Modular dealing shoe for casino table card games
First Claim
1. A casino table card game playing system comprising a display screen, a processor and a playing card delivery shoe for use in the play of the casino table card game of blackjack from which cards may be dealt, the delivery shoe comprising a) an area for receiving a first set of playing cards useful in the play of the casino table card game of blackjack;
- b) first card mover that moves playing cards from the first set to a playing card staging area wherein at least one playing card is staged in an order by which playing cards are removed from the first set of and moved to the playing card staging area;
c) second playing card mover that moves playing cards from the playing card staging area to a delivery area wherein playing cards removed from the staging area to the delivery shoe are moved in the same order by which playing cards were removed from the first set of playing cards and moved to the playing card staging area; and
d) playing card reading sensors that read at least one playing card value of each playing card separately after each playing card has been removed from the area for receiving the first set of playing cards and before removal from the playing card delivery area;
wherein the playing card reading sensors are in communication with the processor, which processor analyses and displays game-related information on at least one display screen.
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Abstract
A playing card delivery shoe is used in the play of the casino table card game of blackjack is disclosed. The shoe may comprise a) an area for receiving a first set of playing cards useful in the play of the casino table card game of blackjack; b) first card mover that moves playing cards from the first set to a playing card staging area wherein at least one playing card is staged in an order by which playing cards are removed from the first set of and moved to the playing card staging area; c) second playing card mover that moves playing cards from the playing card staging area to a delivery area wherein playing cards removed from the staging area to the delivery shoe are moved in the same order by which playing cards were removed from the first set of playing cards and moved to the playing card staging area; and d) playing card reading sensors that read at least one playing card value of each playing card separately after each playing card has been removed from the area for receiving the first set of playing cards and before removal from the playing card delivery area. There is a communication link between the playing card reading sensors and a processor, and the processor analyzes said data and displays certain game-related data on a display device.
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26 Claims
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1. A casino table card game playing system comprising a display screen, a processor and a playing card delivery shoe for use in the play of the casino table card game of blackjack from which cards may be dealt, the delivery shoe comprising
a) an area for receiving a first set of playing cards useful in the play of the casino table card game of blackjack; -
b) first card mover that moves playing cards from the first set to a playing card staging area wherein at least one playing card is staged in an order by which playing cards are removed from the first set of and moved to the playing card staging area;
c) second playing card mover that moves playing cards from the playing card staging area to a delivery area wherein playing cards removed from the staging area to the delivery shoe are moved in the same order by which playing cards were removed from the first set of playing cards and moved to the playing card staging area; and
d) playing card reading sensors that read at least one playing card value of each playing card separately after each playing card has been removed from the area for receiving the first set of playing cards and before removal from the playing card delivery area;
wherein the playing card reading sensors are in communication with the processor, which processor analyses and displays game-related information on at least one display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A blackjack gaming system comprising a processor, a display panel in communication link with the processor and a card dealing shoe for use in the play of the casino table card game of blackjack in communication with the processor, the card storage shoe comprising:
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a card infeed area where an approximately vertical set of playing cards can be seated, a playing card moving element that moves one playing card at-a-time from the approximately vertical set of playing cards, an automatic mechanical transporting system for horizontally transporting individual ones of playing cards moved from the vertical set of playing cards to a playing card delivery area, and a playing card reading system that reads at least value of playing cards before playing cards become stationary in the playing card delivery area, and the value of playing cards read is used to display information relating to the game of blackjack. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of providing cards to a dealer in the casino table card game of blackjack for manual delivery of the cards by a dealer from a card delivery device comprising:
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placing a set of cards within a card infeed area of a card delivery device;
mechanically moving cards in the order in which cards are removed from the set of cards from the set of cards from the card infeed area to a card delivery area of the card delivery device where at least some cards become stationary;
reading individual cards for at least value after the cards are removed from the card infeed area and before the cards become stationary in the card delivery area;
wherein there is a communication link between card reading sensors in the card delivery device and a processor, which processor analyzes said data and displays displayable information on a display device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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- 22. A card delivery shoe for use in the play of blackjack at a casino table, the shoe having a storage end and a delivery end, the shoe storing a first set of randomized cards in the storage end and allowing manual removal of cards from the delivery end, at least one first sensor in the delivery end that senses when a card is absent from the delivery end and sends a signal to a motor that a card is to be delivered to the delivery end, a card reading sensor, and a motor that mechanically delivers a card to the delivery end of the shoe, wherein there is a communication link between the card reading sensors and a processor, which processor analyzes said data and the processor transmitting displayable information from the processor to a display device.
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