Patent ID: 8073657

Claim:
A casino management device, comprising: a group of one or more computers configured to: layout a floorplan of a casino gaming floor; create a respective gaming machine 3 dimensional model of each of at least two different types of casino gaming machines wherein one dimension of said 3 dimensional model represents gaming machine height; create at least one respective game table 3 dimensional model of one or more types of casino game tables wherein one dimension of said 3 dimensional model represents game table height; allow a user to (i) place the respective gaming machine 3 dimensional models of the casino gaming machines and the at least one respective 3 dimensional model of one or more types of casino game tables within the floorplan of the casino gaming floor; and (ii) manipulate a simulated point of view of a patron such that the simulated point of view is at a viewing height less than a height of at least one gaming machine and the simulated point of view allows for line of sight view between the simulated viewpoint of a patron and at least one gaming machine or game table; render a 3 dimensional model of the floorplan with the gaming machines and game tables, as viewed from the simulated point of view, in two dimensions for a two dimensional display; access performance data of the casino gaming machines and the casino game tables; correlate the performance data of at least one casino gaming machine or casino game table with the respective gaming machine 3 dimensional model or respective game table 3 dimensional model; correlate the performance data of a physical gaming machine or game table with the location of the machine or table within the floorplan of the casino gaming floor; and render, with the 3 dimensional model of the floorplan, an illustration of the casino gaming floor showing the performance of a selection of correlated gaming machines and game tables with a graphical representation of the performance, each graphical representation displayed at the location of the physical gaming machine within the casino gaming floor.