Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 687a.8 - Procedure for dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe(a) If a manual dealing shoe is used, the dealing shoe must be located on the table in a location approved by the Bureau of Casino Compliance in accordance with § 601a.10(g) (relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment). Once the procedures required under § 687a.5 (relating to shuffle and cut of the cards) have been completed, the stacked deck of cards shall be placed in the dealing shoe by the dealer or by an automated card shuffling device.(b) Prior to dealing any cards, the dealer shall announce "no more bets." To deal the cards, the dealer shall remove each card from the dealing shoe with the hand of the dealer that is closest to the dealing shoe and place it on the appropriate area of the layout with the opposite hand.(c) If a player has placed a Progressive Bonus Wager on the sensor, the dealer will press the Start Game button on the keypad, which will light up the Progressive Bonus Wagers placed, and the dealer will collect the Progressive Bonus Wagers.(d) Starting with the player farthest to the dealer's left and continuing around the table in a clockwise manner, the dealer shall deal a stack of five cards to each player who has placed an Ante Wager and Blind Wager in accordance with § 687a.7(d)(1) (relating to wagers). All cards shall be dealt face down to the players.(e) After five cards have been dealt to each player, the dealer shall deal himself five cards.(f) The dealer shall then place one card in the area on the layout described in § 687a.2(b)(4) (relating to DJ Wild Stud Poker Table; physical characteristics), and the dealer shall remove the stub from the manual dealing shoe and, except as provided in subsection (i), place the stub in the discard rack without exposing the cards.(g) If an automated card shuffling device, which counts the number of cards in the deck after the completion of each shuffle and indicates whether 53 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.(h) If the count of the stub indicates that 53 cards are in the deck, the dealer shall place the stub in the discard rack without exposing the cards.(i) 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 53 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 § 687a.5 (relating to shuffle and cut of the cards); 58 Pa. Code § 687a.7 (relating to wagers); and 58 Pa. Code § 687a.11 (relating to procedures for completion of each round of play).