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Interpretation
Gaming Control (Casino Games) Regulations, reg. 2 · Revised Edition 2020
(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms as used in the game of craps shall have the following meanings–
(a) “Any Craps” means a one roll wager that may be made at any time, which shall win if a total of 2, 3 or 12 is thrown on the roll immediately following placement of such bet, and will lose if any other total is thrown;
(b) “Any Seven” means a one roll wager that may be made at any time which shall win if a total of 7 is thrown on the roll immediately following the placement of such bet, and shall lose if any other total is thrown;
(c) “Big Eight” means a wager placed on the area of the layout marked “Big Eight” which shall win if a total of 8 is thrown before a 7, and shall lose if a 7 is thrown before an 8;
(d) “Big Six” means a wager placed on the area of the layout marked “Big Six” which shall win if a total of 6 is thrown before a 7 and shall lose if a 7 is thrown before a 6;
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(e) “Come Bet” means a wager placed in the come area of the layout at any time after the come out roll. The Come Bet shall win, if on the roll immediately following placement of such bet,
(i) a total of 7 or 11 is thrown, or
(ii) a total of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 is thrown and that total is again thrown before a 7 appears.
The Come Bet shall lose if, on the roll immediately following placement of such bet,
(iii) a total of 2, 3 or 12 is thrown, or
(iv) a total of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 is thrown and a 7 subsequently appears before that total is again thrown;
(f) “Come Out Point” means a total of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 thrown by a shooter on the Come-Out Roll;
(g) “Come Point” means a total of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 thrown by a shooter on the next roll following placement of a Come Bet or Don’t Come Bet;
(h) “Come Out Roll” means the first roll of the dice at the opening of the game and the first roll of the dice after a decision with respect to a Pass Bet and Don’t Pass Bet has been effected;
(i) “Craps Three” means a one roll wager, that may be made at any time, which will win if a total of 3 is thrown on the roll immediately following placement of such bet, and will lose if any other total is thrown;
(j) “Craps Twelve” means a one roll wager, that may be made at any time, which will win if a total of 12 is thrown on the roll immediately following placement of such bet, and will lose if any other total is thrown;
72 Gaming Control “11” means a one roll wager, that may be made at any time,
which will win if a total of 11 is thrown on the roll immediately following placement of such bet, and will lose if any other total is thrown;
(k) “Craps Two” means a one roll wager that may be made at any time, which will win if a total of 2 is thrown on the roll immediately following placement of such bet, and will lose if any other total is thrown;
(l) “Don’t Pass Bet” means a wager placed on the Don’t Pass line of the layout immediately prior to the come-out roll. The Don’t Pass Bet shall win if, on the come-out roll,
(i) a total of 2 or 3 is thrown, or
(ii) a total of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 is thrown and a 7 subsequently appears before that total is again thrown.
The Don’t Pass Bet shall lose if on the come out roll,
(iii) a total of 7 or 11 is thrown, or
(iv) a total of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 is thrown and that total is again thrown before a 7 appears.
The Don’t Pass Bet shall be void if on the come out roll a total of 12 is thrown;
(m) “Don’t Come Bet” means a wager placed in the Don’t Come area of the layout at any time after the come-out roll. The Don’t Come Bet shall win if, on the roll immediately following placement of such bet,
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(ii) a total of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 is thrown and a 7 subsequently appears before that total is again thrown.
The Don’t Come Bet shall lose if, on the roll immediately following placement of such bet,
(iii) a total of 7 or 11 is thrown, or
(iv) a total of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 is thrown and that total is again thrown before a 7 appears.
The Don’t Come Bet shall be void, if, on the roll immediately following placement of such a bet, a total of 12 is
(n) “Eight the hard way” means a wager that may be made at any time, which shall win if a total of 8 is thrown the hard way (i.e., with 4 appearing on each dice), and shall lose if 8 is thrown in any other way, or 7 is thrown;
(o) “Field Bet” means a one roll wager that may be made at any time which shall win if any one of the totals 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 or 12 is thrown on the roll immediately following placement of such bet, and shall lose if a total of 5, 6, 7 or 8 is thrown on such roll;
(p) “Four the hard way” means a wager that may be made at any time and which shall win if a total of 4 is thrown the hard way (i.e., with 2 appearing on each dice), and shall lose if 4 is thrown in any other way, or a 7 is thrown;
(q) “Hop Bet” means a one roll wager, that may be made at any time on a specific combination designated by the player, which will win if the combination is thrown on the next roll of the dice,
and will lose if any other combination is thrown.
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(r) “Horn Bet” means a one roll wager, that may be made at any time, which will win if any one of the totals 2, 3, 11 or 12 is thrown on the roll immediately following placement of such bet and will lose if any other total is thrown;
(s) “Lay Bet” means a wager, that may be made at any time,
against any of the numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10. A “Lay Bet” shall win if a 7 is thrown before the particular number against which the wager is placed, and shall lose if the particular number against which the wager is placed is thrown before a 7 appears.
A Casino Licensee may charge a player, at the time of making a lay bet, a percentage of the amount the player could win on such bet and this percentage in no event shall exceed 5%;
(t) “Pass Bet” means a wager placed on the Pass line of the layout immediately prior to the come-out roll. The Pass Bet shall win if, on the come-out roll–
(i) a total 7 or 11 is thrown: or
(ii) a total of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 is thrown and that total is again thrown before a 7 appears.
The Pass Bet shall lose if, on the come-out roll–
(iii) a total of 2, 3 or 12 is thrown; or
(iv) a total of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 is thrown and a 7 subsequently appears before that total is again thrown;
(u) “Place Bet to Win” means a wager that may be made at any time, on any of the numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 which shall win if the number on which the wager was placed is thrown before a 7, and shall lose if a 7 is thrown before such and shall be inactive on any come out roll unless called “on” by the player and confirmed by the dealer through placement of an “on” marker button on top of such player’s wager;
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(v) “Six the hardway” means a wager, that may be made at any time, which shall win if a total of 6 is thrown the hardway (i.e.,
with 3 appearing on each dice), and shall lose if 6 is thrown in any other way, or a 7 is thrown;
(w) “Ten the hardway” means a wager that may be made at any time, which shall win if a total of 10 is thrown the hardway (i.e.,
with 5 appearing on each dice), and shall lose if 10 is thrown in any other way, or a 7 is thrown;
(x) “Whirl of World Bet” means a one roll wager, that may be made at any time and which will win if any one of the totals 2,
3, 7, 11 or 12 is thrown on the roll immediately following placement of such bet, and will lose if any other total is thrown.
(2) The following are the definitions of permissible wagers at the game of craps–
(a) “7 Out” means a total of 7 thrown by the shooter subsequent to his establishment of a come-out point;
(b) “Total” means the sum of the numbers shown on the high or uppermost sides of the two dice on any given roll;
(c) “Roll” means the throw of the dice;
(d) “Shooter” means the player who throws the dice;
(3) The following terms as used in the game of blackjack,
shall have the following meanings unless the context in which they are used clearly indicates otherwise“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 that this shall not include an ace and a ten-point value card dealt to a player who has split pairs;
76 Gaming Control “Dealer” means the person responsible for dealing the cards at a Blackjack table;
“Hard Total” means the total point count of a hand which contains no aces or which contains aces that are each counted as 1 in value;
“Soft Total” means the total point count of a hand containing an ace when the ace is counted as 11 in value.
(4) Where a word or a phrase used in these Regulations is not specifically defined herein but is defined either in the Act or any other Regulations made thereunder, the meaning to be assigned to such word or phrase shall be the meaning assigned to it in the Act or the Regulations.
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