Pursuant to section 63 of the Casino Control Act 1990, the Casino Control Authority resolved on 18 June 2004, 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 28 June 2004.
2. Division 6-Caribbean Stud Poker
2.1 Rule 3.3 of this division is amended by deleting subparagraph (c) and substituting:
"(c) for wagers on the progressive jackpot by the areas designated for such wagers as shown in the appendix."
2.2 Rule 3.5 is amended by deleting subparagraph (c) and substituting:
"(c) include an indicator light at each progressive jackpot wagering area, which shall light up to indicate that a wager on the progressive jackpot has been made."
2.3 Rule 9.2 is amended by deleting subparagraph (a) and substituting:
"(a) collect the player's progressive jackpot wager from the layout (where applicable);"
2.4 Rule 10.6 is amended by deleting subparagraph (a) and substituting:
"(a) collect the player's jackpot wager from the layout (where applicable), unless the hand qualifies for a jackpot payout;"
2.5 Rule 10.7 is amended by deleting subparagraph (a) and substituting:
"(a) collect the player's jackpot wager from the layout (where applicable), unless the hand qualifies for a jackpot payout;"
2.6 Rule 10.8 is amended by deleting subparagraph (a) and substituting:
"(a) collect the player's jackpot wager from the layout (where applicable), unless the hand qualifies for a jackpot payout;"
2.7 Rule 11.3 is deleted and the following rule substituted:
"11.3 Jackpot wagers shall be made by placing a chip of the correct denomination on or in the designated wagering area corresponding to the wagering area for the player's ante wager."
2.8 Rule 11.4 is amended by deleting the words "once a chip of the correct denomination has been placed in the slot the coin indicator light will be illuminated" and substituting "once a chip of the correct denomination has been placed on or in the designated wagering area an indicator light will be illuminated".
2.9 Rule 11.5 is amended by deleting the words "relevant coin indicator light is illuminated after the wager has been placed in the slot" and substituting "relevant indicator light is illuminated after the wager has been placed on or in the designated wagering area".
2.10 Rule 11.12 is amended by deleting the sentence "When the progressive jackpot is being operated manually and a hand qualifies for a jackpot payout, the wager on the jackpot shall be collected after the payout has been made."
2.11 The appendix to the division is deleted and the appendix to this notice substituted:
3. Division 7-Tournament Play
3.1 The index to this division is amended by deleting the references to Section 8 and Section 9 and renumbering Section
10 as Section 8.
3.2 Rule 2.2 is amended by deleting the word "and" at the end of subparagraph (h) and inserting at the end of
subparagraph (i):
"; and
(j) the version of play in baccarat (i.e. whether mini, midi or full baccarat)".
3.3 The division is amended by deleting sections 8, 9 and 10 and substituting the following section:
"8.0 Application-Baccarat
8.1 Subject to rule 8.2:
(a) the general rules contained in division 1 of these rules; and
(b) the rules of baccarat contained in division 5 of these rules,
shall apply to the game of tournament baccarat. Where there is an inconsistency between any rule contained in this division and any of the general rules or the rules of baccarat, the rules in this division shall prevail when tournament baccarat is being played.
8.2 The following rules shall not apply to the game of tournament baccarat:
(a) section 9 and rules 10.2 and 10.4 of division 1; and
(b) rules 5.2 (c), 5.2 (d), 5.4, 5.6, 5.8, 5.9, 5.17, 5.18, 7.1, 7.3 and 11.2 of division 5.
8.3 The following equipment shall also be used in the game:
(a) a betting marker, which shall be used to indicate the player at the table who is to make the first bet at the beginning of a round, pursuant to rules 4.7 and 4.8; and
(b) where the duration of a session is determined by a number of shoes, a shoe number indicator which shall indicate to the players at the table which shoe (whether the first, second and so on) of the session is in play at that time.
8.4 The dealer shall shuffle the cards so that they are randomly intermixed, in accordance with rule 6.3 of division 5 of the rules:
(a) immediately before the start of the session;
(b) at the end of the round following the round during which the cutting card or the first of the cutting cards, as the case may be, is reached in the shoe;
(c) at the discretion of the casino supervisor following any period during which the table has been vacant."
Schedule 2
Casinos
Casino Address of Premises
Christchurch Casino 30-38 Victoria Street, Christchurch
SKYCITY Auckland 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
SKYCITY Queenstown Casino The property situated at Beach Street and Cow Lane, Queenstown
SKYCITY Hamilton 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
21. Amendment No. 15, 29 May 2003, No. 57
22. Amendment No. 16, 2 October 2003, No. 139
23. Amendment No. 17, 20 November 2003, No. 157
24. Amendment No. 18, 18 December 2003, No. 173
25. Amendment No. 19, Supplement, 19 May 2004, No. 56