N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 5324.1

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

Section 5324.1 - Definitions

(a) The following words and terms, when used in this section, have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) 3rd street wager means an additional wager in Mississippi stud poker made by a player, in an amount equal to one, two or three times the amount of the player's ante wager, after the player has been dealt such player's initial two cards.

(2) 4th street wager means an additional wager in Mississippi stud poker made by a player, in an amount equal to one, two or three times the amount of the player's ante wager, after the first community card has been revealed by the dealer.

(3) 5th street wager means an additional wager in Mississippi stud poker made by a player, in an amount equal to one, two or three times the amount of the player's ante wager, after the second community card is revealed by the dealer.

(4) All-in means a player who has no funds remaining on the poker table to continue betting in a round of play but who still retains the right to contend for that portion of the pot in which the player has already placed a bet.

(5) Ante means a predetermined initial wager required to be made in a poker game prior to any cards being dealt in order to participate in the round of play.

(6) Bad beat means one or more pre-designated high-value poker hands that, when held by a player as a losing hand in a round of play, shall result in a bad beat payout if the gaming facility has elected to offer a bad beat payout at that poker table.

(7) Bank means the player in pai gow poker who elects to have the other players and dealer play against him or her and accepts the responsibility to pay all winning wagers.

(8) Banker hand bonus means a payout made to a player who placed an imperial pai gow bonus wager if the banker's seven cards form one of the qualifying hands, except that the banker hand bonus for a player banking a round of play shall be determined by the dealer's seven cards.

(9) Bet or bet wager means an action by which a player places chips, plaques or another form of wagering approved by the commission in a designated area to move toward the completion of a round or game.

(10) Betting round means a complete wagering cycle in a hand of poker after all players have called, folded or gone all-in.

(11) Blackjack or natural blackjack means an ace and any card having a point value of 10 dealt as the initial two cards to a player or a dealer, except an ace and a 10-point-value card dealt to a player who has split pairs.

(12) Blind or blind bet means a mandatory wager that is required to be made by players at specific betting positions in poker, and all players in other table games, that are required to be made prior to any cards being dealt to participate in the round of play or game.

(13) Bonus wager means an optional wager that players may make to qualify for additional payouts given a specified hand or outcome.

(14) Burn means to remove the top or next card from the deck or shoe and discard such card face down.

(15) Burn card means a card taken from the top of a deck or the next card of a dealing shoe that is discarded face down and is not in play.

(16) Button means an object that is moved clockwise around the table to denote an imaginary dealer to determine the betting and dealing sequence.

(17) Call means a wager made in an amount equal to the immediately preceding wager.

(18) Check means that a player waives the right to make or place a wager but retains the right to remain in that game or round of play.

(19) Co-banking means the bank and the dealer each cover 50 percent of all winning pai gow wagers.

(20) Come out point means a total of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 rolled in craps by the shooter on the come out roll.

(21) Come out roll means the first roll of the dice in craps at the opening of the game and the first roll of the dice after a decision with respect to pass bet and don't pass bet has been affected.

(22) Come point means a total of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 rolled in craps by the shooter on the next roll following placement of a come bet or don't come bet.

(23) Common card means, in any game of stud poker, a card that is dealt face up if there are insufficient cards left in the deck to deal each player a card individually and that can be used by all players at the showdown.

(24) Community card means any card that is dealt face up and can be used by each player to form such player's best hand.

(25) Copy hand means a hand of a player in Asia poker, pai gow poker or pai gow tiles that is identical in rank or point value to the corresponding hand of the dealer.

(26) Cover card means an opaque plastic card used during the cut process and to conceal the bottom card of the deck.

(27) Curator means the player in baccarat who accepts the dealing shoe and who is responsible for dealing the cards in accordance with this Part and the instructions of the dealer calling the game.

(28) Dead hand means four tiles in pai gow poker that are placed in a separate area located to the left of the dealer or any hand dealt that is deemed no longer in play, such as a fouled hand in poker.

(29) Dragon 7 means a banker's hand in a baccarat game that has a point count of seven with a total of three cards dealt and the player's hand that has a point count of less than seven.

(30) Draw means, in any game of draw poker, an exchange by a player of cards held in such player's hand, after the initial round of betting, for an equal number of new cards from the deck or in other card games, the additional cards taken by a player or dealer to complete a hand.

(31) Envy bonus means an additional fixed sum payout made to a player in a poker game who placed an authorized wager in a predetermined amount that shall win if an envy bonus qualifying hand is reached.

(32) Envy bonus qualifying hand means a player's hand in a poker game with a rank included in the pay table selected by the gaming facility.

(33) EZ baccarat means a variation of baccarat in which vigorish is not collected.

(34) Flop means the first three community cards dealt face up in a poker game in the area designated for the placement of the community cards.

