Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) A casino
licensee may, in its discretion, offer to each player at a pai gow table the
opportunity to place one or more of the following optional wagers:
1. A dynasty bonus wager;
2. A protection wager;
3. A red/black wager; and
4. A queen's dragon wager.
(b) Any player who has made a pai
gow wager pursuant to
13:69F-11.7 may, at the same time,
make any of the optional wagers set forth in (a) above by placing gaming chips
in the area designated for each optional wager at his or her betting position.
An optional wager shall be no less than $ 1.00.
(c) Any player who makes a dynasty bonus
wager of at least $ 5.00 shall qualify to receive an envy bonus payment. The
dealer shall place an envy bonus marker immediately in front of any dynasty
bonus wager of $ 5.00 or more.
(d)
If any of the optional wagers set forth in (a) above has been made by one or
more players, the dealer shall observe the procedures set forth in
13:69F-11.9, but with the
following modifications.
1. The dealer shall,
starting from the dealer's right and moving counterclockwise around the table,
settle the pai gow wager of each player; provided, however, that:
i. The cards of any player who has placed an
optional wager set forth in (a) above shall remain on the layout regardless of
the outcome of his or her pai gow poker wager until removed in accordance with
the provisions of (d)2 or 3 below; and
ii. If any player has placed a dynasty bonus
wager of at least $ 5.00, the cards of all players shall remain on the layout
regardless of the outcome of his or her pai gow wager until removed in
accordance with the provisions of (d)2 or 3 below.
2. After settling the pai gow wager of a
player who has placed an optional wager set forth in (a) above, the dealer
shall rearrange the seven cards of the player to form the best possible hand
and shall be ultimately responsible for creating such hand. Except for the
protection wager, a joker may be used as any card to complete any straight,
flush, straight flush, or royal flush other than a seven-card straight flush
with no joker. If any player at the table has placed a dynasty bonus wager of
at least $ 5.00, the dealer shall rearrange the cards of each player at the
table regardless of whether that player has placed an optional wager.
i. If the player does not have a hand that
qualifies for a payout pursuant to
13:69F-11.21 with respect to the
applicable placed optional wager, the dealer shall collect the optional wager
and place the cards of the player in the discard rack.
ii. If the player has a hand that qualifies
for a payout pursuant to
13:69F-11.23 with respect to the
applicable placed optional wager, the dealer shall pay the winning optional
wager in accordance with the pay table for that wager set forth in
13:69F-11.23 and place the cards
of the player in the discard rack.
iii. If the player who places a dynasty bonus
wager has a premium qualifying poker hand, the dealer shall verbally
acknowledge the premium qualifying poker hand and leave the dynasty bonus wager
and the cards of the player face up on the table.
3. After all other optional wagers have been
settled, the dealer shall, starting from the dealer's right and moving
counterclockwise around the table, pay:
i. If
the player has an envy bonus marker at his or her betting position, the player
the appropriate envy bonus payment set forth at
13:69F-11.23(b)
and collect the envy bonus marker.
ii. If the player has a dynasty bonus wager
and a premium qualifying poker hand, the winning dynasty bonus wager in
accordance with
13:69F-11.23(a)
and place the cards of the player in the discard rack.
iii. After all envy bonuses and premium
qualifying poker hands are paid, the dealer shall collect the cards of any
player who had a premium qualifying poker hand but did not place a bonus wager
and place the cards of the player in the discard rack.
