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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2014
Bally Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
James B. Stasson, Chaska, MN (US);
Robert J. Rynda, Henderson, NV (US);
James P. Helgesen, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Troy D. Nelson, Big Lake, MN (US);
Paul K. Scheper, Bloomington, MN (US);
Ronald R. Swanson, Otsego, MN (US);
Collin A. Helsen, Arundel, AU;
Nathan J. Wadds, Waverley, AU;
Bally Gaming, Inc., Law Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
Card shufflers usable in forming and dispensing randomized playing card hands for use in playing card games include a card input mechanism for inputting cards into the card shuffler, a card storage device for receiving cards from the card input mechanism and temporarily storing cards within the card shuffler, and a card output mechanism for outputting shuffled cards from the card shuffler. The card storage device may include a wheel configured to rotate within the card shuffler. The rotatable wheel may have a plurality of card storage compartments therein, each of which may be sized and configured to hold two or more cards therein. Related methods involve the use of such card shufflers in playing card games.