Table game management system, gaming table layout, and gaming table

Abstract

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Description

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[0060] In the gaming table layout 5 of the present disclosure, the bet areas 44 each including the PLAYER 441, the BANKER 442, the TIE 443, the PLAYER PAIR 444, and the BANKER PAIR 445 are set in a plurality of rows so that each bet area 44 corresponds to the player position 13 at which each game participant 10 as illustrated in FIG. 1, so that each game participant 10 can bet on the side bets of the TIE 443, the PLAYER PAIR 444, and the BANKER PAIR 445 by him / herself.  With this gaming table layout 5, each game participant 10 can place the game token 1 on the bet area 44 of the side bet with his / her hand without going through the hand of the dealer 11, and thus it is easier to bet on the side bet. As a result, as the amount bet on the side bet in which the casino side earning rate is high increases, the casino side profit increases. Further, it is possible to reduce the time since it does not go through the hand of the dealer 11, and thus there is an advantage that the efficiency is improved.

[0061] More specifically, since each bet area 44 is arranged within a range which the hand of each game participant 10 sitting at the player position 13 can reach, that is within 1 m from the end of the table at the position at which each game participant 10 sits, each game participant 10 can put a bet easily.

[0062] Further, as illustrated in FIG. 2, the bet areas 44 of the PLAYER 441, the BANKER 442, the TIE 443, the PLAYER PAIR 2026205248   02 Jul 2026 444, and the BANKER PAIR 445 may be arranged in five rows in one column for each player position 13. In this case, similarly, since each game participant 10 can bet with his / her own hand, the bet amount on the side bet increases. Further, since the bet areas 44 of the PLAYER 441, the BANKER 442, the TIE 443, the PLAYER PAIR 444, and the BANKER PAIR 445 are lined up in a horizontal row, there is an advantage in that payment and collection of the game token 1 by the dealer 11 can be performed smoothly.  Further, for example, the order of the bet areas 44 may be changed, for example, by setting TIE 443 to the front. Since the bet area of the side bet is arranged in front, the game participant 10 can easily bet on the side bet.

[0063] The control device 50 can detect the transition of the amount of the game token 1 bet on the PLAYER 441, the BANKER 442, the TIE 443, the PLAYER PAIR 444, and the BANKER PAIR 445 recorded in the databases of a plurality of gaming tables 4 and performs a comparison for a plurality of gaming tables 4.

[0064] Further, the control device 50 can detect the amount of the game token 1 bet on the PLAYER 441, the BANKER 442 and the TIE 443, the PLAYER PAIR 444, and the BANKER PAIR 445 recorded in the databases of a plurality of types of gaming table layouts 5 and perform a comparison for a plurality of gaming table layouts 5.

[0065] The control device 50 can calculate the ratio of the amount of game token 1 bet on the tie or the ratio of game token 1 bet 2026205248   02 Jul 2026 on the player pair or the banker pair with respect to the amount of game token 1 bet on the player or the banker. The control device 50 can determine whether or not the gaming table layout 5 is excellent on the basis of the calculated ratio.

[0066] It is possible to develop the more excellent gaming table layout 5 having the high bet amount on the side bet by repeating an operation of changing the gaming table layout 5, calculating the ratio of the amount of game token 1 bet on the tie or the ratio of game token 1 bet on the player pair or the banker pair with respect to the amount of game token 1 bet on the player or the banker, and evaluating the excellence.

[0067] Further, the control device 50 can further calculate a theoretical earning rate based on an actual game record during a predetermined period of time in the gaming table layout 5 on the basis of a theoretical earning rate of each of the PLAYER 441, the BANKER 442, the TIE 443, the PLAYER PAIR 444, and the BANKER PAIR 445 and the transition of the amount of game token 1 actually bet on the PLAYER 441, the BANKER 442, the TIE 443, the PLAYER PAIR 444, and the BANKER PAIR 445. The theoretical earning rate is an earning rate based on the win-loss result when a playing card is withdrawn randomly, and an approximate value is 1.3 % for the player and the banker, 14% for the tie, and 10% for the player pair and the banker pair. In practice, it is possible to calculate the theoretical earning rate based on the bet amount during a predetermined period of time by multiplying the amount of game token 1 bet on each of the PLAYER 2026205248   02 Jul 2026 441, the BANKER 442, the TIE 443, the PLAYER PAIR 444, and the BANKER PAIR 445 by the theoretical earning rate, and it is possible to evaluate the excellence of the gaming table layout 5.

