How many card tables are in a casino?

Answer 1

There are a lot of factors to consider and a set number is not possible. It all depends on how many tables, how many decks in play, how many shifts, and how many drinks are spilled on the cards. Let us assume a casino has 10 Blackjack tables, eight of them have a four deck shoe and two are single deck. They also have one Three Card Poker table and one Let It Ride table, and that all the tables are open 24 hrs, seven days a week. Let us also assume that there are no mishaps such as spilled drinks and that there is continuous play on all the tables. In single deck games the cards are normally changed every two to three hours and when shoes are used the cards are changed at the start of every shift, in this example the singles will change every two hours. Thus, 8 X 4 X 3 =96 + 12 X 4 = 144

Answer 2

A precise answer is impossible as a casino may use NO cards at all, if it offers only slot machines, or a small handful of decks if the casino is very modest in the number of table games that it offers the public, or a very large number of decks in the case of major casinos. How frequently the cards are changed vary by the game. In Blackjack games where a "shoe" is used to deal from 4 to 8 decks and the patrons cannot touch the cards the cards are only changed (normally) once every 24 hrs, Most typically at 7:00 a.m. If the blackjack is of the "pitch" variety where one or two decks are used and the patrons touch their cards the cards are changed every 2 hrs. most typically. In Baccarat the cards are changed with every dealt shoe, which equates to 78-82 hands or less than an hour. In mini-baccarat, where only the dealer touches the cards, again the cards are only changed on a daily basis. Other card games may have somewhat different procedures.

Answer 3

Depends on several factors, mainly licensing. Some casinos are only licensed for slots, others a idealy minimum of 6 blackjack tables and one or two other table games. The bigger the casino, the more they will secure a license for. And then they are licensed by type of table game (i.e. poker, blackjack, pai gow).