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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 29 - FLOP POKER › Section 13:69F-29.6 - Wagers

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All wagers
				at flop 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-29.10, all wagers shall be
				placed prior to the dealer announcing "No more bets" in accordance with the
				dealing procedure in
				13:69F-29.7, 29.8, or 29.9, and no
				wager shall be made, increased, or withdrawn after the dealer has announced "No
				more bets."
(c) Each player shall
				be required to place an ante wager and, unless there is only one player at the
				flop poker table, a pot wager.
(d)
				If a casino licensee offers a three-card bonus wager, each player may place a
				three-card bonus wager at the flop poker table.
(e) The outcome of any ante wager, three-card
				bonus wager, or any flop wager made by a player shall have no bearing on the
				pot wager of that player.
(f) Only
				players who are seated at a flop 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 29 - FLOP POKER › Section 13:69F-29.7 - 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-29.4 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 community cards;
3. A second card face down to each
				player;
4. A second card face down
				to the area designated for the community cards;
5. A third card face down to each player;
				and
6. A third card face down to
				the area designated for the community cards.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 29 - FLOP POKER › Section 13:69F-29.8 - Procedure 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 flop 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-29.4 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 29 - FLOP POKER › Section 13:69F-29.9 - 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
				flop 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-29.4 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 29 - FLOP POKER › Section 13:69F-29.10 - Procedure for completion of each round of play; collection and payment of wagers

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) After the
				dealing procedures required by
				13:69F-29.7, 29.8, or 29.9 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 surrender the ante wager.
1.
				If a player chooses to place a flop wager, the wager shall be placed in the
				designated flop wager betting area.
2. If a player chooses to surrender his or
				her ante wager, the player's ante shall be collected by the dealer and placed
				in the table inventory container.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 29 - FLOP POKER › Section 13:69F-29.11 - Payout odds

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The payout
				odds for winning ante, flop and three-card bonus wagers 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 ante wager shall be paid at
				odds of 1 to 1.
(c) Each winning
				flop wager shall be paid once for the highest ranking qualifying hand that can
				be formed and at no less than the odds set forth below:
Hand
Payout Odds
Royal Flush
1,000 to 1
Straight Flush
500 to 1
Four-of-a-Kind
100 to 1
Full House
30 to 1
Flush
20 to 1
Straight
10 to 1
Three-of-a-Kind
4 to 1
Two Pair
2 to 1
Pair, Jacks or Better
1 to 1
(d)
				Each winning three-card bonus wager shall paid once for the highest ranking
				qualifying three-card hand that can be formed and at no less than the odds set
				forth below:
Hand
Payout Odds
Royal 3
100 to 1
Straight Flush
50 to 1
Three-of-a-Kind
25 to 1
Straight
6 to 1
Flush
3 to 1
Pair
1 to 1
(e)
				Notwithstanding the payout odds set forth in (b) and (c) above, the aggregate
				payout limit for a player on winning ante and flop wagers on 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 29 - FLOP POKER › Section 13:69F-29.12 - Irregularities

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) If any
				community card is exposed after each player has placed an ante and pot wager
				but prior to each player having either placed a flop wager or surrendered his
				or her ante wager, all ante and flop wagers shall be void. Notwithstanding the
				foregoing, the pot wagers of all players shall be awarded in accordance with
				the provisions of
				13:69F-29.10.
(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 all cards have been dealt, the pot wagers of
				all players shall be awarded in accordance with the provisions of
				13:69F-29.10.
(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.
(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 29 - FLOP POKER › Section 13:69F-29.13 - Prohibition against a player wagering on more than one player position

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
A player shall not be permitted to wager on more than one
				  player position at a flop poker table.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 30 - TWO-CARD JOKER POKER › Section 13:69F-30.1 - 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:
"Ante" or "ante wager" means a wager a player may make prior
				  to any cards being dealt that the hand of the player will have a higher rank
				  than the hand of the dealer.
"Call wager" means an additional wager a player who has
				  placed an ante wager is required to make after receiving his or her two cards
				  if the player elects to remain in competition against the hand of the
				  dealer.
"Hand" means the two-card joker poker hand that is held by
				  each player and the dealer after the cards are dealt.
"Rank" or "ranking" means the relative position of a card or
				  hand as set forth in
				  13:69F-30.5.
"Round of play" or "round" means one complete cycle of play
				  during which all players playing at the table have placed one or more 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.
"Tie hand" means the two-card joker hand of a player is equal
				  in rank to the two-card joker poker hand of the dealer during a round of play.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 30 - TWO-CARD JOKER POKER › Section 13:69F-30.2 - Cards; number of decks

