§ 633a.6. Wagers.
(a) Wagers at Blackjack shall be made by placing value chips, plaques or other Board-approved table game wagering instruments on the appropriate areas of the Blackjack 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 § 633a.5 (relating to shuffle and cut of the cards), a certificate holder may prohibit any patron, 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 round 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.
(c) All wagers, except an Insurance Wager under § 633a.8 (relating to Insurance Wager), a Double Down Wager under § 633a.10 (relating to Double Down Wager) or a wager on split pairs under § 633a.11 (relating to splitting pairs), shall be placed prior to the first card being dealt for each round of play. A player may not handle, remove or alter any wagers that have been made until a decision has been rendered and implemented with respect to that wager.
(d) To participate in a round of play and compete against the dealer’s hand, a player shall place a Blackjack Wager.
(e) 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 subsection (d) the option of placing the following additional wagers:
(1) A Lucky Ladies Twenty Point Bonus Wager that the player’s initial two cards will have a total point count of 20.
(2) A Match-the-Dealer Wager that either of the player’s initial two cards will match the rank of dealer’s up card.
(3) An In Between Wager that the dealer’s up card will either fall between or will be of the same rank as the player’s initial two cards.
(4) A Royal Match 21 Wager that either of the player’s initial two cards will be a Suited Match or a Royal Match.
(5) A Bet the Set 21 Wager that the player’s initial two cards will be a pair or a suited pair.
(6) A King’s Bounty Wager that the player’s initial two cards will have a total point count of 20.
(7) If offering Blackjack Switch in accordance with § 633a.12(a) (relating to Blackjack variations), a Super Match Wager that the player’s first four cards will be a pair, a three-of-a-kind, two pair or a four-of-a-kind.
(8) A Bad Beat Progressive Wager that the player’s hand will have a total point count of 20 and the dealer will have Blackjack or a hand with a total point count of 21.
(9) A Three Card Poker Wager that the dealer’s up card and the player’s initial two cards will form a three-card Poker hand of a straight flush, three-of-a-kind, straight or a flush. For purposes of the Three Card Poker Wager, the rank of the cards shall be: ace, king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2. An ace may be used to complete a straight flush or a straight with a 2 and 3 but may not be combined with any other sequence of cards (for example: king, ace and 2).
(10) A Hit and Run Progressive Wager that the dealer will have Blackjack or a hand containing five or more cards.
(11) A Straight Jack Progressive Wager that the initial two cards dealt to the player will form at least a two-card straight.
(12) A House Money Wager that the initial two cards dealt to the player will form a two-card straight, a pair, a two-card straight flush or an ace-king suited.
(f) The certificate holder shall specify in its Rules Submission under § 601a.2 the number of adjacent boxes on which a player may place a Blackjack Wager in one round of play.
Authority The provisions of this § 633a.6 amended under 4 Pa.C.S. § § 1202(b)(30), 1207(3) and (9) and 13A02(1), (2) and (4).
Source The provisions of this § 633a.6 amended January 31, 2014, effective February 1, 2014, 44 Pa.B. 619. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (362470) (to (362471).
Cross References This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 633a.2 (relating to Blackjack table; card reader device; physical characteristics; inspections); 58 Pa. Code § 633a.12 (relating to Blackjack variations); 58 Pa. Code § 633b.1 (relating to Perfect Pairs wager); 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.5 (relating to Blackjack played on a hybrid gaming table); 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.9 (relating to Blazing 7’s Progressive 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); 58 Pa. Code § 633b.14 (relating to Must-Hit-By Mystery Bonus); 58 Pa. Code § 633b.15 (relating to Upcard Luck wager); and 58 Pa. Code § 633b.16 (relating to EZ Bust Blackjack).
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