Player tracking system for gaming tables
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1. A system for tracking play on a gaming table that includes a plurality of player positions, the system comprising:
- a computer database;
a single card reader adjacent a dealer position at the table, the card reader being coupled to the computer database with a communication channel; and
a display monitor adjacent the dealer position at the table, the display monitor being coupled to the computer database with the communication channel, the display monitor being configured to depict player positions where players are physically positioned at the table;
wherein the display monitor comprises a touchscreen for associating a card of a player being read by the card reader with a respective player position of the player at the table upon a touching of the respective player position depicted on the touchscreen, the respective player position depicted by the display monitor indicating a the player associated with the card read by the card reader.
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Abstract
A system for tracking players at a gaming table that includes a plurality of player positions and for displaying information related to the players. The system includes a central computer, a display monitor, a card reader and an input device. The system correlates where players are seated and displays their positions along with their first names and other desirable information related to the players.
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1. A system for tracking play on a gaming table that includes a plurality of player positions, the system comprising:
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a computer database;
a single card reader adjacent a dealer position at the table, the card reader being coupled to the computer database with a communication channel; and
a display monitor adjacent the dealer position at the table, the display monitor being coupled to the computer database with the communication channel, the display monitor being configured to depict player positions where players are physically positioned at the table;
wherein the display monitor comprises a touchscreen for associating a card of a player being read by the card reader with a respective player position of the player at the table upon a touching of the respective player position depicted on the touchscreen, the respective player position depicted by the display monitor indicating a the player associated with the card read by the card reader. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of tracking players at gaming tables that include a plurality of player positions, the method comprising:
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depicting player positions at a gaming table on a display adjacent to a dealer position;
receiving and reading player information from a card of a player at the gaming table with a card reader adjacent the dealer position;
associating a respective player position of the player on the display with the card, wherein the association of the respective player position with the card is done by a dealer touching the respective player position depicted on the display when the card of the player has been read by the card reader. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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