Table Games Rule Directory

- You must be at least 21 years of age to enter the premises, with the exception of authorized employees.

- Emerald Queen Casino prohibits side betting between players and between players and the house

- Smoking of cigars or pipes and chewing tobacco are prohibited.

- Firearms are not permitted including persons who have a concealed weapons permit.

- We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone and the right to cause their immediate removal from the premises.

- Use of cell phones are prohibited while playing on table games.

Player’s cards are dealt face up from an 8,6 deck shoe or dealt face down from a double deck.
The Dealer’s first card is dealt face down.
Dealer must hit to a total for hard 17
Double down on any two original cards for any amount up to the original wager.
Split any pair or any two “10 value” cards up to four times.
Aces may be split one time only with one card on each hand.
Players may double down after splitting the first two cards.
Insurance pays 2 to 1. Blackjack pays 3 to 2.
Surrender is offered on first two cards. Dealer must check for Blackjack before surrender is allowed.
When playing two hands, your wager must be double the minimum on each hand. When playing three hands or more, each wager must be at least 5 times the minimum on each hand.
Side betting is prohibited.

Lucky Ladies is an optional proposition bet used in the game of Blackjack.

The proposition is whether or not the player’s first two cards equaling twenty are suited. [e.g. Ace of Clubs and Nine of Clubs]or matched. [e.g. two identical cards such as two King of Diamonds]. Special bonuses are awarded if the player’s first two cards are each a Queen of Hearts [the “Lucky Ladies”] and the top prize is awarded if the player’s Queen of Hearts pair occurs at the same time the dealer has a blackjack.

The outcome of the primary blackjack bet has no bearing on the Lucky Ladies bet and vice versa. A player can win on one and lose on the other.

Other than payment or loss of the proposition bet on the first two cards, there is no effect on the primary game of blackjack and no changes in dealing procedures or player strategy.
The winning payoff odds depend upon the number of decks used and are as

Lucky Stiff is an optional bet that the player will get a blackjack or a stiff hand. The bet wins immediately if the Player is dealt a blackjack or a stiff pair (66, 77, 88) and qualifies wo win if the player is dealt an unpaired stiff hand.

If the player is not initially dealt a blackjack, paired stiff hand or unpaired stiff hand the lucky stiff bet loses and is collected.

Lucky stiff wagers on qualified unpaired stiff hands win lose or push based on the outcome of the players hand.

If the players hand beats the dealers hand in the main blackjack gamed after starting the game with an unpaired stiff hand the players’ lucky stiff wager will also win.

If the players hand loses to the dealers hand in the main blackjack game after starting the game with an unpaired stiff hand the players’ lucky stiff wager will also lose.

If the players hand pushes the dealers hand in the main blackjack game after starting the game with an unpaired stiff hand the players’ lucky stiff wager will also push.

A stiff hand is defined as any HARD total of 12 through 16 made with the player’s first two cards. A stiff pair is a pair of 6’s, 7’s or 8’s as the first two cards of the initial blackjack deal.

Free Bet Blackjack is a variation of the standard game twenty-one. Player blackjacks pay 3 to 2. It is dealt as a normal blackjack game.

FREE SPLIT
Players may split any pair (except 10-value cards) without making an additional wager. {If a player wishes to split 10’s they must put up an additional wager equal to the original amount.}

Free re-splitting is allowed up tp three times (building 4 hands) unless a player is splitting aces. A player may split aces once, building two separate hands and receive only one card on each ace.

Players that wish to play 10’s must put up a wager equal to the amount on the original bet.

FREE DOUBLE
Players may double on their initial two card hard count of 9, 10 or 11 without making an additional wager.

Free doubling after splitting is allowed, provided the player’s 2 card point total is a hard 9, 10 or 11.

*There will be no surrender in Free Bet Blackjack.

PUSH 22 WAGER
If the dealer busts with a point total of 22, all player bets in action are pushes. The Push 22 side bet wins if the dealer busts with a total of 22, and the players hand does not exceed a point total of 29.

