Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 631a - BACCARAT › Section 631a.9 - Hands of player and banker; procedure for dealing initial two cards to each hand

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) There shall be
				  two hands dealt in the game of Baccarat, one of which shall be designated the
				  Player's Hand and the other designated the Banker's Hand.
(b) After the dealer calling the game
				  announces "no more bets," the dealer calling the game shall instruct the
				  curator to commence dealing the cards by announcing "cards."
(c) The curator shall deal an initial four
				  cards from the dealing shoe face down to the areas designated for the placement
				  of the Player's Hand and the Dealer's Hand. The first and third cards dealt
				  shall constitute the first and second cards of the Player's Hand. The second
				  and fourth cards dealt shall constitute the first and second cards of the
				  Banker's Hand. Except as provided in subsection (d), after the cards are dealt
				  to each hand, the dealer calling the game shall place the cards face up in
				  front of himself. Any third cards that are required to be dealt shall first be
				  dealt face up to the Player's Hand and then to the Banker's Hand by the
				  curator.
(d) A certificate holder
				  may, if specified in its Rules Submission under §
										601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions), elect to use the following procedures in lieu of the
				  procedures in subsection (c) and §
										631a.10(a)
				  (relating to procedure for dealing a third card), after all four cards have
				  been dealt:
(1) The curator shall place the
				  Banker's Hand underneath the right corner of the dealing shoe.
(2) The dealer calling the game shall then
				  hand the two cards of the Player's Hand, face down, to the player with the
				  highest wager on the Player's Hand. After viewing the Player's Hand, the player
				  shall return the two cards, face up, to the dealer calling the game, who shall
				  place the cards face up on the area designated for the Player's Hand and
				  announce the Point Count of the Player's Hand.
(3) The dealer calling the game shall then
				  hand the two cards of the Banker's Hand, face down, to the player with the
				  highest wager on the Banker's Hand. After viewing the Banker's Hand, the player
				  shall return the two cards, face up, to the dealer calling the game, who shall
				  place the cards face up on the area designated for the Banker's Hand and
				  announce the Point Count of the Banker's Hand.
(4) Any third card required to be dealt to
				  the Player's Hand shall be placed face down on the area designated for the
				  Player's Hand. The dealer calling the game shall then hand the card, face down,
				  to the player who was handed and returned the Player's Hand. After viewing the
				  card, the player shall return the card, face up, to the dealer calling the
				  game, who shall place the card face up on the area designated for the Player's
				  Hand.
(5) Any third card required
				  to be dealt to the Banker's Hand shall be placed face down on the area
				  designated for the Banker's Hand. The dealer calling the game shall then hand
				  the card, face down, to the player who was handed and returned the Banker's
				  Hand. After viewing the card, the player shall return the card, face up, to the
				  dealer calling the game, who shall place the card face up on the area
				  designated for the Banker's Hand.
(6) If two or more players wager an equally
				  high amount on the Player's Hand, the player making the wager who is closest to
				  the dealer calling the game, moving counterclockwise around the table, shall be
				  handed the Player's Hand and any third card required to be dealt. If two or
				  more players wager an equally high amount on the Banker's Hand, the player
				  making the wager who is closest to the dealer calling the game, moving
				  counterclockwise around the table, shall be handed the Banker's Hand and any
				  third card required to be dealt.
(7) In the event there are no wagers on the
				  Player's Hand, the dealer calling the game shall turn the Player's Hand face up
				  and any additional card required to be dealt. In the event there are no wagers
				  on the Banker's Hand, the dealer calling the game shall turn the Banker's Hand
				  face up and any additional card required to be dealt.