Pennsylvania Code
Title 58 - RECREATION
Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD
Subpart K - Table games
Chapter 627b - MINIBACCARAT SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS
Section 627b.4 - Rising Phoenix Baccarat
Universal Citation: 58 PA Code ยง 627b.4
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) A certificate holder may offer to players a Minibaccarat game variation entitled Rising Phoenix Baccarat.
(b) The certificate holder shall specify in its Rules Submission whether it will offer Rising Phoenix Baccarat as a standard commission or a commission-free Minibaccarat offering.
(c) Unless otherwise provided in this section, Rising Phoenix Baccarat shall be played consistent with Chapter 627a (relating to Minibaccarat) or § 627b.2 (relating to commission-free Minibaccarat).
(d) Rising Phoenix Baccarat shall be played on a table with those characteristics provided in § 627a.2(a) through (b)(4) and (b)(7) through (e) (relating to Minibaccarat table physical characteristics).
(e) In addition to the table characteristics provided in subsection (d), the Rising Phoenix Baccarat table shall include:
(1) If a
certificate holder offers the Sun 7 wager, authorized under subsection
(g)(4)(i), separate areas designated for the placement of the Sun 7 Bonus for
each player.
(2) If a certificate
holder offers the Moon 8 wager, authorized under subsection (g)(4)(ii),
separate areas designated for the placement of the Moon 8 Bonus of each
player.
(3) If a certificate holder
offers any of the Bonus wagers, authorized under subsection (g)(4), separate
areas designated for the placement of the Bonus wagers for each
player.
(4) If a certificate holder
offers the Harmony Progressive wager, authorized under §
627b.6 (relating to Harmony
Progressive), separate areas designated for the placement of the Harmony
Progressive for each player.
(f) Rising Phoenix Baccarat shall be played with six or eight decks of cards that are identical in appearance and two cover cards.
(g) The following are permissible wagers in the game of Rising Phoenix Baccarat:
(1) A wager on the Banker's hand which shall:
(i) Win if the Banker's hand has a point
count higher than that of the Player's hand.
(ii) Lose if the Banker's hand has a point
count lower than that of the Player's hand.
(iii) Tie and be returned to the player if
the Banker's hand and the Player's hand have an equal point count.
(iv) Tie and be returned to the player if a
certificate holder offers Rising Phoenix Baccarat as commission-free and a
Banker's hand consisting of three cards with a point count of seven wins the
round of play.
(2) A
wager on the Player's hand which shall:
(i)
Win if the Player's hand has a point count higher than that of the Banker's
hand.
(ii) Lose if the Player's
hand has a point count lower than that of the Banker's hand.
(iii) Tie and be returned to the player if
the Player's hand and the Banker's hand have an equal point count.
(3) A tie wager which shall:
(i) Win if the Player's hand and the Banker's
hand have an equal point count.
(ii) Lose if the Player's hand and the
Banker's hand do not have an equal point count.
(4) Any of the following Bonus wagers:
(i) A Sun 7 wager, which shall win if the
Banker's hand wins with three cards with a point count equaling 7.
(ii) A Moon 8 wager, which shall win if the
Player's hand wins with three cards with a point count equaling 8.
(iii) A 9 over 7 wager, which shall win if
either the Player or Banker hand wins with a point count of 9 over the losing
hand with a point count of 7.
(iv)
A 2-card 8 over a 2-card 1 wager, which shall win if either the Player or
Banker hand wins with a 2-card hand with a point count of 8 over the losing
2-card hand with a point count of 1.
(v) A Player wins with a 3-card 6 wager,
which shall win if the Player's hand wins with a point count of 6 consisting of
3 cards.
(vi) A Banker wins
witha1or2wager, which shall win if the Banker's hand, regardless of the number
of cards, wins with a point count equal to 1 or 2.
(vii) Player and Banker have an 8 or 9 wager,
which shall win if the Player's hand and Banker's hand each have a point count
of 8 or 9 regardless of whether the Player's or Banker's hand win or if they
tie.
