> Later in the evening I saw something very
> interesting,at one table they played the CSM
> like
> a shoe,took the 6-decks from the tray,let it
> cut and put the cards into the machine and
> dealt
> like a shoe without shuffling with the
> machine.
> Regards Rainer

Some casinos may use Automated Shuffle Machines (for exact definition you may look at bj21 glossary). The main purpose is to eliminate the shuffle time and provide continious action. Card counting can still be used with these machines, while shuffle tracking obviously cannot.

Regards,
Orson