Meshounah said:
will all casinos be using automatic shufflers?
I'm guessing this was a typo, but just in case it wasn't, there are two different machines, a
continuous shuffling machine (CSM) and an
automatic shuffling machine (ASM).
The CSM is a fully-enclosed black box that usually sits right on the blackjack table. After each hand (or every 2-3 hands), cards are inserted back into the machine and the decks are continuously shuffled.
The ASM is a black box with an open front that usually sits behind the blackjack table. After a shoe is completed, the entire shoe is inserted into the ASM and a shuffled shoe is pulled out.
CSM's are not countable with traditional card counting; ASM's are.
CSM's are rare at high limit tables because high limit players don't like them, and rare at smaller casinos because small casinos can't afford them. ASM's are pretty standard at all tables in all casinos.
Sonny, Mimosine, and jimpenn all responded about CSM's.