(1) Chase the Flush shall be played on a
table having positions for six players on one side of the table and a place for
the dealer on the opposite side. A true-to-scale rendering and a color
photograph of the layout(s) shall be submitted to the Bureau for approval prior
to utilizing the layout design.
(2)
The layout for a Chase the Flush table shall contain, at a minimum:
(a) The name or trade name of the gaming
licensee;
(b) Four separate
designated betting areas at each player position for the placement of ante,
x-tra bonus, all in and same suit wagers, configured with the same suit area
closest to the dealer, the all in wager area farthest from the dealer, the ante
wager area arrayed between the same suit wager area and the all in wager area,
and the x-tra bonus wager area to the right of and separated from the ante
wager area by an "+" symbol;
(c) A
separate designated area for the placement of the four community cards, which
area shall be located in the center of the table between the table inventory
container and the player betting areas;
(d) A separate designated area for the
placement of the dealer's three cards, which area shall be located between the
table inventory container and the designated area for the community cards
described in 205 CMR 146.23(2)(c);
(e) An inscription indicating that an ante
wager shall push if the dealer has less than a 3-card nine high flush;
and
(f) Unless the gaming licensee
complies with 205 CMR 146.23(3) an inscription at each player position
describing the following:
1. The payout odds
for same suit and x-tra bonus wagers;
2. That an x-tra wager shall not be paid
unless the player's hand beats the dealer with four or more cards of the same
suit. If the player wins with less than a four card flush then the x-tra Bonus
bet pushes; and
3. The rules
governing the required amount of an all in wager as a multiple of the player's
ante wager (three times the ante if made prior to the first two cards cards
being exposed; two times the ante if made after the first two cards are dealt
but prior to the final two community cards being dealt; or equal to the ante if
made after all community cards are dealt but prior to the dealer's cards being
revealed).
(3)
If the information required by 205 CMR 146.23(2)(f) is not inscribed on the
layout, a sign shall be posted at each Chase the Flush table that sets forth
such information.
(4) Each Chase
the Flush table shall have a drop box and a tip box attached to it on the same
side of the table as, but on opposite sides of, the dealer.
