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Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 633b - BLACKJACK SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 633b.19 - King's Bounty-additional paytable

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A
				  certificate holder that offers the King's Bounty wager in accordance with
				  §
										633a.6(e)(6)
				  (relating to wagers) may offer the King's Bounty wager with the paytable
				  authorized under §
										633a.13(h)
				  (relating to payout odds; payout limitation) (to be known as paytable A) or
				  paytable B authorized under subsection (d).
(b) A certificate holder shall specify the
				  selected paytable as part of the Rules Submission form filed in accordance with
				  §
										601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions).
(c) All other
				  aspects of the King's Bounty wager shall follow the rules and procedures
				  outlined in § 633a.6(e)(6).
(d)
Additional paytable
:
Hand
Paytable B
King of spades pair and dealer
								Blackjack
1,000 to 1
King of spades pair
100 to 1
Suited kings pair
30 to 1
Suited queens, jacks or 10s pair
20 to 1
Suited 20
10 to 1
Pair of kings
8 to 1
Any 20
6 to 1
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 633b - BLACKJACK SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 633b.20 - Blazing 7's wager

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) 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 if the
				  certificate holder offers the Blazing 7's wager authorized under subsection
				  (c), the layout shall contain a separate area designated for the placement of
				  the Blazing 7's wager for each player.
(b) If specified in its Rules Submission form
				  filed under §
										601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions), a certificate holder may offer to each player who placed a
				  Blackjack wager in accordance with §
										633a.6(d)
				  (relating to wagers) the option of placing a Blazing 7's wager, which shall win
				  if either of the player's initial two cards is a seven.
(c) After placing a Blackjack wager as
				  required in §
										633a.6(d) and any
				  optional wagers, including the Blazing 7's wager, the dealer shall deal the
				  cards in accordance with §
										633a.7(a)-(g)
				  (relating to procedure for dealing the cards; completion of each round of
				  play).
(d) As part of the dealing
				  procedures of §
										633a.7(g), the
				  dealer shall settle the Blazing 7's wager as follows:
(1) If a player placed a Blazing 7's wager
				  and neither of their initial two cards is a seven, the Blazing 7's wager is
				  lost and shall be collected.
(2) If
				  the player placed a Blazing 7's wager and at least one of their initial two
				  cards is a seven, the Blazing 7's wager shall win, and the dealer shall pay the
				  winning Blazing 7's wager in accordance with subsection (e).
(3) If the player placed a Blazing 7's wager
				  and both of their initial two cards are sevens, and the dealer's up card is a
				  seven, the Blazing 7's wager shall win, and the dealer shall pay the winning
				  Blazing 7's wager in accordance with subsection (e).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 633b - BLACKJACK SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 633b.21 - Blazing 7's multi-progressive wager

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) 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 if the
				  certificate holder offers the Blazing 7's multi-progressive wager authorized
				  under subsection (c), the layout shall contain a separate area designated for
				  the placement of the Blazing 7's multi-progressive wager for each player. The
				  Blackjack table must have a progressive table game system in accordance with
				  §
										605a.7 (relating to progressive
				  table games) for the placement of Blazing 7's multi-progressive wagers. The
				  progressive table game system must include all of the following:
(1) A wagering device at each betting
				  position that acknowledges or accepts the placement of the Blazing 7's
				  multi-progressive wager.
(2) A
				  device that controls or monitors the placement of progressive payout wagers at
				  the gaming table, including a mechanism, such as a lock-out button, that
				  prevents the placement of any Blazing 7's multi-progressive wagers that a
				  player attempts to place after the dealer has begun dealing the
				  cards.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 633c - BLACKJACK SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS › Section 633c.1 - Perfect Pairs wager

