Pennsylvania Code
Title 58 - RECREATION
Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD
Subpart K - Table games
Chapter 633b - BLACKJACK SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS
Section 633b.17 - 21+3 progressive

Universal Citation: 58 PA Code ยง 633b.17

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

(a) A certificate holder may offer players the option to place a 21+3 progressive wager, a progressive wager variation of the Three Card Poker side wager authorized under § 633a.6(e)(9) (relating to wagers). Unless otherwise specified under this section, the 21+3 progressive wager shall follow the rules and procedures of the Three Card Poker wager under § 633a.6(e)(9).

(b) The 21+3 progressive may be played on a Blackjack table that utilizes between three and eight decks of cards comprised of 52 cards per deck.

(c) In addition to the layout requirements under § 633a.2 (relating to Blackjack table; card reader device; physical characteristics; inspections), the Blackjack table must have a progressive table game system, in accordance with § 605a.7 (relating to progressive table games), for the placement of the 21+3 progressive wager. If the certificate holder is offering a progressive payout wager on multiple linked tables or games in the same licensed facility, the progressive table game system must comply with the requirements in § 605a.8 (relating to linked progressive table games). The progressive table game system must include any of the following:

(1) A wagering device at each betting position that acknowledges or accepts the placement of the progressive wager.

(2) A device that controls or monitors the placement of progressive wagers at the gaming table, including a mechanism, such as a lock-out button, that prevents the recognition of any progressive wager that a player attempts to place after the dealer has announced --no more bets.--

(d) If specified in its Rules Submission form required under § 601a.2 (relating to table games Rules Submissions), a certificate holder may offer to each player who placed a Blackjack wager in accordance with § 633a.6(d) the option of placing a 21+3 progressive wager.

(e) After placing a Blackjack wager as required in § 633a.6(d) and any optional wagers, including the 21+3 progressive wager, the dealer shall announce --no more bets-- and, if the 21+3 progressive wager is being offered, use the progressive table game system to prevent the placement of any additional progressive wagers. If any progressive wagers have been made, the dealer shall collect the wagers and, on the layout in front of the table inventory container, verify that the number of value chips wagered equals the number of progressive wagers accepted by the progressive table game system. The dealer shall then place the value chips into the table inventory container.

(f) If a player has won a 21+3 progressive payout, the dealer shall do all of the following:

(1) Verify that the hand is a winning hand.

(2) Verify that the appropriate light on the progressive table game system has been illuminated.

(3) Have a floorperson or above validate the progressive payout in accordance with the certificate holder's approved internal control procedures.

(4) Pay the winning 21+3 progressive wager in accordance with the payout odds in subsection (g). If a player has won a progressive payout that is a percentage of the jackpot amount on the progressive meter, the progressive payout may not be paid from the table inventory container. If a player has won a progressive payout that is not being paid from the table inventory container, the cards of that player must remain on the table until the necessary documentation has been completed.

(g) The certificate holder shall pay out winning 21+3 progressive wagers, for the highest ranking three-card hand formed, at the odds in one of the following payout tables selected by the certificate holder in its Rules Submission form filed in accordance with § 601a.2:

Hand

Paytable 1

Paytable 4

Paytable 7

Paytable 10

3 aces or 3 kings (certificate holder declared suit)

100% of progressive meter

100% of progressive meter

100% of progressive meter

100% of progressive meter

3 aces or 3 kings (suited)

100% of progressive meter

100% of progressive meter

2,000 for 1

3,000 for 1

Three-of-a-kind (suited)

125 for 1

150 for 1

150 for 1

200 for 1

Straight flush

25 for 1

40 for 1

40 for 1

30 for 1

Three-of-a-kind

20 for 1

20 for 1

20 for 1

20 for 1

Straight

7 for 1

7 for 1

5 for 1

10 for 1

Flush

3 for 1

3 for 1

3 for 1

loss

Hand

Paytable 2

Paytable 5

Paytable 8

3 aces, 3 kings or 3 queens (certificate holder declared suit)

100% of progressive meter

100% of progressive meter

100% of progressive meter

3 aces, 3 kings or 3 queens (suited)

100% of progressive meter

100% of progressive meter

2,000 for 1

Three-of-a-kind (suited)

125 for 1

150 for 1

125 for 1

Straight flush

25 for 1

40 for 1

40 for 1

Three-of-a-kind

20 for 1

20 for 1

20 for 1

Straight

6 for 1

7 for 1

6 for 1

Flush

2 for 1

2 for 1

2 for 1

Hand

Paytable 3

Paytable 6

Paytable 9

Paytable 11

3 aces (certificate holder declared suit)

100% of progressive meter

100% of progressive meter

100% of progressive meter

100% of progressive meter

3 aces (suited)

100% of progressive meter

100% of progressive meter

2,000 for 1

3,000 for 1

Three-of-a-kind (suited)

125 for 1

150 for 1

150 for 1

200 for 1

Straight flush

25 for 1

40 for 1

40 for 1

30 for 1

Three-of-a-kind

20 for 1

20 for 1

20 for 1

20 for 1

Straight

7 for 1

7 for 1

5 for 1

10 for 1

Flush

3 for 1

3 for 1

3 for 1

loss

(h) The initial seed and reseed amounts, increment rate and reserve rate listed in the following chart shall correspond with the paytable selected under subsection (g) and shall be included by the certificate holder in its Rules Submission form filed in accordance with § 601a.2:

Paytable

Number of Decks

Seed/Reseed (represented compared to 21+3 wager)

Increment Rate

Reserve Rate

Paytable 1

3

2,000*

20%

0

Paytable 1

4 or more

2,000*

17%

0

Paytable 2

3

3,000*

24%

0

Paytable 2

4 or more

2,000*

17%

0

Paytable 3

3

N/A

17%

4%

Paytable 3

4 or more

$2000

17%

0

Paytable 4

4 or more

$2000

17%

0

Paytable 5

4 or more

$2000

17%

0

Paytable 6

4 or more

$2000

17%

0

Paytable 7

4 or more

N/A

16%

4%

Paytable 8

4 or more

N/A

15%

5%

Paytable 9

4 or more

N/A

16%

4%

Paytable 10

4 or more

N/A

17%

4%

Paytable 11

4 or more

N/A

18%

4%

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