South Dakota Administrative Code

Rule 20:18:16:16 Rake offs. 20:18:16:16. Rake-offs. Rake-offs may not exceed 10 percent of all sums wagered in the hand. Rake-offs may only be pulled from the pot by the dealer in an obvious manner after each wager and call or at the completion of the hand. The rake-off must be p…

Rule 20:18:16:17 Operation of the game. 20:18:16:17. Operation of the game. Play must proceed in a clockwise direction with each player's turn following the person on the player's immediate right. Source: 16 SDR 57, effective October 1, 1989. General Authority: SDCL 42-7B-7. Law …

Rule 20:18:16:18 Repealed. 20:18:16:18. Protection of hands.Repealed. Source: 16 SDR 57, effective October 1, 1989; repealed, 18 SDR 9, effective July 23, 1991.

Rule 20:18:16:19 Dealing. 20:18:16:19. Dealing. A card dealt must be the top card of the deck. After the first card of the hand has been dealt to a player, the deal continues in a clockwise direction. The order of cards in the deck may not be disturbed during the deal of a round.…

Rule 20:18:16:19.01 Exposed final card in seven-card stud poker. 20:18:16:19.01. Exposed final card in seven-card stud poker. In seven-card low stud poker, seven-card high stud poker, or seven-card high-low split stud poker, if a player who is not the first player is dealt an exp…

Rule 20:18:16:20 Misdeal. 20:18:16:20. Misdeal. A misdeal causes all of the cards to be returned to the dealer for a redeal. A misdeal may not be called once substantial action has occurred. "Substantial action" is defined as either three players acting by betting or folding or t…

Rule 20:18:16:21 Table stakes. 20:18:16:21. Table stakes. A player confronted by a bet larger than the player's stack of chips may call "all in" and place the chips into the pot as a call. The excess part of the bet is either returned to the bettor or used to form a side pot with…

Rule 20:18:16:22 Bypassed betting. 20:18:16:22. Bypassed betting. A player must act on the player's hand. The player must notify the other players that the player has not yet acted if the betting action inadvertently bypasses the player. Source: 16 SDR 57, effective October 1, 19…

Rule 20:18:16:22.01 Burn card procedure. 20:18:16:22.01. Burn card procedure. A retail licensee may adopt a burn card procedure in which one card will be burned after each round of betting and before dealing any additional cards. Any other burn card procedure must be placed in wr…

Rule 20:18:16:23 Burned cards. 20:18:16:23. Burned cards. If the dealer burns a card, it must be set aside. If the dealer burns a card and is unable to deal immediately, the dealer may place the burned card back on top of the deck and verbally announce that fact. Source: 16 SDR 5…

Rule 20:18:16:24 Folding. 20:18:16:24. Folding. If a player bets but announces a fold, the player has a dead hand. In stud poker, the dealer must decide whether the act by a player of taking the player's cards and removing them from the table is a fold if the next player takes ac…

Rule 20:18:16:25 Call or raise. 20:18:16:25. Call or raise. A statement by a player of "call" or "raise" or of a specific bet is binding. A player who states a certain amount but puts a different value of chips into the pot must correct the bet to the stated amount if the next pl…

Rule 20:18:16:26 Conceded hand. 20:18:16:26. Conceded hand. A player who makes a bet, decides incorrectly that the player has no live hand against the play, and concedes the hand by throwing it into the discard pile loses the pot unless the hand is declared retrievable by the dea…

Rule 20:18:16:27 Procedure for calls. 20:18:16:27. Procedure for calls. A player who unintentionally puts fewer chips into the pot than are needed to call must complete the call or withdraw the partial bet in full. A player who shows that the player is unaware of the raise by cal…

Rule 20:18:16:28 Apparent call. 20:18:16:28. Apparent call. If a player calls but places a value of chips into the pot that is larger than the bet, it must be regarded as a call unless the player announces a raise. The player may clarify the apparent call as a raise only if no ot…