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) 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 if the
				  certificate holder offers the Perfect Pairs wager authorized under subsection
				  (b), the layout shall contain a separate area designated for the placement of
				  the Perfect Pairs wager for each player.
(b) A 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 Perfect Pairs wager which shall
				  win if the player's initial two cards are a colored pair, mixed pair or perfect
				  pair.
(c) After placing a Blackjack
				  wager, as required in §
										633a.6(d), and
				  any optional wagers including the Perfect Pairs wager, the dealer shall deal
				  the cards in accordance with §
										633a.7(a)-(f)
				  (relating to procedure for dealing the cards; completion of each round of
				  play).
(d) Immediately after the
				  second card is dealt to each player and the dealer, but prior to any additional
				  cards being dealt or before any card reader device is utilized, the dealer
				  shall, starting with the player farthest to the dealer's right and continuing
				  around the table in a counterclockwise direction, settle the player's optional
				  wagers in accordance with §
										633a.7(g)  by
				  collecting all losing wagers and paying all winning wagers. If a player placed
				  the Perfect Pairs wager and the player's initial two cards:
(1) Are a colored pair, mixed pair or perfect
				  pair, the dealer shall pay the winning Perfect Pairs wager in accordance with
				  subsection (e).
(2) Are not a
				  colored pair, mixed pair or perfect pair, the dealer shall collect the Perfect
				  Pairs wager.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 633c - BLACKJACK SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS › Section 633c.2 - Jackpot Party progressive wager

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
				  A certificate holder may offer players the option to place a Jackpot Party
				  progressive wager that the dealer's two cards and the player's two cards will
				  form any of the following winning Jackpot Party progressive combinations:
(1)
Royal flush
(diamonds)-Dealer Blackjack and the player's two cards and the dealer's two
				  cards contain an ace, king, queen and jack of diamonds, with the dealer's hand
				  containing the ace of diamonds.
(2)
Royal flush
(other suit)-Dealer Blackjack and the player's two
				  cards and the dealer's two cards contain an ace, king, queen and jack of one
				  the other remaining three suits, with the dealer's hand containing the ace of
				  the same suit.
(3)
Three-of-a-kind
-Dealer Blackjack and the player's two cards
				  and the dealer's two cards contain three cards of the same rank.
(4)
Straight
-Dealer
				  Blackjack and the player's two cards and the dealer's two cards contain four
				  cards of more than one suit in consecutive rank.
(5)
Flush
-Dealer Blackjack
				  and the player's two cards and the dealer's two cards are all the same
				  suit.
(6)
Two
				  pair
-Dealer Blackjack and player Blackjack with the dealer's two cards
				  identical in rank with the player's two cards.
(7)
All cards same
				  color
-Dealer Blackjack and the player's two cards and the dealer's two
				  cards are all of the same color.
(8)
Pair
-Dealer Blackjack
				  and the player's two cards and the dealer's two cards contain two cards of the
				  same rank.
(9) A hand with dealer
				  Blackjack.
(10)
Dealer ace
				  up
-Dealer's upcard is an ace but the dealer does not have a
				  Blackjack.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 633c - BLACKJACK SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS › Section 633c.3 - Match the Dealer progressive wager

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
				  A certificate holder may offer players the option to place a Match the Dealer
				  progressive wager that one or both of the player's cards will match the
				  dealer's upcard in one of the following combinations:
(1)
Two suited match, aces of
				  spades
-Both of the player's cards and the dealer's upcard are matching
				  aces of spades.
(2)
Two
				  suited match, all others
-Both of the player's cards and the dealer's
				  upcard are matching in suit and rank.
(3)
One non-suited match and one
				  suited match
-One of the player's cards matches the suit and rank of
				  the dealer's upcard and the player's other card matches the rank of the
				  dealer's upcard.
(4)
One
				  suited match
-One of the player's cards matches the suit and rank of
				  the dealer's upcard.
(5)
Two non-suited matches
-Both of the player's cards match the
				  rank of the dealer's upcard.
(6)
One non-suited match
-One of the player's cards matches the
				  rank of the dealer's upcard.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 633c - BLACKJACK SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS › Section 633c.4 - Switch hands and Blackjack premium

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
				  If the certificate holder offers switch hands, the table layout 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 in
				  addition to the requirements in § 633a.2 (relating to Blackjack table;
				  card reader device; physical characteristics; inspections) shall contain:
(1) A separate area for each player
				  designated for the placement of the switch hands ante which contains the
				  inscription "ante $1 for every $5 bet."
(2) A separate area for each player designed
				  for the placement of the switch hand cards.
(3) An inscription advising that "switch
				  hands colored or suited Blackjacks pay 2 to 1."
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 633c - BLACKJACK SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS › Section 633c.5 - Blackjack played on a hybrid gaming table

