Shuffling machines

[ckwfelix]

I am in Australia, and I find most casinos are using continuous shuffling machines. The dealers will put all the cards back into the machines for shuffling at the end of each game. Card counting seems not working in this environment, any better methods? I have heard about shuffle tracking, but don't know if it works or not.

 

[mikeoxebig]

ckwfelix, Thats not a continuous shuffling machine, its just an automatic shuffler. I used to also be leary of them but now I embrace them with open arms. They dramatically increase the amount of hands per hour and Ive noticed the cards break their cycle every 3-4 shuffles or so. So If you have a bad shoe, with a constant neg count, it will almost always make a dramatic change the other way in 3-4 shuffles. So remember the deck color especially if your wonging around tables and see a fresh shoe coming that you already counted it will help you know what to expect. Thats my experience with automatic shufflers anyways. I back counted tables to make sure I wasn't just speculating.

 

[ckwfelix]

Some casinos, like the one in Sydney, now only automatic shuffler for Baccarat. They are using continuous shuffling machines, named One2Six, for BlackJack.