Gaming system with casino chip tracking

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9697687
APP PUB NO 20150356811A1
SERIAL NO

14828675

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A gaming system includes: a reader configured to read chip identification information which identifies a chip used in a casino; a writer configured to write validity information, betting information, and information about whether the chip is received from a cashier or from a dealer into chip information based on the chip identification information; and a determination unit configured to determine the validity, the betting state, and the source based on the chip information, wherein the writer is configured to update the validity information from invalid to valid when the chip is handed from the cashier or the dealer to a player and vice versa, to update the betting information as being betted when the chip is placed on a betting area and vice versa.

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UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATIONARIAKE FRONTIER BLDG TOWER A 3-7-26 ARIAKE KOTO-KU TOKYO 135-0063

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fujimoto, Jun Tokyo, JP 164 3308
Koyama, Toshimi Tokyo, JP 28 854
Nonaka, Nobuyuki Tokyo, JP 64 2211

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