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US 2006/0068878 A1Published application
Roulette revenue method and apparatus
AssigneeShuffle Master, Inc.
InventorsPeter Krenn, Ernst Blaha
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AssigneeShuffle Master, Inc.
InventorsPeter Krenn, Ernst Blaha
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Multicolored casino wagering chips are assigned temporary values and those values are transmitted to a separate device, such as a chip sorter that is used to determine chip values and value flow during a casino table game. A single color chip is temporarily associated with a chosen value for that color chip, and the value/chip relationship is provided to all systems that use that relationship in assessing game performance, wins, losses, payouts, record keeping, and security for the table game. In one embodiment of the technology described herein, a set of opposed slots on a rack is provided, with a single color of chip and an electronic marker positioned on an opposed pair of slots. The marker sends out a signal regarding the temporary value of the color chip, and that sent value is used by all automated systems on or about the gaming table to assign value to that color chip. At the conclusion of play with a particular color of chip, all the chips are returned by the player, the chips repurchased, and the value is erased from the records for that particular chip. The markers and chips may be displayed on the rack for visual inspection during play.
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A system for evaluating revenue characteristics at a roulette table comprising a
A system for evaluating value flow at a roulette table comprising an electronic value marking tree comprising a plurality of chip boards each containing information related to an absolute economic value that can be temporarily assigned to a wagering chip color, a receptor for a wagering chip that informationally associates a wagering chip color with at least one single chip board containing information related to a temporary absolute economic value, a processor and an informational communication component in the electronic value marking tree having external communication capability to the processor.
A method for tracking value movement in a roulette game comprising temporarily assigning value to individually colored wagering chips by positioning the individually colored wagering chip in a value determining element adjacent to an electronic source of value information within the value determining element, sending at least one of color information from the wagering chip and value information from the value determining element to a processor, and basing valuation of wagering chips that are counted in a finite period of time upon at least the value information assigned to that color.
A method of assessing transactions at a roulette table comprising:
Apparatus for assessing transactions at a roulette table comprising:
A method for determining player activity in combination with temporarily assigning value to a wagering chip having a significant color characteristic comprising positioning the wagering chip adjacent to a source of value information, sending both color information from the wagering chip and value information from the source to a processor, basing valuation of wagering chips that are counted in a finite period of time upon association of the color information and value information received by the processor, and evaluating player activity by monitoring numbers or values of chips of particular colors associated with specific players.
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