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Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 8 - Caribbean Draw Poker › Section 8-2 - Submission of rules of game

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4-1; IC 4-33-4-2; IC 4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 2.
(a) In
				accordance with
				68 IAC
				10-1, the riverboat licensee or riverboat license
				applicant shall submit rules of the game covering Caribbean Draw Poker if the
				riverboat licensee will offer the game of Caribbean Draw Poker.
(b) The rules of the game for Caribbean Draw
				Poker shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Whether the riverboat licensee will
				utilize an automatic shuffling machine that has been approved as associated
				equipment in accordance with
				68 IAC
				2-7.
(2)
				The number of Caribbean Draw Poker tables that will be on the
				riverboat.
(3) The Caribbean Draw
				Poker tables that will utilize a progressive feature in accordance with section
				5 of this rule.
(4) The location of
				the Caribbean Draw Poker tables on the riverboat.
(5) The minimum and maximum wagers that will
				be allowed.
(6) The procedures that
				will be utilized by the riverboat licensee to raise the house limit for
				individual patrons.
(7) The odds
				that the riverboat licensee will pay on the patron's ante if the dealer does
				not have a minimum play level hand.
(8) The odds that the riverboat licensee will
				pay on the patron's ante if the patron's hand is better than the dealer's
				minimum play level hand.
(9) The
				odds that the riverboat licensee will pay on the patron's bet if the patron's
				hand is better than the dealer's minimum play level hand.
(10) The odds that the riverboat licensee
				will offer on bonus payment hands if those odds differ from the odds set forth
				in section 4 of this rule.
(11) The
				manner in which the riverboat licensee will handle any
				irregularities.
(12) Any additional
				rules of the game the riverboat licensee or riverboat license applicant wants
				to impose that are in compliance with this article.
(13) Any other information deemed necessary
				by the executive director, the commission, or the riverboat licensee to ensure:
(A) compliance with this Act and this title;
				and
(B) to ensure the integrity of
				the game.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 8 - Caribbean Draw Poker › Section 8-3 - Cards

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4-1; IC 4-33-4-2; IC 4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 3.
(a) Playing
				cards used in Caribbean Draw Poker games shall comply with
				68 IAC
				14-3.
(b)
				Each hand of Caribbean Draw Poker shall be conducted utilizing one (1) deck of
				playing cards.
(c) When a new deck
				of playing cards is put into play, the cards should be sorted and inspected in
				accordance with
				68 IAC
				14-3. After the cards are sorted and inspected, the
				dealer must spread the cards out, face upward on the table, for visual
				inspection by the players.
(d)
				After the cards are visually inspected by the players, the cards must be placed
				face down on the table and randomly intermixed so that the cards are no longer
				in sequential order.
(e) After the
				cards have been randomly intermixed in accordance with subsection (d), the
				cards must be:
(1) turned face downward on the
				table;
(2) shuffled so that they
				are randomly intermixed; and
(3)
				stacked.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 8 - Caribbean Draw Poker › Section 8-4 - Play of the game; wagers

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 4.
(a) Play of
				the game shall proceed in accordance with United States patent number
				5,725,216.
(b) Unless otherwise
				submitted and approved in accordance with section 2 of this rule, bonus payment
				hands shall be paid at the following odds:
(1)
				A royal flush must be paid at odds of at least one hundred (100) to one
				(1).
(2) A straight flush must be
				paid at odds of at least forty (40) to one (1).
(3) A four (4) of a kind must be paid at odds
				of at least seven (7) to one (1).
(4) A full house must be paid at odds of at
				least three (3) to one (1).
(5) A
				flush must be paid at odds of at least two (2) to one (1).
(6) A straight must be paid at odds of at
				least two (2) to one (1).
(7) A
				three (3) of a kind must be paid at odds of at least two (2) to one
				(1).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 8 - Caribbean Draw Poker › Section 8-5 - Progressive feature

