Patent ID: 8187091
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming system comprising: a plurality of stations; a composite unit that transmits and receives, with the plurality of stations, information relating to a game, and performs advancement of the game; and an operation unit in which a dealer can input a game operation, wherein the composite unit includes a controller that controls the advancement of the game; wherein the operation unit is detachable from the composite unit, and includes: a lid; a switch that detects whether the lid is opened; and an input device that accepts a game operation input from the dealer and transmits a signal corresponding to the game operation input thus accepted to the controller, and wherein, when the operation unit is mounted to the composite unit, (a) if the switch has detected that the lid is open, the controller: (i) receives a first signal from the switch indicating that the switch has detected that the lid is opened, and (ii) advances the game based on the game operation input signal received from the input device, and (b) if the switch has detected that the lid is closed, the controller: (i) receives a second signal from the switch indicating that the switch has detected that the lid is closed, and (ii) advances the game independent from the game operation input from the dealer.