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US – United States Playing Cards approved for Maryland and Ohio
By Phil - 13 August 2014
The United States Playing Card Company (USPC), manufacturer of premium playing cards under brands such as Bee, Aristocrat, Bicycle and Hoyle, announced the acceptance of their factory preshuffled playing cards for casino use in the newer table games jurisdictions of Maryland and Ohio.
USPC, established in 1867, has been continuously serving the North American casino industry since the first licensed casinos opened in Nevada in the 1930s. Their fully-automated, Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) Certified Random production line launched in 2007 at their Erlanger, Kentucky facility and continues to deliver millions of decks of factory preshuffled casino cards each year.
Of the company’s preshuffled product approval in these jurisdictions, USPC President Mike Slaughter said, “We have invested resources and millions of dollars in the development and deployment of our dedicated, custom preshuffling equipment to answer the needs of our casino customers and their players. This product exemplifies the industry’s dedication to security and integrity of casino playing card supply and our willingness to create reliable solutions for casino operators.”
Jeff Kowalchuk, Enterprise Vice President of Table Games for Caesars Entertainment Corporation said: “We use USPC factory preshuffled playing cards at many of our casinos because it has a direct and positive impact on our goals of great service, operational excellence and technology leadership by reducing downtime and creating time on the tables for our players.”
He added that USPC continues to execute against their commitment to deliver reliable tools for secure casino table games operations by working closely with casino operators as well as State and Tribal Gaming Commissions to meet the needs of the business owners and their customers and by developing new products designed for specific types of table games in unique gaming regions around the world, providing security and efficiency for the ultimate player experience.
