N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-2B.6

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:69F-2B.6 - Procedure for dealing the cards

(a) All cards used in Switch Hands Blackjack shall be dealt from a dealing shoe specifically designed for such purpose and located on the table to the left of the dealer.

(b) The dealer shall remove cards from the shoe with his or her left hand, turn them face upwards, excepting the "switch hands" cards, which shall remain face-down, and then place them on the appropriate area of the layout with his or her right hand, except that the dealer has the option to deal hit cards to the first two betting spots with his or her left hand.

(c) After each full set of cards is placed in the shoe, the dealer shall remove the first card from the shoe face downwards and place it in the discard rack, which shall be located on the table immediately to the right of the dealer. Each new dealer who comes to the table shall also burn one card as described in this subsection before the new dealer deals any cards to the players. The burn card shall be disclosed if requested by a player. This procedure shall not be applicable to the "Bart Carter shuffle."

(d) At the commencement of each round of play, the dealer shall, starting on his or her left and continuing around the table, deal the cards in the following order:

1. One card face down to each player;

2. A second card face down to each player;

3. One card face upwards to each designated area on the layout in which a wager is contained;

4. One card face upwards to the dealer;

5. A second card face upwards to each designated area in which a wager is contained, which card shall be dealt so as to overlap the lower left-hand corner of the first card, as seen from the dealer's point of view; and

6. One face-down card to the dealer.

(e) Immediately after cards are dealt in accordance with (d) above, to each player, and before any card reader device is utilized and any additional cards are dealt to any player or the dealer, the dealer shall collect all Switch Hands Blackjack antes.

(f) Beginning with the farthest eligible player to the dealer's left and continuing in a clockwise direction, the dealer shall ask each player whether the player wants to discard his or her two face-up cards and play the two face-down cards, which shall be indicated by the appropriate hand signal, and if the player chooses to discard the two face-up cards and play the two face-down cards, the dealer shall remove the two face-up cards and place them in the discard rack and turn over the two face-down cards. If the player chooses to play the face-up cards, the dealer shall remove the face-down cards to the discard rack without turning them over. Each player shall make his or her choice before any other cards are dealt and before the dealer asks for insurance bets or checks the dealer's down card with the card-reader device.

(g) After each player has declared his or her intention to either switch hands or play his or her two face-up cards, each player may make an insurance bet pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:69F-2.9.

(h) After all insurance bets have been made, the dealer shall, beginning from his or her left, announce the point total of the hand of each player. Insurance bets are determined only after all players have chosen to either play their two face-up cards or switch hands.

(i) Insurance bets shall then be determined, after which play shall resume in the normal manner with players either standing, hitting, splitting, doubling down, or surrendering.

(j) After the decisions of each player have been implemented and all additional player cards have been dealt, the dealer shall play out his or her hand in the normal manner. Any additional cards authorized to be dealt to the hand of the dealer shall be dealt face upwards at this time, after which the dealer shall announce the total point count for the hand of the dealer.

(k) Beginning with the player farthest to the dealer's right and continuing in a counter-clockwise direction, the dealer shall collect all losing bets, pay all winning bets, and "push" or return all tying bets, excepting when the dealer and player both have blackjacks, in which case the player is paid at odds of 1 to 2.

(l) At the conclusion of a round of play, all cards still remaining on the layout shall be picked up by the dealer in order and in such a way that they can be readily arranged to indicate each hand of each player in case of a question or dispute. The dealer shall pick up the cards beginning with those of the player farthest to the dealer's right and moving counter-clockwise around the table. After all the cards of the players have been collected, the dealer shall pick up his or her cards and place them on the top of the players' cards and place all of them in the discard rack.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-2B.6

Adopted by 48 N.J.R. 1947(a), effective 9/19/2016