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Here are the consolidated versions of casino table games that are authorised to be played in New Zealand casinos. Not all casinos offer all games.

For the casino gambling equipment standards, as contained in the Rules of Games, see: Gambling Technical Equipment - Rules of Games

Since the Gambling Act 2003 was passed, amendments have been made to the Rules of Casino Table Games. Consolidated versions incorporate all amendments, and amendment summaries are also provided.

Consolidated versions do not replace the official version of the Rules of Games as found in the New Zealand Gazette.

Index of New Zealand Gazette references (PDF, 228KB)*
Index of New Zealand Gazette references (DOCX, 122KB)

Rules of Casino Table Games:

General Rules (updated 30 August 2018)
Rules of Casino Promotions
Baccarat (updated 07 August 2020)
Big Raise Stud Poker
Blackjack (updated 07 August 2020)
Caribbean Stud Poker (updated 30 August 2018)
Casino War (updated 13 September 2019)
Craps
Dragon 21
Electronic Baccarat (updated 07 August 2020)
Electronic Money Wheel (updated 13 September 2019)
Electronic Roulette (updated 13 September 2019)
Electronic Tai-Sai (updated 13 September 2019)
Four Card Poker
Lunar Poker
Money Wheel (updated 30 August 2018)
Snake Eyes (updated 30 August 2018)
Tai Sai (updated 30 August 2018)
Three Card Poker
Tournament Play
Tournament Poker (updated 13 September 2019)
Pai Gow
Poker (updated 13 September 2019)
Pontoon
Racing Card Derby
Roulette (updated 13 September 2019)
Ultimate Texas Hold'em (updated 13 September 2019)

General Rules

General Game Rules: Division 1 updated August 2018 (PDF, 154KB)*
General Game Rules: Division 1 updated August 2018 (DOCX, 200KB)

Amendments

Amendments - April 2017 (PDF, 148KB)*
Amendments - April 2017 (DOC, 200KB)

Amendments - December 2014 (PDF, 175KB)*
Amendments - December 2014 (DOC, 143KB)

Amendments - August 2014 (PDF, 39KB)*
Amendments - August 2014 (DOC, 171KB)

Amendments - December 2011 (PDF, 83KB)*
Amendments - December 2011 (DOC, 138KB)

Rules of Casino Promotions

Rules of Casino Promotions (PDF, 246KB)*
Rules of Casino Promotions (DOCX, 150KB)

Amendments

Amendments - April 2017 (PDF, 468KB)*
Amendments - April 2017 (DOC, 178KB)

Amendments - June 2015 (PDF, 468KB)*
Amendments - June 2015 (DOC, 178KB)

Amendments - December 2011 (PDF, 84KB)*
Amendments - December 2011 (DOC, 132KB)

Baccarat

Incorporates 'mini' and 'midi' baccarat.

Baccarat Game Rules: Division 5 updated August 2020 (PDF, 586KB)*
Baccarat Game Rules: Division 5 updated August 2020 (DOCX, 386KB)

Amendments

Amendments - August 2020 (PDF, 443KB)*
Amendments - August 2020 (DOCX, 138KB)
Amendments - September 2019 (PDF, 276KB)*
Amendments - September 2019 (DOCX, 1MB)

Amendments - April 2017 (PDF, 166KB)*
Amendments - April 2017 (DOC, 207KB)

Amendments - March 2016 (PDF, 192KB)*
Amendments - March 2016 (DOC, 184KB)

Amendments - June 2015 (PDF, 226KB)*
Amendments - June 2015 (DOC, 176KB)

Amendments - August 2014 (PDF, 39KB)*
Amendments - August 2014 (DOC, 214KB)

Amendments - December 2011 (PDF, 96KB)*
Amendments - December 2011 (DOC, 151KB)

Amendments - July 2009 (PDF, 18KB)*

Amendments - April 2008 (PDF, 94KB)*

Amendments - September 2006 (PDF, 94KB)*

Amendments - April 2006 (PDF, 98KB)*

Big Raise Stud Poker

Big Raise Stud Poker: Division 23 (PDF, 261KB)*
Big Raise Stud Poker: Division 23 (DOCX, 313KB)

Blackjack

Blackjack Game Rules: Division 2 updated August 2018 (PDF, 443KB)*
Blackjack Game Rules: Division 2 updated August 2018 (DOCX, 136KB)

Amendments

Amendments - December 2011 (PDF, 84KB)*
Amendments - December 2011 (DOC, 128KB)

Amendments - April 2006 (PDF, 83KB)*

Caribbean Stud Poker

Caribbean Stud Poker Game Rules: Division 6 updated August 2018 (PDF, 254KB)*
Caribbean Stud Poker Game Rules: Division 6 updated August 2018 (DOCX, 216KB)

Amendments

Amendments - November 2012 (PDF, 117KB)*
Amendments - November 2012 (DOC, 187KB)

