| 5.
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Wagers
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| 5.1 |
All
wagers shall be placed by means of chips and/or
casino promotional tokens or vouchers.
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| 5.2 |
A
wager by a player shall be placed on the
appropriate playing areas of the blackjack layout
prior to the first card being dealt for each
round of play.
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| 5.3 |
Except
as provided in rules 8, 10.1, 11.1, 12.1 and 14.6
or until a decision and settlement has been made
in respect of any wager, no wager may be handled,
placed, increased or withdrawn after the first
card of the round of play has been dealt.
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| 5.4 |
Up to
three players may wager on any one playing area
of the blackjack layout but a casino supervisor
may restrict the number of players to less than
three.
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| 5.5 |
Where
more than one player wagers on a playing area the
decisions with regard to the cards dealt to that
area shall be called by:
| 5.5.1 |
the player who is seated at the
playing area;
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| 5.5.2 |
where there is no seated player,
the player with the highest wager in the
box;
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| 5.5.3 |
where all wagers are of equal
value, the player whose wager is nearest
the dealer.
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| 5.6 |
The
dealer shall, prior to the commencement of a
round of play, ascertain the player who shall
call the decisions with respect to any playing
area in accordance with rule 5.5.
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| 5.7 |
The
dealer shall ensure that:
| 5.7.1 |
the player calling the decisions
places his/her wager in the portion of
the playing area nearest to the dealer's
side of the table; and
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| 5.7.2 |
all other players wagering on
the playing area place their wagers in a
vertical line with the wager referred to
in rule 5.7.1.
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| 5.8 |
A
player may be permitted to wager on more than one playing area at
a Blackjack table providing that, where there are insufficient
seats at the table to accommodate player demand, a player wagering on
more than one playing area shall give up a playing area or playing
areas to accommodate other players.
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| 5.9 |
Where
it is not possible to pay a wager exactly in
chips it shall be paid to the next highest amount
to which payment can be made in chips.
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