Section 146.16 - Blackjack Switch Table; Physical Characteristics(1) Blackjack switch shall be played at a table having player positions for no more than five players on one side of the table and a place for the dealer on the opposite side.(2) A true-to-scale rendering and a color photograph of the layout(s) shall be submitted to the Bureau prior to utilizing the layout design. The layout for a blackjack switch table shall have imprinted thereon, at a minimum, the following: (a) The name or trade name of the gaming licensee offering the game;(b) Two adjacent designated betting areas at each player position for the placement of the required two initial blackjack switch wagers;(c) A separate designated area on the layout at each player position for the placement of the optional match wager;(d) The following inscriptions, unless they are included on the sign required by 205 CMR 146.16(3):1. "Blackjack pays 1 to 1";2. "Insurance pays 2 to 1";3. "Dealer must hit a soft 17"; and4. "Dealer pushes on 22"; and(e) The payout odds for the optional match wager, unless they are included on the sign required by 205 CMR 146.16(3).(3) A gaming licensee shall post a sign at each blackjack switch table, which shall include:(a) A statement that, if more than one match occurs in a player's initial four cards, the match wager will only be paid once, using the highest payoff that occurs within those cards; and(b) The payout odds for the optional match wager, if they are not imprinted on the layout.(4) Each blackjack switch table shall have a drop box and a tip box attached to it on the same side of the gaming table as, but on opposite sides of, the dealer.(5) Each blackjack switch table shall have a discard rack securely attached to the top of the dealer's side of the table. The height of each discard rack shall equal the height of the cards, stacked one on top of the other, contained in the total number of decks that are to be used in the dealing shoe at that table; provided however, that a taller discard rack may be used if such 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 contained in the number of decks to be used in the dealing shoe at that table.(6) A blackjack switch table may have attached to it a card reader device which permits the dealer to read his or her hole card in order to determine if the dealer has a blackjack. If a blackjack switch table has an approved card reader device attached to it, such device shall be inspected at the beginning of each gaming day, to insure that there has been no tampering with the device and that it is in proper working order.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1356, eff. 1/12/2018.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1371, eff. 8/10/2018.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1387, eff. 12/7/2018.