New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES
Subchapter 2 - BLACKJACK
Section 13:69F-2.24 - 20 point bonus wager

(a) A casino licensee may, in its discretion, offer each player at a blackjack table the option to make an additional wager that the player will be dealt a point count of 20 in the first two cards. For the purposes of this subchapter, this wager shall be known as the 20 point bonus wager.

(b) A 20 point bonus wager shall have no bearing on any other wager made by a player at the game of blackjack.

(c) Prior to the first card being dealt for each round of play, each player who has placed a blackjack wager in compliance with 13:69F-2.3(a) may make a 20 point bonus wager by placing gaming chips, plaques or, if applicable, a match play coupon on the appropriate area of the blackjack layout, except that a verbal wager accompanied by cash may be accepted, provided that it is confirmed by the dealer and casino supervisor at the table prior to the first card being dealt and such cash is expeditiously converted into gaming chips or plaques. The minimum and maximum 20 point bonus wagers permitted by a casino licensee shall be posted in accordance with 13:69F-8.3.

(d) The dealer shall then announce "No more bets" and deal the initial two cards to all players and the dealer in accordance with 13:69F-2.6(e) and (j). Prior to any additional cards being dealt to any player at the table, the dealer shall, starting with the player farthest to his or her right and continuing counterclockwise around the table, settle in succession, except as provided in (e) below, all 20 point bonus wagers by collecting all losing wagers and paying all winning wagers in accordance with (f) below.

(e) If the upcard of the dealer is a ten, jack, queen, king, or ace and a player who has placed a 20 point bonus wager has two queens of hearts, that player's 20 point bonus wager shall be settled after all other 20 point bonus wagers. Upon notification to and in the presence of a floorperson, the dealer shall settle all such 20 point bonus wagers as follows:

(f) All winning 20 point bonus wagers shall be paid once for the highest qualifying hand and at no less than the odds in the following paytable selected by the casino licensee and posted at the table pursuant to 13:69F-8.3:

(g) For purposes of (f) above, the following definitions shall apply:

(h) Notwithstanding the minimum payout odds required in (f) above for a winning hand of queen of hearts pair and dealer blackjack, a casino licensee may establish a maximum amount as approved by the Division that is payable to all such winning hands in the aggregate on a single round of play, which amount shall be at least $ 25,000 or the maximum amount that one patron could win per round when betting the minimum permissible wager, whichever is greater. Pursuant to any such established maximum payout limit, if more than one player at a table has a winning hand of queen of hearts pair and dealer blackjack, each player shall share the maximum payout amount proportionately to the amount of their respective wagers. The payout limit and the proportionate allocation between two or more players with such winning hands shall either be included on the layout or posted at the table pursuant to 13:69E-1.10(n). If the payout limit is not included on the layout, each casino licensee shall provide notice of any decrease in the payout limit in accordance with 13:69F-8.3.

(i) The 20 point bonus wager may not be offered at a blackjack table that offers multiple action blackjack wagers pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:69E-2.18, a progressive blackjack wager pursuant to 13:69F-2.19, a blackjack bonus wager pursuant to 13:69F-2.20, a streak wager pursuant to 13:69F-2.22, an optional bonus wager pursuant to 13:69F-2.25, or the in-between wager authorized by 13:69F-2.26.