| 4. |
The
Shuffle and Cut
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| 4.1 |
The
dealer shall either use a multishuffler (which shall be positioned
adjacent to the Blackjack table and to the left of the dealer) or manually
shuffle the cards so that they are
randomly intermixed:
| 4.1.1 |
immediately prior to the start
of play;
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| 4.1.2 |
when the cutting card is exposed
or drawn as the first card of a new round
of play; or
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| 4.1.3 |
at the completion of the round
of play in which the cutting card is
drawn.
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| 4.2 |
After
the cards have been shuffled, 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:
| 4.2.1 |
the first player to the table if
the game is just commencing;
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| 4.2.2 |
the player on whose playing area
the cutting card appeared during the last
round of play;
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| 4.2.3 |
the player at the farthest point
to the right of the dealer if the cutting
card appeared on the dealer's hand during
the last round of play;
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| 4.2.4 |
the player at the farthest point
to the right of the dealer if the cutting
card is exposed or drawn as the first
card of a new round of play; or
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| 4.2.5 |
the player at the farthest point
to the right of the dealer if the cards
are replaced in accordance with these
rules.
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| 4.3 |
If
the player designated in rule 4.2 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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| 4.4 |
The
person designated in rule 4.2 or 4.3 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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| 4.5 |
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 in the stack
up to half way 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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| 4.6 |
When
a shuffling device is used, the operation of
rules 4.1 to 4.5 inclusive are amended to the
extent necessary for the following to have
effect:
| 4.6.1 |
prior to the start of play or
the introduction of new cards in
accordance with rule 3.4, the new decks
of cards shall be manually shuffled by
the dealer before being placed in the
shuffling device;
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| 4.6.2 |
cards shall be placed in the
shuffling device to be shuffled;
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| 4.6.3 |
the cards shall not be cut; and
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| 4.6.4 |
the shuffling device takes the
place of the card shoe.
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| 4.7 |
The
first card from the card shoe or shuffling device
shall be burned by placing it face down in the
discard rack and shall not be exposed.
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