Casino Gaming Amendment Rule (No. 1) 1999 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1999 No. 344 Casino Control Act 1982 CASINO GAMING AMENDMENT RULE (No. 1) 1999 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Rule amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Amendment of sch 2 (Blackjack) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Amendment of sch 3 (Carribean stud poker) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 5 Amendment of sch 4 (Craps) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 6 Amendment of sch 7 (Let it ride bonus) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 7 Amendment of sch 9 (Mini-baccarat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 8 Amendment of sch 14 (Spanish blackjack) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 9 Amendment of sch 15 (Sunshine pontoon) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

s1 2 s3 Casino Gaming Amendment (No. 1) No. 344, 1999 ˙ Short title 1. This rule may be cited as the Casino Gaming Amendment Rule (No. 1) 1999 . ˙ Rule amended 2. This rule amends the Casino Gaming Rule 1999 . ˙ Amendment of sch 2 (Blackjack) 3.(1) Schedule 2, section 12— insert— ‘ (2) Despite subsection (1), a casino employee of the level of assistant pit boss or higher may direct that— (a) a player may wager on only 1 box; and (b) the player may wager only the minimum wager for the table. ‘ (3) The employee may give the direction only if the employee reasonably believes the player is playing the game in a way that affects, or could potentially affect, the randomness of the outcome of the game as intended by this rule. ‘ (4) The casino employee must immediately report the direction to an inspector.’. (2) Schedule 2, section 13(4)— omit. (3) Schedule 2, section 17(3)— omit. (4) Schedule 2, after part 5— insert—

s3 3 s3 Casino Gaming Amendment (No. 1) No. 344, 1999 ‘ PART 5A—MADNESS 21 WAGERS ‘ Definitions for pt 5A ‘ 44A. In this part— “controlling player” , for a box, means the player whom the dealer decides, under section 32, controls the box. 1 “electronic prize meter” means a meter for displaying the amount of the prize for each $1 wager that is a madness 21 wager. ‘ Additional madness 21 wager ‘ 44B. A player may choose to place an additional wager (a “madness 21 wager” ) if— (a) the boxes for wagers on the blackjack table layout provide for madness 21 wagers; and (b) the table is fitted with the following equipment approved by the chief executive— (i) a jackpot button; (ii) a random number generator; (iii) an electronic prize meter. ‘ Placing a madness 21 wager ‘ 44C.(1) A player may place a madness 21 wager on any box on which the player has placed a blackjack wager. ‘ (2) The madness 21 wager must be placed before any cards in the round of play are dealt. ‘ (3) The madness 21 wager must be at least the minimum amount, and not more than the maximum amount, displayed on the sign at the table 1 Section 32 (Relationship between players on same box)

s3 4 s3 Casino Gaming Amendment (No. 1) No. 344, 1999 about madness 21 wagers. 2 ‘ (4) Subsection (1) does not apply if the madness 21 equipment for the table has malfunctioned or is not operating. ‘ Winning and losing madness 21 wagers and payouts ‘ 44D.(1) A madness 21 wager on a box wins if the controlling player for the box has a blackjack, even if the dealer has a blackjack. ‘ (2) A madness 21 wager on a box loses if the controlling player for the box does not have a blackjack. ‘ (3) Subject to subsection (4), after the jackpot button has been pressed by a person eligible to press it under section 44E, each winning madness 21 wager on a box must be paid, for each $1 wager that is a madness 21 wager, the amount displayed on the electronic prize meter for madness 21 wagers at the table. ‘ (4) If, during the round of play, the equipment for madness 21 malfunctions and can not be used to decide the amount payable for a winning madness 21 wager, the winning madness 21 wager for the round must be paid an amount equal to 25 times the amount of the madness 21 wager. ‘ Deciding who is eligible to press jackpot button ‘ 44E.(1) The person who may press the jackpot button for a winning madness 21 wager on a box is decided under this section. ‘ (2) The controlling player for the box may press the jackpot button if the controlling player placed a winning madness 21 wager on the box. ‘ (3) The second player for the box may press the jackpot button if— (a) the controlling player for the box has not placed a madness 21 wager, is not present or refuses to press the jackpot button; and (b) the second player has placed a winning madness 21 wager on the 2 Under section 64(1)(d) of the Act, a casino operator must display at each gaming table or location for the playing of a game a sign showing the permissible minimum and maximum wagers for the game played at the table or location.