Note: Player blackjacks are paid before the dealer hits out his hand, so they are not affected by the Push 22 rule. In the event that all players’ hands have busted or resulted in a blackjack, the dealer will draw cards to settle the Push 22 wager.

Chase the Flush features head to head play against the dealer and an optional same suit bonus bet. Ranking of hands are based upon the number of cards of the same suit (a flush) in the player or dealer’s hand. Players and the dealer each receive three cards. They combine them with four community cards to make the longest flush possible.

If players bet pre-flop, they may risk 3x their ante or check. If they bet after the flop, they may bet 2x their ante or check. And if they wait until the turn/river when all of the community cards are exposed, they may only bet 1x their ante or fold.

This game also features an optional bet, the same suit bonus. If they have a four-card flush or higher.

See pay table for odds.

- Players must make equal bets on the ante and the x-tra bonus. They can also make an optional same suit bonus bet for any amount within table limits.

- Working clockwise from the left to right, the dealer gives each player and then himself three starting cards, face down.

- After the dealer has received her cards, four community cards will be delivered face down in the middle of the table.

- Players then make a choice: 1] check (do nothing); or 2] make an all bet equal to 2x their ante. Note: once players bet, they cannot bet again and they cannot change their bet.

- The dealer then turns the first two (furthest left) community cards (the hop) face up on the layout.

- Players that have not yet made an all in bet have a choice: 1] check (do nothing), or 2] make an all in bet equal to 2x their ante.

- The dealer then places the final two community cards (the turn and the river) face up on the payout.

- Players that have not yet made an all in bet have a choice: 1] fold, or 2] make an all in bet equal to 1x their ante.

- The dealer then reveals his/her three hole cards and announces his seven card flush.

- The dealer needs a 9-high three-card flush in order to qualify.

- Working from right to left, the dealer combines each player’s three hole cards with the community cards to make the best seven card flush.

- If the dealer and the player both have the same number of cards in their flush, the winning hand is determined by the highest ranking card (ace high) to 2 (low) of the flush in each hand.

- If the highest ranking card is the same in both hands, the second highest card is determining factor.

- If the highest and second highest ranking cards are the same in both hands, the third highest card is the determining factor, and so on. 1] The same rule follows until a winner or tie is determined. Straight flushes have no significance in the card ranking: they only have value in the same suit bonus bet.

- If the player’s flush beats the dealer’s, the all in and ante bets win even money.

- If the player’s hand loses to the dealer, the all in, ante, and x-tra bonus bets lose.

- When the hands tie, the all in, ante, and x-tra bonus bets push.

- The x-tra bonus bet wins when the player beats the dealer with four or more cards of the same suit. See pay table for odds.

- If the player wins with less than a four-card flush, the x-tra bonus bet pushes.

-The same suit bonus bet wins if the player has a four-card flush or higher. 1] Player does not have to win the same suit bonus. See pay table for odds.

- The dealer, working from right to left, refunds each player’s ante bet. He does this prior to looking at any of the player’s hands.

- Then, also working from right to left, he resolves the action normally.

- The player’s hand must beat the dealer’s hand in order for the all in bet to win even money, regardless of how many cards are in the player’s and dealer’s hands. (Ex: 2 cards vs 2 cards- highest flush wins: 3 cards vs. 2 cards- 3 card flush wins: 3 cards vs. 3 cards (non-qualifying)- highest flush wins)

- If the player’s hand loses to the dealer, the all in and x-tra bonus bet lose.

- Even if the dealer and player both have non-qualifying hands, the player still must have a higher flush to beat the dealer.

- When the hands tie, the all in and x-tra bonus bets push.

- The x-tra bonus bet wins when the player beats the dealer with four or more cards of the same suit. See pay table for odds.

- If the player wins with less than a four-card flush, the x-tra Bonus bet pushes.

The game of midi-baccarat is quite simple to play and is often an exciting, popular addition to a casino’s gaming mix. A player has only to choose how much to bet on a given hand and whether to be on the Player hand, the Banker hand, or on a tie. These are merely designations for each of the two hands which will be dealt; the house actually books all bets. After that, the Dealer will play out the cards according to the rules of the game, determine the winning hand, and take and pay all bets. The players really has no more decisions to make.

