Pursuant to section 63 of the Casino Control Act 1990, the Casino Control Authority, on 21 July 2000, resolved that with effect from 10 August 2000 the Rules of Casino Table Games approved to be conducted and played in the licensed casinos at:
(a) 30-38 Victoria Street, Christchurch;
(b) the property bounded by Hobson, Victoria, Federal and Wellesley Streets, Auckland;
(c) Southern Cross Hotel, 118 High Street, Dunedin; and
(d) the property situated at Beach Street and Lake Esplanade, known as the "Steamerwharf Village", Queenstown,
as set out in the following editions of the New Zealand Gazette:
(a) Supplement, 28 January 1998, No. 8;
(b) Supplement, 29 January 1998, No. 16;
(c) Supplement, 29 January 1999, Nos. 9, 10, 11 and 12;
(d) 9 September 1999, No. 114;
(e) 13 January 2000, No. 1;
(f) Supplement, 20 January 2000, No. 5; and
(g) 11 May 2000, No. 49
be subsequently amended as set out in the Schedule hereto.
J. A. COLLINS, Chairperson, Casino Control Authority.
Schedule
Commencement
These amendments shall come into force on 10 August 2000.
Division 2-Blackjack
Interpretation
2.1 Rule 1.0 of this division is hereby amended by inserting, after the definition of "Box", the following:
" "Continuous shuffler" means a type of automatic shuffler (as defined in rule 15.4 of Division 1) which shuffles cards continually;".
Table Layout and Equipment
2.2 Rule 3.3 of this division is hereby deleted and the following substituted:
"3.3 The following equipment shall also be used in the game:
(a) 4 to 8 decks of playing cards, provided however that the Super Sevens variation described in section 15 shall be played with 6 to 8 decks;
(b) 1 or (at the option of the casino operator) 2 cutting cards;
(c) a card shoe capable of holding all of the cards used in the game, which may form part of the automatic shuffler described in subparagraph (e);
(d) a discard rack capable of holding all of the cards used in the game; and
(e) at the option of the casino operator, an automatic shuffler capable of holding 4 to 8 decks of cards."
2.3 Rule 3.4 of this division is hereby deleted and the following substituted:
"3.4 Where an automatic shuffler is used, 2 sets of 4 to 8 decks of cards, each set a different colour, shall be used in the game, except in the case of a continuous shuffler which may, at the casino operator's discretion, use one set of 4 to 8 decks of cards."
Wagers
2.4 Rule 5.1 is hereby deleted and the following substituted:
"5.1 Before the first card is dealt in a round, each player shall make a wager against the dealer which shall:
(a) win if the player's point total is 21 or less and the dealer's exceeds 21;
(b) win if the player's point total exceeds the dealer's without either exceeding 21;
(c) win if the player has a blackjack and the dealer has achieved a point total of 21 without achieving a blackjack;
(d) lose if the dealer has a blackjack and the player has achieved a point total of 21 either in more than 2 cards or in 2 cards without achieving a blackjack;
(e) except as provided in subparagraphs (c) and (d), constitute a stand off if the player's point total is the same as the dealer's or if the dealer and the player both have a blackjack;
(f) lose if the player's point total exceeds 21;
(g) lose if the dealer's point total exceeds the player's without either exceeding 21."
Shuffle and Cut of Cards
2.5 Rule 7.2 is hereby deleted and the following substituted:
"7.2 After the cards have been shuffled they shall be cut, except in the case of a continuous shuffler, where the cards shall only be cut prior to the cards entering the continuous shuffler. In all cases the dealer shall offer the stack of cards, with the backs facing away from him/her, to the seated players for cutting."
2.6 Rule 7.6 is hereby deleted and the following substituted:
"7.6 When the cutting card has been inserted into the stack the dealer shall take all of the cards in front of the cutting card and place them at the back of the stack; and
(a) except when a continuous shuffler is used, then insert the cutting card into the stack no more than half way in from the back of the stack. If two cutting cards are being used the second shall be placed at the back of the stack. The stack of cards shall then be placed in the card shoe for the commencement of play; and
(b) when a continuous shuffler is used, then remove the cutting card to one side of the table. The stack of cards shall then be placed in the card shoe for the commencement of play."
Irregularities
2.7 Rule 16.10 is hereby deleted and the following substituted:
"16.10 If the cutting card is found not to have been inserted into the cards after the shuffle, the cards will be removed from the shoe and reshuffled at the end of the round. This rule shall not apply when a continuous shuffler is used."