Method, apparatus and article for evaluating card games, such as blackjack
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1. A system for analyzing a card game played on a playing surface of a gaming table, the system comprising:
- an optical reader operable to read an identifier from each of a number of playing cards collected after completion of at least one hand of at least one player of the card game to determine an ending sequence of playing cards;
detecting means for detecting a dealing of at least one playing card to the at least one hand of the at least one player, before determining the ending sequence of playing cards; and
means for automatically determining a value of the at least one hand based at least in part on the ending sequence and based at least in part on the detected dealing of at least one playing card to the at least one hand of the at least one player.
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Abstract
Identifiers are read from playing cards collected after completion of at least one hand of a card game, such as blackjack, and the value of a hand is determined from the resulting sequence of read identifiers (i.e., ending sequence). The playing cards are collected in a defined order, such as from players in order from a dealer'"'"'s right to left, and finally from the dealer. The cards, and the play of the game, can be validated based at least in part on the ending sequence. Identifiers may also be read from cards before or while dealing the card game to produce an initial sequence.
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1. A system for analyzing a card game played on a playing surface of a gaming table, the system comprising:
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an optical reader operable to read an identifier from each of a number of playing cards collected after completion of at least one hand of at least one player of the card game to determine an ending sequence of playing cards; detecting means for detecting a dealing of at least one playing card to the at least one hand of the at least one player, before determining the ending sequence of playing cards; and means for automatically determining a value of the at least one hand based at least in part on the ending sequence and based at least in part on the detected dealing of at least one playing card to the at least one hand of the at least one player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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