Card shuffling apparatuses and related methods
First Claim
1. A method of using a plurality of shuffler apparatuses within a gaming establishment, comprising:
- providing a first number of shuffler apparatuses in the gaming establishment, each shuffler apparatus of the first number of shuffler apparatuses comprising a receptacle for receiving an activation device therein, operation of each shuffler apparatus of the first number of shuffler apparatuses being precluded when an activation device is not received within the receptacle; and
providing a second number of activation devices in the gaming establishment, the second number being less than or equal to the first number.
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Abstract
Card shuffler apparatuses include a card repositioner used to randomly reposition a plurality of cards on-edge over an aperture extending through a card support surface to allow cards to sequentially pass through the aperture in a random order. The apparatuses may be capable of continuously and sequentially forming playing card hands for use in a game. Shuffler apparatuses may be used to obtain a measurement relating to a thickness of the deck of cards. Methods involve the use of card shuffler apparatuses to form one or more playing card hands in a playing card game. Additional methods involve counting playing cards present within a stack of playing cards using a shuffler apparatus. In further methods, a number of shuffler apparatuses and a lesser number of shuffler activation devices are provided in a gaming establishment so as to preclude simultaneous use of all the shuffler apparatuses in the establishment.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of using a plurality of shuffler apparatuses within a gaming establishment, comprising:
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providing a first number of shuffler apparatuses in the gaming establishment, each shuffler apparatus of the first number of shuffler apparatuses comprising a receptacle for receiving an activation device therein, operation of each shuffler apparatus of the first number of shuffler apparatuses being precluded when an activation device is not received within the receptacle; and providing a second number of activation devices in the gaming establishment, the second number being less than or equal to the first number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of operating a card shuffler configured to permit operation thereof when an activation device is inserted in a receptacle of the shuffler and configured to disable operation when the activation device is not inserted in the receptacle, the method comprising:
inserting an activation device in the receptacle to enable operation of the card shuffler. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A card shuffler, comprising:
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a card support surface for supporting a plurality of cards thereon, the card support surface having at least one aperture extending through the card support surface for allowing cards of the plurality of cards to individually pass through the card support surface; a repositioner for receiving and supporting the plurality of cards over the card support surface, the repositioner configured to randomly reposition the plurality of cards over the at least one aperture to allow cards of the plurality of cards to individually pass through the at least one aperture in a random order; a body defining a receptacle for an activation device; and a controller configured to permit operation of at least a portion of the card shuffler when the activation device is present within the receptacle and configured to disable operation of at least a portion of the card shuffler when the activation device is absent from the receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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