s3 5 s3 Casino Gaming Amendment (No. 1) No. 344, 1999 box. ‘ (4) The third player for the box may press the jackpot button if— (a) no-one may press the jackpot button under subsection (2) or (3) or the persons who may press the jackpot button under either of the subsections are not present or refuse to press the jackpot button; and (b) the third player has placed a winning madness 21 wager on the box. ‘ (5) The floor manager may press the jackpot button if all persons who may press the button under subsections (2), (3) or (4) are not present or refuse to press the jackpot button. ‘ (6) A player may only use reasonable force to press the jackpot button. ‘ (7) If the floor manager or a casino key employee is satisfied a player used more force than was reasonable to press the jackpot button, the manager or employee may direct that the player be excluded from placing madness 21 wagers at the casino. ‘ (8) In this section— “second player” , for a box, means the player for a box whose wager is directly behind the wager of the controlling player for the box. “third player” , for a box, means the player for a box whose wager is directly behind the wager of the second player for the box. ‘ How madness 21 wagers are dealt with ‘ 44F.(1) This section applies despite section 24. 3 ‘ (2) After controlling players have been dealt their first 2 cards, the dealer must take away all losing madness 21 wagers. ‘ (3) If a player has blackjack and the dealer’s first card is a 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9, the dealer must— (a) pay the blackjack wager, push the controlling player’s cards together and leave them on the layout behind the box; and 3 Section 24 (Play if player has blackjack)

s3 6 s3 Casino Gaming Amendment (No. 1) No. 344, 1999 (b) deal with each other player in the usual way for the game of blackjack. ‘ (4) If a player has blackjack and the dealer’s first card is an ace, king, queen, jack or 10, the dealer must deal with each player in the usual way for a game of blackjack. ‘ (5) After the dealer has made payouts for the round of play but before removing the cards from the layout, the dealer must, for each box with a winning madness 21 wager, offer the jackpot button to the persons who may press the jackpot button for the box under section 44E, starting from the dealer’s right, until one of the persons presses the jackpot button. ‘ (6) After an amount is displayed on the electronic prize meter for a box with a winning madness 21 wager, the dealer must pay, for each $1 wager that is a madness 21 wager, the amount displayed on the electronic prize meter for madness 21 wagers at the table, before moving to the next box with a winning madness 21 wager. ‘ (7) After all winning madness 21 wagers have been paid, the dealer must collect the players’ cards and place them in the discard rack. ‘ (8) To remove doubt, it is declared that— (a) the jackpot button may only be pressed once for each box with a winning madness 21 wager; and (b) each player with a winning madness 21 wager on a box is to be paid under subsection (6) or section 44D(4). ‘ Schedule of prizes ‘ 44G. For each casino for which approval has been given for gaming equipment that provides for madness 21 wagers as part of the game of blackjack, the chief executive must approve a schedule of prizes for each $1 wager that is a madness 21 wager as part of the game at the casino.

s3 7 s3 Casino Gaming Amendment (No. 1) No. 344, 1999 ‘ PART 5B—PERFECT PAIRS WAGERS ‘ Definitions for pt 5B ‘ 44H. In this part— “coloured pair” means a pair comprised of— (a) 2 red cards of different suits; or (b) 2 black cards of different suits. “face value” , of a card, means— (a) the number of the card, namely 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10; or (b) the type of card, namely jack, queen, king or ace. “mixed pair” means a pair comprised of 1 red card and 1 black card. “pair” means 2 cards with the same face value. “perfect pair” means a pair comprised of cards of the same suit. ‘ Additional perfect pairs wager ‘ 44I. A player may choose to place an additional wager (a “perfect pairs wager” ) if the boxes for wagers on the blackjack table layout provide for perfect pairs wagers. ‘ Placing perfect pairs wager ‘ 44J.(1) A player may place a perfect pairs wager on any box on which the player has placed a blackjack wager. ‘ (2) The perfect pairs wager must be placed before any cards in the round of play are dealt. ‘ (3) The perfect pairs wager must be at least the minimum amount, and

