Cashless electronic poker table and method
First Claim
1. A system for providing an electronic poker game to a plurality of players, comprising:
- an electronic poker table having a table top with a playing surface and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top, each electronic player interaction area providing a player interface for interaction with one of the players;
at least one device coupled to the electronic poker table for reading tickets having an associated value; and
, a game computer coupled to the plurality of electronic player interaction areas and the device for administering the electronic poker game by using electronic cards and electronic chips and for associating the value of a first ticket read by the at least one device with one of the players and allowing the one player to purchase electronic chips with at least a portion of the value of the first ticket.
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Abstract
A system and method provides an electronic poker game to a plurality of players using an electronic poker table. The electronic poker table has a table top with a playing surface and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top. Each electronic player interaction area provides a player interface for interaction with one of the players. The electronic poker table includes at least one device coupled to the electronic poker table for reading tickets having an associated value. A game computer administers the electronic poker game by using electronic cards and electronic chips, associates the value of a first ticket read by the at least one device with one of the players and allows the one player to purchase electronic chips with at least a portion of the value of the first ticket.
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45 Claims
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1. A system for providing an electronic poker game to a plurality of players, comprising:
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an electronic poker table having a table top with a playing surface and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top, each electronic player interaction area providing a player interface for interaction with one of the players;
at least one device coupled to the electronic poker table for reading tickets having an associated value; and
,a game computer coupled to the plurality of electronic player interaction areas and the device for administering the electronic poker game by using electronic cards and electronic chips and for associating the value of a first ticket read by the at least one device with one of the players and allowing the one player to purchase electronic chips with at least a portion of the value of the first ticket. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for providing an electronic poker game to a plurality of players, comprising:
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an electronic poker table having a table top with a playing surface and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top, each electronic player interaction area providing a player interface for interaction with one of the players;
a plurality of ticket readers, each ticket reader coupled to one of the electronic player interaction areas for reading tickets having an associated value; and
,a game computer coupled to the plurality of electronic player interaction areas and the device for administering the electronic poker game by using electronic cards and electronic chips and for associating the value of a first ticket read by one of the ticket readers at an associated electronic player interaction area and associating the value of the first ticket with the player assigned to the associated electronic player interaction area and allowing the associated player to purchase electronic chips with at least a portion of the value of the first ticket. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for providing an electronic poker game to a plurality of players via one or more electronic poker tables and a server computer, each electronic poker table having a table top with a playing surface and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top, each electronic player interaction area providing a player interface for interaction with one of the players, the server computer being coupled to the plurality of electronic player interaction areas for administering the electronic poker game, each electronic poker table having at least one device for reading tickets having an associated value, comprising:
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administering the electronic poker game by using electronic cards and electronic chips;
reading a first ticket by the device;
associating the value of the first ticket with one of the players; and
,allowing the one player to purchase electronic chips with at least a portion of the value of the first ticket. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45)
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44. A method, as set forth in claim 44, wherein the new value is stored in a database, the new value being associated with the new ticket through the ticket ID.
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