In some optional embodiments, the target object includes at least one of a person, a game chip, a game card, or a game currency.

In some optional embodiments, the specific game object comprises a game card, and switching the game progress stage at the time point corresponding to the first image frame in the plurality of the continuous image frames where the specific target object is detected includes: switching the game progress stage from a betting stage to a gaming stage at the time point corresponding to the first image frame in the plurality of the continuous image frames where the game card is detected.

In some optional embodiments, the method further includes: providing a prompt of stopping betting after switching from the betting stage to the gaming stage.

In some optional embodiments, the method further includes: in response to detecting a change in a betting chip in image frames of the gaming stage in the video stream, determining that the changed chip is an invalid chip and issuing warning information.

According to the second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a game stage switching apparatus is provided, the apparatus includes: a video stream obtaining module, configured to obtain a video stream of a game desktop; an object detection module, configured to detect a target object for each of image frames comprised in the video stream; and a game stage switching module, configured to, in response to detecting a specific target object in at least one image frame in the video stream, switch a game progress stage at a time point corresponding to a first image frame in a plurality of continuous image frames where the specific target object is detected.