[0068] The control device 50 can calculate an actual earning rate in the gaming table layout 5 on the basis of actual win-loss data in each game performed in the gaming table 4 and the transition of the amount of the game token 1 bet on the PLAYER 441, the BANKER 442, the TIE 443, the PLAYER PAIR 444, and the BANKER PAIR 445. It is possible to calculate a stricter actual earning rate using the win-loss data of the game which is actually performed.

[0069] Further, the control device 50 can further calculate the theoretical earning rate based on a game record during a predetermined period of time in the gaming table layout 5 on the basis of the theoretical earning rate of each of the PLAYER 441, the BANKER 442, the TIE 443, the PLAYER PAIR 444, and the BANKER PAIR 445 and the transition of the amount of the game token 1 actually bet on the PLAYER 441, the BANKER 442, the TIE 443, the PLAYER PAIR 444, and the BANKER PAIR 445, calculate an actual earning rate in the gaming table layout 5 on the basis of the actual win-loss data in each game performed in the gaming table 4 and the transition of the amount of the game token 1 actually bet on the PLAYER 441, the BANKER 442, the TIE 443, the PLAYER PAIR 444, and the BANKER PAIR 445, and calculate a difference between the theoretical earning rate and the actual 2026205248   02 Jul 2026 earning rate. As the difference between the theoretical earning rate and the actual earning rate is calculated, it is possible to determine whether or not it is an unnatural result or investigate whether or not there has been misconduct or fraud.

[0070] Further, the control device 50 can further record a period of time taken to perform each game in the database. The control device 50 can analyze a relation between a period of time and a profit such as an earning rate or an earning amount per unit time on the basis of the record of the database.

[0071] Further, the control device 50 can further record the number of game participants 10 participating in a game in the database. The control device 50 can analyze a relation between a period of time and the number of persons such as an earning rate or an earning amount per unit time or unit number of persons on the basis of the record of the database.

[0072] In a case in which the game token 1 placed on the gaming table 4 is scanned with the camera device 2, the camera device 2 is installed obliquely above the gaming table 4 and photographs the bet area 44. The camera device 2 can recognize the game token bet for each player position. A plurality of camera devices 2 may be installed for each player position 13, or a single camera device 2 may photograph the bet areas 44 of all the player positions 13.

[0073] 2026205248   02 Jul 2026 The control device 50 recognizes the position (bet target) of the game token 1 placed in the bet area 44, the type of game token 1, and the number of game tokens 1 the image captured by the camera device 2. It is possible to recognize the position (bet target) of the game token 1 by performing a setting in which the position (bet target) of the game token 1 can be determined on the basis of a position at which the game token 1 at the bottom among a plurality of stacked game tokens 1 is shown in a captured image in advance.

[0074] In a case in which a plurality of game token 1 stacks (stacked game tokens 1) are placed in each bet area 44 of each player position 13, the chip determining device 49 can individually recognize each stack. This is effective, for example, when the gaming table 4 is fully attended, and an action called "back bet" in which a player standing behind a chair puts a bet is performed. In other words, a player A sitting in a chair at a player position "2" 132 places the game token 1 on a bet area 442 for a banker, and a player B standing behind the player A places the game token 1 on the bet area 442 for the banker at the same player position "2" and puts a bet.  At this time, the chip determining device 49 can separately determine the stacks of game tokens 1 which the player A and the player B place on the same bet area separately.

