1106 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 50

(e) if the seated player declines the option to double down or split, the other players shall not be entitled to make an additional wager and shall abide by the decision;

(f) each player shall have the right to make an insurance wager as provided in section 10.

15.4 The casino operator may permit a player to wager on more than one box at a pontoon table, provided that and for so long as there are sufficient places at pontoon tables with equivalent limits operating in the casino to accommodate patron demand. The casino operator may determine the number of additional boxes a player may wager on pursuant to this rule.

15.5 In the case of full patronage, and where approval has been given pursuant to rule 15.1 or 15.4, a seated player may wager on more than one box at a pontoon table but shall be entitled to make the decisions only with respect to the box at which he/she is seated.

15.6 Where a player is permitted to wager on more than one box he/she shall make at least the minimum wager on each box played.

16.0 Irregularities

16.1 A card found turned face up in the shoe shall be removed from play and placed in the discard rack.

16.2 A card drawn in error without its face being exposed shall be used as though it were the next card from the shoe.

16.3 An exposed card dealt in error to the dealer’s completed hand, or left exposed subsequent to the completion of a reconstruction of a hand, or hands, shall be removed from play and placed face down in the discard rack.

16.4 If, after the initial deal, a card is drawn in error and exposed to any person, that card shall be dealt to a player or the dealer as though it were the next card from the shoe. Any player refusing to accept the card shall not have any additional cards dealt to his/her hand during that round. If the card is refused by the players it shall become the dealer’s second card.

16.5 Should any error occur during any round due to the incorrect dealing or placement of a card or cards, every effort shall be made to reconstruct the round in such a way as to cause the sequence of cards dealt to be as it should have been had the error not occurred and, in the event that a reconstruction takes place, the casino operator and the players shall abide the consequences. Should it not be possible to reconstruct the round the casino operator shall declare either the whole round, or the hand or hands affected by the error, void. Where a hand is voided under this rule the card dealt to it shall be removed to the discard rack and any wagers on it shall be void and be returned to the player or players concerned. All hands dealt subsequent to any such error shall stand as dealt.

16.6 If a player who has made an initial wager in accordance with rule 5.1 is not present to act on that hand, and there is no other player who is entitled to make any decision with regard to the hand, the casino operator may direct that further cards be dealt to the player’s hand until the hand has a point total of 12 or more.

16.7 If there are not enough cards remaining in the card shoe to complete a round, all of the cards in the discard rack shall be shuffled, cut and placed in the shoe in accordance with section 7 and the round shall be completed using the shuffled cards, which shall be used (subject to these rules) in the subsequent rounds.

16.8 If any card is found to be damaged in the course of a game it shall be replaced at the end of the round.

16.9 If the cards are not reshuffled following the exposure of the cutting card as provided by rules 8.7 and 8.8, a shuffle shall take place immediately after the end of the round.

16.10 If the cutting card is found not to have been inserted into the cards after the shuffle, the cards shall be removed from the shoe and reshuffled at the end of the round.

16.11 If the dealer has failed to offer a player the opportunity to make an insurance wager in accordance with section 10 and the dealer’s omission is noticed before the dealer has dealt the second card to the dealer’s hand the player shall still be entitled to make an insurance wager.

16.12 If the dealer has failed to offer a player the option to surrender in accordance with section 9 and the dealer’s omission is noticed before further cards have been dealt to the player or before the dealer has dealt the second card to the dealer’s hand, the player shall still be entitled to surrender.