New Zealand Gazette – 1994 – No. 112

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✨ Blackjack Rules Supplement



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8.2 If the first face up card dealt to the dealer is an ace, king, queen, jack or ten and a player has a blackjack, the dealer shall announce the blackjack but shall make no payment nor remove any cards until all other cards have been dealt to the players and the dealer has received his/her second card. If the dealer’s second card does not give the dealer a blackjack, the dealer shall complete his/her hand and any player having blackjack shall be paid at the odds of three to two. If the dealer’s second card gives a blackjack, the wager of any player having a blackjack shall constitute a stand off.

8.3 When a player has blackjack and the dealer’s first card is an ace, the dealer shall pay the player immediately at odds of one to one in full settlement of the player’s wager if requested by the player, who may remove the wager and the winnings from the box before the completion of the round. The dealer shall then collect the cards of the player and place them in the discard rack before any further cards are dealt, unless more than one person has wagered on the box and not all of the persons so wagering elect to be paid immediately under this rule, in which event the dealer shall not collect or discard the cards until the round is complete.

9.0 Insurance Wagers

9.1 Whenever the first card dealt to the dealer is an ace, each player shall have the right to make an insurance wager, which shall win if the dealer’s second card is a king, queen, jack or ten and shall lose if the dealer’s second card is an ace, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight or nine.

9.2 If the first card dealt to the dealer is an ace, the dealer shall first complete the initial deal, and then:

(a) announce the word “Insurance” in a clearly audible voice; and

(b) at the same time run a hand along the full length of the insurance line.

9.3 Players may then make an insurance wager by placing on the insurance line an amount not more than half the amount staked in the player’s original wager, which shall be accomplished prior to any additional cards being dealt after the initial deal.

9.4 The amount of an insurance wager shall be such that, if the wager wins, the dealer will be able to effect payment in chips.

9.5 All winning insurance wagers shall be paid at odds of two to one.

9.6 All losing insurance wagers shall be collected by the dealer immediately after the dealer’s second card is drawn and before any additional cards are drawn.

10.0 Doubling Down



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