South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:18 - GAMING COMMISSION - DEADWOOD GAMBLING › Chapter 20:18:15 - Blackjack › Section 20:18:15:30.08 - Variations of the play - Winners Option Blackjack

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Winners Option Blackjack offers the player the chance to play
				  standard blackjack or a variation of blackjack where the player bets that the
				  dealer will have a winning hand. Winners Option Blackjack may only be played on
				  a table exhibiting the Winners Option betting areas. The game shall be played
				  as follows:
(1) Before a round of play
				the player places a bet either in the "P" arrow or the "D" arrow on the Winners
				Option Blackjack table, but not in both arrows. After all the bets have been
				made the dealer deals each player two cards and the dealer also receives two
				cards, the second card is exposed face up;
(2) Each player betting the "P" arrow plays
				out their hand according to standard rules of blackjack;
(3) Each "D" player's cards are played under
				the same rules as a dealer's hand of hitting soft total of 17 and under and
				standing on hard total of 17 and over;
(4) "D" players' cards that exceed 21 are
				stacked and placed sideways on the insurance line with the "D" bet placed on
				top of the cards;
(5) "D" players
				that are dealt a blackjack will have the bet collected by the dealer unless the
				dealer also has a blackjack for a tie;
(6) After "P" players complete their
				decisions and the "D" players' cards have been administered by the dealer, the
				dealer will expose the unexposed "hole" card and complete the play under
				standard rules of blackjack of hitting soft total of 17 and under and standing
				hard total of 17 and over;
(7) "P"
				players' bets are collected or paid according to standard rules of
				blackjack;
(8) "D" players are paid
				even money if their cards are a lower point total than the dealer and the
				dealer did not bust and exceed 21;
(9) "D" players are paid even money if the
				dealer has a blackjack and they do not have a blackjack;
(10) When the dealer exceeds 21 and the "D"
				player has not exceeded 21, those bets are lost and will be collected by the
				dealer;
(11) Busted "D" players are
				paid even money if the dealer's hand does not exceed 21;
(12) When both the "D" player and the dealer
				exceed 21 the dealer will collect half of the "D" bet or the larger portion if
				the bet cannot be equally divided;
(13) All ties, on both "P" and "D" are a tie
				and do not win or lose;
(14) Both
				"P" and "D" players shall be offered insurance according to the standard rules
				of blackjack when the dealer's up card is an ace;
(15) Surrender is not offered in this
				game;
(16) Before the first card of
				Winners Option Blackjack is dealt for a round of play, a player may make a
				wager of not more than the posted table limit betting against the dealer having
				the winning hand or betting for the dealer having the winning hand. The player
				wins the wager if any of the following events occur:
(a) The player wagers against the dealer and
				the sum of the "P" player's cards is 21 or less and the sum of the dealer's
				cards is more than 21;
(b) The
				player wagers for the dealer and the sum of the "D" player's cards is less than
				the sum of the sum of the dealers' cards without either exceeding the sum of
				21;
(c) The player wagers for the
				dealer and the sum of the "P" player's cards exceeds that of the dealer with
				either exceeding 21;
(d) The player
				wagers against the dealer and the "P" player has a blackjack and the dealer
				does not;
(e) The player wagers for
				the dealer and the dealer has a blackjack and the "D" player does
				not;
(f) The player wagers for the
				dealer and the "D" player exceeds 21 and the dealer does not;
(g) When the "D" players and the dealer both
				exceed 21, the casino will collect half of the "D" players' bet or the larger
				portion if the bet cannot be equally divided.