N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-2A.15
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
Section 13:69F-2A.15 - Irregularities(a) A card found turned face upwards in the shoe shall not be used in the game and shall be placed in the discard rack. If more than one card is found face up in the shoe during the dealing of the cards, the round of play shall be void and the cards shall be reshuffled.(b) A card drawn in error without its face being exposed shall be used as though it were the next card from the shoe.(c) After the initial four cards have been dealt to each player and a card is drawn in error and exposed to the players, such card shall be dealt to the players or dealer as though it were the next card from the shoe. Any player refusing to accept such card shall not have any additional cards dealt to that player during such round. If the card is refused by the players and the dealer cannot use the card, the card shall be burned.(d) If the dealer has a hard total of 17 or a hard or soft 18 point total and draws an additional card for the dealer, such card shall be burned.(e) If the dealer misses dealing the first or second card to the dealer, the dealer shall continue dealing the first two cards to each player's betting box, and then deal the appropriate number of cards to the dealer.(f) If there are insufficient cards remaining in the shoe to complete a round of play, all of the cards in the discard rack shall be shuffled and cut according to the procedures in N.J.A.C. 13:69F-2A.4, the first card shall be drawn face downwards and burned, and the dealer shall complete the round of play.(g) If no initial cards are dealt to a player's hand, the hand is dead and the player shall be included in the next deal. If only one card is dealt to a player's hand, at the player's option, the dealer shall deal the second card to the player after all other players have received a second card.(h) If, after a player receives the first two cards, the dealer fails to deal an additional card or cards to a player who has requested such cards, then at the player's option, the dealer shall either deal the additional cards after all other players have received their additional cards but prior to the dealer revealing his or her hole card, or shall call the player's hand dead and return the player's original wager.(i) If an automated card shuffling device is being used and the device jams, stops shuffling during a shuffle, or fails to complete a shuffle cycle, the cards shall be reshuffled in accordance with the rules of the Division.(j) Any automated card shuffling device shall be removed from a gaming table before any other method of shuffling may be utilized at that table.(k) If the dealer inserts his or her hole card into a card reader device when the value of his or her first card is not an ace, king, queen, jack, or 10, the dealer, after notification to a casino supervisor, shall:1. Call all hands dead, collect the cards and return the wagers of each player if the particular card reader device in use provides any player with the opportunity to determine the value of the hole card; or2. Continue play if the particular card reader device in use does not provide any player with the opportunity to determine the value of the hole card.(l) If a card reader device malfunctions, the dealer may only continue dealing the game at that table by using dealing procedures applicable when a card reader device is not in use. N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-2A.15