N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-2B.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:69F-2B.5 - Wagers; payout odds

(a) Prior to the first card being dealt, each player at the game of Switch Hands Blackjack shall make a blackjack wager, which shall equal or exceed the posted minimum wager for the table and shall be in increments of $ 5.00 and a Switch Hands Blackjack ante fee, which shall total $ 1.00 for each $ 5.00 or any portion thereof bet. Each wager of a player shall be determined individually, and shall win if:

1. The point count of the player is 21 or less and the point count of the dealer exceeds 21;

2. The point count of the player exceeds that of the dealer without either exceeding 21; or

3. At the casino's option, the player has a blackjack pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:69F-2B.6, and the dealer has a blackjack, in which case the player shall be paid at odds of 1 to 2 instead of it being a push.

(b) Except as provided in (a)3 above, if the point count of the player is the same as the dealer, a wager made in accordance with this section shall be a push, unless the player has a point count of 21 in more than two cards and the dealer has a blackjack, in which case the wager shall lose.

(c) All wagers at Switch Hands Blackjack, including the Switch Hands Blackjack ante, shall be made by placing gaming chips or plaques and, if applicable, a match play coupon on the appropriate betting areas of the table layout. A verbal wager accompanied by cash may be accepted, provided it is confirmed by the dealer and casino supervisor, and that such cash is expeditiously converted into gaming chips or plaques.

(d) Once the first card of any round of play has been removed from the shoe by the dealer, no player shall make, alter, remove, or otherwise handle any wager that has been made until a decision has been rendered and implemented with respect to that wager, except as permitted in this subchapter.

(e) Once an insurance wager or a wager to double down has been made by a player and confirmed by the dealer, no player shall alter, remove or otherwise handle the wager until a decision has been rendered and implemented with respect to that wager.

(f) After each round of play is complete, the dealer shall collect all losing wagers, return any pushes, and pay off all winning wagers. Winning insurance wagers shall be paid at odds of 2 to 1; all winning blackjacks of players shall be paid at odds of 3 to 2, except that:

1. Those Switch Hands Blackjack ante players with suited or colored blackjack shall be paid at odds of 2 to 1;

2. At the casino's option, those with a blackjack pursuant to 13:69F-2A.7 and the dealer has a blackjack, a blackjack shall be paid at the odds of 1 to 2 instead of being a push; and

3. All other winning hands shall be paid at odds of 1 to 1.

(g) After the cards have been shuffled, a casino licensee may, in its discretion, prohibit any person, 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 unless the casino licensee chooses to permit the player to begin wagering or until a reshuffle of the cards has occurred.

(h) The following wagers shall not be offered in the game of Switch Hands Blackjack:

1. Any optional wagers pursuant to 13:69F-2.17;

2. Multiple action blackjack wagers pursuant to 13:69F-2.18;

3. A progressive blackjack wager pursuant to 13:69F-2.19;

4. A blackjack bonus wager pursuant to 13:69F-2.20;

5. A streak wager pursuant to 13:69F-2.22;

6. A match the dealer wager pursuant to 13:69F-2.23;

7. A blackjack switch wager pursuant to 13:69F-2A.1;

8. An optional bonus wager pursuant to 13:69F-2.25; and

9. An in between wager pursuant to 13:69F-2.26.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-2B.5

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