[0075] The chip determining device 49 can analyze an image captured by the camera device 2 and individually determine the stacks by recognizing the stacks from a distance between the 2026205248   02 Jul 2026 game tokens 1 or an overlapping state. Further, the chip determining device 49 may be an RFID reader, and when a plurality of RFID antennas are arranged in one bet area, the stack of game tokens 1 placed close to each other can be individually read by another RFID antenna.

[0076] Further, the chip determining device 49 can recognize a player who puts each game token 1 further using information identifying the game participant 10, a time at which the game token is placed, and timing information. A player specifying system may be used in order to identify the game participant 10. The player specifying system may be a face authentication system that specifies the game participant 10 registered in advance (hereinafter also referred to as a "member") by performing authentication on a face image or may be a system that specifies a member by scanning a membership card issued to a member. Each member is managed by the membership ID issued uniquely to each member.

[0077] In the present embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 2, there is not a contour line 106 in the bet area 44, and the bet areas 44 are configured to be distinguished from the place of the gaming table layout 5 by a color or a color density.  Since the contour line 106 is set in the gaming table 4 of the related art as illustrated in FIG. 6, the contour line 106 (which is usually a white line) overlaps with a white portion of the game token 1, so that the game token 1 is likely to be misidentified. Since there is rather no contour line 106, it is possible to 2026205248   02 Jul 2026 accurately recognize only the game token 1, and it is possible to improve the accuracy of scanning.

[0078] As illustrated in FIG. 8, for example, the game token 1 includes a common color 122 which is commonly used for a plurality of types of game tokens 1 and a feature color 121 specifying each type using a color thereof.  For example, the common color 122 is white, and as the feature color 121, for example, red indicates 100 thousand dollars, and blue indicates 500 thousand dollars. The control device 50 can recognize a portion having the feature color 121 interposed by the common colors 122 as the game token 1 and identify the type of game token 1 using, for example, a method of identifying the feature color 121 from a relative color relation with reference to the common color 122. Therefore, if there is a common color 122 on the layout, there is a problem in that erroneous recognition occurs due to confusion with the game token 1, similarly to the case of the contour line 106. In this regard, in the present embodiment, the layout is colored with a color other than the common color 122, and the common color 122 is excluded from the layout, and thus the common color 122 and the feature color 121 included in the game token 1 can be easily distinguished from the gaming table layout 5, thereby improving the accuracy of scanning the game token 1.

[0079] In the present embodiment, further, display indicating the player (PLAYER) 441, the banker (BANKER) 442, the tie (TIE) 443, the player pair (P) 444, or the banker pair (B) 445 in the 2026205248   02 Jul 2026 bet area 44 is colored with the same color (for example, yellow, green, or the like) or the same color with a different density as the color of the place of the gaming table layout 5. By making the number of colors of the portion in which the game token 1 is scanned with the camera device 2 as small as possible, it is easy to distinguish the common color 122 and the feature color 121 of the game token 1 from the gaming table layout 5, and it is possible to increase the accuracy of recognition of the game token 1.

[0080] In the gaming table layout 5 of the related art (FIG. 6), as a further problem, since the bet areas 441 to 445 are closely adjacent to each other, there is a problem in that the game tokens 101 bet by the game participants 10 are placed close to one another, and visibility is lowered when photographing is performed with a single camera device.

[0081] In the present embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 2, the five bet areas 441 to 445 are radially arranged in a plurality of rows centering on the dealer 11 for each player position 13. In other words, since the game tokens 1 are lined up in a straight line, even when photographing is performed obliquely downwards with a single camera device 2, a situation in which the game token 1 becomes a blind spot of other game tokens 1 and is invisible does not happen.

[0082] Further, in the present embodiment, the bet areas 44 are arranged in a plurality of rows with a space therebetween so 2026205248   02 Jul 2026 that the field of views for the game tokens 1 in a direction perpendicular to a radial straight line from the dealer 11 do not overlap, and thus no blind spot occurs in the bet areas 44 of the different player positions 13 ("1" to "6").

