A playing card delivery shoe is used in the play of the casino table card
game of blackjack is disclosed. The shoe may comprise a) an area for
receiving a first set of playing cards useful in the play of the casino
table card game of blackjack; b) first card mover that moves playing
cards from the first set to a playing card staging area wherein at least
one playing card is staged in an order by which playing cards are removed
from the first set of and moved to the playing card staging area; c)
second playing card mover that moves playing cards from the playing card
staging area to a delivery area wherein playing cards removed from the
staging area to the delivery shoe are moved in the same order by which
playing cards were removed from the first set of playing cards and moved
to the playing card staging area; and d) playing card reading sensors
that read at least one playing card value of each playing card separately
after each playing card has been removed from the area for receiving the
first set of playing cards and before removal from the playing card
delivery area. There is a communication link between the playing card
reading sensors and a processor, and the processor analyzes said data and
displays certain game-related data on a display device.