[blml] Zone 7 LC interprets Law 27

[Eric Landau]

On May 1, 2008, at 8:51 AM, Robert Frick wrote:

> So, it seems to me that if you have a choice, the director's
> responsibility should be to explain the laws, not think of replacement
> calls.

Given that the legal eagles in this forum have spent the last month  
or so unsuccessfully trying to "explain" the new L27B to one another,  
do we really want to hold our customers responsible for understanding  
it at first encounter?

Having the director huddle up with the players and work it out seems  
to be the practical solution.  Not to mention satisfying L10C1 -- at  
least as best one can.

>> Law 27B1 or B2
>> Correct Procedure
>>
>> * In order for the Director to correctly exercise this
>> discretion, he/she must first determine the
>> offending player’s original intent at the time of the
>> infraction and then investigate the pair's methods.
>>
>> * This will often entail quizzing the players away from
>> the table and/or an examination of the pair’s system
>> card. Only after these investigations should the
>> Director then explain the options.



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