Provided is a protective playmat comprising a first layer of natural rubber foam or neoprene foam or both, the first layer having a first layer top surface and a non-slip first layer bottom surface opposite said first layer top surface; a second layer comprising a second layer top surface and a second layer bottom surface opposite said second layer top surface, the second layer bottom surface being laminated to the first layer top surface, the second layer including a textured polyester cloth blend of between 150gsm and 250gsm; and a third layer comprising a third layer top surface and a third layer bottom surface opposite said third layer top surface, the third layer bottom surface being laminated to the second layer top surface, the third layer including an electrochemical aluminum foil on PET film forming silver dots or holographic dots or both.

Administrating a package of shuffled playing cards to prevent fraudulent card exchanges. The administrating system is configured to calculate places and a number of packages of shuffled playing cards at places of the backyard, the places of playing tables, places of carriers and the disposition place using information obtained by the loading step and unloading step and the administrating system calculates by every ID codes bases 1) places of packages registered by the registering step for registering to a data base of administrating system and a number of packages place by place from information obtained from the loading step and the unloading step. The administrating system is configured to recognize whether there is a lost package by comparing the information of all ID codes registered in registering steps with the ID codes at places of packages obtained at the calculating step from the loading step and the unloading step.

A poker machine and a poker card collating method therefor. The poker machine includes the following. A card feeding device, includes a control disk being provided at the center of a panel, the control disk being driven up and down by means of a center lifting mechanism, and when the control disk is lifted, a card feeding port for placing cards being formed below the control disk. A card collating device, the center of a card collating base being provided with a center rotating disc driven to rotate by means of a rotating disc electric motor, includes an arc-shaped card collating channel for collating the cards being formed between the center rotating disc and a card collating channel outer side wall, and a plurality of conveying rollers being provided at the bottom of the arc-shaped card collating channel. A dealer includes a card storage box and a card dealing device.

A processing apparatus includes a processing section acquiring a position in which a card is placed, and a rendering control section controlling projection of an image by a projection apparatus. On the basis of the position in which the card is placed, the rendering control section causes the projection apparatus to project the image associated with the card onto the card in a manner larger than the card. An image projecting method includes acquiring a position in which a card is placed, and on the basis of the position in which the card is placed, causing a projection apparatus to project an image associated with the card onto the card in a manner larger than the card.

A playing card sleeve can receive and store a box of playing cards. The sleeve includes an upper body member and a lower body member, with the upper body member hingedly connected to the lower body member. When one wishes to do so, the upper body member may be rotated rearwardly until it can rest on a table or surface. Then, the upper body member and the lower body member may serve as legs to support the sleeve that is now configured as a stand for displaying and accessing the playing card box.

A protective apparatus for encapsulating printed collectibles, including comic books and cards. The protective apparatus comprising a forward panel forming a recess adapted to receive a base panel. The printed collectible positions between the forward panel and the base panel. The base panel is hingedly connected to a stand.

A wagering event is completed using virtual or physical playing card symbols to determine a random event outcome by: a) recognizing a wager on a player hand win, a banker hand win or a player hand-banker hand tie event; b) providing exactly three random standard playing cards face-up to a player position and a dealer position; c) discarding exactly one random standard playing cards from each of the banker hand and the player hand to form a two-card baccarat player hand and a two-card banker hand; d) completing the two-card baccarat player hand and the two-card banker hand according to standard baccarat requirements of staying and hitting on point counts to form a final player hand and a final banker hand; and e) determining outcomes in a comparison between the player hand and the banker hand according to standard baccarat count comparison.

Systems and methods for facilitating a card game on a table apparatus that comprises components (e.g., RFID antennas) for sensing wagering chips placed on the table provide for determining, based upon data from such components: (i) all losses to be collected by a dealer; (ii) all wins to be paid out by the dealer; and (iii) all commissions to be collected by the dealer. The systems and methods also facilitate outputting, on a dealer display device, an indication of one or more of the following for each player participating in the card game and based on the foregoing determinations: (i) a commission to be collected, if any; (ii) a losing wager to be collected, if any; and (iii) a win amount to be paid out, if any.

Systems and methods for facilitating a card game on a table apparatus that comprises components (e.g., RFID antennas) for sensing wagering chips placed on the table provide for determining, based upon data from such components: (i) all losses to be collected by a dealer; (ii) all wins to be paid out by the dealer; and (iii) all commissions to be collected by the dealer. The systems and methods also facilitate outputting, on a dealer display device, an indication of one or more of the following for each player participating in the card game and based on the foregoing determinations: (i) a commission to be collected, if any; (ii) a losing wager to be collected, if any; and (iii) a win amount to be paid out, if any.

A card disposal apparatus, including an ejection port for disposing of cards after the game, a disposal card receiving board that receives the cards from the ejection port, disposal card information acquisition means that acquires information about number (rank) from the cards put in the ejection port, group information acquisition means that acquires group information from the cards to be disposed of, a counter for the cards as number count means that counts the number of the disposal cards put in the ejection port, deck check means that checks whether all cards to be disposed of are complete in terms of 52×8 decks=416 in the case of a set of 8 decks of cards, and output means that outputs a check result. Void holes are provided on the cards to be disposed of, and ensure that the cards are perfectly disposed of without being unfairly reused.