Atlassino Academy · First visit · Lesson 5
Joining a table: the unwritten rules
When your bet can go down at a casino table, what a seat asks of you, whose decisions count at your spot, and which table rules are written down.
Nobody has ever shown you how to sit down at a casino table. Almost nobody is ever shown. What the sign beside the table means is the next lesson, and buying chips was the one before; this one is the minute in between.
Before we start: every seat at a blackjack table is taken, and you would like to play. What can you do? Nothing is scored; the answer comes at the end.
The short answer
Sit down whenever you like; the bet waits. Once the first card of a round is out, no new bet is accepted. A seat at blackjack means a bet on every round, and the decisions at your spot are yours alone — nobody else’s advice counts. Whether you can bet from behind a full table depends on whose rules the casino plays by. At roulette nothing moves after “no va más”, and in the poker room the phone stays out of play.
Mayaformer floor supervisor · manners, money and breaks
People think the hard part of a first table is the game. It is not. The hard part is the minute before you sit, and almost none of it is unwritten: it sits in the rulebooks published for the casinos.
Taking a seat
At a blackjack table you can sit down at any moment; it is the bet that waits. Under the rules Lotería de Córdoba publishes, no bet is accepted once the first card of a round has been drawn, so a bet goes down in the gap before the next round.
- The table
- 7 betting spots, numbered from the dealer’s left
- Your seat
- you are still standing
- Taken
- spots 1, 2, 5 and 6
- Open
- spots 3, 4 and 7
- The round
- the dealer has started dealing
- Cards come from
- a shoe beside the dealer
The round has started and the first cards are out. Spot 4 is open, and a bet on it waits for the next round.
A seat is not somewhere to watch from. The blackjack rules of two provinces put it in one line: a player in a seat bets on every round, and one who does not leaves the seat free.
And a table may need company before it starts. Under Lotería de Córdoba’s rules, the game starts with at least three seated players making three or more bets.
Mayaformer floor supervisor · manners, money and breaks
Sit down when you are ready, not when the dealer is halfway round the table. Nobody minds a player who waits for the next round: that is how the rules are written.
A full table, and a bet from behind
When every seat is taken, what happens next depends on whose rules the casino plays by, and two of the rulebooks quoted here say opposite things.
- The table
- 7 betting spots, numbered from the dealer’s left
- Your seat
- you are still standing
- Taken
- spots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7
- Open
- none
- The round
- the round is over, betting is open
- Cards come from
- a shoe beside the dealer
Every spot is taken, and you are on your feet. Whether a bet from here is allowed depends on the rulebook.
- Under IPLyC Buenos Aires’s rules — allowedA standing player may bet in the box of their choice and goes along with the choices of the player seated there, without deciding alone. The seated and the standing player’s bets together must stay inside the table’s maximum.
- Under Lotería de Córdoba’s rules — not allowedBets from standing players are not accepted, and nobody may add a bet to another player’s box.
Our advice, not a rule: before a chip goes down from behind somebody’s seat, ask the dealer which way this table works.
Your spot, your decisions
Once your bet is down, the rules settle two things: what you may still do with it, and whose word counts at your spot.
- Your hand — yours to decideHow much to bet, whether to take a card, double, insure or split: the decisions at a spot are strictly the player’s own.
- Somebody else’s advice — counts for nothingIndications from other players or onlookers have no validity, and one province’s rules go further: nobody may advise a player at all.
- Your bet, once it is down — changed only as the rules provideNo bet may be raised, lowered or taken back other than in the ways the rulebook provides: doubling, splitting, insurance.
- Notes of the game — not permittedOne line of IPLyC Buenos Aires’s rules, with no exception attached.
- Playing for somebody else — forbiddenPutting bets together is forbidden outright, and so is playing for a third person.
- Bets between players — not allowedPlayers may not make bets or challenges among themselves, or challenge the dealer.
Mayaformer floor supervisor · manners, money and breaks
The player at the next spot will tell you what they would do. You can listen, nod and do whatever you meant to do: under these rules their opinion has no weight at all.
At the roulette table
Roulette has a track of its own. Three rules are worth knowing before your first spin.
- The call closes the table. Once the dealer calls “no va más”, no bet may be made, and none already down may be taken back or changed.
- A bet on the number that came up stays put. It may not be withdrawn or changed until it has been paid in full.
- Chips are placed, not thrown. Placement must be clear and precise, so the bet says what you intend, and a bet is paid on what the chip marks, never on what the player meant.
- The table
- a corner of the roulette layout, eighteen numbers of it drawn here
- The ball has landed
- on one number, marked darker
- The dolly
- standing on that number
- Your colour chips
- one stack on a number
- The round
- the dealer is paying the table
The ball has landed, and the dolly stands on the number. Chips on that number stay where they are until the dealer has paid them.
In the poker room
The poker room has a track of its own too. What the published rules ask of a player at a poker table, in order:
- JoiningAt the start of a game or in the middle of one, with at least the table’s minimum and no more than its maximum, if one is set.
- More chipsBought between hands, before the next one starts.
- Your phoneNot used during play. A player who takes a call during a hand is warned and can be removed from the game.
- A breakUp to two hands away, at your own request, without losing the seat.
- LeavingOnly when a hand has finished, and out loud. Leaving another player to bet for you is forbidden.
- The table
- 9 seats
- The button
- seat 1
- Small blind
- seat 2
- Big blind
- seat 3
- The seat offered to you
- seat 6
- The hand
- a game is under way
The button (the disc that marks which poker seat is dealing this hand; it moves one seat on every hand) marks which seat is dealing this hand, and the two blinds (the two forced bets that start a poker hand, and the two amounts a game is named by) sit to its left. Seat 6 is free.