s3 8 s3 Casino Gaming Amendment (No. 1) No. 344, 1999 not more than the maximum amount, displayed on the sign at the table about perfect pairs wagers. 4 ‘ Winning and losing perfect pairs wagers and payouts ‘ 44K.(1) A perfect pairs wager wins if the first 2 cards dealt to the player are a pair. ‘ (2) Winning perfect pairs wagers must be paid as follows— (a) if the chief executive has approved the application of the No. 1 schedule of prizes for perfect pairs wagers as part of the game of blackjack at the casino— (i) for a mixed pair—5 to 1; and (ii) for a coloured pair—10 to 1; and (iii) for a perfect pair—30 to 1; (b) if the chief executive has approved the application of the No. 2 schedule of prizes for perfect pairs wagers as part of the game of blackjack at the casino— (i) for a mixed pair—6 to 1; and (ii) for a coloured pair—12 to 1; and (iii) for a perfect pair—25 to 1. ‘ (3) A perfect pairs wager loses if the first 2 cards dealt to the player placing the wager do not comprise a pair. ‘ Schedule of prizes ‘ 44L. For each casino for which approval has been given for gaming equipment that provides for perfect pairs wagers as part of the game of blackjack, the chief executive must approve the application of the No. 1 schedule of prizes or No. 2 schedule of prizes for perfect pairs wagers as part of the game at the casino. 4 Under section 64(1)(d) of the Act, a casino operator must display at each gaming table or location for the playing of a game a sign showing the permissible minimum and maximum wagers for the game played at the table or location.

s4 9 s4 Casino Gaming Amendment (No. 1) No. 344, 1999 ‘ How perfect pairs wager dealt with ‘ 44M.(1) After each player has been dealt the player’s first 2 cards, the dealer must— (a) take away all losing perfect pairs wagers; and (b) make a payout to each player who has a pair. ‘ (2) The dealer then goes on to deal with each player in the usual way for blackjack.’. (5) Schedule 2, section 48, after ‘rack’— insert— ‘and complete the round of play’. (6) Schedule 2, section 49— insert— ‘ (2) For subsection (1), a dealer is taken to have acted on a hand if— (a) the dealer has received a hand signal from the player for the first box in play at the table; or (b) the player for the first box in play at the table has decided to double down and a third card has been delivered to the hand; or (c) the player for the first box in play at the table has decided to split the hand and a second card has been delivered to the first of the hands formed; or (d) a player’s wager has been settled.’. (7) Schedule 2, section 58(2), ‘or bonus blackjack’— omit, insert— ‘bonus blackjack, madness 21 or perfect pairs’. ˙ Amendment of sch 3 (Carribean stud poker) 4.(1) Schedule 3, section 33, heading,‘Single card’— omit, insert— ‘Card’.

s 5 10 s 6 Casino Gaming Amendment (No. 1) No. 344, 1999 (2) Schedule 3, section 33, ‘a single’— omit, insert— ‘a’. ˙ Amendment of sch 4 (Craps) 5. Schedule 4, section 21(1)— omit, insert— ‘ 21.(1) After selection of the dice, the shooter must make a win or don’t win bet, and throw the 2 selected dice— (a) so that they leave the shooter’s hand simultaneously; and (b) in a way that is calculated to cause them to strike the end of the table farthest from the shooter.’. ˙ Amendment of sch 7 (Let it ride bonus) 6.(1) Schedule 7, section 2, definition “community cards”, ‘section 8’— omit, insert— ‘section 10’. (2) Schedule 7, sections 12(3)(b) and 13(4)(b)— omit, insert— ‘(b) the player may then remove the gaming chips.’. (3) Schedule 7, section 24, heading, ‘Single card’— omit, insert— ‘Card’. (4) Schedule 7, section 24, ‘a single’— omit, insert— ‘a’. (5) Schedule 7— insert—

s 7 11 s 8 Casino Gaming Amendment (No. 1) No. 344, 1999 ‘ Incorrect community card turned over first ‘ 26. If the dealer inadvertently turns over the wrong community card first, the round of play continues in the usual way.’. ˙ Amendment of sch 9 (Mini-baccarat) 7. Schedule 9, section 11(3), after ‘rounded’— insert— ‘down’. ˙ Amendment of sch 14 (Spanish blackjack) 8.(1) Schedule 14, section 12— insert— ‘ (2) Despite subsection (1), a casino employee of the level of assistant pit boss or higher may direct that— (a) a player may wager on only 1 box; and (b) the player may wager only the minimum wager for the table. ‘ (3) The employee may give the direction only if the employee reasonably believes the player is playing the game in a way that affects, or could potentially affect, the randomness of the outcome of the game as intended by this rule. ‘ (4) The casino employee must immediately report the direction to an inspector.’. (2) Schedule 14, section 13(4)— omit. (3) Schedule 14, section 17(3)— omit. (4) Schedule 14, section 27(4)— omit, insert— ‘ (4) If a player elects to double down, any aces dealt to the player’s hand before the double down have a value of 1, not 11.’.

