N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 5324.37

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 5324.37 - Caribbean stud poker

(a) Equipment and layout.

(1) Caribbean stud poker shall be played at a table having on one side betting positions for no more than seven players and on the opposite side a place for the dealer.

(2) In addition to the requirements set forth in subdivision (a) of 5324.30 of this Part, the layout for a Caribbean stud poker shall contain, at a minimum:

(i) a separate designated betting area at each betting position for the placement of ante wagers;

(ii) a separate designated betting area located immediately behind each ante betting area from the dealer's perspective for the placement of bet wagers; and

(iii) inscriptions that describe the payout limit and that the bet wager is void unless dealer has an ace, king or better.

(3) Each Caribbean stud poker table shall have an approved table game progressive payout wager system for the placement of progressive wagers as set forth in subdivision (/) of section 5324.2 of this Part. A table game progressive payout wager system shall include, without limitation:

(i) a wagering device at each betting position that acknowledges or accepts the placement of the progressive wager;

(ii) a control device that controls or monitors the placement of progressive wagers at the gaming table, including a mechanism, such as a lock-out button, that prevents the recognition of any progressive wager that a player attempts to place after the dealer has announced "no more bets;" and

(iii) written procedures for the operation and use of the system and the system's components.

(b) Caribbean stud poker rankings.

(1) For the determination of winning hands, the rank of the cards used in Caribbean stud poker, from highest to lowest rank, shall be: ace, king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2; provided, however, that an ace may be used to complete a straight flush or straight formed with a 2, 3, 4 and 5. An ace, however, may not be combined with any other sequence of cards for purposes of determining a winning hand.

(2) The permissible poker hands at the game of Caribbean stud poker, in order of highest to lowest rank, are:

(i) royal flush, a hand consisting of an ace, king, queen, jack and 10 of the same suit;

(ii) straight flush, a hand consisting of five cards of the same suit in consecutive ranking, with king, queen, jack, 10 and 9 being the highest-ranking straight flush and ace, 2, 3, 4 and 5 being the lowest-ranking straight flush;

(iii) four of a kind, a hand consisting of four cards of the same rank, with four aces being the highest-ranking four of a kind and four 2s being the lowest-ranking four of a kind;

(iv) full house, a hand consisting of three of a kind and a pair, with three aces and two kings being the highest-ranking full house and three 2s and two threes being the lowest-ranking full house;

(v) flush, a hand consisting of five cards of the same suit;

(vi) straight, a hand consisting of five cards of consecutive rank, regardless of suit, with an ace, king, queen, jack and 10 being the highest-ranking straight and an ace, two, three, four and five being the lowest-ranking straight.

(vii) three of a kind, a hand consisting of three cards of the same rank, with three aces being the highest-ranking three of a kind and three 2s being the lowest-ranking three of a kind;

(viii) two pairs, a hand containing two pairs, with two aces and two kings being the highest-ranking two pairs and two 3s and two 2s being the lowest-ranking two pairs; and

(ix) pair, a hand containing two cards of the same rank, with two aces being the highest-ranking pair and two 2s being the lowest-ranking pair.

(3) When comparing two hands that are of identical poker hand rank pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision, or that contain none of the hands authorized in this subdivision, the hand that contains the highest-ranking card as provided in paragraph (1) of this subdivision that is not contained in the other hand shall be considered the higher-ranking hand. If the hands are of identical rank after the application of this subdivision, the hands shall be considered a push or standoff.

(c) Wagers.

(1) All wagers at Caribbean stud poker shall be made by placing chips or plaques, and, if applicable, table game promotional coupons on the appropriate betting areas of the table layout.

(2) Upon placing an ante wager, a player may place a progressive payout wager designated for that player or redeem a progressive wager coupon.

(3) A bet wager shall be made in accordance with subdivision (e) of this section.

(4) A player shall not be permitted to play more than one hand per round of play.

(5) Only players who are seated at the Caribbean stud poker table may place a wager on the game. Once a player has placed a wager and received cards, that player shall remain seated until the completion of the round of play.

(d) Procedures for dealing the cards. In addition to the requirements set forth in subdivisions (d) and (e) of section 5324.2 of this Part, the dealer shall deal the cards as follows:

(1) If using a manual dealing shoe or dealing from the hand, the dealer shall, starting with the player farthest to the dealer's left and continuing around the table in a clockwise manner, deal the cards as follows:

(i) one card face down to each player;

(ii) one card face up to an area directly in front of the chip tray designated for the dealer's hand;

(iii) a second card face down to each player directly on top of that player's first card;

(iv) a second card face down to the dealer to the right of the dealer's first card dealt face up; and

(v) a third, fourth and fifth card, in succession, face down to each player and the dealer directly on top of the preceding card dealt face down.

(2) If using an automated dealing shoe, the automated dealing shoe shall dispense cards in stacks of five cards. The dealer shall deliver the first stack of cards dispensed by the automated dealing shoe face down to the player farthest to the dealer's left who has placed a wager. As the remaining stacks are dispensed to the dealer by the automated dealing shoe, the dealer shall, moving clockwise around the table, deliver a stack face down to each of the other players who has placed a wager. The dealer shall then deliver a stack of five cards face down to the area designated for the dealer's hand.

(3) The stack of five cards comprising the dealer's hand shall then be spread in a row directly in front of the chip tray with the top card to the dealer's right and the bottom card to the dealer's left. The dealer shall then expose the bottom card of the dealer's hand and the round of play shall proceed.

(e) Bet wagers; procedure for completion of each round of play; collection and payment of wagers.

