CASINO GAMING RULE 1999

Queensland Consolidated Regulations

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CASINO GAMING RULE 1999

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Contents

Part 1--Preliminary

1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Casino games
4. Definitions

Part 2--Casino tournaments

5. Conducting tournaments
6. Entry fees for tournament

Part 3--Miscellaneous

6A. Names of table games and wagers
7. Use of calculators and other devices prohibited
8. Permissible wagers
9. Use of cash in games
10. Tables operated for teaching purposes
11. Players to be silent
12. Effect of contravention of rules
SCHEDULE 1 BACCARAT
1. Conducting and playing baccarat
2. Definitions for sch 1
3. Table and layout
4. Drop box and discard holder
5. Standing players
6. Number of decks and way cards are dealt
7. Value of cards and point count of hands
8. Permissible wagers and results
9. How wagers may be made
10. When wagers can not be placed, changed or withdrawn
11. Minimum and maximum wagers
11A. Free hand
12. Payout odds and commission
13. No commission baccarat
14. Procedures for inspecting and shuffling cards
17. Cutting the cards
18. Selecting the banker
19. Banker must make minimum wagers
20. Dealer may be the banker
21. Dealing of first 2 cards to each hand
22. Announcement of point count of each hand after first 4 cards
23. Dealing of additional cards
24. Appearance of cutting card during play
25. No additional cards may be drawn in certain circumstances
26. When player's hand must draw or stay
27. Additional cards for banker's hand in certain circumstances
28. Deciding the results of the round and dealing with wagers
29. Continuing as banker or selecting a new banker
30. Irregularities
SCHEDULE 2 BLACKJACK

Part 1--Preliminary
1. Conducting and playing blackjack
2. Definitions for sch 2
3. Table and layout
4. Drop box and discard rack

Part 2--General rules
5. Number of decks
6. Value of cards
7. Winning and losing wagers
8. How wagers may be made
9. Payout odds for winning wagers
10. Time for wagering
11. Entry to or exclusion from game after first round
12. Minimum and maximum wagers for tables
13. Procedures for inspecting and shuffling cards

15. Cutting of cards by player and dealer
16. Selecting player to cut cards
17. Replacing the cards
18. Using a dealing shoe
19. Dealing the cards
20. Collecting and discarding cards after play
21. Procedure when cutting card is reached
22. Players not to handle cards
23. Player responsible for own point total
24. Play if player has blackjack

Part 3--Different types of wagers, extra players and other matters

25. Insurance wagers
26. Doubling down
27. Splitting cards
28. Additional cards for players
29. Additional cards for dealer
30. One player for each box
31. More than 1 player for a box
32. Relationship between players placing blackjack wagers on the same box
33. Circumstances when a player may wager on more than 1 box

Part 4--Super sevens wagers

34. Additional super sevens wager
35. Placing a super sevens wager
36. Winning and losing super sevens wagers and payout odds
37. How super sevens wagers are dealt with
38. Splitting sevens
39. Two or more players on a box

Part 5--Bonus blackjack

40. Additional bonus blackjack wager
41. Placing a bonus blackjack wager
42. Winning bonus blackjack wagers and payouts
43. Dealing with bonus blackjack wagers
44. Splitting cards

Part 5A--Madness 21 wagers

44A. Definitions for pt 5A
44B. Additional madness 21 wager
44C. Placing a madness 21 wager
44D. Winning and losing madness 21 wagers and payouts
44E. Deciding who is eligible to press jackpot button
44EA. Pressing the jackpot button
44F. How madness 21 wagers are dealt with
44G. Schedule of prizes

Part 5B--Perfect pairs wagers

44H. Definitions for pt 5B
44I. Perfect pairs wager
44J. Placing a perfect pairs wager
44K. Winning and losing perfect pairs wagers and payouts
44L. Schedule of prizes
44M. How perfect pairs wager dealt with

