58 Pa. Code § 633a.2 - Blackjack table; card reader device; physical characteristics; inspections

(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.

(c) If the certificate holder offers the Bad Beat Progressive Wager authorized under § 633a.6(e)(8), the Blackjack table must have a progressive table game system in accordance with § 605a.7 (relating to progressive table game systems) and an electronic wagering system in accordance with §§ 605a.2 and 605a.3 (relating to electronic wagering systems; and procedures for buying in to and cashing out of a table game using an electronic wagering system). Each betting position must contain an electronic wagering system for the placement of the Bad Beat Progressive Wager. The system must include a mechanism, such as a lock-out button, that prevents the placement of any Bad Beat Progressive Wagers that a player attempts to place after the dealer has begun dealing the cards.

(d) If a certificate holder offers the Hit and Run Progressive Wager in accordance with § 633a.6(e)(10) or the Straight Jack Progressive Wager in accordance with § 633a.6(e)(11), the Blackjack table must have a progressive table game system in accordance with § 605a.7, for the placement of Hit and Run or Straight Jack Progressive Wagers. The progressive table game system must include:

(1) A wagering device at each betting position that acknowledges or accepts the placement of the Hit and Run or Straight Jack 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 Hit and Run or Straight Jack Progressive Wagers that a player attempts to place after the dealer has begun dealing the cards.

(e) Each Blackjack table must have a drop box and a tip box attached on the same side of the table as, but on opposite sides of, the dealer, as approved by the Bureau of Casino Compliance in accordance with § 601a.10(g). The Bureau of Casino Compliance may approve an alternative location for the tip box when a card shuffling device or other table game equipment prevents the placement of the drop box and tip box on the same side of the gaming table as, but on opposite sides of, the dealer.

(f) Each Blackjack table must have a card reader device attached to the top of the dealer's side of the table. The floorperson assigned to the Blackjack 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.

(g) Each Blackjack table must have a discard rack securely attached to the top of the dealer's side of the table. The height of each discard rack must either:

(1) Equal the height of the cards, stacked one on top of the other, in the total number of decks that are to be used in the dealing shoe at that table.

(2) Be taller than the height of the total number of decks being used if the discard 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 in the number of decks to be used in the dealing shoe at that table.

(h) When a double shoe is used at a Blackjack table, the height and marking requirements in subsection (g) for that table's discard rack shall be determined by the number of decks used in one side of the shoe.

Notes

58 Pa. Code § 633a.2

The provisions of this § 633a.2 amended Janaury 31, 2014, February 1, 2014, 44 Pa.B. 619.

The provisions of this § 633a.2 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 § 633b.2 (relating to Jackpot Party Progressive wager); 58 Pa. Code § 633b.3 (relating to Match the Dealer Progressive wager); 58 Pa. Code § 633b.4 (relating to Switch Hands and Blackjack Premium); 58 Pa. Code § 633b.6 (relating to Super 4 Progressive Blackjack wager); 58 Pa. Code § 633b.7 (relating to Top 3 wager); 58 Pa. Code § 633b.8 (relating to Lucky Aces wager); 58 Pa. Code § 633b.10 (relating to Blackjack Match Progressive); 58 Pa. Code § 633b.11 (relating to TriLux Deluxe wager); 58 Pa. Code § 633b.12 (relating to AxMan wager); 58 Pa. Code § 633b.13 (relating to Buster Blackjack wager); and 58 Pa. Code § 633b.15 (relating to Upcard Luck wager).