Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 633a - BLACKJACK › Section 633a.2 - Blackjack table; card reader device; physical characteristics; inspections

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
				  Blackjack shall be played at a table having betting positions for no more than
				  seven players on one side of the table and a place for the dealer on the
				  opposite side of the table.
(b) The
				  layout for a Blackjack table shall be submitted to the Bureau of Gaming
				  Operations and approved in accordance with §
										601a.10(a)
				  (relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment) and
				  contain, at a minimum:
(1) The name or logo
				  of the certificate holder.
(2) A
				  separate betting area designated for the placement of the Blackjack Wager for
				  each player.
(3) The following
				  inscriptions:
(i) Blackjack pays 3 to
				  2.
(ii) Insurance pays 2 to
				  1.
(iii) Dealer shall draw to 16
				  and stand on all 17s or other similar language approved by the Executive
				  Director in accordance with § 601a.10(a).
(4) If the certificate holder offers the
				  Lucky Ladies Twenty Point Bonus Wager authorized under §
											633a.6(e)(1) 
				  (relating to wagers), a separate area designated for the placement of the
				  Twenty Point Bonus Wager for each player.
(5) If the certificate holder offers the
				  Match-the-Dealer Wager authorized under §
											633a.6(e)(2), a
				  separate area designated for the placement of the Match-the-Dealer Wager for
				  each player.
(6) If the certificate
				  holder offers the In Between Wager authorized under §
											633a.6(e)(3), a
				  separate area designated for the placement of the In Between Wager for each
				  player.
(7) If the certificate
				  holder offers the Royal Match 21 Wager authorized under §
											633a.6(e)(4), a
				  separate area designated for the placement of the Royal Match 21 Wager for each
				  player.
(8) If the certificate
				  holder offers the Bet the Set 21 Wager authorized under §
											633a.6(e)(5), a
				  separate area designated for the placement of the Bet the Set 21 Wager for each
				  player.
(9) If the certificate
				  holder offers the King's Bounty Wager authorized under §
											633a.6(e)(6), a
				  separate area designated for the placement of the King's Bounty Wager for each
				  player.
(10) If a certificate
				  holder offers Blackjack Switch authorized under §
											633a.12(a)
				  (relating to Blackjack variations), the table must be designated for play as a
				  Blackjack Switch table and contain:
(i) Two
				  separate areas designated for the placement of the two equal Blackjack Wagers
				  for each player.
(ii) A separate
				  area designated for the placement of the Super Match Wager authorized under
				  § 633a.6(e)(7) for each player.
(11) If the certificate holder offers the
				  Three Card Poker Wager authorized under §
											633a.6(e)(9), a
				  separate area designated for the placement of the Three Card Poker Wager for
				  each player.
(12) If the
				  certificate holder offers the Hit and Run Progressive Wager authorized under
				  §
											633a.6(e)(10), a
				  separate area designated for the placement of the Hit and Run Progressive
				  Wager.
(13) If the certificate
				  holder offers the Straight Jack Progressive Wager authorized under §
											633a.6(e)(11), a
				  separate area designated for the placement of the Straight Jack Progressive
				  Wager.
(14) If the certificate
				  holder offers the House Money Wager authorized under §
											633a.6(e)(12), a
				  separate area designated for the placement of the House Money Wager.
(15) Inscriptions that advise patrons of the
				  payout odds or amounts for all permissible wagers offered by the certificate
				  holder. If the payout odds or amounts are not inscribed on the layout, a sign
				  identifying the payout odds or amounts for all permissible wagers shall be
				  posted at each Blackjack table.
(16) An inscription indicating the payout
				  limit per hand established by the certificate holder under §
											633a.13(m) 
				  (relating to payout odds; payout limitation) or a generic inscription
				  indicating the game is subject to the posted payout limit. If the payout limit
				  is not inscribed on the layout, a sign which sets forth the required
				  information shall be posted at each Blackjack table.