Patent ID: 7762889

Claim:
A table game system comprising: a plurality of cards, each of the cards including an ultraviolet-ray reaction code comprising at least two separate sets of code elements arranged along one side of a face of the card, the same ultraviolet-ray reaction code being provided along opposed sides of the face of the card, the ultraviolet-ray reaction code representing at least a number of a card; a card shooter apparatus comprising: a card housing for containing the cards; a card guide unit that guides cards which are pulled out one by one from the card housing; one or more card detecting sensors that detect the existence of each card which is pulled out along a card guiding direction of the card guide unit; one or more black light sensors that read the ultraviolet-ray reaction code from each card guided by the card guide unit, a win/lose determining means for determining a result of a casino-style card game on the basis of the reading of the ultraviolet-ray reaction codes on the cards by the one or more black light sensors; and an output means for outputting the result determined by the win/lose determining means, wherein at least the black light sensors and the win/lose determining means are contained integrally within the card shooter apparatus.