s 8 12 s 8 Casino Gaming Amendment (No. 1) No. 344, 1999 (5) Schedule 14, section 27(8)— omit, insert— ‘ (8) If a player elects to withdraw the doubled portion of the original wager, the dealer must, before the player withdraws the doubled portion of the wager and before any further cards are dealt— (a) remove the amount of the original wager; and (b) if all the players for the box have elected to withdraw the doubled portion of their original wagers—remove the players’ cards.’. (6) Schedule 14, after part 4— insert— ‘ PART 4A—PERFECT PAIRS WAGERS ‘ Definitions for pt 4A ‘ 34A. In this part— “coloured pair” means a pair comprised of— (a) 2 red cards of different suits; or (b) 2 black cards of different suits. “face value” , of a card, means— (a) the number of the card, namely 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9; or (b) the type of card, namely jack, queen, king or ace. “mixed pair” means a pair comprised of 1 red card and 1 black card. “pair” means 2 cards with the same face value. “perfect pair” means a pair comprised of cards of the same suit. ‘ Additional perfect pairs wager ‘ 34B. A player may choose to place an additional wager (a “perfect pairs wager” ) if the boxes for wagers on the spanish blackjack table layout provide for perfect pairs wagers.

s 8 13 s 8 Casino Gaming Amendment (No. 1) No. 344, 1999 ‘ Placing perfect pairs wager ‘ 34C.(1) A player may place a perfect pairs wager on any box on which the player has placed a spanish blackjack wager. ‘ (2) The perfect pairs wager must be placed before any cards in the round of play are dealt. ‘ (3) The perfect pairs wager must be at least the minimum amount, and not more than the maximum amount, displayed on the sign at the table about perfect pairs wagers. 5 ‘ Winning and losing perfect pairs wagers and payouts ‘ 34D.(1) A perfect pairs wager wins if the first 2 cards dealt to the player are a pair. ‘ (2) Winning perfect pairs wagers must be paid as follows— (a) if the chief executive has approved the application of the No. 1 schedule of prizes for perfect pairs wagers as part of the game of spanish blackjack at the casino— (i) for a mixed pair—5 to 1; and (ii) for a coloured pair—10 to 1; and (iii) for a perfect pair—30 to 1; (b) if the chief executive has approved the application of the No. 2 schedule of prizes for perfect pairs wagers as part of the game of spanish blackjack at the casino— (i) for a mixed pair—6 to 1; and (ii) for a coloured pair—12 to 1; and (iii) for a perfect pair—25 to 1. ‘ (3) A perfect pairs wager loses if the first 2 cards dealt to the player placing the wager do not comprise a pair. 5 Under section 64(1)(d) of the Act, a casino operator must display at each gaming table or location for the playing of a game a sign showing the permissible minimum and maximum wagers for the game played at the table or location.

s 8 14 s 8 Casino Gaming Amendment (No. 1) No. 344, 1999 ‘ Schedule of prizes ‘ 34E. For each casino for which approval has been given for gaming equipment that provides for perfect pairs wagers as part of the game of spanish blackjack, the chief executive must approve the application of the No. 1 schedule of prizes or No. 2 schedule of prizes for perfect pairs wagers as part of the game at the casino. ‘ How perfect pairs wager dealt with ‘ 34F.(1) After each player has been dealt the player’s first 2 cards, the dealer must— (a) take away all losing perfect pairs wagers; and (b) make a payout to each player who has a pair. ‘ (2) The dealer then goes on to deal with each player in the usual way for spanish blackjack.’. (7) Schedule 14, section 38, after ‘rack’— insert— ‘and complete the round of play’. (8) Schedule 14, section 39— insert— ‘ (2) For subsection (1), a dealer is taken to have acted on a hand if— (a) the dealer has received a hand signal from the player for the first box in play at the table; or (b) the player for the first box in play at the table has decided to double down and a third card has been delivered to the hand; or (c) the player for the first box in play at the table has decided to split the hand and a second card has been delivered to the first of the hands formed; or (d) a player’s wager has been settled.’. (9) Schedule 14, sections 40(2)(b) and 45(2)(b), ‘21’— omit, insert— ‘20’.

