INTELLIGENT BACCARAT SHOE
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1. A playing card delivery shoe for use in the play of the casino table card game of baccarat from which delivery shoe cards may be dealt comprisinga) an area for receiving a first set of playing cards useful in the play of the casino table card game of baccarat;
- 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) at least one playing card reading sensor that reads 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 there is a communication link between the playing card reading sensors and a processor, which processor analyzes said data according to rules of play of the game of baccarat and determines results of play for a round of play of baccarat based upon said data.
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Abstract
A method of controlling the game of baccarat is disclosed, the method including the steps of providing a card delivery shoe equipped with a sensor capable of reading at least a rank of each card; a first processor capable of controlling operation of the card delivery shoe; and a second processor capable of receiving signals from the sensor and programmed to display information related to the game of baccarat.
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1. A playing card delivery shoe for use in the play of the casino table card game of baccarat from which delivery shoe cards may be dealt comprising
a) an area for receiving a first set of playing cards useful in the play of the casino table card game of baccarat; -
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) at least one playing card reading sensor that reads 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 there is a communication link between the playing card reading sensors and a processor, which processor analyzes said data according to rules of play of the game of baccarat and determines results of play for a round of play of baccarat based upon said data.
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