Part 6--Irregularities

45. Exposed card in rack
46. Card drawn in error to be used in play
47. Card drawn in error not to be used
48. Not enough cards in shoe to complete round of play
49. Incorrect placement of card
50. Dealer with too many cards
51. No cards or only 1 card dealt to a player's hand
52. No second card to last player if dealer has no second card
53. Additional cards not offered or dealt to a player
54. No second card or additional cards to last player if dealer has second card and more
55. Dealer with no first card
56. Extra hand dealt
57. Player not acting on hand after wagering

Part 7--Use of card machine

58. Card machine
59. Card machine malfunction
SCHEDULE 3 CARIBBEAN STUD POKER

Part 1--Preliminary
1. Conducting and playing caribbean stud poker
2. Definitions for sch 3
3. Meaning of closes a player's hand
4. Meaning of qualifies for a dealer's hand
5. Meaning of winning jackpot hand
6. Meaning of various poker hands
7. Ranking of poker hands and cards

Part 2--Table, layout and equipment
8. Table and layout
9. Special jackpot equipment
10. Other equipment

Part 3--Preparing for the game at a table
11. Cards
12. Procedures for inspecting, shuffling and cutting cards

Part 4--Placing wagers and playing the game
14. Placing ante and jackpot wagers
15. How wagers are made
16. Dealing the cards
17. Players may look at cards and fold or place a bet wager
18. Declaration by dealer
19. If dealer's hand does not qualify
20. If dealer's hand qualifies
20A. Players must not exchange cards or communicate

Part 5--Deciding the outcome of wagers and paying winning wagers
21. Player's hand—when it wins, loses or is a stand off
22. Payment odds for bet wagers
23. Winning jackpot hands
24. Payments for winning jackpot hands
25. More than 1 straight flush or royal flush as winning jackpot hands in a round

Part 6--Irregularities
27. Coin-in button pressed before jackpot wagers accepted
28. Bet wager under or over twice the ante wager
29. Cards dealt when no ante wager
30. Player wagering on more than 1 betting area
31. Incorrect number of cards
32. Effect of cards being exposed during a deal
33. Card placed in incorrect position
SCHEDULE 4 CRAPS
1. Conducting and playing craps
2. Definitions for sch 4
3. Table and layout
4. Permissible wagers and results
5. Time and way for wagering
6. Removal or reduction of wager
7. Circumstances when place bets inactive or active
8. Minimum and maximum wagers
9. Player responsible if wagering or giving instructions
10. Payout odds for winning wagers
11. True odds for buy bets
12. True odds for lay bets
13. Percentages, fees and other matters
14. Supplemental wagers after come out roll for win bets
15. Supplemental wagers after come out roll for don't win bets
16. Supplemental wagers after come out roll for come bets
17. Supplemental wagers after come out roll for don't come bets
18. Control of dice
19. Selecting the shooter and matters about inactive dice
20. Procedure if die goes off table
21. Wagering and dice throwing by shooter
22. Invalid roll of the dice
23. Declaration may be overruled
24. Calling the results of throw and dealing with wagers
25. Continuing shooter or selecting new shooter
SCHEDULE 5 MANILA POKER

Part 1--Preliminary
1. Conducting and playing manila poker
2. Definitions for sch 5
3. Meaning of call and called
4. Meaning of player's hand
5. Meaning of raise
6. Meaning of round of betting
7. Meaning of showdown
8. Meaning of various poker hands
9. Ranking of poker hands and cards
10. Clockwise direction to be used

Part 2--Table, layout and equipment
11. Table and layout
12. Equipment and information

Part 3--Preparation for the game at a table
13. Cards
14. Sorting, inspecting and shuffling cards
15. Seating positions
16. Shuffling cards before each round of play
17. The buck
18. Ace high and low or high only
19. Minimum table stake
20. Play sequence

Part 4--Playing the game
21. How to wager
22. Placing the blind bet and dealing the first cards
23. Sequence for first round of betting
24. Sequence for second, third, fourth and final rounds of betting
25. Showdown
26. Raises
27. Tapping out
28. Commission
29. Table stake
30. Checking
31. How to fold

