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- Official Rules
of Big Wheel -
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1.
Definitions |
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1.1 In
these rules, unless the contrary intention appears:
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"Act"
means the Casino Control Act 1992;
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"casino promotional token or
voucher"
means a token or voucher issued by the casino
operator to enable
the player to have one free wager at
a gaming table in
the amount identified on the token
or voucher.
Promotional tokens and vouchers
wagered at a table
are forfeited after a valid spin
whether the wager
wins or loses. If the wager wins,
the player is to be
paid the winnings in chips or
color checks;
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"casino supervisor" means
a person employed in
a casino in a
managerial capacity relating to the
conduct of gaming
and includes a games supervisor;
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"color
checks" means chips without denomination
markings;
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"dealer" means a person
responsible for the
operation of the
game;
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"game supervisor" means a
person responsible for
the immediate
supervision of the operation of the
game;
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"inspector" means a person
appointed under
section 106 of the
Act;
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"marker button" means a
button used to denote
the value of color
checks;
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"value chips" means chips
marked with
denominations of value;
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"void"
means invalid with no result.
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2.
Table Layout
and Equipment |
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2.1 The game of Big Wheel shall
be played at a table having on one side places
for the players, and on the opposite side a
place for the
dealer(s) with a circular wheel of not less than
1.5 metres in
diameter.
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2.2 The rim of the wheel shall be
divided, by means of pegs, into 52
equally spaced
sections which shall be marked in the same
order shown in
diagram "A" and have the following:
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2.2.1 24 sections exhibiting
one particular symbol or
number;
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2.2.2 12 sections exhibiting
a second particular symbol or
number;
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2.2.3 8 sections exhibiting a
third particular symbol or
number;
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2.2.4 4 sections exhibiting a
fourth particular symbol or
number;
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2.2.5 2 sections exhibiting a
fifth particular symbol or
number;
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2.2.6 1 section exhibiting a
sixth particular symbol or
number;
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2.2.7 1 section exhibiting a
seventh particular symbol or
number.
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2.3 The layout of the table shall
display the name and/or logo of
the casino, shall
have areas designated for the placement of
wagers and shall be
marked in a manner substantially similar
to that shown in
diagram
"B".
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2.4
The following equipment shall also be used:
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2.4.1 an indicator which
stops the wheel and indicates the
winning section;
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2.4.2 marker buttons, constructed of plastic
in different colors, sufficient to indicate
the values of the color checks in use at the
table.
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2.5
The table shall have a drop box attached to it.
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3.
Wagers |
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3.1 A permissible wager by a
player shall be a wager on a particular
symbol or number
which shall:
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3.1.1 win if the indicator
comes to rest in a section of the
wheel depicting
that particular symbol or number;
and
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3.1.2 lose if the indicator
comes to rest in a section of the
wheel depicting
any other symbol or number.
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3.2 All wagers shall be made by
placing value chips or color
checks and/or casino
promotional tokens or vouchers on the
appropriate wagering
areas of the layout.
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3.3 The color checks of a set
shall each bear the same
distinguishing
emblem or mark to differentiate them from
color checks of
other sets in use at other tables. Each set
shall be
subdivided into various colors.
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3.4 Color checks issued at a Big
Wheel table shall only be used for
gaming at that table
and shall not be used for gaming at any
other table in the
casino.
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3.5 Color checks shall only be
presented for redemption at the
table from which
they were issued and shall not be redeemed or
exchanged at any
other location in the casino unless that table
is closed at the
time of the redemption request.
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3.6 No player shall be issued
with color checks which are identical
in color and design
to color checks which have been issued
to another player at
the same table unless the player(s) issued
with the color
checks agreed to the issue.
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3.7 Where a player purchases
color checks, the specific value to
be assigned to each
shall be ascertained by the dealer and if
that value exceeds
the table minimum it shall be denoted by acolor
check and a related marker button bearing a
number on it to designate the value set by that
player.
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3.8 At the discretion of a game
supervisor, a player may be issued
with color checks of
more than one color at the same table,
provided that as a
result, no other player is precluded from
wagering with color
checks. In such instances the colors
issued to the one
player shall be designated the same value.
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3.9 Immediately before the wheel
is spun the dealer shall call "no
more bets". A wager
cannot be withdrawn, changed or placed
once the wheel has
been activated nor shall wagers be placed or
removed until
winning wagers from the previous result have
been paid.
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3.10 Wagers orally declared shall
be accepted only when
accompanied by chips
or color checks or casino promotional
tokens or vouchers
and the dealer has sufficient time to place
the wager on the
layout prior to the wheel being spun.
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3.11 Players are responsible for
the positioning of their wagers on the
layout, whether or
not they are assisted by the dealer. Players
must ensure that any
instructions given to the dealer regarding
the placement of
their wagers are correctly carried out.
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3.12
Wagers shall be settled strictly
in accordance with the position
of chips or color
checks or casino promotional tokens or
vouchers on the
layout when the indicator comes to rest in a
section of the
wheel.
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3.13 A casino supervisor may
modify the application of rule
3.12 if it
is apparent, in the
circumstances, that a strict application of
the rule would be
unfair to the player.
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4.
