Patent ID: 8777727

Claim:
A table game system, comprising: a game surface having a plurality of player positions disposed therearound and a dealer position; a first shuffling machine disposed adjacent the dealer position for randomly selecting a first card from among a first defined set of cards, the first shuffling machine configured to determine an outcome for a first game of chance; a second shuffling machine disposed adjacent the dealer position for randomly selecting a second card from among a second defined set of cards, the second shuffling machine configured to determine an outcome for a second game of chance; a first card reader disposed on the game surface and associated with the first shuffling machine for communicating with the first selected card to obtain indicia information relevant to the outcome of the second game of chance; a second card reader disposed on the game surface and associated with the second shuffling machine for communicating with the second selected card to obtain indicia information relevant to the outcome of the second game of chance; a first display device in communication with the first card reader and configured to display indicia of the first selected card to any players located at the plurality of playing positions disposed around the game surface; a second display device in communication with the second card reader and configured to display indicia of the second selected card to any players located at the plurality of playing positions disposed around the game surface; and a processor in communication with the first card reader and the first display device as well as the second card reader and the second display device such that the indicia of the first card can be automatically displayed on the first display device upon being read by the first card reader and the indicia of the second card can be automatically displayed on the second display device upon being read by the second card reader.