To quickly and efficiently apply various processing such as game processing and questionnaire processing to many persons.

The paper collecting device for collecting paper 11 and executing prescribed processing based on data recorded on the paper 11 is provided with a paper setting part 3 for setting up paper 11, a paper carrying-in device 6 for cappying the paper 11 set up on the setting part 3 into the device, a paper reader 7 for reading out data recorded on the paper 11, a data processor for executing arithmetic processing based on the read data, and a printer 8 and a display 2 for outputting the processing result of the data processor. Since it is unnecessary for a person dealing with paper 11 to stay in front of the device for a long time, paper 11 can be distributed to many persons within a short time and many sheets of paper 11 can be collected.