N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-11.17

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:69F-11.17 - Dealing procedures for three-card bonus wager and seven-card bonus wager

(a) A casino licensee may, in its discretion, offer to each player at a pai gow poker table the opportunity to place an optional three-card bonus wager and/or a seven-card bonus wager and to receive payouts on such winning wagers as set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:69F-11.18. The bonus wagers authorized by this section may not be offered by a casino licensee on any pai gow poker table which offers the optional bonus wager authorized by N.J.A.C. 13:69F-11.15 or the imperial pai gow bonus wager authorized by N.J.A.C. 13:69F-11.19. The three-card bonus wager and the seven-card bonus wager shall have no bearing on any other wager made by a player at the game of pai gow poker.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of N.J.A.C. 13:69E or this chapter, the dealing procedures set forth in this section shall apply to any pai gow poker game that offers the optional bonus wagers authorized by this section. The first three cards dealt to each player shall be dealt from an automated dealing shoe which dispenses cards in stacks of three cards, provided that the shoe, its location and the procedures for its use are in accordance with the casino licensee's internal control procedures.

(c) Once the procedures required by N.J.A.C. 13:69F-11.5 and 11.6 have been completed, the cards shall be placed in the automated dealing shoe. The dealer shall then announce "No more bets."

(d) The dealer shall deliver the first stack of three cards dispensed by the automated dealing shoe face down to the player at the starting position. The starting position shall be the player position farthest to the left of the dealer at which a pai gow poker wager has been placed in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:69F-11.7.

(e) As the remaining stacks of three cards are dispensed to the dealer by the automated dealing shoe, the dealer shall, moving clockwise around the table, deliver a stack face down to each of the other players who has placed a pai gow poker wager. The dealer shall then deliver a stack of three cards face down to the area designated for the dealer's hand.

(f) Each player who has placed a three-card bonus wager shall, after examining his or her cards, determine whether the three-card hand qualifies for a three-card bonus wager payout as defined in N.J.A.C. 13:69F-11.18 and as displayed on the sign required by N.J.A.C. 13:69E-1.13B(c). Each player who has placed a three-card bonus wager and who has a winning hand shall place his or her cards face up on the layout. The dealer shall collect all three-card bonus wagers from players with losing three-card hands and then pay all winning three-card bonus wagers in accordance with the payouts set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:69F-11.18.

(g) After each stack of three cards has been dispensed and delivered and each three-card bonus wager has been resolved in accordance with this section, the dealer shall complete the dealing of the cards by observing one of the following procedures.

1. The dealer shall remove the stub from the automated dealing shoe, place the stub on top of a cover card and, following the relevant dealing procedures in N.J.A.C. 13:69F-11.8A(b), deal from his or hand four additional cards face down to each player and the dealer. The dealer shall deal the first four consecutive cards to the player farthest to his or her left who has placed a pai gow poker wager in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:69F-11.7 and, moving clockwise around the table, continue to deal four consecutive cards to each player who has placed a pai gow poker wager. The dealer shall then deal four consecutive cards to the area designated for the dealer's hand. After each player who has placed a pai gow poker wager and the dealer have been dealt a total of seven cards, the dealer shall place the stub in the discard rack without exposing the cards and the round of play shall proceed in accordance with the procedures set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:69F-11.9 and 11.18.

2. The dealer shall deliver the first stack of four additional cards dispensed by the automated dealing shoe face down to the player farthest to his or her left who has placed a pai gow poker wager in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:69F-11.7. As the remaining stacks are dispensed to the dealer by the automated dealing shoe, the dealer shall, moving clockwise around the table, deliver a stack of four cards face down to each player who has placed a pai gow poker wager. The dealer shall then deliver a stack of four additional cards face down to the area designated for the dealer's hand. The round of play shall then proceed in accordance with the procedures set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:69F-11.9 and 11.18.

(h) The dealer shall be required to count the stub at least once every five rounds of play in order to determine whether the correct number of cards is still in the deck. The dealer shall determine the number of cards in the stub by counting the cards face down on the layout.

1. If the count of the stub indicates that 53 cards are in the deck, the dealer shall place the stub in the discard rack without exposing the cards.

2. If the count of the stub indicates that the number of the cards in the deck is incorrect, the dealer shall determine if the cards were misdealt. If the cards have been misdealt (a player or the dealer has more or less than seven cards) but 53 cards remain in the deck, all hands shall be void pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:69F-11.11(h). If the cards have not been misdealt, all hands shall be considered void and the entire deck of cards shall be removed from the table pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:69E-1.18.

(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of (h) above, the counting of the stub shall not be required if an automated card shuffling device is used that counts the number of cards in the deck after the completion of each shuffle and indicates whether 52 cards, plus the joker, are still present. If the automated card shuffling device reveals that an incorrect number of cards are present, the deck shall be removed from the table in accordance with the provisions of N.J.A.C. 13:69E-1.18.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-11.17