✨ Casino Gaming Rules
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NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 50
(c) win if the player achieves pontoon;
(d) win if the player’s point total is 21;
(e) except as provided in subparagraphs (c) and (d), constitute a stand off if the player’s point total is the same as the dealer’s;
(f) lose if the player’s point total exceeds 21;
(g) lose if the dealer’s point total exceeds the player’s without either exceeding 21.
5.2 All wagers shall be made by placing chips, with the smaller denomination chips on top, in the appropriate wager area of the pontoon layout.
5.3 Orally declared wagers shall be accepted only when accompanied by chips and if the dealer has enough time to place the wager on the layout before “No more bets” is called.
5.4 All winning wagers made in accordance with rule 5.1 shall be paid at odds as outlined in section 11.
5.5 Except as expressly permitted by these rules, once the dealer has called “No more bets” and the first card of any round has been removed from the shoe, no player shall:
(a) make any wager; or
(b) handle, alter or withdraw any wager until a decision has been made and implemented with respect to the wager, and no dealer or other person shall permit any player to do so.
5.6 Except as expressly permitted by these rules, once an optional wager (being an insurance, double down or split pairs wager) has been made and has been confirmed by the dealer, no player shall handle, alter or withdraw such wager until a decision has been made and implemented with respect to it, and no dealer or other person shall permit any player to do so.
5.7 No player shall handle, alter or withdraw a losing wager. Except as expressly permitted by these rules, a winning wager may not be collected until the dealer has completed the payment of all winning wagers in the box.
5.8 The casino operator may limit any person:
(a) who has not made a wager on the first round of a shoe; or
(b) who, after placing a wager on a round, declines to place a wager on any subsequent round,
to wagering only the amount of the minimum wager applicable to the table until the cards are reshuffled and a new shoe is begun.
6.0 Opening of Table for Gaming
6.1 After receiving the designated number of decks of cards at the table, both the dealer and the game supervisor shall sort and inspect the cards independently of each other, ensuring the removal of all tens (10s) from the decks.
6.2 After the cards have been inspected they shall be spread out face up on the table for visual inspection by the first player(s) to arrive at the table. The cards shall be spread out in horizontal fan-shaped rows by deck according to suit and sequence. The cards in each suit shall be laid out in sequence within the suit.
6.3 After the first player has or players have had an opportunity to inspect the cards visually, the cards shall be turned face down on the table and then:
(a) chemmy shuffled (washing of the cards);
(b) stacked; and
(c) riffle shuffled.
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Online Sources for this page:
VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 2000, No 50
Gazette.govt.nz —
NZ Gazette 2000, No 50
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