Dealing

1. Only one of three dealing methods may be used at a site: a. Hole-card-no-peek method. A dealer may not look at the face of a hole card until after all cards requested by players are dealt. The cards must be dealt in this order: (1) One card face upwards to each betting space with a wager. (2) One card face upwards or face downwards (hole card) to a dealer. (3) A second card face upwards to each betting space with a wager. (4) A second card face upwards to a dealer if the first card was dealt face downwards; or, a second card face downwards to a dealer if the first card was dealt face upwards. b. No-hole-card method. A dealer may not deal a second card (hole card) to the dealer until after all cards requested by players are dealt. The cards must be dealt in this order: (1) One card face upwards to each betting space with a wager. (2) One card face upwards to a dealer. (3) A second card face upwards to each betting space with a wager. c. Hole-card-with-card-reading-device method. The dealer may use a mechanical or electronic hole card reader and special cards to determine if the dealer's hand is a natural twenty-one after dealing the first two cards to players and the dealer. The cards must be dealt in this order: (1) One card face upwards to each betting space with a wager. (2) One card face upwards or face downwards (hole card) to a dealer. (3) A second card face upwards to each betting space with a wager. (4) A second card face upwards to a dealer if the first card was dealt face downwards or, a second card face downwards to a dealer if the first card was dealt face upwards. (5) In case of a card-reading device malfunction on a table, the organization shall use the hole-card-no-peek method or the no-hole-card method of dealing on that table. 2. A dealer shall, starting on the dealer's left, deal the cards by removing them from a dealing shoe with the left hand, turning them face upwards and with the right hand place them on the proper area of a playing surface; however, a dealer may deal cards to the first two betting spaces with the left hand. A player's second card and any hit card must be placed on top of the preceding card covering no more than the lower left-hand quarter of the preceding card, from the dealer's perspective. This rule does not apply to a disabled dealer. 3. a. If the dealer is using the hole-card-with-card-reading-device method of dealing, the dealer's faceup card is an ace or a ten-count card, and players have placed their insurance wagers, if the dealer's faceup card is an ace, the dealer shall insert the corners of both cards into the reading device to determine if the dealer's hand is a natural twenty-one. If the dealer's hand is a natural twenty-one, the dealer shall play the dealer's hand by immediately: (1) Collecting all player's original wagers and original tip bets, unless a player's original hand is also a natural twenty-one which results in a tie; and (2) Paying any insurance bet at the rate of two to one. b. If the dealer's hand is not a natural twenty-one, the dealer shall collect all insurance bets according to subdivision a of subsection 10 of section 99-01.3-08-11 and continue the play of each player's hand, starting with the player on the dealer's left.