Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The
following words and terms as used for the game of caribbean stud poker shall
have the following meanings:
"Ante wager" means the initial wager placed prior to any
cards being dealt in order to participate in the round of play.
"Bet wager" means an additional wager made by a player, in an
amount double the player's ante wager, after all cards for the round of play
have been dealt but before the dealer's hole cards are exposed.
"Fold" means the withdrawal of a player from a round of play
by discarding the player's hand after all cards have been dealt, but prior to
placing a bet wager.
"Hand" means the five card hand dealt to each player and the
dealer.
"Hole card" means any of the four cards which are dealt face
down to the dealer.
"Qualifying hand" means a dealer's hand with a rank of ace,
king, four, three and two or better.
"Rank" or "ranking" means the relative position of a card or
group of cards.
"Round of play" or "round" means one complete cycle of play
during which all players have placed ante-wagers, been dealt a hand, have
folded or placed bet wagers upon it, and have had their wagers paid off or
collected in accordance with the rules of this subchapter.
"Stub" means the cards remaining in a deck after all cards in
a round of play have been dealt.
(b) The following equipment shall be used in
the game of caribbean stud poker:
1. Two decks
of cards with backs of the same color and design;
2. One cutting card of an opaque solid color,
readily distinguishable from the color of the backs and edges of the playing
cards and each other;
3. A table
with a caribbean stud poker layout; and
4. A discard rack.
(c) The following equipment is optional in
the game of caribbean stud poker:
1. A
dealing shoe; and
2. An automated
shuffling device.
(d)
The dealer shall:
1. Shuffle, cut and deal
the cards in accordance with
13:47-20.18 and the method of play
in (g) below;
2. Be responsible for
the operation of the game in accordance with the provisions of this
subchapter;
3. Take a position at
the table opposite the players; and
4. Collect all losing wagers and pay all
winning wagers.
(e)
Players shall keep the five cards dealt in full view of the dealer at all
times, examine the cards dealt and place the five cards down on the appropriate
area of the layout.
(f) Players
shall not touch the cards once they have been placed down on the layout or
exchange or communicate information regarding the player's hand prior to
revealing the hole cards.
(g) Any
violation of (e) or (f) above shall result in a forfeiture of all
wagers.
(h) The method of play for
the game of caribbean stud poker shall be as follows:
1. Only one deck of cards shall be used at a
time.
2. A player shall not be
permitted to play more than one hand per round of play.
3. Only players who are seated at the
caribbean stud poker table may place a wager at 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.
4.
The permissible poker hands at the game of caribbean stud poker, in order of
highest to lowest rank, shall be: royal flush, straight flush, four-of-a-kind,
full house, flush, straight, three-of-a-kind, two pairs, and one
pair.
5. Players place initial ante
wagers in the "ante" betting area of the table. All ante wagers shall be placed
prior to the dealer announcing "no more bets".
6. The dealer shall deal the first card face
down to the player farthest to the left of the dealer and then, moving
clockwise around the table, deal each remaining player a card, face down. The
dealer shall then deal one card face down to an area directly in front of the
table inventory container designated for the dealer's hand. This procedure
shall be repeated until all players have received five cards face down. The
dealer's fifth card shall be dealt face up. The cards shall be dealt to each
player on top of that player's preceding card.
7. After five cards have been dealt to each
player and the dealer, the dealer shall remove the stub from play and place it
in the discard rack without exposing the cards.
8. Each player shall, after examining his or
her cards, either place a "bet" wager or fold. If a player folds, the player
shall forfeit his or her ante wager which shall be collected by the dealer and
placed in the table inventory container. A folded hand shall then be
immediately collected by the dealer and placed in the discard rack. If a player
decides to place a "bet" wager, the "bet" wager shall be in an amount exactly
twice that of the "ante" wager.
9.
After all players have either placed a bet wager or folded, the dealer shall
turn over and reveal his or her hole cards and determine the highest ranking
poker hand.
10. Except as otherwise
provided below, after the dealer's hole cards are revealed, the dealer shall,
starting with the player farthest to his or her right, turn over the player's
cards and, if the dealer has a qualifying hand:
i. All losing wagers shall immediately be
collected by the dealer;
ii. All
losing hands shall then be immediately collected by the dealer and placed in
the discard rack; and
iii. Ante and
bet wagers made by a player shall be lost if the qualifying hand of the dealer
has a hand rank which is higher than the hand of that player.
11. If the hand of the player ties
with that of the dealer's qualifying hand, the player's hand 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.
12. After all losing
wagers and pushes have been resolved, all winning wagers shall be paid. All
winning hands shall remain face up on the layout until all winning ante and bet
wagers are paid. Winning wagers shall be paid in accordance with the payout
odds posted. The dealer shall pay all winning wagers beginning with the player
farthest to the right of the dealer and continuing counterclockwise around the
table. After paying all winning ante and bet wagers, the dealer shall
immediately collect the cards of all winning players and place them in the
discard rack together with the remaining cards in the deck used for that round
of play.
13. All cards collected by
the dealer shall be picked up in order and placed in the discard rack in such a
way that they can be readily arranged to reconstruct each hand in the event of
a question or dispute.
(i) Payouts on winning wagers in the game of
caribbean stud poker shall be as follows:
1.
Winning ante wagers shall be paid at payout odds of 1 to 1.
2. Subject to the payout limitation below,
each winning wager at the game of caribbean stud poker shall be paid at payout
odds no less than the odds listed below:
| Wager | Payout Odds |
| Royal Flush | 100 to 1 |
| Straight Flush | 50 to 1 |
| Four-of-a-kind | 20 to 1 |
| Full House | 7 to 1 |
| Flush | 5 to 1 |
| Straight | 4 to 1 |
| Three-of-a-kind | 3 to 1 |
| Two Pair | 2 to 1 |
| One Pair or less | 1 to 1 |
(j)
The following restrictions shall apply to the method of play:
1. If a hole card is exposed prior to the
dealer announcing "No more bets," all hands shall be void.
2. A card that is found face up in the deck
while the cards are being dealt shall not be used in the game and shall be
placed in the discard rack. If more than one card is found face up in the deck
during the dealing of the cards, all hands shall be void and the cards shall be
reshuffled.
3. A card drawn in
error without its face being exposed shall be used as though it was the next
card from the deck.
4. If any
player is dealt an incorrect number of cards, that 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 reshuffled.
