Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Face Up 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 Face Up 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 Face Up 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 Aces High Bonus Wager authorized under §
688a.7(e)(1)
(relating to wagers), a separate area designated for the placement of the Aces
High Bonus Wager for each player.
(6) If the certificate holder offers the
optional Fortune Bonus Wager authorized under §
688a.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 Progressive Payout Wager authorized under §
688a.7(e)(3), a
separate area designated for the placement of the Progressive Payout Wager for
each player.
(8) Inscriptions that
advise patrons that if the dealer's hand is an Ace High Pai Gow, the player's
wager shall push and be returned to the 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 Face Up Pai Gow Poker table.
(c) To determine the starting position for
the dealing or delivery of the cards, Face Up 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 §
688a.7(e)(3), the
Face Up 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. If the certificate
holder is offering a Progressive Payout Wager under §
688a.7(e)(3) on
multiple linked tables or games in the same licensed facility, the progressive
table game system must comply with the requirements in §
605a.8 (relating to linked
progressive table games). 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 Face Up 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 Face Up Pai Gow Poker table must
have a discard rack securely attached to the top of the dealer's side of the
table.
