Patent ID: 6446864
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A system for automatically monitoring and tracking dealers located at gaming tables in a gaming facility using a wireless communications network, the system comprising:a portable data-carrying device; a table module provided near the dealer on the gaming table, the table module including a plurality of call buttons, a chip sensing mechanism, a reading unit and a signal processing means, for generating service call data, dealer-associated data and chip-associated data, wherein each chip has an unique color representing a denomination thereof; means connected to the table module via the network, for receiving two types of the data generated from the table module, storing them in a first and second databases, determining the performance of the dealer and estimating a revenue of the gaming facility, based on the stored data; and means connected to the table module via the network, for receiving the remaining type of the data generated from the table module, and displaying same on a screen.