Game token management system

Abstract

A game token management system includes; a game token tray (17) for storing game tokens of a dealer; a card distribution device (3) that determines a result of a game; a management control device (50) that determines a target and an amount bet by a player and an amount of the game tokens held in the game token tray (17) and determines whether a change of the game tokens in the game token tray (17) after an end of the game is accurate or inaccurate; and an indicator lamp (173) that is turned on or off according to determination of the management control device (50).

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         25 . A game token management system comprising:
 one or more game tokens each having an individually identifiable unique ID;   a gaming table on which a game is playable using the one or more game tokens;   a game token tray in which those of the one or more game tokens that are of a dealer are storable;   a measurement device; and   a management control device;   wherein:
 the measuring device is configured to measure respective positions, types, and numbers of the one or more game tokens that are on the gaming table; and 
 the management control device is configured to:
 recognize, based on a measurement result obtained from the measurement device and for each of a plurality of player positions on the gaming table, a respective amount of the one or more game tokens; 
 either:
 (1) compare the respective amount at the time of a start of the game and the respective amount at the time of an end of the game, and determine whether the respective amount has changed; or 
 (2) compare the respective amount before an exchange of game tokens and bills and the respective amount after the exchange, and determine whether a change of the respective amount indicated by the comparison corresponds to the exchange; and 
 
 display a result of the determination on a display device. 
 
   
     
     
         26 . The game token management system according to  claim 25 , wherein the amount includes an amount of the one or more game tokens in the game token tray. 
     
     
         27 . The game token management system according to  claim 25 , wherein the management control device is configured to:
 count a balance of a casino side on the gaming table based on a winning/losing result obtained from a winning/losing determination device;   determine an amount to be collected by the casino side;   compare the amount to be collected and an amount of the one or more game tokens collected by a dealer and placed in the game token tray, which latter amount is obtained from a dealer chip determination device;   compare an amount of the one or more game tokens to be paid out by a casino and a decrease amount of the one or more game tokens in the game token tray after the dealer picks up and pays out from the one or more game tokens in the game token tray; and   display a match or a mismatch the display device according to the comparison results of the amount to be collected and the amount to be paid out.   
     
     
         28 . The game token management system according to  claim 27 , wherein the display device includes one or more lamps, and the display of the match of mismatch is performed by turning the one or more lamps on or off. 
     
     
         29 . The game token management system according to  claim 27 , wherein the management control device is configured to display the match and mismatch on the display device for each of the player positions of the gaming table.