Rule 20:18:16:29 Fouled hand -- Short hands. 20:18:16:29. Fouled hand -- Short hands. A fouled hand is a hand that either has an improper number of cards, unless the player is short a card and due to get the top card of the deck, or has a card that has come into contact with disc…

Rule 20:18:16:30 Showdown. 20:18:16:30. Showdown. If two or more players remain in the pot after all of the cards have been dealt and the betting is over for that hand, the remaining players show their cards to determine which player has the best hand and wins the pot. A player m…

Rule 20:18:16:31 Review of hands. 20:18:16:31. Review of hands. At the conclusion of the betting round, a player must place the player's hand face upward on the table at the showdown as follows: (1) If there has been a bet on the final round, the player who made the bet must show…

Rule 20:18:16:31.01 Exposing hand. 20:18:16:31.01. Exposing hand. When an active player exposes the player's hand to another active player, all other players at the table have the right to see the exposed hand. If the player who exposed the hand or the player who saw the exposed …

Rule 20:18:16:32 Award of pot. 20:18:16:32. Award of pot. Pots must be awarded by the dealer. When the dealer has awarded a pot and it has been taken in by a player without a claim against it, the award stands. No player may make an agreement with any other player regarding the p…

20:18:16:32.01. Bad beat pots and pool pots. All bad beat pots and pool pots are promotional. The licensee must post clear and legible rules stating how the promotional funds are to be pulled from the pot and what hand must be beat to constitute a bad beat. Revenues collected fro…

Rule 20:18:16:33 Odd chips in ties. 20:18:16:33. Odd chips in ties. If a pot that is split by having tied hands at the showdown has an odd chip, the chip is awarded to the player with the highest ranking card. This section does not apply to splits between the high and low hands i…

Rule 20:18:16:34 Use of defective deck. 20:18:16:34. Use of defective deck. If a defective deck is used, all chips in the pot must be returned to the players in the amount each contributed. A player who knows the deck was defective and attempts to win the pot by a bet is not enti…

Rule 20:18:16:35 Faced card. 20:18:16:35. Faced card. If a card is improperly faced in the deck, it must be treated as a dead card and replaced by the next card below it in the deck. A joker dealt face upward when the joker is not being used in the game is a dead card. A joker de…

Rule 20:18:16:36 Time limit. 20:18:16:36. Time limit. The retail licensee may place a maximum time limit for a player to act on a hand. At the end of the time limit, if the player has not bet, the player must check. If there has been a bet to the player, the player's hand is dead…

20:18:16:37. Posting of rules. Posted rules must be clear and legible and placed at each poker table or in a conspicuous location so that each player may easily read the rules. Rules and the place of posting must be approved by the executive secretary. Source: 16 SDR 57, effectiv…

Rule 20:18:16:38 House game rules. 20:18:16:38. House game rules. A retail licensee must post house game rules that include at least the following rules: (1) It must use one deck of 52 cards, except when a joker is used; (2) It must use a cutting card to conceal the bottom card o…

Rule 20:18:16:39 Player rules. 20:18:16:39. Player rules. A retail licensee must post the following rules for players: (1) A player must be at least 21 years of age; (2) No side bets are permitted; and (3) No credit is extended; (4) The use of any electronic device for communicat…

Rule 20:18:16:40 Maximum number of players. 20:18:16:40. Maximum number of players. The house shall set the maximum number of players for each type of poker game. When the dealer realizes that there are not enough cards to complete the game and a player or players have received d…

Rule 20:18:16:41 Proposals for variations. 20:18:16:41. Proposals for variations. A retail licensee may submit to the executive secretary, for approval, proposed variations in the shuffle, cut card placement, number of cut cards, shuffle techniques without the use of cut cards, l…

Rule 20:18:16:42 Changing dealers at poker tables. 20:18:16:42. Changing dealers at poker tables. When a new dealer comes on duty at a poker table, the new dealer must count all of the cash and chips in the imprest bank before accepting responsibility for it. Source: 16 SDR 57, e…

Rule 20:18:16:43 Procedure for accepting cash at poker tables. 20:18:16:43. Procedure for accepting cash at poker tables. A poker dealer who receives currency from a player at a poker table for exchange for chips must perform the following: (1) The currency must be spread on the …

