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✨ Casino Gaming Rules

28 JANUARY NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 247

8.0 Initial Deal

8.1

Two hands shall be dealt in the game, 1 being the Player’s Hand and the other the Banker’s Hand.

8.2

Immediately before the start of each round of play and after all wagers are on the table the dealer shall call “No more bets” and then begin dealing the cards.

8.3

The dealer shall deal an initial 4 cards from the shoe. The first and third cards shall respectively constitute the first and second cards of the Player’s Hand and the second and fourth cards shall respectively constitute the first and second cards of the Banker’s Hand.

8.4

The game may, at the discretion of the casino operator, be conducted in accordance with any 1 of the following styles of dealing: Style A, Style B and Style C. Where a shoe begins in a particular dealing style it shall continue in that style until its completion.

Dealing Style A

8.5

The initial 4 cards shall be dealt face up, the Player’s Hand to the Player’s Box and the Banker’s Hand to the Banker’s Box. The dealer shall then announce the point count of the Player’s Hand first, followed by that of the Banker’s Hand.

8.6

The dealer shall at all times be in control of the cards.

Dealing Style B

8.7

At the start of each round of play, after the wagers have been placed, the Banker and the Player (if any) for the round shall be determined in accordance with rules 8.8 and 8.9.

8.8

The Banker shall be determined as follows:

(a) the seated player with the highest wager on the Banker’s Hand shall if he/she wishes be the Banker;

(b) if there is more than 1 such player, the one occupying the lowest numbered seat shall be offered the role first. If he/she declines the dealer shall offer the role to the next such player, moving counter-clockwise around the table, and so on,

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