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Except as
				provided in (b) below, the game of two-card joker 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 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 30 - TWO-CARD JOKER POKER › Section 13:69F-30.3 - Opening of the table for gaming

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(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-30.4.
(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-30.2, 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 30 - TWO-CARD JOKER POKER › Section 13:69F-30.4 - Shuffle and cut 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
				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-30.7, 30.8, or 30.9;
				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 30 - TWO-CARD JOKER POKER › Section 13:69F-30.5 - Two-card joker poker hand rankings

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The rank of
				the cards used in two-card joker 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. A joker may only be used to form a pair with the other joker or a
				non-joker card.
(b) The permissible
				hands at the game of two-card joker poker, in order of highest to lowest rank,
				shall be:
1. "Two jokers" is a hand
				consisting of two jokers;
2. "Royal
				flush" is a hand consisting of an ace and a king of the same suit;
3. "Straight flush" is a hand consisting of
				two cards of the same suit in consecutive ranking, other that an ace and a
				king, with a king and a queen being the highest ranking straight flush and an
				ace and a two being the lowest ranking straight flush;
4. "Straight" is a hand consisting of two
				cards, not of the same suit, in consecutive ranking, with an ace and a king
				being the highest ranking straight and an ace and a two being the lowest
				ranking straight;
5. "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;
				provided, however, that a hand consisting of one joker and one non-joker shall
				be ranked as a pair of the non-joker card;
6. "Flush" is a hand consisting of two cards
				of the same suit but not of consecutive rank, with an ace and a queen being the
				highest ranking flush and an ace and a three being the lowest ranking flush;
				and
7. "High card" is a hand that
				is not listed in (b)1 through 6 above, the value of which is determined by the
				higher ranking card in the hand.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 30 - TWO-CARD JOKER POKER › Section 13:69F-30.6 - Wagers

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All wagers
				at two-card joker 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-30.10, all wagers shall be
				placed prior to the dealer announcing "No more bets" in accordance with the
				dealing procedure in
				13:69F-30.7, 30.8, or 30.9, and no
				wager shall be made, increased, or withdrawn after the dealer has announced "No
				more bets."
(c) The following
				wagers may be placed in the game of two-card joker poker:
1. A player may compete solely against the
				dealer by placing an ante wager and, unless the player chooses to fold after
				receiving his or her cards, a call wager in accordance with
				13:69F-30.10;
2. A player may compete solely against a
				posted pay table by placing a pair up wager and/or a super flush bonus wager;
				or
3. A player may compete against
				both the dealer and the posted pay table by placing wagers in accordance with
				(c)1 and 2 above.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 30 - TWO-CARD JOKER POKER › Section 13:69F-30.7 - 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-30.4 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 30 - TWO-CARD JOKER POKER › Section 13:69F-30.8 - Procedure 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 two-card joker 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-30.4 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 30 - TWO-CARD JOKER POKER › Section 13:69F-30.9 - 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
				two-card joker 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-30.4 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 30 - TWO-CARD JOKER POKER › Section 13:69F-30.10 - Procedure for completion of each round of play; collection and payment of wagers

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) After the
				dealing procedures required by
				13:69F-30.7, 30.8, or 30.9 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.
(b) The dealer shall then, starting with the
				player farthest to the left of the dealer and moving clockwise around the
				table, offer each player who has placed an ante wager the option to either make
				a call wager in an amount equal to the player's ante or fold the hand and
				forfeit his or her ante wager.
(c)
				After each player has either placed a call wager or folded his or her hand, the
				dealer shall, starting with the player farthest to the right of the dealer and
				moving counterclockwise around the table, complete the following procedures in
				succession for each player:
1. If the player
				has placed either a pair up wager or a super flush wager, reveal the cards of
				the player and settle the pair up wager and/or the super flush wager in
				accordance with the provisions of
				13:69F-30.11(d) and
				(e); and
2. If the player has folded his or her hand,
				collect the ante wager and cards of the player and place the cards in the
				discard rack.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 30 - TWO-CARD JOKER POKER › Section 13:69F-30.11 - Payout odds

