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Rules of Mini Baccarat
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1.
Definitions
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1.1 In these rules,
unless the contrary intention appears:
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"Act"
means the Casino
Control Act 1992;
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"baccarat"
means a point
count equaling zero;
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"burn"
means to remove
a card from play by placing it in the discard rack or
holder;
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"casino
promotional token or voucher" means
a token or voucher issued by the casino operator to
enable the player to have one free wager at a gaming
table in the amount identified on the token or voucher.
Promotional tokens and vouchers wagered at a table are
forfeited after a coup whether the wager wins or loses.
If the wager wins, the player is to be paid the winnings
in chips;
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"casino
supervisor" means
a person employed in a casino in a managerial capacity
relating to the conduct of gaming and includes a games
supervisor;
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"commission
or vigorish" means
the amount collected or deducted by the dealer from
any winning wager on the Banker's Hand pursuant to rule
11.1.2;
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"coup"
means the period
of play commencing with the removal of the first card
from the shoe by the dealer and concluding when the
dealer announces a result and, if applicable, collects
losing wagers and pays out winnings;
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"dealer"
means a person
responsible for the operation of the game;
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"Even
Money Mini Baccarat" means
a variation to the game of Mini Baccarat whereby the
settlement of winning wagers on the Banker’s Hand is
in accordance with rule 11.2;
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"game
supervisor" means
a person responsible for the immediate supervision of
the operation of the game;
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"inspector"
means a person
appointed under section 106 of the Act;
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"multishuffler"
means a machine
approved by the Casino Control Authority to be used
for shuffling either four(4), six(6) or eight(8) decks
of cards;
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"natural"
means a point
count of eight or nine for either the Player's Hand
or the Banker's Hand in the initial deal;
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"point
count" means
a total value of cards in a hand as determined in accordance
with rule 3.3;
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"shuffling
device" means
a card shuffling machine approved by the Casino Control
Authority for use in the game of Mini Baccarat, but
does not include a multishuffler;
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"table
differential" means
the maximum allowable difference between the total amount
wagered on the Player's Hand and the total amount wagered
on the Banker's Hand for any coup;
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"Tie"
means that both
the Player's Hand and the Banker's Hand have the same
point count at the end of a coup;
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"void"
means invalid
with no result.
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2. Table
Layout and Equipment
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2.1 The
game of Mini Baccarat shall be played at a table having
numbered places for seated players and a place for
the dealer.
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2.2 The
layout cloth covering the table shall display the
name and/or logo of the casino, shall have areas designated
for the placement of wagers and shall be marked in
a manner substantially similar to that shown in diagram
"A"
or "B"
or "C"
or "D".
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2.3 The
following equipment shall also be used:
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2.3.1
a card shoe or shuffling device from which all
cards shall be dealt;
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2.3.2
a discard rack or holder capable of holding up
to eight decks of cards.
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2.3.3
two markers denoting "Player" and "Banker"
respectively, which shall be used to indicate
the players acting for the Player's Hand and the
Banker's Hand respectively.
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2.4 The
table shall have a drop box attached to it.
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2.5 Where
the game in play is Even Money Mini Baccarat a sign
indicating the payout odds shall be displayed on the
table.
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3. The
Cards
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3.1 The
game of Mini Baccarat shall be played with either
three decks or four decks or six decks or eight decks
of cards, each deck having 52 cards without jokers,
with backs of the same color and design and a cutting
card.
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3.2 The
value of the cards shall be as follows:
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3.2.1
any card from 2 to 9 inclusive shall have its
face value;
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3.2.2
any ten, jack, queen or king shall have a value
of zero; and
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3.2.3
an ace shall have a value of one.
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3.3
The point count of a hand shall
be:
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3.3.1
where the total value of the cards in the hand
is a number between O and 9 inclusive, that number;
or
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3.3.2
where the total value of the cards in the hand
is the number 10 or a higher number, the right
digit of that number.
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3.4 Cards
shall be checked by a dealer or a game supervisor
prior to use on a gaming table.
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3.5 Cards
may be shuffled or pre-shuffled by a multishuffler.
