✨ Casino Game Rules




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"Secondary Tournament" means a second chance competition open to players who have failed to qualify for a subsequent session of play;

"Session" means until a designated number of players remain in the tournament or a set time period or the play of a designated number of rounds of play at the completion of which:

(i) the winner and/or place-getter/s are determined, or

(ii) the winner and/or place-getter/s advance to a further session, or

(iii) the winner and/or place-getter/s advance to a final session;

"Tournament" means a competition based on the playing of Poker provided for in these rules which provides all players with an equal chance of winning;

"Tournament Chips" means non-value chips approved by the Authority for use in the game of tournament poker, and designated by the casino operator for use in the tournament concerned; and

"Tournament Director" means a poker room supervisor or poker room management representative, designated by the casino operator, who shall be present while the tournament is in progress and be responsible for the conduct of the tournament.

2.0 Application

2.1 Subject to rule 2.2:

(a) the general rules contained in division 1 of these rules; and

(b) the rules of poker contained in division 13 of these rules,

shall apply to the game of tournament poker. Where there is an inconsistency between any rule contained in this division and any of the general rules or the rules of poker, the rules in this division shall prevail when tournament poker is being played.

2.2 The following rules shall not apply to the game of tournament poker:

(a) section 9 and rules 10.2, 10.4, 15.1 and 15.4 of division 1; and

(b) section 8, and rules 11.1(a), 12.1(a), 13.1(a), 14.1(a), 15.1(a), 16.1(a), 17.1(a) of division 13.

3.0 Conditions of Entry

3.1 The casino operator may charge applicants a fee for entry to a tournament.

3.2 Before accepting applications for entry into a tournament the casino operator shall determine, in relation to the tournament:

(a) the form of the entry form;



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