Pennsylvania Code
Title 58 - RECREATION
Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD
Subpart K - Table games
Chapter 645a - PAI GOW POKER
Section 645a.1 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Bank-A player who elects to have the other players and the dealer play against him and accepts the responsibility of paying all winning Pai Gow Poker Wagers.
Co-banking-When the bank and the dealer each cover 50% of all winning Pai Gow Poker Wagers.
EZ Pai Gow Poker-A variation of Pai Gow Poker in which vigorish is not collected.
Envy Bonus-An additional fixed sum payout made to a player who placed a Qualifying Wager when another player at the Pai Gow Poker table is the holder of an Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand.
Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand-A player's Pai Gow Poker hand with a rank of a four-of-a-kind or better formed from the seven cards dealt to a player.
High hand-The five-card hand that is formed from the seven cards dealt so as to rank equal to or higher than the two-card low hand.
Low hand-The two-card hand that is formed from the seven cards dealt so as to rank equal to or lower than the five-card high hand.
Qualifying Wager-An Emperor's Treasure Wager, Fortune Bonus Wager or a Dynasty Bonus Wager of at least $5 which may entitle a player to an Envy Bonus.
Queen's Dragon-The dealer's seven cards of different ranks which do not form a straight, a flush, a straight flush or a royal flush but contain a queen high card.
Setting the hands-The process of forming a high hand and low hand from the seven cards dealt.
The provisions of this § 645a.1 amended under 4 Pa.C.S. §§ 1202(b)(30) and 13A 02(1) and (2).