[0083] Further, a game token counter area 7 may be set as illustrated in FIG. 2.  The RFID reader is embedded in the game token counter area 7, and thus it is possible to recognize the type of game token 1 and the number of game tokens 1 by scanning an RFID installed in the game token 1 placed on the game token counter area 7.

[0084] For example, in a case in which recognition for the game token 1 based on an image captured by the camera device 2 is not performed normally, it can be used for the purpose of recognizing the game token 1 when the dealer 11 places the game token 1 on the game token counter area 7.

[0085] Further, the game token 1 placed on the game token counter area 7 may be photographed and recognized by a camera device (which may be identical to the camera device 2 or may be another camera device). When the game token 1 is recognized by both the RFID reader and the camera device, it is possible to discover an illegal game token 1 such as a game token 1 with no RFID therein.

[0086] FIG. 3 illustrates an example in which the bet areas are arranged in a plurality of rows with a space therebetween so 2026205248   02 Jul 2026 that the field of views for the game tokens 1 in a direction perpendicular to a radial line centering on the dealer 11 do not overlap, particularly, for the tie (TIE) 443, the player pair (P) 444, and the banker pair (B) 445 at the same player position 13 ("1" to "6").

[0087] FIG. 4 illustrates an example in which, particularly, the tie (TIE) 443, the player pair (P) 444, and the banker pair (B) 445, which normally have square shapes, have elliptical shapes.

[0088] FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a layout in which the game participants 10 are seven people. In addition to the "player positions 1 to 6" 131 to 135, a "player position 7" 136 and a "player position 8" 137 are set.

[0089] FIG. 7 is an example of a gaming table layout 1 in which the bet game token 1 is scanned by RFID. The bet areas 44 may be separated from each other so that RFID antennas do not interfere with each other.

[0090] It is desirable that the gaming table layout 5 be formed on the upper surface of the gaming table 4, and the gaming table layout 5 may be printed on a cloth or the like and attached to the gaming table 4, or the gaming table layout 5 may be formed directly on the gaming table 4 by coloring.

[0091] In the above example, the type of game token 1 and the number of game tokens 1 are recognized on the basis of the image 2026205248   02 Jul 2026 captured by the camera device 2, but the type of game token 1 and the number of game tokens 1 may be recognized on the basis of a video using a video surveillance device instead of the camera device 2.

[0092] The control device 50 which recognizes the game token 1 may be a device employing artificial intelligence of a deep learning structure.

[0093] Further, by using the gaming table layout 5 of the disclosure, in addition to the recognition of the game token 1 using the camera device 2, even when the dealer 11 distinguishes the game token 1 with the eyes, it is easy to distinguish it, and reduction of mistakes and improvement of the game efficiency can be expected.

[0094] While various kinds of embodiments of the present disclosure have been described above, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments can be modified by those skilled in the art within the scope of the present disclosure, and the present embodiment may be appropriately modified depending on necessity in a game to be applied.

[0095] (Additional notes) According to the above embodiment, the following embodiments are disclosed.

[0096] 2026205248   02 Jul 2026 (1) A table game management system, including: a game table having a baccarat game table layout; a plurality of RFID antennas that detect an RFID of a game token placed on a predetermined area on the game table; and a control device that records a type of game token and the number of game tokens detected by the RFID antennas in a database, in which the game table layout includes a bet area on which a game participant places the game token to participate in a bet within a predetermined area, further, as the bet area, a bet area for a player, a bet area for a banker, a bet area for a tie, a bet area for a side bet are arranged for each player position, the plurality of RFID antennas are settable such that every one or two or more antennas scan the game token of any one among the bet area for the player, the bet area for the banker, and the bet area for the side bet, and the control device specifies a type of game token and the number of game tokens detected by the one or two or more antennas associated with each bet area for each of the bet area for the player, the bet layer for the banker, and the bet area for the side bet associated with the RFID antennas and performs a setting so that the RFID associated with an area other than the bet areas does not perform detection, or a detection result thereof is excluded.

