Chad Hoehne patented his table games management system back in 1996, designed to make life easier for casino management by automating table game operations. Hoehne launched Table Trac after a decade in management at Minneapolis-based electronics manufacturer Micro Control Co. Since development, Table Trac has been licensed at casinos in 13 states, 13 countries, and dozens of Native American casinos, with plans to capture business in the nascent Japanese gambling market. Over the summer, Table Trac signed an agreement with a Tokyo firm to market the system in Japan, which legalized gambling in 2018.