BASIS AND PURPOSE FOR RULE 8 
The purpose of Rule 8 is to establish playing rules for blackjack and procedures for conducting blackjack games in compliance with section 12-47.1-302 (2). The statutory basis for Rule 8 is found in sections 12-47.1-201, C.R.S., 12-47.1-203, C.R.S., 12-47.1-302, C.R.S., 12-47.1-816, C.R.S., and 12-47.1-818, C.R.S. 
RULE 8 RULES OF BLACKJACK 
47.1-803 Blackjack table—Physical characteristics. 
Blackjack must be played at a table having on one side places for not more than seven players and on the opposite side, a place for the dealer. 
(1) A blackjack table, while in play, must have a chip tray, a discard rack, a drop slot and drop box, and a tip box, except that no tip box shall be required if tips are not accepted at the table, or the table is capable of electronic tipping. The table may have a no-peek device. A blackjack table which uses digital cards or digital representations of cards is not required to have a discard rack. Blackjack tables must have an identifying number, assigned by the retail licensee, on the top surface of the table or a table accessory. This table number must be visible to surveillance personnel and must be able to be captured on surveillance video of table activity. 
(2) The layout must have specific areas marked in which to place wagers, and may have imprinted on it the name and logo of the establishment. A layout used for an approved variation game may have additional markings which identify the game, the holder of intellectual property rights to the game, the distributor of the game, any special markings needed for play of the game, and any other markings approved by the Director.  A blackjack table that uses electronic betting terminals, (EBTs), will have the wager areas and any special markings needed for play of the game included on the electronic screens.   
(3) The following notices shall appear either on the table layout, table signage or EBTs clearly visible to every player at the table: 
47.1-804 Posting and furnishing of rules. 
Basic blackjack Posted house rules and house rules governing play of blackjack must be clear and legible and posted in conspicuous and conveniently accessible locations available to all players in the blackjack area. The rules and the place of posting must be approved by the director or designee.  printed copies of the house rules and rules of play must be provided to any player upon request. A retail licensee must furnish, upon the request of any player, a complete legible set of all the rules of play and betting for blackjack, including this Rule 8 and all house rules for play of blackjack. (47.1-831 renumbered as 47.1-804 and amended, perm. 12/30/98)
47.1-809 Wagering rules. 
Except when splitting pairs, doubling down, surrendering, or making an insurance wager, no wager may be increased, decreased, or withdrawn after the first card of a round has been dealt. All wagers at blackjack must be made by placing gaming chips, tokens, coins, valid match play coupons, electronic chips, or any combination thereof, on the appropriate areas of the blackjack layout or EBTs.  when a player is at a table with EBTs, all wagers at blackjack must be made by placing electronic chips on the appropriate areas of the betting terminal. (47.1-806 renumbered as 47.1-809 and amended, perm. 12/30/98) Eff 11/30/2006 

47.1-810 Payment of wagers. 
Winning wagers must be paid at odds of at least one to one with the exception of blackjack, which must be paid at odds of at least six to five. If a retail licensee intends to pay winning wagers at odds higher than six to five for blackjacks, or at odds higher than one to one for all winning hands other than blackjacks, the odds or amounts of such payments shall be posted on table signage, EBTs, or shall appear on the table layout. (47.1-807 renumbered as 47.1-810 and amended, perm. 12/30/98) 
47.1-812 Insurance wagers. 
(1) If the first card dealt to the dealer is an ace, a player may make an insurance bet which wins if the dealer's hole card is a king, queen, jack, or ten and loses if the dealer's hole card is an ace, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine. An insurance bet is made by placing on the insurance line of the layout an amount not more than half the amount staked on the player's initial wager. A player may bet an amount in excess of half the initial wager to the next unit that can be wagered in chips, if because of the value of chip denominations, half the initial wager cannot be bet. If the table contains EBTs, the insurance bet is made by selecting the appropriate selections on the ebt. Insurance wagers must be placed immediately after the second card is dealt to each player, after the dealer's card is exposed, and before any additional cards, beyond the second card, are dealt to the dealer. All winning insurance wagers must be paid at odds of two to one. All losing insurance wagers must be collected by the dealer immediately after the dealer draws a second card or discloses the hole card and before the dealer draws any additional cards. 
47.1-825 Point counts. 
A player is responsible for correctly computing the point count of the player's hand, and no player may rely on the point counts announced by the dealer or EBT.
47.1-828 Irregularities. 
 (8)	After the initial two cards have been dealt to each player and a card is drawn in error and exposed to the players, the card must shall not be dealt to the players or dealer. Any If a player requests a third card, the exposed card will be burned and the player will receive the next unexposed card.  if no player requests a third card, the exposed card will be used by the dealer if the dealer is required by rule to take a card.  if the dealer is not required to take a card the exposed card will be burned. refusing to accept such a card may not have additional cards dealt to such player during the round. If the card is refused by the player and the dealer cannot use the card, the card must be burned.
47.1-831 Procedure for accepting cash at blackjack table. 
A dealer who receives currency or coins (“cash”) from a player at a blackjack table in exchange for chips or coins must do the following: 
 (2) The amount of cash must be stated by the dealer accepting it; and (3) Immediately after an equivalent value of chips, tokens, electronic chips, or coins has been given to the player, the cash must be taken from the top of the blackjack table and placed by the dealer into the drop box, except that quarters and half dollar coins may be placed in the chip tray. (47.1-832 renumbered as 47.1-831 and amended; perm. 12/30/98) 

47.1-841 Entry Fee and Player Buy-In. 

Neither the amount of the tournament entry fees nor the amount of all allowable player buy-ins may exceed $10,000 $100,000. If both an entry fees and buy-ins are used at a single tournament, then the combined amount of both the entry fee and all allowable buy-ins shall not exceed $10,000 $100,000. (47.1-841 added, perm. 12/30/98)

47.1-842 Rules of Play. 

(1) The rules of play of each tournament game shall follow the standard rules of play of each game as set forth in this Rule 8. The rules for the conduct of each tournament shall be reduced to writing and a copy shall be provided to all tournament players. A copy of the rules must also be provided to the local office of the Division of gaming at least five days in advance of the scheduled start of the tournament. The Division shall either approve the rules, or shall notify the retail licensee if any of the proposed tournament rules are unlawful or unacceptable to the Division. The Division shall notify the retail licensee of any proposed tournament rules which the Division finds to be unacceptable, and the licensee shall not offer a tournament using the rules found unacceptable.