Automatic poker shuffling machine

Abstract

An automatic poker shuffling machine includes a frame having a first container, a second container and a card chamber between the first container and the second container, an elevating device has a table in the card chamber, a card cutting device for sending the cards on the table to the first and second containers alternately, and a card shuffling device having first and second turning wheels on the bottoms of the first and the second containers to stack the cards alternately on the table again. The present invention further includes a plurality of sensors to sense the cards and control the corresponding elements action, and a collecting box to receive the shuffled cards.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates generally to a device for poker game and, more particularly, to an automatic poker shuffling machine.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]In poker game, it needs a shuffler to shuffle cards to random the cards for the game therefore players may have different cards in the games.[0005]To shuffle the cards by shuffler is doubtful because a well-skill shuffler may cheat that the poker game becomes unfair, and players have less will to play it.[0006]In some professional poker games, the whole deck of cards are destroyed after every game, and a brand new deck of cards are used in the next game to avoid the cheating problem. However, it needs a specific machine to destroy the cards, and it needs lots of decks of cards. It expenses high for such poker game, and, furthermore, it produces lots of dust and scraps of papers after the cards are destroyed. For the reason above, the present inven...

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Benefits of technology

"The present invention is an automatic poker shuffling machine that can replace the shuffler to shuffle cards and create a fair game for each player. The machine includes a frame with two containers and a card chamber, an elevating device for vertical movement of cards, a card cutting device for transverse movement of cards, and a card shuffling device with two turning wheels for alternating stacking of cards. The machine can shuffle cards quickly and efficiently, reducing the cheating problem and the need for costly card destruction after each game."

Problems solved by technology

To shuffle the cards by shuffler is doubtful because a well-skill shuffler may cheat that the poker game becomes unfair, and players have less will to play it.

However, it needs a specific machine to destroy the cards, and it needs lots of decks of cards.

It expenses high for such poker game, and, furthermore, it produces lots of dust and scraps of papers after the cards are destroyed.

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