Gaming tablet

Abstract

A gaming tablet including a planar tablet having an upper surface, a lower surface and a plurality of sides, a padding disposed over the planar tablet and, a covering material disposed over the padding. The covering material and padding provide a soft resilient covering allowing a dealer to position his thumbs under the cards for shuffling without lifting the cards. Thus the players can not see the cards during shuffling.

1 . A gaming tablet, comprising: 
 a planar tablet having an upper surface, a lower surface and a plurality of sides;    a padding disposed over said planar tablet; and,    a covering material disposed over said padding and defining a playing surface.    
   
   
       2 . The gaming tablet of  claim 1  further comprising a plurality of indicia representing card spaces.  
   
   
       3 . The gaming tablet of  claim 1  wherein at least one of said plurality of sides is curved.  
   
   
       4 . The gaming tablet of  claim 1 , said padding disposed over said upper surface and said plurality of sides.  
   
   
       5 . The gaming tablet of  claim 1  wherein said covering being napped polyester.  
   
   
       6 . The gaming tablet of  claim 1  wherein said padding is a soft resilient material.  
   
   
       7 . The gaming tablet of  claim 1  wherein said padding is formed of a sponge material.  
   
   
       8 . The gaming tablet of  claim 1  further comprising a backing disposed on a lower surface of said planar tablet and formed of a non-slid material.  
   
   
       9 . A gaming tablet for playing Texas Hold 'Em poker, comprising: 
 a covering material disposed over a padding;    said padding disposed between said covering material and a planar tablet;    said planar tablet having an upper surface, a lower surface and a plurality of sides;    said covering material and said padding extending over said upper surface and said plurality of sides.    
   
   
       10 . The gaming tablet of  claim 9  further comprising indicia representing a plurality of card positions on an upper surface of said covering.  
   
   
       11 . The gaming tablet of  claim 10  said plurality of card positions being five card positions.  
   
   
       12 . The gaming tablet of  claim 9  wherein at least one of said plurality of sides is curved.  
   
   
       13 . The gaming tablet of  claim 9 , said gaming tablet having rounded edges.  
   
   
       14 . The gaming tablet of  claim 9  having a lower covering extending over said lower surface of said planar tablet.  
   
   
       15 . The gaming tablet of  claim 9 , said covering material being napped polyester.  
   
   
       16 . The gaming tablet of  claim 9 , said covering material having anti-static characteristics.  
   
   
       17 . The gaming tablet of  claim 9 , said padding being formed of sponge.  
   
   
       18 . The gaming tablet of  claim 9 , said planar tablet being formed of plywood.  
   
   
       19 . A gaming tablet for shuffling of gaming cards, comprising: 
 a planar tablet having an upper surface, a lower surface, and at least one curved side;    a padding extending over said upper surface and said at least one curved surface;    a covering material extending over said padding and affixed to said lower surface; and,    a backing disposed on said lower surface of the planar tablet.