Patent ID: 6908385
Filing Date: 2005-06-21
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A casino security system for a roulette table having a betting area comprising at least one payout area, and a roulette wheel with a rim, the system comprising: a detector for automatically detecting during a roulette game when a ball in the roulette wheel is about to drop towards a pocket to generate a termination of betting signal and for automatically detecting during a roulette game when a ball in said roulette wheel is located in a pocket of the roulette wheel to generate a winning number signal; at least one video camera for providing video images of said roulette table, the at least one video camera being responsive to a signal selected from the group consisting of said termination of betting signal and said winning number signal to zoom in on said betting area; a motion detector for detecting movement into said betting area after generation of said termination of betting signal; and a warning generator responsive to said motion detector for generating a warning that movement into said betting area has been detected.