Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Pai Gow Poker
shall be played at a table having betting positions for no more than six
players on one side of the table and a place for the dealer on the opposite
side of the table.
(b) The layout
for a Pai Gow Poker table shall be submitted to the Bureau of Gaming Operations
and approved in accordance with §
601a.10(a)
(relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment) and
contain, at a minimum:
(1) The name or logo
of the certificate holder.
(2) A
separate betting area designated for the placement of the Pai Gow Poker Wager
for each player.
(3) Two separate
areas designated for the placement of the high and low hands of each
player.
(4) Two separate areas
designated for the placement of the high and low hands of the dealer.
(5) If the certificate holder offers the
optional Fortune Bonus Wager authorized under §
645a.7(e)(1)
(relating to wagers), a separate area designated for the placement of the
Fortune Bonus Wager for each player.
(6) If the certificate holder offers the
optional Emperor's Treasure Wager authorized under §
645a.7(e)(2), a
separate area designated for the placement of the Emperor's Treasure Wager for
each player.
(7) If the certificate
holder offers the optional Pai Gow Insurance Wager authorized under §
645a.7(e)(3), a
separate area designated for the placement of the Pai Gow Insurance Wager for
each player.
(8) If the certificate
holder offers the optional Progressive Payout Wager authorized under §
645a.7(e)(4), a
separate area designated for the placement of the Progressive Payout Wager for
each player.
(9) If a certificate
holder offers EZ Pai Gow Poker:
(i) Separate
areas designated for the following optional wagers, if offered by the
certificate holder:
(A) Queen's Dragon Wager
authorized under § 645a.7(e)(5)(i).
(B) Dynasty Bonus Wager authorized under
§ 645a.7(e)(5)(ii).
(C)
Protection Wager authorized under § 645a.7(e)(5)(iii).
(D) Red/Black Wager authorized under §
645a.7(e)(5)(iv).
(ii)
Inscriptions that advise patrons that if the dealer's hand is a Queen's Dragon,
the player's wager shall push and be returned to the
player.
(10) Inscriptions
that advise patrons of the payout odds or amounts for all permissible wagers
offered by the certificate holder. If the payout odds or amounts are not
inscribed on the layout, a sign identifying the payout odds or amounts for all
permissible wagers shall be posted at each Pai Gow Poker table.
(11) An inscription indicating the payout
limit per hand established by the certificate holder under §
645a.13(j)
(relating to payout odds; Envy Bonus; rate of progression; payout limitation)
or a generic inscription indicating the game is subject to the posted payout
limit. If the payout limit is not inscribed on the layout, a sign which sets
forth the required information shall be posted at each Pai Gow Poker
table.
(c) To determine
the starting position for the dealing or delivery of the cards, Pai Gow Poker
may be played with:
(1) A Pai Gow Poker
shaker, approved in accordance with §
601a.10(a), which
shall be designed and constructed to maintain the integrity of the game. The
Pai Gow Poker shaker shall be the responsibility of the dealer, may not be left
unattended while at the table and must:
(i) Be
capable of housing three dice that when not being shaken must be maintained
within the Pai Gow Poker shaker. Dice that have been placed in a Pai Gow Poker
shaker for use in gaming may not remain on a table for more than 24
hours.
(ii) Be designed to prevent
the dice from being seen while being shaken.
(iii) Have the name or logo of the
certificate holder imprinted or impressed thereon.
(2) A computerized random number generator
which shall be submitted to the Bureau of Gaming Laboratory Operations and
approved in accordance with §
461a.4 (relating to submission for
testing and approval) prior to its use.
(d) If the certificate holder offers the
optional Progressive Payout Wager in accordance with §
645a.7(e)(4), the
Pai Gow Poker table must have a progressive table game system in accordance
with §
605a.7 (relating to progressive
table games) for the placement of Progressive Payout Wagers. The progressive
table game system must include:
(1) A
wagering device at each betting position that acknowledges or accepts the
placement of the Progressive Payout Wager.
(2) A device that controls or monitors the
placement of Progressive Payout Wagers at the gaming table, including a
mechanism, such as a lock-out button, that prevents the placement of any
Progressive Payout Wager that a player attempts to place after the dealer has
announced "no more bets."
(e) Each Pai Gow Poker table must have a drop
box and a tip box attached on the same side of the gaming table as, but on
opposite sides of, the dealer, as approved by the Bureau of Casino Compliance
in accordance with §
601a.10(g). The
Bureau of Casino Compliance may approve an alternative location for the tip box
when a card shuffling device or other table game equipment prevents the
placement of the drop box and tip box on the same side of the gaming table as,
but on opposite sides of, the dealer.
(f) Each Pai Gow Poker table must have a
discard rack securely attached to the top of the dealer's side of the
table.
The provisions of this § 645a.2 amended under
4
Pa.C.S. §§
1202(b)(9)-(23) and (30),
1205, 1206(f) and (g), 1207(1) and (2), 1208(1)(iii), 1209(b), 1212, 1213,
13A02(1) and (2), 13A11, 13A12-13A14, 13A15 and 1802 and Chapter
13.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
645b.1 (relating to
commission-free Pai Gow Poker); and 58 Pa. Code §
645b.2 (relating to
player-activated Pai Gow Poker; wagers based on the outcome of the
dice).
