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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 27 - FOUR-CARD POKER › Section 13:69F-27.3 - Four-card poker rankings

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The rank of
				the cards used in four-card poker, in order of highest to lowest rank, shall
				be: ace, king, queen, jack, 10, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, and
				two. All suits shall be considered equal in rank. Notwithstanding the
				foregoing, an ace may be used to complete a "straight flush" or a "straight"
				with a two, three, and four.
(b)
				The permissible poker hands in the game of four-card poker, in order of highest
				to lowest rank, shall be:
1. "Four-of-a-kind"
				is a hand consisting of four cards of the same rank, with four aces being the
				highest ranking four-of-a-kind and four twos being the lowest ranking
				four-of-a-kind;
2. "Straight flush"
				is a hand consisting of four cards of the same suit in consecutive ranking,
				with ace, king, queen, and jack being the highest ranking straight flush and
				four, three, two, and ace being the lowest ranking straight flush;
3. "Three-of-a-kind" is a hand consisting of
				three cards of the same rank, with three aces being the highest ranking
				three-of-a-kind and three twos being the lowest ranking
				three-of-a-kind;
4. "Flush" is a
				hand consisting of four cards of the same suit, regardless of rank;
5. "Straight" is a hand consisting of four
				cards of consecutive rank, regardless of suit, with ace, king, queen, and jack
				being the highest ranking straight and four, three, two, and ace being the
				lowest ranking straight;
6. "Two
				pair" is a hand consisting of two "pairs"; and
7. "Pair" is a hand consisting of two cards
				of the same rank, regardless of suit, with two aces being the highest ranking
				pair and two twos being the lowest ranking pair.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 27 - FOUR-CARD POKER › Section 13:69F-27.4 - Opening of the table for gaming

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) After
				receiving a deck of cards at the table in accordance with
				13:69E-1.18, the dealer shall, as
				applicable, comply with the requirements of either
				13:69E-1.18(e)1 and (b) through
				(d) below or the requirements of
				13:69E-1.18(e)2 and
				(r).
(b) Following the inspection of the cards by
				the dealer and the verification by the floorperson assigned to the table, the
				cards shall be spread out face up on the table for visual inspection by the
				first player to arrive at the table. The cards shall be spread out according to
				suit and in sequence.
(c) After the
				first player has been afforded an opportunity to visually inspect the cards,
				the cards shall be turned face down on the table, mixed thoroughly by a
				"washing" or "chemmy shuffle" of the cards and stacked. Once the cards have
				been stacked, they shall be shuffled in accordance with
				13:69F-27.5.
(d) If a casino licensee uses an automated
				card shuffling device to play the game and two decks of cards are received at
				the table pursuant to
				13:69E-1.18 and
				13:69F-27.2, each deck of cards
				shall be separately sorted, inspected, verified, spread, inspected, mixed,
				stacked, and shuffled in accordance with the provisions of (a) through (c)
				above.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 27 - FOUR-CARD POKER › Section 13:69F-27.5 - Shuffle and cut of the cards

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Immediately
				prior to the commencement of play, unless the cards were pre-shuffled pursuant
				to 13:69E-1.18(r),
				and after each round of play has been completed, the dealer shall shuffle the
				cards, either manually or by use of an automated card shuffling device, so that
				the cards are randomly intermixed. Upon completion of the shuffle, the dealer
				or device shall place the deck of cards in a single stack; provided, however,
				that nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit the use of an
				automated card shuffling device which, upon completion of the shuffling of the
				cards, inserts the stack of cards directly into a dealing shoe.
(b) After the cards have been shuffled and
				stacked, the dealer shall:
1. If the cards
				were shuffled using an automated card shuffling device, deal or deliver the
				cards in accordance with the procedures set forth in
				13:69F-27.7, 27.8, or 27.9;
				or
2. If the cards were shuffled
				manually or were pre-shuffled pursuant to
				13:69E-1.18(r),
				cut the cards in accordance with the procedures set forth in (c)
				below.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 27 - FOUR-CARD POKER › Section 13:69F-27.6 - Wagers

