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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 97-1550

NOTICES

Pennsylvania Double BlackJack Instant Lottery Game

[27 Pa.B. 4969]

   Under the provisions of the State Lottery Law (72 P. S. §§ 3761-1--3761-15), and the provisions of 61 Pa. Code § 819.203 (relating to notice of instant game rules), the Secretary of Revenue hereby provides public notice of the rules for the following instant lottery game:

   1.  Name: The name of the game is Pennsylvania Double BlackJack.

   2.  Price: The price of a Pennsylvania Double BlackJack instant lottery game ticket is $2.00.

   3.  Play Symbols: Each Pennsylvania Double BlackJack instant lottery game ticket will contain two play areas designated as ''Table 1'' and ''Table 2.'' Each ''Table'' will contain a ''Hand 1,'' ''Hand 2,'' ''Hand 3,'' ''Hand 4'' and ''Dealer'' area. The play symbols and their captions located in ''Hand 1,'' ''Hand 2,'' ''Hand 3'' and ''Hand 4'' areas are: 2 (TWO), 3 (THR), 4 (FOR), 5 (FIV), 6 (SIX), 7 (SVN), 8 (EGT), 9 (NIN), 10 (TEN), Jack Card Symbol (JCK), Queen Card Symbol (QUN), King Card Symbol (KNG) and an Ace Card Symbol (ACE). ACE = 11; JCK, QUN, and KNG = 10; and all others are face value. The play symbols and their captions located in ''Dealer'' area are: 2 (TWO), 3 (THR), 4 (FOR), 5 (FIV), 6 (SIX), 7 (SVN), 8 (EGT), 9 (NIN), 10 (TEN), Jack Card Symbol (JCK), Queen Card Symbol (QUN), King Card Symbol (KNG), Ace Card Symbol (ACE) and BUSTS. ACE = 11; JCK, QUN, and KNG = 10; and all others are face value.

   4.  Prize Play Symbols: The prize play symbols and their captions located in the play areas are: $1.00 (ONE DOL), $2.00 (TWO DOL), $4.00 (FOUR DOL), $8.00 (EGT DOL), $16$ (SXTN DOL), $24$ (TWYFOR), $48$ (FRTYEGT), $100 (ONE HUN) and $30,000 (THRTYTHO).

   5.  Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are $2, $4, $8, $16, $24, $48, $100, $400 and $30,000. The player can win up to eight times on each ticket.

   6.  Approximate Number of Tickets Printed for the Game: Approximately 10,080,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Double BlackJack instant lottery game.

   7.  Determination of Prize Winners:

   (a)  Holders of tickets where ''Hand 1,'' ''Hand 2,'' ''Hand 3'' or ''Hand 4'' gets a higher total than the ''Dealer'' in the same ''Table,'' and a prize play symbol of $30,000 (THRTYTHO) appears under the ''Hand'' with the higher total than the ''Dealer'' for that ''Table,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $30,000.

   (b)  Holders of tickets where ''Hand 1,'' ''Hand 2,'' ''Hand 3'' or ''Hand 4'' gets a higher total than the ''Dealer'' in the same ''Table,'' and a prize play symbol of $100 (ONE HUN) appears under the ''Hand'' with the higher total than the ''Dealer'' for that ''Table,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.

   (c)  Holders of tickets where a prize play symbol of BUSTS appears under the ''Dealer'' area for that ''Table,'' and a prize play symbol of $24$ (TWYFOR) appears under ''Hand 1,'' ''Hand 2,'' ''Hand 3'' and ''Hand 4'' in the same ''Table,'' and a $4 win on the other ''Table,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.

   (d)  Holders of tickets where ''Hand 1,'' ''Hand 2,'' ''Hand 3'' or ''Hand 4'' gets a higher total than the ''Dealer'' in the same ''Table,'' and a prize play symbol of $48$ (FRTYEGT) appears under the ''Hand'' with the higher total than the ''Dealer'' for that ''Table,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $48.

