Current through Register 1518, March 29, 2024
(1) Pai
gow poker shall be played at a table having player positions for no more than
six players on one side of the table and a place for the dealer on the opposite
side.
(2) A true-to-scale rendering
and a color photograph of the layout(s) shall be submitted to the Bureau prior
to utilizing the layout design. The layout for a pai gow poker table shall
contain, at a minimum:
(a) Six separate
designated betting areas for the players at the table with each area being
numbered one through six;
(b) Two
separate areas located below each betting area which shall be designated for
the placement of the high and second highest or low hands of that
player;
(c) If a gaming licensee
offers the optional bonus wager and/or insurance wager authorized by the
authorized Rules of the Game of Pai Gow Poker:
1. A separate area for each player, located
to the right of the numbered betting areas, designated for the placement of a
bonus wager by each player;
2. A
separate area for each player, located to the left of the numbered betting
areas, designated for the placement of an insurance wager by each
player;
3. Notice of signage for
payout odds for the bonus wager and insurance wager and payout amounts for the
"envy bonus" as defined at the authorized Rules of the Game of Pai Gow Poker;
and
4. The inscription indicating
the payout limit per round of play for the bonus wager and the insurance wager
established by the gaming licensee pursuant to the authorized Rules of the Game
of Pai Gow Poker or a generic inscription indicating the wagers are subject to
the posted payout limit;
(d) If the gaming licensee offers the
additional wager authorized by the authorized Rules of the Game of Pai Gow
Poker, a separate area for each player, designated for the placement of that
additional wager by each player, as well as the payout odds for the additional
wager;
(e) Two separate areas
designated for the placement of the high and second highest or low hands of the
dealer;
(f) The name or trade name
of the gaming licensee offering the game;
(g) If the gaming licensee offers the
optional bonus wagers authorized by the authorized Rules of the Game of Pai Gow
Poker, separate areas for each player, designated for the placement of the
three-card bonus wager and seven-card bonus wager; and
(h) If the gaming licensee offers the
imperial pai gow bonus wager authorized by the authorized Rules of the Game of
Pai Gow Poker:
1. A separate area for each
player, located to the right of the area for the placement of a player's pai
gow wager, designated for the placement of the imperial pai gow bonus wager;
and
2. An inscription or notice of
signage, as approved by the Bureau, for payout odds for both the "player hand
bonus" and "banker hand bonus" as defined in the authorized Rules of the Game
of Pai Gow Poker.
(3) If a gaming licensee offers the optional
bonus wager and/or the insurance wager authorized by the authorized Rules of
the Game of Pai Gow Poker, a sign shall be posted at each pai gow poker table
offering any of these wagers that explains the following:
(a) For the optional bonus wager and the
insurance wager authorized by the authorized Rules of the Game of Pai Gow
Poker, the details of the payout limit established pursuant to the authorized
Rules of the Game of Pai Gow Poker and, if a generic inscription is used
pursuant to 205 CMR 146.21, established payout limit; or
(b) For the optional wagers authorized by the
authorized Rules of the Game of Pai Gow Poker, the payout odds for each bonus
wager.
(4) Each pai gow
poker table shall have a drop box and tip box attached to it on the same side
of the gaming table as, but on opposite sides of, the dealer.
(5) Pursuant to the authorized Rules of the
Game of Pai Gow Poker, pai gow poker may be played with a container, to be
known as a "pai gow shaker," which shall be used to shake three dice before
each hand of pai gow poker is dealt in order to determine the starting position
for the dealing or delivery of the cards. The pai gow shaker shall be designed
and constructed to contain any feature the Bureau may require to maintain the
integrity of the game and shall, at a minimum, adhere to the following
specifications:
(a) The pai gow poker shaker
shall be capable of housing three dice and shall be designed so as to prevent
the dice from being seen while the dealer is shaking it; and
(b) The pai gow poker shaker shall have the
name or identifying logo of the gaming licensee imprinted or impressed
thereon.
(6) As an
alternative to using the shaker and dice described in 205 CMR 146.21(5) a
gaming licensee may, unless the gaming licensee offers the optional bonus
wagers authorized by the authorized Rules of the Game of Pai Gow Poker,
determine the starting position for the dealing or delivery of the cards in pai
gow poker by utilizing a computerized random number generator that
automatically selects and displays a number from one through seven inclusive.
Any computerized random number generator proposed for use by a gaming licensee
shall be approved by the Bureau.
(7) If a gaming licensee offers a progressive
payout wager pursuant to
205
CMR 138.62: Payment of Table Game
Progressive Payout Wagers; Supplemental Wagers not Paid from the Table
Inventory: (Reserved), the pai gow poker table shall include the
following features:
(a) A separate acceptor
device mounted for the placement of the progressive wager, which acceptor
device shall have a light that illuminates upon the insertion and acceptance of
a gaming chip;
(b) A sign
describing each winning progressive payout wager and the payout to be awarded
therefore;
(c) A table controller
panel located in an area of the table as approved by the Bureau and which shall
be equipped with a "lock-out" button that, once activated by the dealer as set
forth in
205
CMR 138.62: Payment of Table Game
Progressive Payout Wagers; Supplemental Wagers not Paid from the Table
Inventory: (Reserved), shall prevent any player from depositing a
gaming chip in the acceptor device; and
(d) A mechanical, electrical or electronic
table inventory return device which shall permit all gaming chips deposited
into the acceptor device referenced in 205 CMR 146.13(7)(a) to be collected and
immediately returned to a designated area within the table inventory container
prior to the dealing of a hand. The table inventory return device shall be
designed and constructed to contain any feature the may require to maintain the
security and integrity of the game. The procedures for the operation of all
functions of the table inventory return device shall be submitted to the
Bureau.
(8) If a gaming
licensee offers the dragon's eye variation of pai gow poker pursuant to the
authorized Rules of the Game of Pai Gow Poker, in addition to the requirements
set forth in 205 CMR 146.21, the layout shall include six separate betting
areas at each player position for the placement of the following six optional
wagers:
(a) An even wager;
(b) An odd wager;
(c) A match wager;
(d) A double wager;
(e) A triple wager; and
(f) A dice bonus wager.
(9) If a gaming licensee offers the "dealer
queen's dragon" wager, "dynasty bonus" wager, "protection" wager, and the
"red/black" wager authorized by the authorized Rules of the Game of Pai Gow
Poker then the following shall apply:
(a) A
separate area for each player, located above the numbered betting areas,
designated "queen's dragon" for the placement of the "dealer queen's dragon"
wager.
(b) A separate area for each
player, located to the right of the numbered betting areas, designated "dynasty
bonus" for the placement of the "dynasty bonus" wager.
(c) A separate area for each player, located
to the left of the numbered betting areas, designated "P" for the placement of
the "protection" wager.
(d) Two
separate areas for each player, one located to the right of the "queen's
dragon" betting area and colored red and the other located to the left of the
"queen's dragon" betting area and colored black, for the placement of the
"red/black" wager.
(e) Notice of
signage, as approved by the Bureau, providing the payout odds for the "dealer
queen's dragon" wager, "dynasty bonus" wager, "protection" wager, "red/black"
wager, and payout amounts for the "envy bonus" as defined in the authorized
Rules of the Game of Pai Gow Poker.
(f) Inscriptions indicating the aggregate
payout limit per round of play for the "dealer queen's dragon" wager, the
"dynasty bonus" wager, the "protection" wager, and the "red/black" wager
established by the gaming licensee pursuant to the authorized Rules of the Game
of Pai Gow Poker a generic inscription indicating the wagers are subject to the
posted payout limit.