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The
				following wagers may be placed in the game of four-card poker:
1. A player may compete solely against the
				dealer by placing an ante wager in an amount within the posted minimum and
				maximum wagers and then placing a play wager in an amount from one to three
				times the amount of the ante wager;
2. A player may compete solely against a
				posted payout table by placing an aces up wager in any amount within the posted
				minimum and maximum wagers; or
3. A
				player may compete against both the dealer and the posted payout table by
				placing wagers in accordance with the requirements of (a)1 and 2
				above.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 27 - FOUR-CARD POKER › Section 13:69F-27.7 - Procedures for dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) If a casino
				licensee chooses to have the cards dealt from a manual dealing shoe, the
				dealing shoe shall meet the requirements of
				13:69E-1.19. Once the procedures
				required by
				13:69F-27.5 have been completed,
				the stacked deck of cards shall be placed in the dealing shoe either by the
				dealer or by an automated card shuffling device.
(b) The dealer shall announce "No more bets"
				prior to dealing any cards. Each card shall be removed from the dealing shoe
				with the hand of the dealer that is closest to the dealing shoe and placed on
				the appropriate area of the layout with the opposite hand.
(c) The dealer shall, starting with the
				player farthest to his or her left and continuing around the table in a
				clockwise manner, deal one card at a time, in order, to each player who has
				placed an ante wager and/or an aces up wager and to the dealer until each
				player who placed a wager has five cards and the dealer has six cards. All
				cards dealt to the players shall be dealt face down. The first five cards dealt
				to the dealer shall be face down and the sixth card shall be dealt face up. The
				dealer's fifth and sixth cards shall be dealt consecutively.
(d) After five cards have been dealt to each
				player and six to the dealer, the dealer shall remove the stub from the manual
				dealing shoe and, except as provided in (e) below, place the stub in the
				discard rack without exposing the cards.
(e) The dealer shall be required to count the
				stub at least once every five rounds of play in order to determine that the
				correct number of cards is 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.
1. 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.
2. 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 have been misdealt (a player has more or less
				than five cards or the dealer has more or less than six cards) but 52 cards
				remain in the deck, all hands shall be void pursuant to
				13:69F-27.12. If the cards have
				not been misdealt, all hands shall be considered void and the entire deck of
				cards shall be removed from the table pursuant to
				13:69E-1.18.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 27 - FOUR-CARD POKER › Section 13:69F-27.8 - Procedures for dealing the cards from the hand

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a)
				Notwithstanding any other provisions of N.J.A.C. 13:69E or this chapter, a
				casino licensee may, in its discretion, permit a dealer to deal the cards used
				to play four-card poker from his or her hand.
(b) If a casino licensee chooses to have the
				cards dealt from the dealer's hand, the following requirements shall be
				observed:
1. The casino licensee shall use an
				automated shuffling device to shuffle the cards.
2. Once the procedures required by
				13:69F-27.5 have been completed,
				the dealer shall place the stacked deck of cards in either hand.
i. Once the dealer has chosen the hand in
				which he or she will hold the cards, the dealer shall use that hand whenever
				holding the cards during that round of play.
ii. The cards held by the dealer shall at all
				times be kept in front of the dealer and over the table inventory
				container.
3. The dealer
				shall then announce "No more bets" prior to dealing any cards. The dealer shall
				deal each card by holding the deck of cards in the chosen hand and using the
				other hand to remove the top card of the deck and place it face down on the
				appropriate area of the layout.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 27 - FOUR-CARD POKER › Section 13:69F-27.9 - Procedures for dealing the cards from an automated dealing shoe

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a)
				Notwithstanding any other provision of N.J.A.C. 13:69E or this chapter, a
				casino licensee may, in its discretion, choose to have the cards used to play
				four-card poker dealt from an automated dealing shoe which dispenses cards in
				stacks of five cards, provided that the shoe, its location and the procedures
				for its use are in accordance with the casino licensee's internal control
				procedures.
(b) If a casino
				licensee chooses to have the cards dealt from an automated dealing shoe, the
				following requirements shall be observed:
1.
				Once the procedures required by
				13:69F-27.5 have been completed,
				the cards shall be placed in the automated dealing shoe; and
2. The dealer shall then announce "No more
				bets" prior to the shoe dispensing any stacks of cards.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 27 - FOUR-CARD POKER › Section 13:69F-27.10 - Procedures for completion of each round of play

