Patent ID: 7661676

Claim:
An automated gaming system comprising a gaming table, a mechanical card shuffling device associated with the gaming table, a card reader in the mechanical card shuffling device communicating read card information to at least one processor and an upright video display panel comprising: the mechanical card shuffling device shuffling physical cards and reading the physical cards to form an electronic file of an order of a randomized set of cards; a table having an upper surface, the upper surface having a video display surface that provides a video display for at least two different player positions; at least one processor in information communication with the upright video display panel and the video display surface, the processor or processors directing video display on both the upright video display panel and the video display surface, and providing game rules for the play of at least one casino table card game without the use of physical cards on the table; wherein a card reader establishes the electronic file of the order of the randomized set of cards and provides information from the electronic file that enables the main game processor to provide virtual cards to players based upon the order of cards identified in the electronic file.