New Zealand Gazette – 1998 – No. 12

Page 260

✨ Casino Rules Definitions



“Banker” means the seated player who, when the game is conducted in accordance with Dealing Style B, receives and handles the Banker’s Hand;

“Banker’s Box” means that part of the layout in front of the dealer controlling the cards which is designated as the playing area for the Banker’s Hand by the word “BANKER”;

“Banker’s Hand” means the cards dealt to the Banker’s Box pursuant to these rules;

“Commission” means the amount deducted from any winning wager on the Banker’s Hand pursuant to subparagraph (b) of rule 5.7;

“Initial Deal” means the dealing of the first 4 cards in a round of play, 2 each to the Player’s Hand and the Banker’s Hand;

“Natural” means a hand with, on the initial 2 cards dealt to the hand, a point count of 8 or 9;

“Player”, for the purposes of rules 3.4(f), 5.5, 8.7, 8.9, 8.10 and 8.12 to 8.14 inclusive of this division, when the word begins with a capital letter, means the seated player who, when the game is conducted in accordance with Dealing Style B, receives and handles the Player’s Hand;

“Player’s Box” means that part of the layout in front of the dealer controlling the cards which is designated as the playing area for the Player’s Hand by the word “PLAYER”;

“Player’s Hand” means the cards dealt to the Player’s Box pursuant to these rules;

“Point Count”, in relation to a hand of cards, means a single digit number from 0 to 9 inclusive, which shall be determined by totalling the point values of the cards in the hand in accordance with rule 4.2;

“Table Differential” means the difference between the total amount wagered on the Banker’s Hand and the total amount wagered on the Player’s Hand in a round of play;

“Table of Play” means the set of mandatory instructions, contained in these rules, which dictate whether the Player and Banker stand or draw a third card after the initial deal;



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🏛️ Notification of Approval of Casino Games and the Rules of those Games (continued from previous page)

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