N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69E-1.19 - Dealing shoes; automated shuffling devices

(a) The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings:

"Base plate" means the interior shelf of the dealing shoe on which the cards rest.

"Face plate" means the front wall of the dealing shoe against which the next card to be dealt rests and which typically contains a cutout.

(b) Cards used for blackjack, Spanish 21, double attack blackjack, pai gow poker, mini-baccarat, red dog, Caribbean stud poker, let it ride poker, three-card poker, fast action hold 'em, Colorado hold 'em poker, casino war, Boston 5 stud poker, double cross poker, four-card poker, Texas hold 'em bonus poker, ultimate Texas hold 'em poker, flop poker, two-card joker poker, Asia poker, winner's pot poker, supreme pai gow, Mississippi stud and double down stud shall be dealt from a manual or automated dealing shoe which shall be secured to the gaming table when the table is open for gaming activity and secured in a locked compartment when the table is not open for gaming activity. Cards used to game at baccarat shall be dealt from a dealing shoe which shall be secured in a locked compartment when the table is not open for gaming activity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, cards used to game at:

1. Pai gow poker, double down stud, Caribbean stud poker, three-card poker, Colorado hold 'em poker, Boston 5 stud poker, double cross poker, flop poker, four-card poker, Texas hold 'em bonus poker, ultimate Texas hold 'em poker, Asia poker, winner's pot poker, supreme pai gow, Mississippi stud and two-card joker poker may be dealt from the dealer's hand in accordance with the rules for each game in N.J.A.C. 13:69F;

2. The 6 to 5 blackjack variation shall be dealt from the dealer's hand in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:69F-2.6A; and

3. Blackjack may be dealt from the dealer's hand in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:69F-2.6(a) and 2.6A.

(c) A device which automatically shuffles cards may be utilized at the game of blackjack, Spanish 21, double attack blackjack, pai gow poker, mini-baccarat, red dog, poker, Caribbean stud poker, let it ride poker, three-card poker, fast action hold 'em, Colorado hold 'em poker, casino war, Boston 5 stud poker, double cross poker, four-card poker, Texas hold 'em bonus poker, ultimate Texas hold 'em poker, flop poker, two-card joker poker, Asia poker, winner's pot poker, supreme pai gow, Mississippi stud and double down stud in addition to a manual or automated dealing shoe, provided that:

1. The automated card shuffling device approved by the Division and the procedures for shuffling and dealing the cards through the use of the device are documented in their internal controls; and

2. The security of an automated card shuffling device conforms to the security of any dealing shoe used at the gaming table pursuant to (b) above.

(d) Each manual or automated dealing shoe shall be designed and constructed with such features as the Division may require too maintain the integrity of the game at which such shoe is used. Such features shall include, at a minimum, the following:

1. At least the first four inches of the base plate shall be white;

2. The sides of the shoe below the base plate shall be transparent or have a transparent sealed cutout unless the dealing shoe is otherwise constructed to prevent any object from being placed into or removed from the portion of the dealing shoe below the base plate and to permit the inspection of this portion of the shoe;

3. A stop underneath the top of the face plate shall preclude the next card to be dealt from being moved upwards for more than one-eighth inch distance; and

4. Each dealing shoe used in blackjack and Spanish 21 shall have a mark(s) on the side of the shoe that enables the dealer, after aligning the stack of cards against the shoe to insert the cutting card in such stack so that approximately one quarter of the stack is behind the cutting card.

(e) A baccarat dealing shoe, in addition to meeting the requirements of (d)1 through 4 above, shall also adhere to the following specifications:

1. A removable lid shall be opaque from the point where it meets the face plate to a point at least four inches from the face plate;

2. The sides and back above the base plate shall be opaque; and

3. A device within the shoe shall, when engaged, prevent the cards from moving backward in the shoe.

(f) A pai gow poker dealing shoe, in addition to meeting the requirements of (d) above, may, in the discretion of the casino licensee, also contain a device on the front of the face plate so as to preclude the players from viewing the next card to be dealt.

(g) All dealing shoes and shuffling devices in the casino and casino simulcasting facility shall be inspected at the beginning of each gaming day by a floorperson assigned to the table prior to cards being placed in them. The purpose of this inspection shall be to assure that there has been no tampering with the shoe or shuffling device.

(h) For gaming tables at which a manual dealing shoe is utilized, the shoe shall be located on the side of the gaming table to the left of the dealer, and the discard rack shall be located on the side of the gaming table to the right of the dealer. For gaming tables at which either an automated card shuffling device or an automated dealing shoe is utilized, the discard rack shall be on the side of the gaming table opposite such device or shoe.

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N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69E-1.19