Electronic betting assistant and methods therefor

A computer-implemented method for assisting a player of a wager-based game in wagering one or more objects on the wager-based game, the method comprising:

• detecting a weight of the one or more objects that the player intends to wager on the wager-based game;
• determining whether the wager-based game is presently accepting wagers on the wager-based game;
• permitting the player to make a wager on the wager-based game when the determining determines that the wager-based game is presently accepting wagers on the wager-based game;
• and
• estimating the wager that the player intends to wager on the wager-based game based on at least the weight of the one or more objects.

A method for assisting a player of a wager-based game in wagering one or more objects on the wager-based game, the method comprising:

• detecting presence of one or more objects at a player bet area of a gaming table supporting play of the wager-based game;
• activating an electronic wager assistant for assisting the player to place a wager at the player bet area;
• determining whether the wager-based game is presently accepting wagers on the wager-based game;
• detecting a weight of the one or more objects that the player intends to wager on the wager-based game;
• determining whether the weight detected is within an acceptable weight range;
• determining a number of the one or more objects that the player intends to wager based on the weight detected;
• acquiring image data of the one or more objects that the player intends to wager;
• processing the image data to determine value of each of the one or more objects that the player intends to wager;
• determining an amount of the wager that the player intends to wage based on the determined number of the one or more objects and the determined value of each of the one or more objects;
• displaying the determined amount of the wager;
• and
• subsequently determining whether the determined amount of the wager as displayed is confirmed by the player and/or an operator of the wager-based game.

An electronic bet assistant, comprising:

• an exposed outer surface;
• a digital scale coupled to the exposed outer surface;
• at least one visual indicator provided proximate to the exposed outer surface;
• a controller operatively connected to the digital scale and/or the at least one visual indicator;
• and
• an input/output interface, operatively connected to the controller, for communicating with another electronic device over a network,
• wherein the controller monitors the digital scale to enable a bet to be made,
• wherein the digital scale yields a weight of one or more objects that are placed on the exposed outer surface, and
• wherein the controller determines a money value of the one or more objects based at least in part by the weight of the one or more objects.