CARD-HANDLING DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS, ASSEMBLIES, AND COMPONENTS

Abstract: a card-handling device and related methods may include a card intake, a card rotation device, and a card output. the card rotation device may be configured to rotate at least one of the one or more playing cards about a minor axis of the one or more playing cards to randomly alter an orientation of lateral edges of the one or more playing cards. a card-handling device and related methods may be configured to recognize unreadable cards and move the unreadable cards to a designated position.

Inventor(s): Paul K. Scheper, Colin A. Helsen, Ronald Swanson, Peter Krenn

CPC Classification: A63F1/12 (CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR)

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