New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 14 - POKER › Section 13:69F-14.6 - Poker overview; general dealing procedures for all types of poker

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Poker shall
				be conducted in a separate and distinct area of the casino floor or the casino
				simulcasting facility approved by the Division.
(b) Poker shall be played by a minimum of two
				players and a maximum of 11 players. Poker shall be dealt by a dealer at a
				poker table. For all types of poker set forth in
				13:69F-14.8, the dealer shall not
				participate in the playing or outcome of the game in any way except as
				otherwise authorized in this subchapter.
(c) A player shall wager on the cards that
				the player holds in his or her hand. All bets by a player shall be placed by
				the dealer in the designated area of the table known as the pot. A player may
				be required to ante or place a blind bet prior to the receipt of any cards.
				After each round of cards is dealt, a betting round shall be conducted. Each
				player shall decide whether to continue contending for the pot by calling or
				raising the bet of the other players.
(d) The object of the game shall be for a
				player to win the pot either by making a bet that no other player elects to
				call, or by having the hand of highest rank at the showdown in accordance with
				the provisions of
				13:69F-14.3. If two or more
				players are still in contention for a pot after all cards have been dealt and
				the final betting round has been completed, there shall be a showdown among the
				players still in contention to determine which player has the hand of highest
				rank. Based on the type of poker being played, the winning player may be the
				player who holds the highest ranking high poker hand, the highest ranking low
				poker hand or both the highest ranking high and low poker hands.
(e) The following procedures shall be
				utilized by the dealer when dealing the game of poker:
1. The dealer shall choose the hand in which
				he or she will hold the cards. Once the dealer has chosen a hand, the dealer
				must use that hand whenever holding the cards. The cards held by the dealer
				shall, at all times, be held in front of the dealer, as level as possible and
				over the poker table. If during a round of play, the deck must be set down to
				handle a transaction, the dealer shall place a marker button on top of the deck
				until the transaction has been completed.
2. The dealer shall verbalize or physically
				indicate the action which is occurring at the poker table with regard to the
				conduct of the game and instruct each player as to his or her various turns to
				act and options.
3. All burn cards
				required by this subchapter shall be kept separate from the pile of discarded
				cards.
4. The dealer shall be
				required to count the entire deck of cards at least once every 15 minutes in
				order to determine that 52 cards are present; provided, however, that the
				dealer may count the stub in the games of hold 'em poker and omaha poker. In
				the alternative, a casino licensee may utilize an automated card shuffling
				device approved by the Division that has the capability of counting the cards
				in a deck as it shuffles them. If a count reveals an incorrect number of cards,
				the deck shall be removed from the table in accordance with
				13:69E-1.18(n).
5. At the completion of a round of play, the
				dealer shall award the pot to the winning player or players after a showdown or
				to the last remaining player if all other players have folded. Prior to pushing
				the pot to the winner and collecting the winning hand, the dealer shall first
				collect the cards from all losing players.
6. All side pots shall be awarded before the
				dealer awards the pot in the center of the poker table.
7. All discarded hands shall be counted by
				the dealer to determine that the proper number of cards has been
				returned.
8. The dealer shall
				collect the rake in accordance with
				13:69F-14.14.
9. The dealer shall collect, if applicable,
				any amount required to be contributed to a bad beat payout fund in accordance
				with 13:69F-14.19.