Patent ID: 8157643

Claim:
A gaming chip counter, for counting gaming chips of a game player, each gaming chip having a chip weight and a denomination, and displaying a total chip value for the gaming chips of the player, comprising: a housing having a top surface, a front, a rear, and a pair of side surfaces; at least two counting elements, a counting element having an actuation surface accessible at the top surface, each counting element having an associated denomination, for allowing a stack of gaming chips of the same denomination to be placed upon the actuation surface and determining a stack weight of said stack of gaming chips, each counting element located within a counting zone, the counting zone having an associated denomination display, for indicating what denomination chips are to be stacked upon counting elements within said counting zone the denomination for each counting zone selectively set, each counting zone having a plurality of denomination setting buttons for adjusting the denomination for the counting zone; and a digital total display, for displaying the total chip value determined by the sum of the value of chips of each counting element, the value of chips for each counting element determined by dividing the stack weight by the chip weight to determine a stack count and multiplying said stack count by the denomination associated with that counting element, the digital total display located on the front, the rear, and the side surfaces of the housing, to allow other players to easily view the total chip value for the player.