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 5.
(a)
				Riverboat licensees may add a progressive feature to the Caribbean Draw Poker
				tables that are located within one (1) riverboat.
(b) The riverboat licensee must maintain a
				record of the amount shown on a progressive jackpot meter.
(c) Supporting documents must be maintained
				to explain any reduction in the payoff amount from a previous entry.
(d) The records and documents must be
				retained in Indiana for a period of five (5) years unless otherwise provided by
				the executive director in writing after the executive director has determined
				that the requested retention period will ensure compliance with the Act, this
				title, and the integrity of the game.
(e) The Caribbean Draw Poker tables utilizing
				the progressive feature must be linked to a progressive meter or meters showing
				the current payoff to all players who are playing the Caribbean Draw Poker game
				that may potentially win the progressive amount.
(f) During the normal operating mode of the
				progressive controller, the controller must do the following:
(1) Continuously monitor each Caribbean Draw
				Poker table attached to the controller to detect any credits wagered.
(2) Multiply the credits wagered by the
				programmed rate of progression and denomination in order to determine the
				correct amounts to apply to the progressive jackpot.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 9 - Pai Gow Poker › Section 9-2 - Submission of rules of game

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4-1; IC 4-33-4-2; IC 4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 2.
(a) In
				accordance with
				68 IAC
				10-1, the riverboat licensee or riverboat license
				applicant shall submit rules of the game concerning pai gow poker if the
				riverboat licensee will offer the game of pai gow poker.
(b) The rules of the game for pai gow poker
				shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) The options that will be offered by the
				riverboat licensee, including, but not limited to, the following options:
(A) Surrender.
(B) Any variation of pai gow poker not
				covered by this rule that the riverboat licensee would like to offer, and the
				rules by which the variation of pai gow poker will be conducted.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 9 - Pai Gow Poker › Section 9-3 - Cards

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4-1; IC 4-33-4-2; IC 4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 3.
(a) Playing
				cards used in pai gow poker shall comply with
				68 IAC
				14-3.
(b)
				The riverboat licensee shall use one (1) deck of fifty-two (52) playing cards
				plus one (1) joker.
(c) A joker may
				only be used:
(1) as an ace;
(2) to complete a straight; or
(3) to complete any flush.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 9 - Pai Gow Poker › Section 9-4 - Wagers; wagering rules; outcomes

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 4.
(a) Before
				the first card is dealt in a round of play, a player may make a wager in an
				amount not less than the minimum nor more than the maximum amount set for the
				table by the riverboat licensee. All wagers must be made by placing gaming
				chips on the appropriate areas of the pai gow poker layout. The player wins an
				amount as determined in accordance with section 6 of this rule if the sum of
				both of the player's hands are higher in rank than both of the dealer's
				hands.
(b) The following outcomes
				are possible in the game of pai gow poker:
(1)
				The player wins an amount determined in accordance with section 6 of this rule
				if both of the player's hands are higher in rank than both of the dealer's
				hands.
(2) If all cards of one (1)
				hand are identical in value to all cards of another hand, the hand shall be
				considered a copy hand. The player loses a copy hand.
(3) The wager is void and returned to the
				player when the player wins one (1) hand and the dealer wins the other
				hand.
(4) A player's wager is lost
				if both of the dealer's hands are higher than those of the player.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 9 - Pai Gow Poker › Section 9-5 - Winning hands

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 5.
The following are winning hands in the game of pai gow poker
				  from highest to lowest:
(1) Five (5)
				aces.
(2) Royal flush.
(3) Straight flush.
(4) Four (4) of a kind.
(5) Full house.
(6) Flush.
(7) Straight.
(8) Three (3) of a kind.
(9) Two (2) pairs.
(10) One (1) pair.
(11) Highest card.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 9 - Pai Gow Poker › Section 9-6 - Payment of wagers

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 6.
(a) Winning
				wagers must be paid at odds of at least one (1) to one (1) except that a
				commission or vigorish may be taken from the amount won. The vigorish shall be
				collected at the time that the winning wager is paid.
(b) Promotional wagers must be paid at odds
				approved by the executive director.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 9 - Pai Gow Poker › Section 9-7 - Presentation of cards; shuffle and reshuffle

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4-1; IC 4-33-4-2; IC 4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 7.
(a) When a
				new deck is put into play, the cards should be sorted and inspected in
				accordance with
				68 IAC
				14-3. After the cards are sorted and inspected, the
				dealer must spread the cards out, face up on the table, for visual inspection
				by the players.
(b) After the cards
				have been visually inspected by the players, the cards must be placed face down
				on the table and randomly intermixed so that the cards are no longer in
				sequential order.
(c) After the
				cards have been randomly intermixed in accordance with subsection (b), the
				cards must be:
(1) turned face down on the
				table;
(2) shuffled so that they
				are randomly intermixed; and
(3)
				stacked and placed in seven (7) piles for each of the six (6) gaming positions
				and the dealer.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 9 - Pai Gow Poker › Section 9-8 - Cut

