Patent ID: 8408550

Claim:
A gaming table comprising: a support structure; a table top supported by the support structure, said table top configured such that each of a plurality of plays of a wagering game can be played on the table top; a card dispensing device supported by the support structure; at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the card dispensing device to: (a) cause the card dispensing device to receive at least one randomly shuffled deck of playing cards; (b) cause the card dispensing device to receive data representing an identified sequence of the playing cards of the received at least one randomly shuffled deck of playing cards, said data being stored in association with at least one storage device; (c) determine if the received at least one randomly shuffled deck of playing cards is validated by comparing a determined sequence of a plurality of the playing cards of the received at least one randomly shuffled deck of playing cards to the identified sequence of the playing cards; (d) if the received at least one randomly shuffled deck of playing cards is determined to be validated, enable the card dispensing device to dispense at least one of said playing cards for at least one of the plays of the wagering game; and (e) if the received at least one randomly shuffled deck of playing cards is determined to be invalidated, provide an indication that the received least one randomly shuffled deck of playing cards is invalid.