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Hybrid gaming tables and electronic
				  wagering terminals used to play Blackjack shall comply with the requirements in
				  Chapter 605a (relating to electronic gaming tables).
(b) The layout for Blackjack played on a
				  hybrid gaming 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
				  contain, at a minimum:
(1) The name or logo
				  of the certificate holder.
(2)
				  Three designated boxes for the placement of player's cards.
(3) A designated box for the placement of the
				  dealer's cards.
(4) A community box
				  for the placement of additional cards drawn by the dealer.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 633c - BLACKJACK SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS › Section 633c.6 - Super 4 progressive Blackjack wager

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A certificate holder may offer players
				  the option to place a Super 4 progressive Blackjack wager that the dealer's two
				  cards and the player's two cards will form any of the following winning Super 4
				  progressive combinations:
(1)
Royal
				  flush
(chosen suit)-The player's two cards and the dealer's two cards
				  containing an ace, king, queen and jack of the certificate holder's chosen suit
				  with the dealer's hand containing the ace of the same suit.
(2)
Royal flush
(other
				  suit)-The player's two cards and the dealer's two cards containing an ace,
				  king, queen and jack of one the other remaining three suits, with the dealer's
				  hand containing the ace of the same suit.
(3)
Three-of-a-kind
-Dealer
				  Blackjack and the player's two cards and the dealer's two cards contain three
				  cards of the same rank.
(4)
Straight
-Four cards of more than one suit in consecutive rank
				  with the dealer's hand containing the ace and a ten-value card.
(5)
Flush
-Dealer Blackjack
				  and the player's two cards and the dealer's two cards are all the same
				  suit.
(6)
Two
				  pair
-Dealer Blackjack and player Blackjack with the dealer's two cards
				  identical in suit and rank with the player's two cards.
(7)
All cards same
				  color
-Dealer Blackjack and the player's two cards and the dealer's two
				  cards are all of the same color.
(8)
Pair
-Dealer Blackjack
				  with the four cards dealt to the player and the dealer containing two cards of
				  the same suit and rank.
(9) A hand
				  with dealer Blackjack.
(10)
Dealer ace up
-Dealer's upcard is an ace but the dealer does
				  not have a Blackjack.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 633c - BLACKJACK SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS › Section 633c.7 - Top 3 wager

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) If the
				  certificate holder offers the Three Card Poker wager authorized under §
										633a.6(e)(9)
				  (relating to wagers), the certificate holder may also offer the Top 3 wager
				  which shall win if the player's two cards and the dealer's upcard form a
				  three-of-a-kind or a straight flush.
(b) The layout for a 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 Three Card Poker wager and the Top 3 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 Top 3 wager for
				  each player.
(c) After placing a
				  Blackjack wager, as required under §
										633a.6(d), and a
				  Three Card Poker wager, a player may place a Top 3 wager by placing a value
				  chip on the designated area of the table layout.
(d) The dealer shall then deal the cards in
				  accordance with §
										633a.7(a)-(f) 
				  (relating to procedure for dealing the cards; completion of each round of
				  play). Immediately after the second card is dealt to each player and the
				  dealer, but prior to any additional cards being dealt, the dealer shall settle
				  a Three Card Poker wager in accordance with §
										633a.7(g)(8) and
				  a Top 3 wager. If the player's two cards and the dealer's upcard:
(1) Do not contain a three-of-a-kind or a
				  straight flush of three cards in sequence and of the same suit, the dealer
				  shall collect the player's losing Top 3 wager.
(2) Contain a three-of-a-kind or a straight
				  flush of three cards in sequence and of the same suit, the dealer shall pay the
				  winning Top 3 wager in accordance with subsection (e).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 633c - BLACKJACK SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS › Section 633c.8 - Lucky Aces wager

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) If the
				  certificate holder offers Blackjack on a fully automated electronic gaming
				  table, the certificate holder may offer players the option to place a Lucky
				  Aces wager which shall win if the player's two cards and the dealer's two cards
				  contain at least one ace.
(b) The
				  layout for a 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 Lucky Aces 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 electronic placement of the
				  Lucky Aces wager for each player.
(c) After placing a Blackjack wager, as
				  required under §
										633a.6(d)
				  (relating to wagers), a player may place a Lucky Aces wager by electronically
				  placing a value chip on the designated area of the table layout.
(d) The dealer shall then deal the cards in
				  accordance with §
										633a.7(a)-(l)
				  (relating to procedure for dealing the cards; completion of each round of
				  play). Immediately after the dealer's hole card is turned face up on the
				  layout, the dealer shall settle a Lucky Aces wager. If any of the player's two
				  cards or the dealer's two cards:
(1) Do not
				  contain an ace, the losing Lucky Aces wagers shall be collected.
(2) Contain an ace, the winning Lucky Aces
				  wagers shall be paid in accordance with subsection (e) based on the number of
				  aces in the player hands and dealer hands.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 633c - BLACKJACK SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS › Section 633c.9 - Blazing 7's progressive wager

