(1) After receiving a single deck of cards at the Caribbean Stud Poker table, the dealer shall sort and inspect the cards in the presence of a Gaming Supervisor who shall in turn inspect the cards.
(2) After the cards are inspected under subregulation (1), the cards shall be spread out face upwards on the Caribbean Stud Poker table for visual inspection by the first player or players to arrive at the table and the cards shall be spread out in a horizontal fan shaped column according to suit and in sequence and the cards in each suit shall be laid out in sequence within the suit.
(3) Immediately prior to commencement of play and after each round of play, the dealer shall shuffle the cards so that they are randomly intermixed.
(4) After the cards have been shuffled, the dealer shall offer the stack of cards, with backs facing away from the dealer to the players to be cut.
(5) If the first player offered the cards refuses to cut, the cards shall be offered to each player moving clockwise around the 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.
(6) The player designated by sub-regulation (5) 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.