N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-34.8

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024

Section 13:69F-34.8 - Procedures 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-34.6 have been completed, the cards shall be placed in the manual dealing shoe and the dealer shall announce "No more bets."

(b) The dealer shall then, using one of the procedures authorized by 13:69F-34.11, determine the starting position for dealing the cards.

(c) After the starting position for dealing the cards has been determined, each card shall be removed from the dealing shoe with the left hand of the dealer and placed face down on the appropriate area of the layout with the right hand of the dealer. The dealer shall deal the first card to the starting position as determined in (b) above and, moving clockwise around the table, deal a card to all other positions, including the dealer, regardless of whether there is a wager at the position. The dealer shall then return to the starting position and deal a second card in a clockwise rotation and shall continue dealing until each position, including the dealer, has four cards.

(d) The dealer shall be required to count the stub at least once every five rounds of play in order to determine whether the correct number of cards is 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.

1. If the count of the stub indicates that 54 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 have been misdealt (a player or the dealer has more or less than four cards), all hands shall be void pursuant to 13:69F-34.16(h). 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.

(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of (d) above, the counting of the stub shall not be required if an automated card shuffling device is used that counts the number of cards in the deck after the completion of each shuffle and indicates whether 52 cards, plus two jokers, are still present. If the automated card shuffling device reveals that an incorrect number of cards are present, the deck shall be removed from the table in accordance with the provisions of 13:69E-1.18.

(f) After four cards have been dealt to each position, including the dealer, the dealer shall collect any cards dealt to a player position where there is no wager and place them in the discard rack without exposing the cards.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-34.8