Tips
No rule quoted on this page asks for a tip, and none names an amount. The one rulebook here that mentions tips at all, Lotería Nacional’s rules for punto y banca, gives the croupier the job of receiving them and dropping them into the slot kept for that purpose.
Mayaformer floor supervisor · manners, money and breaks
If you want to thank a dealer, that is your call. It is money from the same limit as everything else on the table tonight, so decide it the way you decide a bet: before you sit down.
Who has the last word
Under IPLyC Buenos Aires’s blackjack rules, the house may ask a player to leave the game for not keeping to the rules, or for not behaving decently towards the staff and the other players.
And where a rulebook runs out, the room decides. Lotería de Córdoba’s blackjack rules leave any doubt about what they mean, and any situation they do not cover, to the authorities of the gaming room alone. Lotería Nacional’s poker rules give the casino’s management the say on anything they do not foresee, and make its decision on any special situation during a game final.
Practice: your first minute
A moment at a table, three answers, and after each answer the rule it rests on, with its publisher named above the scene. Level 1 is a blackjack table, and every moment says whose rule it is; level 2 is a signpost to roulette and the poker room, and is not scored.
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Level 1 · At a blackjack table
Blackjack · rule published by Lotería de Córdoba
- The table
- 7 betting spots, numbered from the dealer’s left
- Your seat
- you are still standing
- Taken
- spots 1, 2, 5 and 6
- Open
- spots 3, 4 and 7
- The round
- the dealer has started dealing
- Cards come from
- a shoe beside the dealer
The dealer has started dealing, and spot 4 is open. When can your first bet go down?
The answer: Before the first card of the next round.
Sit down whenever you like; it is the bet that waits. No bet is accepted after the first card of a round has been drawn, so yours goes down in the gap before the next one.
No se permitirán apuestas realizadas posteriormente a la extracción de la primera carta.-Free translation: No bets made after the first card has been drawn shall be permitted.
Lotería de Córdoba S.E. (portal) · Reglamento del juego «Black Jack» · readLevel 2 · The other tables
Roulette · the same rule in two rulebooks
- The table
- a corner of the roulette layout, eighteen numbers of it drawn here
- The dolly
- off the table
- Your colour chips
- one stack on a number
- The round
- the dealer has called “no va más”
The dealer has called “no va más”, and you want to move your chips to the next number. Can you?
The answer: No: after the call no bet is placed, moved or taken back.
Once the dealer has called “no va más”, no bet may be made, and no bet already on the table may be taken back or changed. Roulette has a track of its own; this is the one rule to know before your first spin.
Luego que el Tallador anuncie "no va más" no podrá efectuarse ninguna apuesta ni retirar o modificar las ya efectuadas.Free translation: Once the Dealer announces "no va más", no bet may be placed, and bets already placed may not be withdrawn or changed.
Lotería de Córdoba S.E. (portal) · Reglamento de Ruleta · readEl "croupier" gira la ruleta y lanza la bolilla en el plato. Se hacen apuestas hasta el famoso "no va más...!".Free translation: The "croupier" spins the roulette wheel and launches the ball onto the wheel. Bets are placed until the famous "no va más...!" (no more bets).
IAFAS Entre Ríos · Ruleta / Juegos Tradicionales de Casinos (DOC-H8-GCA-CSJ-004 V00) · read| The moment | What to do | Whose rule it is | The words it rests on |
|---|---|---|---|
| The dealer has started dealing, and spot 4 is open. When can your first bet go down? | Before the first card of the next round Sit down whenever you like; it is the bet that waits. No bet is accepted after the first card of a round has been drawn, so yours goes down in the gap before the next one. | Blackjack · rule published by Lotería de Córdoba | No se permitirán apuestas realizadas posteriormente a la extracción de la primera carta.-Free translation: No bets made after the first card has been drawn shall be permitted. Lotería de Córdoba S.E. (portal) · Reglamento del juego «Black Jack» · read |
| You have a seat, and you would like to sit this round out and just watch. What do the rules say? | A seat means a bet on every round; to watch, give the seat up A player who takes a seat at a blackjack table is obliged to bet on every round, and one who does not has to leave the seat free. Watching is done on your feet. | Blackjack · the same rule in two rulebooks | Deberá apostar obligatoriamente en cada una de las tallas, en caso de no hacerlo, deberá dejar libre el asiento.Free translation: The player must bet on each of the deals; if not, the player must leave the seat free. IPLyC Buenos Aires (Sistema de Normas) · Resolución 1452/12, Anexo I: Marco Normativo de los Juegos de Azar Artesanales y Electrónicos · section Capítulo 9, Black Jack modalidad carta descubierta: Reglamento del Juego (9.1 a 9.14) · readTodo Jugador que ocupare un asiento en la mesa de BLACK JACK está obligado a realizar apuestas en cada una de las Jugadas, caso contrario deberá desocupar su asiento.-Free translation: Every Player who occupies a seat at the BLACK JACK table is obliged to place bets on each of the Plays; otherwise the Player must vacate the seat. Lotería de Córdoba S.E. (portal) · Reglamento del juego «Black Jack» · read |
