Pursuant to section 63 of the Casino Control Act 1990, the Casino Control Authority, on 5 September 2000 resolved that, with effect from 7 September 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;
(g) 11 May 2000, No. 49; and
(h) 10 August 2000, No. 89,
be subsequently amended as set out in the Schedule hereto.
J. A. COLLINS, Chairperson, Casino Control Authority.
Schedule
1.0 Commencement
These amendments shall come into force on 7 September 2000.
2.0 Division 2-Blackjack
Opening of Table for Gaming
Rule 6.4 of this division is hereby deleted and the following substituted:
"6.4 Notwithstanding rule 6.2, when an automatic shuffler is used, each set of 4 to 8 decks of cards may be loaded into the automatic shuffler without visual inspection by any player, after having first been:
(a) chemmy shuffled;
(b) stacked; and
(c) riffle shuffled."
3.0 Division 15-Pontoon
Table Layout and Equipment
3.1 Rule 3.1 is hereby deleted and the following substituted:
"3.1 Pontoon shall be played at a table having on one side up to seven boxes for the players and on the opposite side a place for the dealer. Each pontoon table shall have a drop box attached to it.
3.2 The layout cloth covering the pontoon table shall:
(a) have areas designated for the placement of wagers;
(b) bear inscriptions to the following effect:
(i) pontoon pays 3 to 2;
(ii) dealer must draw to a hard total of 16 or a soft total of 17; and
(iii) insurance pays 2 to 1; and
(c) be marked in a manner substantially similar to that shown in appendix 1."
Payout Odds
3.2 Rule 11.1 is hereby deleted and the following substituted:
"11.1 Winning pontoon wagers shall be paid as shown in the following table:
RESULT ODDS
Pontoon 3 to 2
5 cards totalling 21 3 to 2
6,7,8 mixed suits 3 to 2
7,7,7 mixed suits 3 to 2
6 cards totalling 21 2 to 1
6,7,8,same suits (except spades) 2 to 1
7,7,7 same suits (except spades) 2 to 1
7 or more cards totalling 21 3 to 1
6,7,8 all spades 3 to 1
7,7,7 all spades 3 to 1
All other winning wagers 1 to 1
11.2 Super Bonus winners shall be paid as shown in the following table:
RESULT ODDS
Super Bonus 7,7,7 same suit and dealer's first card any 7 $1000 if bet $2 to $24, $5000 if bet $25 or greater"