* The Web Site is our shop window and has brought several new members. Only computer dealt hands can be posted and non-members may be attracted to a club which has this capability;

* Computer-dealt hands are truly random and may be more interesting;

* There will be no suspicion that hands have been goulashed or passed out hands redealt;

* Keen players can revisit hands on the web site and perhaps improve their performance;

* There may be fewer instant post-mortems speeding play and improving congeniality for those who dislike post-portems;

* Computer analysis indicates makeable contracts from all 4 hands;

* Misboarded hands can be repaired flawlessly;

* No dealing is required on the night;

* Sim hands can be prepared effortlessly.

A dealing machine will cost about £3308 but we can return it for a refund if we decide within a year that it isn't for us (the seller says no-one ever has). Assuming we continue our current average of 5 tables a session, 100 sessions a year, the entire cost would be covered within 3 years for an additional 60p on the table money.