Patent ID: 7114718
Filing Date: 2006-10-03
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A method of determining an identity of at least each card in card hands at a casino table card game comprising: automatically reading the rank and suit of each card that leaves a dealing shoe; dealing hands according to rules of play of the casino table card game with at least one hand comprising at least one card being dealt to a player; defining an edge of the at least one hand by the read rank and suit of the at least one card dealt to the player; dealing additional cards to the hands according to the rules of the casino table card game; providing a signal of at least one of a completion of a hand, a completion of initial hands or completion of first cards having been dealt to all players present at the table by manual activation of a signal by a dealer or automatic signaling resulting from sensing of a card at a signal position; removing exhausted hands from the table and placing the exhausted hands in a discard rack; reading each card placed in the discard rack from the exhausted hands to determine rank and suit of each card placed in the discard rack; and reconciling the cards placed in the discard rack with the cards that left the dealing shoe.