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 8.
After the cards have been shuffled, the dealer must offer
				  the deck of cards with the back facing away from the dealer to the cutting
				  player to be cut in a manner that does not expose the value of any cards to a
				  player or a spectator. The cards must be cut at least ten (10) cards from
				  either end of the deck.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 9 - Pai Gow Poker › Section 9-9 - Procedures for dealing cards

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 9.
(a) Cards
				used in a pai gow poker game must be dealt from the hand or from a dealing shoe
				specifically designed for the purpose and located on the table to the left of
				the dealer.
(b) The dealer may not
				turn the deck upside down and must keep the deck flat. The cards must be held
				and dealt in a manner that does not expose the value of any card to a player or
				a spectator.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 9 - Pai Gow Poker › Section 9-10 - Player touching cards

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 10.
(a) The
				riverboat licensee may allow the players to touch or hold, or both, the cards
				dealt to a player.
(b) Only the
				dealer and the player to whom the cards have been dealt may touch that player's
				cards.
(c) A player may not touch
				the cards with the player's person or any instrument in any manner that would
				alter, mark, bend, or otherwise allow any card to be distinguished from any
				other card.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 9 - Pai Gow Poker › Section 9-11 - Selection of the starting position

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 11.
(a) Before
				the cards are distributed, the dealer shall select the player who will be in
				the starting position for the distribution of the cards in the next hand of pai
				gow poker. The dealer may select the starting position for the play of the game
				by using one (1) of the following methods:
(1)
				A random number generator.
(2) A
				pai gow shaker.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 9 - Pai Gow Poker › Section 9-12 - The deal and play

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 12.
(a) After
				the cards have been shuffled, the dealer shall distribute the cards into seven
				(7) stacks, each containing seven (7) cards. The cards shall be distributed in
				a clockwise direction. The cards shall be distributed into seven (7) stacks
				regardless of the number of players present at the pai gow poker
				table.
(b) Once the cards have been
				distributed into seven (7) stacks, the dealer shall determine that four (4)
				cards remain in the deck without exposing any of the cards. The four (4)
				remaining cards shall be placed in the discard holder. The dealer shall
				announce "No more bets" and then determine the starting position.
(c) The dealer shall, beginning with the
				starting position, place one (1) stack of seven (7) cards at each wagering
				position and the dealer's position in a clockwise direction. The cards shall
				remain face down.
(d) If no wager
				has been placed in the area of the layout designated for a player, the dealer
				shall collect the stack of seven (7) cards and place them in the discard holder
				without exposing any of the cards.
(e) The dealer shall then instruct the
				players to "Set your hands".
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 9 - Pai Gow Poker › Section 9-13 - Setting the hands

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 13.
(a) Once
				the cards are dealt by the dealer, the player shall set the player's own hand,
				without the assistance of the dealer, by arranging the seven (7) cards into two
				(2) hands:
(1) a high hand; and
(2) a second highest hand.
When setting the two (2) hands, the five (5) card high hand
				  must be higher in rank than the two (2) card low hand. Both of the player's
				  hands must beat the dealer's hands in order to win. If a player fails to set
				  the player's hand with the highest ranking cards in the five (5) card hand, it
				  is considered a foul hand and it will lose immediately.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 9 - Pai Gow Poker › Section 9-14 - Pai gow poker rankings

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 14.
(a) The
				manner in which winning hands are determined in order of highest to lowest
				shall be the following:
(1) Five (5)
				aces.
(2) Royal flush.
(3) Straight flush.
(4) Four (4) of a kind.
(5) Full house.
(6) Flush.
(7) Straight.
(8) Three (3) of a kind.
(9) Two (2) pairs.
(10) One (1) pair.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 9 - Pai Gow Poker › Section 9-15 - Surrender option

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 15.
(a) A
				player may announce that the player wishes to surrender the player's hand
				before the dealer exposes the player's hand. The player exercising the
				surrender option forfeits his or her wager.
(b) If the player exercises the option, the
				dealer shall take the following steps:
(1)
				Collect the player's wager.
(2)
				Collect the player's cards.
(3)
				Verify there are seven (7) cards in the player's stack of cards without
				exposing the value of any of the cards.
(4) Discard the player's cards without
				exposing the value of any of the cards.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 9 - Pai Gow Poker › Section 9-16 - Prohibited acts

