Where to buy casino CSM's?
I would like to do a study on their "randomness" and need to know where they can be purchased.
I would like to do a study on their "randomness" and need to know where they can be purchased.
I am not sure you can buy any of the CSM's that are currently being used by the casinos. They are leased to the casinos by the companies that own them and I don't think they are available for sale to the general public.
First of all, Shufflemaster (the dominant brand) sells or leases only to casinos. So, the only way you could possibly get one is from from a casino, and I doubt they would want to sell you one either. Furthermore, I would guess Shufflemaster takes the trade ins as part of new sales.
FYI, the average sale price of a new machine is around $10k. (Shufflemaster's 4Q financials show $10.4 million of sales on 1050 units.)
Also, the new generation of machines ("King" and "Ace") eject (deal) the cards randomly based upon a computer program, so you're not looking at a mechanical shuffle.
I suggest you take a look at page 2 of Shufflemaster's Annual Report(link below).