Part 5--Irregularities
32. Collusion
33. Misdeals
34. Betting out of turn
35. Premature exposure of communal cards
36. Holding the wrong number of hole cards
37. Players must not exchange cards or communicate
SCHEDULE 6 MINI-BACCARAT

Part 1--Preliminary
1. Conducting and playing mini-baccarat
2. Definitions for sch 6
3. Table and layout

Part 2--General rules
4. Standing players
4A. Maximum of 3 players for a numbered place at a table
5. Number of decks and way cards are dealt
6. Value of cards and point value of hand
7. Mini-baccarat wagers and results
8. How wagers are made
9. When a wager can not be placed, changed or withdrawn
10. Minimum and maximum wagers
10A. Free hand
11. Payout odds for winning mini-baccarat wagers
12. No commission mini-baccarat

Part 3--Playing the game
13. Procedures for inspecting and shuffling cards
16. Cutting the cards
16A. Banker
16B. Banker must make minimum wagers
17. Dealing first 2 cards to each hand
18. Announcing point count of each hand after first 4 cards and dealing additional cards
19. Appearance of cutting card during play
20. No additional cards may be drawn in certain circumstances
21. When player's hand must draw or stay
22. Additional card for banker's hand in certain circumstances
23. Deciding the round and dealing with wagers

Part 4--Perfect pairs wagers
24. Definitions for pt 4
25. Perfect pairs wager
26. Placing a perfect pairs wager
27. Winning and losing perfect pairs wagers and payouts
28. How a perfect pairs wager is dealt with

Part 4A--Dragon bonus wager
29. Dragon bonus wagers
30. Placing a dragon bonus wager
31. Winning and losing dragon bonus wagers
32. Payouts

Part 5--Irregularities
33. Irregularities
SCHEDULE 7 MINI-DICE
1. Conducting and playing mini-dice
2. Table layout, dice number and 3 identical dice
3. Inspecting dice tumbler and seal before opening table for gaming
4. Permissible wagers and results
5. How wagers may be made
6. Player responsible when wagering or giving instructions
7. Time for wagering
8. How wagers are dealt with
9. Change to application of ss 6 and 8 if unfair
10. Use of non-value chips
11. Payout odds for winning wagers
12. Use of dice tumbler
13. Announcing the result
14. No unauthorised interference with gaming equipment
15. Irregularities
SCHEDULE 8 PAI GOW

Part 1--Preliminary
1. Conducting and playing pai gow
2. Definitions for sch 8
3. Meaning of chong ranking 3
4. How to achieve chong ranking 3 or better

Part 2--Table, layout, tiles and tile ranking
5. Table and layout
6. Tiles
7. Tile ranking
8. Tile point counts

Part 3--Other equipment and its use
9. Chung
10. Tumbler, dice and cover
11. Use of dice
12. Off marker

Part 4--Wagers
13. Placing wagers
14. Minimum and maximum wagers
15. Number of players for a box
16. Number of hands for a player

Part 5--The bank
17. Use of the chung
18. Appointment as banker

Part 6--Payout odds and commission
19. Winning wagers and commission

Part 7--Opening of table for gaming
20. Sorting, inspecting and shuffling the tiles

Part 8--Shuffling and cutting the tiles
21. Shuffling and stacking for each round of play
22. La ja
23. Cutting the tiles
24. Replacing the tiles

Part 9--Dealing the tiles
25. Dealing the tiles
26. Controlling the tiles

Part 10--Setting the hands
27. Hands
28. Setting the hands
29. Particular settings

Part 11--Setting hands the house way
30. Setting hands the house way
31. Play the pairs
32. Wongs, gongs and high 9s
33. Maximise point count
34. High ranking tiles
35. Exceptions

Part 12--Payment and collection of wagers
36. Deciding on hands
37. Wagers and commission

Part 13--Irregularities
38. Dice
39. Dealing irregularities
40. Exposed tiles
41. Incorrect setting of tiles
42. Abandoned round of play
43. Failure to wager
SCHEDULE 9 ROULETTE

