58 Pa. Code § 655a.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 §
655a.5 (relating to shuffle and
cut of the cards) have been completed, the stacked deck of cards shall be
placed in the dealing shoe either by the dealer or by the automated card
shuffling device.
(b) Prior to
dealing the cards, the dealer shall announce "no more bets" and, if the
Progressive Payout Wager or the Five Card Hand Bonus Wager is being offered,
use the progressive table game system or the electronic wagering system to
prevent the placement of any additional Progressive Payout or Five Card Hand
Bonus Wagers. The dealer shall then collect any Progressive Payout Wagers and,
on the layout in front of the table inventory container, verify that the number
of value chips wagered equals the number of Progressive Payout Wagers accepted
by the progressive table game system. The dealer shall then place the value
chips into the table inventory container.
(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) If any player placed a
Six Card Bonus Wager, the dealer shall deal four cards, face down, to the area
on the layout designated for the placement of the Six Card Bonus cards. The
dealer shall then, starting with the player farthest to the dealer's left and
continuing around the table in a clockwise manner, deal the cards as follows:
The dealer shall then, starting with the player farthest to the dealer's left
and continuing around the table in a clockwise manner, deal the cards as
follows:
(1) Two cards face down to each
player who placed an Ante Wager in accordance with §
655a.7(d)(1)
(relating to wagers).
(2) Three
cards face down to the area designated for the placement of the community
cards.
(e) After two
cards have been dealt to each player and three cards have been dealt to the
area designated for the community cards, the dealer shall remove the stub from
the manual dealing shoe and, except as provided in subsection (f), place the
stub in the discard rack without exposing the cards.
(f) If an automated card shuffling device,
which counts the number of cards in the deck after the completion of each
shuffle and indicates whether 52 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.
(g) 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.
(h) 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 has more or less than
2 cards or the area designated for the placement of the community cards has
more or less than 3 cards) but 52 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.
Notes
The provisions of this § 655a.8 amended under 4 Pa.C.S. §§ 1202(b)(30) and 13A 02(1) and (2).
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