N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-24.7
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024
Section 13:69F-24.7 - Procedure for dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe(a) If a casino licensee chooses to have the cards dealt from a manual dealing shoe, the dealing shoe shall meet the requirements of 13:69E-1.19. Once the procedures required by 13:69F-24.4 have been completed, the stacked deck of cards shall be placed in the dealing shoe either by the dealer or by the automatic card shuffling device.(b) Prior to dealing the cards and once all ante and first wagers and, if applicable, all optional bonus wagers have been placed, the dealer shall announce "No more bets."(c) Each card shall be removed from the dealing shoe with the hand of the dealer that is the closest to the dealing shoe and placed on the appropriate area of the layout with the opposite hand.(d) The dealer shall, starting with the player farthest to his or her left and continuing around the table in a clockwise manner, deal the cards as follows: 1. Three consecutive cards face down to each player; and2. Three consecutive cards face down to an area directly in front of the table inventory container designated for the dealer's hand.(e) After the final two cards have been dealt to each player who placed a second wager and the area designated for the hand of the dealer as provided in 13:69F-24.10(d), the dealer shall remove the stub from the manual dealing shoe and, except as provided in (f) below, place the stub in the discard rack without exposing the cards.(f) 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 in the deck. The dealer shall determine the number of cards in the stub by counting the cards face down on the layout.1. 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.2. 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 (a player or the area designed for the placement of the dealer's hand has more or less than five cards) but 52 cards remain in the deck, all hands are void pursuant to 13:69F-24.12. If the cards have not been misdealt, all hands shall be considered void and the entire deck of cards shall be removed from the table pursuant to 13:69E-1.18.(g) The five cards comprising the dealer's hand shall be spread in a row and then placed in the designated area directly in front of the table inventory container with the top card to the dealer's right and the bottom card to the dealer's left. N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-24.7