Part 1--Preliminary
1. Conducting and playing roulette
1A. Definitions for sch 9

Part 2--Equipment for roulette
2. Table, layout and ball
2A. Roulette terminal

Part 3--General rules
3. Rotating the wheel and ball and controlling wagering
4. Announcing the winning number, placing the crown and dealing with wagers
5. No unauthorised interference with gaming equipment
6. Permissible wagers and results
7. How wagers are made and changed—roulette table
7A. How wagers are made and changed—roulette terminal
8. Use of non-value chips
9. Player responsible for placing wagers
10. Wagers dealt with when ball falls to rest
11. Change to application of ss 9 and 10 if unfair
12. Minimum and maximum wagers
13. Use of value chips
14. Payout odds for winning wagers
14A. Payment vouchers

Part 4--Irregularities
15. Irregularities and announcing no spin
16. Irregularities—roulette terminal
SCHEDULE 10 SIC-BO
1. Conducting and playing sic-bo
2. Table layout, dice tumbler and 3 identical dice
3. Electronic equipment and entry terminal for results
4. Uppermost sides of dice used to decide results
5. Permissible wagers
6. Gaming chips to be used for wagering
7. Player responsible for placing wagers
8. Time for wagering
9. How wagers are dealt with
10. Change to application of ss 7 and 9 if unfair
11. Use of non-value chips
12. Payout odds for winning wagers
13. Use of dice tumbler
14. Announcing result of spin
15. Entering results into the electronic equipment
16. No unauthorised operation of dice tumbler or entry terminal
17. Irregularities
SCHEDULE 11 SPANISH BLACKJACK

Part 1--Preliminary
1. Conducting and playing spanish blackjack
2. Definitions for sch 11

Part 2--Table, layout and equipment
3. Table and layout
4. Drop box and discard rack

Part 3--General rules of spanish blackjack
5. Number of decks
6. Value of cards
7. Winning and losing wagers
8. How wagers may be made
9. Payout odds for winning wagers
10. Time for wagering
11. Entry to or exclusion from game after first round
12. Minimum and maximum wagers for tables
13. Procedures for inspecting and shuffling cards
15. Cutting of cards by player and dealer
16. Selecting player to cut cards
17. Replacing the cards
18. Using a dealing shoe
19. Dealing the cards
20. Collecting and discarding cards after play
21. Procedure when cutting card is reached
22. Players not to handle cards
23. Player responsible for own point total
24. Play if player has blackjack or a point total of 21

Part 4--Different types of wagers, extra players and other matters
25. Surrender
26. Insurance wagers
27. Doubling down
28. Splitting cards
29. Additional cards for players
30. Additional cards for dealer
31. One player for each box
32. More than 1 player for a box
33. Relationship between players placing spanish blackjack wagers on the same box
34. When a player may wager on more than 1 box

Part 4A--Perfect pairs wagers
34A. Definitions for pt 4A
34B. Perfect pairs wager
34C. Placing a perfect pairs wager
34D. Winning and losing perfect pairs wagers and payouts
34E. Schedule of prizes
34F. How perfect pairs wager dealt with

Part 4B--Madness 21 wagers
34G. Definitions for pt 4B
34H. Additional madness 21 wager
34I. Placing a madness 21 wager
34J. Winning and losing madness 21 wagers and payouts
34K. Deciding who is eligible to press jackpot button
34L. Pressing the jackpot button
34M. How madness 21 wagers are dealt with
34N. Schedule of prizes

Part 5--Irregularities
35. Exposed card in rack
36. Card drawn in error to be used in play
37. Card drawn in error not to be used
38. Not enough cards in shoe to complete round of play
39. Incorrect placement of card
40. Dealer with too may cards
41. No cards or only 1 card dealt to a player's hand
42. No second card to last player if dealer has no second card
43. Additional cards not offered or dealt to a player
44. No second card or additional cards to last player if dealer has second card and more
45. Dealer with no first card
46. Extra hand dealt
47. Player not acting on hand after wagering

