Casino Gaming Rules




210 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 9

shall announce the point total of the player’s hand after each additional card is dealt.

8.5 After the decisions of each player have been completed and any additional cards required have been dealt, the dealer shall deal a second card face up to his/her hand. Any additional cards to the dealer’s hand shall then be dealt face up, after which the dealer shall announce his/her point total.

8.6 At the end of a round the dealer shall collect all of the cards remaining on the layout in order and in such a way that the hands can readily be reconstructed in the event of a question or dispute, and place them face down in the discard rack.

8.7 Subject to rule 8.8, whenever the cutting card or the first of the cutting cards, as the case may be, is reached during a round, the dealer shall continue dealing the cards until that round is completed, after which the cards used in the game shall be reshuffled.

8.8 Whenever the cutting card or the first of the cutting cards, as the case may be, is drawn as the first card of a new round, the cards shall be reshuffled immediately.

8.9 Each player at the table shall be responsible for computing the point total of his/her hand correctly and no player shall be entitled to rely on the point total announced by the dealer.

8.10 No player or spectator may, at or near a blackjack table, use any writing implement except with the consent of the casino operator.

9.0 Insurance

9.1 If the dealer’s first card is an ace, each player who has made an initial wager pursuant to rule 5.1 may make an insurance wager in accordance with these rules, which, subject to the rules, shall win if the dealer’s second card is a king, queen, jack or 10 and lose if the dealer’s second card is an ace or a 2 to 9 inclusive.

9.2 If the dealer’s first card is an ace the dealer shall complete the initial deal and then:

(a) announce the word "Insurance" in a clearly audible voice; and

(b) at the same time run a hand along the insurance line.


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