SWEET 16 GAME RULES:
- Sweet 16 payouts are determined by the first 2 cards dealt to the player
- Any 2 cards adding up to 16 will win a prize
- Payouts are determined by a combination of the card value, the suit type & the card colour
- Only highest win is paid for any winning combination
- MIN: CAD 0.50
- MAX: CAD 25.00
- Malfunction voids all pays & plays
- Players must stake a bet on the correct bet box to participate in the game
- Players are responsible for ensuring bets placed are correct
- A blackjack bet is required to play the game of blackjack
- A side-bet is required to play the game of sweet 16
- The blackjack bet is independent of the side-bet
- Side-bets cannot be placed without a blackjack bet
- The bet value on each bet box may not be less than the minimum bet and may not be higher than the maximum bet
- Play begins when all bets have been placed
- The dealer will deal cards to each bet box that has a valid bet
- Cards will be dealt one card at a time in a clockwise direction
- Each bet box that has a valid bet will receive 2 cards that will be dealt face up
- The dealer will receive 2 cards, the second of which will be dealt face down
- Chip value = currency value. Eg: if chip value = 10 then currency value = cad 10
- All languages have been translated from English. In the case of any discrepancies or disputes, the English version of these rules will be regarded as the authoritative text
- Malfunction voids all pays & plays
CARD TYPES AND VALUES
- Each card type has a suit type, a colour and a value
- card colours include red or black
- Suit types include spades, hearts, diamonds or clubs
- The value of each card type is indicated below:
BLACKJACK GAME PLAY
- The dealer will peek for blackjack if he has an ace or 10 face-up card
- Once all parties have 2 cards, each player may have the following choices to make:
- Stand: no more cards will be dealt to that bet box
- Hit: an additional card will be dealt to that bet box. A player may elect to hit more than once
- Double: a player must double his bet and will only receive one more card
- Even money: if the dealers faceup card is an ace and the player has a blackjack, then the player can elect to take even money
- Surrender: a player will give up their hand for half the cost of the bet placed on that bet Box
- Split: when a player has received 2 cards of the same value he may elect to split these cards into separate hands
- Insurance: if the dealers face up card is an ace, the player may elect to place an insurance side-bet
- Players will be addressed in a clockwise direction
- After all players have had their turn, the dealer will turn over his hole card
- The dealer will continue to draw cards until he has a value of 17 or higher
- The dealer will stand on a soft 17
- If the dealer goes bust, any remaining valid bet will win
- If the dealer does not bust, then any bet with a higher point total will win
DEALER BLACKJACK
- If the dealer has a blackjack, then all bets will lose unless any player has a blackjack, which will result in a push
PUSH
- A push results when the player & the dealer have the same hand value. The player will retain his original bet
- Blackjack beats any hand that has a card sum of 21
DOUBLE RULES
- A player can double on any first 2 cards, except blackjack
- A player may double after a split
SURRENDER RULES
- Players can elect to surrender on any cards unless the dealer has blackjack upon which Surrenders will not be allowed
INSURANCE RULES
- If the dealer has an ace showing, a side-bet called “insurance” will be offered
- Insurance side-bets are optional and may not exceed half of the blackjack bet
- If an insurance side-bet is placed and the dealer has a blackjack, then the player will be paid out for this side-bet
- If an insurance side-bet is placed and the dealer does not have a blackjack, then the player will lose this side-bet
SPLITTING HANDS RULES
- Additional cards for each split hand will be dealt when that hand becomes the current hand
- Each split hand is bet on and played independently bets on each split hand must be equal to the original blackjack bet placed
- A player may split up to 2 hands
- A player may not re-split aces
- Split aces will only receive one more card. A player cannot hit split aces
- On split aces, an ace and a 10 will only count as 21 and not blackjack
- Unlike 10 value cards may be split
