N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69E-1.10D - Switch Hands Blackjack table; physical characteristics

(a) Switch Hands Blackjack shall be played at a table having betting positions for no more than six players on one side of the table and a place for the dealer on the opposite side.

(b) The layout for a Switch Hands Blackjack table shall be approved by the Division and shall have imprinted thereon, at a minimum, the following:

1. The name or trade name of the casino licensee offering the game;

2. One designated betting area at each betting position for the placement of the required blackjack wager and one designated area for the Switch Hands Blackjack ante, which shall be so imprinted;

3. The following inscriptions, unless they are included on the sign required by (c) below:

i. "Blackjack pays 3 to 2";

ii. "Insurance pays 2 to 1";

iii. "Dealer must draw to 16. Stands on all 17's";

iv. "Switch Hands suited or colored bonus blackjack pays 2 to 1"; and

v. "Ante $ 1 for every $ 5 bet"; and

4. The payout odds for Switch Hands Blackjack, unless they are included on the sign required by (c) below.

(c) A casino licensee shall post a sign approved by the Division at each Switch Hands Blackjack table, which shall include the payout odds for the Switch Hands Blackjack blackjacks, if they are not imprinted on the layout.

(d) Each Switch Hands Blackjack table shall have a drop box and a tip box attached to it on the same side of the gaming table as, but on opposite sides of, the dealer, in locations approved by the Division.

(e) In order to collect the cards at the conclusion of a round of play and at such other times as provided in the rules of the Division, each Switch Hands Blackjack table shall have a discard rack securely attached to the top of the dealer's side of the table. The height of each discard rack shall equal the height of the cards, stacked one on top of the other, contained in the total number of decks that are to be used in the dealing shoe at that table; provided, however, that a taller discard rack may be used if such rack has a distinct and clearly visible mark on its side to show the exact height for a stack of cards equal to the total number of cards contained in the number of decks to be used in the dealing shoe at that table.

(f) A Switch Hands Blackjack table may have attached to it, as approved by the Division, a card reader device, which permits the dealer to read his or her hole card in order to determine if the dealer has a blackjack. If a Switch Hands Blackjack table has an approved card reader device attached to it, the floor-person assigned to the table shall inspect the card reader device at the beginning of each gaming day, to ensure that there has been no tampering with the device and that it is in proper working order.

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N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69E-1.10D

Adopted by 48 N.J.R. 1947(a), effective 9/19/2016