4 out of 5 members found this post helpful.
Did you find this post helpful?
Yes |
No
Machine vs. hand, the difference is this:
A hand shuffle is real; it's a traditional* shuffle as prescribed in the most ancient books of Hoyle. It doesn't produce a completely different or completely random sequence of cards each time the dealer shuffles, no, it produces a "shuffled" deck. Players should watch the dealer's hands to ensure the deck(s) get shuffled enough for the players' satisfaction, and that they don't get cheated. Remember, players should be part of each step in the game.
The machines on the other hand do not shuffle. They rearrange and re-order the cards to a given prescribed sequence. They electronically read each card going in, by suit and denomination, record where it is located, and then rebuild a new sequence based on the recipe order preconceived by the computer. The computer has many examples of sequences, each claiming to be a representation of a random order. This new sequence being built slips by the gaming control board because it is supposedly representative of a random sequence of cards. But some examples of random sequences are more beneficial to the player,* others more beneficial to the house. Which examples of sequences would the house prefer to build?*
Pit bosses can select a setting on the machine to change the extent of the rearrangement. You may see them do this when the number of filled seats at the table change.* The machines rearrange the cards inside a black box, so the players cannot see if, or rather the extent to which, they are being cheated.*
One pit boss in Philadelphia flipped the switch the wrong way,* and the machine took a used mixed-up deck and rearranged it into a factory-fresh new-deck order, and in the next couple rounds all players were getting Straights and Flushes! The casino was fined months later, but not enough.*
I would ban all electronic machines from this game. If players cannot legally use a machine to read the cards, then the house should not be allowed to use such machines.
Ole
Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk
Bookmarks