[0097] In the table game management system of (1), a betting chip is read by an RFID, and an antenna is embedded in a place in 2026205248   02 Jul 2026 which the betting chip is not read.

[0098] (2) A table game management system, including: a game table having a baccarat game table layout; a chip determining device that determines a game token bet by each game participant in a game performed on the game table using an RFID attached to the game token; a game recording device that records the game token bet by each game participant as an image through a camera; an image analysis device that performs image analysis on an image of the recorded game token; and a control device that determines a type of game token and the number of game tokens detected by the chip determining device and the image analysis device, the game table layout includes a bet area in which the game participant places the game token to participate in a bet, further, as the bet area, a bet area for a player, a bet area for a banker, a bet area for a tie, a bet area for a side bet are arranged for each player position, the control device determines an authenticity of the bet game token for each player position on the basis of a determination result of the chip determining device, and determines a total amount for each player position, and further, the control device is configured to detect the type of game token and the number of game tokens which are independently bet on each of the bet area for the player, the bet area for the banker, the bet area for the tie, a bet area for a player pair, and a bet area for a banker pair on the basis 2026205248   02 Jul 2026 of an image analysis result by the image analysis device.

[0099] (3) The table game management system according to (2), in which the control device determines whether or not there is a difference between a total amount of the game tokens for each player position obtained using a detection result of the chip determining device and a total amount of the game tokens obtained for each player position obtained using a detection result of the image analysis device.

[0100] In the table game management system of (2) or (3), the betting chip is read for each player using an RFID, and a place (bet area) is viewed with a camera.

[0101] Throughout this specification and the claims which follow, unless the context requires otherwise, the word "comprise", and variations such as "comprises" and "comprising", will be understood to imply the inclusion of a stated integer or step or group of integers or steps but not the exclusion of any other integer or step or group of integers or steps.

[0102] The reference in this specification to any prior publication (or information derived from it), or to any matter which is known, is not, and should not be taken as an acknowledgment or admission or any form of suggestion that that prior publication (or information derived from it) or known matter forms part of the common general knowledge in the field of endeavor to which this specification relates.

Claims

1. A game system for determining a betting of gaming chips at a gaming table in which each of a plurality of play positions has a betting area in which a plurality of types of betting target areas are laid out, the game system comprising:a main player identifying unit configured to identify a player ID of a main player in each play position by reading a storage medium provided by a player or by authenticating a facial image obtained by capturing the player, in association with the play position in which the main player is seated;a betting determination unit configured to determine which of the betting target areas of the play position associated with the player one or more gaming chips have been bet on and how much a total amount of the one or more gaming chips is;a bettor determination unit configured to determine whether each of the one or more gaming chips determined by the betting determination unit to have been bet on the same betting target area is a gaming chip of a main player or a gaming chip of a non-main player;a database configured to store the total amount bet by the main player in association with the player ID of the main player based on the determination by the betting determination unit and the determination by the bettor determination unit.

2. The game system according to claim 1, wherein the database is configured to store the total amount bet by the main player2026205248   02 Jul 2026and the player ID of the main player in association with the betting target area in which the main player bet the one or more gaming chips.

3. The game system according to claim 1, wherein the bettingdetermination unit is configured to continuously determine, at predetermined time intervals, which of the betting target areas of the play position associated with the player the one or more gaming chips have been bet on and how much the total amount is.

4. The game system according to claim 3, wherein the bettordetermination unit is configured to determine whether the one or more gaming chips are gaming chips of the main player or the non-main player based on information regarding time at which the one or more gaming chips that are determined to have been bet on the same betting target area were placed.

5. The game system according to claim 4, wherein the bettordetermination unit is configured to determine whether the one or more gaming chips are gaming chips of the main player or gaming chips of the non-main player based on an order in which the one or more gaming chips that are determined to have been bet on the same betting target area were placed.

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