   (e)  Holders of tickets where a prize play symbol of BUSTS appears under the ''Dealer'' area for that ''Table,'' and a prize play symbol of $8.00 (EGT DOL) appears under ''Hand 1,'' ''Hand 2,'' ''Hand 3'' and ''Hand 4'' in the same ''Table,'' and a $16 win on the other ''Table,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $48.

   (f)  Holders of tickets where ''Hand 1,'' ''Hand 2,'' ''Hand 3'' or ''Hand 4'' gets a higher total than the ''Dealer'' in the same ''Table,'' and a prize play symbol of $24$ (TWYFOR) appears under the ''Hand'' with the higher total than the ''Dealer'' for that ''Table,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $24.

   (g)  Holders of tickets where a prize play symbol of BUSTS appears under the ''Dealer'' area for that ''Table,'' and a prize play symbol of $4.00 (FOUR DOL) appears under ''Hand 1,'' ''Hand 2,'' ''Hand 3'' and ''Hand 4'' in the same ''Table,'' and an $8 win on the other ''Table,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $24.

   (h)  Holders of tickets where ''Hand 1,'' ''Hand 2,'' ''Hand 3'' or ''Hand 4'' gets a higher total than the ''Dealer'' in the same ''Table,'' and a prize play symbol of $16$ (SXTN DOL) appears under the ''Hand'' with the higher total than the ''Dealer'' for that ''Table,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $16.

   (i)  Holders of tickets where a prize play symbol of BUSTS appears under the ''Dealer'' area for that ''Table,'' and a prize play symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appears under ''Hand 1,'' ''Hand 2,'' ''Hand 3'' and ''Hand 4'' in the same ''Table,'' and an $8 win on the other ''Table,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $16.

   (j)  Holders of tickets where ''Hand 1,'' ''Hand 2,'' ''Hand 3'' or ''Hand 4'' gets a higher total than the ''Dealer'' in the same ''Table,'' and a prize play symbol of $8.00 (EGT DOL) appears under the ''Hand'' with the higher total than the ''Dealer'' for that ''Table,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $8.

   (k)  Holders of tickets where ''Hand 1,'' ''Hand 2,'' ''Hand 3'' or ''Hand 4'' gets ''BlackJack'' (the cards for that ''Hand'' total 21) in the same ''Table,'' and a prize play symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appears under the ''Hand'' with ''BlackJack'' for that ''Table,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $4.

   (l)  Holders of tickets where a prize play symbol of BUSTS appears under the ''Dealer'' area for that ''Table,'' and a prize play symbol of $1.00 (ONE DOL) appears under ''Hand 1,'' ''Hand 2,'' ''Hand 3'' and ''Hand 4'' in the same ''Table,'' and a $4 win on the other ''Table,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $8.

   (m)  Holders of tickets where ''Hand 1,'' ''Hand 2,'' ''Hand 3'' or ''Hand 4'' gets a higher total than the ''Dealer'' in the same ''Table,'' and a prize play symbol of $4.00 (FOUR DOL) appears under the ''Hand'' with the higher total than the ''Dealer'' for that ''Table,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $4.

   (n)  Holders of tickets where ''Hand 1,'' ''Hand 2,'' ''Hand 3'' or ''Hand 4'' gets a higher total than the ''Dealer'' in the same ''Table,'' and a prize play symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appears under the ''Hand'' with the higher total than the ''Dealer'' for that ''Table,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2.

   (o)  Holders of tickets where ''Hand 1,'' ''Hand 2,'' ''Hand 3'' or ''Hand 4'' gets ''BlackJack'' (the cards for that ''Hand'' total 21) in the same ''Table,'' and a prize play symbol of $1.00 (ONE DOL) appears under the ''Hand'' with ''BlackJack'' for that ''Table,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2.

