(1) Prior to the first card being dealt for each round of play, each player at the game of blackjack shall make a wager against the dealer which shall win if—
(a) the score of the player is 21 or less and the score of the dealer is in excess of 21;
(b) the score of the player exceeds that of the dealer without either exceeding 21;
(c) the player has achieved a score of 21 in 2 cards and the dealer has achieved a score of 21 in more than 2 cards and except as otherwise provided in this subregulation, a wager made in accordance with this paragraph shall be void when the score of the player is the same as the dealer.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in these Regulations, a wager shall not be made, increased or withdrawn after the first card of the respective round has been dealt.
(3) All wagers at blackjack shall be made by placing gaming chips or gaming plaques on the appropriate areas of the layout of the blackjack table, except that oral wagers accompanied by cash or authorised cash equivalents may be accepted if they are confirmed by the dealer and Gaming Supervisor, and that such cash or cash equivalents are expeditiously converted into gaming chips or gaming plaques, in accordance with the Regulations governing the acceptance and conversion of such instruments.
(4) Each gaming operator shall submit to the Board of the Gaming Authority for review and approval the minimum and maximum wagers permitted at each blackjack table in the gaming establishment.
(5) The minimum and maximum wagers as approved by the Board of the Gaming Authority shall be and remain conspicuously posted on a sign at each blackjack table.
(6) All winning wagers made in accordance with this regulation shall be paid at odds of 1 to 1 with the exception of blackjack which shall be paid at odds of 3 to 2.
(7) Once the first card of any hand has been removed from the dealing shoe by the dealer, a player shall not handle, remove or alter any wagers that have been made until a decision has been rendered and implemented with respect to that wager except as explicitly permitted by these Regulations.
(8) Once a wager on the insurance line, a wager to double down or a wager to split pairs has been made and confirmed by the dealer, a player shall not handle, remove or alter such wagers until a decision has been rendered and implemented with respect to that wager except as explicitly permitted by these Regulations.
(9) A dealer or other employee of a gaming operator shall not permit any player to engage in conduct in breach of subregulations (7) and (8).