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 16.
(a) A
				player may touch cards only as provided in this rule.
(b) A spectator may never touch the
				cards.
(c) No patron or
				occupational licensee shall touch the cards with a patron's or a dealer's
				person or any instrument in any manner that would alter, mark, bend, or
				otherwise allow any card to be distinguished from any other card.
(d) No dealer or other riverboat licensee
				employee may permit a player or spectator to engage in any activity that
				violates this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 9 - Pai Gow Poker › Section 9-17 - Irregularities

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 17.
(a) A card
				found turned face up in the deck shall not be used in the game and shall be
				placed in the discard holder. If more than one (1) card is found turned face up
				in the deck, all hands shall be void and the cards reshuffled.
(b) If the dealer uncovers the pai gow poker
				shaker and all three (3) dice do not land flat on the bottom of the shaker or
				the die or dice fall out of the shaker, the dealer shall call a "No roll" and
				reshake the dice.
(c) If the
				dealer:
(1) incorrectly totals the dice and
				deals the first card or delivers the first pile of cards to the wrong position,
				all hands shall be called dead;
(2)
				draws a card out of order; or
(3)
				deals a card to the dealer's hand that is exposed;
all hands shall be void and the dealer shall reshuffle the
				  cards and all wagers are void and returned to the players.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 10 - Baccarat and Mini Baccarat › Section 10-1 - General provisions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 1.
(a) This
				rule applies to all riverboat licensees.
(b) Baccarat and mini baccarat shall be
				conducted in conformance with this rule.
(c) Riverboat licensees may only offer the
				game of baccarat and mini baccarat on a table and layout that is in compliance
				with 68 IAC 14.
(d) The following
				definitions for baccarat and mini baccarat apply throughout this rule:
(1) "Banker's hand" means the hand played in
				that portion designated on the layout for the banker's hand.
(2) "Burn" means the act of placing a card
				face downward in the discard rack if it is not to be utilized in play in
				accordance with this rule.
(3)
				"Curator" means the player who is dealing the cards from the shoe in the game
				of baccarat.
(4) "Deal" means the
				distribution of playing cards to the player's hand and the banker's
				hand.
(5) "Dealer" means the
				occupational licensee of the riverboat who is responsible for dealing the cards
				at the baccarat or mini baccarat table. In the game of baccarat, there may be
				one (1) to four (4) dealers. The following definitions apply:
(A) "Baseman" means the occupational licensee
				who pays winning wagers and takes losing wagers from the table.
(B) "Relief dealer" means the occupational
				licensee who relieves one (1) of the basemen during the game.
(C) "Stickperson" means the occupational
				licensee who calls the cards.
(6) "Natural" means that the point count for
				the player's hand or the banker's hand in the first round of cards is eight (8)
				or nine (9).
(7) "Player's hand"
				means the hand played in that portion designated on the layout for the player's
				hand.
(8) "Point count" means a
				single digit number from zero (0) to nine (9), inclusive, that is determined by
				totaling the face value of the cards in the hand. If the total face value of
				the cards in the hand is a two (2) digit number, the left digit of the number
				shall be deemed to have no value and the right digit shall constitute the point
				count of the hand.
(9) "Vigorish"
				or "commission" means a charge which constitutes a percentage collected by the
				riverboat licensee on an amount won on a wager made by a player on the banker's
				hand.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 10 - Baccarat and Mini Baccarat › Section 10-2 - Submission of rules of the game of baccarat

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4-1; IC 4-33-4-2; IC 4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 2.
(a) In
				accordance with
				68 IAC
				10-1, the riverboat licensee or riverboat license
				applicant shall submit rules of the game covering baccarat if the riverboat
				licensee will offer the game of baccarat.
(b) The rules of the game of baccarat shall
				include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Whether the riverboat licensee will
				utilize an automatic shuffling machine that has been approved as associated
				equipment in accordance with
				68 IAC
				2-7.
(2)
				The circumstances under which an occupational licensee will perform the duties
				as dealer in the game of baccarat.
(3) The number of occupational licensees
				utilized as dealers in the game and the duties those individuals will
				fulfill.
(4) Whether the riverboat
				licensee will utilize a shoe or the cards will be dealt by hand, or
				both.
(5) Whether and when the
				riverboat licensee will allow patrons to touch the cards.
(6) The number and location of baccarat
				tables that will be on the riverboat.
(7) The minimum and maximum wagers that will
				be allowed.
(8) The procedures that
				will be utilized by the riverboat licensee to raise the house limit for
				individual patrons.
(9) The manner
				in which the riverboat licensee will handle any irregularities not covered in
				section 17 of this rule.
(10) The
				amount of vigorish to be charged by the riverboat licensee when a bet placed on
				the banker's hand is won by a player.
(11) Any additional rules of the game the
				riverboat licensee wants to impose that are in compliance with this
				article.
(12) Any other information
				deemed necessary by:
(A) the executive
				director;
(B) the
				commission;
(C) the riverboat
				licensee; or
(D) the riverboat
				license applicant; to ensure compliance with the Act and this title and to
				ensure the integrity of the game.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 10 - Baccarat and Mini Baccarat › Section 10-3 - Submission of rules of game of mini baccarat

