BASIS AND PURPOSE FOR RULE 8 
The purpose of Rule 8 is to establish playing rules for blackjack and procedures for conducting blackjack games in compliance with section 12-47.1-302 (2). The statutory basis for Rule 8 is found in sections 12-47.1-201, C.R.S., 12-47.1-203, C.R.S., 12-47.1-302, C.R.S., 12-47.1-816, C.R.S., and 12-47.1-818, C.R.S. 

RULE 8 RULES OF BLACKJACK

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47.1-834.11	The Play – Royal Match 21. 
Royal Match 21 is a copyrighted and trademarked blackjack variation game the rights to which on December 20, 2012 were owned by SHFL entertainment of Las Vegas, Nevada and which may be transferred or assigned.  
Royal Match 21 is an optional bonus bet for blackjack that considers the first two cards a player receives. If the player’s first two cards are suited or a suited Royal Match (King-Queen suited), the player wins.  This optional bet also includes a Crown Treasure bonus payout. If the player places a Royal Match bet and both the player and the dealer have a Royal Match, then the player wins a Crown Treasure bonus payout in addition to the Royal Match payout. Operators can also offer the optional Royal Match 21 Progressive wager. Unlike most SHFL entertainment progressives, Royal Match 21 Progressive offers odds pay for the progressive wager amount PLUS a possible progressive meter pay. Royal Match 21 uses a standard 52-card deck. Follow standard house procedures for the total number of decks to be used. Royal Match 21 must be played according to the following rules:
(1)	Each player makes a standard blackjack wager and the Royal Match 21 wager. All bets will be in an amount between the table minimum and the table maximum, as posted at the table, up to the $100 maximum wager limit determined by the house and in accordance with applicable law.
(a)	If casino rules allow, a player may play multiple hands.
(b)	A player playing multiple hands may place a Royal Match 21 wager on none, one or all of his hands.
(c)	Players may also place dealer tips/dealer wagers on their Royal Match 21 wager by placing the dealer tip in front of their Royal Match 21 wager.
(2)	The dealer then follows house procedures for dealing blackjack.
(3)	Once each player has received two cards, the dealer settles all Royal Match 21 wagers according to house procedures. If a player’s first two cards are suited, he or she wins according to the posted paytable. If the player’s first two cards are not suited, he or she loses his or her Royal Match 21 wager.
(a)	All Royal Match 21 payouts apply to the player’s first two cards only.  
(b)	When the cards are dealt face up, the Royal Match wagers will be settled immediately after everyone receives their first two (2) cards. Winners will be paid and losing bets will be picked up in order of placement from the dealer’s right to left. Then, normal blackjack play will resume.
(c)	When the cards are dealt face down, the Royal Match wagers will be settled on a hand to hand basis, as the dealer goes from left to right asking for hit/stand determinations.
(4)	Winning Royal Match 21 wagers will be paid in front of the Royal Match betting area and pushed off toward the player.
(5)	When a casino offers the Crown Treasure payout, and the player has a Royal Match and the dealer has a King or a Queen as an up card, the player’s Royal Match 21 wager is paid (see above), returned to the player and replaced with a Royal Match/Crown Treasure lammer. Once the dealer exposes his/her hole card and establishes the dealer has a Royal Match, the Crown Treasure payout is paid to the player that received the Royal Match/Crown Treasure lammer. If the dealer does not have a Royal Match, the lammers are picked up and returned to the chip tray and the dealer continues with the take and pay resolution of the blackjack wagers, starting right to left.
(6)	Royal Match 21 Progressive is an optional progressive wager. Players may bet any amount between $1 and $5. All percentage pays consider both the player’s first two cards and the dealer’s first two cards. Other pays consider the player’s first two cards only.
(7)	The meter will be reseeded when the 100% award hits. The cost of the reseed has been factored into the casino’s mathematical advantage.
(8)	To begin each round, players must make their regular game’s wager. They may optionally place the progressive wager. Players must place the progressive wagers on the sensor in front of their betting position.
(9)	Once all players place their bets, the dealer will press “COIN IN” on the keypad. The sensors will then light up, indicating a progressive wager.
(10)	The dealer then follows house procedures for dealing the regular game.
(11)	The dealer reconciles standard wagers per normal house procedures. The dealer reconciles all Suited Hand, and Suited Blackjack and Royal Match (when dealer’s up card is NOT a king or queen) wins at the same time standard wagers are reconciled. All other Royal Match (when dealer’s up card IS a king or queen) follows the procedure in the next section for reconciling percentage pays from the progressive meter. 
(12)	Progressive winners:
(a)	The percentage pays are paid from the progressive jackpot shown on the progressive meter.
(b)	When a player has a progressive winner, the dealer shall press the appropriate hand button on the keypad.  (If the hand button is pressed by accident, pressing it again will turn it off.)
(c)	The dealer shall then contact a supervisor.
(d)	Once the casino verifies the progressive win, the supervisor shall insert the key and rotate it to “JPH” and then press “J-pot” button.  This records the win onto the Game Manager.  House procedures are then followed for paying the prize.  (Reviewing the monitor connected to the Game Manager will show the prize amount to be paid, and pressing the “money bag” icon will print a win page, which can be used to help record the payout for accounting.)
(e)	Returning the supervisor key to the “Run” position will restore normal operation of the table, and adjust the meter appropriately for the prize won.
(f)	When the dealer reconciles all action, he presses “Game Over.”  This resets the system to begin the next hand. 
(g)	Once the “J-pot” button is pressed, the prize is logged into Game Manager.  If the progressive pay needs to be backed out at this point, the award will need to be manually backed out using the Game Manager manual adjustment feature.
(h)	In the event more than one progressive hand, payable from the progressive meter, hits at the same table during the same round, the dealer will pay progressive winners beginning with the player farthest on his right.  After keying in a progressive winner, the meter may be reduced, depending on the winning hand. Keying in the top award will reset the meter to the seed amount.  The dealer will continue handling progressive awards in a counterclockwise fashion. 
(13)	Paytables:
Paytable 1	Pays		Paytable 2	Pays	
Royal Match	10 to 1		Royal Match	5 to 1	
Two Suited Cards	3 to 1		Two Suited Cards	3 to 1	
Crown Treasure (optional)	$1,000 		Crown Treasure (optional)	$1,000 	
					
