Patent ID: 7822641

Claim:
A system for monitoring player betting during play of a table game comprising: one or more bet spots configured to receive a bet; one or more antenna associated with one or more bet spots, the one or more antenna capable of detecting a bet within a detection zone; a dealer interface configured to accept input from a dealer to create game data; a reader configured to receive one or more signals from the one or more antenna; a processor configured to receive the one or more signals from the reader and the game data, and further configured with memory having machine readable code comprising: machine readable code configured to determine deck penetration based on the game data from the dealer and an average number of cards dealt dealt per hand, wherein the average number of cards dealt per hand is based on a historical average; machine readable code configured to determine betting patterns for one or more players based on the one or more signals from the reader; machine readable code configured to detect changes in betting patterns for one or more players in relation to the deck penetration; and machine readable code configured to generate a flag in response to changes in betting patterns for one or more players in relation to the deck penetration.