Twenty-One is a card game in which a player tries to obtain a higher total card count than a dealer without exceeding 21. An ace counts either one or eleven. A king, queen, and jack have a count of ten. Cards two through ten are counted at their face value. A maximum of seven players may play at a table. A player may play up to two betting spaces if an adjacent betting space is available. An outsider may not wager on a player’s hand and a player may not wager on another player’s hand.
- An individual must be at least age 21 to play Twenty-One.
Wagers
The organization may set the minimum limit for the original wager at not more than $3 on one active table. If there is more than one active table at a site, the organization may set a higher minimum wager on additional tables. The maximum limit per wager may be set by the organization at not more than $25. Wagers in increments of $1 must be accepted between the posted minimum and the posted maximum limit. A player may not play more than two hands at the same time.
Use of this office’s standard recordkeeping forms is required to account for Twenty-One if video surveillance is required. Obtain written approval from this office before using another system. If video surveillance is not required, an organization may design its own forms.
Instructions and Recordkeeping Forms
- Casino Chips Inventory Log (SFN 17930)
- Used to track all casino chips owned by an organization.
- Twenty-One Daily Report (SFN 50079)
- Account for a day’s twenty-one activity at a site.
- Twenty-One Daily Count and Table Report for Sites with More than 3 Tables (SFN 9924)
- Account for the activity of tables 4 through 6 at a site. It is always used in conjunction with the Twenty-One Daily Report.
- Twenty-One Summary (SFN 50901)
- Summarize the twenty-one activity at a site for one quarter.
- Twenty-One Dealer Shift Report (SFN 18862)
- Track each dealer’s performance by shift.
- Twenty-One Dealer Percent of Hold (SFN 18863)
- Summarize a site’s percent-of-hold on a quarterly basis for all dealers that conducted twenty-one at the site.
- Digital Surveillance Review Log (SFN 54064)
- For organizations that have digital video surveillance systems, this form is used when the organization reviews digital surveillance to track and document the review.
- Twenty-One Review Record (SFN 50033)
- This form is used to review a minimum of one hour per week of video surveillance for each table at the site per requirements of NDAC § 99-01.3-08-04(8)
Other general forms for the conduct of Twenty-One activity are: I.O.U., Ideal Cash Bank Master Record, Cumulative Ideal Cash Bank Record, Evaluation of Video Surveillance Recording, Reconciliation of Ideal Cash Banks, Reconciliation of Inventories, and Cash Reserve Bank-Daily Report. These additional forms can be found under General Forms.
Combined Twenty-One & Paddlewheel
When an organization conducts Twenty-One and paddlewheel with a table at a site, the organization may choose to combine the cash banks and casino chip banks when completing the daily accounting records. The activity continues to be summarized and reported on the gaming tax return separately for the two game types.
Use of this office’s standard recordkeeping forms is required to account for Twenty-One and paddlewheel combined activity. Obtain written approval from this office before using another system.
- Casino Chips Inventory Log (SFN 53031)
- Used to track all casino chips owned by an organization.
- Twenty-One and Paddlewheel Daily Report (SFN 53027)
- Account for a day’s combined twenty-one and paddlewheel activity at a site.
- Twenty-One and Paddlewheel Summary (SFN 53028)
- Summarize the combined activity of twenty-one and paddlewheels at a site for a quarter.
Other forms for the combined concept activity can be found above under Twenty-One forms and the Paddlewheel with a Table forms: Twenty-One Dealer Shift Report, Twenty-One Dealer Percent-of-hold, Twenty-One Review Record, Paddlewheel Operator Shift Report, Paddlewheel Percent-of-Hold, Paddlewheel Review Record and Digital Surveillance Review Log.
Other general forms for the combined concept activity are: I.O.U., Ideal Cash Bank Master Record, Cumulative Ideal Cash Bank Record, Reconciliation of Ideal Cash Banks, Reconciliation of Inventories, Evaluation of Video Surveillance Recording and Cash Reserve Bank-Daily Report. These additional forms can be found under General Forms.