Casino operations management system

• US 8,635,126 B2
• Filed: 11/17/2010
• Issued: 01/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IT Casino Solutions LLC
• Original Assignee: IT Casino Solutions LLC
• Inventors: Risnoveanu, Julian, Draghici, Mircea
• Primary Examiner(s): AN, IG TAI
• Application Number:
  US12/948,729
• Publication Number:
  US 20120123915A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,161 Days
• Field of Search: 705 22- 28
• US Class Current: 705/30
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting

Abstract

A system, computer program and computer-based method for managing casino operations. The system provides for employee management and information storage and retrieval for a significant number of casino operations. The system includes an attendance controller that receives, stores and displays attendance information for casino personnel. Casino personnel are issued cards that uniquely identify them and monitor them in the fulfillment of their roles. Players may also receive these types of cards, which can be used to record their casino activity and reward them for playing. The system provides for managing financial transactions between the player and entity. Touch screen devices, resident at casino tables, may be used to request and manage the table.

Claims

1. A casino operations management system, comprising:

an attendance controller module configured to receive, store and display attendance information for an entity, wherein the attendance information includes start times, end times, tardiness and absences;

a unique personnel identification card device configured to receive, store and transmit unique identification information for individual personnel associated with the entity;

at least one card scanner device corresponding to at least one entity location, the at least one card scanner device being configured to scan the unique personnel identification card device and thereby transmit unique identification information and location information for each of said individual personnel associated with the entity;

a table rotation module configured to receive, store and display table rotation information;

at least one touch screen device configured to receive and display information for a casino table;

a player cage module configured to manage financial transactions between the player and entity, including cash transactions for each player, the player cage module including a cashier interface that has information regarding all transactions performed by a cashier during a time period,

a section view module configured to receive, store and display and transmit the dealer schedule information, dealer status information, table rotation information, table status information, game limit information, and dealer game information for each casino table according to predefined casino sections and for each down period;

wherein the section view module is further configured to receive manual input of dealer schedule information;

a multi transaction log module configured to store multiple transactions for an individual player and to merge transactions for each said individual player, the multi transaction log being further configured to identify unknown players based on at least one image received of each unknown player,

wherein the multi transaction log is further configured to track total transactions for known and unknown players and determine when transactions for each said individual player exceed a reportable threshold total for a predetermined period;

wherein the multi transaction log module includes a tax reporting module, said tax reporting module being configured to generate a report, for transmission to a taxing authority, when said transactions for each said individual player exceed a reportable threshold total for a predetermined period.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

an employee transaction module configured to display identification information about an employee and a history of employee financial transactions with the entity.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the touch screen device includes an optical counter slot configured to count and compute the value of entity currency.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one radio frequency identification card device configured to receive, store and transmit unique player identification information;

at least one radio frequency identification antenna that corresponds to at least one casino seat, the at least one radio frequency identification antenna being configured to receive information from the at least one radio frequency identification card device; and

a player tracking module configured to reward players based on casino activity.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the multi transaction log has a reporting form module that is configured to determine an appropriate form for reporting the exceeded reportable threshold total for each said individual player for a predetermined period, and

the reporting form module is further configured to automatically populate the determined appropriate reporting form with transaction information for each known and unknown individual player whose transactions exceed the reportable threshold total for a predetermined period.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein:

the reporting form module is yet further configured to receive a request from an authorized user to transmit the reporting form electronically to the authority that requires the reporting form; and

the reporting form module is still further configured to prevent modification of the reporting form after transmission of the reporting form to the authority that requires the reporting form.

5. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therein for casino operations management, the computer program product comprising:

attendance controller computer readable code configured to cause a computer to receive, store and display attendance information for one or more entities, wherein the attendance information includes start times, end times, tardiness and absences;

unique personnel identification computer readable code configured to cause the computer to receive, store and transmit unique identification information for individual personnel associated with the entity;

card scanner computer readable code configured to cause the computer to receive and store a scan from a unique personnel identification card device and to receive and store unique identification information and location information for each of said individual personnel associated with the entity;

table rotation computer readable code configured to the computer to receive, store and display table rotation information;

touch screen computer readable code configured to cause the computer to receive and display information for a casino table at a touch screen device;

player cage computer readable code configured to cause the computer to manage financial transactions between the player and the entity;

section view computer readable code configured to cause the computer to receive, store and display and transmit dealer schedule information, dealer status information, table rotation information, table status information, game limit information, and dealer game information for each casino table according to predefined casino sections and for each down period,

wherein the section view computer readable is further configured to receive manual input of dealer schedule information; and

multi transaction log computer readable code configured to cause the computer to store multiple transactions for an individual player, to merge transactions for each said individual player, and to identify unknown players based on at least one received image for each unknown player,

wherein the multi transaction log computer readable code is further configured to cause the computer to track total transactions for known and unknown players and determine when transactions for each said individual player exceed a reportable threshold total for a predetermined period;

wherein the multi transaction log computer readable code includes tax reporting computer readable code, said tax reporting computer readable code being configured to generate a report for transmission to a taxing authority when transactions for an individual player exceed a reportable threshold total for a predetermined period.

6. The computer program product of claim 5, further comprising:

employee transaction computer readable code configured to cause the computer to display identification information about an employee and a history of employee financial transactions with the entity.

11. The computer program product of claim 5, wherein:

the multi transaction log computer readable code includes reporting form computer readable code configured to cause the computer to determine an appropriate form for reporting the exceeded reportable threshold total for each said individual player for a predetermined period, and

the reporting form computer readable code is further configured to cause the computer to automatically populate the determined appropriate reporting form with transaction information for each known and unknown individual player whose transactions exceed the reportable threshold total for a predetermined period.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein:

the reporting form computer readable code is yet further configured to cause the computer to receive a request from an authorized user to transmit the reporting form electronically to the authority that requires the reporting form; and

the reporting form computer readable code is still further configured to cause the computer to prevent modification of the reporting form after transmission of the reporting form to the authority that requires the reporting form.

15. The computer program product of claim 5, further comprising:

radio frequency identification card computer readable code configured to cause the computer to receive, store and transmit unique player identification information;

radio frequency identification antenna computer readable code configured to cause the computer to receive information from the at least one player card device; and

player tracking computer readable code configured to cause the computer to track casino activity for an individual player.

7. A computer-based method for casino operations management, comprising the steps of:

receiving and storing attendance information for personnel in one or more entities, wherein the attendance information includes start times and end times;

receiving and storing scanned information from a unique personnel identification card device, wherein the card device includes unique identification information for each individual in a casino entity;

responsive to the step of receiving and storing scanned information, displaying additional attendance information for the individual in an entity, including tardiness; and

receiving, storing, transmitting and displaying table rotation information;

receiving, storing and displaying information for a casino table at a touch screen device;

managing financial transactions between the player and the entity;

receiving manual input of dealer schedule information;

receiving, storing, displaying and transmitting the dealer schedule information, dealer status information, table rotation information, table status information, game limit information, and dealer game information for each casino table according to predefined casino sections and for each down period;

storing and merging multiple transactions for an individual player;

based on at least one received image for each unknown player, identifying unknown players;

tracking total transactions for known and unknown players;

determining when transactions for each said individual player exceed a reportable threshold total for a predetermined period; and

generating a report for transmission to a taxing authority when said transactions for an individual player exceed a reportable threshold total for a predetermined period.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

displaying identification information about an employee and a history of employee financial transactions with the entity.

13. The computer-based method of claim 7, further comprising:

determining an appropriate form for reporting the exceeded reportable threshold total for each said individual player for a predetermined period, and

automatically populating the determined appropriate reporting form with transaction information for each known and unknown individual player whose transactions exceed the reportable threshold total for a predetermined period.

14. The computer based method of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving a request from an authorized user to transmit the reporting form electronically to the authority that requires the reporting form; and

preventing modification of the reporting form after transmission of the reporting form to the authority that requires the reporting form.

16. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving, storing and transmitting unique player identification information at least one radio frequency identification card device;

receiving player information from at least one player card device at least one radio frequency identification antenna that corresponds to a casino seat; and

tracking casino activity for an individual player.