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The payout
				odds for winning ante, call, pair up, and super flush bonus wagers 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 player shall be paid 1 to 1 on an ante
				wager if:
1. The player placed a call wager
				and the dealer does not have a qualifying hand rank of "queen or higher;"
				or
2. The dealer has a qualifying
				hand rank of "queen or higher" and the hand of the player is ranked higher than
				the hand of the dealer.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 30 - TWO-CARD JOKER POKER › Section 13:69F-30.12 - Irregularities

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(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 dealt 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 both of the dealer's cards is inadvertently exposed prior to the dealer
				revealing his or her cards as prescribed in
				13:69F-30.10(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 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 31 - ASIA POKER › Section 13:69F-31.1 - 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:
"Copy hand" means either a high hand, medium hand or low hand
				  of a player that is identical in rank to the corresponding high hand, medium
				  hand or low hand of the dealer.
"High hand" means the four-card hand formed by the player or
				  dealer from the seven cards that he or she is dealt, so that the four-card hand
				  is higher in rank than the medium hand and low hand.
"Low hand" means the one-card hand formed by the player or
				  dealer from the seven cards that he or she is dealt, so that the one-card hand
				  is lower in rank than the high hand and the medium hand.
"Medium hand" means the two-card hand formed by the player or
				  dealer from the seven cards that he or she is dealt so that the two-card hand
				  is lower in rank than the high hand and higher in rank than the low
				  hand.
"Rank or ranking" means the relative position of a card or
				  group of cards as set forth in
				  13:69F-31.3.
"Set or setting the hands" means the process of forming a
				  high hand, medium hand, and low hand from the seven cards that are dealt to a
				  player or the dealer.
"Suit" means one of the four categories of cards: club,
				  diamond, heart, or spade.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 31 - ASIA POKER › Section 13:69F-31.2 - Cards; number of decks

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(a) Except as
				provided in (b) below, Asia poker shall be played with one deck of cards that
				meets the requirements of
				13:69E-1.17, including one joker,
				and 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. Nothing in this
				section or
				13:69E-1.17 shall prohibit a
				casino licensee from using decks that are manufactured with two jokers provided
				that only one joker is used for gaming at Asia poker.
(b) If an automated card shuffling device is
				used for Asia poker, 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 31 - ASIA POKER › Section 13:69F-31.3 - Asia poker rankings; cards; poker hands

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(a) The rank of
				the cards used in Asia poker, in order from 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 and four. Except as otherwise
				provided in (c) below, the joker shall be used and ranked as an ace.
(b) The permissible poker hands at the game
				of Asia poker, in order from highest to lowest rank, shall be:
1. "Four aces" is a high hand consisting of
				all four aces or three aces and the joker;
2. "Royal flush" is a high hand consisting of
				an ace, king, queen, and jack of the same suit;
3. "Straight flush" is a high hand consisting
				of four cards of the same suit in consecutive ranking, with ace, two, three,
				and four being the highest ranking straight flush; king, queen, jack, and 10
				being the second highest ranking straight flush, and five, four, three, and two
				being the lowest ranking straight flush;
4. "Four-of-a-kind" is a high hand consisting
				of four cards of the same rank regardless of suit, with four kings being the
				highest ranking four-of-a-kind and four twos being the lowest ranking
				four-of-a-kind;
5. "Flush" is a
				high hand consisting of four cards of the same suit, and when comparing two
				flushes, the provisions of (e) below shall be applied;
6. "Straight" is a high hand consisting of
				four cards of consecutive rank, regardless of suit, with an ace, king, queen,
				and jack being the highest ranking straight; an ace, two, three, and four being
				the second highest ranking straight, and a five, four, three, and two being the
				lowest ranking straight;
7.
				"Three-of-a-kind" is a high hand containing three cards of the same rank
				regardless of suit, 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 high hand containing 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 either a high hand or a medium
				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 31 - ASIA POKER › Section 13:69F-31.4 - Asia poker shaker and dice; computerized random number generator; button

