58 Pa. Code § 692.2 – Double Down Madness table; card reader device; physical characteristics; inspection.

(a) Double Down Madness shall be played at a table having betting positions for no more than seven players on one side of the table and place for the dealer on the opposite side of the table.
(b) The layout for Double Down Madness table shall be submitted to the Bureau of Gaming Operations and approved in accordance with § 601a.10(a) (relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment) and contain, at a minimum, the following:
1. (1) The name or logo of the certificate holder.
2. (2) A separate betting area designated for the placement of the Double Down Madness Blackjack wager for each player.
3. (3) The following inscriptions:
  1. (i) Suited Blackjack pays 2 to 1 or 3 to 2, depending upon the paytable selected by the certificate holder under § 692.10(b) (relating to payout odds).
  2. (ii) Non-suited Blackjack pays 3 to 2.
  3. (iii) Insurance pays 2 to 1.
  4. (iv) Dealer shall draw to hard 17 and stand on all 18s, or other similar language approved by the Executive Director in accordance with § 601a.10(a).
  5. (v) Double Down Madness Blackjack wagers will push if the dealer’s hand has a total point count of 22, or other similar language.
  6. (vi) Surrender is not available on a Double Down Madness table or other similar language. If the language is not inscribed on the layout, a sign specifying that surrender is not available shall be posted at each Double Down Madness table.
  7. (vii) Splitting is not available on a Double Down Madness table or other similar language. If the language is not inscribed on the layout, a sign specifying that splitting is not available shall be posted at each Double Down Madness table.
4. (4) If the certificate holder offers the Push 22 wager, a separate area designated for the placement of the wager for each player.
5. (5) Inscriptions that advise patrons of the payout odds or amounts for all permissible wagers offered by the certificate holder. If the payout odds or amounts are not inscribed on the layout, a sign identifying the payout odds or amounts for all permissible wagers shall be posted at each Double Down Madness table.
(c) Each Double Down Madness table must have a drop box and a tip box attached on the same side of the table as, but on opposite sides of, the dealer, as approved by the Bureau of Casino Compliance in accordance with § 601a.10(g). The Bureau of Casino Compliance may approve an alternative location for the tip box when a card shuffling device or other table game equipment prevents the placement of the drop box and tip box on the same side of the gaming table as, but on opposite side of, the dealer.
(d) Each Double Down Madness table must have a card reader device attached to the top of the dealer’s side of the table. The floorperson assigned to the Double Down Madness table shall inspect the card reader device at the beginning of each gaming day to ensure that there has been no tampering with the device and that it is in proper working order.
(e) Each Double Down Madness table must have a discard rack securely attached to the top of the dealer’s side of the table. The height of each discard rack must meet one of the following requirements:
1. (1) Equal the height of the cards, stacked one on top of the other, in the total number of decks that are to be used in the dealing shoe at that table.
2. (2) Be taller than the height of the total number of decks being used if the discard rack has a distinct and clearly visible mark on its side to show the exact height for a stack of cards equal to the total number of cards in the number of decks to be used in the dealing shoe at that table.