Patent ID: 6955599
Filing Date: 2005-10-18
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus supporting the play of a casino table card game comprising: a. a playing surface; b. a card-delivery device; c. a microprocessor operatively connected to the card-delivery device and player controls that control player controlled election identifiers; d. the players controlled election identifiers that provide a visible signal of an election made in play of the casino table card game; e. at least two areas for display of at least partial card hands; f. the card-delivery device having at least one sensor thereon for sensing the presence of cards in a delivery area of the card-delivery device from which cards may be removed; g. the at least one sensor on the card-delivery device providing a signal to the microprocessor that a sensed set of cards has been removed from the delivery area; and h. in response to the signal, the microprocessor preventing players from entering an election.