RFID in Gaming Industry ...

RFID in Gaming Industry: Invention relates generally to the field of casino gaming and more particularly to an apparatus and method for verifying the identification of a die, to reduce the probability of cheating ...

From UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ...

... Alternatively, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) transponders or tags could also be used. If a metal playing surface is used, the RFID tag of the face lying against the playing surface will not transmit a signal, thereby indirectly identifying the uppermost face. In a further feature of the invention which protects the electronic die from being illegally copied, each RFID tag within the die is configured with its own ID code which is compared with a code transmitted by the computer. It is thus possible to check the legality or originality of the particular die and whether the game or software application using the die is a copy or an original. ...

Additional resources on RFID in the gaming industry ...

Gaming: profitability using barcode, RFID, and mobile computing technology. ... and support of data collection application systems for the gaming industry. ...

Future trends in RFID systems: Covering the RFID technologies, EAS technologies and magnetic coupled techniques ... in the gaming industry to incorporate transponders in gaming chips, ...