South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:18 - GAMING COMMISSION - DEADWOOD GAMBLING › Chapter 20:18:15 - Blackjack › Section 20:18:15:30.05 - Variations of the play - Progressive blackjack

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Progressive BlackJack must be dealt and played following the
				  standard rules of blackjack in this chapter, except as follows:
(1) Progressive BlackJack may be played only
				on approved tables equipped with the necessary electronic equipment and
				signage, and which displays the Progressive BlackJack layout. Four or more
				52-card decks must be used;
(2)
				Each player may place an additional, optional wager by placing a token in the
				designated coin-in slot in front of the player's bet;
(3) The optional wager allows the player to
				participate in play for a progressive jackpot. As tokens are accepted, the
				progressive meter will advance by a predetermined amount for each token placed
				through the coin-in slots;
(4) Each
				player determines whether to "stand" or "hit," as in standard blackjack. If the
				player busts, and has made a progressive jackpot wager, remove the original
				wager and leave the cards on the table to determine whether a progressive
				jackpot hand has occurred. After all players hands are completed, reveal all
				cards in the dealer position and play the hand according to standard blackjack
				rules;
(5) Beginning with the
				rightmost player, the dealer will then evaluate each hand and pay, take, or
				push the standard blackjack wager. If the player has made a progressive
				blackjack wager, and his or her original 1st,
				2nd, 3rd, or
				4th card (including split hands) matches a
				progressive jackpot, leave the hand exposed on the layout and continue to the
				next player;
(6) After paying or
				taking all standard blackjack wagers, the dealer will pay any progressive
				jackpots from right to left, according to the following schedule, which shall
				be displayed by table signage or on the table layout:
(a) 4 red or 4 black Aces
100% of the displayed jackpot
reduces meter
(b) 4 other Aces
$2,000
reduces meter
(c) 3 suited Aces
$1,000
reduces meter
(d) 3 unsuited Aces
$250
reduces meter
(e) 2 suited Aces
$100
reduces meter
(f) 2 unsuited Aces
$25
reduces meter
(g) 1 Ace
$1
reduces meter
(7)
				After all progressive wagers have been made and before the dealer starts to
				deal the cards, the dealer operates a key pad by which the dealer locks out the
				coin-in mechanism. After the hand is completed, the dealer clears the lockout
				so the players may wager on the progressive jackpot for the next
				hand;
(8) A licensee may not
				discontinue offering a Progressive BlackJack jackpot until the highest
				progressive jackpot award has been won by a qualified player or players. If a
				licensee wishes to discontinue offering a progressive jackpot award, the
				licensee may petition the executive secretary for permission to either reduce
				the qualifications or criteria for winning the award, allowing the award to be
				paid more quickly, or to transfer the award liability to the jackpot offered by
				a different game. If a retail licensee intends to close its business while
				having a progressive jackpot award liability, the licensee may petition the
				executive secretary for permission to transfer the award liability, along with
				the award fund, to another retail licensee offering a comparable jackpot
				award.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 42-7B-7.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 42-7B-4(3),
					 42-7B-7,
					 42-7B-15.