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A wager sensor which is employed on the bottom of a gaming table. The sensor identifies when a wager has been placed on the top surface above the sensor and communicates a signal of this occurrence to a controlling computer which monitors the flow of the game. Ideally a number of tables are equipped

A wager sensor which is employed on the bottom of a gaming table. The sensor identifies when a wager has been placed on the top surface above the sensor and communicates a signal of this occurrence to a controlling computer which monitors the flow of the game. Ideally a number of tables are equipped with the sensors and a single controlling computer is then able to monitor the operation of the entire assembly.

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1. A wager sensing system comprising: a) an opaque playing table having a first surface with an identified wager location for the placement of a wager, said first surface being uninterrupted at said identified wager location; b) a sensor mounted to said opaque playing table on an opposing second

1. A wager sensing system comprising: a) an opaque playing table having a first surface with an identified wager location for the placement of a wager, said first surface being uninterrupted at said identified wager location; b) a sensor mounted to said opaque playing table on an opposing second side opposite said wager location, said sensor generating a wager signal indicative of a density of a wager on said wager location; and, c) a computer receiving said wager signal, said computer having means for notifying an operator of an existence of said wager signal. 2. The wager sensing system according to claim 1, wherein said wager signal is indicative of a mass of said wager at said wager location. 3. The wager sensing system according to claim 2, a) further including an operator activated switch generating a start-of-game signal; and, b) wherein said computer ignores said wager signal after receipt of said start-of-game signal. 4. The wager sensing system according to claim 3, a) further including a wager light positioned proximate to said wager location; and, b) wherein said computer includes means for activating said wager light in response to said wager signal. 5. The wager sensing system according to claim 4, a) wherein said operator activated switch includes means for generating an end-of-game signal; and, b) wherein said computer responds to said wager signal after receipt of said end-of-game signal. 6. The wager sensing system according to claim 1, wherein said opposing side includes a recess adapted to accept said sensor therein. 7. The wager sensing system according to claim 1, wherein a width of said opaque playing table is substantially uniform throughout said opaque playing table. 8. A wager sensor comprising: a) a mass sensor mounted to a bottom surface of a playing table juxtaposed to awager location, said playing table having a uniform solid thickness at said wager location, said mass sensor generating a signal indicative of a mass above said mass sensor; and, b) a computer receiving said signal from said mass sensor. 9. The gaming system according to claim 8, a) further including an operator activated switch generating a start-of-game signal; and, b) wherein said computer ignores said wager signal from sensors at a playing table after receipt of said start-of-game signal. 10. The wager sensor according to claim 9, further including a visual display controlled by said computer. 11. The wager sensor according to claim 10, a) further including a wager lights positioned proximate to a single wager location on an upper surface of said playing table; and, b) wherein said computer includes means for activating said wager light in response to said signal from said mass sensor. 12. A game table comprising: a) a playing table of substantially uniform thickness, said playing table having an upper surface with N wager locations thereon; and, b) N sensors, each of said N sensors mounted to said playing table on a bottom surface of said playing table, each of said N sensors positioned opposite a single wager location and generating electronic signals indicative of a mass above said sensor. 13. The game table according to claim 12, wherein the upper proximate to each of said wager locations is undisturbed and opaque. 14. The game table according to claim 13, further including N wager lights, each of said N wager lights positioned proximate to one of said N wager locations, said N wager lights being selectively activated.