Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 647a - TEXAS HOLD 'EM BONUS POKER › Section 647a.8 - Procedure for dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) If a manual dealing shoe is used, the
				  dealing shoe must be located on the table in a location as approved by the
				  Bureau of Casino Compliance in accordance with §
										601a.10(g)
				  (relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment). Once the
				  procedures required under §
										647a.5 (relating to shuffle and
				  cut of the cards) 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) Prior to
				  dealing the cards and after all Ante and Texas Hold 'Em Bonus Wagers have been
				  placed, the dealer shall announce "no more bets" and, if the Progressive Payout
				  Wager or Five Card Hand Bonus Wager is being offered, use the progressive table
				  game system or electronic wagering system to prevent the placement of
				  additional Progressive Payout or Five Card Hand Bonus Wagers. If Progressive
				  Payout Wagers have been made, the dealer shall collect the wagers and, on the
				  layout in front of the table inventory container, verify that the number of
				  value chips wagered equals the number of Progressive Payout Wagers accepted by
				  the progressive table game system. The dealer shall then place the value chips
				  into the table inventory container.
(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) If any player placed a
				  Six Card Bonus Wager, the dealer shall deal four cards, face down, to the area
				  on the layout designated for the placement of the Six Card Bonus cards. The
				  dealer shall then, starting with the player farthest to the dealer's left and
				  continuing around the table in a clockwise manner, deal one card at a time,
				  face down, to each player who placed an Ante Wager in accordance with §
										647a.7(d)(1)
				  (relating to wagers) and to the dealer, until each player who placed an Ante
				  Wager and the dealer have two cards.
(e) After two cards have been dealt to each
				  player and to the area designated for the placement of the dealer's hand, the
				  dealer shall deal the five community cards in accordance with §
										647a.11(c), (e) and
				  (g) (relating to procedure for completion of
				  each round of play). After all community cards have been dealt, the dealer
				  shall remove the stub from the manual dealing shoe and, except as provided in
				  subsection (f), place the stub in the discard rack without exposing the
				  cards.
(f) If an automated card
				  shuffling device, which counts the number of cards in the deck after the
				  completion of each shuffle and indicates whether 52 cards are present, is not
				  being used, the dealer shall count the stub at least once every 5 rounds of
				  play to determine if the correct number of cards are still present in the deck.
				  The dealer shall determine the number of cards in the stub by counting the
				  cards face down on the layout.
(g)
				  If the count of the stub indicates that 52 cards are in the deck, the dealer
				  shall place the stub in the discard rack without exposing the cards.
(h) If the count of the stub indicates that
				  the number of cards in the deck is incorrect, the dealer shall determine if the
				  cards were misdealt. If the cards were misdealt but 52 cards remain in the
				  deck, all hands shall be void and all wagers shall be returned to the players.
				  If the cards were not misdealt, all hands shall be void, all wagers shall be
				  returned to the players and the entire deck of cards shall be removed from the
				  table.
The provisions of this § 647a.8 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(30) and
						13A 02(1) and
						(2).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												647a.5 (relating to shuffle and
						cut of the cards); 58 Pa. Code §
												647a.7 (relating to wagers); and
						58 Pa. Code §
												647a.11 (relating to procedure for
						completion of each round of play).