Casino table capable of tracking gaming cards
View Patent ↗The present invention is to provide a casino table capable of adequately determining whether a dishonest act is committed on a card arranged on a casino table while reducing a maintenance cost, a personnel cost, etc., by using a normal card not containing the tag, etc. A game surface is imaged by an imaging device, the presence of the card placed on the game surface is detected from image data produced by an imaging signal issued from the imaging device, and trajectory data of the card placed on the game surface is produced.
1. A system comprising:
a casino table where a player and a dealer face each other and a card or a casino chips is placed by the dealer or the player;
an IC card read/write device that is provided at a position of the casino table where the player can manipulate the IC card read/write device by extending a hand, reads cash information stored in an IC card inserted in the IC card read/write device, and comprises a first display device and a first input device for inputting a number of casino chips which the player desires to exchange;
a casino chip read/write device that reads or writes casino chips placed on the casino table; and
a game management device that is provided in the casino table, and comprises a second display for allowing the dealer to visually confirm a displayed image, a second input device having a touch panel function for manipulation, and an interface which connects the game management device to the IC card read/write device and the casino chip read/write device,
wherein the game management device:
a) receives the cash information from the IC card read/write and displays on the first display a maximum number of casino chips that can be exchanged based on the cash information;
b) when a money amount corresponding to the number of casino chips which the player desires to exchange is greater than a money amount corresponding to the cash information received from the IC card, displays on the first display a notification that the casino chips cannot be exchanged;
c) when the money amount corresponding to the number of casino chips which the player desires to exchange is equal to or less than the money amount corresponding to the cash information received from the IC card, displays on the second display the number of casino chips which the player desires to exchange and can be exchanged; and
d) subtracts the money amount corresponding to the number of casino chips exchanged from the IC card from the cash information.