CARD HANDLING DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
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1. A device for handling playing cards, comprising:
- a card infeed tray;
a card output tray;
a moveable card storage device with multiple compartments, with at least one compartment configured for storing bonus cards; and
a control system, the control system programmed to selectively dispense playing cards and at least one special card.
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Abstract
A card handling device includes a sensing system for identifying cards handled thereby. A control system may be configured to selectively control an infeed system, a storage system, and/or an output system of the device in response to a signal received from the sensing system, and to enable a user to selectively perform one or more of a shuffling operation, a sorting operation, and a dealing operation using the device. A card handling device may be configured to dispense randomly arranged hands, prearranged hands, randomly arranged decks, or prearranged decks.
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20 Claims
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1. A device for handling playing cards, comprising:
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a card infeed tray; a card output tray; a moveable card storage device with multiple compartments, with at least one compartment configured for storing bonus cards; and a control system, the control system programmed to selectively dispense playing cards and at least one special card. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of delivering groups of cards to a card game and upon the occurrence of an event, dispensing a special card, comprising:
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feeding playing cards individually from an infeed area of a card handling device into an intermediate storage compartment designated for receiving playing cards; feeding at least one bonus card from an infeed area of a card handling device into intermediate storage compartment designated for receiving bonus cards; selectively delivering groups of playing cards; and selectively delivering at least one bonus card. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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