2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

39.   Cards

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    (1)   Baccarat-chemin de fer, shall be played with at least 6 decks of cards having backs of the same colour and design and 2 additional yellow or green cutting cards.

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    (2)   The value of the cards in each deck of cards for a game of baccarat-chemin de fer shall be as follows—

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      (a)     any card from 2 to 9 shall have its face value;

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      (b)     any 10, jack, queen or king shall have a value of zero;

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      (c)     any ace shall have a value of one.

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    (3)   The point count of a hand shall be a single digit number from 0 to 9 inclusive and shall be determined by totalling the value of the cards in the hand.

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    (4)   If the total of the cards in a hand is a 2-digit number, the left digit of such number shall be discarded, having no value, and the right digit shall constitute the point count of the hand.