Cards are shuffled if they are immediately used in
the playing of a game at a table after shuffling.
Cards are pre-shuffled if they are secured after shuffling
in a designated area until such time as they may be
required for use in the playing of a game.
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3.6 All
cards used in the game of Mini Baccarat shall be dealt
from a card shoe or shuffling device specifically
designed for such purpose and located on the table
to the left of the dealer.
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3.7 No player
or spectator shall handle, remove or alter any cards
used in the game except as expressly permitted by
these rules, and no dealer or other person shall permit
a player or spectator to do so.
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3.8 At the
completion of the last coup as determined in accordance
with rules 4.9
and 4.10 the
cards may, at the discretion of a casino supervisor,
be removed from the table and replaced by new cards.
The new cards shall be shuffled in accordance with
rule 4.1.
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3.9 When
cards are handled by players during any shoe, all
the cards from that shoe shall be replaced.
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3.10 Where
a casino supervisor forms the opinion that the cards
have become unfit for further use and provided no
coup is in progress, the casino supervisor shall direct
that the cards be replaced. The new cards shall be
shuffled in accordance with rule 4.1.
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4.
The Shuffle
and Cut
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4.1
Immediately -
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4.1.1
before the start of play; and
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4.1.2
at the completion of the last coup as determined
in accordance with rules 4.9
and 4.10, the dealer shall, unless pre-shuffled
cards are introduced, shuffle the cards so that
they are randomly intermixed.
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4.2 Where
pre-shuffled cards are to be introduced the dealer
shall, upon the request of a supervisor or a player,
riffle shuffle the cards immediately prior to the
cut.
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4.3
After the cards have been shuffled
or when pre-shuffled cards are introduced, the dealer
shall offer the stack of cards, with backs facing
away from him/her, to the players to be cut. The player
to cut the cards shall be:
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4.4
If the player designated in rule 4.3
refuses the cut, the cards shall be offered to each
player moving clockwise around the table until a player
accepts the cut. If no player accepts the cut, a game
supervisor shall cut the cards.
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4.5 The
person designated in rule 4.3
or 4.4 shall cut
the cards by placing the cutting card in the stack
at least one deck in from either end of the stack.
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4.6 Once
the cutting card has been inserted by the person designated
in these rules the dealer shall take all cards in
front of the cutting card and place them to the back
of the stack, after which the dealer shall insert
the cutting card at least twenty cards in from the
back of the stack. The stack of cards shall then be
inserted in the card shoe for commencement of play.
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4.7
Before the start of play following
each shuffle and cut of cards, the dealer shall:
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4.7.1
remove the first card from the shoe or shuffling
device, face up;
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4.7.2
draw, face down, additional cards equal in number
to the face value of the first card drawn; and
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4.7.3
burn the first and additional cards drawn.
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4.8 For
the purposes of rule 4.7
a ten, jack, queen and king shall have a face value
of ten and an ace a face value of one.
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4.9
Subject to rule 4.10,
whenever the cutting card appears during play, it
shall be removed and placed to the side and the coup
shall be completed. Upon completion of that coup,
the dealer calling the game shall announce "last
coup". Upon completion of one more coup, the
cards shall be replaced or reshuffled.
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4.10
Where the cutting card appears as
the first card of a coup, it shall be removed and
placed to the side and the dealer calling the game
shall announce "last coup". Upon completion
of the coup, the cards shall be replaced or reshuffled.
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4.11 When
a shuffling device is used, the operation of Rules
4.1 to 4.10
inclusive are amended to the extent necessary for
the following to have effect:
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4.11.1
prior to the start of play or the introduction
of new cards in accordance with rule 3.10 the
new decks of cards shall be manually shuffled
by the dealer before being placed in the shuffling
device;
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4.11.2
cards shall be placed in the shuffling device
to be shuffled;
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4.11.3
the cards shall not be cut; and
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4.11.4
the shuffling device takes the place of the card
shoe.
