Smart Chip Tray™

A smarter way to manage every table.

Real-time chip data, greater operational awareness and more efficient table operations, built into the float tray.

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U.S. Patent No. 9,795,870

A patented solution for modern casino operations.

Smart Chip Tray is a patented security and monetary data system that keeps a real-time count of the chips in a table’s float tray, along with their total value.

  • Existing chipsDesigned to work with the chips a casino already uses. No special or RFID chips.
  • Any denominationConfigurable for different currencies, denominations and table games.
  • Continuous playDesigned to reduce routine manual tray counts.
  • ConnectedShares tray information with authorized teams and connected systems.

Explore the technology

A Smart Chip Tray loaded with chips on a blackjack table

Built for the people who run the floor.

Real-time chip data

A running count of chip quantities and tray value, updated as chips move, without stopping the game.

Greater operational awareness

Configurable alerts flag activity outside defined ranges so surveillance can prioritize what to review.

More efficient table operations

Fewer routine counts, earlier fill notices to the cage, and a clearer view across tables and pits.

See the operational benefits

Precision technology for real-world results.

See the tray count, value and report chip activity at the table in our product demonstration.

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How the system works

Three core components measure the chips in the tray, account for cash in the drop box and bring both together in one running value.

Measuring device: sensor board above the chip tubes with a count display
Measuring device

Counts chips as they move.

A laser-type distance measuring device above each tube measures the distance to the top chip in the stack and calculates how many chips the tube holds. Each tube is programmed with its own monetary value, so the tray updates both the chip count and the total value as chips are added or removed.

A processor adds the tubes together into one running total, which can be shown on a display, sent wirelessly or networked across tables.

Drop box counter buttons for 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 along the tray edge
Drop box counter · optional

Accounts for cash in the box.

As cash is deposited in the drop box, the dealer presses the button for the denomination received and the displayed total increases. As chips go out to the player, that amount is deducted, supporting reconciliation between the drop box and the tray.

Box value indicator display reading total and box values
Box value indicator

One running value per table.

Displays the running monetary value of the tray to authorized staff at the table, the pit or the surveillance station, out of view of players. Indicators can be linked across tables and share data with connected systems.

Designed around the tray casinos already use.

Existing chips

No special or RFID chips, avoiding the expense of replacing a casino’s chip inventory.

Any currency

Configurable for different currencies and denominations.

Table games

Adaptable to the trays used for blackjack, craps, roulette, pai gow poker and more.

Existing trays

Can be built into new trays or adapted to existing tray designs with manufacturing partners.

Compatibility is confirmed against product specifications for each deployment.

From a single table to a casino-wide view

Tray information can be organized by table, pit, casino area or connected property, and shared with the teams who need it.

Illustrative. Data flow, connected views and cross-site reporting are configured for each implementation.

Integration and governance

Every property’s systems and requirements are different. Implementation is planned with your table games, surveillance, IT and compliance teams.

Connected systems

Tray data can be shared with backend software, reporting tools and customer relationship management (CRM) systems, where supported.

Role-based access

Tray values are shown only to authorized staff, at the table, the pit or the surveillance room, and never to players.

Configurable alerts

Each property defines what counts as normal for its own tables and games. Alert settings are configured privately during implementation.

Questions we work through together

Data destinations, network and security requirements, regulatory count procedures and how alerts reach the right people.

Operational value for casino teams

Manual processes cost time and leave gaps in visibility. Smart Chip Tray gives teams a continuous view of chip quantities and tray value, so they can spend less time counting and more time on what matters.

Operational performance

  • Real-time visibility into tray chip counts and value.
  • Designed to reduce routine manual counts and avoidable interruptions to play.
  • Low-tray notices to the cage support a faster fill process.

Security intelligence

  • Helps identify table activity outside normal patterns.
  • Flags exceptions so surveillance can prioritize what to review.
  • Alerts support your team’s judgment. They do not, by themselves, establish that cheating has occurred.

Drop and reconciliation

  • The optional drop box counter records cash deposited at the table.
  • Chips paid out are deducted, helping keep the drop box and the tray in balance.
  • Supports tracking of chips entering and leaving the count room.

Connected intelligence

  • Views for table, pit, surveillance and management roles, where supported.
  • Information organized by table, game type, casino area or connected property.
  • Data available to backend and reporting systems for operational analysis.

Estimate the time spent on routine counts

Enter your own figures to see the staff hours and table time involved in manual tray counts at your property.

—staff hours a year in the counts you expect to reduce
—labor cost of those hours, a year
—hours of table time a year spent on those counts

Illustrative estimate based only on the figures you enter, assuming the tables operate every day of the year. It is not a forecast or a guarantee of savings. Actual results depend on your operations and on the count procedures your regulators require.

For table and tray manufacturers

Smart Chip Tray technology can be built into new trays or adapted to existing tray designs. We welcome conversations with manufacturers about licensing and integration.

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Tray tubes and drop box controls on a blackjack table

The Smart Chip Tray in practice

A casino chip tray that becomes a live source of operational and monetary data, at the table where the game is played.

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Try the tray

A simplified, illustrative simulation. Collect and pay chips as a dealer would, take cash buy-ins into the drop box, and watch the readout keep the table in balance.

Cash buy-in to drop box:
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+ collects a losing bet into the tray. − pays a winning bet out. A buy-in moves cash into the box and chips out to the player. Keep paying wins to see an exception flagged, or let a tube run low to see a fill notice.

For illustration only. This is not the product’s software, and its settings do not reflect any property’s configuration.

Deployment considerations

Configuration

Tubes are configured for each property’s denominations, currency and table games.

Installation and training

Installation, staff training and support are planned with the property’s table games team.

Integration

Connection to backend, reporting and surveillance systems is scoped for each implementation.

Pilot deployments

Properties can begin with a defined set of tables before wider rollout. We discuss pilot options during a demonstration.

Lease

Trays and software provided as one package.

License

The technology adapted to existing trays with manufacturing partners.

Purchase

Trays purchased outright, with software and ongoing service.

Terms are discussed privately with each property or partner.

Frequently asked questions

Does Smart Chip Tray require special chips?

No. It is designed to work with the chips a casino already uses, without RFID or other special chips.

Which table games does it support?

The technology can be adapted to the chip trays used for blackjack, baccarat, craps, roulette, pai gow poker and other table games.

Can players see the tray value?

No. Value information is shown to authorized staff at the table, the pit or the surveillance station, out of view of players.

Does an alert mean cheating has taken place?

No. Alerts flag activity outside the ranges a property has defined so that its team can review it. Determining what happened remains with the casino’s surveillance and security staff.

Can it connect to our existing systems?

Smart Chip Tray is designed to share data with connected systems. Integration with your backend, reporting or surveillance platforms is scoped during implementation.

Does it replace required tray counts?

It is designed to reduce routine manual counts. Count procedures required by your regulators continue to apply.

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The company and its development

Smart Chip Tray brings real-time intelligence to the casino table, using the chips and trays casinos already rely on.

A patented invention

Smart Chip Tray was invented by a leading technology entrepreneur and is protected by U.S. Patent No. 9,795,870.

Veridian, LLC

Smart Chip Tray is owned by its parent company, Veridian, LLC.

Our mission is to make real-time chip-tray intelligence a standard capability across the global gaming industry.

Smart Chip Tray on a blackjack table

Who we work with

Casino operators and gaming executives, table games and surveillance leaders, and the manufacturers who build the tables and trays they use.

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