Pursuant to section 63 of the Casino Control Act 1990, the Casino Control Authority has resolved 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 by resolution dated 7 December 2001, as set out in Schedule 1.
J. A. COLLINS, Chairperson, Casino Control Authority.
Schedule 1
A m e n d m e n t s
1. Commencement-These amendments shall come into force on 19 December 2001.
2. Division 12 - Pai Gow
Wagers
2.1 Rule 6.3 of this division is hereby deleted and the following substituted:
"6.3 All wagers shall be made by placing chips, with the smaller denomination chips on top, in the appropriate wager area of the pai gow layout before the cut of the tiles."
Shuffle and Cut of the Tiles
2.2 Section 9 of this division is hereby amended by inserting after rule 9.3 the following:
"9.3A The cut will then be determined and the tiles shall then be set up by the dealer. Where the house is the sole banker, the cut shall be Yat Dong Dong or such other approved cut as the game supervisor directs. Where there is a player/banker, the player/banker may decide the cut. If he/she declines to do so, the cut shall be Yat Dong Dong or such other approved cut as the game supervisor directs."
2.3 Rule 9.4 of this division is hereby deleted and the following substituted:
"9.4 Before the cut tiles are delivered, the dealer shall call "No more bets" and then shake the dice cup so as to cause all of the dice to tumble. Where there is a player/banker, the dealer shall permit him/her to shake the dice cup after the dealer has done so, if the player/banker wishes to."
2.4 Rule 9.5 of this division is hereby deleted.
Delivery and Setting of the Tiles
2.5 Rule 10.11 is hereby deleted and the following substituted:
"10.11 Upon exposing and matching a player's hand, the dealer shall declare whether the hand has won ("Jung"), has lost ("Che"), or constitutes a push ("Jowl") pursuant to section 6. The dealer shall indicate a push by tapping the table near the player's tiles."
2.6 Rule 10.13 is hereby deleted and the following substituted:
"10.13 Where a player is the only person wagering on a box, he/she may concede his/her wager by indicating with a sweeping motion with his/her hand towards the dealer. The dealer shall then pick up the tiles and place them in the dealer's work area without exposing them, and the player's wager is lost and removed. Once a player's hand has been conceded, it cannot be returned to play. The game supervisor may view the tiles of a conceded hand at his/her discretion."
Variations of Play; Settlement of Wagers
2.7 Rule 11.1 is hereby deleted and the following substituted:
"11.1 When the house is the sole banker:
(a) the chung shall be placed on box number 1 and the banker's tiles delivered to that box. After collecting all tiles not in play, the dealer shall move the banker's tiles from box number 1 to a position directly in front of the float tray;
(b) no wagers shall be accepted on box number 1;
(c) the dealer shall set the house's hand after all of the players' hands have been set;
(d) the dealer shall expose the house's hand in front of the float tray before exposing the players' hands;
(e) the game supervisor shall confirm that the house's hand has been set the house way;
(f) the dealer shall then, in relation to each of the players' hands in turn, counter clockwise from box number 1, expose and match the hand;
(g) all losing wagers shall be picked up immediately and placed in the losing wager area, until all hands have been compared to the bank's hand, and the corresponding tiles placed in the dealer's work area. After all comparisons and before winning wagers are paid, the losing wagers shall be placed in the float tray;
(h) if a hand constitutes a push, the tiles shall be removed and placed in the dealer's work area and the wager shall remain; and
(i) after all of the hands at the table have been exposed, the dealer shall pay, in accordance with rule 6.11, all winning wagers, box by box counter clockwise from box number 1, picking up the tiles when payment is made and placing them in the dealer's work area."
2.8 Rule 11.2 is hereby deleted and the following substituted:
"11.2 When a player/banker is banking and the house is not participating in the bank:
(a) the chung shall be placed on the player/banker's box and the player/banker's tiles delivered to that box;
(b) after all of the other players have made their wagers, the player/banker shall make a wager by placing an amount equal to or greater than the total of those wagers in the player/banker's box. If the player/banker fails to cover the total of the other players' declared wagers, the game shall be conducted in accordance with either rule 11.1 or rule 11.3;
(c) the dealer shall take the player/banker's wager and place it in the banker wager area;
(d) the player/banker's hand shall be set after all of the other hands have been set and the chung has been removed from the player/banker's tiles, and the hand may then be exposed;
(e) after the player/banker's hand has been set, the dealer shall move it to the front of the float tray and ensure that the hand is exposed to the players;
(f) the dealer shall then, in relation to each of the other players' hands in turn, counter clockwise from the player/banker's box, expose and match the hand;
(g) all losing wagers shall be picked up immediately and placed in the losing wager area, and the corresponding tiles placed in the dealer's work area;
(h) if a hand constitutes a push, the tiles shall be removed and placed in the dealer's work area and the wager shall remain;
(i) after all of the hands at the table have been exposed, the dealer shall pay, in accordance with rule 6.11, all winning wagers with chips from the losing wager area, box by box counter clockwise from the player/banker's box, picking up the tiles when payment is made and placing them in the dealer's work area. The sum remaining in the losing wager area shall be handed to the player/banker, less commission, in accordance with rule 6.14; and
(j) if there are insufficient funds in the losing wager area to pay winning wagers, the shortfall shall be taken from the player/banker's wager."
2.9 Rule 11.3 is hereby deleted and the following substituted:
"11.3 When the player/banker and the house are co-bankers:
(a) the chung shall be placed on the co-banker's box and the banker's tiles delivered to that box;
(b) after all of the other players have made their wagers, the co-banker shall make a wager by placing an amount equal to or greater than 50% of the total of those wagers in the co-banker's box;
(c) the dealer shall take the co-banker's wager, together with an equivalent amount from the float tray, and place them in the banker wager area;
(d) the dealer shall then move the banker's tiles to a position directly in front of the float tray;
(e) the dealer shall set the banker's hand in accordance with the house way after all of the other hands have been set, and may permit the co-banker to expose 2 of the 4 tiles in the hand before the hand is set;
(f) the dealer shall then, in relation to each of the other players' hands in turn, counter clockwise from the
co-banker's box, expose and match the hand;
(g) all losing wagers shall be picked up immediately and placed in the losing wager area, and the corresponding tiles placed in the dealer's work area;
(h) if a hand constitutes a push, the tiles shall be removed and placed in the dealer's work area and the wager shall remain;
(i) after all of the hands at the table have been exposed, the dealer shall pay, in accordance with rule 6.11, all winning wagers with chips from the losing wager area, box by box counter clockwise from the co-banker's box, picking up the tiles when payment is made and placing them in the dealer's work area;
(j) the total remaining in the losing wager area after settlement of the other players' wagers shall be divided equally between the co-bankers;
(k) the house's share of that sum, and the house's original wager, shall be returned to the float tray and the
co-banker's original wager returned to him/her. The sum remaining in the losing wager area shall be handed to the co-banker, less commission, in accordance with rule 6.14; and
(l) if there are insufficient funds in the losing wager area to pay winning wagers, the shortfall shall be taken from the co-banking wager. Any sum left after the settlement of all winning and losing wagers by the other players shall be divided in 2, and the house's portion placed in the float tray and the co-banker's portion handed back to him/her."
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
Schedule 3
New Zealand Gazette References
1. Supplement, 28 January 1998, No. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13
2. Supplement, 29 January 1998, No. 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20
3. Supplement, 29 January 1999, No. 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