✨ Casino Table Games Rules
19 MAY 2004 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 56 1321
8.5
The game may, at the discretion of the casino operator and subject to these rules, be conducted in accordance with any one of the following styles of dealing: Style A, Style B and Style C. Where a game is conducted using a card shoe or a non-continuous shuffler, it shall continue in the style in which it began until its completion. Where the game is conducted using a continuous shuffler, the dealing style may be changed only in accordance with approved procedures.
Dealing Style A
8.6
The initial 4 cards shall be dealt face up, the Player’s Hand to the Player’s Box and the Banker’s Hand to the Banker’s Box. The dealer shall then announce the point count of the Player’s Hand first, followed by that of the Banker’s Hand.
8.7
The dealer shall at all times be in control of the cards.
Dealing Style B
8.8
At the start of each round of play, after the wagers have been placed, the Banker and the Player (if any) for the round shall be determined in accordance with rules 8.9 and 8.10.
8.9
The Banker shall be determined as follows:
(a) the seated player with the highest wager on the Banker’s Hand shall if he/she wishes be the Banker;
(b) if there is more than one such player, the one occupying the lowest numbered seat shall be offered the role first. If he/she declines, the dealer shall offer the role to the next such player, moving counter-clockwise around the table, and so on;
(c) if no such player wishes to accept the role, it shall be offered to the seated player or players with the next highest wager on the Banker’s Hand, in accordance with the procedure set out in subparagraphs (a) and (b);
(d) if no seated player with a wager on the Banker’s Hand wishes to be the Banker, rule 8.18 shall apply.
8.10
The Player shall be determined in accordance with the procedure described in rule 8.9, substituting "Player" for "Banker" and "Player’s Hand" for "Banker’s Hand".
8.11
The Banker and the Player shall:
(a) act as such only to expose the total of the Banker’s Hand or the Player’s Hand, as the case may be;
(b) be responsible for receiving and handling the cards in accordance with these rules and the instructions of the dealer calling the game; and
(c) be identified by the indicator puck marked "Banker" or "Player", as the case may be, which shall be placed next to his/her wagering area.
8.12
The initial 4 cards shall be dealt face down, the Player’s Hand to the Player’s Box and the Banker’s Hand to the Banker’s Box.
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VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 2004, No 56
Gazette.govt.nz —
NZ Gazette 2004, No 56
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Amendment No. 19 to Rules of Casino Table Games
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🏛️ Governance & Central Administration6 April 2004
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