New Zealand Gazette – 1996 – No. 7

Page 212

✨ Casino Table Game Rules



26 JANUARY NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 213

15.5 If the dealer omits to deal his/her first card to himself/herself, and no decisions have been made by any of the players in relation to their hands, the hands shall be reconstructed under the supervision of a casino supervisor. If the error is not realised until after any of the players has made a decision in relation to his/her hand, each of the seated players shall have the option of either:

  (a)  having his/her hand deemed void and the wager(s) on the hand returned, whether or not any decisions on the hand have been made or completed, and whether or not the total of the hand has exceeded twenty-one; or

  (b)  completing the hand.

  If one or more player(s) elect(s) to complete his/her hand, the dealer shall finish acting on the hands of the players remaining in the game and take the next cards as his/her hand. In these circumstances, should the dealer deal himself/herself an ace and a ten value card the hand shall be deemed to have a point total of twenty-one but not (except for the purposes of rules 10.5 and 11.7 of this division) to constitute a blackjack.

15.6 An exposed card dealt in error to the dealer’s hand shall be removed from play and placed face down in the discard rack.

15.7 If, after the initial deal, a card is drawn in error and exposed to the players, that card shall be dealt to a player or the dealer as though it were the next card from the shoe. Any player refusing to accept the card shall not have any additional cards dealt to his/her hand during that round. If the card is refused by the players it shall become the dealer’s second card.

15.8 Subject to the foregoing rules in this part, if, during or after the initial deal, the dealer becomes aware that one card has or more than one cards have been drawn in error, or placed in an incorrect position, the dealer shall inform the game supervisor. Under the supervision of a casino supervisor the hand shall be reconstructed accordingly. If any of the players has made a decision in relation to his/her hand, or a reconstruction is otherwise not possible, the hand will be void.

15.9 If a player who has made an initial wager in accordance with rule 4.1 is not present to act on that hand, and there is no other player who is entitled to make the decisions with regard to the hand, a casino supervisor may direct that further cards be dealt to the player’s hand whilst the hard total of the hand does not exceed eleven.

15.10 If there are insufficient cards remaining in the shoe to complete a round of play, all of the cards in the discard rack shall be shuffled and cut in accordance with the procedures laid down in part 6 of this division, and the round shall be completed using the shuffled cards.

15.11 If any card is or cards are found to be damaged in the course of a game, the card(s) will be replaced by a casino supervisor at the completion of the round of play.



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