| Your neighbour tells you to take another card. Whose decision is it? | Yours alone, and the advice counts for nothing Every decision at a spot — how much to bet, whether to double, insure or split — is strictly the player’s, and indications from other players or onlookers have no validity. One province’s rules go further: nobody may advise a player at all. | Blackjack · the same rule in two rulebooks | Las decisiones de los apostadores, ya sean montos a apostar, o en alternativas de juego- como valores de cartas, doblar, asegurar o abrir juego- serán estrictamente personales, no teniendo ninguna validez las indicaciones que efectuaren otros jugadores o personas del Público.Free translation: The decisions of the bettors, whether the amounts to bet or the playing options (such as card values, doubling, insuring or splitting), shall be strictly personal, and any indications given by other players or persons from the Public shall have no validity. Lotería de Córdoba S.E. (portal) · Reglamento del juego «Black Jack» · readNo se admitirá a persona alguna, aconsejar a éste, acerca de sus decisiones en el desarrollo del juego, ni efectuar manifestación alguna al respecto.Free translation: No person shall be allowed to advise the player about his or her decisions during the course of the game, or to make any comment in that regard. IPLyC Buenos Aires (Sistema de Normas) · Resolución 1452/12, Anexo I: Marco Normativo de los Juegos de Azar Artesanales y Electrónicos · section Capítulo 9, Black Jack modalidad carta descubierta: Reglamento del Juego (9.1 a 9.14) · read |
| The cards are out, and you would like to take back half of your bet. Can you? | No: a bet changes only in the ways the rules provide, such as doubling or splitting No bet may be raised, lowered or taken back, other than in the ways the rulebook itself provides — doubling, splitting, insurance. | Blackjack · rule published by Lotería de Córdoba | No se permitirá ninguna modificación de apuestas, ya sea para aumentarlas, disminuirlas o retirarlas, que las contempladas en el presente Reglamento.Free translation: No modification of bets shall be permitted, whether to increase, decrease or withdraw them, other than those provided for in these Rules. Lotería de Córdoba S.E. (portal) · Reglamento del juego «Black Jack» · read |
| Every seat is taken, and you are on your feet. Under these rules, can you still bet? | Yes, in a seated player’s box, and that player makes the decisions Under these rules a standing player may put a bet in the box of their choice and goes along with the choices of the player seated there, without deciding alone. The two bets together must stay inside the table’s maximum. | Blackjack · rule published by IPLyC Buenos Aires | Puede efectuar su/s apuesta/s en el/los casillero/s de su elección y optar por sus variantes cuando se produzcan a resultas de la opción del Apostador sentado. Pero no puede optar ni decidir por sí.Free translation: The player may place his or her bet or bets in the box or boxes of his or her choice and opt for their variants when these arise as a result of the choice of the seated Bettor. But the player may not opt or decide on his or her own. No podrán exceder el límite máximo establecido, tomando en cuenta para ello la apuesta del Apostador sentado sumada a la del Apostador de pie.Free translation: They may not exceed the maximum limit established, taking into account for this purpose the bet of the seated Bettor added to that of the standing Bettor. IPLyC Buenos Aires (Sistema de Normas) · Resolución 1452/12, Anexo I: Marco Normativo de los Juegos de Azar Artesanales y Electrónicos · section Capítulo 9, Black Jack modalidad carta descubierta: Reglamento del Juego (9.1 a 9.14) · read |
| Every seat is taken, and you are on your feet. Under these rules, can you put a bet in a seated player’s box? | No: no bets from standing players, and none added to another player’s box Under these rules bets from standing players are not allowed, and nobody may add a bet to another player’s box. A full table means waiting for a seat. | Blackjack · rule published by Lotería de Córdoba | No se permitirán apuestas de Jugadores de pie, ni agregar apuestas en casilleros de otros Jugadores.Free translation: Bets by standing Players shall not be permitted, nor adding bets in the boxes of other Players. Lotería de Córdoba S.E. (portal) · Reglamento del juego «Black Jack» · read |
| You would like to write down every hand in a notebook as you play. Under these rules? | Not allowed: notes of the game are not permitted Under these rules, notes of the game are not permitted at the table. | Blackjack · rule published by IPLyC Buenos Aires | No serán permitidas anotaciones del juego.Free translation: Notes on the game shall not be permitted. IPLyC Buenos Aires (Sistema de Normas) · Resolución 1452/12, Anexo I: Marco Normativo de los Juegos de Azar Artesanales y Electrónicos · section Capítulo 9, Black Jack modalidad carta descubierta: Reglamento del Juego (9.1 a 9.14) · read |
| A friend standing behind you hands you chips and asks you to play them on your spot. Under these rules? | Not allowed: no pooling of bets, and no playing for somebody else Under these rules, putting bets together is completely forbidden, and so is playing for somebody else. | Blackjack · rule published by IPLyC Buenos Aires | Está totalmente prohibido la asociación de apuestas, como así también jugar para terceros.Free translation: The pooling of bets is totally prohibited, as is playing for third parties. IPLyC Buenos Aires (Sistema de Normas) · Resolución 1452/12, Anexo I: Marco Normativo de los Juegos de Azar Artesanales y Electrónicos · section Capítulo 9, Black Jack modalidad carta descubierta: Reglamento del Juego (9.1 a 9.14) · read |
| You sit down at a blackjack table that has not started, and you are the only player. Under these rules, what does the game need before it starts? | At least three seated players, making three or more bets To start the game there must be at least three seated players, making three or more bets. | Blackjack · rule published by Lotería de Córdoba | Para iniciar el Juego deberá haber, como mínimo, tres Jugadores sentados que efectúen tres o más apuestas.Free translation: To start the Game there must be at least three seated Players who place three or more bets. Lotería de Córdoba S.E. (portal) · Reglamento del juego «Black Jack» · read |
