New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter IV - Division of Gaming › Subchapter B - Casino Gaming › Part 5324 - Table Game Rules › BLACKJACK › Section 5324.11 - Blackjack

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Dealing
						procedures.
(1) All cards used to game at
						blackjack shall be dealt either from the dealer's hand or from a dealing shoe
						specifically designed for such purpose.
(2) The dealer shall remove cards from the
						shoe with the dealer's left hand, turn the cards face up, and then place the
						cards on the appropriate area of the layout with the dealer's right hand,
						except that the dealer has the option to deal cards to the first two positions
						with the dealer's left hand.
(3)
						After each full set of cards is placed in the shoe, the dealer shall burn the
						first card from the shoe. Each new dealer who comes to the table shall also
						burn the first card from the shoe before the new dealer deals any cards to the
						players. The burn card shall be disclosed if requested by a player.
(4) At the commencement of each round of
						play, the dealer shall, starting on the dealer's left and continuing around the
						table, deal the cards in the following order:
(i) one card face up to each box on the
						layout in which a wager is contained;
(ii) one card to the dealer, which may be
						dealt face up or face down upon the initial deal. If dealt face down, such card
						shall be turned face up after all other cards have been dealt in accordance
						with this paragraph;
(iii) a second
						card face up to each box in which a wager is contained; and
(iv) one card face down to the dealer, which
						shall be known as the hole card.
(5) In addition to the requirements set forth
						in subdivision (c) of section
						5324.2 of this Part, hand deals
						shall comply with this paragraph.
(i) Prior
						to commencement of each round of play, the dealer shall burn the top card and
						then, starting with the player farthest to the dealer's left and continuing
						around the table in a clockwise direction, deal the cards:
(a) one card face down to each box on the
						layout in which a blackjack wager has been placed;
(b) one card face up to the dealer;
(c) a second card face down to each box in
						which a wager has been placed; and
(d) a second card face down to the
						dealer.
(ii) After two
						cards have been dealt to each player and the dealer, each player shall, with
						one hand, examine the player's cards, keeping the player's cards in full view
						of the dealer at all times.
(iii)
						Each player, starting with the player farthest to the dealer's left and
						continuing around the table in a clockwise direction, shall then indicate
						whether the player wishes to surrender, double down, split, stand or draw
						additional cards.
(iv) If a player
						indicates that the player wishes to surrender, double down or split a pair
						pursuant to section
						5324.10 of this Part, the dealer
						shall turn over the player's two cards and complete the dealing procedures
						pursuant to this subdivision.
(v)
						If a player is dealt additional cards that cause the total point count to
						exceed 21, the player shall discard immediately the player's cards and the
						dealer shall place such cards into the discard rack.
(vi) if a dealer obtains blackjack after a
						player doubles down, the dealer shall collect only the amount of the original
						wager of such player and shall not collect the additional amount wagered in
						doubling down.
(vii) after the
						additional card required by subdivision (d) of section
						5324.10 of this Part has been dealt
						to a doubled hand, a player may rescue the double-down wager and forfeit such
						player's original wager, so long as the additional card does not result in the
						hand having a point count in excess of 21.
(viii)As each player indicates the player's
						decision, the dealer shall deal face up any additional cards necessary to
						effectuate the player's decision.
(ix) After all additional cards have been
						dealt, the dealer shall turn over the hole card and draw any additional
						cards.
(x) The dealer shall
						announce the dealer's total point count after each additional card is
						dealt.
(xi) After all additional
						cards have been dealt, the dealer shall turn over each player's two cards and
						shall settle all remaining wagers.
(6) If the dealer's first card is an ace,
						king, queen, jack or 10, the dealer shall determine whether the hole card will
						give the dealer a natural blackjack prior to dealing any additional cards to
						the players at the table.
(i) If the gaming
						facility elects to use a card reader device, the dealer shall insert the hole
						card into the card reader device by moving the card face down on the layout
						without exposing the card's value to anyone at the table, including the dealer.
						If the dealer has a natural blackjack, no additional cards shall be dealt and
						each player's wager shall be settled.
(ii)lf the gaming facility elects to deal the
						cards by hand, the dealer shall determine the value of the hole card by
						discreetly peeking at the card without exposing its value to any other person.
						If the dealer has a natural blackjack, no additional cards shall be dealt and
						each player's wager shall be settled.
(7) After two cards have been dealt to each
						player and the dealer does not have a natural blackjack, the dealer shall,
						beginning from the dealer's left, announce the point total of each player. As
						each player's point total is announced, such player shall indicate whether such
						player wishes to surrender, double down, split pairs, stand or draw as provided
						for by section
						5324.10 of this Part.
(8) As each player indicates the player's
						decision, the dealer shall, except in hand dealt games, deal face up whatever
						additional cards are necessary to effectuate such decision consistent with this
						section and shall announce the new point total of the player's hand after each
						additional card is dealt.
(9) After
						decisions of each player have been implemented and all additional cards have
						been dealt, the dealer shall expose the dealer's hole card. Any additional
						cards required to be dealt to the hand of the dealer shall be dealt face up.
						After the dealer's hand has been completed, the dealer shall announce the point
						count.
(10) After all additional
						cards have been dealt to the players and the dealer, the dealer shall, starting
						with the player farthest to the dealer's right and continuing counter-clockwise
						around the table, settle the remaining wagers by collecting all losing wagers
						and paying all winning wagers. If a player placed a progressive blackjack
						wager, the dealer shall leave any winning progressive wager and cards on the
						layout and pay that winning wager last.