Patent ID: 8251801

Claim:
A system for monitoring the play of a wagering game, the system comprising: a gaming table; a game controller configured to administer a wagering game on the gaming table; a plurality of player displays, wherein each player display of the plurality includes: a player interface having a virtual chip tray field for displaying an arrangement of one or more virtual chips in virtual chip stacks representing unwagered player credit according to a corresponding value of the one or more virtual chips in the virtual chip stacks; and a processor programmed to manage the displayed arrangement of the one or more virtual chips in the virtual chip stacks, the processor further programmed to exchange a number of virtual chips from a first virtual chip stack with a different number of virtual chips of equivalent value to be displayed in a second virtual chip stack responsive to a player input received during game play without dealer intervention, the player input indicative of the exchange; and a dealer interface configured to communicate dealer inputs to the game controller during the wagering game.