| The dealer has called “no va más”, and you want to move your chips to the next number. Can you? | No: after the call no bet is placed, moved or taken back Once the dealer has called “no va más”, no bet may be made, and no bet already on the table may be taken back or changed. Roulette has a track of its own; this is the one rule to know before your first spin. | Roulette · the same rule in two rulebooks | Luego que el Tallador anuncie "no va más" no podrá efectuarse ninguna apuesta ni retirar o modificar las ya efectuadas.Free translation: Once the Dealer announces "no va más", no bet may be placed, and bets already placed may not be withdrawn or changed. Lotería de Córdoba S.E. (portal) · Reglamento de Ruleta · readEl "croupier" gira la ruleta y lanza la bolilla en el plato. Se hacen apuestas hasta el famoso "no va más...!".Free translation: The "croupier" spins the roulette wheel and launches the ball onto the wheel. Bets are placed until the famous "no va más...!" (no more bets). IAFAS Entre Ríos · Ruleta / Juegos Tradicionales de Casinos (DOC-H8-GCA-CSJ-004 V00) · read |
| Your chips are on the number that came up, and the dealer is still paying. Can you pick up your stake now? | No: the bet on that number stays untouched until it has been paid in full The bet on the number that came up may not be taken back or changed until it has been paid in full. | Roulette · rule published by IPLyC Buenos Aires | No se permitirá retirar ni modificar la apuesta del número premiado hasta haberse completado el pago total.Free translation: It will not be permitted to withdraw or change the bet on the winning number until the full payment has been completed. IPLyC Buenos Aires (Sistema de Normas) · Resolución 1452/12, Anexo I: Marco Normativo de los Juegos de Azar Artesanales y Electrónicos · section Capítulo 1, Ruleta Americana: Reglamento del Juego (1.1 a 1.10) · read |
| You cannot reach the number you want. May you toss your chips onto it? | No: chips go down clearly placed, never thrown, and the bet is paid on where they sit Chips must be placed clearly and precisely, so the bet says what you intend, and throwing them is not allowed. Once the number is decided, a bet is paid on what the chip marks, never on what the player meant. | Roulette · rule published by IPLyC Buenos Aires | La ubicación de las fichas en el tapete deberá ser clara y precisa, definiendo la intención del Apostador; a tal efecto no estará permitido arrojarlas.Free translation: The placement of chips on the layout must be clear and precise, showing the Bettor's intention; for that purpose, throwing them is not permitted. Una vez definida la suerte se pagará de acuerdo a lo que la ficha marque, en ningún caso se tomará en cuenta la intención del Apostador.Free translation: Once the outcome has been determined, payment will be made according to what the chip indicates; in no case will the Bettor's intention be taken into account. Es responsabilidad del público Apostador el cuidado de las jugadas que realice con fichas de chanceFree translation: The Bettor is responsible for looking after the bets made with chance chips. IPLyC Buenos Aires (Sistema de Normas) · Resolución 1452/12, Anexo I: Marco Normativo de los Juegos de Azar Artesanales y Electrónicos · section Capítulo 1, Ruleta Americana: Reglamento del Juego (1.1 a 1.10) · read |
| A poker game is under way, and a seat is free. What do you need to join it? | At least the table’s minimum, and no more than its maximum if it has one To join a table, at the start or with the game in progress, a player needs the minimum set for it and must not go over its maximum, if one is set. More chips can be bought between hands. | Poker room · rule published by IPLyC Buenos Aires | Para el ingreso a una mesa en el inicio o con la partida en desarrollo, es requisito contar con el monto mínimo establecido y no superar el máximo, si lo hubiere preestablecido para la mesa.Free translation: To join a table at the start or while the game is in progress, it is a requirement to have the established minimum amount and not exceed the maximum, if one has been preset for the table. IPLyC Buenos Aires (Sistema de Normas) · Resolución 1452/12, Anexo I: Marco Normativo de los Juegos de Azar Artesanales y Electrónicos · section Capítulo 21, Central Póker Holdem, modalidad Cash Game: Reglamento del Juego (21.1 a 21.14) · readEn caso de ser necesario el Apostador podrá comprar fichas en el transcurso de la partida, dentro del mínimo y máximo establecido, todas las veces que lo desee, debiéndolo realizar entre mano y mano.Free translation: If necessary, the Bettor may buy chips during the course of the game, within the established minimum and maximum, as many times as he or she wishes, and must do so between hands. IPLyC Buenos Aires (Sistema de Normas) · Resolución 1452/12, Anexo I: Marco Normativo de los Juegos de Azar Artesanales y Electrónicos · section Capítulo 21, Central Póker Holdem, modalidad Cash Game: Reglamento del Juego (21.1 a 21.14) · readLa recompra sólo podrá ser realizada antes del inicio del pase.Free translation: The rebuy may only be made before the start of the pase. Lotería Nacional S.E. (argentina.gob.ar/normativa) · Res. 40/2009: Reglamento del póker descubierto, variante Texas Hold'em · section Anexo I, Póker descubierto en la variante Texas Hold’em (arts. 1 a 24) · read |
| Your phone rings during a hand. Under these rules? | Leave it: no phones during play No mobile phone or any other electronic means of communication may be used during play. A player who answers, or keeps talking on the phone during a hand, is warned by the table staff and can be removed from the game. The poker room has a track of its own. | Poker room · rule published by Lotería Nacional | No se puede utilizar telefonía celular o cualquier otro método electrónico de comunicación durante el juego. Si un jugador atiende o permanece hablando por celular durante una mano, será advertido por el personal de mesa pudiendo ser retirado de la partida.Free translation: Mobile phones or any other electronic means of communication may not be used during the game. If a player answers or keeps talking on a mobile phone during a hand, the player will be warned by the table staff and may be removed from the game. Lotería Nacional S.E. (argentina.gob.ar/normativa) · Res. 40/2009: Reglamento del póker descubierto, variante Texas Hold'em · section Anexo I, Póker descubierto en la variante Texas Hold’em (arts. 1 a 24) · read |
