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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 31 - ASIA POKER › Section 13:69F-31.14 - Irregularities; invalid roll of the dice

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(a) If the
				dealer uncovers the Asia poker shaker and all three dice do not land flat on
				the bottom of the shaker, the dealer shall call a "no roll" and reshake the
				dice.
(b) If the dealer uncovers
				the Asia poker shaker and a die or dice fall out of the shaker, the dealer
				shall call a "no roll" and reshake the dice.
(c) If the dealer incorrectly totals the dice
				and deals the first card or delivers the first stack to the wrong position, all
				hands shall be called dead and the dealer shall reshuffle the cards.
(d) If the dealer exposes any of the cards
				dealt to a player, the player has the option of voiding the hand. Without
				looking at the unexposed cards, the player shall make the decision either to
				play out the hand or to void the hand.
(e) If a card or cards in the hand of the
				dealer is exposed, all hands shall be void and the cards shall be
				reshuffled.
(f) A card found turned
				face up in the shoe shall not be used in the game and shall be placed in the
				discard rack. If more than one card is found turned face up in the shoe, all
				hands shall be void and the cards shall be reshuffled.
(g) A card drawn in error without its face
				being exposed shall be used as though it was the next card from the
				shoe.
(h) If any player or the
				dealer is dealt an incorrect number of cards, all hands shall be void and the
				cards reshuffled.
(i) If the dealer
				does not set his or her hands in the manner submitted to the Division pursuant
				to 13:69F-31.12, the hands must be
				reset in accordance with this submission and the round of play
				completed.
(j) If a card is exposed
				while the dealer is dealing the seven stacks in accordance with
				13:69F-31.9, the cards shall be
				reshuffled.
(k) If cards are being
				dealt from the hand and the dealer fails to deal the seven stacks in accordance
				with 13:69F-31.9(c),
				the cards shall be reshuffled.
(
l
) 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.
(m) 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.
(n) 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 32 - ULTIMATE TEXAS HOLD 'EM › Section 13:69F-32.1 - 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 an initial wager, separate from
				  but equal in amount to the player's blind wager, required to be made prior to
				  any cards being dealt in order to participate in the round of play.
"Blind" or "blind wager" means an initial wager, separate
				  from but equal in amount to the player's ante, required to be made prior to any
				  cards being dealt in order to participate in the round of play.
"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.
"Check" means that the player waives the right to place a
				  play wager but remains in the round of play.
"Community card" means any of the five cards dealt face up in
				  the center of the table, all of which may be used by each player and the dealer
				  together with his or her own two cards to form the best possible five-card
				  poker hand.
"Flop" means the first three community cards dealt face up in
				  the area designated for the placement of the community cards.
"Fold" means the withdrawal of a player from a round of play
				  by discarding his or her two cards and not making a play wager.
"Hand" or "poker 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.
"Play wager" means a wager made after two cards have been
				  dealt to each player and the dealer, which wager can be made before the flop is
				  dealt, after the flop is dealt but before the final two community cards are
				  dealt, or after the final two community cards are dealt but before the dealer
				  reveals his or her two cards.
"Push" means a tie, as defined in
				  13:69F-32.10(h)3.
"Rank" or "ranking" means the relative position of a card or
				  group of cards as set forth in
				  13:69F-32.5.
"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.
"Trips wager" means an optional wager that a player may make
				  prior to any cards being dealt that the player's best five-card hand will be a
				  three-of-a-kind or better, with a winning trips wager being paid in accordance
				  with a posted pay table regardless of the outcome of the player's hand against
				  the dealer's hand.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 32 - ULTIMATE TEXAS HOLD 'EM › Section 13:69F-32.2 - Cards; number of decks

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(a) Except as
				provided in (b) below, the game of ultimate Texas hold 'em 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 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 32 - ULTIMATE TEXAS HOLD 'EM › Section 13:69F-32.3 - 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
				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-32.4.
(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-32.2, 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 32 - ULTIMATE TEXAS HOLD 'EM › Section 13:69F-32.4 - Shuffle and cut of the cards

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(a) Immediately
				prior to the commencement of play 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-32.7, 32.8, or 32.9;
				or
2. If the cards were shuffled
				manually, 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 32 - ULTIMATE TEXAS HOLD 'EM › Section 13:69F-32.5 - Ultimate Texas hold 'em hand rankings

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(a) The rank of
				the cards used in ultimate Texas hold 'em, 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.
(b) The permissible poker hands at the game
				of ultimate Texas hold 'em, 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 five-card straight flush and ace, two,
				three, four, and five being the lowest ranking five-card 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 32 - ULTIMATE TEXAS HOLD 'EM › Section 13:69F-32.6 - Wagers