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(a) After the
				dealing procedures required by
				13:69F-27.7, 27.8, or 27.9 have
				been completed, each player shall examine his or her cards. Each player who
				wagers at four-card poker shall be responsible for his or her own hand and no
				person other than the dealer and the player to whom the cards were dealt may
				touch the cards of that player.
(b)
				The dealer shall, starting with the player farthest to his or her left and
				continuing clockwise around the table, offer each player who has placed an ante
				wager the option to either make a play wager or forfeit his or her ante wager.
				A play wager shall be made in an amount from one to three times the amount of
				the player's ante wager. If a player has placed an ante wager and an aces up
				wager but does not make a play wager, the player shall forfeit the ante wager
				but shall not forfeit the aces up wager.
(c) After each player has either placed a
				play wager on the designated area of the layout or forfeited his or her ante
				wager, the dealer shall collect all forfeited ante wagers. The dealer shall
				collect the cards of any player who forfeited his or her ante wager and also
				did not make an aces up wager, placing the cards in the discard rack.
(d) The dealer shall then reveal the dealer's
				cards and select the four cards that form the highest possible ranking hand.
				The dealer shall then, starting with the player farthest to his or her right
				whose hand is still active, reveal the cards of each player and select the four
				cards that form the highest possible ranking hand for each player. The dealer
				shall then collect all losing ante, play and aces up wagers.
(e) The dealer shall then settle the wagers
				remaining on the table by complying with either (e)1 or 2 below. A casino
				licensee shall identify in its gaming submission which alternative the dealer
				shall use. The dealer's cards shall be placed in the discard rack after all
				players' cards have been collected.
1. The
				dealer shall, for each of the following procedures, start with the player
				farthest to the dealer's right and continue counterclockwise around the table
				until the procedure has been completed as to all players:
i. Reveal the best four-card poker hand of
				each player;
ii. Collect all losing
				wagers;
iii. Pay each winning wager
				in accordance with the payout odds listed in
				13:69F-27.11; and
iv. Collect all player hands and place them
				in the discard rack.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 27 - FOUR-CARD POKER › Section 13:69F-27.11 - Payout odds

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(a) There are
				three payout types as follows:
1. A player in
				competition against the dealer shall be paid 1 to 1 on both the ante wager and
				the play wager if the player's hand is either ranked higher than the dealer
				hand's or is of equal rank with the dealer's hand.
2. A player placing an ante wager and a play
				wager who has a three-of-a-kind or better shall be paid a bonus on the ante
				wager, regardless of whether the player's hand outranks the dealer's hand, at
				no less than the following odds:
Hand Type
Payout
						  Odds
Four-of-a-Kind
25 to 1
Straight Flush
20 to 1
Three-of-a-Kind
2 to 1
3.
				A player shall be paid for an aces up wager if the player's best four-card
				poker hand is a qualifying hand type below, regardless of whether the player's
				hand outranks the dealer's hand, at no less than the odds in accordance with
				one of the following payout tables:
Hand Type
Table I
Table
						  II
Table III
Table
IV
Four-of-a-Kind
50 to 1
50 to
						  1
50 to 1
50 to 1
Straight Flush
40 to 1
40 to
						  1
30 to 1
30 to 1
Three-of-a-Kind
9 to 1
7 to 1
9
						  to 1
7 to 1
Flush
6 to 1
6 to 1
6 to
						  1
6 to 1
Straight
4 to 1
5 to 1
4 to
						  1
5 to 1
Two Pair
2 to 1
2 to 1
2 to
						  1
2 to 1
Pair of Aces
1 to 1
1 to 1
1 to
						  1
1 to 1
Hand Type
Table V
Table
						  VI
Table VII
Four-of-a-Kind
50 to 1
50 to
						  1
50 to 1
Straight Flush
40 to 1
40 to
						  1
40 to 1
Three-of-a-Kind
8 to 1
8 to 1
7
						  to 1
Flush
5 to 1
6 to 1
5 to 1
Straight
4 to 1
4 to 1
4 to
						  1
Two Pair
3 to 1
2 to 1
3 to
						  1
Pair of Aces
1 to 1
1 to 1
1 to
						  1
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 27 - FOUR-CARD POKER › Section 13:69F-27.12 - Irregularities

