N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 5322.18

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 5322.18 - Hand deals; dealing shoes; automated dealing devices

(a) Unless otherwise permitted in Part 5324 of this Subchapter, a gaming facility licensee shall not authorize hand deals pursuant to Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law section 1335(11).

(b) Dealing shoes shall be secured to gaming tables when the tables are open for gaming activity and secured in locked compartments when the tables are not open for gaming activity.

(c) Each dealing shoe shall be designed and constructed with such features as the commission may require to maintain the integrity of the gaming table at which such shoe is used. Such features shall include, at a minimum, the following:

(1) at least the first four inches of the base plate shall be white;

(2) the sides of the shoe below the base plate shall be transparent or have a transparent sealed cutout, unless the dealing shoe is otherwise constructed to prevent any object from being placed into, or removed from, the portion of the dealing shoe below the base plate and to permit the inspection of this portion of the shoe; and

(3) a stop underneath the top of the face plate shall preclude the next card to be dealt from being moved upwards for more than 1/8 inch distance.

(d) A baccarat dealing shoe, in addition to meeting the requirements of paragraphs (1) through (3) of subdivision (c) of this section, shall also adhere to the following specifications:

(1) a removable lid shall be opaque from the point where it meets the face plate, to a point at least four inches from the face plate;

(2) the sides and back of the dealing shoe above the base plate shall be opaque; and

(3) a device within the shoe shall, when engaged, prevent the cards from moving backward in the shoe.

(e) A dealing shoe, in addition to meeting the requirements of subdivision (c) of this section, may, at the discretion of the gaming facility, also contain a device approved in writing by the commission mounted on the front of the face plate so as to preclude the players from viewing the next card to be dealt.

(f) All dealing shoes in the gaming facility shall be inspected at the beginning of each gaming day by a supervisor assigned to the table prior to cards being placed in such shoes and devices. The purpose of such inspection shall be to assure that there has been no tampering with the dealing shoe or automated shuffling device that contains no playing cards, and that the automated card shuffling device dispenses the correct number of cards, if so designed.

(g) For table games at which a dealing shoe is used, the shoe shall be located on the side of the table to the left of the dealer, and the discard rack shall be located on the side of the table to the right of the dealer.

(h) Automated dealing devices are permitted provided they are tested and approved as required by Part 5318 of this Subchapter.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 5322.18

Adopted New York State Register September 21, 2016/Volume XXXVIII, Issue 38, eff. 9/21/2016