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(a) All wagers
				at ultimate Texas hold 'em 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 ante, blind and
				trips wagers shall be placed prior to the dealer announcing "No more bets" in
				accordance with the dealing procedure in
				13:69F-32.7, 32.8 or 32.9. Except
				as provided in
				13:69F-32.10, no wager shall be
				made, increased, or withdrawn after the dealer has announced "No more
				bets."
(c) Upon placing an ante
				wager and a blind wager, a player may also place a trips wager by placing a
				wager on the designated betting area of the layout. The outcome of the trips
				wager shall have no bearing on any other wager made by the player at the game
				of ultimate Texas hold 'em.
(d)
				Play wagers shall be made in accordance with the provisions of
				13:69F-32.10.
(e) Only players who are seated at the
				ultimate Texas hold 'em 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 32 - ULTIMATE TEXAS HOLD 'EM › Section 13:69F-32.7 - Procedure 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-32.4 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 who has
				placed wagers in accordance with
				13:69F-32.6;
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 who
				has placed wagers in accordance with
				13:69F-32.6; and
4. A second card face down to an 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 32 - ULTIMATE TEXAS HOLD 'EM › Section 13:69F-32.8 - 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 ultimate Texas hold 'em 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-32.4 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 32 - ULTIMATE TEXAS HOLD 'EM › Section 13:69F-32.9 - 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
				ultimate Texas hold 'em 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-32.4 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 32 - ULTIMATE TEXAS HOLD 'EM › Section 13:69F-32.10 - Procedures 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-32.7, 32.8, or 32.9 have
				been completed, each player shall examine his or her cards without exposing
				them to any person and replace the cards face down on the layout. The dealer
				shall then, starting with the player farthest to his or her left and proceeding
				in a clockwise manner around the table, ask each player if the player wishes to
				place a play wager prior to the dealing of the first three community cards. The
				player may either check or place a play wager in an amount equal to three or
				four times the amount of the player's ante wager.
1. If a player places a play wager, the wager
				shall be placed in the designated play betting area.
2. If a player checks, the player shall
				remain in the game and defer his or her decision to place a play wager to the
				next betting opportunity.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 32 - ULTIMATE TEXAS HOLD 'EM › Section 13:69F-32.11 - Payout odds

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(a) The payout
				odds for winning wagers at ultimate Texas hold 'em 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 and play wager at odds of 1 to 1.
(c) If a player's five-card hand ranks higher
				than the dealer's five card hand, a casino licensee shall pay the player's
				blind wager in accordance with the following odds:
Player's Five-Card
						  Hand
Payout Odds
Royal Flush
500 to 1
Straight Flush
50 to 1
Four-of-a-Kind
10 to 1
Full House
3 to 1
Flush
3 to 2
Straight
1 to 1
Less than a Straight
Push
(d)
				A casino licensee shall pay each winning trips wager at the game of ultimate
				Texas hold 'em at no less than the odds set forth in the alternative pay table
				set forth below that was pre-selected by the casino licensee:
Hand
Paytable
						  A
Paytable B
Paytable
						  C
Paytable D
Royal Flush
50 to 1
50 to 1
50
						  to 1
50 to 1
Straight Flush
40 to 1
40 to
						  1
40 to 1
40 to 1
Four-of-a-Kind
30 to 1
30 to
						  1
30 to 1
20 to 1
Full House
9 to 1
8 to 1
8 to
						  1
7 to 1
Flush
7 to 1
6 to 1
7 to
						  1
6 to 1
Straight
4 to 1
5 to 1
4 to
						  1
5 to 1
Three-of-a-Kind
3 to 1
3 to 1
3
						  to 1
3 to 1
(e)
				Notwithstanding the payout odds set forth in (b) through (d) above, the
				aggregate payout limit on all winning ante, play, blind and trips 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 32 - ULTIMATE TEXAS HOLD 'EM › Section 13:69F-32.12 - 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 an ultimate Texas hold 'em table.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 32 - ULTIMATE TEXAS HOLD 'EM › Section 13:69F-32.13 - Irregularities

