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Modular dealing shoe for casino table card games

  • US 20090054161A1
  • Filed: 08/04/2008
  • Published: 02/26/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A casino table card game playing system comprising:

  • a playing card delivery shoe from which playing cards may be dealt a display screen, a processor within the playing card delivery shoe, the system for use in the play of the casino table card game of blackjack, the delivery shoe comprisinga) 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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