✨ Casino Table Game Rules
26 JANUARY NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 209
(a) a player may split pairs a second time if the second card dealt to a hand formed from a split pair, and the first split card in that hand, are both cards of the same value, and the provisions of rules 11.2, 11.3 and 11.4 shall apply accordingly, except that a player shall not split pairs more than twice, and no more than a total of three hands per box may be formed in any round;
(b) aces may be split only once. A player splitting aces shall have only one card dealt to each ace and may not receive any additional cards. The card dealt to a split ace shall be placed sideways on the layout;
(c) a player splitting aces or pairs of ten point value cards shall not be capable of achieving a blackjack from those cards.
11.5 A player who has previously elected not to split a pair formed in his/her hand may not split any further pairs formed in the hand.
11.6 Where a pair has or pairs have been split in conformity with these rules the hands so formed shall be completed under the terms of part 12 of this division, subject to the rules contained in this part. Subject to rule 11.7 of this division, wagers made on the hands shall win, lose or constitute a stand off in accordance with sub-paragraphs (a) to (g) of rule 4.1, and shall be paid at odds of one to one if they win.
11.7 If the dealer obtains blackjack after a player has split pairs, the dealer shall collect only the amount of the player’s original wager but not the additional amount(s) wagered in splitting pairs.
Drawing of Additional Cards
12.1 A player may elect to draw additional cards whenever the point total of his/her hand is less than twenty-one except that:
(a) a player having blackjack or a hard or soft total of twenty-one may not draw additional cards;
(b) a player electing to double down shall draw one and only one additional card;
(c) a player electing to split aces shall only have one card dealt to each ace, and may not elect to receive additional cards;
(d) subject to sub-paragraph (b) of this rule, a player with a point total of eleven or less in his/her hand shall be required to draw a further card or cards until the hand has a point total of twelve or more.
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