New Zealand Gazette – 2004 – No. 56

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✨ Casino Table Games Rules Amendment



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6.5 Notwithstanding rules 6.1 to 6.4, pre-checked or pre-shuffled cards may be used provided they are
secured in a designated area on completion of the pre-check or pre-shuffle, until such time as they
are required. Before being cut pre-shuffled cards shall be chemmy shuffled and/or riffle shuffled,
but pre-checked cards shall be:

(a) chemmy shuffled;

(b) stacked; and

(c) riffle shuffled.

7.0 Shuffle and Cut of Cards

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

(a) immediately before the start of play; and

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

(c) if any card has been exposed prior to the cards entering the card shoe or automatic shuffler;
and

(d) at the discretion of a game supervisor or casino supervisor following any period during
which the table has been vacant,

provided that, where the game is played with a non-continuous shuffler and two sets of cards, if
subparagraph (b) or (c) affects only one of the sets of cards, only that set need be shuffled.

7.2 Where the game is conducted using a continuous shuffler, cards used in the game shall be shuffled
so that they are randomly intermixed while the game is in progress.

7.3 Where the game is conducted:

(a) otherwise than with a continuous shuffler; and

(b) in accordance with either Dealing Style A or Dealing Style C as described in section 8,

after each shoe of cards is completed, as set out in rule 11.2, the cards (or, where applicable, the
set of cards) that have been in use in the game shall be shuffled so that the cards are randomly
intermixed before they are used again for gaming.

Where the game is conducted in accordance with Dealing Style B, rule 11.3 shall apply upon the
completion of a shoe of cards.

7.4 Where it is proposed that pre-shuffled decks of cards be introduced into the game any of the
players may, before the first game in which the cards are used:

(a) on request, visually inspect the decks of pre-shuffled cards, or any of them, before their
use; and



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🏛️ Amendment No. 19 to Rules of Casino Table Games (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
6 April 2004
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