Payment of blackjack

The following procedures shall be adhered to with respect to payments in blackjack– (a) If the first face up card dealt to the dealer is a 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 and a player has blackjack, the dealer shall announce and pay the blackjack at odds of 3 to 2 and shall remove the player’s cards before any player receives a third card. (b) If the first face up card dealt to the dealer is an Ace, King, Queen, Jack or ten and a player has blackjack, the dealer shall announce the blackjack but shall make no payment nor remove any cards until all other cards are dealt to the players and the dealer has turned over his second card. If, in such circumstances, the dealer’s second card does not give him blackjack, the player having blackjack shall be paid at odds of 3 to 2. If, however, the dealer’s second card gives him blackjack, the wager of the player having blackjack shall be void and constitute a stand off. (c) If the first card dealt to the dealer is an Ace and the player has blackjack, the player may elect to be paid even money. This option must be exercised by the player with the blackjack prior to any other cards being dealt to other hands. If exercised, the dealer will pay the Gaming Control 91 player even money and then remove the cards from the layout and place them in the discard rack before acting on any other players’ hands.