New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 14 - POKER › Section 13:69F-14.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter,
				  shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise.
"All-in" means a player who has no funds remaining on the
				  Poker table to continue betting in a round of play but who still retains the
				  right to contend for that portion of the pot in which the player has already
				  placed a bet.
"Ante" means a predetermined wager which each player is
				  required to make in some poker games prior to any cards being dealt in order to
				  participate in the round of play.
"Bad beat" means one or more pre-designated high value poker
				  hands which, when held by a player as a losing hand in a round of play, shall
				  result in a bad beat payout if the casino licensee has elected to offer a bad
				  beat payout at that poker table.
"Bad beat payout" means one or more awards that are payable
				  to a player in accordance with the procedures set forth in
				  13:69F-14.19 upon the occurrence
				  of a bad beat.
"Bet" means an action by which a player places gaming chips
				  or gaming plaques into the pot on any betting round.
"Betting round" means a complete wagering cycle in a hand of
				  poker after all players have called, folded or gone all-in.
"Blind bet" means a mandatory wager in some poker games which
				  only players sitting in specific betting positions at the poker table shall be
				  required to place prior to any cards being dealt.
"Brush" means a dealer assigned to the game of poker who,
				  consistent with a casino licensee's internal controls, may perform additional
				  functions. Such additional functions include, but are not limited to,
				  purchasing and redeeming gaming chips at the poker cage and providing
				  assistance to patrons in the poker room.
"Burn card" means a card taken from the top of a deck which
				  is discarded face down, which is not in play and the identity of which remains
				  unknown.
"Button" means an object which is moved clockwise around the
				  table to denote an imaginary dealer and thereby determine the betting and
				  dealing sequence.
"Call" means a wager made in an amount equal to the
				  immediately preceding wager.
"Check" means that a player waives the right to initiate the
				  betting in a betting round but retains the right to act if another player
				  initiates the betting.
"Common card" means, in any game of stud poker, a card which
				  is dealt face upward if there are insufficient cards left in the deck to deal
				  each player a card individually and which can be used by all players at the
				  showdown.
"Community card" means any card which is dealt face upward
				  and which can be used by all players to form their best hand.
"Cover card" means a yellow or green plastic card used during
				  the cut process and then to conceal the bottom card of the deck.
"Draw" means, in any game of draw Poker, an exchange by a
				  player of cards held in his or her hand, after the initial round of betting,
				  for an equal number of new cards from the deck.
"Fold" means the withdrawal of a player from a round of play
				  by discarding his or her hand of cards during a betting round and refusing to
				  equal a wager.
"Forced bet" means a wager which is required to start the
				  wagering on the first betting round.
"Fouled hand" means a hand that either has an improper number
				  of cards or has come into contact with other cards in such a way as to render
				  it impossible to determine accurately which cards are contained in the
				  hand.
"Half-kill" means in the game of omaha high-low split eight
				  or better poker when one player wins an entire qualifying pot, the betting
				  limits are increased by one-half the posted table wagering limits for the next
				  hand and remain in effect until a pot is split between one player winning the
				  high hand and another player winning the low hand or until a pot does not
				  qualify in amount.
"High" means a game of poker in which the highest ranking
				  hand in accordance with
				  13:69F-14.3 wins the pot.
"High hand payout" means one or more awards that are payable
				  to a player in accordance with the procedures set forth in
				  13:69F-14.19 whenever a player
				  holds one or more predesignated high value poker hands without regard to the
				  value of the hand of any other player.
"High-low split" means a form of poker in which there is a
				  winner for both the highest and lowest ranking hands.
"Hole card" means any card dealt to a player face
				  down.
"Kill" means in the game of omaha high-low split eight or
				  better poker when one player wins an entire qualifying pot, the betting limits
				  are twice the posted table wagering limits for the next hand and remain in
				  effect until a pot is split between one player winning the high hand and
				  another player winning the low hand or until a pot does not qualify in
				  amount.
"Low" means a game of poker in which the highest ranking low
				  hand in accordance with
				  13:69F-14.3 wins the pot.
"Opening bet" means the first bet in a round of play.
"Pot" means the amount which is awarded to the winning player
				  or players at the conclusion of a round of play and is equal to the total
				  amount anted or bet by the players during the round of play, less any rake
				  extracted pursuant to
				  13:69F-14.14 and, if applicable,
				  any amount contributed to a bad beat payout fund pursuant to
				  13:69F-14.19.
"Protected hand" means a hand of cards which the player is
				  physically holding or has placed under one or more gaming chips.
"Raise" means a bet in an amount greater than the immediately
				  preceding bet in that betting round.
"Rake" means the amount of gaming chips, gaming plaques or
				  coin collected by the dealer as poker revenue in accordance with
				  13:69F-14.14.
"Round of play" means, for any game of poker, the process by
				  which cards are dealt, bets are placed and the winner of the pot is determined
				  and paid in accordance with the rules of this subchapter.
"Showdown" means the action of revealing the hands of each
				  player in order to determine who shall win the pot.
"Side pot" means a separate pot formed when one or more
				  players are all-in.
"Straddle" or "straddle bet" means an optional wager in some
				  poker games that require blind wagers, which only players sitting in specific
				  betting positions at the poker table may place prior any cards being
				  dealt.
"Stub" means the remaining portion of the deck after all
				  cards in a round of play have been dealt.
"Suit" means one of the four categories of cards, that is,
				  diamond, spade, club, or heart.
"Table stakes" means the currency, gaming chips and gaming
				  plaques on the table is in play and a player may not subtract from his or her
				  currency, gaming chips or gaming plaques at any time during ongoing
				  play.
"Up-card" means, in a game of stud poker, any card dealt to a
				  player face up.