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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2000
James A. Jorasch, Stamford, CT (US);
Magdalena Mik, Greenwich, CT (US);
Scott Wolinsky, Danbury, CT (US);
William B. Van Vooren, Norwalk, CT (US);
Nathaniel Levin, Rye, NY (US);
Andrew P. Golden, New York, NY (US);
James A. Jorasch, Stamford, CT (US);
Magdalena Mik, Greenwich, CT (US);
Scott Wolinsky, Danbury, CT (US);
William B. Van Vooren, Norwalk, CT (US);
Nathaniel Levin, Rye, NY (US);
Andrew P. Golden, New York, NY (US);
Walker Digital, LLC, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A system installed in a casino allows gambling chips in the casino to have variable values. Each chip has an electronic circuit installed in it to store a chip identifier and data indicative of a value currently associated with the chip. Slot machines and other devices are arranged to interact with the gambling chips to read and write data from and into the chips. A central controller is connected to the slot machines and other devices that interact with the chips. The chips carry a display and/or an audio device to apprise players of the value currently associated with the chip.