N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-33.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024
Section 13:69F-33.1 - Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Ante" or "ante wager" means the initial wager in a fixed dollar amount established by the casino licensee that a player and the dealer are required to make prior to any cards being dealt in order to participate in a round of play.

"Bet" or "bet wager" means the second wager, equal in amount to the ante wager, that the dealer shall make and that a player may make in order to remain in the round of play. A bet wager by a player shall be placed after each player and the dealer has been dealt three cards.

"Burn" means to remove the top or next card from the deck and place it face down in the discard rack without revealing it to anyone.

"Double" or "double wager" means the third wager, equal in amount to double the ante wager, that the dealer shall make and that a player may make in order to remain in the round of play. A double wager by a player shall be placed after each remaining player and the dealer has been dealt a fourth card.

"Fold" means the decision of a player to discontinue his or her participation in a round of play and to forfeit his or her ante wager and, if placed, bet wager and double wager.

"Hand" means the highest ranking poker hand that can be formed from the cards of a player or the dealer.

"Jacks plus bonus wager" means the optional supplemental wager that a player may place prior to any cards being dealt that the hand of the player will qualify for a posted payout.

"Rank" or "ranking" means the relative position of a card or hand as set forth in 13:69F-33.5.

"Round of play" or "round" means one complete cycle of play during which all players playing at the table have placed their wagers, been dealt a hand, and have had their wagers paid or collected in accordance with the rules of this subchapter.

"Stub" means the remaining portion of the deck after all cards in the round of play have been dealt.

"Suit" means one of the four categories of cards: club, diamond, heart, or spade, with no suit being higher in rank than another.

"Tie hand" means a hand that is of equal rank with the hand of another player or the dealer during a round of play.

"Winner's pot" or "pot" means the aggregate ante, bet and double wagers of all players and the dealer, except for the ante wager of any player who declines to make a bet wager and folds his or her hand after the first three cards are dealt.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-33.1