Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 676a.10 - Procedures for dealing the cards from an automated dealing shoe(a) If the cards are dealt from an automated dealing shoe, the following requirements shall be observed: (1) After the procedures required under § 676a.5 (relating to shuffle and cut of the cards) have been completed, the cards shall be placed in the automated dealing shoe.(2) Prior to the dealer delivering any stacks of cards dispensed by the automated dealing shoe, the dealer shall announce "no more bets."(b) The dealer shall deliver the first stack of four cards dispensed by the automated dealing shoe face down to the player farthest to the dealer's left who has placed the required Front 9 Wager in accordance with § 676a.7(d)(1) (relating to wagers). The dealer shall then move the top two cards and place them face down behind the player's front two cards. The top two cards shall be the player's hole cards. Moving clockwise around the table, as the remaining stacks are dispensed to the dealer by the automated dealing shoe, the dealer shall repeat the dealing procedure outlined above to each of the other players who has placed a Front 9 Wager in accordance with § 676a.7(d)(1). The dealer shall then deliver a stack of four cards face down as the dealer's hand.(c) After each stack of four cards has been dispensed and delivered in accordance with subsection (b), the dealer shall remove the remaining cards from the automated dealing shoe and, except as provided in subsection (d), place the stub in the discard rack without exposing the cards.(d) If the automated card shuffling device does not count the number of cards in the deck after the completion of each shuffle and indicate whether 52 cards are present, the dealer shall count the stub at least once every 5 rounds of play to determine if the correct number of cards are still present in the deck. The dealer shall determine the number of cards in the stub by counting the cards face down on the layout.(e) If the count of the stub indicates that 52 cards are in the deck, the dealer shall place the stub in the discard rack without exposing the cards.(f) If the count of the stub indicates that the number of cards in the deck is incorrect, the dealer shall determine if the cards were misdealt. If the cards were misdealt but 52 cards remain in the deck, all hands shall be void and all wagers shall be returned to the players. If the cards were not misdealt, all hands shall be void, all wagers shall be returned to the players and the entire deck of cards shall be removed from the table. This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 676a.5 (relating to shuffle and cut of the cards); 58 Pa. Code § 676a.7 (relating to wagers); and 58 Pa. Code § 676a.11 (relating to procedures for completion of each round of play).