Amendments - July 2009 (PDF, 98KB)*

Casino War

Casino War Game Rules: Division 18 updated September 2019 (PDF, 201KB)*
Casino War Game Rules: Division 18 updated September 2019 (DOCX, 58KB)

Amendments

Amendments - September 2019 (PDF, 202KB)*
Amendments - September 2019 (DOCX, 59KB)

Amendments - December 2011 (PDF, 78KB)*
Amendments - December 2011 (DOC, 125KB)

Amendments - July 2009 (PDF, 17KB)*

Craps

Craps Game Rules: Division 11 (PDF, 292KB)*
Craps Game Rules: Division 11 (DOCX, 237KB)

Amendments

Amendments - December 2011 (PDF, 76KB)*
Amendments - December 2011 (DOC, 124KB)

Dragon 21

Dragon 21: Division 21 (PDF, 539KB)*
Dragon 21: Division 21 (DOCX, 379KB)

Electronic Baccarat

Electronic Baccarat Game Rules: Division 5A updated August 2020 (PDF, 592KB)*
Electronic Baccarat Game Rules: Division 5A updated August 2020 (DOCX, 388KB)

Amendments

Amendments - August 2020 (PDF, 286KB)
Amendments - August 2020 (DOC, 1021KB)
Amendments - September 2019 (PDF, 276KB)*
Amendments - September 2019 (DOCX, 1MB)

Summary of changes

Electronic Baccarat - Summary of Changes - May 2017 (PDF, 469KB)*
Electronic Baccarat - Summary of Changes - May 2017 (DOC, 182KB)

Electronic Money Wheel

Electronic Money Wheel Game Rules: Division 10A updated September 2019 (PDF, 168KB)*
Electronic Money Wheel Game Rules: Division 10A updated September 2019 (DOCX, 138KB)

Amendments

Amendments - September 2019 (PDF, 76KB)*
Amendments - September 2019 (DOCX, 124KB)

Summary of changes

Electronic Money Wheel - Summary of Changes - May 2017 (PDF, 137KB)*
Electronic Money Wheel - Summary of Changes - May 2017 (DOC, 182KB)

Electronic Roulette

Electronic Roulette Game Rules: Division 8A updated September 2019 (PDF, 296KB)*
Electronic Roulette Game Rules: Division 8A updated September 2019 (DOCX, 156KB)

Amendments

Amendments - September 2019 (PDF, 398KB)*
Amendments - September 2019 (DOCX, 369KB)

Summary of Changes

Electronic Roulette - Summary of Changes - May 2017 (PDF, 182KB)*
Electronic Roulette - Summary of Changes - May 2017 (DOC, 135KB)

Electronic Tai-Sai

Electronic Tai-Sai Game Rules: Division 9A updated September 2019 (PDF, 423KB)*
Electronic Tai-Sai Game Rules: Division 9A updated September 2019 (DOCX, 320KB)

Amendments

Amendments - September 2019 (PDF, 679KB)*
Amendments - September 2019 (DOCX, 697KB)

Summary of Changes

Electronic Tai Sai - Summary of Changes - May 2017 (PDF, 135KB)*
Electronic Tai Sai - Summary of Changes - May 2017 (DOC, 182KB)

Four Card Poker

Four Card Poker Game Rules: Division 20 (PDF, 182KB)*
Four Card Poker Game Rules: Division 20 (DOCX, 145KB)

Lunar Poker

Lunar Poker: Division 22 (PDF, 460KB)*
Lunar Poker: Division 22 (DOCX, 814KB)

Amendments

Amendments - March 2016 (PDF, 371KB)*
Amendments - March 2016 (DOC, 1.2MB)

Amendments - June 2015 (PDF, 476KB)*
Amendments - June 2015 (DOC, 202KB)

Money Wheel

Money Wheel Game Rules: Division 10 updated August 2018 (PDF, 315KB)*
Money Wheel Game Rules: Division 10 updated August 2018 (DOCX, 338KB)

Amendments

Amendments - June 2015 (PDF, 345KB)*
Amendments - June 2015 (DOC, 188KB)

Snake Eyes

Snake Eyes Game Rules: Division 11A updated August 2018 (PDF, 327KB)*
Snake Eyes Game Rules: Division 11A updated August 2018 (DOCX, 315KB)

Amendments

Amendments - April 2017 (PDF, 127KB)*
Amendments - April 2017 (DOC, 200KB)

Amendments - March 2016 (PDF, 181KB)*
Amendments - March 2016 (DOC, 170KB)

Tai Sai

Tai Sai Game Rules: Division 9 updated August 2018 (PDF, 488KB)*
Tai Sai Game Rules: Division 9 updated August 2018 (DOCX, 1.5MB)

Amendments

Amendments - June 2015 (PDF, 521KB)*
Amendments - June 2015 (DOC, 235KB)

Amendments - December 2011 (PDF, 77KB)*
Amendments - December 2011 (DOC, 124KB)

Amendments - April 2008 (PDF, 94KB)*

Three Card Poker

Three Card Poker Game Rules: Division 17 (PDF, 224KB)*
Three Card Poker Game Rules: Division 17 (DOCX, 147KB)

