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Procedure for dealing of additional cards
Gaming Control (Casino Games) Regulations, reg. 46 · Revised Edition 2020
(1) After the initial four cards have been dealt, the Dominant Player shall look at the two cards dealt to the Player’s Hand without disclosing them to the Banker and if the point count of the Player’s Hand is–
(a) a zero, one, two, three or four, the Dominant Player shall request one additional card by announcing “Card”;
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(b) a five, the Dominant Player shall exercise the option of requesting one additional card by announcing “Card” or not requesting one additional card by announcing “Stay”;
(c) a six or seven, the Dominant Player shall not draw an additional card by announcing “Stay”;
(d) an eight or nine, the Dominant Player shall announce “Natural” and all cards in both hands be turned immediately face upwards with no additional cards being dealt to either hand.
(2) Where the Dominant Player has announced “Card” in accordance with paragraph (a) of subregulation (1) of this regulation, an additional card shall not be dealt to the Player’s Hand until the Banker first looks at the two cards dealt to the Banker’s Hand. If the point count of the Banker’s Hand is 8 or 9, the Banker shall announce “Natural” and all cards in both hands shall be turned immediately face upwards with no additional cards being dealt to either hand. If the point count of the Banker’s Hand is less than 8, the Banker shall announce “Under Eight” and shall deal a third card face upwards to the Player’s Hand in accordance with the request of the Dominant
(3) After the Player’s Hand stays or receives a third card in accordance with paragraph (a) or (b), the Banker shall turn the cards in the Banker’s Hand face upwards on the table and shall deal or not deal a third card to the Banker’s Hand in accordance with the requirements of Table 3 below.
Value of third card drawn by Player’s Hand Gaming Control 111 3rd 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1) Banker’s Hand Draws 3D D D D D D D D D D Op Banker’s Hand 4D S S D D D D D D S S 5D S S S S Op D D D S S 6S S S S S S D D D S S 7 BANKER’S HAND STAYS NATURALS-NO FURTHER DRAW
(4) The first vertical volume in Table 3 labelled “Point Count of Banker’s Hand” shall refer to the point count of the Banker’s Hand after the first two cards have been dealt to it.
(5) The first horizontal column at the top of Table 3 labelled “Third Card Drawn by Player’s Hand” shall refer to the value of the third card drawn by the Player’s Hand as distinguished from the point count of the Player’s Hand.
(6) As used in Table 3, the letter “D” means that the Banker’s Hand must draw a third card, the letter “S” means that the Banker’s Hand shall stay (i.e., not draw a third card) and the 112 Gaming Control abbreviation “Op.” means that the Banker may draw a third card or stay within his discretion.
(7) The method of using Table 3 shall be to find the point count of the “Banker’s Hand” in the first vertical column and trace that horizontally across the table until it intersects the third card drawn by the Player’s Hand. The box at which such intersection takes place will show whether the Banker’s Hand shall draw a third card or stay. For example, if the point count of the Banker’s Hand after two cards is 3 and the value of the third card drawn by the Player’s Hand is 9, Table 3 shows that the Banker has the option of drawing a third card or staying.
(8) Any announcement required to be made by the Dominant Player or Banker by this subregulation shall be immediately repeated by the dealer at the table to assure the clarity and understanding of such statements.
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