1102 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 50

8.0 Dealing of Cards

8.1 After the cards have been shuffled the dealer may, at the option of the casino operator, draw and discard face down the first card of the shoe before the start of the first round. Players may upon request view the card that was drawn and discarded.

8.2 Before the start of each round the dealer shall call “No more bets”, and then, starting on the dealer’s left and continuing clockwise around the table, deal the cards in the following order:

(a) one card face up to each box on the layout containing a wager or wagers;

(b) one card face up to the dealer;

(c) a second card face up to each box containing a wager or wagers.

8.3 After the initial deal the dealer shall, starting with the player at the farthest point to the dealer’s left and continuing clockwise around the table, announce the player’s point total and allow each player in turn to indicate whether he/she wishes to double down, split pairs, stand (i.e. have no further cards) or draw (i.e. take further cards).

8.4 As each player indicates his/her decision or decisions the dealer shall deal face up whatever additional cards are required to give effect to the decision and 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 pontoon table, use any writing implement except with the consent of the casino operator.

9.0 Interim Settlement and Surrender

Interim Settlement

9.1 If a player achieves pontoon, the dealer, on completion of the initial deal, shall pay the pontoon at odds of 3 to 2 and remove the player’s cards to the discard rack before any further cards are dealt, regardless of the value of the dealer’s first card.

9.2 If a player has a point total of 21, the dealer (regardless of the value of the dealer’s first card) shall pay the wager at the appropriate odds as outlined in rule 11.1 and remove the player’s cards to the discard rack before any further cards are dealt, except in the case of a Super Bonus win as outlined in rule 11.2.

Surrender

9.3 On completion of the initial deal, when the dealer’s first card is an ace, king, queen or jack, the dealer shall offer players, who have not been paid out for winning wagers, the option to surrender before drawing a second card to the dealer’s hand.

9.4 When the dealer achieves pontoon the surrender option shall be void on all players’ hands and the players shall lose their entire wagers.