The ”Value” of the cards in each deck shall be as follows:

- Any card from 2 to 9 shall have its face value.
- Any Ten, Jack, Queen or King shall have a value of zero.
- Any Ace shall have a value of one (1).

The “Point Count” of a hand shall be a single number from 0 to 9 inclusive, and shall be determined by totaling the value of the cards in the hand. If the total of the cards in the hand is a two digit number, the left digit of such number shall be discarded having no value and the right digit shall constitute the “Point” of the hand.

EXAMPLES: A hand composed of an Ace, 2 and 4, has a point total of 7. A hand composed of an Ace, 2 and 9 has a total of 12, but only a “Point Count” of 2 since the digit 1 in the number 12 is discarded

If the first two cards of the Banker hand total 0, 1 or 2 the Banker hand will always draw a card.

If the first two cards of the Banker hand total 3 and if the Player hand drew a third card that was not an eight the Banker hand will draw a card. This rule is known as the “38 Special.”

If the first two cards of the Banker hand total 4 and if the Player hand drew a third card that was a 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 the Banker hand will draw a card. This rule is known as the “427 Rule.”

If the first two cards of the Banker hand total 5 and if the Player hand drew a third card that was a 4, 5, 6 or 7 the Banker hand will draw a card. This rule is known as the “547 Rule.”

If the first two cards of the Banker hand total 6 and if the Player hand drew a third card that was a 6 or 7 the Banker hand will draw a card. This rule is known as the “667 Rule.”

If the first two cards of the Banker hand total 7 the Banker hand will stand.

If the first two cards of the Banker hand total 8 or 9 the Banker hand will stand and neither hand will take a third card.

Dragon Bonus is an optional side bet for baccarat. Players have two ways to win: 1) If their selected hand for the Dragon Bonus wager is a natural winner; or 2) is a non-natural way that wins by four or more points. With non-natural winners, the higher the margin of victory, the higher the payout.

The Dragon Bonus is an optional side bet which can be utilized when playing mini baccarat.

The following rules must be adhered to:

Players must make a traditional baccarat wager in order to wager on the Dragon Bonus bet.

If the players make the Dragon Bonus side bet, it must correspond to the traditional baccarat wager. For example, if they make a traditional wager on Player their Dragon Bonus wager must also be on Player.

Natural winners always pay even-money on the Dragon Bonus bet.

In the event of a natural tie (8-8 9-9), the Dragon Bonus bets push. In the case of a non-natural tie, the Dragon Bonus bets lose.

The following pay table will be used for the Dragon Bonus:

Minimum Bet $1.00

Maximum Bet $250.00

Win by 9 points 30 to 1
Win by 8 points 10 to 1
Win by 6-7 points 4 to 1
Win by 4-5 points 2 to 1
Natural Winner 1 to 1
Natural Ties Push

The casino prohibits side betting between and against the players and against the house.

Each player must make a Pai Gow Poker wage. Each player has the option to make a Fortune Bonus and or Pai/Gow’d wager within the table limits designated by the “house.”

The Game uses one standard deck of fifty-two cards PLUS ONE Joker for a total of 53 cards. The Joker is only used as an Ace or to complete straights and flushes, it is not wild.

Players will be dealt 7 cards and build a 2 card (low) hand and a 5 card (high) hand. In order for the player to win, their 2 card and 5 card hands must both rank higher than the dealers hands or the banker. If neither the Player nor the Banker can provide a hand with two winning sets, the result is a tie and the Player’s wager results in a push. The dealer then determines the Player’s best 5-card or seven-card hand from all seven Players cards. The dealer rearranges the cards if necessary.

Player’s must elect to take the bank and cover all the action. The casino will bank every other hand. In order to bank, a player must have played the previous hand against the Casino bank. NO Co-Banking.

