Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) After the dealing procedures required
under §
649a.8, §
649a.9 or §
649a.10 (relating to procedures
for dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe; procedures for dealing the
cards from the hand; and procedures for dealing the cards from an automated
dealing shoe) have been completed, each player shall examine his cards subject
to the following limitations:
(1) Each player
who wagers at Three Card Poker shall be responsible for his own hand and no
person other than the dealer and the player to whom the cards were dealt may
touch the cards of that player.
(2)
Each player shall keep his three cards in full view of the dealer at all
times.
(b) After each
player has examined his cards, the dealer shall, beginning with the player
farthest to the dealer's left and moving clockwise around the table, ask each
player who placed an Ante Wager if he wishes to make a Play Wager in an amount
equal to the player's Ante Wager or forfeit the Ante Wager and end his
participation in the round of play. If a player:
(1) Has placed an Ante Wager and a Pair Plus
Wager but does not make a Play Wager, the player shall forfeit both the Ante
Wager and the Pair Plus Wager.
(2)
Has placed an Ante Wager and a Three or Five-Card Progressive Payout Wager but
does not make a Play Wager, the player shall forfeit both the Ante Wager and
the Progressive Payout Wager but may not forfeit the eligibility to receive an
Envy Bonus under §
649a.12(e) or (h)
(relating to payout odds; Envy Bonus; rate
of progression).
(3) Has placed an
Ante Wager, a Pair Plus Wager and a Six Card Bonus, Five Card Hand Bonus or a 5
of 6 Progressive Payout Wager, but does not make a Play Wager, the player shall
forfeit both the Ante Wager and the Pair Plus Wager but does not forfeit the
Six Card Bonus, Five Card Hand Bonus or 5 of 6 Progressive Payout
Wager.
(c) After each
player who has placed an Ante Wager has either placed a Play Wager on the
designated area of the layout or forfeited his Ante Wager and hand, the dealer
shall collect all forfeited wagers and associated cards, except for the cards
of those players who placed a Six Card Bonus, Five Card Hand Bonus or a 5 of 6
Progressive Payout Wager, and place the cards in the discard rack. The dealer
shall then reveal the dealer's cards and place the cards so as to form the
highest possible ranking Three Card Poker hand. After the dealer's cards are
turned face up, the dealer shall, beginning with the player farthest to the
dealer's right and continuing around the table in a counterclockwise direction,
complete the following applicable procedures in succession for each player:
(1) The dealer shall turn the three cards of
each player face up on the layout.
(2) The dealer shall examine the cards of the
player and form the highest possible ranking Three Card Poker hand for each
player.
(3) If the dealer's highest
ranking Three Card Poker hand:
(i) Is lower
than a queen high, the dealer shall pay each player's Ante Wager and return the
player's Play Wager.
(ii) Is a
queen high or better, and the player's highest ranking Three Card Poker hand is
ranked:
(A) Lower than the dealer's Three
Card Poker hand, the dealer shall immediately collect the Ante and Play Wagers
made by the player.
(B) Higher than
the dealer's Three Card Poker hand, the dealer shall pay the Ante and Play
Wagers and any Ante Bonus in accordance with the payout odds in §
649a.12(a) and (b).
(C) Equally
with the dealer's Three Card Poker hand, the dealer shall return the player's
Ante and Play Wagers.
(4) After settling the player's Ante and Play
Wagers, the dealer shall settle any Pair Plus Wagers by determining whether the
player's Three Card Poker hand qualifies for a payout in accordance with §
649a.12(d). A
winning Pair Plus Wager shall be paid irrespective of whether the player's
Three Card Poker hand outranks the dealer's hand.
(5) The dealer shall then settle the
Progressive Payout Wager, if offered by the certificate holder. A winning
Progressive Payout Wager shall be paid irrespective of whether the player's
hand outranks the dealer's hand. If a player has won a progressive payout, the
dealer shall:
(i) Verify that the hand is a
winning hand.
(ii) Verify that the
appropriate light on the progressive table game system has been
illuminated.
(iii) Have a
floorperson or above validate the progressive payout in accordance with the
certificate holder's approved internal control procedures.
(iv) Pay the winning Progressive Payout Wager
in accordance with the payout odds in §
649a.12(e). If a
player has won a progressive payout that is 100% 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.
(v) Pay any Envy Bonus won in accordance with
§
649a.12(e).
Players making a Progressive Payout Wager shall receive an Envy Bonus when
another player at the same Three Card Poker table is the holder of an Envy
Bonus Qualifying Hand. Players are entitled to multiple Envy Bonuses if more
than one other player is the holder of an Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand. A player
is not entitled to an Envy Bonus for his own hand or the hand of the
dealer.
