Indiana Administrative Code
Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION
Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING
Rule 9 - Pai Gow Poker
Section 9-1 - General provisions

Universal Citation: 68 IN Admin Code 9-1

Current through September 18, 2024

Authority: IC 4-33-4-1; IC 4-33-4-2; IC 4-33-4-3

Affected: IC 4-33

Sec. 1.

(a) This rule applies to all riverboat licensees.

(b) Pai gow poker shall be conducted in conformance with this rule.

(c) Riverboat licensees may only offer the game of pai gow poker on a table and layout that is in compliance with 68 IAC 14.

(d) The following definitions apply throughout this rule:

(1) "Banker" means the player who elects to have other players and dealer play against the player and accepts the responsibility of paying all wagers.

(2) "Co-bank" means the period of the game where a player accepts half of the bank and the riverboat licensee accepts the balance.

(3) "Copy hand" means two (2) hands of identical rank.

(4) "Dealer" means the occupational licensee of the riverboat licensee who is responsible for dealing the cards at the pai gow poker table.

(5) "Five (5) aces" means a hand of four (4) aces and one (1) joker.

(6) "Flush" means a hand of five (5) cards all of the same suit with no regard to rank.

(7) "Four (4) of a kind" means a hand of four (4) cards of the same rank.

(8) "Full house" means a hand of three (3) cards of the same rank and two (2) cards of a different rank.

(9) "High hand" means the hand made up of a five (5) card combination. This hand must be higher in rank than the low hand and will be placed in the appropriate area of the layout.

(10) "House way" means the preset rules that govern the way the dealer must set both the dealer's high and low hands.

(11) "Low hand" or "second hand" means the hand made up of the remaining two (2) card combination of the player's or dealer's hand.

(12) "Pai gow poker shaker" means a covered container that will hold three (3) dice and that is designed to prevent the dice from being seen while the dealer is shaking it.

(13) "Pair" means a hand of two (2) cards that are the same regardless of suit.

(14) "Random number generator" means a computerized random number generator that selects and displays a number from one (1) through seven (7) and displays the number of the player designated as the starting player.

(15) "Rank" means the relative position of cards set forth in the pai gow poker rules.

(16) "Royal flush" means a hand consisting of the following cards of the same suit:
(A) One (1) ace.

(B) One (1) king.

(C) One (1) queen.

(D) One (1) jack.

(E) One (1) ten (10) of the same suit.

(17) "Setting a hand" means the process of arranging cards into two (2) hands for the dealer and the six (6) players, one (1) five (5) card and one (1) two (2) card hand.

(18) "Straight" means a hand of five (5) cards of consecutive rank with no regard to suit.

(19) "Straight flush" means a hand of five (5) consecutive cards of the same suit.

(20) "Three (3) of a kind" means a hand of three (3) cards of the same rank and two (2) others.

(21) "Two (2) pairs" means a hand of two (2) cards of the same rank and two (2) other cards of the same rank but different from the first two (2).

(22) "Vigorish" or "commission" means a charge that constitutes a percentage collected by the riverboat licensee on all winning player hands.

(e) The player banker option and the co-bank option cannot be offered by a riverboat licensee.

(f) The vigorish charged by a riverboat licensee shall not exceed five percent (5%). The amount of vigorish charged by a riverboat licensee shall be posted at the live gaming device.

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