INTERACTIVE GAMING TABLE
First Claim
1. An interactive gaming table adapted for hosting table gaming events involving accepting wagers, playing table games based on the wagers and granting monetary awards based on the results of the table games, comprising:
- a first surface adapted for the play of one or more wager-based table games;
an outer circumference adapted for the presence of one or more active players at said interactive gaming table, said outer circumference having a plurality of active player positions distributed thereabout;
a plurality of slave controller devices adapted to facilitate one or more table activities at said active player positions, wherein each of said plurality of active player positions includes at least one dedicated said slave controller device;
a master gaming table controller in communication with each of said plurality of slave controller devices and adapted to control a plurality of interactive gaming table functions, and also adapted to synchronize communications and activities between said plurality of slave controller devices;
at least one access interface in communication with said master gaming table controller and adapted for communications with one or more networked devices located away from said interactive gaming table;
one or more gaming table tracking devices in communication with said master gaming table controller and adapted to facilitate the tracking of one or more gaming events or transactions at said interactive gaming table; and
a specialized gaming table bolster distributed about said outer circumference, said specialized gaming table bolster including a plurality of bolster display devices adapted to indicate one or more status items regarding table game activities, the presence or absence of players, or both, at said interactive gaming table.
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Abstract
Interactive gaming tables and systems adapted to facilitate the automated administration of gaming table events are provided. Tables can have a playing surface, an outer circumference with active player positions, a slave controller for each active player position adapted to facilitate automated gaming activities, a master gaming table controller to synchronize communications and activities between slave controllers, access interfaces for communications with networked devices located away from the table, cameras and other tracking devices adapted to track gaming events at the table, and a specialized gaming table bolster distributed about the outer circumference. Bolster devices can include player friendly peripherals, including visual displays, speakers, open jacks, player tracking devices, and lights or other display elements to indicate table game statuses or the presence or absence of players. Tables can communicate with each other, a remote host, and/or player controlled auxiliary or hand-held wireless devices, which may be adapted for backbetting.
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35 Claims
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1. An interactive gaming table adapted for hosting table gaming events involving accepting wagers, playing table games based on the wagers and granting monetary awards based on the results of the table games, comprising:
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a first surface adapted for the play of one or more wager-based table games; an outer circumference adapted for the presence of one or more active players at said interactive gaming table, said outer circumference having a plurality of active player positions distributed thereabout; a plurality of slave controller devices adapted to facilitate one or more table activities at said active player positions, wherein each of said plurality of active player positions includes at least one dedicated said slave controller device; a master gaming table controller in communication with each of said plurality of slave controller devices and adapted to control a plurality of interactive gaming table functions, and also adapted to synchronize communications and activities between said plurality of slave controller devices; at least one access interface in communication with said master gaming table controller and adapted for communications with one or more networked devices located away from said interactive gaming table; one or more gaming table tracking devices in communication with said master gaming table controller and adapted to facilitate the tracking of one or more gaming events or transactions at said interactive gaming table; and a specialized gaming table bolster distributed about said outer circumference, said specialized gaming table bolster including a plurality of bolster display devices adapted to indicate one or more status items regarding table game activities, the presence or absence of players, or both, at said interactive gaming table. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 15, 16)
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5. An interactive gaming table adapted for hosting table gaming events involving accepting wagers, playing table games based on the wagers and granting monetary awards based on the results of the table games, comprising:
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an outer circumference adapted for the presence of one or more active players at said interactive gaming table, said outer circumference having a plurality of active player positions distributed thereabout; a first surface adapted for the play of one or more wager-based table games; one or more gaming table tracking devices adapted to facilitate the tracking of one or more gaming events or transactions associated with said one or more active players at said interactive gaming table; and at least one annunciator disposed thereupon and adapted to indicate one or more status items regarding main table game activities, the presence or absence of players, or both, at said interactive gaming table. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An interactive table gaming system, comprising:
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a plurality of interactive gaming tables adapted for hosting table gaming events involving accepting wagers, playing table games based on the wagers and granting monetary awards based on the results of the table games, wherein each of said plurality of interactive gaming tables includes a first surface adapted for the play of one or more wager-based table games, an outer circumference adapted for the presence of one or more active players at said interactive gaming table, said outer circumference having a plurality of active player positions distributed thereabout, a master gaming table controller adapted to control a plurality of interactive gaming table functions and to communicate with one or more networked devices located away from its respective interactive gaming table, at least one access interface in communication with said master gaming table controller and adapted for communications with said one or more networked devices, and one or more gaming table tracking devices in communication with said master gaming table controller and adapted to facilitate the tracking of one or more gaming events or transactions at its interactive gaming table; and an interactive gaming table host server located remotely from at least one of said plurality of interactive gaming tables and in direct or indirect communication with each of said plurality of interactive gaming tables, said host server being adapted to synchronize coordinated gaming activities between at least two of said plurality of interactive gaming tables. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of providing a networked gaming event at an interactive gaming table adapted for hosting table gaming events involving accepting wagers, playing table games based on the wagers and granting monetary awards based on the results of the table games, comprising:
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providing a first interactive gaming table adapted for hosting table gaming events involving wagers, the play of table games based on the wagers and monetary awards based on the results of the table games, said first interactive gaming table including a first surface adapted for the play of one or more wager-based table games, an outer circumference adapted for the presence of one or more active players, said outer circumference having a plurality of active player positions distributed thereabout, a master gaming table controller adapted to control a plurality of interactive gaming table functions and to communicate with one or more networked devices located away from said first interactive gaming table, and at least one access interface in communication with said master gaming table controller and adapted for communications with said one or more networked devices; establishing a first communication connection between said at least one access interface and a first networked device; sending instructions to said master gaming table controller from said first networked device via said communication connection; presenting a gaming event at said interactive gaming table based at least in part on said sent instructions; awarding a prize or monetary payout to an active player at said interactive gaming table based on said gaming event; collecting automatically game event information from the play of table games at said interactive gaming table; and establishing a second communication connection between said at least one access interface and a second networked device; forwarding said game event information to said second networked device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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