Casino Gaming Rules Amendment




29 JANUARY NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 233

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Shuffle and Cut of Cards

4.5 Rule 7.1 of this division is hereby deleted and the following substituted:

"7.1 The cards shall be shuffled so that they are randomly intermixed:

(a) immediately before the start of play;

(b) at the end of the round during which the cutting card or the first of the cutting cards, as the case may be, is drawn as the first card;

(c) at the end of the round following the round during which the cutting card or the first of the cutting cards, as the case may be, appears otherwise than as the first card;

(d) at the discretion of the casino supervisor following any period during which the table has been vacant;

(e) at the direction of a game supervisor or casino supervisor where there is reason to suspect that the randomness of the shuffle has been compromised; and

(f) if any card has been exposed prior to the cards entering the shoe."

4.6 Rule 7.2 of this division is hereby deleted and the following substituted:

"7.2 After the cards have been shuffled they shall be cut. The dealer shall offer the stack of cards, with the backs facing away from him/her, to each seated player for cutting until a player accepts the cut. If no seated player accepts the cut a casino employee shall cut the cards."

Initial Deal

4.7 Section 8 of this division is hereby deleted and the following substituted:

"8.0 Initial Deal

8.1 Two hands shall be dealt in the game, 1 being the Player’s Hand and the other the Banker’s Hand.

8.2 Immediately before the start of each round of play and after all wagers are on the table the dealer shall call “No more bets” and then begin dealing the cards.

8.3 The dealer shall deal an initial 4 cards from the shoe. The first and third cards shall respectively constitute the first and second cards of the Player’s Hand and the second and fourth cards shall respectively constitute the first and second cards of the Banker’s Hand.

8.4 The game may, at the discretion of the casino operator, be conducted in accordance with any 1 of the following styles of dealing: Style A, Style B and Style C. Where a shoe begins in a particular dealing style it shall continue in that style until its completion.



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