Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 679a.9 - Procedures for dealing the cards from the hand(a) If the cards are dealt from the dealer's hand, the following requirements shall be observed: (1) An automated shuffling device shall be used to shuffle the cards.(2) After the procedures required under § 679a.5 (relating to shuffle and cut of the cards) have been completed, the dealer shall place the stacked deck of cards in either hand. After the dealer has chosen the hand in which to hold the cards, the dealer shall continue to use that hand whenever holding the cards during that round of play. The cards held by the dealer shall be kept over the table inventory container and in front of the dealer at all times.(3) Prior to dealing any cards, the dealer shall announce "no more bets."(b) To deal the cards, the dealer shall hold the deck of cards in the chosen hand and use the other hand to remove the top card of the deck and place it face down on the appropriate area of the layout. The dealer shall, starting with the player farthest to the dealer's left and continuing around the table in a clockwise manner, deal one card at a time to each player who has placed an Ante Wager in accordance with § 679a.7(d)(1) (relating to wagers) and to the dealer until each player who placed a wager and the dealer have three cards. If a player has placed a Pair Bonus Wager, the dealer shall deal an additional card to the area of the layout for the player's fourth card. All cards shall be dealt face down.(c) After three cards have been dealt to each player and the dealer, the dealer shall, except as provided in subsection (d), place the stub in the discard rack without exposing the cards.(d) If an automated card shuffling device that counts the number of cards in the deck after the completion of each shuffle and indicates whether 52 cards are present is not being used, 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.(g) If specified in its Rules Submission form required under § 601a.2 (relating to table games Rules Submissions), a certificate holder may deal one community card to be used by all players who placed a Pair Bonus Wager authorized under § 679a.7(d)(3), instead of dealing each player who placed a Pair Bonus Wager an additional card as provided in subsection (b). If the certificate holder elects to utilize one Pair Bonus community card, the community card shall be dealt after each player who placed an Ante Wager and the dealer have three cards. The community card shall be dealt to the area on the table layout designated for the placement of the Pair Bonus community card.The provisions of this § 679a.9 amended August 30, 2019, effective 8/31/2019, 49 Pa.B. 4956.The provisions of this § 679a.9 amended under 4 Pa.C.S. §§ 1202(b)(30) and 13A 02(1) and (2).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 679a.5 (relating to shuffle and cut of the cards); 58 Pa. Code § 679a.7 (relating to wagers); and 58 Pa. Code § 679a.11 (relating to procedures for completion of each round of play).