Patent ID: 8029357

Claim:
A method of operating a gaming system, the method comprising: (a) providing a gaming token that comprises a body that is substantially circular in shape and houses: a communication port configured to wirelessly receive and wirelessly transmit data to a remote processor, a memory device configured to store said data, and a display device configured to operate with the memory device; (b) at a first point in time, without causing the gaming token to store any data associated with any player at a gaming table: (i) causing the display device to display a first set of information indicative of the data stored at the first point in time, said displayed first set of information including: (A) a first numerical value associated with the gaming token at the first point in time, and (B) a first non-numerical token identifier associated with a first status of the gaming token at the first point in time; and (ii) enabling the gaming token to be wagered on a first play of a wagering game at the gaming table, wherein a wager amount placed on the first play of the wagering game at the gaming table is the first numerical value associated with the gaming token at the first point in time; and (c) at a second, different point in time, without causing the gaming token to store any data associated with any player at the gaming table: (i) causing the display device to display a second, different set of information indicative of the data stored at the second point in time, said displayed second set of information including: (A) a second, different numerical value associated with the gaming token at the second point in time, and (B) a second, different non-numerical token identifier associated with a second, different status of the gaming token at the second point in time; and (ii) enabling the gaming token to be wagered on a second, different play of the wagering game at the gaming table, wherein a wager amount placed on the second play of the wagering game at the gaming table is the second, different numerical value associated with the gaming token at the second point in time.