##Statistics Seminar##\\ Department of Mathematical Sciences ~~META:title =September 29, 2016~~ ^ **DATE:**|Thursday, September 29, 2016 | ^ **TIME:**|1:15p-2:40p | ^ **LOCATION:**|WH 100E | ^ **SPEAKER:**|Yinsong Chen, Binghamton University | ^ **TITLE:**|Analysis of Casino Shelf Shuffling Machines| \\ **Abstract** Many casinos routinely use mechanical card shuffling machines. We were asked to evaluate a new product, a shelf shuffler. This leads to new probability, new combinatorics and to some practical advice which was adopted by the manufacturer. The interplay between theory, computing, and real-world application is developed.