[blackshoe]

Interestingly (I mentioned this in another thread) recently the club owners tried to institute a new regulation stating that the cards should be sorted rather than shuffled before replacing them in the board. Several people (including me) objected on the grounds that the regulation illegally contravenes the law, and some of those people continue to insist on shuffling. Setting aside the legal question, it seems that sorting might prolong the life of the cards, although that was not given as an argument for the regulation.

[aguahombre]

I doubt the kind of "shuffling" we do while complying with the reg after play has any more affect on wear and tear than sorting them would. A couple of chops.

[pran]

 aguahombre, on 2014-January-15, 17:09, said:

I doubt the kind of "shuffling" we do while complying with the reg after play has any more affect on wear and tear than sorting them would. A couple of chops.

There is indeed a difference between shuffling 52 Cards in preparation for dealing, and "shuffling" 13 Cards before returning them to the Board.

But experience has shown (me at least) that any shuffling means increased wear on the Cards.

[barmar]

 pran, on 2014-January-15, 17:55, said:

There is indeed a difference between shuffling 52 Cards in preparation for dealing, and "shuffling" 13 Cards before returning them to the Board.

Except for one guy at my club, who does at least a half dozen riffle shuffles of his hand before returning them.