Patent ID: 8002638
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A method of reading playing cards during a casino card table game comprising: a. providing a card reading device for reading individual hands of spent playing cards collected at a conclusion of a round of play of the casino table card game; b. placing a set of playing spent cards comprising individual hands of playing cards, but less than a complete deck of playing cards into a card in-feed area of the card reading device and after a round of play for an individual hand of playing cards, reading only playing cards used in the round of play placed into the in-feed area, c. moving the spent playing cards one at a time from a bottom of the set of spent playing cards in the in-feed area, d. reading at least one of the suit and rank of a spent playing card placed into the in-feed area before the spent playing card is deposited into a playing card collection area of the playing card reading device, and e. determining composition of hands played in the round of play of the casino table card game by sending a signal representing the at least one of rank and suit of each spent playing card in an order in which each spent playing card was placed in the playing card in-feed area, wherein the signal is sent to a processor where the signal of information of at least one of the suit and rank of the individual playing cards is processed and the composition of each hand is determined.