Section 99-01.3-08-01 - Twenty-one1. "Twenty-one" is a card game in which a player tries to obtain a higher total card count than a dealer without exceeding twenty-one. An ace counts either one or eleven. A king, queen, and jack have a count of ten. Cards two through ten are counted at their face value.2. A maximum of seven players may play at a table. A player may play up to two betting spaces if an adjacent betting space is available. An outsider may not wager on a player's hand and a player may not wager on another player's hand.3. For a site at which total twenty-one prizes exceeded total twenty-one gross proceeds for a quarter, an organization shall contact the attorney general within thirty days of the quarter ending to discuss the situation. In addition, twenty-one percent-of-hold records must be maintained for each dealer at that site for twelve continuous weeks. Percent-of-hold is computed as adjusted gross proceeds divided by gross proceeds.4. An organization may pay monthly rent for more than one table provided that each additional table is used at least thirteen times a quarter. This level of activity is based on a site's historical experience, or seasonal activity, for each of the previous four quarters, regardless of which organization conducted twenty-one at the site. For a new site or a site that has been completely remodeled in appearance and function, the level of activity must be reviewed and re-established after the first full quarter. If an additional table is used at least thirteen times in at least one but not all of the previous four quarters, the allowable monthly rent for that table must be prorated over all the active months of the licensing year. For example, if a second table was used at least thirteen times in only two of the previous four quarters, the additional monthly rent for the second table would be a maximum of two hundred dollars per month, or three hundred dollars per month if a wager greater than five dollars is accepted on the table, multiplied by six months, totaling one thousand two hundred dollars, and prorated to one hundred dollars per month for the licensing year. The organization shall document each table's usage, which includes the date, table number, and drop box cash amount for each table and how the prorated rental amounts were determined. This documentation must be retained with the organization's twenty-one records for three years.N.D. Admin Code 99-01.3-08-01
Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2016-360, April 2016, effective 4/1/2016.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2022-387, January 2023, effective 1/1/2023.General Authority: NDCC 53-06.1-01.1
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.1-01.1, 53-06.1-10