Paytable 3	Pays		Paytable 4	Pays	
Royal Match	30 to 1		Royal Match	25 to 1	
Two Suited Cards	2.5 to 1		Two Suited Cards	2.5 to 1	
Crown Treasure (optional)	$1,000 		Crown Treasure (optional)	$1,000 	
					
Paytable 5	Pays		Paytable 8	Pays	
Royal Match	50 to 1		Royal Match	25 to 1	
Two Suited Cards	2 to 1		Suited Blackjack	5 to 1	
Crown Treasure (optional)	$1,000 		Two Suited Cards	2.5 to 1	
			Crown Treasure (optional)	$1,000 	
					
Paytable 9	Pays		Paytable 11	Pays	
Royal Match	30 to 1		Royal Match	75 to 1	
Suited Pair	9 to 1		Two Suited Cards	2 to 1	
Two Card Straight Flush	5 to 1				
Two Suited Cards	1.5 to 1				
Crown Treasure (optional)	$1,000 				

PROGRESSIVE Paytable 1	Pays	
Double Royal Match Suited	100% plus 250 to 1	
Double Royal Match	10% plus 250 to 1	
Royal Match	40 to 1	
Suited Blackjack	9 to 1	
Suited Hand	3 to 2	
47.1-834.12 The Play - Lucky Ladies
Lucky Ladies is the copyrighted, trademark and patent pending blackjack variation game, the rights to which on December 20, 2012 were owned by Galaxy Gaming, Inc. of Las Vegas, Nevada and which may be transferred or assigned.  
(1)	Lucky Ladies™ is an optional proposition bet used in the game of Blackjack.  Lucky Ladies™ may be played on 2 - 8 deck blackjack games.
(2)	The proposition is whether or not the player’s first two cards equal a total of twenty.  Additional bonuses are paid if the player’s two cards equaling twenty are suited, (e.g. Ace of Clubs and Nine of Clubs) or matched, (e.g. two identical cards such as; two King of Diamonds).  Special bonuses are awarded if the player’s first two cards are each a Queen of Hearts, (the “Lucky Ladies”), and the top prize is awarded if the player’s Queen of Hearts pair occurs at the same time the dealer has a blackjack.
(3)	The outcome of the primary blackjack bet has no bearing on the Lucky Ladies™ bet and vice versa. A player can win on one and lose on the other.
(4)	Other than the payment or loss of the proposition bet on the first two cards, there is no effect on the primary game of blackjack and no changes in dealing procedures or player strategy.
Start of Game
(1)	Prior to the start of each round of blackjack play, players are afforded the opportunity to place a voluntary Lucky Ladies™ bet on the designated spot on the table layout at the same time their primary bet is made and before any cards are dealt.  
(2)	The minimum and maximum wagering limits of the Lucky Ladies™ wager are determined by the house.  The wagering limits and any aggregate payout limitations are to be posted on the table.
(3) 	After all wagers have been placed, the dealer deals the first two cards to each player and then to him/herself in the same manner as regular blackjack dealing procedures.
Determination of Winner – Take or Pay Procedures
(1)	Once the dealer has dealt the first two cards to each player, the dealer must determine if any of the players that bet the Lucky Ladies™ wager have a hand whose first two cards total 20.
(2)	Beginning from the dealer’s right to left, in a counter clock-wise rotation, the dealer takes all losing Lucky Ladies™ wagers and pays all winning Lucky Ladies™ wagers.
(3)	The winning payoff odds depend upon the number of decks used and are as follows:

