Card-handling devices and related methods, assemblies, and components

A card-handling device, comprising:

• a card input configured to rotate at least one playing card of a group of playing cards about a minor axis of the at least one playing card to alter an orientation of lateral edges of the at least one playing card relative to at least one adjacent playing card of the group of playing cards, the minor axis of the at least one playing card extending through a thickness of the at least one playing card in a direction transverse to a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis of the at least one playing card, wherein the card input is configured to enable the at least one playing card to be provided to a card-shuffling apparatus for shuffling playing cards after the orientation of the lateral edges of the at least one playing card has been altered.

A card-handling device configured to be mounted at or proximate a gaming surface, the card-handling device comprising:

• a card-shuffling apparatus for shuffling playing cards;
• and
• a card rotation device configured to receive the playing cards in a substantially flat orientation and to alter an orientation of a leading edge of at least some, but not all, of the playing cards while maintaining the at least some of the playing cards in the substantially flat orientation.