Pursuant to section 63 of the Casino Control Act 1990, the Casino Control Authority resolved on 2 May 2003 that the Rules of Casino Table Games approved to be conducted and played in the licensed casinos referred to in Schedule 2 to this notice, as set out in the editions of the New Zealand Gazette referred to in Schedule 3, be further amended as set out in Schedule 1.
T. D. GARRETT, Chief Executive, Casino Control Authority.

Schedule 1

Amendment

1. Commencement-These amendments shall come into force on 29 May 2003.

2. Division 1 - General Rules

Section 2.0 - Application of Rules

Rule 2.1 of this Division is amended by inserting after subparagraph (g) the following:

"(ga) electronic roulette;"

3. Division 8A - The Rules of Casino Table Games are amended by inserting after Division 8 the following Division:

Division 8A - Electronic Roulette

Section 1 Interpretation
Section 2 Application
Section 3 Table Layout and Equipment
Section 4 Wagers
Section 5 Dealing the Game
Section 6 Settlement
Section 7 Irregularities
Appendix 1 Roulette Terminal Layout

1.0 Interpretation

1.1 In this Division, unless the contrary intention appears:

"Game System" means the configuration of software and game hardware necessary to operate a roulette terminal;

"Roulette Terminal" means a touch screen terminal used for the placement and settlement of wagers in the game of electronic roulette.

1.2 A reference in these rules:

(a) to a bet is a reference to the contingency or outcome on which a player may place a wager; and

(b) to a wager is to the money appropriated to such a bet in a particular case.

2.0 Application

The rules contained in this Division, the general rules contained in Division 1, and the applicable rules from Division 8 of these rules referred to in this Division shall apply to the game of electronic roulette.

3.0 Table Layout and Equipment

3.1 Electronic roulette shall be played with:

(a) a table with a roulette wheel of not less than 0.75 metres in diameter;

(b) up to 21 roulette terminals associated with that table; and

(c) a game system comprising the hardware and software needed to operate the roulette terminals, record the outcome of a spin (either automatically or following the dealer or the game supervisor entering the outcome manually), and communicate the outcome of each spin of the roulette wheel.

3.2 Where players are offered the option of placing wagers on the table layout:

(a) the table shall have a drop box attached to it;

(b) the layout cloth on the roulette table shall be the same type as that used in the game of roulette; and

(c) rule 2.6 of Division 8 of these rules shall apply.

3.3 Rules 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5 of Division 8 of these rules shall apply.

3.4 The casino operator may elect to operate a winning number display, being an electronic device for recording and displaying the most recent winning numbers spun at the table.

3.5 The roulette terminal must:

(a) display a roulette layout similar to that shown in Appendix 1;

(b) display the following information:

(i) the minimum and maximum permissible wagers that may be made through the terminal,

(ii) the point at which no more wagers will be accepted for the next spin,

(iii) the total number of credits available to the player,

(iv) the number of credits wagered by the player for the current round of play,

(v) the winning number for the previous round of play, and

(vi) the number of credits won by the player for the previous round of play;

(c) be programmed so that:

(i) after the point of time at which no more wagers will be accepted for the next spin, the terminal will not accept a wager or any change or withdrawal of a wager,

(ii) if a player attempts to place through the terminal an individual wager that is less than the minimum permissible wager for a particular bet, the terminal will not display any chips in respect of that wager,

(iii) if a player attempts to place an individual wager:

(A) in a multiple over the minimum which is not permitted, or

(B) that is greater than the maximum permitted wager,

the terminal will display only so many chips or such denomination of chips as is the next lowest permitted wager,

(iv) if, by the end of the wagering period for an individual spin, a player has placed one or more wagers which are in aggregate less than the permitted aggregate wager (if any), the roulette terminal will not recognise those wagers for that spin, and

(v) at the settlement of wagers for a spin losing wagers will be cleared automatically from the terminal layout, and winning wagers will be paid by causing an appropriate number of chips to appear or by causing an appropriate adjustment to be made to the amount showing as standing to the credit of the player's chip account; and

(d) must be capable of dispensing a payment voucher for the value of credits due to a player.

3.6 The roulette terminals and game system shall be of a type approved by the authority and contain components necessary for the performance of, and be designed and programmed to perform, their respective functions in accordance with these rules.

4.0 Wagers

4.1 Where players are offered the option of placing wagers on the table layout, section 3 of Division 8 of these rules shall apply to all such wagers.

4.2 Where a roulette terminal is used:

(a) the wagers specified in section 3 of Division 8 of these rules may be placed by touching the appropriate part of a roulette terminal's touch screen designated for making wagers; and

(b) the player may place wagers on any combination of bets specified on the touch screen display.

4.3 A roulette terminal shall be activated by a player inserting an amount of cash into the roulette terminal's note acceptor. Where a player inserts cash into a roulette terminal note acceptor, the amount of cash will automatically be credited to the chip account in respect of that roulette terminal, thereby causing chips to appear on the display of the roulette terminal or that amount to be shown as standing to the credit of the terminal's chip account.

