New Zealand Gazette – 1999 – No. 10

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✨ Casino Tournament Rules



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(e) cancel a tournament before it begins due to lack of participation.

2.4 All entry fees received by the casino operator in respect of a tournament shall, subject to these rules, form part of a prize pool for distribution to the winning players in the tournament in accordance with the conditions of entry. The casino operator may also contribute money, goods or services to the prize pool. No additional sum paid by a player for the issue of tournament chips shall be deemed to be part of the player’s entry fee.

2.5 No entry fee or part thereof shall be refunded to a player unless:

(a) the player withdraws from the tournament either:

    (i) not less than 2 days before the beginning of tournament play, or

    (ii)    before the beginning of tournament play and the casino operator consents to the refund; or

(b) the tournament does not proceed,

in which event the entry fee shall be refunded.

2.6 No entry fee or part thereof shall be refunded to any player who is disqualified.

2.7 The casino operator shall notify an applicant in writing of the matters determined by it pursuant to rule 2.2 in relation to the tournament before accepting an entry from the applicant.

2.8 The tournament director may alter the starting time of any session, subject to reasonable notice first being given to the participants.

3.0 Wagers

3.1 All wagers shall be made with tournament chips or non-value chips used for tournament play.

3.2 No player who has made a wager by placing tournament chips on the layout shall handle, withdraw or alter the wager except as permitted or required by these rules.

3.3 The minimum and maximum wager limits pertaining to a game shall be displayed on a sign at each table. Unless stated on the sign, wagers are not required to be made in multiples of the minimum. No minimum wager limit shall be raised, nor shall any maximum wager limit be reduced, during a session.

3.4 The casino operator may require that wagers be placed in increments of a specific amount, which amount shall not exceed the minimum wager limit specified for the table concerned. The amount of any such increment shall be displayed at the table on the sign on which the minimum and maximum wager limits are displayed.

3.5 A player shall wager at least the minimum and no more than the maximum bet on every hand during the session. A player who fails to wager on each hand as stated on the sign displayed on the table shall be disqualified.



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🏛️ Approval of Casino Games and Rules for Tournament Play (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
22 December 1998
Casino, Games, Rules, Tournament Play, Approval, Tournament Chips, Tournament Director, Conditions of Entry