N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-2.15
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
Section 13:69F-2.15 - Irregularities(a) A card found turned face upwards in the shoe shall not be used in the game and shall be placed in the discard rack or in a segregated area of the double shoe.(b) A card drawn in error without its face being exposed shall be used as though it were the next card from the shoe.(c) After the initial two cards have been dealt to each player and a card is drawn in error and exposed to the players, such card shall be dealt to the players or dealer as though it were the next card from the shoe. Any player refusing to accept such card shall not have any additional cards dealt to him or her during such round. If the card is refused by the players and the dealer cannot use the card, the card shall be burned.(d) If the dealer has seventeen and accidentally draws a card for himself or herself, such card shall be burned.(e) If the dealer misses dealing his or her first or second card to himself or herself, the dealer shall continue dealing the first two cards to each player, and then deal the appropriate number of cards to himself or herself.(f) If there are insufficient cards remaining in the shoe to complete a round of play, all of the cards in the discard rack or in a segregated area of the double shoe shall be shuffled and cut according to the procedures outlined in N.J.A.C. 13:69F-2.5, the first card shall be drawn face downwards and burned, and the dealer shall complete the round of play. If the cards are being dealt by hand and there are insufficient cards remaining in the deck(s) in use to complete a round of play, all the discarded cards from the deck(s) in use shall be shuffled by hand and cut according to the procedures outlined in N.J.A.C. 13:69F-2.5, the first card shall be drawn face downwards and burned, and the dealer shall complete the round of play. All cards shall then be reshuffled for the next round of play in the automated cards shuffling device.(g) If no cards are dealt to the player's hand, the hand is dead and the player shall be included in the next deal. If only one card is dealt to the player's hand, at the player's option, the dealer shall deal the second card to the player after all other players have received a second card.(h) Any round of play drawn from the inappropriate side of a double shoe shall be treated as if it were drawn from the appropriate side of the shoe and concluded.(i) If after receiving the first two cards and the dealer fails to deal an additional card(s) to a player who has requested such a card, then, at the player's option, the dealer shall either deal the additional card(s) after all other players have received their additional cards but prior to the dealer revealing his or her hole card, or call the player's hand dead and return the player's original wager.(j) If the dealer inserts his or her hole card into a card reader device when the value of his or her first card is not an ace, king, queen, jack, or 10, the dealer, after notification to a casino supervisor, shall:1. If the particular card reader device in use provides any player with the opportunity to determine the value of the hole card, call all hands dead, collect the cards and return each player's wager; or2. If the particular card reader device in use does not provide any player with the opportunity to determine the value of the hole card, continue play.(k) If a card reader device malfunctions the dealer may only continue dealing the game of blackjack at that table using the dealing procedures applicable when a card reader device is not in use.(l) If the dealer fails to move his or her original face up card to the area of the layout designated for the second or third hand of the round in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:69F-2.18, the round shall continue as if the original face up card was moved to the appropriate area of the layout.(m) If the dealer inadvertently picks up his or her original face up card and places it in the discard rack prior to the completion of the second or third hand of multiple action blackjack, the dealer shall immediately notify a casino supervisor assigned to that table. The casino supervisor shall remove the appropriate cards from the discard rack and reconstruct the last hand of play so as to determine the dealer's original face up card. The original face up card shall be placed in the appropriate area on the layout, and the remaining cards shall be returned to the discard rack. Play shall resume in accordance with the rules of this chapter.(n) If the light at a player's betting area on a blackjack table which offers the progressive blackjack wager is not operating properly, no progressive wager shall be permitted in that betting area.(o) If the bonus blackjack system fails to select or display a payout amount when the bonus blackjack button is pressed, and the amount of the payout cannot be ascertained by a casino supervisor from the table controller or otherwise, the patron's wager shall be paid at 21 to 1.(p) If a casino licensee implements the procedure by which one additional card is dealt face down to a hand on which a player has elected to double down pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:69F-2.10(c) and the dealer inadvertently deals such card face upwards, play shall continue and the player's wagers shall be resolved in completion of the round of play. N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-2.15