Shoe (cards) dealer will insert a brightly colored blank plastic card. When this card is drawn it indicates that the current game is the last one before a new shuffle. This helps mitigate player advantage via card counting, as a significant portion (usually about 25 percent) of the full inventory of cards never comes into play. The percentage of cards that are dealt is sometimes called the "penetration". Shoe (cards) A dealing shoe or dealer's shoe is a gaming device, mainly used in casinos, to hold multiple decks of playing cards. The shoe allows for more games to be played by reducing
In the Cards In the Cards "In the Cards" is the penultimate episode of the of "". This episode marks Michael Dorn's directorial debut. "In the Cards" was written by Truly Barr Clark, Scott Neal, and Ronald D. Moore, directed by Michael Dorn, and it was broadcast on television on June 9, 1997. This was an exceptionally popular time for the Star Trek franchise, and Michael Dorn's first time directing made national news including the Chicago Tribune. This episode has several guest stars including Louise Fletcher, Chase Masterson, Jeffrey Combs , Aron Eisenberg, and Brian Markinson. Mr. Dorn also plays the character Worf