Shuffle and cut of the cards

(1) Immediately prior to commencement of play and after each shoe of cards is dealt, the dealer shall shuffle the cards so that they are randomly intermixed. (2) After the cards have been shuffled, the dealer shall offer the stack of cards, with backs facing away from him, to the players to be cut. (3) The player designated under subregulation (5) shall cut the cards by placing the cutting card in the stack at least ten (10) cards in from either end. (4) Once the cutting card has been inserted by the player, the dealer shall take all cards in front of the cutting card and place them to the back of the stack after which the dealer shall insert the cutting card in a position at least approximately one quarter of the way in from the back of the stack. The stack of cards shall then be inserted in the dealing shoe for commencement of play. (5) The player to cut the cards shall be– (a) the first player to the table if the game is just beginning; (b) the player on whose box the cutting card appeared during the last round of play; (c) the player at the farthest point to the right of the dealer if the cutting card appeared on the dealer’s hand during the last round of play. 88 Gaming Control (6) Where the player designated under subregulation (4) refuses the cut, the cards shall be offered to each other player moving clockwise around the table until a player accepts the cut and if no player accepts the cut, the dealer shall cut the cards. (7) A re-shuffle of the cards in the shoe shall only take place after the cutting card is reached in the shoe as provided for in subregulation (4) except that a new dealer at the table shall have the discretion to reshuffle the cards in the shoe prior to continuing play.