(35) Flop wager means the second wager in Texas hold 'em bonus poker, equal to twice the amount of the player's ante, that is required to be made prior to the flop being dealt in order to continue participation in the round of play.

(36) Flush means two, three, four, five or seven cards of the same suit prescribed by each type of poker game.

(37) Fold means the withdrawal of a player from a poker game or round of play by discarding such player's cards and not placing any further wagers.

(38) Forced bet or bring in means a wager that is required to start the wagering on the first betting round in a poker game.

(39) Fouled hand means a hand in a poker game that either has an improper number of cards or has come into contact with other cards in such a way as to render it impossible to determine accurately which cards are contained in the hand.

(40) Four of a kind means four cards of the same rank.

(41) Half-kill means when one player wins an entire qualifying pot in a poker game, the betting limits are increased by one-half the posted table wagering limits for the next hand and remain in effect until a pot is split between one player winning the high hand and another player winning the low hand or until a pot does not qualify in amount.

(42) Hand means the two, three, four, five, six or seven cards formed by the combination of cards owned by the player or dealer and the community cards offered, if applicable, that make the highest-ranking combination for that poker game.

(43) High hand jackpot payout means the total of the contribution collected during a qualifying period in a poker game that is payable to one or more players upon the occurrence of a qualifying high hand.

(44) High hand, for the following games, means:

(i) in the game of pai gow poker, the five-card hand that is formed from the seven cards dealt so as to rank equal to or higher than the two-card low hand;

(ii) in the game of Asia poker, the four-card hand formed by the player or dealer from the seven cards that was dealt, so that the four-card hand is higher in rank than the medium hand and low hand;

(iii) in the game of pai gow tiles, the two-tile hand formed with two of the four tiles dealt so as to rank higher than the hand formed from the remaining two tiles.

(45) High-low split means a form of poker in which there is a winner for both the highest and lowest-ranking hands.

(46) Hole card means a card dealt face down to the dealer or player.

(47) Initial wager means the wager that must be made by a player prior to any cards being dealt in order to participate in the round of play.

(48) Kill means when one player wins an entire qualifying pot in a poker game, the betting limits are twice the posted table wagering limits for the next hand and remain in effect until a pot is split between one player winning the high hand and another player winning the low hand or until a pot does not qualify in amount.

(49) Lammer means a small plastic disc with numbers or words that are normally used for markers.

(50) Let it ride means that a player chooses not to take back a wager in a poker game that may be withdrawn.

(51) Low hand means the one-card or two-card hand formed by the player or dealer in a poker game from the seven cards that are dealt, so that the one-card or two-card hand is lower in rank than the high hand and the medium hand, if applicable.

(52) Low means a game of poker in which the highest-ranking low hand wins the pot.

(53) Medium hand means the two-card hand formed by the player or dealer in Asia poker from the seven cards that are dealt so that the two-card hand is lower in rank than the high hand and higher in rank than the low hand.

(54) Natural means a hand in baccarat or mini baccarat that has a point count of eight or nine on the first two cards dealt.

(55) Opening bet means the first bet in a round of play.

(56) Original deal means the first card that is dealt to each player and the dealer in a poker game to determine the initial wager in a round of play.

(57) Pai gow insurance wager means an optional wager in a pai gow game where the player's seven cards form a seven-card hand with a rank of ace or lower (a pai gow), for which a payout will be awarded, regardless of the manner in which the player sets the high hand and the low hand and regardless of the outcome of the player's pai gow poker wager.

(58) Pair means two cards of the same rank.

(59) Pair plus wager means the wager that a player may make in three-card poker prior to any cards being dealt in order to compete against a posted pay table, regardless of the outcome of the player's hand against the dealer.

(60) Panda 8 means a player's hand in baccarat that has a point count of eight with a total of three cards dealt and the banker's hand that has a point count of less than eight.

(61) Play wager means an additional wager in a game of poker that a player shall make if the player opts to remain in competition against the dealer.

(62) Player hand bonus means a payout made to a player who placed an imperial pai gow bonus wager if a five-card hand, formed from the player's seven cards, is one of the qualifying hands.

(63) Pot means the amount that is awarded to the winning player or players in a poker game at the conclusion of a round of play and is equal to the total amount anted or bet by the players during the round of play, less any rake extracted and, if applicable, any amount contributed to a bad beat payout fund.

(64) Premium qualifying poker hand means a five-card or seven-card poker hand with a rank of four-of-a-kind or higher formed from the seven cards dealt to a player.

(65) Progressive payout hand means a hand in a game of poker predetermined by the gaming facility that results in a payout from the progressive total.

(66) Protected hand means a hand of cards in a game of poker that the player is physically holding or has placed under one or more chips.

(67) Push means a tie between the hand of the player and that of the dealer.

