ROULETTE BALL LAUNCHING SYSTEM

摘要

Disclosed are an apparatus, a system, and method for automatically launching roulette balls into a ball track of a roulette wheel.

主权项

1. A ball launching device comprising:
a driver configured to impart rotary motion; a rotor connected for rotation to the driver; a ball cup assembly mounted to the rotor, the ball cup assembly including a first cup wall, and a second cup wall, the first and second cup walls being spaced apart from each other; and the rotor and the ball cup assembly being positioned inside a roulette wheel bowl proximal a circumferential ball track; wherein the driver rotates the rotor to a launch angle with a roulette ball captured between the first and second cup walls, and a launch actuator causes at least one of the first and second cup walls to move away from the other cup wall to release the roulette ball from the ball cup assembly into the ball track when the rotor is at the launch angle.