Casinos
can speed up play, and simultaneously curb counters
with automatic shuffling machines.
Some shuffling machines shuffle-up one set of
cards while another is in play. Others, known
as Continuous Shuffle Machines, allow the dealer
to simply return used cards to a single shoe,
which allows play without any interruption. Because
Continuous Shuffle Machines essentially allow
minimal deck penetration, the advantage of traditional
counting techniques is completely lost.
As for online casinos, the deck is reshuffled
at the start of each hand, giving the card counter
zip advantage. You will see some online casinos
show an animation of the dealer shuffling the
cards intermittently to give the illusion that
the cards are being shuffled infrequently, but
the cards are nonetheless actually shuffled after
every round. It's for show, Jack, not for wrapping
you in dough.
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