Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) 21 Baccarat shall be played with four or
eight decks of cards.
(b) If an
automated card shuffling device is utilized, other than a continuous shuffler,
21 Baccarat shall be played with two batches of four or eight decks of cards in
accordance with the following requirements:
(1) An equal number of decks shall be
included in each batch.
(2) The
cards in each batch must be of the same design but the backs of the cards in
one batch must be of a different color than the cards in the other
batch.
(3) One batch of cards shall
be shuffled and stored in the automated card shuffling device while the other
batch is being used to play the game.
(4) Both batches of cards shall be
continuously alternated in and out of play, with each batch being used for
every other dealing shoe.
(5) The
cards from only one batch shall be placed in the discard rack at any given
time.
(c) The decks of
cards opened for use at a 21 Baccarat table shall be changed at least once
every 24 hours.
(d) The value of
the cards shall be as follows:
(1) Any card
from 2 to 10 shall have its face value.
(2) Any jack, queen or king shall have a
value of 10.
(3) An ace shall have
a value of 11 unless that value would give the Player's Hand or Banker's Hand a
score in excess of 21, in which case the ace shall have a value of
1.
(e) For purposes of
the Bonus Wager, the hands eligible for a payout shall be:
(1) Three 7s, which is a hand containing
three 7s.
(2) A three-of-a-kind,
which is a hand containing three cards of the same rank.
(3) A three-card straight, which is a hand
with three cards in consecutive rank regardless of suit. For example: a 5, 7
and 6.
(4) A three-card 21, which
is a hand containing three cards that total 21. For example: a 6, 6 and
9.
(5) A pair, which is a hand
containing two cards of the same rank regardless of suit (such as two 10s or
two queens), provided that only the initial two cards dealt to the hand shall
be considered for purposes of a payout for a pair. For example, if a player
receives a 5 and a 9 in the first two cards, then receives another 5, the
player would not be eligible for the payout.
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).
