Are the 2 deck shoes at the MGM and other MGM properties shuffled by hand or do they use a card shuffling machine. Second question: If they are machine shuffled can the outcome be effected much with just two decks? I gave up on Blackjack a year or two ago. It was because I found out that the six deck shuffling machines have a built in card reader. The theory is that the card reader levels the decks creating more busts for the players. Why waste your money. Recently I was attracted back to Blackjack for fun. I am not a heavy duty player like probably most of you are. I get up a little or down a little and come in about even and see a couple of shows. I got waxed good at the Aquaris in Laughlin a couple of years ago playing 2 deck shoe with a shuffler. Brought me back to even quickly. Anyway your advice and wisdom would be appreciated