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5. Wagers
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5.1 The
wagers defined in this rule shall be the permissible
wagers at the game of Mini Baccarat:
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5.1.1
a wager on the "Player's Hand" which
shall -
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5.1.1.1
win if the Player's Hand has a point count
higher than that of the Banker's Hand;
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5.1.1.2
lose if the Player's Hand has a point count
lower than that of the Banker's Hand;
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5.1.1.3
be void if the point counts of the Player's
Hand and the Banker's Hand are equal;
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5.1.2
a wager on the "Banker's Hand" which
shall -
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5.1.2.1
win if the Banker's Hand has a point count
higher than that of the Player's Hand;
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5.1.2.2
lose if the Banker's Hand has a point count
lower than that of the Player's Hand;
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5.1.2.3
be void if the point counts of the Banker's
Hand and the Player's Hand are equal;
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5.1.3
a "Tie" bet which shall win if the point
counts of the Player's Hand and the Banker's Hand
are equal and shall lose if such point counts
are not equal.
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5.2 All
wagers shall be placed by means of chips and/or casino
promotional tokens or vouchers.
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5.3 A wager
by a player shall be placed on the appropriate wagering
areas of the Mini Baccarat layout prior to the first
card being dealt for each coup.
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5.4 Until
a decision and settlement has been made in respect
of any wager, no wager may be handled, placed, increased
or withdrawn after the first card of the coup has
been dealt.
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5.5 A casino
supervisor may permit up to three players to wager
on any one wagering area of the layout.
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5.6 For
any coup a player may wager on:
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5.6.1
the Player's Hand; or
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5.6.2
the Player's Hand and a Tie; or
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5.6.3
the Banker's Hand; or
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5.6.4
the Banker's Hand and a Tie; or
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5.6.5
a Tie, or
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5.6.6
with the approval of a Casino Duty Manager, the
Banker’s Hand and the Player’s Hand; or
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5.6.7
with the approval of a Casino Duty Manager, the
Banker’s Hand and Player’s Hand and a Tie.
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5.7 Where
it is not possible to pay a wager exactly in chips
it shall be paid to the next highest amount to which
payment can be made in chips.
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6. Minimum
and Maximum Wagers
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6.1 The
minimum and maximum wagers permitted by a player and/or
the table differential shall be shown on a sign at
the table. Unless stated on the sign, wagers are not
required to be made in multiples of the minimum. The
sign may also state the minimum unit in which wagers
may be made above the table minimum.
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6.2 Where
the total of the wagers for a coup exceeds the table
differential displayed on the table sign, the dealer
may reduce wagers pro rata on either the Player's
Hand or Banker's Hand so that the total no longer
exceeds the table differential.
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6.3 Any
wager less than the stated minimum or greater than
the stated maximum made by a player and not rejected
prior to the first card being dealt for a coup shall
be treated as a valid wager.
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6.4 A casino
supervisor may alter the limits on a gaming table
at any time except that a minimum wager can only be
changed to a higher minimum if a sign indicating the
new minimum and proposed time of change has been displayed
at the table at least 20 minutes before the change.
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6.5 A casino
supervisor may allow a player to wager in excess of
the stated maximum wagers permitted on that table,
provided that a sign denoting the new minimum and
maximum wagers for that player is placed on an appropriate
area of the table.
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7. The
Initial Deal
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7.1 Immediately
before the start of each coup, the dealer shall announce
"no more bets".
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7.2 There
shall be two hands dealt, one of which shall be designated
as the Player's Hand and the other as the Banker's
Hand.
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7.3
Four cards shall be dealt from the
shoe or shuffling device. The first and third cards
shall respectively represent the first and second
card of the Player's Hand and the second and fourth
cards dealt shall respectively represent the first
and second cards of the Banker's Hand.
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8. Dealing
Methods
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8.1 The
game shall be conducted in accordance with one of
the following methods, namely ‘Method
A’, ‘Method
B’, ‘Method
C’, or ‘Method
D’ providing that the use of either ‘Method C’
or ‘Method D’ is :
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8.2 When
a shuffling device is used it shall be retained by
the dealer at all times, and when a card shoe is used
it shall be retained by the dealer except when ‘Method
C’ or ‘Method D’ is in use.