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
				  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 if the
				  certificate holder offers the Blazing 7's progressive wager authorized under
				  subsection (b), the layout shall contain a separate area designated for the
				  placement of the Blazing 7's progressive wager for each player. The Blackjack
				  table must have a progressive table game system in accordance with §
										605a.7 (relating to progressive
				  table games) for the placement of a Blazing 7's progressive wager. The
				  progressive table game system must include:
(1) A wagering device at each betting
				  position that acknowledges or accepts the placement of the Blazing 7's
				  progressive wager.
(2) A device
				  that controls or monitors the placement of progressive payout wagers at the
				  gaming table, including a mechanism, such as a lock-out button, that prevents
				  the placement of a Blazing 7's progressive wager that a player attempts to
				  place after the dealer has begun dealing the cards.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 633c - BLACKJACK SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS › Section 633c.10 - Blackjack Match progressive

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A
				  certificate holder may offer players the option to place a Blackjack Match
				  progressive wager that the dealer's two cards and the player's two cards will
				  form any of the following winning Blackjack Match progressive combinations:
(1)
Ace-king matching suited
				  Blackjacks
-Both dealer and player have Blackjack consisting of an
				  ace-king with the dealer's two cards identical in suit with the player's two
				  cards.
(2)
Matching suited
				  Blackjacks
-Both dealer and player have Blackjack with the dealer's two
				  cards identical in suit and rank with the player's two cards, other than an
				  ace-king. For example a player's ace-ten of spades and the dealer's ace-ten of
				  spades.
(3)
Playerand
				  dealer suited Blackjacks
-Both dealer and player have Blackjack with
				  the dealer's two cards identical in suit, but not rank, with the player's two
				  cards. For example a player's ace-ten of spades and the dealer's ace-queen of
				  spades.
(4)
Player and
				  dealer Blackjacks
-Both dealer and player have Blackjack but the
				  player's hand and the dealer's hand do not match in suit or rank.
(5)
Playersuited
				  Blackjack
-Player has Blackjack of the same suit and the dealer's two
				  cards are not a Blackjack.
(6)
Player Blackjack
-Player's two cards are a Blackjack but are
				  not the same suit and the dealer's two cards are not a Blackjack.
(7)
Player any ace
-Player's
				  two cards are not a Blackjack but contain at least one ace.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 633c - BLACKJACK SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS › Section 633c.11 - TriLux Deluxe wager

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A
				  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 TriLux Deluxe wager which shall
				  win if the player's initial two cards and the dealer's upcard form a flush,
				  straight, three-of-a-kind or straight flush.
(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 TriLux Deluxe 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 TriLux Deluxe
				  wager and TriLux Deluxe Press.
(c)
				  After placing a Blackjack wager, as required in §
										633a.6(d), a
				  player may place a TriLux Deluxe wager before each round of Blackjack at any
				  time before the dealer calls, "no more bets." A TriLux Deluxe wager may not
				  exceed 2- the Blackjack wager.
(d)
				  The dealer shall deal the cards in accordance with §
										633a.7(a)-(f)
				  (relating to procedure for dealing the cards; completion of each round of
				  play). Immediately after the second card is dealt to each player and the
				  dealer, but prior to any additional cards being dealt or before any card reader
				  device is utilized, the dealer shall, starting with the player farthest to the
				  dealer's right and continuing around the table in a counterclockwise direction,
				  settle the player's optional wagers in accordance with §
										633a.7(g) by
				  collecting all losing wagers and paying all winning wagers. If a player placed
				  a TriLux Deluxe wager and the player's initial two cards and the dealer's
				  upcard:
(1) Are a flush, straight,
				  three-of-a-kind or straight flush, the dealer shall pay the TriLux Deluxe wager
				  in accordance with subsection (h).
(2) Are not a flush, straight,
				  three-of-a-kind or straight flush, the dealer shall collect the TriLux Deluxe
				  wager.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 633c - BLACKJACK SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS › Section 633c.15 - Upcard Luck wager

