Patent ID: 8597114

Claim:
A system for enabling play of a casino table card game in which at least one of a rank and suit of a set of playing cards is automatically determined, multiple randomized sets of playing cards of known composition are delivered to players in the game, the system comprising: a card handling device configured to deliver randomized sets of physical playing cards, the card handling device equipped with a playing card reading system for reading at least one of a rank and suit markings on each of the playing cards, wherein the card handling device is operably coupled to a processor to receive the read card information from the playing card reading system and programmed to determine a composition of each individual set of playing cards delivered; a gaming table with a gaming surface; and at least one video monitor associated with the gaming table in communication with a processor programmed with rules on how to set hands from delivered randomized sets of cards and operable to display information to assist at least one of a dealer and a player in arranging respective players' hands received from the processor programmed with the rules.