(viii) A 1 over 0 wager, which
shall win if either the Banker's or Player's hand wins with a point count of 1
and the losing hand has a point count of 0.
(ix) A 3-card 6 over 3-card 3 wager, which
shall win if either the Banker's or Player's hand wins with a 3-card hand with
point count of 6 over a losing 3-card hand with a point count of 3.
(x) A 3-card 8 over 3-card 0 wager, which
shall win if either the Banker's or Player's hand wins with a 3-card hand with
a point count of 8 over a losing 3-card hand with a point count of 0.
(xi) A Banker win over a 2-card 7 wager,
which shall win if the Banker's hand, regardless of the number of cards, wins
over a 2-card Player's hand with a point count of 7.
(xii) A 3-card 9 over 3-card 6 wager, which
shall win if the Banker's or Player's hand wins with a 3-card hand with a point
count of 9 over a losing 3-card hand with a point count of 6.
(xiii) A 3-card 9 over 3-card 8 wager, which
shall win if either the Banker's or Player's hand wins with a 3-card hand with
a point count of 9 over a losing 3-card hand with a point count of 8.
(xiv) A Player wins with 3-card 8 over 3-card
0 wager, which shall win when the Player's hand wins with a 3-card hand with a
point count of 8 over a losing Banker's hand consisting of 3 cards with a point
count of 0.
(xv) A tie with 0
wager, which shall win if the Banker's and Player's hands, regardless of the
number of cards in either hand, tie with a point count of 0.
(xvi) A tie with 1, 2 or 3 wager, which shall
win if the Banker's and Player's hands, regardless of the number of cards in
either hand, tie with a point count of 1, 2 or 3.
(xvii) A tie with 4, 5, 6 or 7 wager, which
shall win if the Banker's and Player's hands, regardless of the number of cards
in either hand, tie with a point count of 4, 5, 6or7.
(xviii) A tie with 8 or 9 wager, which shall
win if the Banker's and Player's hands, regardless of the number of cards in
either hand, tie with a point count of 8 or 9.
(xix) A Player pair wager, which shall win if
the Player's initial two cards match (that is, two 4's or two kings).
(xx) A Banker pair wager, which shall win if
the Banker's initial two cards match (that is, two 4's or two kings).
(5) The Golden Talons wager,
offered in accordance with the provisions of §
627b.5 (relating to Golden
Talons).
(6) The Harmony
Progressive wager, offered in accordance with the provisions of §
627b.6.
(h) Payout odds and vigorish shall be handled as follows:
(1)
Winning wagers made on the Player's hand, the Banker's hand, or on a tie wager
shall be paid consistent with §
627a.12(a)-(d)
(relating to payout odds; vigorish).
(2) The Bonus wagers provided in subsection
(g)(4) shall be paid according to the following odds:
| Hand | Odds |
| Sun 7 | 40 to1 |
| Moon 8 | 25 to 1 |
| 9 over 7 | 25 to 1 |
| 2-card 8 over 2-card 1 | 50 to 1 |
| Player win with a 3-card 6 | 40 to 1 |
| Banker win with 1 or 2 | 60 to 1 |
| Player and Banker have an 8 or 9 | 20 to 1 |
| 1 over 0 | 90 to 1 |
| 3-card 6 over 3-card 3 | 150 to 1 |
| 3-card 8 over 3-card 0 | 130 to 1 |
| Banker win over a 2-card 7 | 30 to 1 |
| 3-card 9 over 3-card 6 | 200 to 1 |
| 3-card 9 over 3-card 8 | 200 to 1 |
| Player win with a 3-card 8 over 3-card 0 | 250 to 1 |
| Tie with 0 | 150 to 1 |
| Tie with 1, 2 or 3 | 70 to 1 |
| Tie with 4, 5, 6 or 7 | 15 to 1 |
| Tie with 8 or 9 | 40 to 1 |
| Player pair (initial two cards) | 11 to 1 |
| Banker pair (initial two cards) | 11 to 1 |
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