N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-23.9
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
Section 13:69F-23.9 - Procedures for dealing the cards from an automated dealing shoe(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of N.J.A.C. 13:69E or this chapter, a casino licensee may, in its discretion, choose to have the cards used to play Colorado hold 'em poker dealt from an automated dealing shoe which dispenses cards in stacks of three cards.(b) If a casino licensee chooses to have the cards dealt from an automated dealing shoe, the following requirements shall be observed: 1. Once the procedures required by N.J.A.C. 13:69F-23.5 have been completed, the cards shall be placed in the automated dealing shoe.2. Prior to the shoe dispensing any stacks of cards, the dealer shall announce "No more bets."(c) The dealer shall deliver the first stack of cards dispensed by the automated dealing shoe face down to the player farthest to his or her left who has placed an initial wager in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:69F-23.6. 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 face down to each of the other players who has placed an initial wager in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:69F-23.6. The dealer shall then deliver a stack of three cards face down to the area designated for the placement of the community cards, and spread the stack within the designated area so that the top card is to the dealer's right, the middle card is directly in front of the dealer, and the bottom card is to the dealer's left.(d) After each stack of three cards has been dispensed and delivered in accordance with this section, the dealer shall remove the stub from the automated dealing shoe and, except as provided in (e) below, place the cards in the discard rack without exposing the cards.(e) The dealer shall be required to count the stub at least once every five rounds of play in order to determine that the correct number of cards is still present in the deck. The stub shall be counted in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:69F-23.7(e) or (f), as applicable. N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-23.9