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A
				  certificate holder may offer players the option to place an Upcard Luck wager
				  that the dealer's upcard will be a 2 through 7 and that the player's two cards
				  will total either 9 through 11, hard and soft 18 through 20 or will be a
				  Blackjack.
(b) The Upcard Luck
				  wager may be played on a Blackjack table that utilizes four decks, six decks or
				  eight decks of cards.
(c) 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 if the
				  certificate holder offers the Upcard Luck 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 Upcard Luck Blackjack wager for each
				  player.
(d) If specified in its
				  Rules Submission required under §
										601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions), a certificate holder may offer to each player who placed a
				  Blackjack wager in accordance with §
										633a.6(d)
				  (relating to wagers) the option of placing an Upcard Blackjack wager in any
				  amount that does not exceed the player's Blackjack wager.
(e) After placing a Blackjack wager, as
				  required in §
										633a.6(d), and
				  any optional wagers, including the Upcard Luck Blackjack wager, the dealer
				  shall announce "no more bets."
(f)
				  The dealer shall then deal the cards in accordance with §
										633a.7(a)-(g)
				  (relating to procedure for dealing the cards; completion of each round of
				  play). Immediately after the second card is dealt to each player and the
				  dealer, but prior to any additional cards being dealt, the dealer shall settle
				  a Upcard Blackjack wager as follows:
(1) If
				  the dealer's upcard is not a two through seven, the dealer shall collect the
				  player's losing Upcard Luck wager.
(2) If the dealer's upcard is a 2 through 7
				  but the total of the player's two cards is 2 through 8 or 12 through 17, the
				  dealer shall collect the player's losing Upcard Luck wager.
(3) If the dealer's upcard is 2 through 7 and
				  the total of the player's two cards is 9 through 11 or 18 through 20, or if the
				  player has Blackjack, the dealer shall pay the player's winning Upcard Luck
				  wager in accordance with subsection (g).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 635a - SPANISH 21 › Section 635a.1 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Blackjack
-An ace and any card having a
					 value of 10 dealt as the initial two cards to a player or the dealer.
Card reader device
-A device which permits
					 the dealer to determine if the hole card will give the dealer a
					 Blackjack.
Hard total
-The total point count of a hand
					 which contains no aces or which contains an ace that is counted as 1 in
					 value.
Hole card
-The second card dealt face down
					 to the dealer.
Soft total
-The total point count of a
					 hand containing an ace when the ace is counted as 11 in
					 value.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 635a - SPANISH 21 › Section 635a.2 - Spanish 21 table; card reader device; physical characteristics; inspections

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(a) Spanish
				  21 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 Spanish 21 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 Spanish 21 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 similar language approved by the Executive Director in
				  accordance with § 601a.10(a).
(4) A sign, approved by the Executive
				  Director, at each Spanish 21 table which explains that the doubled down hands
				  are not eligible for the additional payouts in §
											635a.12(b) and (c)
				   (relating to payout odds).
(5) If the certificate holder offers the
				  Match-the-Dealer Wager authorized under §
											635a.6(e)
				  (relating to wagers), a separate area designated for the placement of the
				  Match-the-Dealer Wager for each player.
(6) 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 must be
				  posted at each Spanish 21 table.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 635a - SPANISH 21 › Section 635a.3 - Cards; number of decks; value of cards

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (d),
				  Spanish 21 shall be played with six or eight decks of cards that are identical
				  in appearance and at least one cover card. The decks shall consist of 48 cards,
				  with the 10 of each suit removed from each deck during the inspection required
				  under §
										635a.4 (relating to opening of the
				  table for gaming).
(b) The decks of
				  cards opened for use at a Spanish 21 table shall be changed at least once every
				  24 hours.
(c) The value of the
				  cards shall be as follows:
(1) Any card from 2
				  to 9 shall have its face value.
(2)
				  Any jack, queen or king shall have a value of 10.
(3) An ace shall have a value of 11, unless
				  that value would give a player or the dealer a score in excess of 21, in which
				  case, the ace shall have a value of 1.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 635a - SPANISH 21 › Section 635a.4 - Opening of the table for gaming