Amendments

Amendments - November 2012 (PDF, 219KB)*
Amendments - November 2012 (DOC, 119KB)

Amendments - December 2011 (PDF, 77KB)*
Amendments - December 2011 (DOC, 124KB)

Amendments - December 2010 (PDF, 17KB)*

Tournament Play

Tournament Play Game Rules: Division 7 (PDF, 149KB)*
Tournament Play Game Rules: Division 7 (DOCX, 65KB)

Amendments

Amendments - March 2016 (PDF, 192KB)*
Amendments - March 2016 (DOC, 192KB)

Amendments - June 2015 (PDF, 536KB)*
Amendments - June 2015 (DOC, 225KB)

Amendments - December 2011 (PDF, 77KB)*
Amendments - December 2011 (DOC, 125KB)

Tournament Poker

Tournament Poker Game Rules: Division 14 updated September 2019 (PDF, 164KB)*
Tournament Poker Game Rules: Division 14 updated September 2019 (DOCX, 39KB)

Amendments

Amendments - September 2019 (PDF, 76KB)*
Amendments - September 2019 (DOCX, 124KB)

Amendments - April 2017 (PDF, 156KB)*
Amendments - April 2017 (DOC, 202KB)

Amendments - April 2017 (PDF, 156KB)*
Amendments - April 2017 (DOC, 202KB)

Amendments - December 2011 (PDF, 78KB)*
Amendments - December 2011 (DOC, 124KB)

Pai Gow

Pai Gow Game Rules: Division 12 (PDF, 382KB)*
Pai Gow Game Rules: Division 12 (DOCX, 442KB)

Amendments

Amendments - November 2012 (PDF, 42KB)*
Amendments - November 2012 (DOC, 177KB)

Amendments - December 2011 (PDF, 78KB)*
Amendments - December 2011 (DOC, 125KB)

Poker

Poker Game Rules: Division 13 updated September 2019 (PDF, 188KB)*
Poker Game Rules: Division 13 updated September 2019 (DOCX, 209KB)

Amendments

Amendments - September 2019 (PDF, 78KB)*
Amendments - September 2019 (DOC, 124KB)

Amendments - April 2017 (PDF, 78KB)*
Amendments - April 2017 (DOC, 124KB)

Amendments - December 2011 (PDF, 78KB)*
Amendments - December 2011 (DOC, 124KB)

Amendments - August 2006 (PDF, 94KB)*

Pontoon

Pontoon Game Rules: Division 15 (PDF, 211KB)*
Pontoon Game Rules: Division 15 (DOCX, 149KB)

Amendments

Amendments - December 2011 (PDF, 77KB)*
Amendments - December 2011 (DOC, 125KB)

Amendments - July 2009 (PDF, 21KB)*

Racing Card Derby

Racing Card Derby Game Rules: Division 19 (PDF, 347KB)*
Racing Card Derby Game Rules: Division 19 (DOCX, 462KB)

Roulette

Roulette Game Rules: Division 8 updated September 2019 (PDF, 1.5MB)*
Roulette Game Rules: Division 8 updated September 2019 (DOCX, 1.5MB)

Amendments

Amendments - September 2019 (PDF, 1.4MB)*
Amendments - September 2019 (DOCX, 1.5MB)

Amendments - March 2016 (PDF, 177KB)*
Amendments - March 2016 (DOC, 167KB)

Amendments - November 2012 (PDF, 38KB)*
Amendments - November 2012 (DOC, 178KB)

Amendments - December 2011 (PDF, 545KB)*
Amendments - December 2011 (DOC, 1MB)

Ultimate Texas Hold'em

Ultimate Texas Hold'em Game Rules: Division 16 updated September 2019 (PDF, 266KB)*
Ultimate Texas Hold'em Game Rules: Division 16 updated September 2019 (DOCX, 49KB)

Amendments

Amendments - September 2019 (PDF, 59KB)*
Amendments - September 2019 (DOCX, 202KB)

Amendments - August 2014 (PDF, 35KB)*
Amendments - August 2014 (DOC, 170KB)

Amendments - November 2012 (PDF, 97KB)*
Amendments - November 2012 (DOC, 173KB)

Amendments - December 2011 (PDF, 79KB)*
Amendments - December 2011 (DOC, 125KB)

*You need Adobe Reader installed on your computer to view our files. If you are unable to open the files we recommend you get the latest version of Adobe Reader. You can download and install Acrobat Reader for free from the Adobe website.Here are the consolidated versions of casino table games that are authorised to be played in New Zealand casinos. Not all casinos offer all games.

For the casino gambling equipment standards, as contained in the Rules of Games, see: Gambling Technical Equipment - Rules of Games

Since the Gambling Act 2003 was passed, amendments have been made to the Rules of Casino Table Games. Consolidated versions incorporate all amendments, and amendment summaries are also provided.

Consolidated versions do not replace the official version of the Rules of Games as found in the New Zealand Gazette.