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(a) A card that
				is found face up in the shoe or the deck while the cards are being dealt shall
				not be used in the game and shall be placed in the discard rack. If more than
				one card is found face up in the shoe or the deck during the dealing of the
				cards, all hands shall be void and the cards shall be reshuffled.
(b) A card drawn in error without its face
				being exposed shall be used as though it was the next card from the shoe or the
				deck.
(c) If any player or the
				dealer is dealt an incorrect number of cards, all hands shall be void and the
				cards shall be reshuffled.
(d) If
				one or more of the dealer's cards is inadvertently exposed prior to the dealer
				revealing his or her cards as prescribed in
				13:69F-27.10(d),
				all hands shall be void and the cards shall be reshuffled.
(e) If an automated card shuffling device is
				being used and the device jams, stops shuffling during a shuffle, or fails to
				complete a shuffle cycle, the cards shall be reshuffled in accordance with the
				casino licensee's internal control procedures.
(f) If an automated dealing shoe is being
				used and the device jams, stops dealing cards, or fails to deal all cards
				during a round of play, the round of play shall be void and the cards shall be
				removed from the device and reshuffled with any cards already dealt, in
				accordance with the casino licensee's internal control procedures.
(g) Any automated card shuffling device or
				automated dealing shoe shall be removed from a gaming table before any other
				method of shuffling or dealing may be utilized at that table.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 28 - TEXAS HOLD 'EM BONUS POKER › Section 13:69F-28.1 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter,
				  shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Ante" or "ante wager" means the initial wager required to be
				  made prior to any cards being dealt in order to participate in the round of
				  play.
"Bonus wager" means the optional, supplemental wager on the
				  two cards dealt to a player.
"Burn" means to remove the top or next card from the deck and
				  place it face down in the discard rack without revealing it to anyone.
"Community cards" means any of the five cards dealt face up
				  in the center of the table that are used by each player and the dealer with
				  their own two cards to form the best possible five-card poker hand.
"Flop" means the first three community cards dealt face up to
				  the area designated for the placement of the community cards.
"Flop wager" means the second wager, equal to twice the
				  amount of the player's ante, that is required to be made prior to the flop
				  being dealt in order to continue participation in the round of play.
"Fold" means the withdrawal of a player from a round of play
				  by discarding his or her two cards prior to placing the flop wager.
"Hand" means the highest ranking five-card hand that can be
				  formed from the five community cards and the two cards dealt to the dealer or a
				  player.
"Push" means a tie, as defined in
				  13:69F-28.10(h)3.
"Rank" or "ranking" means the relative position of a card or
				  group of cards as set forth in
				  13:69F-28.5.
"River" or "river card" means the fifth and final community
				  card dealt face up to the designated area of the layout.
"River wager" means the fourth wager, equal to the amount of
				  the player's ante, that the player may place prior to the river card being
				  dealt.
"Round of play" or "round" means one complete cycle of play
				  during which all players playing at the table have been dealt a hand, have
				  folded or wagered upon it, and have had their wagers paid or collected in
				  accordance with the rules of this subchapter.
"Stub" means the remaining portion of the deck after all
				  cards in the round of play have been dealt.
"Suit" means one of the four categories of cards: club,
				  diamond, heart, or spade, with no suit being higher in rank than
				  another.
"Turn" or "turn card" means the fourth community card dealt
				  face up to the designated area of the layout.
"Turn wager" means the third wager, equal to the amount of
				  the player's ante, that a player may place prior to the turn card being dealt.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 28 - TEXAS HOLD 'EM BONUS POKER › Section 13:69F-28.2 - Cards; number of decks

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(a) Except as
				provided in (b) below, the game of Texas hold 'em bonus poker shall be played
				with one deck of cards that meets the requirements of
				13:69E-1.17 and two additional
				solid yellow or green cover cards.
(b) If an automated card shuffling device is
				used, a casino licensee shall be permitted to use a second deck of cards to
				play the game, provided that:
1. Each deck of
				cards complies with the requirements of
				13:69E-1.17;
2. The backs of the cards in the two decks
				are of a different color;
3. One
				deck is being shuffled by the automated card shuffling device while the other
				deck is being dealt or used to play the game;
4. Both decks are continually alternated in
				and out of play, with each deck being used for every other round of play;
				and
5. The cards from only one deck
				shall be placed in the discard rack at any given time.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 28 - TEXAS HOLD 'EM BONUS POKER › Section 13:69F-28.3 - Opening of the table for gaming

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(a) After
				receiving the cards at the table in accordance with
				13:69E-1.18, the dealer shall, as
				applicable, comply with the requirements of either
				13:69E-1.18(e)1 and (b) through
				(d) below or the requirements of
				13:69E-1.18(e)2 and
				(r).
(b) Following the inspection of the cards by
				the dealer and the verification by the floorperson assigned to the table, the
				cards shall be spread out face up on the table for visual inspection by the
				first player to arrive at the table. The cards shall be spread out in
				horizontal fan shaped columns by deck according to suit and in sequence. The
				cards in each suit shall be laid out in sequence within the suit.
(c) After the first player is afforded an
				opportunity to visually inspect the cards, the cards shall be turned face down
				on the table, mixed thoroughly by a "washing" or "chemmy shuffle" of the cards
				and stacked. Once the cards have been stacked, they shall be shuffled in
				accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:69F-38.4.
(d) If a casino licensee uses an automated
				card shuffling device to play the game and two decks of cards are received at
				the table pursuant to
				13:69E-1.18 and
				13:69F-28.2, each deck of cards
				shall be separately sorted, inspected, verified, spread, inspected, mixed,
				stacked, and shuffled in accordance with the provisions of (a) through (c)
				above.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 28 - TEXAS HOLD 'EM BONUS POKER › Section 13:69F-28.4 - Shuffle and cut of the cards