A 5% commission is charged on winning players bets. Player bankers pay 5% on their net win.
The dealer bank will always set its hand the prescribed “house way”. A fouled set hand by the dealer will be reset the house way.

A fouled set hand by the “Player Banker” will automatically lose.

I-Roulette is an Electronic Roulette game with a dealer and a Roulette wheel. Players will use a Touch Screen to place their bets. Players will be responsible for all bets placed.

The dealer will instruct all active players to place their bets. An animation instructing players to place their bets is also displayed. Once the game-clock has completed the countdown, all bets are frozen and the NO MORE BETS animation is displayed on all player terminals and the central screen.

Players are disabled from making any further bets until the next game.

Players buy in with Cash or Cheques that are credited the amount on the Terminal. The player determines the value of the cheques on buy-in.

Players will verbally announce they want to Cash-Out. Players are responsible for checking the cash out amount before they leave the table.

The game of Let It Ride is based upon five card stud poker. Players place three equal bets and are dealt three cards which are combined with the dealer’s two community cards to form a five card hand. A player who fails to attain a pair of 10s or better forfeits whatever bets that were not withdrawn. A player who received a hand consisting of a pair of 10s or better will receive a basic game payout.

Players may also wager an additional $1 per hand to participate in Let It Ride Bonus and receive immediate bonus payouts.

Let It Ride shall be played with two alternating different colored decks of fifty-two (52) cards, no jokers.

The value of the cards contained in each deck will be their face value except the Ace may be used as either a high or low card.

The ranking of hands lowest to highest is as follows:
- One Pair (10’s or better)
- Two Pair
- Three of a Kind
- Straight
- Flush
- Full House
- Four of a Kind
- Straight Flush
- Royal Straight Flush

All wagers must be placed prior to the first card being dealt. Once all bets have been made and before the cards are dealt, the dealer will announce “No More Bets”. Each player must place three (3) equal wagers in the circles marked 1, 2, and 3 on the layout, within the posted minimums of $5.00 and maximum of $500.00

A Player may wager an additional dollar ($1.00) for the Let It Ride Bonus Feature and/or the Three Card Bonus Feature. The additional dollar bonus wagers make a Player eligible for bonus payments if he/she should get a hand of a pair or higher.

Ante Wager is a wager that a player is required to make prior to any cards being dealt in order to compete against the dealer’s hand in a round of play. If you bet on the Ante spot & like your hand, you must place a wager on the Play spot that is equal to the Ante. TO win this bet, your 3-card poker hand must beat the dealer’s 3-card poker hand. All winning Ante & Play wagers will be paid 1 to 1. You must also make the Play wager or you will forfeit the Ante wager. If the dealer does not hold a hand with a “queen high or better” rank, the Ante wager shall automatically be paid 1 to 1 & the Play wager shall be returned to the player.

Play Both Ante & Pair Plus Wager, you must make the Play wager or forfeit both the Nate & Pair Plus Wagers.

Ante Bonus: If you make the Ante & Play wagers you may win a bonus payout even if the dealer’s hand beats your hand.

- The rank of the cards used in three card poker, in order of highest to the lowest rank, shall be: ace, king, queen, jack, 10, 9,7, 6, 5, 4, 3, and 2. All suits shall be considered equal in rank. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and ace may be used to complete a “straight” with a two and three.

- The permissible poker hands in the game of the three card poker, in order of highest to lowest rank, shall be:

- “Straight flush” is a hand consisting of three cards of the same suit in consecutive ranking, with ace, king, and queen being the highest straight flush and three, two and ace being the lowest ranking straight flush.

- “Three-of-a- kind” is a hand consisting of three cards of the same rank, regardless of suit, with three aces being the highest ranking three-of-a-kind and three twos being the lowest three-of-a-kind.

- “Straight” is a hand consisting of three cards of consecutive rank, regardless of suit, with ace, king and queen being the highest ranking straight and three, two and ace being the lowest ranking straight.
The following wagers may be placed in the game of Three Card Poker:

- A player may compete solely against the dealer by placing an ante wager in an amount within the posted minimum and maximum wagers and then placing a play in an equal amount;

- A player may compete solely against a posted payout ledger by placing a pair plus wager, which wager may be in any amount within the posted minimum and maximum wagers; or

- A player may compete against both the dealer and the posted payout ledger by placing an ante wager and a pair plus wager.

