1. A card handling apparatus comprising: a card holding area; an opening through a wall of the card holding area for passage of cards from the card holding area therethrough; a card mover comprising a plurality of rollers positioned to provide a declining card path slope toward the opening; and a blocking element moveable between a first position to prevent one or more cards from passing from the card holding area through the opening and a second position to allow one or more cards to pass from the card holding area through the opening.