Part 6--Use of card machine
48. Card machine
49. Card machine malfunction
SCHEDULE 12 WHEEL OF FORTUNE

Part 1--Preliminary
1. Conducting and playing wheel of fortune

Part 2--Rules for wheel with 50 spaces
2. Wheel and layout
3. Spinning the wheel
4. Announcing the winning symbol and dealing with wagers
5. No unauthorised interference with gaming equipment
6. Permissible wagers and results
7. How wagers may be made or withdrawn
8. Player responsible when wagering
9. Wagers dealt with when indicator rests in slot
10. Change to application of ss 8 and 9 if unfair
11. Minimum and maximum wagers
12. Payout odds for winning wagers
13. Irregularities

Part 3--Changed rules for wheel with 52 spaces
14. Wheel and layout
15. Spinning the wheel
16. Permissible wagers and results
17. Minimum and maximum wagers
18. Payout odds for winning wagers
19. Irregularities
SCHEDULE 13 TWO-UP DICE

Part 1--Preliminary
1. Conducting and playing two-up dice
2. Definitions for sch 13

Part 2--Table, layout and equipment
3. Table and layout
4. Dice to be used in the game

Part 3--The spinner
5. Selecting the spinner and the dice for spinning
6. Spinner's wager
7. Spinning the dice
8. Results of the spinner's wager
9. Payout odds for a spinner's wager
10. Changing the spinner

Part 4--Players
11. Player's wager
12. Results of a player's wager
13. Payout odds for a player's wager

Part 5--Other matters about wagers
14. Minimum and maximum wagers
15. Player responsible for placing wagers
16. Wagers to remain after dealer calls 'no more bets'
17. How wagers are dealt with
18. Change to application of ss 15 and 17 if unfair
19. Results of spins to be displayed

Part 6--Irregularities
20. Invalid spins
21. Dealer may take over as spinner if there are consecutive or numerous invalid spins
22. Procedure if a die goes off the table
SCHEDULE 14 TEXAS HOLD'EM POKER

Part 1--Preliminary
1. Conducting and playing texas hold'em poker
2. Definitions for sch 14
3. Meaning of calls and called
4. Meaning of check
5. Meaning of fold
6. Meaning of being next to a player
7. Meaning of poker hands
8. Ranking of poker hands and cards
9. Meaning of raise and raises
10. Clockwise direction to be used

Part 2--Table, layout and equipment
11. Table and layout
12. Equipment

Part 3--Preparing for the game
13. Complete deck to be used
14. Sorting and inspecting the cards
15. Inspecting and shuffling a new deck
16. Seating positions
17. Shuffling cards before each round of play
18. The buck
19. Minimum table stake
20. Participation fee
21. Play sequence
21A. New and returning players

Part 4--Playing the game
22. How to wager
23. Placing the blind bets and dealing the hole cards
23A. Wagers for new and returning players
24. Sequence for the first round of betting
25. Sequence for the second, third and final rounds of betting
26. Payment of pot and commission at end of round of betting
27. Showdown
28. Betting structure and raises
29. Going all-in
30. Commission
31. Table stake for continuing players

Part 5--Irregularities
32. Misdeals
33. Holding the wrong number of hole cards
34. Burn card exposed in error
35. Burn card not dealt before a community card
36. Community card exposed in error
37. Betting out of turn
38. Collusion
39. Players must not exchange cards or communicate
SCHEDULE 15 TEXAS HOLD'EM BONUS POKER

Part 1--Preliminary
1. Conducting and playing texas hold'em bonus poker
2. Definitions for sch 15
3. Meaning of checks
4. Meaning of closes a player's hand
5. Meaning of folds
6. Meaning of winning bonus hand
7. Meaning of poker hands
8. Ranking of poker hands and cards

Part 2--Table, layout and equipment
9. Table and layout
10. Equipment

Part 3--Preparing for the game
11. Cards
12. Procedures for inspecting, shuffling and cutting cards