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4-1; IC 4-33-4-2; IC 4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 3.
(a) In
				accordance with
				68 IAC
				10-1, the riverboat licensee or riverboat license
				applicant shall submit rules of the game covering mini baccarat if the
				riverboat licensee will offer the game.
(b) The rules of the game of mini baccarat
				include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Whether the riverboat licensee will
				utilize an automatic shuffling machine that has been approved as associated
				equipment in accordance with
				68 IAC
				2-7.
(2)
				Whether the riverboat licensee will utilize a shoe or the cards will be dealt
				by hand, or both.
(3) The location
				and number of mini baccarat tables that will be on the riverboat.
(4) The minimum and maximum wagers that will
				be allowed.
(5) The procedures that
				will be utilized by the riverboat licensee to raise the house limit for
				individual patrons.
(6) The amount
				of vigorish to be charged by the riverboat licensee when a bet placed on the
				banker's hand is won by a player.
(7) The manner in which the riverboat
				licensee will handle any irregularities not covered in section 17 of this
				rule.
(8) Any additional rules of
				the game the riverboat licensee wants to impose that are in compliance with
				this article.
(9) Any other
				information deemed necessary by:
(A) the
				executive director;
(B) the
				commission;
(C) the riverboat
				licensee; or
(D) the riverboat
				license applicant; to ensure compliance with the Act and this title and to
				ensure the integrity of the game.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 10 - Baccarat and Mini Baccarat › Section 10-4 - Cards; number of decks; value; point count of hand

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4-1; IC 4-33-4-2; IC 4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 4.
(a) Playing
				cards used in baccarat and mini baccarat shall comply with
				68 IAC
				14-3.
(b)
				The riverboat licensee may use six (6) to eight (8) decks of cards and two (2)
				additional cutting cards of a different color.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this
				rule, the value of the cards contained in a deck of cards is as follows:
(1) Any card from two (2) to nine (9) has its
				face value.
(2) Any ten (10), jack,
				queen, or king has a value of zero (0).
(3) Any ace has a value of one (1).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 10 - Baccarat and Mini Baccarat › Section 10-5 - Wagers; wagering rules; outcomes

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 5.
(a) Before
				the first card is dealt for a round of play, a player may make a wager in an
				amount not less than the minimum nor more than the maximum amount set for the
				table by the riverboat licensee. All wagers must be made by placing gaming
				chips on the appropriate areas of the baccarat or the mini baccarat
				layout.
(b) The following wagers
				may be made by a player at the game of baccarat or mini baccarat:
(1) A wager that the player's hand will
				win.
(2) A wager that the banker's
				hand will win.
(3) A wager that the
				point total of the player's hand and the banker's will result in a
				tie.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 10 - Baccarat and Mini Baccarat › Section 10-6 - Payment of wagers

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 6.
Winning wagers shall be paid in the following manner:
(1) A winning wager on the player's hand
				shall be paid off by a riverboat licensee at odds of at least one (1) to one
				(1).
(2) A winning wager on the
				banker's hand shall be paid off at odds of at least one (1) to one (1) except
				that a commission or vigorish may be taken from the amount won. The commission
				or vigorish will be paid by the player at the end of the shoe.
(3) A winning tie bet shall be paid at odds
				at least eight (8) to one (1).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 10 - Baccarat and Mini Baccarat › Section 10-7 - Presentation of cards; shuffle and reshuffle

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4-1; IC 4-33-4-2; IC 4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 7.
(a) When a
				new deck is put into play, the cards should be sorted and inspected in
				accordance with
				68 IAC
				14-3. Once the cards are sorted and inspected, the
				dealer must spread the cards out, face upward on the table, for visual
				inspection by the players.
(b)
				After the cards are visually inspected by the players, the cards must be placed
				face down on the table and randomly intermixed so that the cards are no longer
				in sequential order.
(c) After the
				cards have been randomly intermixed in accordance with subsection (b), the
				cards must be:
(1) turned face downward on the
				table;
(2) shuffled so that they
				are randomly intermixed; and
(3)
				stacked.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 10 - Baccarat and Mini Baccarat › Section 10-8 - Cut

