Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Six-Card
Fortune 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 Six-Card Fortune 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 Six-Card Fortune 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
Double Down Wager authorized under §
670a.7(e)(1)
(relating to wagers), a separate area designated for the placement of the
Double Down Wager for each player.
(6) If the certificate holder offers the
optional Fortune Bonus Wager authorized under §
670a.7(e)(2), a
separate area designated for the placement of the Fortune Bonus Wager for each
player.
(7) If the certificate
holder offers the optional Insurance Wager authorized under §
670a.7(e)(3), a
separate area designated for the placement of the Insurance Wager for each
player.
(8) If the certificate
holder offers the optional Progressive Payout Wager authorized under §
670a.7(e)(4), a
separate area designated for the placement of the Progressive Payout Wager for
each player.
(9) 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 Six-Card Fortune Pai Gow Poker
table.
(c) If the
certificate holder offers the optional Progressive Payout Wager in accordance
with §
670a.7(e)(4), the
Six-Card Fortune 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."
(d) To determine the starting position for
the dealing or delivery of the cards, Six-Card Fortune 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.
(e) Each Six-Card Fortune 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 Six-Card Fortune Pai Gow Poker table
must have a discard rack securely attached to the top of the dealer's side of
the table.
