New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE
Subchapter 20 - CONDUCT OF CASINO NIGHTS
Section 13:47-20.18 - Method for opening card game tables

1. After receiving the cards at the table, the dealer shall sort and inspect the cards and the supervising class "A" operator shall verify the inspection;

2. Following the inspection of the cards by the dealer and the verification by the supervising class "A" operator, the cards shall be spread out face up on the table, according to suit and in sequence, for visual inspection by the first player to be seated at the table;

3. Immediately prior to the commencement of play and not before a player is afforded an opportunity to visually inspect the cards from each deck at the table, each deck shall be separately turned face down on the table, mixed thoroughly and stacked;

4. Each deck of cards shall be shuffled and cut in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter;

5. If an automated shuffling device is being used, one of the decks shall be cut in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter and the other deck shall be placed or left in the automated shuffling device for the next round of play; and

6. If an automated shuffling device is not being used, one of the decks shall be cut in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter and the other deck shall be maintained for subsequent use. In the alternative, a casino night holder may mix, shuffle and cut only the deck intended for immediate use and maintain the other deck for rotation into the game. Upon rotation, prior to being dealt, the other deck shall be mixed, shuffled and cut.