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 8.
(a) After
				the cards have been shuffled, the dealer must offer the stack of cards with the
				backs facing away from the dealer to the cutting player to be cut in a manner
				that does not expose the value of any cards to a player or a
				spectator.
(b) The dealer must make
				a reasonable attempt to alternate the cut among all players.
(c) Once the cutting card has been inserted
				into the stack, the dealer shall take all the cards in front of the cutting
				card and place them to the back of the stack. The dealer shall then insert one
				(1) cutting card in a position at least fourteen (14) cards from the back of
				the stack, to create a cushion, and the second cutting card at the back of the
				stack for game protection. The stack of cards shall then be inserted into the
				dealing shoe for commencement of play.
(d) After the cut card appears in a round of
				play, one (1) more hand may be dealt and the cards must then be shuffled.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 10 - Baccarat and Mini Baccarat › Section 10-9 - Procedures for dealing cards

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 9.
(a) This
				section applies to the games of baccarat and mini baccarat.
(b) All cards used at a baccarat or mini
				baccarat table must be dealt from the hand or a dealing shoe specifically
				designed for that purpose and located on the table to the left of the
				dealer.
(c) If the dealer deals the
				cards by hand, the dealer may not turn the deck upside down and must keep the
				deck flat. The cards must be held and dealt in a manner that does not expose
				the value of any card to a player or a spectator.
(d) If a shoe is used, it must be attached to
				the table by means of a chain or another mechanism to prevent it from being
				removed from the table.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 10 - Baccarat and Mini Baccarat › Section 10-10 - Player touching cards

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 10.
(a) The
				riverboat licensee may allow the players to touch or hold, or both, the cards
				dealt to the player in the game of baccarat.
(b) Only the player to whom the cards have
				been dealt may touch that player's cards.
(c) The player may not touch the cards with
				the player's person or any instrument in any manner that would alter, mark,
				bend, or otherwise allow any card to be distinguished from any other card.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 10 - Baccarat and Mini Baccarat › Section 10-11 - Burn procedure

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 11.
Before play begins, the dealer shall remove the first card
				  from the shoe and place it, and an additional amount of cards equal to the
				  value of the first card drawn, in the discard holder after all drawn cards have
				  been shown to the players.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 10 - Baccarat and Mini Baccarat › Section 10-12 - The deal and play of baccarat

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 12.
(a) This
				section applies to the deal and play in the game of baccarat.
(b) At the beginning of play, the dealer
				calling the game shall offer the shoe to the player in seat number one (1) at
				the table. If that player rejects the shoe or if there is no one in seat number
				one (1), the dealer shall offer the shoe to each player in turn,
				counterclockwise, around the table until one (1) of the players accepts the
				shoe and becomes the curator.
(c)
				The curator shall be responsible for dealing the cards in accordance with this
				rule and the instructions of the dealer.
(d) A player who is not seated shall not be
				allowed to be the curator and shall not be allowed to make a wager.
(e) A player may place a bet in the
				designated area on the layout on either hand before the cards are
				dealt.
(f) At the beginning of each
				round of play, the dealer calling the game shall announce "No more bets" after
				which the dealer shall instruct the curator to commence dealing the cards by
				announcing "Cards".
(g) In the game
				of baccarat, the first four (4) cards are dealt alternately from the shoe. The
				first and third cards shall become the first and second cards of the player's
				hand. The second and fourth cards shall become the first and second cards of
				the banker's hand. These cards are dealt by the curator and placed in a space
				on the layout in front of the players in the following manner:
(1) First card is dealt face down by the
				curator to the stickperson calling the game.
(2) Second card is dealt by the curator and
				placed face down under the corner of the shoe.
(3) Third card is dealt face down by the
				curator to the stickperson calling the game.
(4) Fourth card is dealt by the curator and
				placed face down under the corner of the shoe.
(5) The stickperson delivers the player's
				cards to the patron placing the highest wager; the patron turns the cards face
				up and returns them to the stickperson to place them in the section of the
				layout designated for the player's hand. In the event that two (2) patrons
				place the same wagers that are determined to be the highest, the patron located
				at the right of the stickperson and who was one (1) of the patrons placing the
				highest wager, turns the player's cards face up and returns them to the
				stickperson to place them in the section of the layout designated for the
				player's hand.
(6) The stickperson
				instructs the curator to turn the banker's cards face up and the stickperson
				then places them in the section of the layout designated for the banker's
				hand.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 10 - Baccarat and Mini Baccarat › Section 10-13 - The deal and play of mini baccarat

