An automatic shuffler changes the odds of blackjack hands by randomly selecting cards from the deck and placing them back in the deck. The theory behind this is that by changing the number of cards that are exposed, the odds of getting a good hand will change.
There is some evidence to support this theory. A study published in the journal “The Journal of Gambling Studies” found that when automatic shufflers were used in a blackjack game, players were more likely to get higher hands.
This is likely because when a player gets a good hand, they are more likely to keep it and not risk it by playing again.
However, there is also evidence to suggest that automatic shufflers do not change the odds of blackjack hands. A study published in “The American Statistician” found that when automatic shufflers were used in a blackjack game, players were no more likely to win than players who did not use automatic shufflers.
This suggests that the presence or absence of an automatic shuffler has no significant impact on the probability of winning at blackjack.