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(a)
				  After receiving the decks of cards at the table, the dealer shall inspect the
				  cards for any defects. The floorperson assigned to the table shall verify the
				  inspection.
(b) If the decks
				  contain the 10 of any suit, the dealer and a floorperson shall ensure that
				  these cards are removed from the decks, torn in half and placed in the box,
				  envelope or container that the decks came from.
(c) After the cards are inspected, the cards
				  shall be spread out face up on the table for visual inspection by the first
				  player to arrive at the table. The cards shall be spread in horizontal fan
				  shaped columns by deck according to suit and in sequence.
(d) After the first player arriving at the
				  table has been afforded an opportunity to visually inspect the cards, the cards
				  shall be turned face down on the table, mixed thoroughly by a washing of the
				  cards and stacked. Once the cards have been stacked, the cards shall be
				  shuffled in accordance with §
										635a.5 (relating to shuffle and
				  cut of the cards).
(e) If the decks
				  of cards received at the table are preinspected and preshuffled in accordance
				  with §
										603a.16(u) or (v)
				  (relating to cards; receipt, storage, inspection and removal from use),
				  subsections (a), (c) and (d) do not apply.
(f) If an automated shuffling device is
				  utilized, other than a continuous shuffler, all the decks in one batch of cards
				  shall be spread for inspection, mixed, stacked and shuffled in accordance with
				  subsections (a)-(d) separate from the decks in the other batch of
				  cards.
The provisions of this § 635a.4 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(30),
						13A 02(1) and (2), 13A27,
						1322, 1602, 1604 and 1608.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												635a.3 (relating to cards; number
						of decks; value of cards).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 635a - SPANISH 21 › Section 635a.5 - Shuffle and cut of the cards

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(a)
				  Immediately prior to commencement of play, unless the cards were preshuffled in
				  accordance with §
										603a.16(u) or (v)
				  (relating to cards; receipt, storage, inspection and removal from use), after
				  each shoe of cards is dealt or when directed by a floorperson or above, the
				  dealer shall shuffle the cards, either manually or by use of an automated card
				  shuffling device, so that the cards are randomly intermixed. Upon completion of
				  the shuffle, the dealer or device shall place the decks of cards in a single
				  stack. The certificate holder may use an automated card shuffling device which,
				  upon completion of the shuffling of the cards, inserts the stack of cards
				  directly into a dealing shoe.
(b)
				  After the cards have been shuffled and stacked, the dealer shall offer the
				  stack of cards to be cut, with backs facing away from the dealer, to the player
				  determined under subsection (c). If no player accepts the cut, the dealer shall
				  cut the cards.
(c) The cut of the
				  cards shall be offered to players in the following order:
(1) The first player arriving at the table,
				  if the game is just beginning.
(2)
				  The player on whose betting area the cover card appeared during the last round
				  of play.
(3) If the cover card
				  appeared on the dealer's hand during the last round of play, the player at the
				  farthest point to the right of the dealer. If this player refuses, the offer to
				  cut the cards shall rotate to each player in a counterclockwise
				  manner.
(4) If the reshuffle was
				  initiated at the discretion of the floorperson, the player at the farthest
				  position to the right of the dealer. If this player refuses, the offer to cut
				  the cards shall rotate to each player in a counterclockwise
				  manner.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 635a - SPANISH 21 › Section 635a.6 - Wagers

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(a) Wagers at
				  Spanish 21 shall be made by placing value chips, plaques or other
				  Board-approved wagering instruments on the appropriate areas of the Spanish 21
				  layout. Verbal wagers accompanied by cash may be accepted provided that they
				  are confirmed by the dealer and the cash is expeditiously converted into value
				  chips or plaques.
(b) After the
				  cards have been shuffled as required under §
										635a.5 (relating to shuffle and
				  cut of the cards), a certificate holder may prohibit any person, whether seated
				  at the gaming table or not, who does not make a wager on a given round of play
				  from placing a wager on the next round of play and any subsequent rounds of
				  play at that gaming table until either:
(1)
				  The certificate holder chooses to permit the player to begin wagering
				  again.
(2) A reshuffle of the cards
				  has occurred.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 635a - SPANISH 21 › Section 635a.7 - Procedure for dealing the cards; completion of each round of play