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Method
A
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8.3 The
dealer shall:
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8.3.1
deal the cards for both the Player's Hand and
the Banker's Hand face upwards in the area designated
on the table layout; and
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8.3.2
announce the point count of the Player's Hand
and then the point count of the Banker's Hand.
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Method
B
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8.4 This
method shall only be used with prior approval of,
and subject to any conditions imposed by, an inspector.
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8.5 The
dealer shall pass the cards for the Player's Hand
and the Banker's Hand face downwards to the players
with the highest amount wagered on the Player's Hand
and the Banker's Hand respectively.
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8.6 If a
player with the highest amount wagered on either hand
refuses to accept the cards, the cards shall be passed
face downwards to the player having the next highest
amount wagered on that hand.
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8.7 In the
event that two or more persons have made a wager on
either hand which constitutes the highest amount wagered
on that hand, the dealer shall first pass the cards
face downwards to that player with the equal highest
wager who occupies the seat nearest to the right of
the dealer.
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8.8 If that
player refuses to accept the cards, the cards shall
be passed face downwards by the dealer to the next
person with the equal highest wager, moving counter
clockwise around the table.
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8.9 Markers
denoting "Player" and "Banker"
respectively shall be placed in front of the players
who accept the cards on the Player's Hand and the
Banker's Hand.
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8.10 The
cards for either the Player's Hand or the Banker's
Hand shall be retained by the dealer in the event
that:
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8.11
The cards for the Player's Hand and
the cards for the Banker's Hand shall not be passed
out at the same time. Only one set of cards, either
the Player's Hand or the Banker's Hand, shall be handled
by the players at any one time.
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8.12
A player designated to handle the
cards must ensure that the cards remain continually
in full view of everyone participating in the game
and do not leave the area of the table layout nor
are held away from the table.
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8.13
Having checked the cards the designated
player may expose the hand.
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8.14 The
dealer shall:
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8.14.1
collect the cards and place them face upwards
on the area designated on the layout;
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8.14.2
turn over any cards that are not exposed by the
players;
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8.14.3
announce the point count of the Player's Hand
and then the point count of the Banker's Hand.
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Method
C
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8.15 The
dealer shall offer the shoe counter-clockwise commencing
with the player in the lowest numbered seating position
and who has placed a wager.
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8.16 Should
all Players decline the shoe, the game shall be dealt
in accordance with either ‘Method
A’ or ‘Method
B’.
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8.17 For
the purpose of dealing the cards, a player accepting
the shoe:
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8.17.1
acts as ‘Banker’ playing the Banker’s Hand with
the dealer playing the Player’s Hand; or
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8.17.2
with the prior approval of the casino supervisor,
acts as ‘Player’ playing the Player’s Hand with
the dealer playing the Banker’s Hand.
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8.18 A player
accepting the shoe shall retain control of the shoe
until either the player elects to pass the shoe or
the player’s wager loses or the player is directed
by the casino supervisor to forfeit control of the
shoe.
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8.19 A player
who accepts the shoe must only draw cards at the instruction
of the dealer and shall deal cards face downwards.
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8.20 A casino
supervisor may direct a player accepting the shoe
to forfeit control of the shoe.
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8.21 Marker
buttons denoting ‘Player’ or ‘Banker’ shall be placed
in front of the Player accepting the shoe and shall
denote the hand to be played by the Player.
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8.22
A player designated to handle the
cards must ensure that the cards remain continually
in full view of everyone participating in the game
and do not leave the area of the table layout nor
are held away from the table.
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8.23
Having checked the cards the designated
player may expose the hand.
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8.24
The dealer shall:
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8.24.1
collect the cards and place them face upwards
on the area designated on the layout;
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8.24.2
turn over any cards that are not exposed by the
players;
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8.24.3
announce the point count of the Player's Hand
and then the point count of the Banker's Hand.
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Method
D
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8.25 At
the commencement of each coup, the dealer shall offer
the shoe commencing with the player with the highest
amount wagered on the area of the layout designated
as ‘Banker’ or ‘Player’, moving to the next highest
wager should that player decline the shoe, and so
on until a player accepts the shoe. Should two or
more players have wagers of an equal amount, the shoe
shall be offered to the player in the lowest numbered
seating position.