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(a) The
				starting position for the dealing or delivery of cards in Asia poker shall be
				determined by using one of the following methods:
1. Three dice and an Asia poker shaker, which
				shall meet the requirements of
				13:69E-1.15 and 1.13T(d),
				respectively, and be used in accordance with
				13:69E-1.13T(d) 
				and 13:69F-31.11(b).
i. The three dice shall be maintained at all
				times within the Asia poker shaker.
ii. The Asia poker shaker and the dice
				contained therein shall be the responsibility of the dealer and shall never be
				left unattended while at the table.
iii. No dice that have been placed in an Asia
				poker shaker for use in gaming shall remain on a table for more than 24
				hours;
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 31 - ASIA POKER › Section 13:69F-31.5 - Opening of the table for gaming

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(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) If the deck of cards used by the casino
				licensee contains two jokers, the dealer and a casino supervisor shall ensure
				that only one joker is utilized and that the other joker is torn in half and
				discarded. 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 and shall include one joker.
(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-31.6.
(d) If a casino licensee uses an automated
				card shuffling device to play the game of Asia poker and two decks of cards are
				received at the table pursuant to
				13:69E-1.18 and
				13:69F-31.2, 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 immediately prior to the commencement of play.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 31 - ASIA POKER › Section 13:69F-31.6 - Shuffle and cut of 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
				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 an automated card
				shuffling device which, upon completion of the shuffling of the cards, inserts
				the cards directly into an automated or manual 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-31.8, 31.9, or 31.10;
				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 31 - ASIA POKER › Section 13:69F-31.7 - Wagers

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(a) All wagers
				at Asia poker shall be made by placing gaming chips or plaques and, if
				applicable, a match play coupon on the appropriate betting area of the Asia
				poker layout. A verbal wager accompanied by cash shall not be accepted at the
				game of Asia poker.
(b) Only
				players who are seated at the Asia 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.
(c) All wagers at Asia poker shall be placed
				prior to the dealer announcing "no more bets" in accordance with the dealing
				procedures set forth in
				13:69F-31.8, 31.9 or 31.10. No
				wager at Asia poker shall be made, increased or withdrawn after the dealer has
				announced "no more bets."
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 31 - ASIA POKER › Section 13:69F-31.8 - Procedures 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-31.6 have been completed,
				the cards shall be placed in the manual dealing shoe and the dealer shall
				announce "no more bets."
(b) The
				dealer shall then, using one of the procedures authorized by
				13:69F-31.11, determine the
				starting position for dealing the cards.
(c) After the starting position for dealing
				the cards has been determined, each card shall be removed from the dealing shoe
				with the left hand of the dealer and placed face down on the appropriate area
				of the layout with the right hand of the dealer. The dealer shall deal the
				first card to the starting position as determined in (b) above and, moving
				clockwise around the table, deal a card to all other positions, including the
				dealer, regardless of whether there is a wager at the position. The dealer
				shall then return to the starting position and deal a second card in a
				clockwise rotation and shall continue dealing until each position, including
				the dealer, has seven cards.
(d)
				After seven cards have been dealt to each position, including the dealer, the
				dealer shall remove the remaining cards from the shoe and determine whether
				exactly four cards are left.
1. If four cards
				remain, the four cards shall not be exposed to anyone and shall be placed in
				the discard rack. The dealer shall then collect any cards dealt to a position
				where there is no wager and place them in the discard rack without exposing the
				cards.
2. If more or less than four
				cards remain, the dealer shall determine if the cards were misdealt. If the
				cards were misdealt and a player or the dealer has more or less than seven
				cards, all hands shall be void pursuant to
				13:69F-31.14. 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 31 - ASIA POKER › Section 13:69F-31.9 - Procedures for dealing the cards from the hand

