PLAYING CARD VAULT
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1. A card vault comprising:
- four sides and a bottom defining a space adapted to receive a plurality of playing cards;
an adjustable door configured to cover and expose an opening opposite the bottom; and
one or more locking mechanisms adjacent to said defined space wherein said one or more locking mechanisms are configured to removably attach said card vault to at least one of the following;
an automatic card shuffling machine;
a card shoe;
a card verifying machine; and
a card discard rack.
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Abstract
A card vault for attachment to an automatic card shuffling machine, card shoe, card verifying machine and card discard rack is disclosed. The card vault facilitates a system of reducing human handling of cards thereby reducing human error and cheating. Cards may be transferred in a card vault directly from the card verifying machine to an automatic card shuffling machine. After being dealt during one or more table games, the cards are placed in a discard rack and transferred to the card vault for transport to a card verifying machine where the deck is verified. The card vault and contained cards are tracked in substantially real-time using wireless technology such as a RFID transmitter and receiver.
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22 Claims
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1. A card vault comprising:
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four sides and a bottom defining a space adapted to receive a plurality of playing cards; an adjustable door configured to cover and expose an opening opposite the bottom; and one or more locking mechanisms adjacent to said defined space wherein said one or more locking mechanisms are configured to removably attach said card vault to at least one of the following; an automatic card shuffling machine; a card shoe; a card verifying machine; and a card discard rack. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A card vault comprising:
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a housing defining a space adapted to retain playing cards; closure means for accessing and closing an opening in said housing; and locking means operable to removably attach said card vault to at least one of the following; an automatic card shuffling machine; a card shoe; a card verifying machine; and a card discard rack. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A card tracking system comprising:
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a card vault adapted to attach to at least one of the following; an automatic card shuffling machine; a card shoe; a card verifying machine; and a card discard rack; and means for tracking a location of said card vault. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A card tracking system comprising:
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a card vault adapted to attach to at least one of the following; an automatic card shuffling machine; a card shoe; a card verifying machine; and a card discard rack; and means for recording data associated with said card vault. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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