(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) With the approval of the Board, the cards may also be shuffled by the automated card shuffle device, which, upon completion of the shuffling of the cards will deal out cards in stacks of 3 cards.
(3) After cards have been shuffled by the dealer, he or she shall cut the cards by placing the cutting card in the stack at least 10 cards in from either side.
(4) Whenever there is no gaming activity at a Let It Ride Poker table, which is open for gaming, the cards shall be spread out on the table face upwards for visual inspection by the first player or players to arrive at the table.
(Inserted by S.I.79/2002)