wow that's something i have never heard before.. the clumping idea is really interesting. i don't understand exactly how the cards can clump with the dealer shuffling cards so many times (or the machine shuffler). One reason i think people lose so much to the casino is because a lot of idiots have no idea what they're doing at the table (eg chicken hitters)... they're just people playing for fun, they have no intent of working to win, they just want to have some fun with friends and maybe get lucky... these same idiots are the ones pulling the levers at slot machines, feeding money into the casino.