Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 633c - BLACKJACK SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS › Section 633c.13 - Buster Blackjack wager

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) If a
				  certificate holder offers Blackjack, the certificate holder may, if specified
				  in its Rules Submission under § 601a.2 (relating to table games Rules
				  Submissions), offer to each player who placed a Blackjack wager in accordance
				  with §
										633a.6(d)
				  (relating to wagers) the option of placing a Buster Blackjack wager where a
				  player places a wager as to whether the dealer's hand will result in a total
				  point count in excess of 21 (a "bust").
(b) The layout for the Blackjack table shall
				  be submitted to the Bureau of Gaming Operations for approval in accordance with
				  §
										601a.10(a)
				  (relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment) and if the
				  certificate holder offers the Buster Blackjack wager, in addition to the
				  requirements in §
										633a.2 (relating to Blackjack
				  table; card reader device; physical characteristics; inspections), the layout
				  shall contain a separate area designated for the placement of the Buster
				  Blackjack wager.
(c) The Buster
				  Blackjack wager may be offered on tables where Blackjack is played with
				  one-deck, four-deck, six-deck or eight-deck shoes.
(d) After placing a Blackjack wager, as
				  required in §
										633a.6(d), and
				  any other available optional wagers, a player may place a Buster Blackjack
				  wager before each round of Blackjack at any time before the dealer calls, "no
				  more bets." A Buster Blackjack wager may be made for any amount within the
				  table limits.
(e) The dealer shall
				  then deal the cards in accordance with §
										633a.7 (relating to procedure for
				  dealing the cards; completion of each round of play), and the round of play
				  shall be played and completed according to house rules and the provisions of
				  § 633a.7.
(f) After all action
				  on the players- hands has been completed, the dealer shall draw cards to his
				  hand until he reaches a point total of at least 17 or busts.
(g) If the dealer's hand does not result in a
				  bust, the Buster Blackjack wager loses and shall be collected by the
				  dealer.
(h) If the dealer's hand
				  results in a bust, the Buster Blackjack wager wins and shall be paid out based
				  upon one of the following paytables which shall be specified in the Rules
				  Submission under §
										601a.2, with the payout determined
				  by the number of cards in the dealer's hand when the bust occurs:
Single Deck Shoe
Dealer busts with
Paytable A
Paytable B
Paytable C
Eight or more cards
250 to 1
200 to 1
250 to 1
Seven cards
50 to 1
50 to 1
50 to 1
Six cards
15 to 1
15 to 1
12 to 1
Five cards
4 to 1
4 to 1
4 to 1
Four cards
2 to 1
2 to 1
2 to 1
Three cards
2 to 1
2 to 1
2 to 1
Single Deck Shoe
Dealer busts with
Paytable D
Paytable E
Paytable F
Eight or more cards
200 to 1
250 to 1
250 to 1
Seven cards
50 to 1
50 to 1
50 to 1
Six cards
12 to 1
12 to 1
20 to 1
Five cards
4 to 1
3 to 1
8 to 1
Four cards
2 to 1
2 to 1
2 to 1
Three cards
2 to 1
2 to 1
1 to 1
Four-Deck Shoe
Dealer busts with
Paytable
Eight or more cards
250 to 1
Seven cards
50 to 1
Six cards
15 to 1
Five cards
4 to 1
Four cards
2 to 1
Three cards
2 to 1
Six-Deck Shoe
Dealer busts with
Paytable A
Paytable B
Paytable C
Eight or more cards
250 to 1
200 to 1
250 to 1
Seven cards
50 to 1
50 to 1
50 to 1
Six cards
15 to 1
15 to 1
12 to 1
Five cards
4 to 1
4 to 1
4 to 1
Four cards
2 to 1
2 to 1
2 to 1
Three cards
2 to 1
2 to 1
2 to 1
Six-Deck Shoe
Dealer busts with
Paytable D
Paytable E
Paytable F
Eight or more cards
200 to 1
250 to 1
250 to 1
Seven cards
50 to 1
50 to 1
50 to 1
Six cards
12 to 1
12 to 1
20 to 1
Five cards
4 to 1
3 to 1
8 to 1
Four cards
2 to 1
2 to 1
2 to 1
Three cards
2 to 1
2 to 1
1 to 1
Eight-Deck Shoe
Dealer busts with
Paytable A
Paytable B
Paytable C
Eight or more cards
250 to 1
200 to 1
250 to 1
Seven cards
50 to 1
50 to 1
50 to 1
Six cards
15 to 1
15 to 1
12 to 1
Five cards
4 to 1
4 to 1
4 to 1
Four cards
2 to 1
2 to 1
2 to 1
Three cards
2 to 1
2 to 1
2 to 1
Eight-Deck Shoe
Dealer busts with
Paytable D
Paytable E
Paytable F
Eight or more cards
200 to 1
250 to 1
250 to 1
Seven cards
50 to 1
50 to 1
50 to 1
Six cards
12 to 1
12 to 1
20 to 1
Five cards
4 to 1
3 to 1
8 to 1
Four cards
2 to 1
2 to 1
2 to 1
Three cards
2 to 1
2 to 1
1 to 1
(i)
				  The certificate holder may also offer a cash bonus award to any player whose
				  hand results in a Blackjack and who also wins a Buster Blackjack wager of at
				  least $5 with the dealer's hand busting with seven cards or eight or more
				  cards, with one of the following payouts specified in the Rules Submission
				  under § 601a.2(a):
Dealer busts with
Bonus Pay B1
Bonus Pay B2
Eight or more cards
$8,000
$5,000
Seven cards
$1,000
$1,000