title: Is MySQL's RAND() good enough for "shuffling" card decks for card games?
body: <p>I've got a poker and blackjack game that store a base card deck in a MySQL database. In order to shuffle the cards, I order the table at random using ORDER BY RAND() and insert the cards in that order into a different table. Will using RAND() result in realistic odds that would be found playing with real cards and physically shuffling, or is this function not random enough?</p>