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A card shuffler apparatus operative to combine a plurality of stacks of unshuffled cards into a single stack of shuffled cards. The card shuffler apparatus includes a card feeder compartment, a card receiver compartment, a deflector structure and a card ejector mechanism. The card ejector mechanism

A card shuffler apparatus operative to combine a plurality of stacks of unshuffled cards into a single stack of shuffled cards. The card shuffler apparatus includes a card feeder compartment, a card receiver compartment, a deflector structure and a card ejector mechanism. The card ejector mechanism is operative to eject at least a single card in each stack of unshuffled cards disposed in the card feeder compartment into the deflector structure. Ejected ones of the cards mix in the card deflector structure and deflect into the card receiver compartment thereby forming the single stack of shuffled cards. Also, a method for combining a plurality of stacks of unshuffled cards into a single stack of shuffled cards is described.

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A card shuffler apparatus, comprising: a card feeder compartment for receiving a plurality of stacks of unshuffled cards; a card receiver compartment sized to accommodate a single stack of shuffled cards; a deflector structure between and in communication with the card feeder compartment and the car

A card shuffler apparatus, comprising: a card feeder compartment for receiving a plurality of stacks of unshuffled cards; a card receiver compartment sized to accommodate a single stack of shuffled cards; a deflector structure between and in communication with the card feeder compartment and the card receiver compartment, the deflector structure including an upper deflector panel; a first deflector extending from an inner surface of the deflector panel and positioned to deflect cards moving from the card feeder compartment as they pass through the deflector structure; a second deflector extending from the inner surface of the deflector panel and positioned to deflect cards moving from the card feeder compartment as they pass through the deflector structure; and a card ejector mechanism associated with the card feeder compartment and operative to eject at least a single card in each stack of unshuffled cards disposed in the card feeder compartment into the deflector structure so that ejected ones of the cards strike the first deflector and deflect into and descend in the card receiver compartment to accumulate therein, thereby forming the single stack of shuffled cards.