s 9 15 s 9 Casino Gaming Amendment (No. 1) No. 344, 1999 (10) Schedule 14, section 48— insert— ‘ (1A) However, a card machine must not be used for a game of spanish blackjack if perfect pairs is offered with the game.’. ˙ Amendment of sch 15 (Sunshine pontoon) 9.(1) Schedule 15, section 12— insert— ‘ (2) Despite subsection (1), a casino employee of the level of assistant pit boss or higher may direct that— (a) a player may wager on only 1 box; and (b) the player may wager only the minimum wager for the table. ‘ (3) The employee may give the direction only if the employee reasonably believes the player is playing the game in a way that affects, or could potentially affect, the randomness of the outcome of the game as intended by this rule. ‘ (4) The casino employee must immediately report the direction to an inspector.’. (2) Schedule 15, section 13(4)— omit. (3) Schedule 15, section 17(3)— omit. (4) Schedule 15, after part 4— insert— ‘ PART 4A—PERFECT PAIRS WAGERS ‘ Definitions for pt 4A ‘ 33A . In this part— “coloured pair” means a pair comprised of—

s 9 16 s 9 Casino Gaming Amendment (No. 1) No. 344, 1999 (a) 2 red cards of different suits; or (b) 2 black cards of different suits. “face value” , of a card, means— (a) the number of the card, namely 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10; or (b) the type of card, namely jack, queen, king or ace. “mixed pair” means a pair comprised of 1 red card and 1 black card. “pair” means 2 cards with the same face value. “perfect pair” means a pair comprised of cards of the same suit. ‘ Additional perfect pairs wager ‘ 33B. A player may choose to place an additional wager (a “perfect pairs wager” ) if the boxes for wagers on the sunshine pontoon table layout provide for perfect pairs wagers. ‘ Placing perfect pairs wager ‘ 33C.(1) A player may place a perfect pairs wager on any box on which the player has placed a sunshine pontoon wager. ‘ (2) The perfect pairs wager must be placed before any cards in the round of play are dealt. ‘ (3) The perfect pairs wager must be at least the minimum amount, and not more than the maximum amount, displayed on the sign at the table about perfect pairs wagers. 6 ‘ Winning and losing perfect pairs wagers and payouts ‘ 33D.(1) A perfect pairs wager wins if the first 2 cards dealt to the player are a pair. ‘ (2) Winning perfect pairs wagers must be paid as follows— 6 Under section 64(1)(d) of the Act, a casino operator must display at each gaming table or location for the playing of a game a sign showing the permissible minimum and maximum wagers for the game played at the table or location.

s 9 17 s 9 Casino Gaming Amendment (No. 1) No. 344, 1999 (a) if the chief executive has approved the application of the No. 1 schedule of prizes for perfect pairs wagers as part of the game of sunshine pontoon at the casino— (i) for a mixed pair—5 to 1; and (ii) for a coloured pair—10 to 1; and (iii) for a perfect pair—30 to 1; (b) if the chief executive has approved the application of the No. 2 schedule of prizes for perfect pairs wagers as part of the game of sunshine pontoon at the casino— (i) for a mixed pair—6 to 1; and (ii) for a coloured pair—12 to 1; and (iii) for a perfect pair—25 to 1. ‘ (3) A perfect pairs wager loses if the first 2 cards dealt to the player placing the wager do not comprise a pair. ‘ Schedule of prizes ‘ 33E. For each casino for which approval has been given for gaming equipment that provides for perfect pairs wagers as part of the game of sunshine pontoon, the chief executive must approve the application of the No. 1 schedule of prizes or No. 2 schedule of prizes for perfect pairs wagers as part of the game at the casino. ‘ How perfect pairs wager dealt with ‘ 33F.(1) After each player has been dealt the player’s first 2 cards, the dealer must— (a) take away all losing perfect pairs wagers; and (b) make a payout to each player who has a pair. ‘ (2) The dealer then goes on to deal with each player in the usual way for sunshine pontoon.’. (4) Schedule 15, section 37, after ‘rack’— insert—

s 9 18 s 9 Casino Gaming Amendment (No. 1) No. 344, 1999 ‘and complete the round of play’. (5) Schedule 15, section 38— insert— ‘ (2) For subsection (1), a dealer is taken to have acted on a hand if— (a) the dealer has received a hand signal from the player for the first box in play at the table; or (b) the player for the first box in play at the table has decided to buy a card and a third card has been delivered to the hand; or (c) the player for the first box in play at the table has decided to split the hand and a second card has been delivered to the first of the hands formed; or (d) a player’s wager has been settled.’. (6) Schedule 15, section 47— insert— ‘ (1A) However, a card machine must not be used for a game of sunshine pontoon if perfect pairs is offered with the game.’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Minister on 16 December 1999. 2. Notified in the gazette on 17 December 1999. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Treasury Department. © State of Queensland 1999