§ 1566. Age.
§ 1566. Age. No person under the age of 21 years shall be permitted to participate in the Texas Hold’em Poker tournament or be permitted on that portion of the premises used for a tournament. 75 Del. Laws, c. 117, § 1; 77 Del. Laws, c. 21, § 1; 79 Del. Laws, c. 199, § […]
§ 1567. General licensing requirements.
§ 1567. General licensing requirements. (a) All employees, principals, owners and contractors of third-party or charitable gaming vendors involved in conducting a Texas Hold’em Poker tournament shall be licensed. Only members of the sponsoring organization who are serving as dealers, bookkeepers or treasurers as defined in § 1537 of this title, or as the tournament […]
§ 1568. License enforcement.
§ 1568. License enforcement. (a) Any entity or organization that violates this chapter or any rule or regulation duly promulgated thereunder, or any condition of a license issued pursuant to § 1567 of this title, or any administrative order issued pursuant to this chapter, or who is involved in any way in a poker game […]
§ 1569. License renewal.
§ 1569. License renewal. (a) Each individual applicant’s license shall expire and be renewable every 3 years. Ninety days prior to expiration, each licensee shall contact the Division of Professional Regulation and submit a new and updated license application form for a background investigation. The background investigation will follow the procedures set forth in § […]
§ 1554. Use of defective deck.
§ 1554. 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. Players who know the deck was defective and attempt to win the pot by a bet are not entitled to their chips in the pot. Such chips […]
§ 1555. Faced card.
§ 1555. 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. 75 Del. Laws, c. 117, § 1; 79 Del. Laws, c. 199, § 4;
§ 1540. Ranking of cards in hand.
§ 1540. Ranking of cards in hand. The cards are ranked ace, king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, and 2. A Texas Hold’em Poker hand in a showdown shall consist of 5 cards, ranked according to the following from highest to lowest: (1) Straight flush. — Five cards of the […]
§ 1556. Time limit.
§ 1556. Time limit. The sponsoring organization may place a maximum time limit for players to act on their hands. At the end of the time limit, if the players have not bet, they must check. If there has been a bet to a player, the player’s hand is dead. The dealer must provide warning […]
§ 1541. Tie.
§ 1541. Tie. Ties shall be broken and/or resolved according to house rules. 75 Del. Laws, c. 117, § 1; 79 Del. Laws, c. 199, § 4;
§ 1557. Posting of rules.
§ 1557. Posting of rules. (a) Posted sponsoring organization rules shall be clear and legible and placed in a conspicuous and conveniently accessible location available to all players in the Texas Hold’em Poker tournament room. Rules posted and the place of posting must be approved by the sponsoring organization. Printed copies of sponsoring organization rules […]