[RydenStoompala]

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Why shouldn't the casinos have autoshufflers if the low-limit tourists don't care?

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That's the reasoning and it's valid. Card-counting aside, it's nickel-diming the game to death. The dealer hitting soft 17 is another crappy rule. I guess an owner can do whatever it wishes, but if I feel like taking a break and playing BJ for a while it would be nice not to have to go across the street to have to shave a quarter or half a point off the house edge. The house still has the best of it, so it just seems piggish. I would be interested in knowing the net pickup on using constant shufflers versus six deck shoes. Assuming the pit crew could detect a big bet variance on mid-shoe entry and therefore reduce the risk of getting hit by a counting crew, I doubt the loss of business from all the blackjack players who don't like the shufflers would be offset by those who don't care. But I could be wrong.