| You need a short break. Under these rules, how long can you be away without losing your seat? | Up to two hands, at your own request At their own request, a player may rest for up to two hands without losing their place at the table. | Poker room · rule published by Lotería Nacional | A petición propia del jugador, éste podrá descansar hasta dos manos sin perder el puesto en la mesa.Free translation: At the player's own request, the player may rest for up to two hands without losing his or her place at the table. Lotería Nacional S.E. (argentina.gob.ar/normativa) · Res. 40/2009: Reglamento del póker descubierto, variante Texas Hold'em · section Anexo I, Póker descubierto en la variante Texas Hold’em (arts. 1 a 24) · read |
| You have had enough and want to leave the game. When, and how? | When a hand has finished, and say so out loud A player may leave a game in progress only when a hand has finished, and has to announce it out loud. Leaving another player in charge of your bets is forbidden. | Poker room · rule published by Lotería Nacional | Un jugador puede abandonar una partida en curso sólo cuando un pase haya finalizado. Para ello, deberá anunciarlo a viva voz.Free translation: A player may leave a game in progress only when a pase has ended. To do so, the player must announce it aloud. Lotería Nacional S.E. (argentina.gob.ar/normativa) · Res. 40/2009: Reglamento del póker descubierto, variante Texas Hold'em · section Anexo I, Póker descubierto en la variante Texas Hold’em (arts. 1 a 24) · readEstá prohibido que un jugador abandone la mesa dejando encargado a otro jugador para que le realice las apuestas.Free translation: It is prohibited for a player to leave the table leaving another player in charge of placing his or her bets. Lotería Nacional S.E. (argentina.gob.ar/normativa) · Res. 40/2009: Reglamento del póker descubierto, variante Texas Hold'em · section Anexo I, Póker descubierto en la variante Texas Hold’em (arts. 1 a 24) · read |
How the practice table works
Where the answers come from. Every answer comes from a published rule, quoted with its publisher and the date we read it. Where two provinces’ rules say different things, as they do about a bet from behind a full table, there is one moment for each, and each names its rulebook.
One strip, no rounds. Every square on the strip is one moment of level 1; when they are full, level 2 begins by itself. Level 2 is not scored. Progress stays in this browser; nothing is sent anywhere.
Check yourself
Mayaformer floor supervisor · manners, money and breaks
Five quick ones. Pick an answer, then check it. No timer, no points: just whether it stuck.
The question we opened with. It depends on whose rules the casino plays by. Under IPLyC Buenos Aires’s rules you may put a bet in a seated player’s box and go along with that player’s decisions, inside the table’s maximum for the two bets together; under Lotería de Córdoba’s rules bets from standing players are not allowed, and the answer is to wait for a seat.
Where to check this
18+ under each province’s rules · Play responsibly · the helplines are at the end of this page
Further reading
- Reglamento del juego «Black Jack» · Lotería de Córdoba S.E.Córdoba’s full rules for blackjack: eight decks, the dealer stands on 17, a blackjack pays 150 %, and how doubling, splitting and insurance work.
- Resolución 1452/12, Anexo I: Black Jack modalidad carta descubierta (Reglamento del Juego) · Instituto Provincial de Lotería y Casinos de la Provincia de Buenos AiresThe Buenos Aires province rulebook for its face-up blackjack, including the rules for opening pairs, aces and tens.
- Reglamento de Ruleta · Lotería de Córdoba S.E.Córdoba’s roulette rules: the bet types, what each pays, the colour chips and what “no va más” means.
- Resolución 1452/12, Anexo I: Ruleta Americana (Reglamento del Juego) · Instituto Provincial de Lotería y Casinos de la Provincia de Buenos AiresThe Buenos Aires province rulebook: each bet with the number of paying and of losing outcomes, and the rules for chips.
- Ruleta / Juegos tradicionales de casinos (DOC-H8-GCA-CSJ-004 V00) · Instituto de Ayuda Financiera a la Acción Social, Entre RíosA one-page guide from Entre Ríos with the two kinds of chips and what every bet pays.
- Resolución 40/2009: Reglamento del póker descubierto, variante Texas Hold’em · Lotería Nacional Sociedad del EstadoThe national lottery’s Texas Hold’em rules for Casino Buenos Aires: the house may keep up to 5 % of every pot.
- Resolución 1452/12, Anexo I: Central Póker Holdem, modalidad Cash Game (Reglamento del Juego) · Instituto Provincial de Lotería y Casinos de la Provincia de Buenos AiresThe Buenos Aires province cash-game rules: the seat fee, blinds, rounds and chips.
- Resolución 1452/12, Anexo I: Central Póker Holdem, modalidad Sit & Go (Reglamento del Juego) · Instituto Provincial de Lotería y Casinos de la Provincia de Buenos AiresThe Buenos Aires province Sit & Go rules: 5,000 points in chips each, chips with no monetary value, and the entry money split 50, 30 and 20 per cent.
Mayaformer floor supervisor · manners, money and breaks
Decide your break before you sit down. At a blackjack table a seat means a bet on every round, so a break means giving the seat up — and that is a perfectly good moment to look at the clock and at what is left of your limit.
If it stops being fun
If gambling stops being entertainment, help is available. Minimum entry age: each province sets its own. Where we found the rule or regulator that sets it, we cite it on the page; those we found set it at 18. More on responsible gaming.
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How it’s worked out
Sources, numbers and hosts
Sources. Every rule on this page is quoted from the document that states it, in Spanish, with its publisher and the date we read it: the blackjack, roulette and poker rules that provincial bodies publish for their casinos, and the poker and punto y banca rules Lotería Nacional publishes. Each rule binds the casinos of the body that wrote it; where only one body publishes a rule, the page says whose it is, and where two say different things, the page shows both.
Numbers. There are none on this page: the rules it quotes are about when and how, not how much.
