A playing card delivery shoe is used in the play of the casino table card
game of baccarat. 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
baccarat; 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 according to rules
of play of the game of baccarat and determines results of play for a
round of play of baccarat based upon said data, the processor
transmitting displayable information from the processor to a display
device.