Texas 21 table layout (click to enlarge)




Texas 21 Poster (click to enlarge)

Texas 21 prop betting area (click to enlarge)

TEXAS 21 POLICY AND PROCEDURES WITH CRAZY 8 PROPOSITION BET

Purpose

To ensure compliance with rules set forth by the Table Games Director for the game Texas 21.

Policy

Every Manager and Dealer will be informed of the acceptable Policy and Procedures for Texas 21. These P+P's will insure proper game protection as well as increasing the number of hands per hour dealt where by increasing departmental revenue.

Procedures

All house rules apply.

The Game is opened according to existing house rules using four or six decks with a continuous shuffle machine if possible.

Once the opening procedures have been completed (rack verified, cards inspected and shuffled), the dealer will then burn one card face down and place that card face down in the rack. The game is now ready to be dealt. Note: When a continuous shuffle machine is used with Crazy 8's, all cards including burn card are immediately placed back into shuffle machine after each completed round. When a game is dealt from a shoe, an additional cut card may be introduced and placed two or three decks back from the front of the shoe, which would be used as a benchmark to remind dealers and inform players that the optional Crazy 8 proposition bet may no longer be played. This will minimize the range of the true count frequency and therefore safeguard the integrity of the game. Stanley Ko, who is an expert in the field of casino odds, feels that this step is not necessary. It is up to the casino.

Players will place their bets in the Blackjack circle directly in front of their playing position. Players have an option to place a proposition wager in either CRAZY 8 Betting Circle 1 or Betting Circle 2 or both. These two Betting Circles are located just above each player's Blackjack Betting Circle. A CRAZY 8 wager may only be placed in conjunction with a TEXAS 21 Blackjack bet. The table limits for TEXAS 21 are set at $5.00 to a maximum bet of the table limit. The minimum and maximum bet will stay consistent with all current games unless the TABLE GAMES DIRECTOR and the GAMING COMMISSION approve different levels. The CRAZY 8 wager may only be bet in units of $5.00 with a maximum set by the house. A player may bet different amounts in each prop circle.

After bets are placed, the dealer will deal one card face up in the community
hand toward the center of the layout and one card face up for the dealer behind the players community card towards the rack for the dealer. A second card is placed face up in the community hand located to the dealers left of the players' first community card and a second card for the dealer's hand (face down under the up card.) The up cards are community cards for the player. The one card down / one card up hand are the house hand.

The players Crazy 8 Proposition wager, referred to as Crazy 8 Bet 1, is located to
the players left side above the players Blackjack betting circle and the Crazy 8 Bet 2 is located to the players right of the Crazy 8 bet 1 circle. The players Crazy 8 Bet 1 corresponds to the players' first community card and the second Crazy 8 bet corresponds to the players' second community card that is located to the players' right side.

If there are any CRAZY 8 bets, dealer will then take the losers and pay the winners from dealer's right to left. Winning bets will be paid and handed back to players along with their original CRAZY 8 wager and set behind their Blackjack bet. (See Pay Schedules).

Once the CRAZY 8 round is completed, the dealer will now continue the Texas "21" game in accordance with the following rules:

If the first two cards in the community hand total "11" or less, the dealer will pause to allow players an opportunity to "Double Down" on their original bet for the next card. Since "11" and under is not a bustable hand, the dealer will hit the community hand and this total applies to all players.

Whenever the community hand totals "12" or greater, is any splitable pair or a soft hand, the dealer must allow each player to decide individually if they want to receive additional cards, placed in front of their bet, which is added to the amount of the community hand. These additional cards only apply to the player receiving the hit. Every player is allocated the same opportunity to improve his or her hand or stay with the total of the community hand.

If the community hand is a "Blackjack", all players are paid 3 to 2. If the dealer has an Ace showing and the community cards are a "Blackjack" all players are allowed the opportunity to take even money or take a chance at winning 3 to 2. If both the house and community hands are a "Blackjack" the hand is a push.

If the dealer has an Ace showing and the community hand is not a "blackjack", the dealer will offer insurance to all players. The dealer will then check the cards in the peeker. If a "blackjack" is indicated, the dealer will open up their hand to show all players that the hand is indeed a "blackjack" and pay and take accordingly. If no "blackjack" is indicated, the dealer will take all insurance bets and continue the game in accordance with the game rules.

All losing hands will have their cards stacked face up with their losing bets posted on top of the cards. This prevents past posting!

All hands are paid and taken from dealer's right in a counter clockwise direction.

House Edge on prop bet 11.4%