What this lesson does not cover. Buying chips and cashing out, the sign beside the table, the full rules of blackjack, the roulette layout and the poker room each have a lesson or a track of their own. Where one of those owns a subject, this page points at it and stops.
Hosts. Maya is an illustrated character. Her backstory, a former floor supervisor, is written for the course: she is not a real person and does not speak for any casino. The rules and numbers on this page come from the sources it cites, not from her experience.
No promise. Knowing how to join a table is not a reason to join one. Nothing on this page says an evening at a table is a good idea for you, and nothing here tells you how one would end.
When a bet goes down
No se permitirán apuestas realizadas posteriormente a la extracción de la primera carta.-Free translation: No bets made after the first card has been drawn shall be permitted.
Lotería de Córdoba S.E. (portal) · Reglamento del juego «Black Jack» · read
A bet from behind
Puede efectuar su/s apuesta/s en el/los casillero/s de su elección y optar por sus variantes cuando se produzcan a resultas de la opción del Apostador sentado. Pero no puede optar ni decidir por sí.Free translation: The player may place his or her bet or bets in the box or boxes of his or her choice and opt for their variants when these arise as a result of the choice of the seated Bettor. But the player may not opt or decide on his or her own.
No podrán exceder el límite máximo establecido, tomando en cuenta para ello la apuesta del Apostador sentado sumada a la del Apostador de pie.Free translation: They may not exceed the maximum limit established, taking into account for this purpose the bet of the seated Bettor added to that of the standing Bettor.
Section Capítulo 9, Black Jack modalidad carta descubierta: Reglamento del Juego (9.1 a 9.14)
No bets from standing players
No se permitirán apuestas de Jugadores de pie, ni agregar apuestas en casilleros de otros Jugadores.Free translation: Bets by standing Players shall not be permitted, nor adding bets in the boxes of other Players.
Lotería de Córdoba S.E. (portal) · Reglamento del juego «Black Jack» · read
Whose decision it is
Las decisiones de los apostadores, ya sean montos a apostar, o en alternativas de juego- como valores de cartas, doblar, asegurar o abrir juego- serán estrictamente personales, no teniendo ninguna validez las indicaciones que efectuaren otros jugadores o personas del Público.Free translation: The decisions of the bettors, whether the amounts to bet or the playing options (such as card values, doubling, insuring or splitting), shall be strictly personal, and any indications given by other players or persons from the Public shall have no validity.
Lotería de Córdoba S.E. (portal) · Reglamento del juego «Black Jack» · read
No se admitirá a persona alguna, aconsejar a éste, acerca de sus decisiones en el desarrollo del juego, ni efectuar manifestación alguna al respecto.Free translation: No person shall be allowed to advise the player about his or her decisions during the course of the game, or to make any comment in that regard.
Section Capítulo 9, Black Jack modalidad carta descubierta: Reglamento del Juego (9.1 a 9.14)
After the call
Luego que el Tallador anuncie "no va más" no podrá efectuarse ninguna apuesta ni retirar o modificar las ya efectuadas.Free translation: Once the Dealer announces "no va más", no bet may be placed, and bets already placed may not be withdrawn or changed.
Lotería de Córdoba S.E. (portal) · Reglamento de Ruleta · read
El "croupier" gira la ruleta y lanza la bolilla en el plato. Se hacen apuestas hasta el famoso "no va más...!".Free translation: The "croupier" spins the roulette wheel and launches the ball onto the wheel. Bets are placed until the famous "no va más...!" (no more bets).
IAFAS Entre Ríos · Ruleta / Juegos Tradicionales de Casinos (DOC-H8-GCA-CSJ-004 V00) · read
A break
A petición propia del jugador, éste podrá descansar hasta dos manos sin perder el puesto en la mesa.Free translation: At the player's own request, the player may rest for up to two hands without losing his or her place at the table.
Section Anexo I, Póker descubierto en la variante Texas Hold’em (arts. 1 a 24)
One player to a seat
Está prohibido que un jugador abandone la mesa dejando encargado a otro jugador para que le realice las apuestas.Free translation: It is prohibited for a player to leave the table leaving another player in charge of placing his or her bets.
Section Anexo I, Póker descubierto en la variante Texas Hold’em (arts. 1 a 24)
When a bet goes down
No se permitirán apuestas realizadas posteriormente a la extracción de la primera carta.-Free translation: No bets made after the first card has been drawn shall be permitted.
Lotería de Córdoba S.E. (portal) · Reglamento del juego «Black Jack» · read
A seat means a bet
Deberá apostar obligatoriamente en cada una de las tallas, en caso de no hacerlo, deberá dejar libre el asiento.Free translation: The player must bet on each of the deals; if not, the player must leave the seat free.
Section Capítulo 9, Black Jack modalidad carta descubierta: Reglamento del Juego (9.1 a 9.14)
Todo Jugador que ocupare un asiento en la mesa de BLACK JACK está obligado a realizar apuestas en cada una de las Jugadas, caso contrario deberá desocupar su asiento.-Free translation: Every Player who occupies a seat at the BLACK JACK table is obliged to place bets on each of the Plays; otherwise the Player must vacate the seat.
Lotería de Córdoba S.E. (portal) · Reglamento del juego «Black Jack» · read
Three players to start
Para iniciar el Juego deberá haber, como mínimo, tres Jugadores sentados que efectúen tres o más apuestas.Free translation: To start the Game there must be at least three seated Players who place three or more bets.
Lotería de Córdoba S.E. (portal) · Reglamento del juego «Black Jack» · read
A bet from behind
Puede efectuar su/s apuesta/s en el/los casillero/s de su elección y optar por sus variantes cuando se produzcan a resultas de la opción del Apostador sentado. Pero no puede optar ni decidir por sí.Free translation: The player may place his or her bet or bets in the box or boxes of his or her choice and opt for their variants when these arise as a result of the choice of the seated Bettor. But the player may not opt or decide on his or her own.
