Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 649a - THREE CARD POKER › Section 649a.8 - Procedures 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 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 §
										649a.5 (relating to shuffle and
				  cut of the cards) have been completed, the stacked deck of cards shall be
				  placed in the dealing shoe by the dealer or by an automated card shuffling
				  device.
(b) Prior to dealing any
				  cards, the dealer shall announce "no more bets" and, if a Progressive Payout
				  Wager or the Five Card Hand Bonus Wager is being offered, use the progressive
				  table game system or the electronic wagering system to prevent the placement of
				  any additional Progressive Payout or Five Card Hand Bonus Wagers. If any
				  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 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 the dealer's left and continuing around
				  the table in a clockwise manner, deal one card at a time to each player who has
				  placed a wager in accordance with §
										649a.7 (relating to wagers) and to
				  the dealer until each player who placed a wager and the dealer have three
				  cards. All cards shall be dealt face down. If a player has placed a Five Card
				  Hand Bonus Wager or a Five-Card Progressive Payout Wager, the dealer shall deal
				  an additional two cards face down on the table to a dedicated area to the right
				  of the dealer.
(e) After three
				  cards have been dealt to each player and the dealer, 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 (a player or the dealer has
				  more or less than 3 cards) 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 § 649a.8 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(30) and
						13A 02(1) and
						(2).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												649a.5 (relating to shuffle and
						cut of the cards); 58 Pa. Code §
												649a.7 (relating to wagers); and
						58 Pa. Code §
												649a.11 (relating to procedures
						for completion of each round of
						play).