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 13.
(a) The
				following section applies to the deal and play in the game of mini
				baccarat.
(b) At the beginning of
				each round of play, the dealer calling the game shall announce "No more bets"
				and then the dealer shall deal the initial four (4) cards from the shoe face up
				by the dealer and in the manner set forth in subsection (c).
(c) The first four (4) cards are dealt
				alternately from the shoe forming the player's and the banker's hands
				respectively; these cards are dealt by the dealer and placed in a space on the
				layout in front of the players in the following manner:
(1) First and third cards are dealt face up
				for the player's hand.
(2) Second
				and fourth cards are dealt face up for the banker's hand.
(3) After the cards are dealt to each hand,
				the dealer calling the game shall place them face upward in front of the
				dealer.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 10 - Baccarat and Mini Baccarat › Section 10-14 - Dealing additional cards in the game of baccarat and mini baccarat

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 14.
(a) After
				the initial four (4) cards are dealt, the dealer calling the game shall
				announce the point count of the player's hand. After the dealer takes and
				places the cards of the banker's hand in front of the banker, the dealer shall
				announce the point count of the banker's hand.
(b) After the point counts of each hand are
				announced, the dealer shall instruct the curator in baccarat or shall determine
				in mini baccarat, whether to deal a third card to each hand based on the
				following:
(1) If the player's hand has a
				point count total of zero (0) to five (5), the player's hand must draw an
				additional card.
(2) If the
				player's hand has a point count total of six (6) or seven (7), the player's
				hand stands.
(3) If either the
				player's or the banker's hand is an eight (8) or nine (9), this is a natural
				and no more cards shall be dealt to either hand.
(4) If the point count total of the banker's
				hand is zero (0) to seven (7) inclusive, the player's hand shall draw unless
				the player has a natural eight (8) or a natural nine (9).
(5) If the point count total of the banker's
				hand is three (3), the banker's hand will draw a third card if the player's
				third card is zero (0) to nine (9), excluding eight (8).
(6) If the point count total of the banker's
				hand is four (4), the banker's hand will draw a third card if the player's
				third card is a two (2) to seven (7) inclusive.
(7) If the point count total of the banker's
				hand is five (5), the banker's hand will draw a third card if the player's
				third card is four (4) to seven (7) inclusive.
(8) If the point count total of the banker's
				hand is six (6), the banker's hand will draw a third card if the player's third
				card is a six (6) or seven (7).
(9)
				If the point count total of the banker's hand is zero (0) through five (5)
				inclusive, the banker's hand must draw an additional card if the two (2) card
				total of the player's hand is a six (6) or a seven (7).
(10) If the point count total of the player's
				hand is a six (6) and the bank has a six (6), a tie is the result.
(11) If the point count of the banker's two
				(2) card hand is zero (0) through two (2) inclusive, the banker's hand will
				always draw a third card unless the player's two (2) card point count is a
				natural eight (8) or a natural nine (9).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 10 - Baccarat and Mini Baccarat › Section 10-15 - Prohibited acts

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 15.
(a) A
				player may touch cards only as provided in this rule.
(b) A spectator may never touch the
				cards.
(c) The player may not touch
				the cards with the player's person or any instrument in any manner that would
				alter, mark, bend, or otherwise allow any card to be distinguished from any
				other card.
(d) No dealer or other
				riverboat licensee employee may permit a player or spectator to engage in any
				activity that violates this rule.
(e) A player may only touch the cards dealt
				to that player.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 10 - Baccarat and Mini Baccarat › Section 10-16 - Continuation of curator as such; selection of new curator

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 16.
(a) This
				section applies to the game of baccarat.
(b) It shall be the option of the curator,
				after any round of play, either to pass the shoe or to remain as curator, with
				the following exceptions:
(1) The curator
				shall pass the shoe whenever the banker's hand loses.
(2) The dealer or supervisor assigned to the
				table may order the curator to pass the shoe if the curator:
(A) unreasonably delays the game;
(B) repeatedly makes invalid deals;
(C) is unable to place a wager; or
(D) violates the Act or this title.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 10 - Baccarat and Mini Baccarat › Section 10-17 - Irregularities

