Patent ID: 8753201

Claim:
A system for storing player data at a gaming table having a plurality of player positions and a dealer position, the system comprising: a display for viewing by the dealer at said dealer position; a data structure configured to store player data, said player data including at least player identification data; a processor, wherein said processor is configured to provide said display with a depiction of (1) the gaming table, (2) the plurality of player positions, (3) a moveable position locator, and (4) a manually operable dealer input device displayed on said display, said dealer input device utilizable by accepting input from a dealer touching said dealer input device to actuate the moveable position locator to move to a display position so as to visually identify one player position, wherein the moveable position locator comprises a pointer on said display, the pointer being configured to be controllably moved by the manually operable dealer input device to visually point to said one player position when a dealer manipulates the manually operable dealer input device displayed on said display; an access device configured to access said player data for said processor and wherein said processor is configured to associate said player identification data with a player position visually identified by said pointer; and wherein said processor is configured to control said display to display said manually operable dealer input device being a slider having a plurality of distinct slider positions, each said slider position corresponding to one of said player positions, such that selection of one of said slider positions using said manually operable dealer input device causes the moveable position locator to visually identify the corresponding player position.