Deck Mate

Deck Mate was a shuffling machine designed by SHFL entertainment in 2002 used by casino poker rooms to assist dealers in shuffling.{{cite book|author=Jack W. Plunkett|title=Plunkett's Entertainment & Media Industry Almanac 2006: The Only Complete Guide to the Technologies and Companies Changing the Way the World Shares En|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dr3v2ikuQwoC&pg=PT477|date=1 January 2006|publisher=Plunkett Research, Ltd.|isbn=978-1-59392-051-7|pages=477–}}{{cite book|author=Dan Ahrens|title=Investing in Vice: The Recession-Proof Portfolio of Booze, Bets, Bombs, and Butts|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=taFI7GXjH3EC&pg=PA68|date=1 April 2007|publisher=St. Martin's Press|isbn=978-1-4299-7009-9|pages=68–}} The original machine can shuffle a deck in approximately 45 seconds. SHFL entertainment had a virtual monopoly over shuffling machines and generally rented them out to casinos for about $US500 a month.{{Cite web| title = Automatic Shuffler for Homegames to Hit Market in 2008| author = Shawn Patrick Green| work = Card Player| date = 2007-11-20| accessdate = 2014-12-19| url = http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/3059-automatic-shuffler-for-homegames-to-hit-market-in-2008}}{{Cite web| title = Shuffle Master Plays Its Hand| last = MacNealy | first = Jeremy| work = The Motley Fool| date = 10 June 2005| accessdate = 2014-12-19| url = http://www.fool.com/investing/small-cap/2005/06/10/shuffle-master-plays-its-hand.aspx}}

In 2013, SHFL entertainment was acquired by Bally Technologies.{{Cite web| title = Bally Technologies, Inc. Completes Acquisition of SHFL entertainment, Inc.| work = Bally Tech| date = 2013-11-25| accessdate = 2014-12-19| url = http://news.ballytech.com/press-release/awards/bally-technologies-inc-completes-acquisition-shfl-entertainment-inc| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141213014256/http://news.ballytech.com/press-release/awards/bally-technologies-inc-completes-acquisition-shfl-entertainment-inc| archive-date = 2014-12-13| url-status = dead}} In August 2014, Bally agreed to be acquired by Scientific Games, now Light & Wonder.