Fraud detection system in a casino
AssigneeAngel Group Co., Ltd.
InventorYasushi SHIGETA
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Abstract
A fraud detection system which detects fraud in a game of performing collection and redemption of chips in accordance with a win or lose result includes a camera which captures an image of chips contained in a chip tray of a dealer, an image analyzing apparatus which analyses the image captured by the camera to detect an amount of the chips contained in the chip tray, a card distribution device which determines a win or lose result of a game, and a control device which compares the win or lose result of the game and the amount of the chips contained in the chip tray before and after collection and redemption of the chips to detect fraud.
Claims6
A system for recognizing gaming chips on a gaming table, wherein the gaming table comprises a chip tray configured to store the dealer’s chips, a card shoe configured to read playing cards that are drawn therefrom for the game, and a table surface divided into a plurality of betting areas, wherein each of the gaming chip has an RFID tag embedded therein that stores information capable of identifying at least value thereof,
- the system comprises:
- (1) a first chip recognition system configured to recognize gaming chips bet by a player on the betting areas of the table surface,
- wherein the first chip recognition system comprises:
- (a) a camera configured to capture the bet gaming chips to generate an image, and an image analysis device configured to recognize denominations, number, and betting target of the gaming chips by analyzing the image, or
- (b) a reading device configured to recognize the denomination, number, and betting target of the gaming chips by reading the RFID tag embedded in the bet gaming chips,
- (2) a second chip recognition system configured to recognize at least a total amount of the gaming chips housed in the chip tray by reading the RFID tag of the gaming chips housed in the chip tray,
- (3) a win/loss determination system configured to determine an win/loss result of the bet gaming chips recognized by the first chip recognition system based on a result of reading playing cards in the card shoe and a result of recognizing the bet gaming chips by the first chip recognition system;
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- (4) an exchange recording system configured to record in a database an amount of cash provided by the player and an amount of gaming chips provided by the dealer to the player in exchange for the cash as an amount of an exchange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.