Part 4--Placing wagers and playing the game
13. Placing ante and bonus wagers
14. How wagers are made
15. Player's cards to be in full view of dealer
16. Dealing the hole cards and dealer's cards
17. Players may look at hole cards and fold or place a flop wager
18. Player may check or place a turn wager
19. Player may check or place a river wager
20. Declaration of highest poker ranking of dealer's hand
21. Deciding the highest poker ranking of player's hand
22. Players must not exchange cards or communicate

Part 5--Deciding the outcome of wagers and paying winning wagers
23. Player's hand—when it wins, loses or is a stand off
24. Payment odds for winning ante, flop, turn and river wagers
25. Winning bonus hand
26. Payment odds for winning bonus hands

Part 6--Irregularities
27. Flop wager under or over twice the ante wager
28. Turn wager or river wager under or over the ante wager
29. Cards dealt when no ante wager
30. Player wagering on more than 1 betting area
31. Incorrect number of cards
32. Effect of card being exposed during initial deal
33. Community card exposed in error
34. Another card exposed when dealing river card
35. Card placed in incorrect position
SCHEDULE 16 THREE CARD POKER

Part 1--Preliminary
1. Conducting and playing three card poker
2. Definitions for sch 16
3. Meaning of closes a player's hand
4. Meaning of folds
5. Meaning of qualifies for a dealer's hand
6. Meaning of winning ante bonus hand
7. Meaning of winning pair plus hand
8. Meaning of poker hands
9. Ranking of poker hands and cards

Part 2--Table, layout and equipment
10. Table and layout
11. Equipment

Part 3--Preparing for the game
12. Cards
13. Procedures for inspecting, shuffling and cutting cards

Part 4--Placing wagers and playing the game
14. Placing ante and pair plus wagers
15. How wagers are made
16. Dealing the cards
17. Players may look at cards and fold or place a bet wager
18. Declaration by dealer
19. If dealer's hand does not qualify
20. If dealer's hand qualifies
21. Players must not exchange cards or communicate

Part 5--Deciding the outcome of wagers and paying winning wagers
22. Player's hand—when it wins, loses or is a stand off
23. Winning ante bonus hand
24. Payment odds for winning ante bonus hands
25. Winning pair plus hand
26. Payment odds for winning pair plus hands

Part 6--Irregularities
27. Bet wager under or over the ante wager amount
28. Card dealt when no ante wager
29. Player wagering on more than 1 betting area
30. Incorrect number of cards
31. Effect of card being exposed during a deal
32. Card placed in incorrect position
SCHEDULE 17 FOUR CARD POKER

Part 1--Preliminary
1. Conducting and playing four card poker
2. Definitions for sch 17
3. Meaning of closes a player's hand
4. Meaning of folds
5. Meaning of winning ante bonus hand
6. Meaning of winning aces up hand
7. Meaning of poker hands
8. Ranking of poker hands and cards

Part 2--Table, layout and equipment
9. Table and layout
10. Equipment

Part 3--Preparing for the game
11. Cards
12. Procedures for inspecting, shuffling and cutting cards

Part 4--Placing wagers and playing the game
13. Placing ante and aces up wagers
14. How wagers are made
15. Dealing the cards
16. Players may look at cards and fold or place a bet wager
17. Declaration by dealer
18. Deciding the highest poker ranking of player's hand
19. Players must not exchange cards or communicate

Part 5--Deciding the outcome of wagers and paying winning wagers
20. Player's hand—when it wins or loses
21. Winning ante bonus hand
22. Payment odds for winning ante bonus hands
23. Winning aces up hand
24. Payment odds for winning aces up hands

Part 6--Irregularities
25. Bet wager under, or more than 3 times, the ante wager amount
26. Card dealt when no ante wager
27. Player wagering on more than 1 betting area
28. Incorrect number of cards
29. Effect of card being exposed during a deal
30. Card placed in incorrect position
Endnotes

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