New Zealand Gazette – 1998 – No. 9

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✨ Casino Gaming Rules



206 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 9

5.0 Wagers

5.1

Before the first card is dealt in a round, each player shall make a wager against the dealer which shall:

(a) win if the player’s point total is 21 or less and the dealer’s exceeds 21,

(b) win if the player’s point total exceeds the dealer’s without either exceeding 21,

(c) win if the player has a blackjack and the dealer has achieved a point total of 21 either in more than 2 cards or in 2 cards without achieving a blackjack;

(d) lose if the dealer has a blackjack and the player has achieved a point total of 21 either in more than 2 cards or in 2 cards without achieving a blackjack;

(e) except as provided in subparagraphs (c) and (d), constitute a stand off if the player’s point total is the same as the dealer’s or if the dealer and the player both have a blackjack;

(f) lose if the player’s point total exceeds 21;

(g) lose if the dealer’s point total exceeds the player’s without either exceeding 21.

5.2

All wagers shall be made by placing chips, with the smaller denomination chips on top, in the appropriate wager area of the blackjack layout.

5.3

Orally declared wagers shall be accepted only when accompanied by chips and if the dealer has enough time to place the wager on the layout before “No more bets” is called.

5.4

All winning wagers made in accordance with rule 5.1 shall be paid at odds of 1 to 1 with the exception of blackjack, which (subject to rule 10.3) shall be paid at odds of 3 to 2. Winning Super Sevens wagers shall be paid in accordance with rules 15.4 and 15.5.

5.5

Except as expressly permitted by these rules, once the dealer has called “No more bets” and the first card of any round has been removed from the shoe, no player shall:

(a) make any wager, or



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