4.4 The player is solely responsible for the correct placement of the chips appearing on the roulette terminal layout.

4.5 Any wager placed through a roulette terminal may only be settled in accordance with the appearance of the roulette terminal at the time a wagering period expired.

4.6 The minimum and maximum wagers for electronic roulette may differ from one terminal to another and from those applied to players wagering on the table layout.

5.0 Dealing the Game

5.1 Each roulette terminal must incorporate a mechanism for displaying the point at which no more wagers will be accepted and, following that point, the roulette terminal must not accept a wager or change or withdrawal of a wager.

5.2 Where players are offered the option of placing wagers on the table layout, section 4 of Division 8 of these rules shall apply.

5.3 Where wagers may only be placed through roulette terminals, rules 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4(a), 4.6 and 4.7 of Division 8 of these rules shall apply.

5.4 Following determination of the outcome of a spin:

(a) the dealer or game supervisor shall enter the outcome manually into the game system, unless the system is programmed to record it automatically; and

(b) the game system shall:

(i) record the outcome,

(ii) display the outcome on each active roulette terminal, and

(iii) in respect of the wager or wagers placed on a roulette terminal:

(A) if an amount has been won, automatically calculate and display the amount, and

(B) automatically calculate and display the player's credit balance as a result of the outcome,

in accordance with these rules.

6.0 Settlement

6.1 Wagers shall be settled in accordance with rules 3.9 and 3.10 of Division 8 of these rules.

6.2 A roulette terminal must dispense a payment voucher for the value of credits due to a player at the request of the player.

6.3 A player may redeem a payment voucher with the casino operator for an amount equivalent to the value of the credits.

7.0 Irregularities

7.1 Section 5 of Division 8 of these rules shall apply to the game of electronic roulette.

7.2 If the dealer reasonably forms the opinion that a disruption or similar event, which would compromise the integrity of the game, has occurred or is occurring, he/she shall announce a "no spin" and the spin shall be void.

7.3 Where the casino operator has reason to believe that an incorrect result has been entered into the game system or communicated to the roulette terminal, it shall cause the results to be recalculated on the basis of the actual outcome.

7.4 Where in the opinion of the casino operator an amount has been credited to a player by a roulette terminal or game system:

(a) as a result of the terminal or game system malfunctioning; or

(b) after a terminal or the game system has malfunctioned and before it has been repaired,

the casino operator may refuse to pay or credit the player with the amount.

7.5 Where the casino operator refuses to pay or credit an amount pursuant to rule 7.4, the casino operator shall:

(a) report the matter to a Government inspector in accordance with approved procedures;

(b) ensure that the roulette terminal or, as the case may be, the game system involved is not operated or otherwise dealt with by any person until the malfunction has been investigated and dealt with in accordance with approved procedures; and

(c) refund any credit or credits wagered by the player for the round in relation to which the payment of any prize is being refused.

Appendix 1

Roulette Terminal Layout



















Schedule 2
Casinos
Casino Address of Premises
Christchurch Casino 30-38 Victoria Street, Christchurch
Sky City Casino The property bounded by Hobson, Victoria, Federal and Wellesley Streets, Auckland
Dunedin Casino Southern Cross Hotel, 118 High Street, Dunedin
Wharf Casino The property situated at Beach Street and Lake Esplanade, known as the "Steamerwharf Village", Queenstown
Sky Alpine Queenstown Casino The property situated at Beach Street and Cow Lane, Queenstown
Sky Riverside Casino 346 Victoria Street, Hamilton
Schedule 3
New Zealand Gazette References
1. Supplement, 28 January 1998, Nos. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13
2. Supplement, 29 January 1998, Nos. 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20
3. Supplement, 29 January 1999, Nos. 10, 11 and 12
4. Amendment No. 1, Supplement, 29 January 1999, No. 9
5. Amendment No. 2, 9 September 1999, No. 114
6. Amendment No. 3, 13 January 2000, No. 1
7. Amendment No. 4, Supplement, 21 January 2000, No. 5
8. Amendment No. 5, 11 May 2000, No. 49
9. Supplement, 12 May 2000, No. 50
10. Amendment No. 6, 10 August 2000, No. 89
11. Amendment No. 7, 7 September 2000, No. 123
12. 16 November 2000, No. 154
13. Amendment No. 8, 25 January 2001, No. 8
14. Amendment No. 9, 22 March 2001, No. 30
15. Amendment No. 10, 3 May 2001, No. 46
16. Amendment No. 11, 27 September 2001, No. 132
17. Amendment No. 12, Supplement, 19 December 2001, No. 173
18. Amendment No. 13, 11 July 2002, No. 78
19. 12 September 2002, No. 135
20. Amendment No. 14, 30 January 2003, No. 9