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(a) All cards used
				  to play Spanish 21 shall be dealt from a dealing shoe located on the table in a
				  location approved by the Bureau of Casino Compliance in accordance with §
										601a.10(g)
				  (relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment). Once the
				  procedures under §
										635a.5 (relating to shuffle and
				  cut of the cards) have been completed, the stacked cards shall be placed in the
				  dealing shoe by the dealer or by an automated card shuffling device.
(b) Each card shall be removed from the
				  dealing shoe with the hand of the dealer that is closest to the dealing shoe
				  and placed on the appropriate area of the layout with the opposite hand. The
				  dealer may deal cards to the first two betting positions closest to the dealing
				  shoe with the same hand.
(c) After
				  each full batch of cards is placed in the shoe, the dealer shall remove the
				  first card and place it in the discard rack. Each new dealer who comes to the
				  table shall also remove one card and place it in the discard rack before
				  dealing any cards to the players.
(d) If the cover card appears as the first
				  card in the dealing shoe at the beginning of a round of play or appears during
				  play, the cover card shall be removed and placed to the side and the hand shall
				  be completed. The dealer shall then collect and reshuffle the cards in
				  accordance with § 635a.5.
(e)
				  At the commencement of each round of play, the dealer shall, starting with the
				  player farthest to the dealer's left and continuing around the table in a
				  clockwise manner, deal the cards as follows:
(1) One card face up to each box on the
				  layout in which a Spanish 21 Wager is contained.
(2) One card face up to the dealer.
(3) A second card face up to each box in
				  which a wager is contained.
(4) A
				  second card face down to the dealer.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 635a - SPANISH 21 › Section 635a.8 - Insurance Wager

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(a) If the
				  first card dealt to the dealer is an ace, each player may make an Insurance
				  Wager which shall win if the dealer's hole card is a king, queen or
				  jack.
(b) An Insurance Wager shall
				  be made by placing a value chip on the insurance line of the layout in an
				  amount not more than 1/2 the player's initial Spanish 21 Wager. A player may
				  wager an amount in excess of 1/2 the initial Spanish 21 Wager to the next unit
				  that can be wagered in chips when, because of the limitation of the value of
				  chip denominations, half the initial Spanish 21 Wager cannot be bet. Insurance
				  Wagers shall be placed prior to the dealer inserting his hole card into the
				  card reader device.
(c) Winning
				  Insurance Wagers shall be paid in accordance with the payout odds in §
										635a.12(d) 
				  (relating to payout odds).
(d)
				  Losing Insurance Wagers shall be collected by the dealer immediately after the
				  dealer inserts his hole card into the card reader device and determines that he
				  does not have a Blackjack and before he draws any additional cards.
The provisions of this § 635a.8 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(30),
						1207(3) and (9) and
						13A02(1), (2) and (4).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												635a.6 (relating to wagers); 58
						Pa. Code §
												635a.7 (relating to procedures for
						dealing the cards; completion of each round of play); and 58 Pa. Code §
												635a.9 (relating to
						surrender).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 635a - SPANISH 21 › Section 635a.9 - Surrender

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(a) After the first
				  two cards are dealt to the player, the player may elect to discontinue play on
				  his hand for that round by surrendering 1/2 of his Spanish 21 Wager. All
				  decisions to surrender shall be made prior to the player indicating whether he
				  wishes to double down as permitted under §
										635a.10 (relating to Double Down
				  Wager; rescue), split pairs as permitted under §
										635a.11 (relating to splitting
				  pairs), stand or draw. If the first card dealt to the dealer is:
(1) Not an ace or 10 value card, the dealer
				  shall immediately collect 1/2 of the wager and return 1/2 to the
				  player.
(2) An ace or 10 value
				  card, the dealer shall place the player's wager on top of the player's cards.
				  When the dealer's second card is revealed, the hand shall be settled by
				  immediately collecting the entire wager if the dealer has Blackjack or
				  collecting 1/2 of the wager and returning 1/2 of the wager to the player if the
				  dealer does not have Blackjack.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 635a - SPANISH 21 › Section 635a.10 - Double Down Wager; rescue