The payout odds are as follows:
- A player in completion against the dealer shall be paid 1 to 1 on both the ante wager and the play wager if the player’s hand is ranked higher than the dealer’s hand. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the dealer does not hold a hand with a “queen high or better” rank, the ante wager shall automatically
be paid 1 to 1 and the play wager shall be returned to the player.

- A player placing a pair plus wager shall be paid in accordance with the following payout ledger:

There will be a maximum aggregate payout of $30,000 per hand dealt
If more than one card is found face up in the shoe or the deck during the dealing of the cards, all hands shall be void and the cards shall be reshuffled.
If one or more of the dealer’s cads is inadvertently exposed prior to the dealer revealing his or her cards as described above, all hands shall be void and the cards shall be reshuffled.
If the automated card-shuffling device jams, stops shuffling during a shuffle, or fails to complete a shuffle cycle, the cards shall be reshuffled in accordance with procedures described above.

Players may not wager on the house’s hand or on other player’s hands. Side bets between players are prohibited.
The maximum aggregate payouts will be $30,000 per hand dealt.

Note: Ultimate Texas Hold’em handles qualifying differently than other games. When the dealer doesn’t qualify, it’s not an automatic win for the player.

When the dealer qualifies, the dealer combines each player’s hole cards with the community cards to make the best five-card hand. If the player’s hand beats the dealers, the Play and Ante bets wind even money. If the players hand loses to the dealer, the Play, Ante bets lose. When the hands tie, the Play, Ante and Blind bets push. The Blind bet wins when the player wins with a straight or higher. See table layout for odds. If the player wins with less than a straight the Blind pushes. The Trips bet wins if the player has three of a kind or better. See layout for odds. When the dealer doesn’t qualify, he/she refunds each player’s Ante bet.

Note: If the player has three of a kind or better, the Trips bet always wins even if the player folds.

Progressive Winners: The percentage pays are paid from the progressive jackpot shown on the progressive meter. CARD SHUFFLER MALFUNCTION VOIDS HANDS. PLAYERS MAY NOT EXCHANGE OR COMMUNICATE INFORMATION REGARDING HIS/HER HAND. Any violation may result in a dead hand and forfeiture of his/her wager (s).

The layout used for “Spanish 21” is very similar to a standard Blackjack layout. The only differences are the felt identifies the game as Spanish 21 and the Bonus 21 Payouts are printed on the felt and the Match. The dealer bet is found on the felt also. Rule signs posting the Spanish 21 rules will be on every table designated for Spanish 21.

The game will be played with 6 decks. The game is dealt from a standard multi-deck shoe. The only exception to the standard deck is that all number “10” cards and Jokers are removed. (A Spanish deck consists of 48 cards; 2-9, J, Q, K, A; no number “10” cards).

Players can double down once on 2 or more cards, including after splitting.

Players can split cards of equal value including Aces up three times, creating four hands. When
splitting, Aces are treated like any other card. Hitting and doubling down split hands, such as Aces, is allowed.

Player Blackjack always beats a dealer Blackjack and is paid 3 to 2.

Player total of 21 always beats a dealer total of 21. Certain player 21 totals result in a Bonus 21 Payout as noted below.

Dealer checks under Ace or Face card for Blackjack. Early Surrender (before peek) is not permitted. Surrender on first two cards is allowed. Surrender allows the player to forfeit ½ of their wager and drop from the hand. Player cannot surrender when the dealer’s hand is a Blackjack.

The dealer will hit on “soft 17”, and stand on all other totals of 17.

The Super Bonus payout requires no special or side bet. When a player’s first three cards are suited 7’s and the dealer’s up card is any 7, that player wins a $1,000.00 Super Bonus when a $5.00 minimum bet is being played, or a $5,000.00 Super Bonus when a $25.00 minimum bet is being played. All other betting players of that round receive a $50.00 Envy Bonus.

