Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Fortune Asia 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 Fortune Asia 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 Fortune Asia Poker
Wager for each player.
(3) Three
separate areas designated for the placement of the high hand, medium hand and
low hand of each player.
(4) Three
separate areas designated for the placement of the high hand, medium hand and
low hand of the dealer.
(5) If the
certificate holder offers the optional Fortune Bonus Wager authorized under
§
659a.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 Insurance Wager authorized under §
659a.7(e)(2), a
separate area designated for the placement of the Insurance Wager for each
player.
(7) If the certificate
holder offers the optional Progressive Payout Wager authorized under §
659a.7(e)(3), a
separate area designed for the placement of the Progressive Payout Wager for
each player.
(8) 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 Fortune Asia Poker table.
(c) To determine the starting position for
the dealing or delivery of the cards, Fortune Asia Poker may be played with:
(1) A shaker, approved in accordance with
§
601a.10(a), which
shall be designed and constructed to maintain the integrity of the game. The
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 shall be maintained within the
shaker. Dice that have been placed in a 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 must be approved by the Bureau of Gaming Laboratory Operations 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 §
659a.7(e)(3), the
Fortune Asia 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 Fortune Asia 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 and in locations 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 Fortune Asia Poker table must have a
discard rack securely attached to the top of the dealer's side of the
table.
The provisions of this § 659a.2 amended under
4
Pa.C.S. §§
1202(b)(30) and 13A 02(1)
and (2).
