Roulette chip sorters

About 15 years ago I saw a chip sorter I beleive it was in a canadien casino near detroit.

I am not sure if it made stacks of 20, but it may have just sorted the chips into the different color stacks, which kept the game really moving.The dealer just swept the chips into a big hole in the table, and while he/she payed off..the chips were sorted.

The table was always packed whenever I played and the board was covered with chips galore.

But I really havent seen this catch on. I would think that the casino would make out in the long run, with more spins per hour.

Anyone ever see this in vegas. I know its not in reno.

Yeah I've seen them in quite a few places in Vegas. Aria had it at the table the last time I went.

Foxwoods had them once upon a time. I haven't checked in a while.

Akwesasne Mohawk Casino has one. I've seen them miss the hole and go on the floor also. :-)

Quote: SkittleCar1

Akwesasne Mohawk Casino has one. I've seen them miss the hole and go on the floor also. :-)

These are at every casino i've ever been to, nothing new they are standard roulette sorter. They are everywhere, they sort each colour in rows, dealer has a pull thingy that picks up 20 chip stacks from the rows. problem with them though is real casino chips $5's and $25 chips jam the machines.

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These are at every casino i've ever been to, nothing new they are standard roulette sorter. They are everywhere, they sort each colour in rows, dealer has a pull thingy that picks up 20 chip stacks from the rows. problem with them though is real casino chips $5's and $25 chips jam the machines.

We have them at my casino, and they're usually pretty good at sorting. They put the value nickels and quarters in one column, but floor supervisors would rather we not drop them into the machines, especially quarters. I never heard anything about the machines jamming because of value any more than they already do.

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These are at every casino i've ever been to

You've never been to Twin river... :)

I've seen them in plenty of casinos.

The Roulette chips tend to have rounded edges while the value cheques have square edges.

Whether the round edge is manufactured to help the sorter or a result of the extra wear and tear is unknown to me. But in either case, it explains why management would prefer that the cheques don't go in the sorter.

Maintaining pace of the game seems important.

Typical example of machine replacing the man.
During a busy game, no Mucker (extra dealer assigned to specifically sort and stack the non-value chips) is needed, thereby alleviating staffing/scheduling issues.

As to the issue of value cheques entering the machine, I highly suspect the primary reason for avoidance of this is due to the fact that both the cheques and the dealers hands are hidden from view of the camera.

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Maintaining pace of the game seems important.

Typical example of machine replacing the man.
During a busy game, no Mucker (extra dealer assigned to specifically sort and stack the non-value chips) is needed, thereby alleviating staffing/scheduling issues.

As to the issue of value cheques entering the machine, I highly suspect the primary reason for avoidance of this is due to the fact that both the cheques and the dealers hands are hidden from view of the camera.

I would love to purchase of of these machines used if I could find one. At our charity games, we have a 20' tables with a layout/dealer on each side. The wheel sits in the middle. The person over the wheel serves as mucker. It's horrible duty for a volunteer. With one of those machines, I could double the play at the table. Anybody ever see any used machines for sale?