No podrán exceder el límite máximo establecido, tomando en cuenta para ello la apuesta del Apostador sentado sumada a la del Apostador de pie.Free translation: They may not exceed the maximum limit established, taking into account for this purpose the bet of the seated Bettor added to that of the standing Bettor.
Section Capítulo 9, Black Jack modalidad carta descubierta: Reglamento del Juego (9.1 a 9.14)
No bets from standing players
No se permitirán apuestas de Jugadores de pie, ni agregar apuestas en casilleros de otros Jugadores.Free translation: Bets by standing Players shall not be permitted, nor adding bets in the boxes of other Players.
Lotería de Córdoba S.E. (portal) · Reglamento del juego «Black Jack» · read
Whose decision it is
Las decisiones de los apostadores, ya sean montos a apostar, o en alternativas de juego- como valores de cartas, doblar, asegurar o abrir juego- serán estrictamente personales, no teniendo ninguna validez las indicaciones que efectuaren otros jugadores o personas del Público.Free translation: The decisions of the bettors, whether the amounts to bet or the playing options (such as card values, doubling, insuring or splitting), shall be strictly personal, and any indications given by other players or persons from the Public shall have no validity.
Lotería de Córdoba S.E. (portal) · Reglamento del juego «Black Jack» · read
No se admitirá a persona alguna, aconsejar a éste, acerca de sus decisiones en el desarrollo del juego, ni efectuar manifestación alguna al respecto.Free translation: No person shall be allowed to advise the player about his or her decisions during the course of the game, or to make any comment in that regard.
Section Capítulo 9, Black Jack modalidad carta descubierta: Reglamento del Juego (9.1 a 9.14)
Hands off the bet
No se permitirá ninguna modificación de apuestas, ya sea para aumentarlas, disminuirlas o retirarlas, que las contempladas en el presente Reglamento.Free translation: No modification of bets shall be permitted, whether to increase, decrease or withdraw them, other than those provided for in these Rules.
Lotería de Córdoba S.E. (portal) · Reglamento del juego «Black Jack» · read
No notes
No serán permitidas anotaciones del juego.Free translation: Notes on the game shall not be permitted.
Section Capítulo 9, Black Jack modalidad carta descubierta: Reglamento del Juego (9.1 a 9.14)
Nobody else’s bet
Está totalmente prohibido la asociación de apuestas, como así también jugar para terceros.Free translation: The pooling of bets is totally prohibited, as is playing for third parties.
Section Capítulo 9, Black Jack modalidad carta descubierta: Reglamento del Juego (9.1 a 9.14)
No bets between players
Los Jugadores no podrán efectuar entre ellos "apuestas" o "desafíos", ni "desafiar" al Pagador en cualquier alternativa de Juego.-Free translation: Players may not make "bets" or "challenges" among themselves, nor "challenge" the Pagador in any option of the Game.
Lotería de Córdoba S.E. (portal) · Reglamento del juego «Black Jack» · read
After the call
Luego que el Tallador anuncie "no va más" no podrá efectuarse ninguna apuesta ni retirar o modificar las ya efectuadas.Free translation: Once the Dealer announces "no va más", no bet may be placed, and bets already placed may not be withdrawn or changed.
Lotería de Córdoba S.E. (portal) · Reglamento de Ruleta · read
El "croupier" gira la ruleta y lanza la bolilla en el plato. Se hacen apuestas hasta el famoso "no va más...!".Free translation: The "croupier" spins the roulette wheel and launches the ball onto the wheel. Bets are placed until the famous "no va más...!" (no more bets).
IAFAS Entre Ríos · Ruleta / Juegos Tradicionales de Casinos (DOC-H8-GCA-CSJ-004 V00) · read
Until it is paid
No se permitirá retirar ni modificar la apuesta del número premiado hasta haberse completado el pago total.Free translation: It will not be permitted to withdraw or change the bet on the winning number until the full payment has been completed.
Section Capítulo 1, Ruleta Americana: Reglamento del Juego (1.1 a 1.10)
Where the chip sits
La ubicación de las fichas en el tapete deberá ser clara y precisa, definiendo la intención del Apostador; a tal efecto no estará permitido arrojarlas.Free translation: The placement of chips on the layout must be clear and precise, showing the Bettor's intention; for that purpose, throwing them is not permitted.
Una vez definida la suerte se pagará de acuerdo a lo que la ficha marque, en ningún caso se tomará en cuenta la intención del Apostador.Free translation: Once the outcome has been determined, payment will be made according to what the chip indicates; in no case will the Bettor's intention be taken into account.
Es responsabilidad del público Apostador el cuidado de las jugadas que realice con fichas de chanceFree translation: The Bettor is responsible for looking after the bets made with chance chips.
Section Capítulo 1, Ruleta Americana: Reglamento del Juego (1.1 a 1.10)
Joining a game
Para el ingreso a una mesa en el inicio o con la partida en desarrollo, es requisito contar con el monto mínimo establecido y no superar el máximo, si lo hubiere preestablecido para la mesa.Free translation: To join a table at the start or while the game is in progress, it is a requirement to have the established minimum amount and not exceed the maximum, if one has been preset for the table.
Section Capítulo 21, Central Póker Holdem, modalidad Cash Game: Reglamento del Juego (21.1 a 21.14)
Buying more chips
En caso de ser necesario el Apostador podrá comprar fichas en el transcurso de la partida, dentro del mínimo y máximo establecido, todas las veces que lo desee, debiéndolo realizar entre mano y mano.Free translation: If necessary, the Bettor may buy chips during the course of the game, within the established minimum and maximum, as many times as he or she wishes, and must do so between hands.
