Quote Originally Posted by conte543 View Post
It's about legal here. You say its not random but doesn't mean it is CHEATING (ie illegal). The manufacturer would always state "we offer the best shuffling method... the shoe is less clumped than manual shuffling therefore our method is better..."
And that's the point of this discussion - cheating or not cheating. it's not about randomness or lack thereof cause there is no legal measure of randomness period.
What you are stating gives the suggestion of improprieties by setting cards into preset patterns. When something is truly random all kinds of different sequences can and do happen.