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(a) Immediately
				prior to commencement of play, unless the cards were pre-shuffled pursuant to
				13:69E-1.18(r),
				and after each round of play has been completed, the dealer shall shuffle the
				cards, either manually or by use of an automated card shuffling device, so that
				they are randomly intermixed. Upon completion of the shuffle, the dealer or
				device shall place the deck of cards in a single stack; provided, however, that
				nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit the use of an automated
				card shuffling device which, upon completion of the shuffling of the cards,
				inserts the stack of cards directly into a dealing shoe.
(b) After the cards have been shuffled and
				stacked, the dealer shall:
1. If the cards
				were shuffled using an automated card shuffling device, deal or deliver the
				cards in accordance with the procedures set forth in
				13:69F-28.7, 28.8, or 28.9;
				or
2. If the cards were shuffled
				manually or were pre-shuffled pursuant to
				13:69E-1.18(r),
				cut the cards in accordance with the procedures set forth in (c)
				below.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 28 - TEXAS HOLD 'EM BONUS POKER › Section 13:69F-28.5 - Texas hold 'em bonus poker hand rankings

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(a) The rank of
				the cards used in Texas hold 'em bonus poker, for the determination of winning
				hands, in order of highest to lowest rank, shall be: ace, king, queen, jack,
				10, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, and two. Notwithstanding the
				foregoing, an ace may be used to complete a "straight flush" or "straight"
				formed with a two, three, four, and five.
(b) The permissible five-card poker hands at
				the game of Texas hold 'em bonus poker, in order of highest to lowest rank,
				shall be:
1. "Royal flush" is a hand
				consisting of an ace, king, queen, jack, and 10 of the same suit;
2. "Straight flush" is a hand consisting of
				five cards of the same suit in consecutive ranking, with ace, king, queen,
				jack, and 10 being the highest ranking straight flush and ace, two, three,
				four, and five being the lowest straight flush;
3. "Four of a kind" is a hand consisting of
				four cards of the same rank, with four aces being the highest ranking four of a
				kind and four twos being the lowest ranking four of a kind;
4. "Full house" is a hand consisting of a
				"three of a kind" and a "pair" with three aces and two kings being the highest
				ranking full house and three twos and two threes being the lowest ranking full
				house;
5. "Flush" is a hand
				consisting of five cards of the same suit, not in consecutive order, with ace,
				king, queen, jack and nine being the highest ranking flush and two, three,
				four, five, and seven being the lowest ranking flush;
6. "Straight" is a hand consisting of five
				unsuited cards of consecutive rank, with an ace, king, queen, jack, and 10
				being the highest ranking straight and an ace, two, three, four, and five being
				the lowest ranking straight; provided, however, that an ace may not be combined
				with any other sequence of cards for purposes of determining a winning hand
				(for example, queen, king, ace, two, and three);
7. "Three-of-a-kind" is a hand consisting of
				three cards of the same rank, with three aces being the highest ranking three
				of a kind and three twos being the lowest ranking three of a kind;
8. "Two pairs" is a hand consisting of two
				"pairs," with two aces and two kings being the highest ranking two pair and two
				threes and two twos being the lowest ranking two pair; and
9. "One pair" is a hand consisting of two
				cards of the same rank, with two aces being the highest ranking pair and two
				twos being the lowest ranking pair.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 28 - TEXAS HOLD 'EM BONUS POKER › Section 13:69F-28.6 - Wagers

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(a) All wagers
				at Texas hold 'em bonus poker shall be made by placing gaming chips or plaques,
				and, if applicable, a match play coupon on the appropriate betting areas of the
				table layout. A verbal wager accompanied by cash shall not be
				accepted.
(b) All wagers shall be
				placed prior to the dealer announcing "No more bets" in accordance with the
				dealing procedure in
				13:69F-28.7, 28.8, or 28.9. Except
				as provided in
				13:69F-28.10, no wager shall be
				made, increased, or withdrawn after the dealer has announced "No more
				bets."
(c) Upon placing an ante
				wager, a player may also place a bonus wager by placing, at a minimum, a $ 1.00
				gaming chip on the designated betting area of the layout. The outcome of the
				bonus wager shall have no bearing on any other wager made by the player at the
				game of Texas hold 'em bonus poker.
(d) Flop, turn and river wagers shall be made
				in accordance with the provisions of
				13:69F-28.10.
(e) Only players who are seated at the Texas
				hold 'em bonus poker table may place a wager at the game. Once a player has
				placed a wager and received cards, that player must remain seated until the
				completion of the round of play.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 28 - TEXAS HOLD 'EM BONUS POKER › Section 13:69F-28.7 - Procedure for dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe

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(a) If a casino
				licensee chooses to have the cards dealt from a manual dealing shoe, the
				dealing shoe shall meet the requirements of
				13:69E-1.19. Once the procedures
				required by
				13:69F-28.4 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) The dealer shall announce "No more bets"
				prior to dealing any cards.
(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) The dealer shall, starting with the
				player farthest to his or her left and continuing around the table in a
				clockwise manner, deal the cards as follows:
1. One card face down to each
				player;
2. One card face down to
				the area designated for the dealer's hand under a cover card;
3. A second card face down to each player;
				and
4. A second card face down to
				the area designated for the dealer's hand under a cover card.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 28 - TEXAS HOLD 'EM BONUS POKER › Section 13:69F-28.8 - Procedure for dealing the cards from the hand

