Patent ID: 8328641

Claim:
A computer-implemented method of recording gaming table transaction data, comprising: a) receiving a signal initiating a session from a data entry device, wherein initiating a session includes: i) receiving an input from an open/close function key selected on the data entry device at a time when a session flag is in an off state; ii) receiving an operator identification from the data entry device; iii) determining via a processor whether to enter the operator identification and changing the state of the session flag to an on state in response thereto; b) receiving a first input from the data entry device, the first input indicative of a transaction type; c) displaying the transaction type on at least two display devices in at least two locations; d) receiving, subsequent to (c), data indicative of a dollar amount associated with the displayed transaction type from the data entry device; e) displaying the dollar amount on at least two display devices in at least two locations; and a processor for determining whether to record an entry including at least the dollar amount, wherein the transaction type is selected from the group consisting of inventory, cash, marker, credit, fill, and marker repay.