68 Ind. Admin. Code 10-7-3

Current through August 28, 2024

Section 68 IAC 10-7-3 - Cards

Authority: IC 4-33-4-1; IC 4-33-4-2; IC 4-33-4-3

Affected: IC 4-33

Sec. 3.

(a) Playing cards used in Let It Ride shall comply with 68 IAC 14-3.

(b) Each hand of Let It Ride shall be conducted utilizing one (1) deck of playing cards.

(c) When a new deck of playing cards is put into play, the cards should be sorted and inspected in accordance with 68 IAC 14-3. After the cards are sorted and inspected, the dealer must spread the cards out, face upward on the table, for visual inspection by the players.

(d) 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.

(e) After the cards have been randomly intermixed in accordance with subsection (d), the cards must be:

(1) turned face downward on the table;

(2) shuffled so that they are randomly intermixed; and

(3) stacked.

(f) Cards may be shuffled utilizing an automatic card shuffler that has been approved in accordance with 68 IAC 2-7. The automatic card shuffler must dispense the cards in stacks of three (3) playing cards.

(g) The deck of cards must be reshuffled after each hand of Let It Ride is completed.

(h) If an automatic card shuffler is utilized, the riverboat licensee may use a second deck of playing cards that meets the requirements of subsection (a) and that has a different color of back than the first deck of playing cards. If two (2) decks of cards are utilized with an automatic card shuffler, one (1) deck of cards should be placed in play while the second deck of cards is placed in the automatic card shuffler. The two (2) decks of cards with different color backs must be alternated in and out of play with each deck being used for alternate rounds of play. The cards from only one (1) deck of cards shall be placed in the discard rack at a given time.

68 IAC 10-7-3

Indiana Gaming Commission; 68 IAC 10-7-3; filed Mar 21, 1997, 10:00 a.m.: 20 IR 2096; readopted filed Nov 25, 2002, 10:11 a.m.: 26 IR 1261; readopted filed Nov 14, 2008, 12:51 p.m.: 20081210-IR-068080730RFA

Readopted filed 11/24/2014, 10:49 a.m.: 20141224-IR-068140402RFA

Readopted filed 11/24/2020, 2:41 p.m.: 20201223-IR-068200446RFA