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Electronic Betting On Live Table Games

I have a client who told me that table games in Vegas will soon all be
electronic betting where you will insert your money into a machine at
the table and make your bets electronically. All cards (or dice I
assume) will still be dealt live, but for better money tracking all
wins will be added to your account and losses deducted from your
account electronically - thus no more chips. He told me casinos have
been doing internal testing to ensure that the machines will not slow
down play and said many casinos have been wanting electronic betting
machines on table games because it eliminates dealer errors in
overpaying, underpaying or even stealing chips at the tables.
Additionally, if a player has to get up for any reason to go to the
restroom or whatever, the machine can be locked until he returns
without having chips on the table that could be stolen by another
player.

Since everything will be tracked electronically, I guess your play will
be rated the same as machine play is now.

Has anyone seen any of these machines on table games? I am curious in
knowing how they would work, especially a game like craps unless it is
done similar to the new video roulette games with live wheels and
spins - guess that answers my question :slight_smile:

I am not much of a table player anymore, but I would hate to see the
chips go away. I actually collect $5 chips from all casinos I visit
and that would be a shame if they went away.

going4broke2005 wrote:

I have a client who told me that table games in Vegas will soon all be
electronic betting where you will insert your money into a machine at
the table and make your bets electronically. All cards (or dice I
assume) will still be dealt live, but for better money tracking all
wins will be added to your account and losses deducted from your
account electronically - thus no more chips. He told me casinos have
been doing internal testing to ensure that the machines will not slow
down play and said many casinos have been wanting electronic betting
machines on table games because it eliminates dealer errors in
overpaying, underpaying or even stealing chips at the tables.
Additionally, if a player has to get up for any reason to go to the
restroom or whatever, the machine can be locked until he returns
without having chips on the table that could be stolen by another
player.

It seems as if there would be a load of practical obstacles in games like craps and roulette. Electronic tracking would probably be more practical in blackjack and similar tables like Let It Ride, Caribbean Poker, etc., where the chips are stacked more simply. And with the speed and complexity of a game like craps, there is a very good chance of slowing down the game. As far as taking breaks, there don't seem to be any problems with how that is managed now that electronics could improve on.

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