Bally Gaming, Inc.

Shuffle Master, Incorporated

Other

Shfl Entertainment, Inc.

A. O. Smith Harvestore Products, Inc.

Fluid Handling LLC

A. O. Smith Harvestoe Products, Inc.

James R Roberts

Justin G Downs, Iii

Feraidoon Bourbour

Mark L Yoseloff

Vladislav Zvercov

Kapilkumar N Kulakkunnath

David Pokorny

Sion D Walsh

Roger M Snow

Attila Grauzer

Oliver M Schubert

James P Jackson

Nathan Wadds

Thomas B Lucatorto

Thomas J McIlrath

Robert J Rynda

Russell Caronan

Stephen W Waltz

Bruce M Burkelman

Joel E Swanson

Nathan J Wadds

Justin G Iii Downs

A device for forming a random set of playing cards comprises a card in-feed area, a shuffling system, a card removal area, and a card reading system located within the device, the card reading system employing a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) sensor and a hardware component, the hardware component capable of converting signals from the CMOS sensor into vector sets and comparing the vector sets to known vectors to determine rank and suit.

Card shuffling apparatus and card handling device

Methods and apparatuses for variable contribution multiple progressive jackpot games are disclosed. A variable contribution rate is determined as a function of a wager level. A contribution amount is determined by multiplying each wager by its corresponding contribution rate. The contribution amount is then added to at least two jackpot meters.

Gaming systems for funding jackpots

A vertical in-line split couple pump includes a motor shaft having a motor shaft collar; a pump shaft having a pump shaft collar with a pump shaft angled collar surface oblique to an axis of the motor and pump shafts; and a coupler having coupler halves that attach together, that have a couple groove to receive the motor shaft collar, and have a couple angled groove to receive the pump shaft collar. The couple angled groove has a couple angled groove surface oblique to the axis. The coupler halves respond to a force that moves them together to couple the pump and motor shaft together, moves the pump shaft angled collar surface in relation to the couple angled groove surface, causing the pump shaft to move upwardly towards the motor shaft along the axis, to provide a way to jack-up and recouple the pump shaft and any impeller attached thereto by one mechanic.

Tapered washer shaft jacking arrangement

Methods for variable contribution progressive jackpots

Methods and apparatus for identifying unexpected cards in a card-handling device are disclosed. The method comprises providing a card-handling device, wherein the card-handling device comprises a card storage area, an output end for the manual removal of cards, a processor with associated memory, and a card recognition system capable of reading at least a rank of a card, wherein the associated memory has a data file of a set of expected card values, reading a value of a card, comparing the read card value to the set of expected card values, and when the card value is not an expected card value, generating an error signal indicative of a card not belonging to the set.

Card-reading shoe with inventory correction feature and methods of correcting inventory

Method and apparatus for variable contribution progressive jackpots

Methods and apparatuses for variable contribution progressive jackpots are disclosed. A variable contribution rate is determined as a function of a wager level. A contribution amount is determined by multiplying each wager by its corresponding contribution rate. The contribution amount is then added to a progressive jackpot meter.

Electronic roulette table

A playing card delivery shoe is used in the play of the casino table card game of baccarat or blackjack or any game where cards are pulled one at a time from the shoe. The apparatus comprises a reader or an imager that scans lines bisecting the image at spaced intervals. The scanning occurs on playing cards in at least the region where suit and rank symbols are provided. The scanner output is a series of voltages that are converted to binary information. This binary information is compared to stored binary information to determine rank and suit. The upper surface of the output end of the shoe contains a partial barrier for cards being scanned. The partial barrier has an elevated surface and limits a size of a pathway so that only one card can be removed at a time.

Card shoe with card block

Card shuffler with card rank and value reading capability using CMOS sensor

Method of locating rank and suit symbols on cards

Growing community of inventors

North Las Vegas, NV, United States of America

James R Roberts