Hybrid Craps Table With Electronic Wager Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Craps games face significant overhead and security challenges due to the need for multiple dealers and close player proximity, with automation attempts failing to replicate the physical rolling of dice, leading to inefficiencies and confusion.
Innovation Solution
A hybrid craps table combining electronic displays and physical dice, featuring touchscreen wagering, sidewalls with video displays, and a play surface with translucent textile material, allowing players to throw dice while tracking bets electronically.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple dealers and security personnel are used to manage traditional craps tables, then player service and security are improved, but operational costs and overhead are increased
Solution Approach 1:
Players use touchscreen interfaces to place their own wagers, track their bets, and receive payouts automatically, eliminating the need for dealers to manually manage each player's bets and reducing security personnel requirements for monitoring hand movements
Solution Approach 2:
Physical chip handling and manual bet tracking are replaced with electronic touchscreen interfaces and digital wager representation, automating functions previously requiring human dealers and reducing operational overhead
2Ease of operation
If players are positioned in close proximity to the play field, then social interaction and camaraderie are enhanced, but security monitoring and bet tracking become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides continuous visual feedback on the play field display showing all active wagers, bet amounts, and game state, allowing players to see their bets clearly while enabling automated tracking without requiring security personnel to closely monitor player hands
Solution Approach 2:
The touchscreen interface acts as an intermediary between player intent and game state, digitally recording wagers before they are placed on the table, which eliminates the need for security to track physical chip movements among closely positioned players
3Ease of operation
If traditional manual processes are used for bet tracking and payout management, then player assistance and guidance are improved, but game speed and efficiency are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
Players configure their wagers in advance using touchscreen interfaces before the betting period ends, allowing the system to pre-process and prepare payout calculations, which accelerates game progression without requiring manual intervention during critical timing windows
Solution Approach 2:
Manual bet tracking and payout calculation processes are replaced with automated electronic systems that instantly process wagers and determine outcomes, eliminating the time required for dealers to manually track and settle bets
4Ease of operation
If physical dice are used for traditional craps gameplay, then player engagement and authenticity are maintained, but automation and efficiency improvements are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system supports both physical dice throwing and electronic wager management simultaneously, allowing the table to function as both a traditional player-engaging game and an automated efficiency system, combining the benefits of both approaches in a single platform
Data Source
AI summary
In one aspect, an improved gaming table, such as a craps table, is disclosed herein, which combines electronic displays and wagering interfaces with traditional craps tables having physical, simulated or virtualized dice and allowing players to physically throw the dice or simulate/virtualize a throw of the dice.