AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING MANAGEMENT OF CASINO GAME TABLE PLAYER RATING INFORMATION
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1. A gaming table system comprising:
- at least one processor;
at least one interface operable to provide a communication link to at least one other network device in a gaming network; and
memory;
the system being operable to;
automatically detect a presence of a first player at a first gaming table;
automatically initiate at least one procedure for closing a player rating session associated with the first player in response to a determination that a first set of criteria has been satisfied; and
automatically compute or determine player rating information relating to the first player'"'"'s player rating session, wherein the player rating information includes first player walk amount information relating to an estimate of wagering tokens belonging to the first player at a time of closing of the first player'"'"'s player rating session.
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Abstract
Various techniques are disclosed for facilitating player tracking activities at a casino gaming table which includes a plurality of player stations. One aspect is directed to different techniques for automating the various manual processes involved in the rating of a player of a table game. Another aspect is directed to different embodiments for automatically starting, suspending, resuming and/or ending player tracking sessions at one or more table games.
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38 Claims
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1. A gaming table system comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one interface operable to provide a communication link to at least one other network device in a gaming network; and memory; the system being operable to; automatically detect a presence of a first player at a first gaming table; automatically initiate at least one procedure for closing a player rating session associated with the first player in response to a determination that a first set of criteria has been satisfied; and automatically compute or determine player rating information relating to the first player'"'"'s player rating session, wherein the player rating information includes first player walk amount information relating to an estimate of wagering tokens belonging to the first player at a time of closing of the first player'"'"'s player rating session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A gaming table system comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one interface operable to provide a communication link to at least one other network device in a gaming network; and memory; the system being operable to; automatically detect a presence of a first player at a first gaming table; automatically perform at least one operation selected from a group consisting of;
tracking buy-in activity at the first gaming table relating to the first player;
tracking marker-in activity at the first gaming table relating to the first player;
tracking chips out activity at the first gaming table relating to the first player; and
tracking redemption activity at the first gaming table relating to the first player. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method for facilitating player rating activities at a casino gaming table, the method comprising:
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automatically detecting a presence of a first player at a first gaming table; automatically initiating at least one procedure for closing a player rating session associated with the first player in response to a determination that a first set of criteria has been satisfied; and automatically computing or determining player rating information relating to the first player'"'"'s player rating session, wherein the player rating information includes first player walk amount information relating to an estimate of wagering tokens belonging to the first player at a time of closing of the first player'"'"'s player rating session. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for facilitating player rating activities at a casino gaming table, the method comprising:
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automatically detecting a presence of a first player at the first gaming table; and automatically performing at least one operation selected from a group consisting of;
tracking buy-in activity at the first gaming table relating to the first player;
tracking marker-in activity at the first gaming table relating to the first player;
tracking chips out activity at the first gaming table relating to the first player; and
tracking redemption activity at the first gaming table relating to the first player. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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37. A system for facilitating player rating activities at a casino gaming table, the method comprising:
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at least one processor; memory; means for automatically detecting a presence of a first player at a first gaming table; means for automatically initiating at least one procedure for closing a player rating session associated with the first player in response to a determination that a first set of criteria has been satisfied; means for automatically computing or determining player rating information relating to the first player'"'"'s player rating session, wherein the player rating information includes first player walk amount information relating to an estimate of wagering tokens belonging to the first player at a time of closing of the first player'"'"'s player rating session; means for automatically tracking buy-in activity at the first gaming table relating to the first player; means for automatically tracking marker-in activity at the first gaming table relating to the first player; means for automatically tracking chips out activity at the first gaming table relating to the first player; means for automatically tracking redemption activity at the first gaming table relating to the first player; and means for automatically identifying, as belonging to the first player, at least one wagering token located at a non-wagering area of the first gaming table.
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