12... Storage device, 13... Communication IF, 14... Input device, 15... Output device, 20... Terminal, 100... Storage unit, 101... Display control unit, 102... Reception unit, 103... Voting processing unit, 104... Benefit granting unit, 105... Payment processing unit

Claims (4)

a processor, the processor comprising:
Associating a plurality of players including a first player and a second player with a predetermined team;
accepting, from the first player, a designation of a betting object and a predetermined value in a competition in which the betting object can be voted for;
when the vote for the voting target received from the first player is subject to payment of a reward, a benefit is given to the second player based on at least one of the number of votes cast by the first player in a predetermined period, a predetermined value of the vote cast by the first player, and a cumulative value of the reward paid to the first player;
Information processing device. The processor associates a plurality of players including the first player and the second player with a predetermined team;
the processor accepts, from the first player, a designation of a betting object and a predetermined value in a competition in which the betting object can be voted for;
when the vote for the voting target accepted from the first player is a reward payment target, the processor grants a benefit to the second player based on at least one of the number of votes cast by the first player in a predetermined period, a predetermined value of the vote cast by the first player, and a cumulative value of the reward paid to the first player;
Information processing methods. Associating a plurality of players including a first player and a second player with a predetermined team;
accepting, from the first player, a designation of a betting object and a predetermined value in a competition in which the betting object can be voted for;
when the vote for the voting target received from the first player is subject to payment of a reward, a benefit is given to the second player based on at least one of the number of votes cast by the first player in a predetermined period, a predetermined value of the vote cast by the first player, and a cumulative value of the reward paid to the first player;
A program that causes a processor to execute a process. A server and a terminal are provided,
The server,
Associating a plurality of players including a first player and a second player with a predetermined team;
receiving, from the terminal of the first player, a designation of a betting object and a predetermined value in a competition in which the betting object can be voted for;
when the vote for the voting target accepted from the terminal of the first player is subject to payment of a reward, a benefit is given to the second player based on at least one of the number of votes cast by the first player in a predetermined period, a predetermined value of the vote cast by the first player, and a cumulative value of the reward paid to the first player;
system.

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