Pennsylvania Code
Title 58 - RECREATION
Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD
Subpart K - Table games
Chapter 631a - BACCARAT
Section 631a.6 - Value of cards; Point Count of hand
Universal Citation: 58 PA Code ยง 631a.6
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) The value of the cards in each deck shall be as follows:
(1) Any card from 2 to 9 shall
have its face value.
(2) Any 10,
jack, queen or king shall have a value of zero.
(3) Any ace shall have a value of
one.
(b) The Point Count of a hand shall be a single digit number from 0 to 9 and determined by totaling the value of the cards in the hand. If the total value of the cards in a hand is a two-digit number, the left digit of the number shall be discarded and the right digit shall constitute the Point Count of the hand. Examples of this rule are as follows:
(1) A hand composed of an ace,
2 and 4 has a Point Count of 7.
(2)
A hand composed of an ace, 2 and 9 has a total value of 12 but a Point Count of
only 2 since the left digit in the number 12 is discarded.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 631b.5 (relating to commission-free Baccarat).
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