Exhibit 23.1

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Shuffle Master, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated December 29, 1999,
incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K and 10-K/A1 of
Shuffle Master, Inc. for the year ended October 31, 1999.


Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 7, 2000                                DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
0404505.05


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