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CHAPTER 681a. 21 BACCARAT Sec.
681a.1. Definitions.
681a.2. 21 Baccarat table; physical characteristics.
681a.3. Cards; number of decks; value of cards.
681a.4. Opening of the table for gaming.
681a.5. Shuffle and cut of the cards.
681a.6. Wagers.
681a.7. Procedure for dealing the cards; completion of each round of play.
681a.8. Payout odds.
681a.9. Irregularities.Authority The provisions of this Chapter 681a issued under 4 Pa.C.S. § § 1202(b)(30) and 13A02(1) and (2), unless otherwise noted.
Source The provisions of this Chapter 681a adopted November 18, 2016, effective November 19, 2016, 46 Pa.B. 7323, 7448, unless otherwise noted.
§ 681a.1. Definitions.
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Hard totalThe total point count of a hand which contains no aces or which contains aces that are each counted as 1 in value.
NaturalA two-card hand containing two aces or one ace and one 10 value card.
Soft totalThe total point count of a hand containing an ace when the ace is counted as 11 in value.§ 681a.2. 21 Baccarat table; physical characteristics.
(a) 21 Baccarat shall be played at a table having betting positions for no more than eight 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 21 Baccarat 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 for each player designated for the placement of a wager on the Players Hand.
(3) A separate betting area for each player designated for the placement of a wager on the Bankers Hand.
(4) A separate betting area for each player designated for the placement of the Bonus Wager on the Players Hand.
(5) A separate betting area for each player designated for the placement of the Bonus Wager on the Bankers Hand.
(6) A separate betting area for each player designated for the placement of the Tie Wager.
(7) The following inscriptions:
(i) Hands shall draw to 16 and stand on all 17s or other similar language approved by the Executive Director in accordance with § 601a.10(a).
(ii) The payout odds for all permissible wagers offered by the certificate holder. If the payout odds are not inscribed on the layout, a sign identifying the payout odds for all permissible wagers shall be posted at each 21 Baccarat table.
(c) Each 21 Baccarat 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.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 681a.6 (relating to wagers); and 58 Pa. Code § 681a.7 (relating to procedure for dealing the cards; completion of each round of play).
§ 681a.4. Opening of the table for gaming.
(a) After receiving one or more batches 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) 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.
(c) 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 § 681a.5 (relating to shuffle and cut of the cards).
(d) 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)(c) separate from the decks in the other batch of cards.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 681a.4 (relating to opening of the table for gaming); and 58 Pa. Code § 681a.7 (relating to procedure for dealing the cards; completion of each round of play).
§ 681a.6. Wagers.
(a) Wagers at 21 Baccarat shall be made by placing value chips, plaques or other Board-approved table game wagering instruments on the appropriate areas of the 21 Baccarat layout.
(b) All wagers 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.
(c) To participate in a round of play, a player shall place a wager on either the Players Hand or Bankers Hand. A wager on:
(1) The Players Hand shall win if the total value of the cards dealt to the Players Hand:
(i) Is 21 or less and is greater than the total value of the cards dealt to the Bankers Hand.
(ii) Is over 21 but is lower than the total value of the cards dealt to the Bankers Hand.
(2) The Bankers Hand shall win if the total value of the cards dealt to the Bankers Hand:
(i) Is 21 or less and is greater than the total value of the cards dealt to the Players Hand.
(ii) Is over 21 but is lower than the total value of the cards dealt to the Players Hand.
(d) If specified in its Rules Submission under § 601a.2 (relating to table games Rules Submissions), a certificate holder may offer to each player who placed a wager in accordance with subsection (c) the option of placing any of the following optional wagers:
(1) A Tie Wager which shall win if the Bankers Hand and the Players Hand are equal in value.
(2) A Bonus Wager on the Players Hand which shall win if the Players Hand contains a pair or better as described in § 681a.3(e) (relating to cards; number of decks; value of cards).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 681a.7 (relating to procedure for dealing the cards; completion of each round of play).
§ 681a.9. Irregularities.
(a) A card found face up in the shoe may not be used in that round of play and shall be placed in the discard rack or in a segregated area of the double shoe.
(b) If the Players Hand or Bankers Hand has 17 and the dealer accidentally draws an additional card, the card shall be placed in the discard rack.
(c) If an automated card shuffling device is being used and the device jams, stops shuffling during a shuffle or fails to complete a shuffle cycle, the cards shall be reshuffled.
(d) If an automated shuffling device malfunctions and cannot be used, the device must be covered or have a sign indicating that it is out of order placed on the device before any other method of shuffling may be utilized at that table.
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