Rfid system for facilitating selections at a table game apparatus

A system for facilitating a card game, comprising:

• a table apparatus, the table apparatus comprising:
• at least one antenna associated with at least one player position included on the table apparatus, the at least one player position for placement of RFID-enable chips by a player, a placement of at least one RFID-enable chip on a particular player position serving as an indication of a wager being placed by a player associated with the player position;
• an electronic card shoe for automatically dealing cards for the card game;
• a display device for outputting information to at least one of a player and a dealer;
• a processor operable to communicate with the at least one antenna, the electronic card shoe and the display device;
• and
• a memory accessible to the processor, the memory storing (i) information about RFID-enabled chips usable on the table apparatus for a card game;
• and (ii) a program, wherein the processor is operable with the program to:
• receive first data from the at least one antenna, the first data indicating a placement of an initial wager from a player, the initial wager corresponding to initial odds;
• receive second data from the electronic card shoe, the second data indicating at least one card dealt after the placement of the initial wager, to form a player hand and a banker hand;
• determine, based at least on the second data, adjusted odds for a re-characterization wager;
• output on the display device an opportunity for the player to re-characterize the initial wager into the re-characterization wager, the re-characterization wager corresponding to the adjusted odds;
• determine that the player has selected to re-characterize the initial wager into the re-characterization wager;
• receive third data from the electronic card shoe, the third data indicating at least one additional card that has been dealt, to complete at least one of the player hand and the banker hand;
• resolve, based on at least the second data and the third data, game play for the player hand and the banker hand;
• and
• authorize a benefit to be output to the player based on the adjusted odds if the player wins the re-characterization wager.