Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) After each
hand has received all the cards to which it is entitled pursuant to
13:69F-3.7, 3.8, and 3.9, the
dealer shall announce the final point count of each hand indicating which hand
has won the round. If the two hands have equal point counts, the dealer shall
announce "Tie Hand." If the total card wagers authorized by
13:69F-3.2(a)4
are offered, the dealer shall also announce the total number of cards dealt
during the round of play. In the no vigorish variation of baccarat-punto banco
authorized by
13:69F-3.3(h), if
a "dragon 7 hand" is dealt, the dealer shall announce "dragon 7."
(b) After the result of the round is
announced, the dealer or dealers responsible for the wagers on the table shall
first collect each losing wager. Thereafter, except as provided in (b)5 below,
the dealer or dealers shall, in accordance with one of the following
procedures, pay each winning wager and collect or mark any vigorish or
commission owed pursuant to
13:69F-3.3.
1. Starting at the highest numbered player
position at which a winning wager is located and proceeding in descending order
to each next highest numbered player position, the dealer shall first pay each
winning wager and then, returning to the highest numbered player position at
which a winning wager was located and proceeding in like order, mark or collect
the vigorish owed by each player.
2. Starting at the highest numbered player
position at which a winning wager is located and proceeding in descending order
to each next highest numbered player position, the dealer shall first mark or
collect the vigorish owed by each player and then, returning to the highest
numbered player position at which a winning wager is located and proceeding in
like order, pay each winning wager.
3. Starting at the highest numbered player
position at which a winning wager is located, the dealer shall pay that
player's winning wager and immediately thereafter mark or collect the vigorish
owed by that player and then, proceeding in descending order to the next
highest numbered player position at which a winning wager is located, repeat
this procedure until each winning wager is paid and the vigorish owed by each
player is either marked or collected.
4. Starting at the highest numbered player
position at which a winning wager is located, the dealer shall mark or collect
the vigorish owed by that player and immediately thereafter pay that player's
winning wager and then, proceeding in descending order to the next highest
numbered player position at which a winning wager is located, repeat this
procedure until the vigorish owed by each player is either marked or collected
and each winning wager is paid.
5.
If a casino licensee offers a variation of baccarat-punto banco authorized by
13:69F-3.3(e) or
(h), the dealer or dealers shall pay each
winning wager in accordance with one of the procedures set forth in (b)1
through 4 above, but shall not collect or mark any vigorish.
(c) A casino licensee may, in its
discretion, elect to use any of the procedures authorized in (b) above at any
punto banco table in its establishment; provided, however, that:
1. The same procedure shall be used for all
punto banco tables located within the same gaming pit; and
2. The Division and the casino licensee's
surveillance department shall be notified, in writing, at least 30 minutes
prior to the implementation of or a change in the particular procedure to be
used at a table or gaming pit.
