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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 colour and design
and a cutting card.
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| 3.2 |
The
value of the cards shall be as follows:
| 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:
| 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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