Method and apparatus for cashless bartop gaming system operation

A method of installing a bartop gaming system comprising the following steps:

• removing a pre-existing bartop portion of a bar while leaving a remaining bar base portion intact,
• placing a replacement bartop having at least one receptacle for receiving a player station on said bar base,
• installing a network connector conduit from a table server to a player station via said replacement bartop, and
• installing said player station into said replacement bartop, said player station being in communication with said network connector conduit.

A bartop gaming system comprising

• at least one player station,
• a replacement bartop having at least one receptacle for receiving said player station,
• a table server capable of being in electrical communication with said player station,
• said player station comprising
• a housing having an upper surface, a lower surface, and side surfaces,
• a sheet of clear material integral to said upper surface for providing a viewing window into said housing,
• a flat screen video display positioned in said housing to be visible through said sheet of clear material,
• a player input mechanism,
• a control center having a microprocessor capable of being in communication with said video display and said player input mechanism, and
• said player station capable of being contained in a thin profile housing unit through the use of said flat screen video display, thereby enabling said player station to be installed into said replacement bartop designed to replace a pre-existing bartop while leaving a bar base intact.

A bartop gaming system comprising

• at least one player station,
• a replacement bartop having at least one receptacle for receiving said player station,
• said player station comprising
• a housing having an upper surface, a lower surface, and side surfaces,
• a sheet of clear material integral to said upper surface for providing a viewing window into said housing,
• a flat screen video display positioned in said housing to be visible through said sheet of clear material,
• a control button pad located externally to said housing on said upper surface,
• a control center having a microprocessor capable of being in communication with said video display and said control button pad, and
• said player station capable of being contained in a thin profile housing unit through the use of said flat screen video display, thereby enabling said player station to be installed into said replacement bartop designed to replace a pre-existing bartop while leaving a bar base intact.

A bartop gaming system comprising

• at least one player station,
• a replacement bartop having at least one receptacle for receiving said player station,
• said player station comprising
• a housing having an upper surface, a lower surface, and side surfaces,
• a sheet of clear material integral to said upper surface for providing a viewing window into said housing,
• a flat screen video display positioned in said housing to be visible through said sheet of clear material,
• a player input,
• a control center having a microprocessor capable of being in communication with said video display and said player input, and
• said player station capable of being contained in a thin profile housing unit through the use of said flat screen video display, thereby enabling said player station to be installed into said replacement bartop designed to replace a pre-existing bartop while leaving a bar base intact.