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8.26 Should
all players decline the shoe, the game shall be dealt
in accordance with either ‘Method
A’ or ‘Method
B’.
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8.27 For
the purpose of dealing the cards, a player accepting
the shoe:
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8.27.1
acts as ‘Banker’ playing the Banker’s Hand with
the dealer playing the Player’s Hand; or
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8.27.2
with the prior approval of the casino supervisor,
acts as ‘Player’ playing the Player’s Hand with
the dealer playing the Banker’s Hand.
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8.28 A player
who accepts the shoe must only draw cards at the instruction
of the dealer and shall deal cards face downwards.
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8.29 A casino
supervisor may direct a player accepting the shoe
to forfeit control of the shoe.
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8.30 Marker
buttons denoting ‘Player’ or ‘Banker’ shall be placed
in front of the Player accepting the shoe and shall
denote the hand to be played by the Player.
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8.31
A player designated to handle the
cards must ensure that the cards remain continually
in full view of everyone participating in the game
and do not leave the area of the table layout nor
are held away from the table.
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8.32
Having checked the cards the designated
player may expose the hand.
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8.33
The dealer shall:
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8.33.1
collect the cards and place them face upwards
on the area designated on the layout;
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8.33.2
turn over any cards that are not exposed by the
players;
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8.33.3
announce the point count of the Player's Hand
and then the point count of the Banker's Hand.
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9. Dealing
of Additional Cards
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9.1 Following
the announcement of the point counts of each hand,
a third card shall be dealt to each hand if so required
pursuant to rules 9.2
to 9.5 inclusive.
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9.2
If the point count of the Player's
Hand or the Banker's Hand after the initial four cards
are dealt is 8 or 9, which is called a "natural",
no more cards shall be dealt to either hand.
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9.3 If the
point count of the Banker's Hand is 0 to 7 inclusive
after the initial four cards are dealt, the Player's
Hand shall:
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9.3.1
draw (i.e. take a third card); or
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9.3.2
stand (i.e. not take a third card), in accordance
with the requirements of Table 1 below.
TABLE
1 : PLAYER’S HAND
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player having a point count of: - |
| 0-1-2-3-4-5 |
Draws
a card |
| 6-7 |
Stands |
| 8-9 |
Has
a natural and cannot draw |
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9.4 When
the "Player's Hand" draws, the "Banker's
Hand" shall:
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9.4.1
draw (i.e. take a third card), or
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9.4.2
stand (i.e. not take a third card), in accordance
with the requirements of Table 2 below.
TABLE
2 : BANKER’S HAND
Third card drawn by Player's Hand
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9.5
When the Player's Hand stands, the
Banker's Hand shall draw a third card if the point
count of the Banker's Hand is 0 to 5 inclusive.
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9.6
Any third card required to be
dealt to the Player's Hand or the Banker's Hand under:
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9.6.1
dealing Method A
shall be dealt face upwards in the area designated
on the layout;
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9.6.2
dealing Method
B shall be:
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9.6.2.1
passed face downwards to the persons designated
to receive the initial cards dealt to the
respective hands for that coup; and
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9.6.2.2
the provisions of rules 8.11,
8.12
and 8.13
shall apply as if the third card were the
initial two cards of the coup.
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9.6.3
dealing Method C shall be:
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9.6.3.1
passed face downwards to the persons designated
to receive the initial cards dealt to the
respective hands for that coup; and
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9.6.3.2
the provisions of rules 8.22,
8.23
and 8.24
shall apply as if the third card were the
initial two cards of the coup.
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9.6.4
dealing Method D shall be:
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9.6.4.1
passed face downwards to the persons designated
to receive the initial cards dealt to the
respective hands for that coup; and
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9.6.4.2
the provisions of rules 8.31,
8.32
and 8.33
shall apply as if the third card were the
initial two cards of the coup.
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9.7 In no
event shall more than one additional card be dealt
to either hand.
