(1) Immediately prior to dealing the cards, the banker shall place a wager in support of the banker's hand which shall conform to the requirement of subregulation (3).
(2) The wager placed by the banker shall—
(a) win if the banker's hand has a point count higher than that of the player's hand;
(b) lose if the banker's hand has a point count lower than that of the player's hand;
(c) be void if the point counts of the banker's hand and the player's hand are equal.
(3) The wager, placed by the banker immediately after accepting the dealing shoe, shall not be less than the amount such participant offered in bidding to become the banker.
(4) The amount of all subsequent wagers placed by the banker as such shall be at least equal to, but no more than twice, the amount of his or her immediately preceding wager.
(5) Any wager, placed by the banker in cash or authorised cash equivalents, shall be exchanged immediately by the dealer for gaming chips or gaming plaques in accordance with the Regulations governing the acceptance and conversion of such instruments.