Patent ID: 8251802

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 formed and delivered to players in the game and to a dealer in the game, and the dealer's cards are set by following displayed house way instructions, the system comprising: an automatic card shuffler configured to shuffle playing cards and deliver randomized sets of physical playing cards, the automatic card shuffler equipped with a playing card reading system for reading at least one of a rank and suit of markings on each of the playing cards, wherein the automatic card shuffler 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 dispensed; a gaming table with a gaming surface; and at least one video monitor on or proximate the gaming surface in communication with a processor programmed with house way rules for displaying instructions on how to set hands from a distributed set of cards according to a house way; wherein the at least one video monitor is operable to display information on how to set a hand according to the programmed house way rules for the dealer's hand and for players' hands, the at least one video monitor configured with an information input system to display instructions on players' hand settings according to the house way.