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9.8 The
dealer shall:
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9.8.1
where applicable, collect any additional cards
dealt in accordance with rule 9.6.2
and place them face upwards on the area designated
on the layout;
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9.8.2
announce the final point count of each hand and
the result of the coup.
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10 Even
Money Mini Baccarat
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10.1 Where
the game in play is Even Money Mini Baccarat the approved
rules of Mini Baccarat shall apply, except where the
rules are inconsistent with the rules of Even Money
Mini Baccarat, in which case the rules of Even Money
Mini Baccarat shall prevail.
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11. Settlement
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11.1
Settlement of wagers after the
announcement of the result of the coup shall be as
follows:
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11.1.1
a winning wager on the Player's Hand shall be
paid at the odds of 1 to 1;
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11.1.2
a winning wager on the Banker's Hand shall be
paid at the odds of 1 to 1, less a 5% commission
or vigorish on the amount won which shall be collected
from a player at the time the winning payment
is made;
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11.1.3
a winning wager on a Tie bet shall be paid at
the odds of 8 to 1.
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11.2
Where the game in play is Even
Money Mini Baccarat settlement of wagers after the
announcement of the result of the coup shall be as
follows:
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11.2.1
a winning wager on the Player’s Hand shall be
paid at odds of 1 to 1;
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11.2.2
a winning wager on the Banker's Hand shall be
paid at odds of 1 to 1 except where the Banker’s
Hand has a point count of 6 - in which instance,
the winning wager shall be paid at odds of 1 to
2;
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11.2.3
a winning wager on a Tie bet shall be paid at
odds of 8 to 1.
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12. Irregularities
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12.1 When
a dealer, or designated player, misdeals cards to
a hand, a reconstruction of the cards shall be attempted
in order to comply with the dealing procedures of
rule 7.3.
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12.2 After
a reconstruction has occurred and prior to any cards
being exposed, each player shall have the option of
removing his or her wager prior to the coup resuming
provided that once a wager has been removed it cannot
be replaced or remaining wagers either added to or
reduced. If all wagers are removed, then the coup
shall be declared void.
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12.3 When
a hand cannot be reconstructed, following a misdeal
or where more than two cards are dealt to a hand on
the initial deal, the coup shall be void.
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12.4 A third
card dealt to the Player's Hand when no third card
is authorized by these rules shall become the third
card of the Banker's Hand if the Banker's Hand is
obliged to draw in accordance with Table
2 of rule 9. If, in such circumstances, the Banker's
Hand is required to stand, the card dealt in error
shall become the first card of the next coup.
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12.5
If a card that would have been the
first card of the next coup has been disclosed or
is found face upwards in the shoe or shuffling device,
that card shall become the first card of a no bet
coup.
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12.6 When
a no bet coup arises, the cards shall be dealt in
accordance with Method
A, and no wagers shall be permitted.
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12.7 If
a card is found face upwards in the shoe or shuffling
device after the first card of a coup has been dealt,
the card shall be played as if it were found face
downwards, subject to rule 12.5.
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12.8 If
there are found to be insufficient cards in the shoe
to complete a hand that coup shall be void.
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13. Shuffling
Device Malfunction
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13.1
This rule, and rules 13.2
to 13.3, apply
if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
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13.1.1
A shuffling device is in use for a game of Mini
Baccarat; and
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13.1.2
It becomes evident, in a coup for which 1 or more
cards have been dealt, that the shuffling device
is no longer capable of operating in the way it
is intended to operate; and
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13.1.3
the malfunctioning of the shuffling device has
not operated to the disadvantaged of the casino
operator or a player; and
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13.1.4
another shuffling device is readily available;
and
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13.1.5
it is practicable to transfer cards to another
shuffling device.
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13.2
Where a shuffling device malfunctions
without causing any damage to the cards in the shuffling
device, the cards in the shuffling device must be
transferred to another shuffling device and the game
continued.
