Patent 5803808 Issued on September 8, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date: August 18, 2015. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
463/11, Card- or tile-type (e.g., bridge, dominoes, etc.)273/309, Game supporting tables or surfaces463/12, Ultimate outcome dependant upon summation of plural card or tile values (e.g., blackjack, etc.)463/40, With communication link (e.g., television broadcast, etc.)463/47Accessory
A device is utilized in casino gaming environment that will count the number of hands of a given card game played per given period of time. The information is used by a database system within the casino to determine theoretical win/loss based upon historical and theoretical outcome data related to probability of winning/losing any given hand and then factoring in the number of hands played. Preferably this device is polled by a database system to collect this information. In a preferred embodiment, the device could be utilized with an automatic tracking and information management system.
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August 18, 2015. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
