Shuffle Master

Extracted Attributes

• Type

  Manufacturer of casino products

• Founded

  1983

• Founder

  John Breeding

• Later Name

  SHFL Entertainment, Inc.

• Headquarters

  Paradise, Nevada, USA

• Key Products

  Card shuffling machines (e.g., Deck Mate), table games (e.g., Let It Ride, Three Card Poker, Blackjack Switch, Casino War), slot machines, video/slot machine game software

• Original Name

  Shuffle Master

• Acquired Assets

  Most assets of BET Technology (2004), Stargames Limited (2006)

• Current Brand Name

  Shuffle Master

• Current Parent Company

  Light & Wonder

• Purpose of Original Shuffler

  Nullify card counting advantage, increase pace of play

Timeline

• Shuffle Master was founded by John Breeding. (Source: wikipedia)

  1983

• The mechanical shuffler developed by Shuffle Master came to market (early 1992). (Source: web_search_results)

  1992-01-01

• The company made its initial public offering. (Source: web_search_results)

  1992

• Shuffle Master acquired most of the assets of BET Technology, a developer of table games including Casino War and Fortune Pai Gow. (Source: web_search_results)

  2004-02-01

• The company acquired Australian manufacturer Stargames Limited for $108 million, re-entering the slot machine field. (Source: web_search_results)

  2006

• Shuffle Master was acquired by Bally Technologies. (Source: wikipedia)

  2013

• Bally Technologies, and by extension Shuffle Master, was acquired by Scientific Games (now Light & Wonder). (Source: wikipedia)

  2014

• A dispute arose between Molly Bloom and Tobey Maguire over the rental of a Shuffle Master device during Bloom's high-stakes poker game in Los Angeles. (Source: related_documents)

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SHFL Entertainment

SHFL entertainment, Inc. (previously named Shuffle Master) was a manufacturer of shuffling machines, table games, slot machines, and other casino products, based in Paradise, Nevada. Founded in 1983, it was acquired by Bally Technologies in 2013. Bally was itself acquired the following year by Scientific Games, now Light & Wonder, which continues to use the Shuffle Master name as one of its core brands. The company designed Deck Mate, one of the primary card shuffling devices used in casinos. The company's table game products included Let It Ride, Three Card Poker, Blackjack Switch, and Casino War.

Web Search Results

• SHFL Entertainment - Wikipedia

  SHFL entertainment, Inc. (previously named Shuffle Master) was a manufacturer of shuffling machines, table games, slot machines, and other casino products, based in Paradise, Nevada. Founded in 1983, it was acquired by Bally Technologies in 2013. Bally was itself acquired the following year by Scientific Games, now Light & Wonder, which continues to use the Shuffle Master name as one of its core brands. [...] Shuffle Master was formed by John Breeding, a former truck driver, in 1983. Inspired by a newspaper article about card counting in blackjack, he borrowed $30,000 to develop a mechanical shuffler that would allow every hand to be dealt from a fresh deck, nullifying the advantage of card counting, without losing valuable playing time. The device finally came to market in early 1992, and the company made its initial public offering later that year. [...] In February 2004, Shuffle Master bought most of the assets of BET Technology, a developer of table games including Casino War and Fortune Pai Gow. In 2006, the company returned to the slot machine field, buying Australian manufacturer Stargames Limited for $108 million. Among Stargames's products was Rapid Roulette, a roulette variant in which a dealer spins a physical roulette wheel, but wagers are placed and paid out on touchscreen terminals, increasing the pace of play.

• SHFL Entertainment | Company Overview & News - Forbes

  Shuffle Master develops automatic card shuffling equipment, table games and video/slot machine game software for the gaming industry. The company's growth strategy is to acquire innovative gaming products, including new tables and video games, and market these products worldwide. As of 1998, 4,820 of the company's shuffler systems were placed in casinos or other legal gaming establishments, including 1,880 units on lease and 2,940 units sold. Shuffle Master's popular games for video/slot [...] machines include Let It Ride and Five Deck Frenzy. [...] Bally Technologies (BYI) – founded in 1932 and headquartered in Las Vegas – is a worldwide gaming company that manufactures, operates and distributes technology-based gambling devices and systems. In addition, the company offers technology solutions to provide gaming operators with marketing, data management and analysis to more effectively manage their [...] ByChuck CarnevaleContributor Jan 22, 2014 ### Four Quiet Bargains

• Shuffle Master for Android - Download

  Shuffle Master: A Fun and Addictive Card Game. Shuffle Master is an action-packed card game developed by Virtual Projects Co and available

• Shufflemaster discussed in Table Games/Gambling at Wizard of Vegas

  A shuffle master has "the ability to sort cards back to a suited deck." ... has "advanced shuffling technology [which] also eliminates edge

• [PDF] New Product Assessment Automatic Playing Card Shuffler

  their products have been increasing in general. U.S. patent # 5,718,427 is assigned to Ten Stix Inc. relevant to this product. Also noted by the client, Shuffle Master Inc. (Las Vegas, NV; 702-897-7150, www.shufflemaster.com/index.asp) makes a number of automatic shufflers that are targeted towards the casino industry. These shufflers are fully automatic and are able to shuffle multiple desks simultaneously. Shuffle Master does offer one product to consumers, the Deck Mate poker shuffler. The [...] our competitive assessment, we also conducted a preliminary patent search for automated card shufflers. We found the following relevant patents. Mentioned previously, U.S. Patent Application #2006/0066048 (Application Date: March 30, 2006; by Shuffle Masters of Las Vegas, NV) is for a “Magnetic Jam Detection in a Card Shuffler.” The patent abstract states: “A shuffling device for playing cards and method of shuffling cards is provided where a first group of cards is moved within the device to [...] Assessment Automatic Playing Card Shuffler File # Sample Research Notes Contacts The following companies or organizations were cited in the report: Company Location Phone Number Web Site(httpt://www.) Shuffle Master Las Vegas, NV 702-897-715 shufflemaster.com Excalibur Electronics Miami, FL 305-477-8080 excaliburelectronics.net Ten Stix Inc. Lakewood, CO 303-885-2046 tenstix.com National Poker Assn. Denver, CO 615-300-7367 mynpa.org The United States Cincinnati, OH 513-396-5700