(1) All cards used to play blackjack shall be dealt from a dealing shoe specifically designed for such purposes and located on the blackjack table to the left of the dealer.
(2) Each dealer shall remove cards from the dealing shoe with his or her left hand, turn them face upwards, and then place them on the appropriate area of the layout of the blackjack table with his or her right hand.
(3) After each full set of cards is placed in the dealing shoe, the dealer shall remove the first card from the dealing shoe and place it in the discard rack which shall be located on the blackjack table immediately in front of or to the right of the dealer.
(4) At the commencement of each round of play, the dealer shall, starting on his or her left and continuing clockwise around the blackjack table, deal the cards in the following order—
(a) one card face upwards to each box on the layout of the blackjack table in which a wager is contained;
(b) one card face upwards to himself or herself;
(c) a second card face upwards to each box in which a wager is contained;
(d) a second card face down to the dealer called a hole card.
(5) At no time should the dealer look at the hole card dealt to himself or herself unless the first card is an ace or a 10-value card, and the electronic card scanner used by the dealer to look at the hole card in said instances was approved by the Board of the Gaming Authority.
(6) After 2 cards have been dealt to each player and to the dealer, the dealer shall, beginning from his or her left, announce the point total of each player.
(7) As each player's point total is announced, such player shall indicate whether he or she wishes to double down, split pairs, stand, draw or make an insurance wager, as provided for by these Regulations.
(8) As each player indicates his or her decision, the dealer shall deal face upwards whatever additional cards are necessary to effectuate such decision consistent with these Regulations and shall announce the new point total of such player after each additional card is dealt.
(9) After the decisions of each player have been implemented and all additional cards have been dealt, the dealer shall turn his or her hole card face upwards and any additional cards authorised to be dealt to the hand of the dealer by regulation 22(2) shall be dealt face upwards at this time after which the dealer shall announce his or her total point count.
(10) At the conclusion of a round of play, all cards still remaining on the layout of the blackjack table shall be picked up by the dealer in order and in such a way that they can be readily reconstructed in the event there arises any question or dispute and the dealer shall pick up the cards of the player to his or her far right and, moving counter-clockwise around the blackjack table, will then pick up his or her hand last.
(11) Whenever the cutting card is reached in the deal of the cards, the dealer shall continue dealing the cards until that round of play is completed, after which he or she shall re-shuffle the cards.
(12) A player or spectator shall not handle, remove or alter any cards used to game at blackjack except as explicitly permitted by these Regulations and a dealer or other employee of the gaming operator shall permit a player or spectator to engage in such activity.
(13) Each player at the blackjack table shall be responsible for correctly computing the point count of his or her hand and a player shall not rely on the point counts required to be announced by the dealer under this regulation without the dealer checking the accuracy of such announcements.