Card deck shuffler

A card deck shuffling device comprising:

• a chute dimensioned to guide a deck of cards and having an upper chamber with an opening for receiving a deck of cards and a lower chamber below said upper chamber and communicating with said upper chamber through a movable gate;
• a gate actuator for moving said gate from a closed position through a partially open position to a completely open position,
• in said closed position said gate blocking passage of said deck of cards from said upper chamber to said lower chamber to hold said deck in a starting position;
• in said partially open position said gate blocking passage of a first part of said deck from said upper chamber into said lower chamber while allowing passage of a second part of said deck into said lower chamber,
• in said fully open position said gate allowing passage of said first part of said deck into said lower chamber;
• guide means for guiding said second part of said deck beneath said first part of said deck upon passage of said second part into said lower chamber to permit corresponding edges of said first and second parts of said deck to be presented to each other to allow intermingling of said first and second parts to form a rearranged deck;
• and,
• return means for returning said rearranged deck back to said upper chamber.