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 17.
(a) A third
				card dealt to the player's hand when no third card is authorized shall become
				the third card of the banker's hand if the banker's hand is to receive a third
				card in accordance with section 15 of this rule. If the banker's hand is
				required to stay, the card dealt in error shall become the first card of the
				next hand unless it has been exposed. If the card has been exposed, that card
				and an additional number of cards equal to the face value of this card shall be
				drawn face upward from the shoe and placed in the discard rack in accordance
				with section 12 of this rule.
(b)
				Any card found face upward in the shoe shall be burned.
(c) If there are insufficient cards remaining
				in the shoe to complete a round of play, that round shall be void and a new
				round shall commence after the entire set of cards is reshuffled and placed in
				the shoe and any wagers placed are returned to the players.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 11 - Three Card Poker › Section 11-1 - General provisions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 1.
(a) This
				rule applies to all riverboat licensees.
(b) Three Card Poker shall be conducted in
				conformance with this rule.
(c)
				Riverboat licensees may only offer the game of Three Card Poker on a table and
				layout that are in compliance with 68 IAC 14.
(d) The following definitions apply
				throughout this rule:
(1) "Ante bonus" means a
				bonus payment that is given to a patron who has bet against the dealer and who
				has a hand consisting of one (1) of the following:
(A) A straight flush.
(B) Three (3) of a kind.
(C) A straight.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 11 - Three Card Poker › Section 11-2 - Submission of rules of game

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4-1; IC 4-33-4-2; IC 4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 2.
(a) In
				accordance with
				68 IAC
				10-1, the riverboat licensee or riverboat license
				applicant shall submit rules of the game covering Three Card Poker if the
				riverboat licensee will offer the game of Three Card Poker.
(b) The rules of the game for Three Card
				Poker shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Whether the riverboat licensee will
				utilize an automatic shuffling machine that has been approved as associated
				equipment in accordance with
				68 IAC
				2-7.
(2)
				Whether the riverboat licensee will utilize a shoe or the cards will be dealt
				by hand, or both.
(3) Whether the
				riverboat licensee will allow patrons to touch the cards.
(4) The number of Three Card Poker tables
				that will be on the riverboat.
(5)
				The location of Three Card Poker tables on the riverboat.
(6) The minimum and maximum wagers that will
				be allowed.
(7) The procedures that
				will be utilized by the riverboat licensee to raise the house limit for
				individual patrons.
(8) The manner
				in which toke bets may be placed by the patron on behalf of the
				dealer.
(9) The manner in which the
				riverboat licensee will handle any irregularities not covered in section 8 of
				this rule.
(10) Any additional
				rules of the game the riverboat licensee wants to impose that are in compliance
				with this article.
(11) Any other
				information deemed necessary by the executive director, the commission, or the
				riverboat licensee to ensure compliance with the Act and this title and to
				ensure the integrity of the game.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 11 - Three Card Poker › Section 11-3 - Cards; deal of the cards

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4-1; IC 4-33-4-2; IC 4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 3.
(a) Playing
				cards used in Three Card Poker games shall comply with
				68 IAC
				14-3.
(b)
				Three Card Poker is played with one (1) deck of playing cards.
(c) When a new deck of cards is put into
				play, the cards should be sorted and shuffled in accordance with
				68 IAC
				14-3. After the cards are sorted and inspected, the
				dealer must spread the cards out, face upward on the table, for visual
				inspection by the players.
(d)
				After the cards are visually inspected by the players, the cards must be placed
				face down on the table and randomly intermixed so that the cards are no longer
				in sequential order.
(e) After the
				cards have been randomly intermixed in accordance with subsection (d), the
				cards must be:
(1) turned face downward on the
				table;
(2) shuffled so that they
				are randomly intermixed; and
(3)
				stacked.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 11 - Three Card Poker › Section 11-4 - Procedure for cutting and dealing cards

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 4.
(a) After
				the cards have been shuffled, the dealer shall cut the cards utilizing a cut
				card.
(b) The dealer shall deal the
				cards, face down, in rotation, to each patron who has placed a wager and then
				to the dealer. The patron to the dealer's left receives the first card, and the
				dealer receives the last card.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 11 - Three Card Poker › Section 11-5 - Wagers; wagering rules; outcomes

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 5.
(a) A patron
				may make any of the following wagers:
(1) An
				ante wager to play against the dealer.
(2) A pairplus wager to play the value of the
				hand.
(3) Both the ante and the
				pairplus wager.