Patent ID: 7559839

Claim:
A method for allowing a casino game handler to verify a bet made by a player of a casino game on a gaming table at a close of betting time for a gaming round, the gaming table having a designated betting area for receiving a bet by a player, the casino game having rules restricting a player from changing the player's bet after a predetermined close of betting time, said method comprising the steps of: a) allowing a player to place a bet upon the designated betting area of the gaming table before the betting time has closed; b) using a betting chip detector to detect the monetary value of the bet placed upon the designated betting area of the gaming table by the player and creating an electrical representation of such detected monetary value; c) requiring the casino game handler to generate a locking signal at approximately the predetermined close of betting time, and before the gaming round is played; d) locking the electrical representation of such detected monetary value of the bet placed upon the designated betting area by the player in response to the generation of the locking signal; e) providing the locked electrical representation of such detected monetary value of the bet to a display device; and f) displaying the locked monetary value of such bet to the casino game handler on the display device after the betting time has closed.