Patent ID: 8480484

Claim:
A system for tracking access of a game token comprising: a game token including a denomination value and a token identification element comprising: one or more token memories configured to store a plurality of different types of token data and at least one counter value associated with each of the plurality of different types of token data, the plurality of different types of token data including the denomination value; and a counter configured to modify a counter value associated with at least one of the plurality of different types of token data each time the at least one of the plurality of different types of token data is read; at least one authorized reader configured to: read each of the plurality of different types of token data from the game token during play of a wagering game; and a computer comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the computer is configured to: receive at least one type of token data of the plurality of different types of token data from the at least one authorized reader; maintain and modify a reader access value in the memory, wherein the reader access value represents a number of times the game token has been read by the at least one authorized reader; compare the modified counter value stored on the game token to the reader access value; and generate an alert when the modified counter value stored on the game token does not match the modified reader access value.