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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, permit a dealer to deal the cards used
				to play Asia 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. Once the procedures required by
				13:69F-31.6 have been completed,
				the dealer shall place the 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.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 31 - ASIA POKER › Section 13:69F-31.10 - 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
				Asia poker dealt from an automated dealing shoe that dispenses cards in stacks
				of seven 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-31.6 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 31 - ASIA POKER › Section 13:69F-31.11 - Procedure for determining the starting position for dealing cards or delivering stacks of cards

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(a) In order to
				determine the starting position for the dealing of cards or the delivery of
				stacks of cards for the game of Asia poker, a casino licensee may, in its
				discretion, use the procedure authorized in (b), (c), or (d) below.
(b) The dealer shall shake the Asia poker
				shaker and dice described in
				13:69F-31.4 at least three times
				so as to cause a random mixture of the dice.
1. The dealer shall then remove the lid
				covering the Asia poker shaker, total the dice and announce the
				total.
2. To determine the starting
				position, the dealer shall count counterclockwise around the table, with the
				position of the dealer considered number one, and continuing around the table
				with each betting position counted in order, including the dealer, regardless
				of whether there is a wager at the position, until the count matches the total
				of the three dice.
3. Examples are
				as follows:
i. If the dice total eight, the
				dealer would receive the first card or stack of cards; or
ii. If the dice total 14, the sixth betting
				position would receive the first card or stack of cards.
4. After the dealing or delivery of the cards
				has been completed in accordance with the procedures set forth in
				13:69F-31.8, 31.9, or 31.10, the
				dealer shall place the cover on the Asia poker shaker and shake the shaker
				once. The Asia poker shaker shall then be placed to the right of the
				dealer.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 31 - ASIA POKER › Section 13:69F-31.12 - Procedures for completion of each round of play; setting of hands; payment and collection of wagers

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(a) After the
				dealing of the cards has been completed, each player shall set his or her hands
				by arranging the cards into a high hand, medium hand, and low hand. When
				setting the three hands, the high hand shall be higher in rank than the medium
				hand, and the medium hand shall higher in rank than the low hand. For example,
				if the medium hand contains a pair of sevens, the high hand must contain at
				least a pair of sevens and the two remaining cards.
(b) Each player at the table shall be
				responsible for setting his or her own hands and no other person except the
				dealer may touch the cards of that player. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a
				player requests assistance in the setting of his or her hands, the dealer may
				inform the requesting player of the manner in which the casino licensee
				requires the hands of the dealer to be set in its Rules of the Games
				Submission. Each player shall be required to keep the seven cards in full view
				of the dealer at all times. Once each player has set a high, medium and low
				hand and placed the three hands face down on the appropriate area of the
				layout, the player shall not touch the cards again.
(c) After all players have set their hands
				and placed the cards on the table, the seven cards of the dealer shall be
				turned over and the dealer shall set his or her hands by arranging the cards
				into a high, medium, and low hand. The dealer shall then place the three hands
				face up on the appropriate area of the layout.
(d) Each casino licensee shall submit to the
				Division in its Rules of the Games Submission the manner in which it will
				require the hands of the dealer to be set.
(e) A player may announce that he or she
				wishes to surrender his or her wager prior to the dealer exposing any of the
				three hands of that player pursuant to (f) below. Once the player has announced
				his or her intention to surrender, the dealer shall:
1. Immediately collect the wager from that
				player; and
2. Collect the seven
				cards dealt to that player without exposing the cards to anyone at the table.
				The dealer shall verify that seven cards were collected by counting them face
				down on the layout prior to placing them in the discard rack.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 31 - ASIA POKER › Section 13:69F-31.13 - A player wagering on more than one betting area

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(a) A casino
				licensee may, in its discretion, permit a player to wager on no more than two
				betting areas at an Asia poker table, which areas must be adjacent to each
				other.
(b) If a casino licensee
				permits a player to wager on two adjacent betting areas, the cards dealt to
				each betting area shall be played separately. If the two wagers are not equal,
				the player shall be required to rank and set the hand with the larger wager
				before ranking and setting the other hand. If the amounts wagered are equal,
				each hand shall be played separately in a counterclockwise rotation with the
				first hand being ranked and set before the player proceeds to rank and set the
				second hand. Once a hand has been ranked and set and placed face down on the
				appropriate area of the layout, the hand may not be changed.