   (p)  Holders of tickets where ''Hand 1,'' ''Hand 2,'' ''Hand 3'' or ''Hand 4'' gets a higher total than the ''Dealer'' in the same ''Table,'' and a prize play symbol of $1.00 (ONE DOL) appears under the ''Hand'' with the higher total than the ''Dealer'' for that ''Table,'' and a $1 win on the other ''Table,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2.

   8.  Number and Description of Prizes and Approximate Odds: The following table sets forth the approximate number of winners, amounts of prizes and approximate odds of winning:

If Your Cards Total Beats the
Dealers Card Total or Get
BlackJack To Win Double orApproximate No. of
Dealer Busts Win Approximate
Winners Per 10,080,000
With Prize(s) Of: Win Odds
Tickets
$1 + $1 $2          1:30 336,000
$1 (D) $2         1:15 672,000
$2 $2         1:18.75 537,600
$1 x 4 $4         1:32.61 309,120
$1 x 2 + $2 $4         1:44.12 228,480
$2 (D) $4         1:50 201,600
$4 $4         1:75   134,400
$1 x 4 (BUST) + $4 $8         1:375   26,880
$1 x 8 $8          1:750   13,440
$2 (D) + $2 x 2 $8          1:750   13,440
$8 $8          1:750   13,440
$2 x 8 $16        1:375   26,880
$2 x 4 (BUST) + $8 $16        1:750   13,440
$1 x 4 + $4 + $8 $16        1:750   13,440
$16 $16        1:750   13,440
$4 x 4 (BUST) + $2 x 4 $24        1:750   13,440
$2 x 4 + $4 x 4 $24        1:750   13,440
$8 + $16 $24        1:750   13,440
$8 + $4 x 4 $24        1:750   13,440
$24 $24        1:750   13,440
$8 x 4 (BUST) + $4 x 4 $48        1:1,000   10,080
$8 x 4 + $16 $48        1:2,000     5,040
$8 x 6 $48        1:3,000     3,360
$8 x 2 + $16 x 2 $48        1:3,000     3,360
$8 + $16 + $24 $48        1:3,000     3,360
$48 $48        1:12,000        840
$24 x 4 (BUST) + $4 $100      1:8,571     1,176
$4 + $8 + $16 + $24 x 3 $100      1:10,000     1,008
$4 + $48 x 2 $100      1:12,000        840
$4 + $16 x 6 $100      1:12,000        840
$100 $100      1:30,000        336
$100 x 4 $400      1:30,000        336
$30,000 $30,000 1:1,008,000          10
(D) = Doubler

   9.   Retailer Incentive Awards: The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Game for retailers who sell Pennsylvania Double BlackJack instant lottery game tickets. The conduct of the game will be governed by 61 Pa. Code § 819.222 (relating to retailer bonuses and incentives).

   10.  Unclaimed Prize Money: For a period of 1 year from the announced close of Pennsylvania Double BlackJack, prize money on winning Pennsylvania Double BlackJack instant lottery game tickets will be retained by the Secretary for payment to the persons entitled thereto. If no claim is made within 1 year of the announced close of the Pennsylvania Double BlackJack instant lottery game, the right of a ticket holder to claim the prize represented by the ticket, if any, will expire and the prize money will be paid into the State Lottery Fund and used for purposes provided for by statute.

   11.  Governing Law: In purchasing a ticket, the customer agrees to comply with and abide by the State Lottery Law (72 P. S. §§ 3761-1 -- 3761-15), the regulations contained in Part V of Title 61 of the Pennsylvania Code (relating to State Lotteries) and the provisions contained in this notice.

   12.  Termination of the Game: The Secretary may announce a termination date, after which no further tickets from this game may be sold. The announcement will be disseminated through media used to advertise or promote Pennsylvania Double BlackJack or through normal communications methods.

ROBERT A. JUDGE, Sr.,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-1550. Filed for public inspection September 26, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]


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