Gaming table validator assembly
AssigneeJCM American Corporation
InventorsRaymond Heidel, Gwen D. Mathis
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Abstract
A bill acceptor assembly for accepting bills, vouchers, scrip, tickets and/or currency at a gaming table. The bill acceptor assembly includes a validator assembly capable of accepting a stack of individual notes in a receiving slot mounted to the gaming table, processing the notes one at a time, and passing valid notes through a hole in the gaming table or along the back edge of the gaming table to a cash box located below the gaming table.
Claims18
A bill acceptor adapted for use on a gaming table, comprising:
- a validator including note transportation system, said validator configured to identify characteristics of a note being passed therethrough by said transportation system, said validator controlling said transportation system to cause validated notes to be transported along a path through said validator;
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- a cash box adapted to receive valid notes at the end of said path through said validator and to store valid notes, said cash box being mounted below the surface of said gaming table.
A method of validating notes received at a human operated gaming table, comprising:
- providing a bill acceptor capable of accepting and validating notes at said gaming table;
- transporting valid notes from said bill acceptor located on a playing surface of said gaming table to a cash box positioned below the playing surface of said gaming table.
A method of tracking the total value of the notes received on a gaming table comprising:
- providing a validator assembly on a gaming table said validator having a slot for inserting notes located on the upper surface of the gaming table;
- validating and storing all notes accepted on said gaming table said notes being stored in a lock box located below the surface of the gaming table;
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- tracking the amount of notes validated and stored.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.