New Zealand Gazette – 1998 – No. 20

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✨ Casino Game Rules

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7.3 Subject to rule 10.4, where 2 or more players share the bank pursuant to rule 5.5 they may jointly decide how the tiles in the hand shall be set.

8.0 Opening of Table for Gaming

After receiving the set of 32 tiles at the table, the dealer shall check them, tile by tile, and then display them face up on the table in order of rank, following which the tiles shall be checked by the game supervisor. The tiles shall remain so displayed until a player takes a place at the table.

9.0 Shuffle and Cut of the Tiles

9.1 Before the beginning of each round the dealer shall shuffle all of the tiles so that they are randomly intermixed and then stack them face down on the table and place the stacks on the layout in front of him/her.

9.2 After the tiles have been stacked and before the style of the cut has been determined:

(a) where the house is the sole banker, a player, or

(b) where there is a player/banker, the player/banker,

may request a laja by the dealer, which the dealer shall perform.

9.3 Subject to the provisions of any rule providing for a laja in the event of an irregularity in the conduct of the game, only 1 laja may be performed during a round.

9.4 Before the cut begins the dealer shall call “No more bets” and then shake the dice cup so as to cause all of the dice to tumble. Where there is a player/banker the dealer shall permit him/her to shake the dice cup after the dealer has done so, if the player/banker wishes to.

9.5 The tiles shall then be cut by the dealer in accordance with 1 of the approved cuts. Where the house is the sole banker, the cut shall be Yat Dong Dong or such other approved cut as the game supervisor directs. Where there is a player/banker, the player/banker may decide the cut. If he/she declines to do so, the cut shall be Yat Dong Dong or such other approved cut as the game supervisor directs.

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🏛️ Control of Boxes in Casino Games (continued from previous page)

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
KeywordsBox Control, Player Decisions, Wager Placement, Casino Rules, Pai Gow

🏛️ Opening of Table for Gaming

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
KeywordsCasino Table, Tile Check, Game Supervisor

🏛️ Shuffle and Cut of the Tiles

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
KeywordsTile Shuffle, Laja, Dice Cup, Cut Styles, Game Supervisor

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