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(a)
				Notwithstanding any other provisions of N.J.A.C. 13:69E or this chapter, a
				casino licensee may, in its discretion, permit a dealer to deal the cards used
				to play Texas hold 'em bonus poker from his or her hand.
(b) If a casino chooses to have the cards
				dealt from the dealer's hand, the following requirements shall be observed:
1. The casino licensee shall use an automated
				shuffling device to shuffle the cards.
2. Once the procedures required by
				13:69F-28.4 have been completed,
				the dealer shall place the stacked deck of cards in either hand.
i. Once the dealer has chosen the hand in
				which he or she will hold the cards, the dealer shall use that hand whenever
				holding the cards during that round of play.
ii. The cards held by the dealer shall at all
				times be kept in front of the dealer and over the table inventory
				container.
3. The dealer
				shall announce "No more bets" prior to dealing any cards. The dealer shall deal
				each card by holding the deck of cards in the chosen hand and using the other
				hand to remove the top card of the deck and place it face down on the
				appropriate area of the layout.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 28 - TEXAS HOLD 'EM BONUS POKER › Section 13:69F-28.9 - Procedures for dealing the cards from an automated dealing shoe

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(a)
				Notwithstanding any other provision of N.J.A.C. 13:69E or this chapter, a
				casino licensee may, in its discretion, choose to have the cards used to play
				Texas hold 'em bonus poker dealt from an automated dealing shoe which dispenses
				cards in stacks of two cards, provided that the shoe, its location and the
				procedures for its use are in accordance with the casino licensee's internal
				control procedures.
(b) If a casino
				licensee chooses to have the cards dealt from an automated dealing shoe, the
				following requirements shall be observed:
1.
				Once the procedures required by
				13:69F-28.4 have been completed,
				the cards shall be placed in the automated dealing shoe.
2. The dealer shall then announce "No more
				bets" prior to the shoe dispensing any stacks of cards.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 28 - TEXAS HOLD 'EM BONUS POKER › Section 13:69F-28.10 - Procedure for completion of each round of play; collection and payment of wagers

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(a) After the
				dealing procedures required by
				13:69F-28.7, 28.8, or 28.9 have
				been completed, each player shall examine his or her cards without exposing
				them to any person, replace the cards face down on the layout and either place
				a flop wager or fold and forfeit the ante wager.
1. If a player chooses to place a flop wager,
				the wager shall be placed in the designated flop betting area.
2. If a player folds, the player's ante shall
				be collected by the dealer and placed in the table inventory container.
i. If the player has also placed a bonus
				wager, the player's cards shall remain on the table pending resolution of the
				bonus wager at the conclusion of the round of play.
ii. If no bonus wager has been made, the
				dealer shall immediately spread the cards of the folded hand face down, collect
				the cards and place them in the discard rack.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 28 - TEXAS HOLD 'EM BONUS POKER › Section 13:69F-28.11 - Payout odds

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(a) The payout
				odds for winning wagers at Texas hold 'em bonus poker printed on any sign or in
				any brochure or other publication distributed by a casino licensee shall be
				stated through the use of the word "to" or "win," and no odds shall be stated
				through the use of the word "for."
(b) A casino licensee shall pay each winning
				ante, flop, turn and river wager at odds of 1 to 1.
(c) A casino licensee shall pay each winning
				bonus wager at the game of Texas hold 'em bonus poker at no less than the odds
				set forth below:
Player's Two Cards
Payout
						  Odds
Ace-Ace
30 to 1
Ace-King (same suit)
25 to 1
Ace-Queen or Ace-Jack (same suit)
20 to 1
Ace-King (different suits)
15 to 1
King-King, Queen-Queen or Jack-Jack
10 to
						  1
Ace-Queen or Ace-Jack (different suits)
5 to
						  1
10-10 through Two-Two (pair)
3 to 1
(d)
				A casino licensee may, in its discretion, supplement the pay table set forth in
				(c) above to include a payout for when both a player and the dealer have a pair
				of aces. In such case, the player shall be paid at odds of no less than 1,000
				to 1.
(e) Notwithstanding the
				payout odds set forth in (b) through (d) above, the aggregate payout limit on
				all winning ante, flop, turn, river and bonus wagers for any hand shall be $
				50,000 or the maximum amount that one patron could win per round when betting
				the minimum wager, whichever is greater.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 28 - TEXAS HOLD 'EM BONUS POKER › Section 13:69F-28.12 - Irregularities

