Section 68 IAC 10-2-4 - Wagers; wagering rules; outcomesAuthority: IC 4-33-4-1; IC 4-33-4-2; IC 4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 4.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (c), before the first card is dealt for a round of play, a player may make a wager in an amount not less than the minimum nor more than the maximum amount set for the table by the riverboat licensee. All wagers must be made by placing gaming chips on the appropriate areas of the blackjack layout. The player wins an amount as determined in accordance with section 5 of this rule if any of the following events occur: (1) The sum of the player's cards is twenty-one (21) or less, and the sum of the dealer's cards is more than twenty-one (21).(2) The sum of the player's cards exceeds that of the dealer without exceeding twenty-one (21).(3) The player has a blackjack, and the dealer does not.(4) Other cards or combinations of cards based on promotions offered by the riverboat licensee if the executive director has approved the promotion.(b) A wager is void and returned to the player when the sum of the player's cards is the same as the dealer or where both the dealer and the player have a blackjack. A player's wager is lost if the dealer has a blackjack and the sum of the player's cards is twenty-one (21), but is not a blackjack.(c) Except when splitting pairs, doubling down, surrendering, making an insurance wager, or making an even money wager, no wager may be made, increased, or withdrawn after the first card of the round has been dealt.(d) Except for splitting pairs, doubling down, surrendering, making an insurance wager, or making an even money wager, no player may handle, remove, or alter any wagers that have been made once the first card of the hand has been dealt by the dealer until the hand has been completed.(e) After a wager on the insurance line, an even money wager, a surrender, a wager to double down, or a wager to split pairs has been confirmed by the dealer, no player may handle, remove, or alter any wager until the hand is completed.(f) No dealer or other riverboat licensee employee may permit a player to violate this section. Indiana Gaming Commission; 68 IAC 10-2-4; filed Apr 19, 1996, 3:00 p.m.: 19 IR 2258; readopted filed Nov 25, 2002, 10:11 a.m.: 26 IR 1261; readopted filed Nov 14, 2008, 12:51 p.m.: 20081210-IR-068080730RFAReadopted filed 11/24/2014, 10:49 a.m.: 20141224-IR-068140402RFAFiled 11/13/2015, 2:37 p.m.: 20151209-IR-068150113FRAReadopted filed 11/24/2020, 2:41 p.m.: 20201223-IR-068200446RFA