(6) The dealer
shall then settle the Six Card Bonus Wager, if offered by the certificate
holder. A winning Six Card Bonus Wager shall be paid irrespective of the
outcome of the player's Ante Wager or Pair Plus Wager. The dealer shall arrange
the dealer's three cards and the player's three cards to form the highest
ranking five-card Poker hand for each player. If a player has a three-of-a-kind
or better, as described in §
649a.6(d)
(relating to Three Card Poker rankings), the dealer shall pay the winning Six
Card Bonus Wager in accordance with the payout odds in §
649a.12(f). If
the certificate holder has selected paytable E in §
649a.12(f), the
three cards dealt to the dealer and the three cards dealt to the player shall
be used to form a six-card Poker hand for purposes of the Super Royal
payout.
(7) If the certificate
holder offers the Five-Card Progressive Payout Wager, after settling all other
wagers, the dealer shall expose the two additional community cards dealt in
accordance with §§
649a.8(d),
649a.9(b) and
649a.10(c) and
form the highest ranking five-card Poker hand of the player from the player's
three cards and the two community cards. If a player has won a progressive
payout, the dealer shall:
(i) Verify that the
hand is a winning hand.
(ii) Verify
that the appropriate light on the progressive table game system has been
illuminated.
(iii) Have a
floorperson or above validate the progressive payout in accordance with the
certificate holder's approved internal control procedures.
(iv) Pay the winning Five-Card Progressive
Payout Wager in accordance with the payout odds in §
649a.12(h)(1). 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.
(v) Pay any Five-Card
Envy Bonus won in accordance with §
643a.12(h)(5).
Players making a Progressive Payout Wager shall receive a Five-Card Envy Bonus
when another player at the same Three Card Poker table is the holder of a
Five-Card Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand. Players are entitled to multiple Envy
Bonuses if more than one player is the holder of a Five-Card Envy Bonus
Qualifying Hand. A player is not entitled to a Five-Card Envy Bonus for his own
hand.
(8) If the
certificate holder offers the Five Card Hand Bonus Wager, after settling all
other wagers, the dealer shall then settle the Five Card Hand Bonus Wager and
any Magic Card or Lucky Bonus payouts. The dealer shall expose the two
additional community cards dealt in accordance with §§
649a.8(d),
649a.9(b) and
649a.10(c) and
form the highest ranking five-card Poker hand of the player and the dealer from
the player's or dealer's three cards and the two community cards. A winning
Five Card Hand Bonus Wager shall be paid irrespective of whether the player's
hand outranks the dealer's hand. If a player has won a Five Card Hand Bonus or
any Magic Card or Lucky Bonus payout, the dealer shall:
(i) Verify that the hand is a winning
hand.
(ii) Have a floorperson or
above verify any Five Card Hand Bonus payout with odds of 500 for 1 or a payout
that is a percentage of the jackpot amount on the progressive meter in
accordance with approved internal control procedures submitted under §
465a.2 (relating to internal
control systems and audit protocols).
(iii) Credit the player's game account for
the winning Five Card Hand Bonus Wager or the Magic Card or Lucky Bonus payout
in accordance with §
649a.12(i). If a
player has won a Five Card Hand Bonus payout that is a percentage of the
jackpot amount on the progressive meter, the payout may not be paid to the
player's game account. If a player has won a payout that is not being paid to
the player's game account, the winning hand must remain on the table until the
necessary documentation has been completed.
(9) If the certificate holder offers the 5 of
6 Progressive Payout Wager, after settling all other wagers, the dealer shall
combine the player's three cards and the dealer's three cards to form the
highest ranking five-card Poker hand of the player. If a player has won a
progressive payout, the dealer shall:
(i)
Verify that the hand is a winning hand.
(ii) Verify that the appropriate light on the
progressive table game system has been illuminated.
(iii) Have a floorperson or above validate
the progressive payout in accordance with the certificate holder's approved
internal control procedures.
(iv)
Pay the winning 5 of 6 Progressive Payout Wager in accordance with the payout
odds in §
649a.12(j)(1). 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.
(v) Pay any Envy Bonus
won in accordance with §
643a.12(j)(5).
Players making a 5 of 6 Progressive Payout Wager shall receive an Envy Bonus
when another player at the same Three Card Poker table is the holder of a 5 of
6 Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand. Players are entitled to multiple Envy Bonuses if
more than one player is the holder of a 5 of 6 Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand. A
player is not entitled to an Envy Bonus for his own
hand.
(d) After
all wagers of the player have been settled, the dealer shall remove all
remaining cards from the table and place them in the discard rack in a manner
that permits the reconstruction of each hand in the event of a question or
dispute.
The provisions of this § 649a.11 amended under
4
Pa.C.S. §§
1202(b)(30),
1322, 13A 02(1) and (2),
13A27, 1602, 1604 and 1608.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
649a.7 (relating to wagers); 58
Pa. Code §
649a.12 (relating to payout odds;
Envy Bonus; rate of progression); and 58 Pa. Code §
649a.13 (relating to
irregulatities).
