58 Pa. Code § 677a.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 as 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 § 677a.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 and after all Ante, Odds, Trips Plus and Pocket Bonus Wagers have been placed, the dealer shall announce "no more bets."

(c) The dealer shall then deal the cards by removing each card 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. Starting with the player farthest to the dealer's left and continuing around the table in a clockwise manner, the dealer shall deal one card at a time, face down, to each player who placed Ante and Odds Wagers in accordance with § 677a.7(d)(1) (relating to wagers) and to the dealer, until each player who placed Ante and Odds Wagers and the dealer have two cards.

(d) After two cards have been dealt to each player and to the area designated for the placement of the dealer's hand, the dealer shall deal the five community cards In accordance with § 677a.11(c) and (e) (relating to procedure for completion of each round of play). After all community cards have been dealt, the dealer shall remove the stub from the manual dealing shoe and, except as provided in subsection (e), place the stub in the discard rack without exposing the cards.

(e) 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.

(f) 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.

(g) 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 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

58 Pa. Code § 677a.8

This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 677a.5 (relating to shuffle and cut of the cards); 58 Pa. Code § 677a.7 (relating to wagers); and 58 Pa. Code § 677a.11 (relating to procedure for completion of each round of play).