Section 99-01.3-08-08 - Shuffle and cut of the cards1. Before starting play, and after each shoe of cards is dealt, a dealer shall, in front of the players, thoroughly shuffle all the cards. As an alternative to a dealer hand shuffling the cards, an organization may use an automatic card shuffling device which complies with section 99-01.3-16-09.3. Then, a dealer shall offer the stack of cards, with backs facing away from the dealer, or concealed by an indicator card to a random player to be cut. A player shall cut the cards by placing a cutting card in the stack at least ten cards in from either end. A dealer shall rotate the opportunity to cut the cards among all the players. If all players decline, a dealer or pit boss shall cut the cards. For a site with a video surveillance system, an organization shall standardize its dealers' procedures for shuffling and cutting cards and may use one or more standard shuffling methods.2. A dealer shall take all the cards in front (toward the dealer) of a cutting card and place them in back of the stack or take all the cards in back (away from the dealer) of the cutting card and place them in front of the stack. The cutting card must be at the bottom of the stack. A dealer shall then insert an indicator card about fifty to one hundred cards from the bottom of the stack. The stack is inserted into a dealing shoe facedown. When an indicator card appears at the face of a shoe and enough cards have been dealt to complete the present hand, a dealer shall reshuffle the cards. A dealer may reshuffle the cards only if the indicator card appears, no activity has occurred at the table for a period of time set by the organization, or a table has been temporarily closed with no dealer stationed at the table and it is reopened.3. After a shuffle a dealer shall remove the first card face downwards and without showing its value, place it in a discard holder (burning a card) located at the dealer's right. Each new dealer at a table shall burn one card before dealing. If a table is open but there is no player, a dealer shall reshuffle the cards or burn one card when a player comes to the table.N.D. Admin Code 99-01.3-08-08
Effective May 1, 1998; amended effective July 1, 2002; July 1, 2004; October 1, 2006.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2022-387, January 2023, effective 1/1/2023.General Authority: NDCC 53-06.1-01.1
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.1-01.1