N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-2.22

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:69F-2.22 - Streak wager

(a) If a blackjack table includes the information and equipment required by N.J.A.C. 13:69E-1.10 (l), a casino licensee may, in its discretion, offer each player at that blackjack table the option to make an additional wager that the player will win either two, three, four, or five consecutive hands of blackjack. This wager shall be known as a streak wager.

(b) Prior to the first card being dealt for each round of play, any player who has placed a blackjack wager in compliance with N.J.A.C. 13:69F-2.3(a) and (d) may make a streak wager by placing gaming chips in the appropriate designated betting area of the layout.

(c) Once the round of play has been dealt, the dealer shall, starting with the player farthest to his or her right and continuing counter-clockwise around the table, collect all losing blackjack and streak wagers and place them in the table inventory container, pay off all winning blackjack and streak wagers, place any necessary streak lammers in accordance with (d) below, and then collect the cards and place them in the discard rack in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:69F-2.6.

(d) When any player making an optional streak wager has won an initial blackjack hand, the dealer shall place a lammer button or other marker device approved by the Division in the player's streak betting area labeled "2," to indicate that the player has one winning blackjack hand and is attempting to obtain a second consecutive winning hand.

1. If a player had placed a streak wager on the designated betting area labeled "2" and the player wins the next consecutive blackjack hand, the player shall win the streak wager in addition to the basic blackjack wager.

2. If a player had placed a streak wager on the designated betting area labeled "3," the player must win the next two consecutive blackjack hands. If the player wins the second consecutive blackjack hand, the dealer shall move the lammer button onto the designated betting area labeled "3" to indicate that the player has won two consecutive hands and is attempting to obtain a third consecutive winning hand. If the player wins the third consecutive blackjack hand, the player shall win the streak wager in addition to the basic blackjack wager.

3. If a player had placed a streak wager on the designated betting area labeled "4" the player must win the next three consecutive blackjack hands. With each consecutive win, the dealer shall move the lammer button onto the designated betting area labeled "3," and then onto "4." If the player wins the fourth consecutive blackjack hand, the player shall win the streak wager in addition to the basic blackjack wager.

4. If a player had placed a streak wager on the designated betting area labeled "5" the player must win the next four consecutive blackjack hands. With each consecutive win, the dealer shall move the lammer button onto the designated betting area labeled "3," then onto "4," and then onto "5." If the player wins the fifth consecutive blackjack hand, the player shall win the streak wager in addition to the basic blackjack wager.

(e) If a player loses a blackjack hand during the pendency of a streak wager, the streak wager shall lose and the dealer shall collect the losing streak wager and the losing blackjack wager from that player.

(f) If a player makes a streak wager in conjunction with a blackjack hand, and thereafter fails or refuses to complete the underlying blackjack hand or any successive blackjack hands required to satisfy the streak wager, the streak wager shall be deemed abandoned and lost.

(g) A push shall not advance or lose a streak wager.

(h) A player who elects to split pairs on any hand during the pendency of a streak wager must win a majority of the split hands to advance the consecutive winning streak; otherwise the streak wager is lost. If a player wins and loses the same number of split hands, the streak wager is not advanced or lost. A push on a split hand shall not advance or lose a streak wager.

(i) A streak wager shall have no bearing upon any other wager made by a player at the game of blackjack.

(j) A casino licensee shall pay winning streak wagers at no less than the amounts listed below:

Streak wager	Streak payout
Two Consecutive Winning Hands	3 to 1
Three Consecutive Winning Hands	7 to 1
Four Consecutive Winning Hands	17 to 1
Five Consecutive Winning Hands	37 to 1

(k) A player may make more than one streak wager at a time on a blackjack hand, provided that:

1. All such streak wagers are placed simultaneously (that is, placing streak wagers on designated betting areas "3" and "4" at the same time) and prior to any cards being dealt for that hand;

2. A player who makes a multiple streak wager may not place any additional streak wagers until all prior streak wagers made by that player have been determined; and

3. When multiple streak wagers are in play, the dealer shall move the lammer to the next applicable streak betting area, if any, prior to paying any winning streak wager.

(l) The streak wager may not be offered at a blackjack table which offers multiple action blackjack wagers pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:69F-2.18, a progressive blackjack wager pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:69F-2.19, a blackjack bonus wager pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:69F-2.20, a 20 point bonus wager pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:69F-2.24, an optional bonus wager pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:69F-2.25, or the in-between wager authorized by N.J.A.C. 13:69F-2.26.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-2.22