Section Capítulo 21, Central Póker Holdem, modalidad Cash Game: Reglamento del Juego (21.1 a 21.14)
La recompra sólo podrá ser realizada antes del inicio del pase.Free translation: The rebuy may only be made before the start of the pase.
Section Anexo I, Póker descubierto en la variante Texas Hold’em (arts. 1 a 24)
Phones
No se puede utilizar telefonía celular o cualquier otro método electrónico de comunicación durante el juego. Si un jugador atiende o permanece hablando por celular durante una mano, será advertido por el personal de mesa pudiendo ser retirado de la partida.Free translation: Mobile phones or any other electronic means of communication may not be used during the game. If a player answers or keeps talking on a mobile phone during a hand, the player will be warned by the table staff and may be removed from the game.
Section Anexo I, Póker descubierto en la variante Texas Hold’em (arts. 1 a 24)
A break
A petición propia del jugador, éste podrá descansar hasta dos manos sin perder el puesto en la mesa.Free translation: At the player's own request, the player may rest for up to two hands without losing his or her place at the table.
Section Anexo I, Póker descubierto en la variante Texas Hold’em (arts. 1 a 24)
Leaving a game
Un jugador puede abandonar una partida en curso sólo cuando un pase haya finalizado. Para ello, deberá anunciarlo a viva voz.Free translation: A player may leave a game in progress only when a pase has ended. To do so, the player must announce it aloud.
Section Anexo I, Póker descubierto en la variante Texas Hold’em (arts. 1 a 24)
Está prohibido que un jugador abandone la mesa dejando encargado a otro jugador para que le realice las apuestas.Free translation: It is prohibited for a player to leave the table leaving another player in charge of placing his or her bets.
Section Anexo I, Póker descubierto en la variante Texas Hold’em (arts. 1 a 24)
The button and the blinds
La apuesta ciega chica será generalmente la mitad de la ciega grande.Free translation: The small blind bet will generally be half of the big blind bet.
El botón de dealer es un disco blanco con el nombre de "dealer" que es el indicativo de que el jugador que esta a la izquierda de él recibirá cartas en primer lugar y colocará la ciega chica obligatoria.Free translation: The dealer button is a white disc bearing the name "dealer", which indicates that the player to its left will receive cards first and will place the mandatory small blind.
Section Anexo I, Póker descubierto en la variante Texas Hold’em (arts. 1 a 24)
El jugador situado inmediatamente a la izquierda del marcador coloca la “ciega chica”, y el que está a la izquierda de este la “ciega grande”, apuestas que son obligatoriasFree translation: The player seated immediately to the left of the marker places the "small blind", and the one to the left of that player the "big blind"; these bets are mandatory
Lotería de Córdoba S.E. (portal) · Reglamento del Poker Texas Hold'em · read
Apuestas Ciegas: son las apuestas obligatorias que deben realizar los dos primeros Apostadores ubicados a la izquierda del botón; deben efectuarse antes de la distribución de las naipes y todos losFree translation: Blind Bets: these are the mandatory bets that must be made by the first two Bettors located to the left of the button; they must be made before the cards are dealt and all the
La apuesta Ciega Grande (Big Blind): la realiza el Apostador sentado dos lugares a la izquierda del botón y su valor es equivalente a la apuesta mínima.Free translation: The Big Blind bet: it is made by the Bettor seated two places to the left of the button and its value is equivalent to the minimum bet.
Section Capítulo 21, Central Póker Holdem, modalidad Cash Game: Reglamento del Juego (21.1 a 21.14)
Where a tip goes
Asimismo, recogerá la deducción que en beneficio del establecimiento haya que hacer, recibirá las propinas y las introducirá en la ranura destinada al efecto.Free translation: Likewise, the dealer will collect the deduction that must be made for the benefit of the establishment, will receive the tips and will put them into the slot provided for that purpose.
Section Anexo I, Midi Punto y Banca: generalidades, reglas de juego y reglas comunes (arts. 1 a 9)
Lotería Nacional S.E. (argentina.gob.ar/normativa) · Res. 100/2016: Reglamento de MIDI Punto y Banca · read
The house may ask you to leave
La casa se reserva el derecho de solicitar al Apostador que abandone el Juego cuando no cumpla con los artículos del presente Reglamento, o no guarde conducta decorosa hacia el Personal y/o demás Apostadores.Free translation: The house reserves the right to ask the Bettor to leave the Game when the Bettor does not comply with the articles of these Rules, or does not behave decorously toward the Staff and/or other Bettors.
Section Capítulo 9, Black Jack modalidad carta descubierta: Reglamento del Juego (9.1 a 9.14)
The room decides
Toda duda en la interpretación de las disposiciones que anteceden, como así también situaciones no contempladas en el presente Reglamento, serán resueltas exclusivamente por las autoridades de la Sala de Juegos.-Free translation: Any doubt in the interpretation of the foregoing provisions, as well as situations not covered by these Rules, shall be resolved exclusively by the authorities of the Gaming Room.
Lotería de Córdoba S.E. (portal) · Reglamento del juego «Black Jack» · read
The casino decides
La Gerencia de Operaciones del Casino tiene autonomía de arbitraje sobre cualquiera de los puntos que no estén previstos en este reglamento y su decisión ante cualquier situación especial que se produzca en el desarrollo de la partida es la final.Free translation: The Casino's Operations Management has arbitration autonomy over any of the points not provided for in these rules, and its decision on any special situation that arises during the course of the game is final.
Section Anexo I, Póker descubierto en la variante Texas Hold’em (arts. 1 a 24)