Bonuses are not paid on doubled hands. Players holding the following hands totaling 21 who have not doubled down are paid a Bonus 21 Payout as follows:

Players can wager a “Match the Dealer” bet, and in addition to the regular bet, a player can bet that either of his/her first two cards will numerically match the dealer’s up or down (hole) card. There are only two levels of payoff, a suited numeric match and an unsuited numeric match. The payoff amount depends upon the number of decks used. If both of the player’s first two cards numerically match the dealer’s up card, then the player is paid on both card matches.

Minimum bet is $5. Maximum bet is $500.

Players win on all blackjacks and are paid immediately.

Doubling down on a two card 21 (Blackjack) is permitted. Instead of taking the Blackjack payout, a player may elect to double down.

Players win on all hands totaling 21 and are paid immediately.

Doubling down on a three or more card soft 21 is permitted.

After doubling, players may choose to Rescue (take back) the doubled portion of the bet and forfeit the original bet. Busted Doubles CANNOT be rescued.

Double Down Rescue should not be confused with or called Surrender. A player may surrender any first two-card hand after the dealer has checked for Blackjack and always gives up ½ of his/her bet. RESCUE on the other hand applies only to a DOUBLED hand which will be 3 or more cards, and he/she can only RESCUE the doubled portion which could be less than his/her original bet.

Insurance is permitted. Players may bet up to ½ the original bet, on any dealer’s Ace card showing, including a PAID Blackjack.

Late Surrender Allowed – player cannot surrender against a dealer’s Blackjack. A plyer may surrender (forfeit) ½ of his/her original bet, on his/her first two cards only, against any dealer up card. If dealer up card is a Face or Ace, dealer must check for Blackjack; if no Blackjack, player may surrender.

Super Bonus payouts are $1,000 on a $5-$24 bet, or $5,000 on a $25 or higher bet. Envy Bonus of $50 is paid to all other betting players of the round in either case.

A “Match the Dealer” bet is a wager that either of a players first two cards will numerically match the dealer’s up or down (hole) card. There are only two payoff amounts, a suited numeric match and an unsuited numeric match. The player makes the optional “Match the Dealer” wager by placing a bet in the provided “Match the Dealer’s up card” and “Match the Dealer’s down card” bet circles. In order to play the “Match the Dealer’s up card” bet, the player must make a regular Spanish 21 bet. In order to play the “Match the Dealer’s down card” bet the player must make both a regular Spanish 21 bet and a “Match the Dealer’s up card” bet. The “Match the Dealer” bet limits are $1 minimum and $500 maximum.

The dealer deals two cards face up to each player and two cards to himself/herself, with one of the dealer’s cards exposed as the up card. The dealer checks the cards of all players with the “Match the Dealer’s up “card” wager to see if either of their first two cards match the dealer’s up card. Players are paid for each card where there is a match. If both cards match, both cards are paid.

Spanish 21 (SIX DECKS)
Unsuited Match Payout Four to one
Suited Match Payout Nine to one

A “Progressive “Match the Dealer” bet is a wager that either of a players first two cards will numerically match the dealer’s up or down (hole) card. The player makes the optional “Match the Dealer” wager by placing a bet in the provided “progressive Match the Dealer bet circle”. In order to play the “Match the Dealer” progressive bet, the player must make a regular Spanish 21 bet.

Progressive Match the dealer bets will be paid after the dealer takes action (hit or stay) on their hand and all other bets have been taken or paid.

Progressive match the dealer bets requiring taxes be withheld will be paid at the conclusion of the hand in accordance with EQC procedures.

If multiple players have progressive match the dealer bets that win they will be paid in the order in which the hand were dealt at the table.

Example: if the player at the dealers left hits a 10% payout of the total jackpot and the player to the dealers right does as well; the player to the dealer’s right (who was dealt his hand last) will receive 10% of the jackpot that remains after the first player has his 10% removed and paid to him.