Secured gaming cards and verification system

A method of tracking playing cards at a gaming table, the method comprising:

• providing a first identifier on each of a plurality of playing cards, wherein each first identifier is unique with respect to every other first identifier;
• using a separate second identifier on each of the plurality of playing cards, wherein the separate second identifier indicates a game value of the playing card;
• storing information regarding each of said plurality of playing cards on an electronic system storage component, wherein the stored information includes at least the first identifier and the second identifier for each playing card;
• detecting at or about the same time by an automated component the first identifier and second identifier of one or more playing cards used for a table game at a gaming table;
• and
• comparing the detected identifiers with said stored information, wherein said comparing includes verifying whether the second identifier is appropriate for the first identifier detected on the one or more playing cards.