(1) Immediately prior to commencement of play and after each round of play, the dealer shall shuffle the cards so that they are randomly intermixed.
(2) After the cards have been shuffled, the dealer shall offer the stack of cards, with backs facing away from him or her to the players to be cut.
(3) If the first player offered the cards refuses to cut, the cards shall be offered to each player moving clockwise around the pai gow poker table until a player accepts the cut and if no player accepts the cut, the dealer shall cut the cards after notifying the Gaming Supervisor.
(4) The player cutting the cards under subregulation (3) shall cut the cards by placing the cutting card in the stack at least 10 cards in from either end and the deck shall be cut only once and if the cut is unsatisfactory, the cut card must be returned and offered again for a re-cut after one riffle.