Rule 20:18:16:43.01 Procedure for accepting cash at house banked poker table. 20:18:16:43.01. Procedure for accepting cash at house banked poker table. A dealer who receives currency from a player at a house banked poker table in exchange for chips or coins must do the following:…

Rule 20:18:16:43.02 Procedure for distribution of chips to house banked poker table. 20:18:16:43.02. Procedure for distribution of chips to house banked poker table. A fill slip must be prepared when chips, tokens, or coins are distributed from the chip bank cashier to the house …

Rule 20:18:16:43.03 Procedure for removing chips or coins from the house banked poker table. 20:18:16:43.03. Procedure for removing chips or coins from the house banked poker table. A credit slip must be prepared for the removal of chips, tokens, and coins from the house banked p…

Rule 20:18:16:44 Drop and count procedures. 20:18:16:44. Drop and count procedures. The procedure for the collection of poker drop boxes and the count of their contents must comply with the procedures in §§ 20:18:15:35 and 20:18:15:36 applicable to the blackjack drop boxes. Sourc…

Rule 20:18:16:44.01 Drop box requirements. 20:18:16:44.01. Drop box requirements. Drop box markings must be visible from a distance of at least 20 feet. The container must be locked to the table with a lock separately keyed from the container. For house banked poker games, curren…

Rule 20:18:16:45 Shill procedures. 20:18:16:45. Shill procedures. Funds may not be issued to a shill player without written approval of the retail licensee. Return of shill funds must be recorded and verified. The replenishment of shill funds must be documented. Source: 16 SDR 57…

Rule 20:18:16:45.01 Restrictions on use of shills and proposition players. 20:18:16:45.01. Restrictions on use of shills and proposition players. The use of shills and proposition players is restricted as follows: (1) Shills may not check and raise or play in a manner among thems…

Rule 20:18:16:46 Repealed. 20:18:16:46. Procedure for distributing chips to poker tables.Repealed. Source: 16 SDR 57, effective October 1, 1989; 18 SDR 9, effective July 23, 1991; repealed, 19 SDR 21, effective August 20, 1992. Rule 20:18:16:46.01 Use of lammers. 20:18:16:46.01. …

Rule 20:18:16:46.01 Use of lammers. 20:18:16:46.01. Use of lammers. A licensee may use lammers instead of a fill slip when chips are distributed to the table from the poker podium or cage. When lammers are used, the dealer must advise the dealer's supervisor that chips are needed…

Rule 20:18:16:46.02 Poker podium procedures. 20:18:16:46.02. Poker podium procedures. A licensee may establish a poker podium for the purpose of supplying chips and tokens to poker tables in a room that offers player banked poker and for the even exchange of chips and tokens for …

Rule 20:18:16:47 Repealed. 20:18:16:47. Procedure for removing chips from the poker tables.Repealed. Source: 16 SDR 57, effective October 1, 1989; repealed, 22 SDR 95, effective January 18, 1996.

Rule 20:18:16:48 Statistics. 20:18:16:48. Statistics. Individual and statistical game records reflecting drop, win, and win-to-drop percentage amounts must be maintained by the licensee. Statistics for poker and house banked poker must be maintained by shift, by day, cumulative m…

Rule 20:18:16:49 The pickup. 20:18:16:49. The pickup. In a house banked poker game, all cards on the layout must be picked up by the dealer in such a manner that the cards can be readily arranged to indicate each player's hand in case of any question or dispute. Source: 46 SDR 11…

Rule 20:18:16:50 Prohibited acts. 20:18:16:50. Prohibited acts. No poker player or spectator may remove or alter any cards except as provided by this chapter, and no dealer or other employee of the licensee may permit a player or spectator to engage in such activity. Source: 46 S…

Rule 20:18:16:51 Player wagering on more than one box. 20:18:16:51. Player wagering on more than one box. As permitted by the specific house banked poker game rule, a retail licensee may permit a player to wager on more than one box or may limit multiple play during hours when th…