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System for the tracking and management of transactions in a pit area of a gaming establishment

  • US 5,809,482 A
  • Filed: 09/01/1994
  • Issued: 09/15/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/01/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An automatic tracking and managing system for use in a gaming establishment, comprising:

  • a casino database that stores betting summary records for each of a plurality of players, each betting summary record associated with a player identification code, the betting summary record of a player including the player'"'"'s betting rating;

    a gaming table having a plurality of player positions and a plurality of code readers, each code reader initiating a betting session in response to reading a player identification cards encoded with a player identification code;

    a communications network; and

    an automatic tracking and managing unit (ATMU) including a display unit, and coupled to the casino database via the communications network, and coupled to the code readers at the gaming table to receive from a code reader a player identification code for a player at a position at the gaming table at the initiation of a betting session, and to retrieve from the casino database in response thereto the betting summary record associated with the player identification code, and to display the betting summary record of the player to pit personnel at the gaming table on the display unit, the ATMU collecting real time data of the player'"'"'s betting transactions at the gaming table, the real time data including the player'"'"'s identification code read from the player identification card, and an average bet by the player during the betting session, and updating the betting summary record with the collected real time data for the player, and providing the updated betting summary record to the casino database via the communications network.

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