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A system for monitoring the play at gambling games is disclosed. The preferred embodiment comprises a system for monitoring the play at blackjack as that game is played in casinos. The system typically will comprise video monitor means for generating a digital representation of the bets made by the

A system for monitoring the play at gambling games is disclosed. The preferred embodiment comprises a system for monitoring the play at blackjack as that game is played in casinos. The system typically will comprise video monitor means for generating a digital representation of the bets made by the players and of the cards dealt to the players and to the dealer, so that an output can be generated indicating whether the correct payouts are made and bets collected. An alarm signal is generated if an error is made in the play of the game. An alarm signal may also be generated if the long-term statistics of the game indicate that the odds ordinarily applicable to the game have been departed from over a period of time.

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A system for monitoring the play of a gambling game of chance, the outcome of which depends on the outcome of a random physical occurrence, comprising: means for determining the bets placed by each player; means for optically monitoring the outcome of said random occurrence; means for determining wh

A system for monitoring the play of a gambling game of chance, the outcome of which depends on the outcome of a random physical occurrence, comprising: means for determining the bets placed by each player; means for optically monitoring the outcome of said random occurrence; means for determining whether each player has won or lost his bet at the termination of each round of play; means for determining whether each player\s bet has either been correctly paid out or collected from him; means for determining whether conditions exist which would tend to alter the odds ordinarily applicable to the game being played; and means for generating an alarm signal in the event that an error is made in the play, such that the rules of the game are broken, or that such conditions exist; wherein said means for determining the bets placed and said means for optically monitoring comprise means for analyzing an optical image formed by a video camera and for generating a numeric representation thereof.