Eli5: why do casinos not just shuffle the deck after every hand

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Casinos throw people out for counting cards but couldn’t this be made impossible by just shuffling after every hand. I know they make money of people who think they can count but is that the only reason?

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As others have mentioned the time it takes to shuffle is an important factor. Another factor includes preventing marking of the cards. This can be unintentional such as minor scratches, bends, or defects to the ink on cheaper made cards or intentional with slight folds or bends, small markings of damp nail polish or other marking techniques employed by con artists.

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