§ 635a.2. Spanish 21 table; card reader device; physical characteristics; inspections.
(a) Spanish 21 shall be played at a table having betting positions for no more than seven players on one side of the table and a place for the dealer on the opposite side of the table.
(b) The layout for a Spanish 21 table shall be submitted to the Bureau of Gaming Operations and approved in accordance with § 601a.10(a) (relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment) and contain, at a minimum:
(1) The name or logo of the certificate holder.
(2) A separate betting area designated for the placement of the Spanish 21 Wager for each player.
(3) The following inscriptions:
(i) Blackjack pays 3 to 2.
(ii) Insurance pays 2 to 1.
(iii) Dealer shall draw to 16 and stand on all 17s or similar language approved by the Executive Director in accordance with § 601a.10(a).
(4) A sign, approved by the Executive Director, at each Spanish 21 table which explains that the doubled down hands are not eligible for the additional payouts in § 635a.12(b) and (c) (relating to payout odds).
(5) If the certificate holder offers the Match-the-Dealer Wager authorized under § 635a.6(e) (relating to wagers), a separate area designated for the placement of the Match-the-Dealer Wager for each player.
(6) Inscriptions that advise patrons of the payout odds or amounts for all permissible wagers offered by the certificate holder. If the payout odds or amounts are not inscribed on the layout, a sign identifying the payout odds or amounts for all permissible wagers must be posted at each Spanish 21 table.
(c) Each Spanish 21 table must have a drop box and a tip box attached on the same side of the gaming table as, but on opposite sides of, the dealer, as approved by the Bureau of Casino Compliance in accordance with § 601a.10(g). The Bureau of Casino Compliance may approve an alternative location for the tip box when a card shuffling device or other table game equipment prevents the placement of the drop box and tip box on the same side of the gaming table as, but on opposite sides of, the dealer.
(d) Each Spanish 21 table must have a card reader device attached to the top of the dealer’s side of the table. The floorperson assigned to the Spanish 21 table shall inspect the card reader device at the beginning of each gaming day to ensure that there has been no tampering with the device and that it is in proper working order.
(e) Each Spanish 21 table must have a discard rack securely attached to the top of the dealer’s side of the table. The height of the discard rack must either:
(1) Equal the height of the cards, stacked one on top of the other, in the total number of decks that are to be used in the dealing shoe at that table.
(2) Be taller than the height of the total number of decks being used if the discard rack has a distinct and clearly visible mark on its side to show the exact height for a stack of cards equal to the total number of cards in the number of decks to be used in the dealing shoe at that table.
Cross References This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 635c.1 (relating to Match the Dealer progressive Spanish 21 wager); and 58 Pa. Code § 635c.2 (relating to Player’s Edge 21).
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