RFID system for facilitating selections at a table game apparatus

A system for facilitating a card game, comprising:

• at least one table apparatus, each of the at least one table apparatus comprising:
• at least one first component associated with a first player position included on the table apparatus, the first player position for placement of detectable wagering chips by a first player, a placement of at least one detectable wagering chip on the first player position serving as an indication of a wager being placed by the first player associated with the first player position;
• at least one second component associated with a second player position included on the table apparatus, the second player position for placement of detectable wagering chips by a second player, a placement of at least one detectable wagering chip on the second player position serving as an indication of a wager being placed by the second player associated with the second player position;
• and
• a first processor operable to communicate with the at least one first component and the at least one second component in order to receive data therefrom;
• at least one game controller operable to maintain a database of detectable wagering chips authorized for use on the at least one table apparatus, the game controller comprising
• a second processor;
• and
• a memory accessible to the second processor, the memory storing a program, wherein the second processor is operable with the program to:
• (a) store in the database a respective unique identifier for each detectable wagering chip;
• (b) store in the database a respective user identifier, if any, associated with each detectable wagering chip;
• (c) store in the database a use restriction, if any, associated with each detectable wagering chip, wherein the use restriction defines at least one characteristic of a game event that must be satisfied in order for the detectable wagering chip to be accepted as a wager for the game event, such that the detectable wagering chip may simultaneously be acceptable to wager in a first game event that satisfies the at least one characteristic but not acceptable to wager in a second game event that does not satisfy the at least one characteristic;
• (d) receive data from the at least one table apparatus indicating an event that was detected by at least one of the first component and the second component, the data including a unique identifier of one of the detectable wagering chips;
• and
• (e) update in the database, for the detectable wagering chip corresponding to the unique identifier received in (d) and based on the data indicating the event, at least one of:
• (i) the user identifier, if any, and (ii) information associated with the use restriction, if any.