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13.3
Where a shuffling device malfunctions
and causes damage to any card in the shuffling device:-
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13.3.1
the damaged cards in the malfunctioning shuffling
device are to be removed from play; and
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13.3.2
the undamaged cards still in the malfunctioning
shuffling device are to be transferred from the
malfunctioning shuffling device to another shuffling
device; and
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13.3.3
the damaged cards are to be replaced with cards
from a new deck, and the replacement cards are
to be placed in the shuffling device containing
the cards transferred from the malfunctioning
shuffling device; and
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13.3.4
the game is continued.
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13.4 Where
a shuffling device malfunctions and the casino operator
or a player is disadvantaged by reason of the malfunction,
the coup is terminated, and the amount wagered by
each player must be returned to the player.
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13.5 Where
a shuffling device malfunctions and rules
13.1.4 or 13.1.5
can not be satisfied:
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13.5.1
each player must be given the opportunity to have
each amount wagered by the player in the coup
returned to the player; and
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13.5.2
any damaged card must be replaced with cards from
a new deck; and
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13.5.3
the replacement cards, if any, and any undamaged
cards in the shuffling device are to be shuffled
and cut in the same way as applies under rule
4; and
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13.5.4
the coup for the players who elected not to have
their wagers returned is completed using a dealing
shoe.
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14. General
Provisions
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14.1
A person shall not, either alone or
in concert with any other person, use or control at
or near a gaming table or location related to the
playing of a game a calculator, computer, or other
electronic, electrical or mechanical apparatus or
device that is capable, with respect to a game or
a part thereof, of recording, projecting, analyzing
or transmitting an outcome or the changing probabilities
or the playing strategies to be used.
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14.2 Rule
14.1 shall not
apply to use or control by an agent or employee of
the casino operator or an inspector where such person
is acting in the course of their duty.
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14.3 Where
a casino supervisor is satisfied that a person has
contravened any provision of rule 14.1, he/she may:
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14.3.1
declare that any wager made by the person is void;
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14.3.2
direct that the person shall be excluded from
further participation in the game;
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14.3.3
exclude the person from the casino in line with
the provisions of section 79 of the Act;
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14.3.4
cause the person(s) in possession of a prohibited
device to be detained until such time as an inspector
or a police officer has attended and assumed responsibility
for the situation.
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14.4
A casino supervisor may invalidate
the outcome of a game if:
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14.4.1
the game is disrupted by civil commotion, fire,
riot, brawl, robbery, an act of God; or
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14.4.2
any fraudulent act is perpetrated by any person
that, in the opinion of the casino supervisor,
affects the outcome of the game.
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14.5 Where
the outcome of a game is invalidated under rule 14.4,
all wagers made by the players for that particular
result may be refunded provided that a casino supervisor
may direct that the wager of any player referred to
in rule 14.4.2
be forfeited.
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14.6 A player
shall not be advised by an employee of the casino
on how to play, except to ensure compliance with these
rules.
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14.7 No
spectator or any player wagering at any table may,
unless requested by a player, attempt to influence,
influence or offer advice to that player regarding
that player's decisions of play.
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14.8 A casino
supervisor may change the game in play (from or to
Even Money Mini Baccarat) providing that a sign indicating
the game to be implemented and the proposed time of
the change has been displayed at the table at least
20 minutes prior to the change or with the consent
of all players participating in the current game.
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14.9 A casino
supervisor may close a gaming table at which players
are present provided a sign showing the proposed time
of closure has been displayed at the table for at
least 20 minutes before the closure.
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14.10 A
player who abstains from placing any wagers for three
consecutive rounds of play, while all other seats
or positions at the table are in use, may be required
to vacate his/her seat or position.
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14.11 Players
and spectators are not permitted to have side bets
with or against each other.
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14.12 Any
dispute or complaint concerning a casino game shall
be referred for decision in the first instance to
a game supervisor, subject to a review (if requested)
by a casino supervisor. The decision of the casino
supervisor shall be final, subject to rule 14.13.
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14.13
Complainants in all unresolved disputes
shall be advised of the presence of, and their right
to consult, an inspector. Where a complainant requests
review of the decision by an inspector, the inspector
shall investigate the complaint in accordance with
section 110 of the Act.
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14.14 A
copy of these rules shall be made available for inspection
upon request.
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