If you’ve ever shuffled a deck of playing cards, you’ve most likely created a unique deck. That is, you’re probably the only person who has ever arranged the cards in precisely that order. Although ...

Shuffling cards is a tricky business. It’s also a lucrative one for gambling casinos. In a game such as blackjack, an astute player can try to memorize the cards already played to have a better chance ...

Dear Mark: Do card counters today stand a chance against automatic card shuffling machines? – Mel B. Card counters, Mel, have a theoretical advantage between 0.5 and 1.5 percent against the casino.

Graham Kendall does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Shuffling a pack of cards isn't as easy as you think, not if you want to truly randomise the cards. Most people will give a pack a few shuffles with the overhand or riffle methods (where the pack is ...

Many people should have experienced the situation that 'no matter how many times the cards are shuffled, they don't mix neatly'. Fred Hohmann, who is working on machine learning and interface ...