摘要 |
A payout system (10) for calculating payouts in a game of roulette played at a roulette table (12) having a roulette wheel (14) and a betting area (16), comprises a computer (18) comprising a processor (22) and a memory (20), a video camera (24) and display monitors (26 and 27). The following is stored in the memory (20) of the computer: digital reference images of the layout of the betting area; odds corresponding to various betting positions on the betting area; and digital reference images of the different types of gaming chips. The video camera captures video images of the roulette table and is connected to the processor (22) which is operable to identify the winning chips and their positions on the betting area, from the video images. By applying the odds corresponding to the positions of the winning chips, the payouts for the winning chips are calculated by the processor and displayed on the monitors (26 and 27). |