The move had American backing, though some say that Mr Karzai is doing little more than shuffling the deck.

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That person, Scott Sipprelle , says he has never received a response to his Dec. 9 letter, and in a statement today he contended that Purcell was shuffling the deck chairs to favor loyal subordinates.

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In Holland, many casinos use continuous shuffling machines (CSM), so that dealt cards are shuffled back into the deck after each hand, in order to fend off card counting.

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