Casino video security system
AssigneeTechnical Casino Services Ltd.
InventorMichael John Green
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Abstract
Disclosed is a casino security system for a gaming table comprising at least one video camera for providing video images of the gaming table and a video recorder for recording the video images of the gaming table. Events during playing of the game are detected and used to control the resolution of the video images of the gaming table appropriately and to superimpose information on the recorded video images.
Claims20
A casino security system for a roulette table having a betting area comprising at least one payout area, and a roulette wheel with a rim, comprising:
- a detector for automatically detecting when a ball in said roulette wheel is located in a pocket in the rim of the roulette wheel during a roulette game, and for generating a termination of betting signal and a winning number signal;
- at least one video camera for providing video images of said roulette table and being responsive to said termination of betting signal to generate higher resolution images of said betting area;
- a motion detector for detecting movement into said betting area after generation of said termination of betting signal;
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- a warning generator responsive to said motion detector for generating a warning that movement into said betting area has been detected.
A casino security method for a roulette table having a betting area and a roulette wheel with a rim, comprising:
- automatically detecting when a ball in said roulette wheel is about to stop or has stopped spinning in the rim of the roulette wheel during a roulette game, to generate a termination of betting signal and to generate a winning number signal;
- automatically detecting movement into said betting area after the generation of said termination of betting signal;
- providing video images of said roulette table responsive to said termination of betting signal to generate higher resolution images of said betting area;
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- generating a warning in said video images that movement into said betting area has been detected based on said automatic detection of movement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.