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(a) If any card
				dealt to the dealer in ultimate Texas hold 'em is exposed prior to each player
				having either folded or placed a play wager pursuant to
				13:69F-32.10, all hands shall be
				void. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a player has placed a trips wager, the
				community cards shall be dealt and each trips wager shall be settled in
				accordance with the payout odds set forth in
				13:69F-32.11(d).
(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, the community cards shall be dealt and any trips wager shall
				be settled in accordance with the payout odds set forth in
				13:69F-32.11(d).
(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. 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 and the deck
				contains the correct number of cards.
(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 33 - WINNER'S POT POKER › Section 13:69F-33.1 - 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 in a fixed
				  dollar amount established by the casino licensee that a player and the dealer
				  are required to make prior to any cards being dealt in order to participate in
				  a round of play.
"Bet" or "bet wager" means the second wager, equal in amount
				  to the ante wager, that the dealer shall make and that a player may make in
				  order to remain in the round of play. A bet wager by a player shall be placed
				  after each player and the dealer has been dealt three cards.
"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.
"Double" or "double wager" means the third wager, equal in
				  amount to double the ante wager, that the dealer shall make and that a player
				  may make in order to remain in the round of play. A double wager by a player
				  shall be placed after each remaining player and the dealer has been dealt a
				  fourth card.
"Fold" means the decision of a player to discontinue his or
				  her participation in a round of play and to forfeit his or her ante wager and,
				  if placed, bet wager and double wager.
"Hand" means the highest ranking poker hand that can be
				  formed from the cards of a player or the dealer.
"Jacks plus bonus wager" means the optional supplemental
				  wager that a player may place prior to any cards being dealt that the hand of
				  the player will qualify for a posted payout.
"Rank" or "ranking" means the relative position of a card or
				  hand as set forth in
				  13:69F-33.5.
"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 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.
"Tie hand" means a hand that is of equal rank with the hand
				  of another player or the dealer during a round of play.
"Winner's pot" or "pot" means the aggregate ante, bet and
				  double wagers of all players and the dealer, except for the ante wager of any
				  player who declines to make a bet wager and folds his or her hand after the
				  first three cards are dealt.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 33 - WINNER'S POT POKER › Section 13:69F-33.2 - Cards; number of decks

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(a) Except as
				provided in (b) below, the game of winner's pot 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 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 33 - WINNER'S POT POKER › Section 13:69F-33.3 - 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
				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-33.4
(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-33.2, 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 33 - WINNER'S POT POKER › Section 13:69F-33.4 - 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-33.7, 33.8, or 33.9;
				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 33 - WINNER'S POT POKER › Section 13:69F-33.5 - Winner's pot poker hand rankings

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(a) The rank of
				the cards used in winner's pot 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 poker
				hands at the game of winner's pot 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 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;
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 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 33 - WINNER'S POT POKER › Section 13:69F-33.6 - Wagers

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(a) All wagers
				at winner's pot 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) Except as provided in
				13:69F-33.10, all wagers shall be
				placed prior to the dealer announcing "No more bets" in accordance with the
				dealing procedure in
				13:69F-33.7, 33.8, or 33.9, and no
				wager shall be made, increased, or withdrawn after the dealer has announced "No
				more bets."
(c) At the beginning of
				each round of play, each player shall be required to place an ante wager. At
				the beginning of each round of play, the dealer shall be required to place an
				ante, bet and double wager.
(d) The
				outcome of the jacks plus bonus wager made by a player shall have no bearing on
				any other wager of that player.
(e)
				Only players who are seated at a winner's pot 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 33 - WINNER'S POT POKER › Section 13:69F-33.7 - 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-33.4 have been completed,
				the stacked deck of cards shall be placed in the dealing shoe either by the
				dealer or by the automatic 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) In the first round of play, the dealer
				shall place a button in front of the dealer's position indicating that the
				dealing shall commence with the player farthest to his or her left and continue
				around the table in a clockwise manner. For each ensuing round of play, the
				button shall rotate clockwise to the next player or, if the button has rotated
				to the player farthest to the dealer's right, the dealer. Dealing shall
				commence with the player or dealer, as applicable, positioned immediately after
				the button in clockwise rotation.
(e) The dealer shall burn the top card of the
				deck and shall then deal the cards as follows:
1. One card face down to each player and the
				dealer;
2. A second card face down
				to each player and the dealer; and
3. A third card face up to each player and
				the dealer.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 33 - WINNER'S POT POKER › Section 13:69F-33.8 - 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 winner's pot 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-33.4 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 33 - WINNER'S POT POKER › Section 13:69F-33.9 - 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
				winner's pot poker dealt from an automated dealing shoe which dispenses cards
				in stacks of three 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-33.4 have been completed
				and the dealer has burned the top card of the deck, 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 33 - WINNER'S POT POKER › Section 13:69F-33.10 - 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-33.7, 33.8, or 33.9 have
				been completed, each player shall examine his or her two down cards without
				exposing them to any person and either place a bet wager or elect to fold. The
				dealer shall neither examine nor expose his or her down cards until each
				remaining player and the dealer is dealt a fifth and final card.
1. If a player chooses to place a bet wager,
				the wager shall be placed in the designated bet wager betting area.
2. If a player elects to fold after receiving
				the initial three cards, the player's ante shall be collected by the dealer and
				placed in the table inventory container. The three cards of the player shall be
				collected and placed face down in the discard rack unless the player has placed
				a jacks plus bonus wager, in which case the three cards shall be placed face
				down underneath the jacks plus bonus wager of the player.
3. The dealer shall, moving in a clockwise
				rotation starting with the player next to the button, ascertain the decision of
				each player to either place a bet wager or fold.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 33 - WINNER'S POT POKER › Section 13:69F-33.11 - Payout odds

