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Patent Inventor Names
William B. Van Vooren0
Andrew P. Golden0
James A. Jorasch0
Magdalena Mik0
Nathaniel Levin0
Scott Wolinsky0
Date of Patent
September 11, 2007
0Patent Application Number
095978010
Date Filed
June 20, 2000
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent 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.
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