SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCANNING GAMING CHIPS PLACED ON A GAMING TABLE

摘要

A gaming environment comprising a gaming table and a number of optical scannerscapable of scanning and decoding machine-readable symbols carried by wagersthat are placed approximately within a wagering on the gaming table. The opticalscanners operate over specific ranges to capture the reflective light from thewager while excluding reflective light from other objects that are not intendedto be scanned. The optical scanners may be located in a chip tray near the dealer,in the gaming table, or in a dealer's podium adjacent to a gaming table. Periodicscans of the wagers can produce measurements and information relevant to security,real-time accounting, and providing a basis for automatically allocating playerbenefits.