The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"All-in" means a player who has no funds remaining on the Poker table to continue betting in a round of play but who still retains the right to contend for that portion of the pot in which the player has already placed a bet.
"Ante" means a predetermined wager which each player is required to make in some poker games prior to any cards being dealt in order to participate in the round of play.
"Bad beat" means one or more pre-designated high value poker hands which, when held by a player as a losing hand in a round of play, shall result in a bad beat payout if the casino licensee has elected to offer a bad beat payout at that poker table.
"Bad beat payout" means one or more awards that are payable to a player in accordance with the procedures set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:69F-14.19 upon the occurrence of a bad beat.
"Bet" means an action by which a player places gaming chips or gaming plaques into the pot on any betting round.
"Betting round" means a complete wagering cycle in a hand of poker after all players have called, folded or gone all-in.
"Blind bet" means a mandatory wager in some poker games which only players sitting in specific betting positions at the poker table shall be required to place prior to any cards being dealt.
"Brush" means a dealer assigned to the game of poker who, consistent with a casino licensee's internal controls, may perform additional functions. Such additional functions include, but are not limited to, purchasing and redeeming gaming chips at the poker cage and providing assistance to patrons in the poker room.
"Burn card" means a card taken from the top of a deck which is discarded face down, which is not in play and the identity of which remains unknown.
"Button" means an object which is moved clockwise around the table to denote an imaginary dealer and thereby determine the betting and dealing sequence.
"Call" means a wager made in an amount equal to the immediately preceding wager.
"Check" means that a player waives the right to initiate the betting in a betting round but retains the right to act if another player initiates the betting.
"Common card" means, in any game of stud poker, a card which is dealt face upward if there are insufficient cards left in the deck to deal each player a card individually and which can be used by all players at the showdown.
"Community card" means any card which is dealt face upward and which can be used by all players to form their best hand.
"Cover card" means a yellow or green plastic card used during the cut process and then to conceal the bottom card of the deck.
"Draw" means, in any game of draw Poker, an exchange by a player of cards held in his or her hand, after the initial round of betting, for an equal number of new cards from the deck.
"Fold" means the withdrawal of a player from a round of play by discarding his or her hand of cards during a betting round and refusing to equal a wager.
"Forced bet" means a wager which is required to start the wagering on the first betting round.
"Fouled hand" means a hand that either has an improper number of cards or has come into contact with other cards in such a way as to render it impossible to determine accurately which cards are contained in the hand.
"Half-kill" means in the game of omaha high-low split eight or better poker when one player wins an entire qualifying pot, the betting limits are increased by one-half the posted table wagering limits for the next hand and remain in effect until a pot is split between one player winning the high hand and another player winning the low hand or until a pot does not qualify in amount.
"High" means a game of poker in which the highest ranking hand in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:69F-14.3 wins the pot.
"High hand payout" means one or more awards that are payable to a player in accordance with the procedures set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:69F-14.19 whenever a player holds one or more predesignated high value poker hands without regard to the value of the hand of any other player.
"High-low split" means a form of poker in which there is a winner for both the highest and lowest ranking hands.
"Hole card" means any card dealt to a player face down.
"Kill" means in the game of omaha high-low split eight or better poker when one player wins an entire qualifying pot, the betting limits are twice the posted table wagering limits for the next hand and remain in effect until a pot is split between one player winning the high hand and another player winning the low hand or until a pot does not qualify in amount.
"Low" means a game of poker in which the highest ranking low hand in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:69F-14.3 wins the pot.
"Opening bet" means the first bet in a round of play.
"Pot" means the amount which is awarded to the winning player or players at the conclusion of a round of play and is equal to the total amount anted or bet by the players during the round of play, less any rake extracted pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:69F-14.14 and, if applicable, any amount contributed to a bad beat payout fund pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:69F-14.19.
"Protected hand" means a hand of cards which the player is physically holding or has placed under one or more gaming chips.
"Raise" means a bet in an amount greater than the immediately preceding bet in that betting round.
"Rake" means the amount of gaming chips, gaming plaques or coin collected by the dealer as poker revenue in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:69F-14.14.
"Round of play" means, for any game of poker, the process by which cards are dealt, bets are placed and the winner of the pot is determined and paid in accordance with the rules of this subchapter.
"Showdown" means the action of revealing the hands of each player in order to determine who shall win the pot.
"Side pot" means a separate pot formed when one or more players are all-in.
"Straddle" or "straddle bet" means an optional wager in some poker games that require blind wagers, which only players sitting in specific betting positions at the poker table may place prior any cards being dealt.
"Stub" means the remaining portion of the deck after all cards in a round of play have been dealt.
"Suit" means one of the four categories of cards, that is, diamond, spade, club, or heart.
"Table stakes" means the currency, gaming chips and gaming plaques on the table is in play and a player may not subtract from his or her currency, gaming chips or gaming plaques at any time during ongoing play.
"Up-card" means, in a game of stud poker, any card dealt to a player face up.
N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-14.1