1104 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 50

11.3 All wagers, (winning, losing or forfeited), other than the Super Bonus winner(s) on the round of play in which there is a Super Bonus winner as in rule 11.2, shall receive a bonus payment of $50.

11.4 Super Bonus payments are made in addition to the odds displayed in rule 11.1.

12.0 Doubling Down

12.1 A player may elect to double down on the first two cards dealt to him/her, or on the first two cards of any split pair (except when splitting aces), or any hand with a point total of less than 21 formed with a third or subsequent card.

12.2 When doubling down, any ace contained in the player’s initial deal shall have the value of 1.

12.3 To double down the player shall make an additional wager of:

(a) not more than the amount of his/her original wager; but

(b) at least the amount of any minimum wager increment displayed at the table pursuant to rule 9.5 of division 1.

12.4 Only one additional card shall be dealt to a hand on which the player has elected to double down. That card shall be dealt face up and placed sideways on the layout.

12.5 Subject to rule 12.6, where a player elects to double down, the original wager and any additional double down wager made on the player’s hand shall win, lose or constitute a stand off in accordance with subparagraphs (a) to (g) of rule 5.1, and shall be paid at odds of 1 to 1 if they win and not be eligible for payout odds and Super Bonus odds as set out in rules 11.1 and 11.2 respectively.

12.6 Where a player elects not to double down in line with the player controlling the box, the player’s winning hand shall be paid at the payout odds and Super Bonus odds as set out in rules 11.1 and 11.2 respectively.

12.7 If the dealer achieves pontoon after a player has doubled down, the dealer shall collect only the amount of the player’s original wager but not the additional amount wagered in doubling down.

12.8 Where the point count of the hand on which a player has doubled is not more than 21 and before any further cards are drawn, the player may elect to withdraw the doubled portion of the wager, thus forfeiting his/her original wager. Each player wagering on the betting area may make the decision to play or forfeit, irrespective of the decision made by the player controlling the box.

13.0 Splitting Pairs

13.1 A player may elect to split pairs, i.e. to divide his/her hand into two separate hands, when the initial two cards dealt to him/her are both aces or both cards of the same value.

13.2 A player wishing to split pairs shall make an additional wager on the second hand so formed in an amount equal to that of his/her original wager.

13.3 When a player splits pairs, the dealer shall deal a second card to the first of the hands so formed and shall complete the player’s decisions with respect to that hand before proceeding to deal any cards to the second hand.

13.4 After a second card is dealt to a split pair, the dealer shall announce the point total of the hand and each player shall indicate whether he/she wishes to stand, draw, split or double down with respect to the hand, subject to the following:

(a) a player may split pairs a second time if, having split the original hand, a card from the original hand and the next card dealt to it are both cards of the same value, and the provisions of rules 13.2, 13.3 and 13.4 shall apply accordingly, except that no more than three hands per box may be formed in any round;

(b) aces may be split only once. A player splitting aces shall have only one card dealt to each ace and may not receive any additional cards. The card dealt to a split ace shall be placed sideways on the layout;

(c) a player splitting aces or pairs of cards with a point value of 10 shall not be capable of achieving pontoon from those cards.