Section 68 IAC 10-10-7 - Presentation of cards; shuffle and reshuffleAuthority: IC 4-33-4-1; IC 4-33-4-2; IC 4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 7.
(a) When a new deck is put into play, the cards should be sorted and inspected in accordance with 68 IAC 14-3. Once the cards are sorted and inspected, the dealer must spread the cards out, face upward on the table, for visual inspection by the players.(b) After the cards are visually inspected by the players, the cards must be placed face down on the table and randomly intermixed so that the cards are no longer in sequential order.(c) After the cards have been randomly intermixed in accordance with subsection (b), the cards must be:(1) turned face downward on the table;(2) shuffled so that they are randomly intermixed; and(d) Cards may be shuffled utilizing an automatic card shuffler that has been approved in accordance with 68 IAC 2-7.(e) The riverboat licensee may allow an occupational licensee to complete the steps set forth in subsections (a) and (b), in the presence of a supervisor, before the initial embarkation period of the gaming day.(f) After each stack of cards is dealt, the dealer must reshuffle the cards so that they are randomly intermixed. A reshuffle of cards must take place after the cutting card is reached. Indiana Gaming Commission; 68 IAC 10-10-7; filed Oct 18, 1999, 1:27 p.m.: 23 IR 545; readopted filed Nov 25, 2002, 10:11 a.m.: 26 IR 1261; readopted filed Nov 14, 2008, 12:51 p.m.: 20081210-IR-068080730RFAReadopted filed 11/24/2014, 10:49 a.m.: 20141224-IR-068140402RFAReadopted filed 11/24/2020, 2:41 p.m.: 20201223-IR-068200446RFA