2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

18.   Payment of blackjack

The following procedures shall be adhered to for payment of blackjack—

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    (a)     if the first face up card dealt to the dealer is a 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 and a player has blackjack, the dealer shall announce and pay the blackjack at odds of 3 to 2 and shall remove the player's cards before any player receives a third card;

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    (b)     if the first face up card dealt to the dealer is an ace, king, queen, jack or 10 and a player has blackjack, the dealer shall announce the blackjack but shall make no payment nor remove any cards until all other cards are dealt to the players and the dealer has turned over his or her second card, and if, in such circumstances the dealer's second card does not give him or her blackjack, the player having blackjack shall be paid at odds of 3 to 2 but if, however, the dealer's second card gives him or her blackjack, the wager of the player having blackjack shall be void and constitute a stand off;

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    (c)     if the first card dealt to the dealer is an ace and the player has blackjack, the player may elect to be paid even money and this option must be exercised by the player with the blackjack prior to any other cards being dealt to other hands and if exercised, the dealer will pay the player even money and then remove the cards from the layout and place them in the discard rack before acting on any other players' hands.