MULTIPLE DECKS	
WINNING HAND	PAY TABLE 
“A”	PAY TABLE    
“B”	
Queen of Hearts pair
w/ Dealer Blackjack	1000	1000	
Queen of Hearts pair	125	200	
Matched 20	19	25	
Suited 20	9	10	
Any 20	4	4	
Note:	All odds shown above are “to 1” and only the highest qualifying hand is paid.  For example, if a player’s initial two cards are two Queen of Clubs, the hand is paid as a “Matched 20” only.  They do not also receive payment for a “Suited 20” or “Any 20.”
(4)  	There is one exception to the take or pay procedure described above. If any player with a Lucky Ladies™ wager is dealt a pair of Queen of Hearts and the dealer has either an Ace, King, Queen, Jack or Ten card showing they do the following:
(a)	Immediately notify the floor person.
(b)	At the floor person’s direction, perform the following steps.
(c)	Remove any losing Lucky Ladies™ wagers and pay any winning wagers, except for the player with the Queen of Hearts pair.
(d)	If the dealer’s face up card has a value of ten:
(I)	The floor person instructs the dealer to peek at his/her hole card.
(II)	If the dealer does not have a blackjack, the dealer pays the player with the Queen of Hearts pair. The round then plays as normal.
(III)	If the dealer does have a blackjack, he/she turns over his/her cards and collects all losing primary wagers from all players, including the player with the Queen of Hearts pair. The dealer then removes all of the players’ cards on the table except for the player with the Queen of Hearts pair. At this time, there should only be the following showing on the table:  The remaining players’ first two cards, (Queen of Hearts pair); their Lucky Ladies™ wager; and the dealer’s first two cards (a blackjack).  The dealer then pays the Lucky Ladies™ wager to the player with the winning Queen of Hearts pair and removes all cards.
(e)        If the dealer’s face up card is an Ace:
(I)	The dealer offers insurance to all players. (Assumes the casino normally offers insurance on face up Aces in their blackjack games.)
(II)	If the dealer does not have a blackjack, the dealer removes all losing insurance wagers as normal, including the player with the Queen of Hearts pair.  The dealer then pays the Lucky Ladies™ wager to the player with the Queen of Hearts pair.  The round then plays as normal.
(III)	If the dealer does have a blackjack, he/she turns over his/her cards and collects all losing primary wagers and pays all winning insurance wagers from all players, including the player with the Queen of Hearts pair.  The dealer then removes all of the players’ cards on the table except for the player with the Queen of Hearts pair.  At this time there should only be the following showing on the table:  The remaining players’ first two cards (Queen of Hearts pair); their Lucky Ladies™ wager; and the dealer’s first two cards, (a blackjack).  The dealer then pays the Lucky Ladies™ wager to the player with the winning Queen of Hearts pair and removes all cards.
Resumption of Blackjack Game
(1)	The take or pay procedure for the Lucky Ladies™ wager is accomplished prior to any additional cards being dealt by the dealer. At the conclusion of the Lucky Ladies™ take or pay procedure, the blackjack game resumes as normal.