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(a) If any card
				dealt to the dealer in Texas hold 'em bonus poker is exposed prior to each
				player having either folded or placed a flop, turn or river wager pursuant to
				13:69F-28.10, all hands shall be
				void. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a player has placed a bonus wager, such
				wager shall be settled in accordance with the payout odds set forth in
				13:69F-28.11(c).
(b) A card that is found face up in the shoe
				or the deck while the cards are being dealt shall not be used in the game and
				shall be placed in the discard rack. If more than one card is found face up in
				the shoe or the deck during the dealing of the cards, all hands shall be void
				and the cards shall be reshuffled. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the
				card(s) are found face up after each player and the dealer has received their
				initial two cards, any bonus wager shall be settled in accordance with the
				payout odds set forth in
				13:69F-28.11(c).
(c) A card drawn in error without its face
				being exposed shall be used as though it was the next card from the shoe or the
				deck.
(d) If a player is dealt an
				incorrect number of cards, that player's hand shall be void and the cards shall
				be reshuffled. If the dealer is dealt an incorrect number of cards, all
				players' hands shall be void unless the dealer can deal himself or herself the
				correct number of cards in sequence, provided that such cards have not already
				been turned face up.
(e) If an
				automated card shuffling device is being used and the device jams, stops
				shuffling during a shuffle, or fails to complete a shuffle cycle, the cards
				shall be reshuffled in accordance with the casino licensee's internal control
				procedures.
(f) If an automated
				dealing shoe is being used and the device jams, stops dealing cards, or fails
				to deal cards during a round of play, the round of play shall be void and the
				cards shall be removed from the device and reshuffled with any cards already
				dealt, in accordance with the casino licensee's internal control
				procedures.
(g) Any automated card
				shuffling device or automated dealing shoe shall be removed from a gaming table
				before any other method of shuffling or dealing may be utilized at that table.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 28 - TEXAS HOLD 'EM BONUS POKER › Section 13:69F-28.13 - Prohibition against a player wagering on more than one player position

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A player shall not be permitted to wager on more than one
				  player position at a Texas hold 'em bonus poker table.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 29 - FLOP POKER › Section 13:69F-29.1 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter,
				  shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Ante" or "ante wager" means the initial wager, required to
				  be made by a player prior to any cards being dealt, that the player's hand will
				  qualify for a posted payout.
"Community cards" means the three cards dealt face down in
				  the center of the table, two of which shall be used by each player with his or
				  her own three cards to form the best possible player hand.
"Flop wager" means the optional additional wager, equal in
				  amount to the player's ante wager and placed prior to exposure of the community
				  cards by the dealer that the player's hand will qualify for a posted
				  payout.
"Hand" or "player hand" means the highest ranking five-card
				  poker hand that can be formed using two of the three community cards and the
				  three cards dealt to a player.
"Pot wager" means the initial wager, required to be made by a
				  player prior to any cards being dealt, that the player's hand will be the
				  highest ranking player hand at the table during the round of play.
"Rank" or "ranking" means the relative position of a card or
				  hand as set forth in
				  13:69F-29.5.
"Round of play" or "round" means one complete cycle of play
				  during which all players playing at the table have placed their wagers, been
				  dealt a hand and had their wagers paid or collected in accordance with the
				  rules of this subchapter.
"Stub" means the remaining portion of the deck after all
				  cards in the round of play have been dealt.
"Suit" means one of the four categories of cards: club,
				  diamond, heart, or spade, with no suit being higher in rank than
				  another.
"Surrender" means the decision of a player to forfeit his or
				  her ante wager prior to the dealer exposing the community cards.
"Three-card bonus wager" means the optional wager a player
				  may make prior to any cards being dealt to the player that will qualify for a
				  payout in accordance with a posted pay table regardless of the outcome of any
				  other wager made by the player.
"Tie hand" means a five-card poker hand that is of equal rank
				  with another five-card poker hand during a round of play.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 29 - FLOP POKER › Section 13:69F-29.2 - Cards; number of decks

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(a) Except as
				provided in (b) below, the game of flop poker shall be played with one deck of
				cards that meets the requirements of
				13:69E-1.17 and one additional
				solid yellow or green cover card.
(b) If an automated card shuffling device is
				used, a casino licensee shall be permitted to use a second deck of cards to
				play the game provided that:
1. Each deck of
				cards complies with the requirements of
				13:69E-1.17;
2. The backs of the cards in the two decks
				are of different color;
3. One deck
				is being shuffled by the automated card shuffling device while the other deck
				is being dealt or used to play the game;
4. Both decks are continuously alternated in
				and out of play, with each deck being used for every other round of play;
				and
5. The cards from only one deck
				shall be placed in the discard rack at any given time.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 29 - FLOP POKER › Section 13:69F-29.3 - Opening of the table for gaming

