US 8,986,091 B2 · Casino card handling with game play feed

Abstract

A card game monitor manages play of a game with a video feed of casino table game play. A dealer deals a game using a card-handling device that randomizes and dispenses cards, which may be grouped into sets of hands by the card-handling device. A card recognition system recognizes card information including rank and suit of each card dispensed by the card handling device while each card is under control of the card-handling device. A camera captures a video feed of casino table game play, which is transmitted to a computing device operated by a player. A control system receives the card information from the card recognition device and manages control of the game using hand information associated with players. Player action elections from the computing device are displayed to a dealer The player provides a player action through the computing device, which is used to facilitate play of the casino table game.

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Dependent claims

A card game monitoring apparatus, comprising:

a card-handling device to randomize and dispense cards during a casino table game play, the card-handling device forming a plurality of groups of cards, each group comprising one or more cards of at least a partial hand for a player position;
a card recognition system to recognize card information including a rank and a suit of each dispensed card in the group while each card is under control of the card-handling device;
a camera configured to capture a video feed of the casino table game play;
a communications interface in communication with a computing device operated by a player;
and
a control system comprising at least one processor and a memory wherein the control system is configured to:
control the card-handling device;
receive the card information for each card from the card recognition system;
associate the received card information with at least one at least partial player hand;
and
transmit at least the video feed to the computing device for display to the player.

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Casino card handling with game play feed

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