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(a) The payout
				odds for winning jacks plus bonus wagers at winner's pot 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) Each winning jacks plus bonus wager shall
				be paid once for the highest ranking qualifying hand at no less than the odds
				set forth below:
Hand
Payout Odds
Royal Flush
400 to 1
Straight Flush
80 to 1
Four-of-a-Kind
50 to 1
Full House
30 to 1
Flush
15 to 1
Straight
10 to 1
Three-of-a-Kind
7 to 1
Two Pair
3 to 1
Pair of Jacks, Queens, Kings, or Aces
1 to
						  1
(c)
				Notwithstanding the payout odds in (b) above, the payout limit for a player for
				a winning jacks plus bonus wager shall be $ 50,000 or the maximum amount that
				one patron could win per round when betting the minimum wager, whichever is
				greater; provided, however, that if two or more players who have placed a jacks
				plus wager receive a royal flush, the established maximum payout shall be paid
				to those players in the same proportion as the amounts of their respective
				jacks plus bonus wagers.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 33 - WINNER'S POT POKER › Section 13:69F-33.13 - 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 winner's pot poker table.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 34 - SUPREME PAI GOW › Section 13:69F-34.1 - 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:
"Bank" shall mean the player who elects to have the other
				  players and dealer play against him or her and accepts the responsibility to
				  pay all winning wagers.
"Bonus wager" shall mean the optional, supplemental wager on
				  whether the four cards dealt to a player form a hand that qualifies for a
				  payout in accordance with a posted pay table.
"Co-banking" is defined in
				  13:69F-34.13(e).
"High hand" shall mean the two-card hand which is formed from
				  the four cards dealt at the game of supreme pai gow so as to rank equal to or
				  higher than the two-card low hand.
"Low hand" shall mean the two-card hand which is formed from
				  the four cards dealt at the game of supreme pai gow so as to rank lower than
				  the two-card high hand.
"Push" is a tie as defined in
				  13:69F-34.12(h).
"Rank or ranking" shall mean the relative position of a card
				  or group of cards as set forth in
				  13:69F-34.3.
"Set or setting the hands" shall mean the process of forming
				  a high hand and low hand from the four cards dealt.
"Suit" shall mean one of the four categories of cards, that
				  is, diamond, spade, club, or heart.
"Supreme pai gow wager" shall mean the wager required to be
				  made prior to any cards being dealt in order to participate in the round of
				  play.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 34 - SUPREME PAI GOW › Section 13:69F-34.2 - Cards; number of cards

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(a) Except as
				provided in (b) below, supreme pai gow shall be played with one deck of cards
				that meets the requirements of
				13:69E-1.17, including two jokers,
				one additional cutting card, and one additional cover card. The cutting card
				and cover card shall be opaque and in a solid color readily distinguishable
				from the color of the backs and edges of the playing cards.
(b) If an automated card shuffling device is
				used for supreme pai gow, 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 (a) above;
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
				continuously alternated in and out of play, with each deck being used for every
				other round of play; and
5. The
				cards from one deck only 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 34 - SUPREME PAI GOW › Section 13:69F-34.3 - Supreme pai gow rankings; cards; bonus wager poker hands

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(a) The rank of
				a two-card high hand or low hand, in order from highest to lowest rank, shall
				be:
1. A matching pair, subject to the
				following:
i. The rank of matching pairs,
				from highest to lowest rank, shall be jokers, aces, kings, queens, jacks, 10's,
				nines, eights, sevens, sixes, fives, fours, threes, and twos; and
ii. A joker cannot form a pair with any card
				except the second joker;
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 34 - SUPREME PAI GOW › Section 13:69F-34.4 - Pai gow shaker and dice; computerized random number generator; button

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(a) The
				starting position for the deal or delivery of cards in supreme pai gow shall be
				determined by using one of the following methods:
1. Three dice and a pai gow shaker, which
				shall meet the requirements of
				13:69E-1.15 and 1.13W(d),
				respectively, and be used in accordance with
				13:69E-1.13W(d) 
				and 13:69F-34.11(b);
i. The three dice shall be maintained at all
				times within the pai gow shaker;
ii. The pai gow shaker and the dice contained
				therein shall be the responsibility of the dealer and shall never be left
				unattended while at the table; and
iii. No dice that have been placed in a pai
				gow shaker for use in gaming shall remain on a table for more than 24
				hours;