System and method for cashless exchange at smart tables

A method for cashless exchange at a smart table, the method being performed by a computing device including at least one processor, the smart table providing a wagering game to one or more active players using radio-frequency identification (RFID)-enabled chips, the smart table including at least one RFID sensor configured to detect the presence of RFID-enabled chips, the at least one RFID sensor includes a dealer scratchpad for detecting a value of RFID-enabled chips within a scratchpad area on the smart table, the smart table defining a plurality of player positions, the smart table also including an scanner device configured to scan data-embedded images, the method comprising:

• receiving, from a player computing device of a player, a request to buy into the wagering game for a buy-in value using a funds source from a digital wallet of the player accessed from the player computing device;
• generating a first data-embedded image that includes a buy-in code embedded within the first data-embedded image;
• transmitting the first data-embedded image to the player computing device for display on the player computing device;
• using the scanner device at the smart table, scanning the first data-embedded image from a display device on the player computing device;
• displaying, to a dealer of the wagering game at the smart table, a confirmation that the player is entitled to receive the buy-in value;
• detecting, from the at least one RFID sensor, a chip value within the scratchpad area;
• comparing the chip value to the buy-in value;
• and
• displaying, to the dealer, a confirmation that the chip value matches the buy-in value, thereby authorizing the dealer to pass chips from the dealer scratchpad to the player.

A non-transitory computer readable medium that includes computer executable instructions wherein, when executed by a computing device comprising at least one processor in communication with at least one memory device, the computer executable instructions cause the computing device to:

• receive, from a player computing device of the player, a request to buy into a wagering game for a buy-in value using a funds source from a digital wallet of the player accessed from the player computing device, the wagering game is provided at a smart table using radio-frequency identification (RFID)-enabled chips, the smart table including at least one RFID sensor configured to detect the presence of RFID-enabled chips, the at least one RFID sensor includes a dealer scratchpad for detecting a value of RFID-enabled chips within a scratchpad area on the smart table, the smart table defining a plurality of player positions;
• generate a first QR code that includes a buy-in code embedded within the QR code;
• transmit the first QR code to the player computing device for display on the player computing device;
• using the camera device at the smart table, scan the first QR code from a display device on the player computing device;
• display, to a dealer of the wagering game at the smart table, a confirmation that the player is entitled to receive the buy-in value;
• detect, from the at least one RFID sensor, a chip value within the scratchpad area;
• compare the chip value to the buy-in value;
• and
• display, to the dealer, a confirmation that the chip value matches the buy-in value, thereby authorizing the dealer to pass chips from the dealer scratchpad to the player.