Pennsylvania Code
Title 58 - RECREATION
Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD
Subpart K - Table games
Chapter 621a - PAI GOW
Section 621a.6 - Procedures for dealing the tiles; settling of wagers based on value of dice

Universal Citation: 58 PA Code ยง 621a.6

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

(a) After the dealer has completed mixing and stacking the tiles, the dealer shall either:

(1) Announce "no more bets" and use a computerized random number generator that automatically selects and displays a number.

(2) Announce "no more bets" and shake the Pai Gow shaker at least three times to cause a random mixture of the dice. The dealer shall then remove the lid covering the Pai Gow shaker and place the uncovered Pai Gow shaker on the designated area of the table layout.

(3) Announce "no more bets" and instruct a player to activate the Pai Gow shaker by pressing an activation button at the player's wagering position.

(b) If the certificate holder is utilizing a manual or player-activated Pai Gow shaker as provided in subsection (a)(2) or (3) and is offering Sum, Match and Beat It Wagers, after the dice come to rest, the dealer shall announce the numeric value of each die and determine if the player has a winning Sum, Match or Beat It Wager as described in § 621a.5(e)(2)-(4) (relating to wagers). The dealer shall settle the wagers by collecting all losing wagers and paying out winning wagers in accordance with § 621a.11(c)-(e) (relating to payout odds; vigorish).

(c) After settling the player's Sum, Match and Beat It Wagers, if applicable, the dealer shall then use the total of the dice or the number displayed by the computerized random number generator to determine which player receives the first stack of tiles. To determine the starting position for dealing the tiles, the dealer shall count each betting position in order, regardless of whether there is a wager at the betting position, and the Dead Hand, beginning with the dealer as number one and continuing around the table in a counterclockwise manner, until the count matches the total of the three dice or the number displayed by the computerized random number generator. Examples are as follows:

(1) If the dice total 9, the dealer would receive the first stack of four tiles.

(2) If the dice total 15, the sixth wagering position would receive the first stack of four tiles.

(d) The dealer shall deal the first stack of four tiles, starting from the right side of the eight stacks, to the starting position as determined in subsection (c) and, moving counterclockwise around the table, deal all other positions including the Dead Hand and the dealer a stack of tiles, regardless of whether there is a wager at the position. The dealer shall place a marker on top of his stack of tiles immediately after they are dealt.

(e) After all the stacks of tiles have been dealt, the dealer shall, without exposing the tiles, collect any stacks dealt to a position where there is no wager and place the stacks with the Dead Hand on the layout to the left of the dealer in front of the table inventory container.

(f) If a manual Pai Gow shaker is utilized, once all tiles have been dealt and any tiles dealt to positions with no wagers have been collected, the dealer shall place the cover on the Pai Gow shaker and shake the shaker once. The Pai Gow shaker shall then be placed to the right of the dealer.

The provisions of this § 621a.6 amended under 4 Pa.C.S. §§ 1202(b)(30), 1322, 13A 02(1) and (2), 13A27, 1602, 1604 and 1608.

The section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 621a.5 (relating to wagers); 58 Pa. Code § 621a.7 (relating to alternative dealing procedures); and 58 Pa. Code § 621a.9 (relating to player bank; co-banking; selection of bank; procedures for dealing).

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