Minimum and
Maximum Wagers |
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4.1 The minimum and maximum
wagers permitted by a player shall
be shown on a sign
at the table. Unless stated on the sign,
wagers are not
required to be made in multiples of the
minimum. The sign
may also state the minimum unit in which
wagers may be made
above the table minimum.
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4.2 Any wager less than the
stated minimum or greater than the
stated maximum made
by a player and not rejected prior to the
wheel being spun
shall be treated as a valid wager.
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4.3 A casino supervisor may alter
the limits on a gaming table at
any time except that
a minimum wager can only be changed to
a higher minimum if
a sign indicating the new minimum and
proposed time of
change has been displayed at the table at
least20 minutes before the change.
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4.4 A casino supervisor may allow
a player to wager in excess of the
stated maximum
provided that a sign denoting the new
minimum and maximum
wagers for that player is placed on an
appropriate area of
the table.
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5.
Rotation of the
Wheel |
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5.1 The wheel shall be spun by
either a dealer or game supervisor
and the direction of
the wheel may be alternated. The wheel shall
complete at least three revolutions to
constitute a valid
spin.
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5.2 Upon the indicator coming to
rest in a section of the wheel, the
dealer or game
supervisor shall announce the winning symbol or
number and then the dealer(s) shall first
collect all losing
wagers and then pay
all winning wagers.
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5.3 No person other than a dealer
or supervisor responsible for the operation and
integrity of the game, shall, at any time during
play interfere with
the wheel or the rotation of the wheel.
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5.4 The indicator must be clearly
inside one of the sections at the
completion of a spin
to constitute a valid spin.
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7.
Irregularities |
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7.1 If a dealer or the game
supervisor anticipates that the wheel will
not complete three
revolutions, the dealer or game supervisor
shall announce
"no-spin" and the wheel shall be spun again.
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7.2 If the indicator stops on the
peg between two sections, all
wagers shall be void
on that spin and a dealer or the game
supervisor shall
announce "no spin".
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7.3 If there is a physical
interference or a mechanical malfunction
with the spin of the
wheel, a dealer or the game supervisor shall
announce "no-spin"
and the spin shall be an invalid spin
regardless of
whether or not the indicator comes to rest in
one of the
sections of the wheel.
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7.4 If a dealer or the game
supervisor announces "no-spin", all
wagers shall be void
on that spin.
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8.
General Provisions |
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8.1
A person shall not, either alone
or in concert with any other person, use or
control at or near a gaming table or location
related to the playing of a game a calculator,
computer, or other
electronic,
electrical or mechanical apparatus or device
that is
capable, with respect to a game or a part
thereof, of recording,
projecting,
analyzing or transmitting an outcome or the
changing
probabilities or the playing strategies to be
used.
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8.2 Rule
8.1 shall not
apply to use or control by an agent or
employee of the
casino operator or an inspector where such
person is acting in
the course of their duty.
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8.3 Where a casino supervisor is
satisfied that a person has
contravened any
provision of rule 8.1, he/she may:
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8.3.1 declare that any wager made by the
person is void;
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8.3.2 direct that the person
shall be excluded from further
participation in
the game;
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8.3.3 exclude the person from
the casino in line with the
provisions of
section 79 of the Act;
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8.3.4 cause the person(s) in
possession of a prohibited
device to be
detained until such time as an inspector
or a police
officer has attended and assumed
responsibility
for the situation.
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8.4
A casino supervisor
may invalidate the outcome of a game if:
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8.4.1 the game is disrupted
by civil commotion, fire, riot,
brawl, robbery,
an act of God; or
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8.4.2 any fraudulent act is
perpetrated by any person that,
in the opinion
of the casino supervisor, affects the
outcome of the
game.
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8.5 Where the outcome of a game
is invalidated under rule
8.4, all
wagers made by the
players for that particular result may be
refunded provided that a casino supervisor may
direct that the wager of any player referred to
in rule 8.4.2
be forfeited.
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8.6 A player shall not be advised
by an employee of the casino on
how to play, except
to ensure compliance with these rules.
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8.7 No spectator or any player
wagering at any table may, unless requested by a
player, attempt to influence, influence or offer
advice to that
player regarding that player's decisions of
play.
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8.8 A casino supervisor may close
a gaming table at which players
are present provided
a sign showing the proposed time of
closure has been
displayed at the table for at least 20 minutes
before the closure.
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8.9 A player who abstains from
placing any wagers for three
consecutive rounds
of play, while all other seats or positions at
the table are in
use, may be required to vacate his/her seat or
position.
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8.10 Players and spectators are
not permitted to have side bets with
or against each
other.
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8.11 Any dispute or complaint
concerning a casino game shall be
referred for
decision in the first instance to a game
supervisor,
subject to a review (if requested) by a casino
supervisor. The
decision of the
casino supervisor shall be final, subject to
rule
8.12.
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8.12
Complainants in all unresolved
disputes shall be advised of the presence of,
and their right to consult, an inspector. Where
a complainant requests review of the decision by
an inspector, the
inspector shall
investigate the complaint in accordance with
section 110 of the
Act.
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8.13 A copy of these rules shall
be made available for inspection
upon request.
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