PLAYING EQUIPMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL PLAYING WITH TABLE GAMES INCLUDING PLAYING CARDS AND PLAYING PLUGS, IN PARTICULAR, FOR BLACK JACK TYPE GAME Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: equipment for playing risky games. SUBSTANCE: playing equipment has card shoe and built-in device for identifying value of card withdrawn from card shoe, photodiodes positioned under table felt and independently responsive to light flux created by casino illumination system. Light flux is directed through each part of table surface onto which playing plugs are positioned and table parts adapted for receiving playing cards. Arrangement or motion of plugs and cards is fixed by photodiodes. Playing equipment is further provided with apparatus for automatic identification of each stake and data electronic processing program set in accordance with playing rules and adapted for processing and storage of data delivered by functional devices into data computer, and monitor allowing course of game to be produced, visible data on player winnings to be obtained and course of game to be automatically estimated at all stages. EFFECT: increased efficiency by automatized observation, control and game course following system. 14 cl, 4 dwg