Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 25, June 22, 2024
Section 635a.12 - Payout odds(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), the certificate holder shall pay each winning Spanish 21 Wager at odds of 1 to 1 with the exception of Blackjack which shall be paid at odds of 3 to 2.(b) Except when a player has made a Double Down Wager under § 635a.10 (relating to Double Down Wager; rescue), in which case all of the following wagers shall be paid at odds of 1 to 1, a certificate holder shall pay the following payout odds for winning Spanish 21 Wagers:(1) Three cards consisting of 6, 7 and 8 of mixed suits shall be paid at odds of 3 to 2.(2) Three cards consisting of 6, 7 and 8 of the same suit shall be paid at odds of 2 to 1, except that three cards consisting of the 6, 7 and 8 of spades shall be paid at odds of 3 to 1.(3) Three cards consisting of three 7s of mixed suits shall be paid at odds of 3 to 2.(4) Three cards consisting of three 7s of the same suit shall be paid at odds of 2 to 1, except that three cards consisting of three 7s of spades shall be paid at odds of 3 to 1.(5) Five cards totaling 21 shall be paid at odds of 3 to 2.(6) Six cards totaling 21 shall be paid at odds of 2 to 1.(7) Seven or more cards totaling 21 shall be paid at odds of 3 to 1.(c) In addition to the payouts under subsection (b)(4), a winning hand that consists of three 7s of the same suit, when the dealer's exposed card is also a 7 of any suit, shall be paid an additional fixed payout in accordance with the following requirements: (1) If the player's original wager was $5 or more but less than $25, the player shall receive an additional payout of $1,000.(2) If the player's original wager was $25 or more, the player shall receive an additional payout of $5,000.(3) All other players at the table who placed a wager during that round of play shall also be paid an additional fixed payout of $50.(4) The additional fixed payouts are not applicable if a Double Down Wager was made on a winning hand or the winning hand had been split under § 635a.11 (relating to splitting pairs).(d) The certificate holder shall pay out winning Insurance Wagers at odds of 2 to 1.(e) The certificate holder shall pay out winning Match-the-Dealer Wagers at the odds in the following paytables: (1) If six decks of cards are being used: | Hand | Payout |
| Each matching card of the same suit | 9 to 1 |
| Each matching card of a different suit | 4 to 1 |
(2) If eight decks of cards are being used: | Hand | Payout |
| Each matching card of the same suit | 12 to 1 |
| Each matching card of a different suit | 3 to 1 |
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 635a.2 (relating to Spanish 21 table; card reader device; physical characteristics; inspections); 58 Pa. Code § 635a.7 (relating to procedure for dealing the cards; completion of each round of play); 58 Pa. Code § 635a.8 (relating to Insurance Wager); 58 Pa. Code § 635a.10 (relating to Double Down Wager; rescue); 58 Pa. Code § 635a.11 (relating to splitting pairs); and 58 Pa. Code § 635b.2 (relating to Player's Edge 21).