(68) Qualifying hand means a dealer's hand in a game of poker containing a minimum predetermined value of cards.

(69) Qualifying high hand means a high hand in a game of poker held by any player or players during a qualifying period that may result in a high hand jackpot payout.

(70) Qualifying period means a duration of time in a game of poker, as specified in the gaming facility's approved system of internal controls, when the gaming facility offers a high hand jackpot payout.

(71) Qualifying poker hand means a five-card or seven-card poker hand in pai gow poker with a rank of straight or higher formed from the seven cards dealt to a player.

(72) Queens up wager means the wager that a player is required to make in crazy 4 poker prior to any cards being dealt to compete against a posted pay table, regardless of the outcome of the player's hand against the dealer's hand.

(73) Raise means a bet in a game of poker in an amount greater than the immediately preceding bet in that betting round.

(74) Rake means the amount of chips, plaques or coin collected by the dealer as poker revenue.

(75) Rank or ranking means the relative position of a card, group of cards or hand.

(76) River or river card means the fifth and final community card dealt face up to the designated area of the layout in a game of poker.

(77) River wager means the fourth wager in Texas hold 'em bonus poker equal to the amount of the player's ante that the player may place prior to the river card being dealt.

(78) Round of play means one complete cycle of play in a game of poker during which all wagers have been placed, all cards have been dealt and all remaining wagers have been paid or collected in accordance with this Part.

(79) Second highest or low hand means the two tile hand formed with two of the four tiles dealt at the game of pai gow so as to rank lower than the hand formed from the remaining two tiles.

(80) Set or setting the hands means the process of forming the cards or tiles into a high, low and, if applicable, medium hand in the appropriate betting area.

(81) Seven-card bonus wager means an optional wager where the player's seven-card hand forms a five-card poker hand (best five cards out of seven cards) for which a payout is awarded without regard to the manner in which the player sets the high hand and the low hand and without regard to the outcome of the player's pai gow poker wager.

(82) Showdown means the action of revealing the hands of each player in a game of poker in order to determine who shall win the pot.

(83) Side pot means a separate pot in a game of poker formed when one or more players are all-in.

(84) Six-card bonus wager means an optional wager that a player will form a five-card poker hand listed on a posted payout table from the three cards dealt to the dealer and the three cards dealt to the player during that round of play.

(85) Soft total means the total point count of a hand in blackjack containing an ace when the ace is counted as 11 in value.

(86) Straight flush means two, three, four, five or seven cards of the same suit in consecutive rank prescribed by each game of poker.

(87) Straight means two, three, four, five or seven cards in consecutive rank prescribed by the rules of the game of poker.

(88) Stub means the remaining portion of the deck after all cards in a round of play in a game of poker have been dealt.

(89) Suit means one of the four categories of cards: club, diamond, heart or spade.

(90) Suited match means two cards of the same rank and suit.

(91) Supreme pair means the pair of tiles that form the highest-ranking hand in the game of pai gow and shall be formed with the six (2-4) tile and the three (1 -2) tile.

(92) Switch means a player's one-time option to have the second cards dealt to that player's two blackjack hands exchanged with each other, thus creating two new blackjack hands.

(93) Table stakes means the currency, chips and plaques on the table that are in play. A player may not subtract from such player's currency, chips or plaques at any time during a round of play.

(94) Three-of-a-kind means three cards of the same rank in a game of poker.

(95) Tie means the rank of a player's card or cards and the rank of the dealer's card or cards or other player's cards in poker are equal.

(96) Tie wager means an optional wager in a game of baccarat, mini-baccarat, midi-baccarat and casino war, made at the same time as an initial wager or war wager, that the deal on which the tie wager is made will result in a tie hand.

(97) Trips wager means an optional wager in ultimate Texas hold 'em that a player may make prior to any cards being dealt that the player's best five-card hand will be a three-of-a-kind or better, with a winning trips wager being paid in accordance with a posted pay table regardless of the outcome of the player's hand against the dealer's hand.

(98) Turn or turn card means the fourth community card dealt face up to the designated area of the layout in a game of poker.

(99) Turn wager means the third wager in Texas hold 'em bonus poker, equal to the amount of the player's ante, that a player may place prior to the turn card being dealt.

(100) Up card means any card dealt to a player face up.

(101) Value means the numerical point value assigned to a pair of tiles in a game of pai gow tiles.

(102) War deal means the deal of the cards that follows the placement of a war wager in a game of casino war.

(103) War or go to war means the decision of a player to place a war wager in a game of casino war when there is a tie hand on the original deal.

(104) War wager means a wager in a game of casino war, equal in amount to the player's initial wager, that is required to be made if the player elects to go to war.

(b) All definitions set forth in section 5300.1 of this Subchapter apply.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 5324.1

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