Patent ID: 8205884

Claim:
A playing card delivery shoe for use in the play of the casino table card game of Baccarat, the playing card delivery shoe comprising: a) a first area for receiving a first set of playing cards useful in the play of the casino table card game of Baccarat; b) a playing card delivery area for manual removal of individual cards; c) at least one playing card mover to move playing cards from the first area to the playing card delivery area; d) at least one playing card reading sensor to read at least one playing card value of each playing card separately after each playing card has been moved from the first area and before manual removal from the playing card delivery area; e) a processor for controlling operation of the at least one playing card mover; wherein there is a communication link between the at least one playing card reading sensor and a processor programmed to analyze data comprising the at least one playing card value read from each playing card according to rules of play of the game of Baccarat and to determine results of play for a round of play of Baccarat based upon the data; and wherein the processor is further programmed to detect failed elements within the playing card delivery shoe and generate a signal in response to a failed element detection.