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(a)
				  Except when a player has Blackjack, a player may elect to make a Double Down
				  Wager, which may not exceed the amount of his original Spanish 21 Wager. A
				  player may double down on two or more cards dealt to him or two or more cards
				  of any split pair. Only one additional card shall be dealt to the hand on which
				  the player has elected to double down. The one additional card shall be dealt
				  face up and placed sideways on the layout.
(b) If a dealer obtains Blackjack after a
				  player makes a Double Down Wager, the dealer shall collect only the amount of
				  the original Spanish 21 Wager of the player and may not collect the additional
				  Double Down Wager.
(c) A winning
				  Double Down Wager shall be paid in accordance with §
										635a.12(a)
				  (relating to payout odds). The additional payouts in §
										635a.12(b) and
				  (c) are not applicable to winning Double Down
				  Wagers.
(d) After the additional
				  card required under subsection (a) has been dealt to the hand, a player may
				  "rescue" (take back) the Double Down Wager and forfeit his original wager, as
				  long as the additional card does not result in the hand having a total point
				  count in excess of 21.
The provisions of this § 635a.10 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(30),
						1207(3) and (9) and
						13A02(1), (2) and (4).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												635a.6 (relating to wagers); 58
						Pa. Code §
												635a.7 (relating to procedure for
						dealing the cards; completion of each round of play); 58 Pa. Code §
												635a.9 (relating to surrender);
						and 58 Pa. Code §
												635a.12 (relating to payout
						odds).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 635a - SPANISH 21 › Section 635a.11 - Splitting pairs

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(a) If the
				  initial two cards dealt to a player are identical in value, the player may
				  elect to split the hand into two separate hands provided that he makes a wager
				  on the second hand formed in an amount equal to his original Spanish 21 Wager.
				  For example, if a player has two 7s or a king and a jack, the player may elect
				  to split the hand.
(b) When a
				  player splits pairs, the dealer shall deal a card to and complete the player's
				  decisions with respect to the first incomplete hand on the dealer's left before
				  proceeding to deal any cards to the second hand.
(c) After a second card is dealt to a split
				  pair hand, the player shall indicate his decision to stand, draw or double down
				  with respect to that hand. A certificate holder shall specify in its Rules
				  Submission under §
										601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions) the number of additional times a patron may split pairs,
				  including aces.
(d) If the dealer
				  obtains Blackjack after a player splits pairs, the dealer shall collect only
				  the amount of the original wager of the player and may not collect the
				  additional amount wagered in splitting pairs.
(e) The additional payouts provided in §
										635a.12(b) and
				  (c) (relating to payout odds) are not
				  applicable to a winning wager on a split hand.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												635a.6 (relating to wagers); 58
						Pa. Code §
												635a.7 (relating to procedure for
						dealing the cards; completion of each round of play); 58 Pa. Code §
												635a.9 (relating to surrender);
						and 58 Pa. Code §
												635a.12 (relating to payout
						odds).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 635a - SPANISH 21 › Section 635a.12 - Payout odds

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(a) Except as
				  provided in subsections (b) and (c), the certificate holder shall pay each
				  winning Spanish 21 Wager at odds of 1 to 1 with the exception of Blackjack
				  which shall be paid at odds of 3 to 2.
(b) Except when a player has made a Double
				  Down Wager under §
										635a.10 (relating to Double Down
				  Wager; rescue), in which case all of the following wagers shall be paid at odds
				  of 1 to 1, a certificate holder shall pay the following payout odds for winning
				  Spanish 21 Wagers:
(1) Three cards consisting
				  of 6, 7 and 8 of mixed suits shall be paid at odds of 3 to 2.
(2) Three cards consisting of 6, 7 and 8 of
				  the same suit shall be paid at odds of 2 to 1, except that three cards
				  consisting of the 6, 7 and 8 of spades shall be paid at odds of 3 to
				  1.
(3) Three cards consisting of
				  three 7s of mixed suits shall be paid at odds of 3 to 2.
(4) Three cards consisting of three 7s of the
				  same suit shall be paid at odds of 2 to 1, except that three cards consisting
				  of three 7s of spades shall be paid at odds of 3 to 1.
(5) Five cards totaling 21 shall be paid at
				  odds of 3 to 2.
(6) Six cards
				  totaling 21 shall be paid at odds of 2 to 1.
(7) Seven or more cards totaling 21 shall be
				  paid at odds of 3 to 1.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 635b - RESERVED › Section 635b.2 - RESERVED

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The provisions of this Part I issued under act of June
						14, 1923 (P.L. 710, No. 295) (4 P.S. §§
													1-23) (Repealed); and Pennsylvania Athletic
						Codeact of August 31, 1955 (P.L. 531, No. 131) (4 P.S. §§
													30.101-30.905), unless otherwise
						noted.