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(a) After
				receiving the cards at the table in accordance with
				13:69E-1.18, the dealer shall, as
				applicable, comply with the requirements of either
				13:69E-1.18(e)1 and (b) through
				(d) below or the requirements of
				13:69E-1.18(e)2 and
				(r).
(b) Following the inspection of the cards by
				the dealer and the verification by the floorperson assigned to the table, the
				cards shall be spread out face up on the table for visual inspection by the
				first player to arrive at the table. The cards shall be spread out in
				horizontal fan shaped columns by deck according to suit and in sequence. The
				cards in each suit shall be laid out in sequence within the suit.
(c) After the first player is afforded an
				opportunity to visually inspect the cards, the cards shall be turned face down
				on the table, mixed thoroughly by a "washing" or "chemmy shuffle" of the cards
				and stacked. Once the cards have been stacked, they shall be shuffled in
				accordance with
				13:69F-29.4.
(d) If a casino licensee uses an automated
				card shuffling device to play the game and two decks of cards are received at
				the table pursuant to
				13:69E-1.18 and
				13:69F-29.2, each deck of cards
				shall be separately sorted, inspected, verified, spread, inspected, mixed,
				stacked, and shuffled in accordance with the provisions of (a) through (c)
				above.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 29 - FLOP POKER › Section 13:69F-29.4 - Shuffle and cut the cards

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(a) Immediately
				prior to the commencement of play, unless the cards were pre-shuffled pursuant
				to 13:69E-1.18(r),
				and after each round of play has been completed, the dealer shall shuffle the
				cards, either manually or by use of an automated card shuffling device, so that
				they are randomly intermixed. Upon completion of the shuffle, the dealer or
				device shall place the deck of cards in a single stack, provided, however, that
				nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit the use of an automated
				card shuffling device which, upon completion of the shuffling of the cards,
				inserts the stack of cards directly into a dealing shoe.
(b) After the cards have been shuffled and
				stacked, the dealer shall:
1. If the cards
				were shuffled using an automated card shuffling device, deal or deliver the
				cards in accordance with the procedures set forth in
				13:69F-29.7, 29.8, or 29.9;
				or
2. If the cards were shuffled
				manually or were pre-shuffled pursuant to
				13:69E-1.18(r),
				cut the cards in accordance with the procedures set forth in (c)
				below.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 29 - FLOP POKER › Section 13:69F-29.5 - Flop poker hand rankings

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(a) The rank of
				the cards used in flop poker, for the determination of winning hands, in order
				of highest to lowest rank, shall be: ace, king, queen, jack, 10, nine, eight,
				seven, six, five, four, three, and two. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an ace
				may be used to complete a "straight flush" or a "straight" formed with a two,
				three, four, and five. An ace may not be used, however, with any other sequence
				of cards to form a "straight" (for example, queen, king, ace, two, and
				three).
(b) The permissible hands
				at the game of flop poker, in order of highest to lowest rank, shall be:
1. "Royal flush" is a hand consisting of an
				ace, king, queen, jack, and 10 of the same suit;
2. "Straight flush" is a hand consisting of
				five cards of the same suit in consecutive ranking, with king, queen, jack, 10
				and nine being the highest ranking straight flush and ace, two, three, four,
				and five being the lowest ranking straight flush;
3. "Four-of-a-kind" is a hand consisting of
				four cards of the same rank, with four aces being the highest ranking
				four-of-a-kind and four twos being the lowest ranking four-of-a-kind;
4. "Full house" is a hand consisting of
				"three-of-a-kind" and a "pair," with three aces and two kings being the highest
				ranking full house and three twos and two threes being the lowest ranking full
				house;
5. "Flush" is a hand
				consisting of five cards of the same suit, not in consecutive order, with ace,
				king, queen, jack, and nine being the highest ranking flush and two, three,
				four, five, and seven being the lowest ranking flush;
6. "Straight" is a hand consisting of five
				cards of consecutive rank, not all of the same suit, with ace, king, queen,
				jack, and 10 being the highest ranking straight and ace, two, three, four, and
				five being the lowest ranking straight;
7. "Three-of-a-kind" is a hand consisting of
				three cards of the same rank, with three aces being the highest ranking
				three-of-a-kind and three twos being the lowest ranking
				three-of-a-kind;
8. "Two pairs" is
				a hand consisting of two "pairs," with two aces and two kings being the highest
				ranking two pairs and two threes and two twos being the lowest ranking two
				pairs; and
9. "Pair" is a hand
				containing two cards of the same rank, with two aces being the highest ranking
				pair and two twos being the lowest ranking pair.