NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

30 JANUARY 259

(g) after all of the hands at the table have been exposed, the dealer shall pay, in accordance with rule 6.11, all winning wagers, picking up the tiles when payment is made and placing them in the dealer’s work area.

11.2 When a player/banker is banking and the house is not participating in the bank:

(a) the chung shall be placed on the player/banker’s box and the player/banker’s tiles shall be the group of 4 tiles delivered to that box;

(b) after all of the other players have made their wagers, the player/banker shall place, in the player/banker’s box, chips of a value equal to or greater than the total of the other players’ wagers. If the player/banker fails to cover the total of the other players’ declared wagers, the game shall be conducted in accordance with either rule 11.1 or rule 11.3;

(c) the dealer shall take the player/banker’s wager and place it in the banker wager area;

(d) the player/banker’s hand shall be set, after all of the other hands have been set;

(e) after the player/banker’s hand has been set, the dealer shall move it to the front of the float tray and then expose the hand;

(f) the dealer shall then, in turn, expose and match each of the other players’ hands with the player/banker’s hand;

(g) all losing wagers shall be picked up immediately and placed in the losing wager area, and the corresponding tiles placed in the dealer’s work area;

(h) if a hand constitutes a push, the tiles shall be removed and placed in the dealer’s work area and the wager shall remain;

(i) after all of the hands at the table have been exposed, the dealer shall pay, in accordance with rule 6.11, all winning wagers with chips from the losing wager area, counter-clockwise from the player/banker’s box, picking up the tiles when payment is made and placing them in the dealer’s work area. The sum remaining in the losing wager area shall be handed to the player/banker, less commission, in accordance with rule 6.14; and

(j) if there are insufficient funds in the losing wager area to pay winning wagers, the shortfall shall be taken from the player/banker’s wager.

11.3 When the player/banker and the house are co-bankers:

(a) the chung shall be placed on the co-banker’s box and the banker’s tiles shall be the group of 4 tiles delivered to that box;

(b) after all of the other players have made their wagers, the co-banker shall place, in the co-banker’s box, chips of a value equal to or greater than 50% of the total of the other players’ wagers;

(c) the dealer shall take the co-banker’s wager, together with chips of an equivalent value from the float tray, and place them in the banker wager area;

(d) the co-banker’s tiles shall then be moved to a position directly in front of the float tray;

(e) the dealer shall set the banker’s hand in accordance with the house way after all of the other hands have been set, and may permit the co-banker to expose 2 of the 4 tiles in the hand before the hand is set;

(f) the dealer shall then, in turn, expose and match each of the other players’ hands with the co-banker’s hand;

(g) all losing wagers shall be picked up immediately and placed in the losing wager area, and the corresponding tiles placed in the dealer’s work area;

(h) if a hand constitutes a push the tiles shall be removed and placed in the dealer’s work area and the wager shall remain;

(i) after all of the hands at the table have been exposed, the dealer shall pay, in accordance with rule 6.11, all winning wagers with chips from the losing wager area, starting counter-clockwise from the co-banker’s box, picking up the tiles when payment is made and placing them in the dealer’s work area;

(j) the total remaining in the losing wager area after settlement of the other players’ wagers shall be divided equally between the co-bankers;

(k) the house’s share of that sum, and the house’s original wager, shall be returned to the float tray. The co-banker’s original wager shall be handed to him/her. The sum remaining in the losing wager area shall be handed to the co-banker, less commission, in accordance with rule 6.14; and

(l) if there are insufficient funds in the losing wager area to pay winning wagers, the shortfall shall be taken from the co-banking wager. Any sum left after the settlement of all winning and losing wagers by the other players shall be divided in 2, and the house’s portion placed in the float tray and the co-banker’s portion handed back to him/her.