(1) After the dealing procedures have been completed but before the dealer exposes the hole cards, each player shall, after an opportunity to examine such player's cards, either place a bet wager in the designated betting area or fold and forfeit such player's ante wager. If a player folds, the dealer shall collect the entire ante wager and place such wager in the chip tray. The folded hand shall then be collected immediately by the dealer, checked to ensure five cards are discarded and placed in the discard rack.

(2) Once each player has had the opportunity to examine such player's cards and placed the five cards face down on the appropriate area of the layout after placing a bet wager, such player shall not touch the cards again.

(3) After all players have either placed a bet wager or folded, the dealer shall turn over and reveal the dealer's hole cards and set the highest-ranking poker hand.

(4) Following the reveal of the hold cards, the dealer shall turn over the player's cards, starting with the player farthest to the dealer's right. If the dealer has a qualifying hand:

(i) All losing wagers shall immediately be collected by the dealer and placed in the chip tray. All losing hands shall then be collected immediately by the dealer and placed in the discard rack. Ante and bet wagers made by a player shall lose if the qualifying hand of the dealer has a hand rank that is higher than the hand rank of that player.

(ii) If the hand rank of the player ties with that of the dealer's qualifying hand, the hand of the player shall be a push. The dealer shall not collect or pay the wagers, but shall immediately collect the cards of that player after all losing wagers and hands have been collected.

(iii) After all losing wagers and pushes have been settled, all winning wagers shall be paid. Any wager made by a player shall win if the hand of the player has a hand rank higher than that of the dealer's qualifying hand. All winning hands shall remain face up on the layout until all winning ante, bet wagers and, if applicable, progressive payout wagers are paid. The gaming facility shall pay out winning wagers at no less than the odds listed in subdivision (g) of this section. The dealer shall pay all winning wagers beginning with the player farthest to the right of the dealer and continuing counter-clockwise around the table. After paying all winning ante and bet wagers, the dealer shall collect immediately the cards of all winning players and place such cards in the discard rack, together with the remaining cards in the deck used for that round of play.

(5) If, after the hole cards are revealed, the dealer does not have a qualifying hand:

(i) it shall be the option of the gaming facility whether or not the dealer shall turn over the player's cards. If the gaming facility elects not to turn over all the player's cards, the dealer shall be required to turn over the cards of any player who has made a progressive wager;

(ii) the dealer shall immediately announce "no hand" and shall pay all ante wagers at payouts odds of 1:1, beginning with the player farthest to the dealer's right and continuing counter-clockwise. All bet wagers shall be considered void and the dealer shall neither collect nor pay such wagers;

(iii) after paying all ante wagers, the dealer shall collect immediately the cards of all players and place such cards in the discard rack, together with the remaining cards in the deck used for the round of play; provided, however, if a player has won a progressive payout that is not being paid from the chip tray, the cards of such player shall not be collected until the necessary documentation has been completed.

(6) All cards collected by the dealer shall be picked up in order and placed in the discard rack in such a way that such cards readily can be arranged to reconstruct each hand in the event of a question or dispute.

(f) Progressive payout.

(1) The gaming facility shall pay out winning progressive wagers at no less than the odds listed in paragraph (4) of subdivision (g) of this section and prior to the collection of the cards by the dealer.

(2) Prior to paying a progressive payout hand, the dealer shall:

(i) verify that the hand is a winning hand;

(ii) verify that the appropriate light on the acceptor device has been illuminated; and

(iii) have a gaming facility supervisor validate the progressive payout pursuant to the gaming facility's approved system of internal controls.

(3) Any winning progressive payout wager shall be paid without regard to the rank of the hand of the dealer, even if the dealer does not have a qualifying hand.

(g) Payout odds; rate of progression; payout limitation.

(1) A gaming facility shall pay out winning ante wagers at payout odds of 1:1.

(2) Subject to the payout limitation in paragraph (3) of this subdivision, a gaming facility shall pay each winning bet wager at no less than the following odds:

Hand	Payout
One pair or less	1:1
Two pair	2:1
Three of a kind	3:1
Straight	4:1
Flush	5:1
Full house	7:1
Four of a kind	20:1
Straight flush	50:1
Royal flush	100:1

(3) Notwithstanding the posted payout odds in paragraph (2) of this subdivision, the payout limit on each bet wager for any hand shall be no less than either the minimum amount or the maximum amount that one player could win per round when betting the minimum permissible wager, whichever is greater.

(4) A gaming facility shall pay out winning progressive payouts at no less than the following amounts:

Hand	Payout
Flush	$50
Full house	$100
Four of a kind	$500
Straight flush	Either 10% of the progressive jackpot or $5,000, as designated in the gaming facility's approved system of internal controls
Royal flush	100% of the progressive jackpot

(5) The rate of progression for the progressive meter used for the progressive payouts in shall be no less than 70 percent. The initial and reset amount shall be established by each gaming facility.

(6) Winning progressive payout hands shall be paid in accordance with the amount on the meter when it is the player's turn to be paid; provided, however, if more than one player at a table has a royal flush progressive payout hand, each player shall share equally in the amount on the progressive meter when the first player with a royal flush is to be paid.

(h) Irregularities. If any player is dealt an incorrect number of cards, such player's hand shall be void. If the dealer is dealt four cards of the five-card hand, the dealer shall deal an additional card to complete the hand. Any other misdeal to the dealer shall result in all hands being void and the cards shall be re-shuffled.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 5324.37

Adopted New York State Register November 16, 2016/Volume XXXVIII, Issue 46, eff. 11/16/2016