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[Three]

No wash a a couple perfect riffles and you are in for a beating. If they wash the cards before shuffling don't worry about it.

[Three]

Do you think it is a coincidence that cards aren't packed each suit ace to king but rather half A-K and half K-A. Shuffle them together and you get High Low , high low. That is not good for the player. That is why control boards have rules requiring a wash.

[max85]

I was playing at an downtown casino the other day, the auto shuffler malfunctioned, they took out the six decks, went to cut them and there was 5 cards with different colours, 5 extra cards.......gotta keep your eyes and ears open

[ZenMaster_Flash]

To deal an ethically managed and honest game the casino is required to first

display the cards face-up before at least one patron, then perform a thorough

"wash" and then shuffle ~ or place the cards into an A.S.M. (Automatic Shuffle Machine)

Of course Casinos operated as Native American Enterprises are free to do as they wish.

[Tonic]

I hate it when they wash them too long and the cards start to get all soggy.

[Rainmaker]

I think what Rainmaker was inquiring about is that after the FIRST shuffle, which includes the wash, is there going to be more clumping AND if so, is there an advantage either way? A sufficient wash and good shuffle mixes the cards so there can’t really be an advantage to house or player. Should 6 new decks be insufficiently washed and shuffled there could be an advantage to the player if he could track it. Even if he knew it was not washed enough there might be an advantage, but the dealers are trained well in this skill. I have never heard anyone talk of this in any way before.

Yes, this is what I was asking...thank you for helping me clarify. I'm sure the answer is there is no house advantage added. I'm sorry toker, you are still on a tangent. It was a simple question, you are reading way too much into it.

[Rainmaker]

Do you think it is a coincidence that cards aren't packed each suit ace to king but rather half A-K and half K-A. Shuffle them together and you get High Low , high low. That is not good for the player. That is why control boards have rules requiring a wash.

I never noticed that

[MidniteToker]

I'm sorry toker, you are still on a tangent. It was a simple question, you are reading way too much into it.

Have it your way. You aren't thinking enough, that's all there is to it.

[Rainmaker]

Have it your way. You aren't thinking enough, that's all there is to it.

Toker, you are talking about stuff beyond the scope of the question. That is what I mean by tangent. I am sure your points are valid in related contexts.