Patent ID: 8157652
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. An interactive gaming table adapted for hosting table gaming events involving accepting wagers, playing table games based on the wagers and granting monetary awards based on the results of the table games, comprising: a first surface adapted for the play of one or more wager-based table games and configured to automatically change a layout of the first surface from a first layout to a second layout; an outer circumference adapted for the presence of one or more active players at said interactive gaming table, said outer circumference having a plurality of active player positions distributed thereabout; a plurality of slave controller devices adapted to facilitate one or more table activities at said active player positions, wherein each of said plurality of active player positions includes at least one dedicated said slave controller device; a master gaming table controller in communication with each of said plurality of slave controller devices and adapted to control a plurality of interactive gaming table functions, and also adapted to synchronize communications and activities between said plurality of slave controller devices; at least one access interface in communication with said master gaming table controller and adapted for communications with one or more networked devices located away from said interactive gaming table; one or more gaming table tracking devices in communication with said master gaming table controller and adapted to facilitate the tracking of one or more gaming events or transactions at said interactive gaming table; and a specialized gaming table bolster distributed about said outer circumference, said specialized gaming table bolster housing a plurality of bolster display devices adapted to indicate one or more status items regarding table game activities, the presence or absence of players, or both, at said interactive gaming table.