§ 649a.7. Wagers.
(a) Wagers at Three Card Poker shall be made by placing value chips, plaques or other Board-approved table game wagering instruments on the appropriate areas of the table layout. Verbal wagers accompanied by cash may not be accepted.
(b) Only players who are seated at a Three Card Poker table may wager at the game. Once a player has placed a wager and received cards, that player shall remain seated until the completion of the round of play. If a player leaves the table during a round of play, any wagers made by the player may be considered abandoned and may be treated as losing wagers.
(c) All wagers, except the Play Wager, shall be placed prior to the dealer announcing ‘‘no more bets’’ in accordance with the dealing procedures in § 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). Except as provided in § 649a.11(b) (relating to procedures for completion of each round of play), a wager may not be made, increased or withdrawn after the dealer has announced ‘‘no more bets.’’
(d) The following wagers may be placed in the game of Three Card Poker:
(1) A player may compete solely against the dealer’s Three Card Poker hand by placing an Ante Wager then a Play Wager, in accordance with § 649a.11(b), in an amount equal to the player’s Ante Wager.
(2) A player may compete solely against a posted paytable by placing a Pair Plus Wager.
(3) A player may compete against both the dealer’s Three Card Poker hand and the posted paytable by placing an Ante Wager and a Pair Plus Wager in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2).
(4) A certificate holder may, if specified in its Rules Submission under § 601a.2 (relating to table games Rules Submissions), offer to each player at a Three Card Poker table the option to make an additional Progressive Payout Wager that the player will receive a Progressive Payout Hand. After placing an Ante Wager or a Pair Plus Wager, or both, a player may make the additional Progressive Payout Wager by placing a value chip onto the progressive wagering device designated for that player. Each player shall be responsible for verifying that the player’s respective Progressive Payout Wager has been accepted.
(5) A certificate holder may, if specified in its Rules Submission under § 601a.2, offer to each player at a Three Card Poker table the option to make an additional Six Card Bonus Wager that the three cards dealt to the dealer and the three cards dealt to the player will form a five-card Poker hand with a rank of a three-of-a-kind or better. If the certificate holder has selected paytable E in § 649a.12(f) (relating to payout odds; Envy Bonus; rate of progression), 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. After placing an Ante Wager or a Pair Plus Wager, or both, a player may make the additional Six Card Bonus Wager by placing a value chip on the designated betting area prior to the dealer announcing ‘‘no more bets.’’
(6) If specified in its Rules Submission under § 601a.2, certificate holder may offer to each player at a Three Card Poker table the option to make an additional Five-Card Progressive Payout Wager that the player will receive a Five-Card Progressive Payout Hand. After placing an Ante Wager or a Pair Plus Wager, or both, a player may make the additional Five-Card Progressive Payout Wager by placing a value chip onto the progressive wagering device designated for that player. Each player shall be responsible for verifying that the player’s respective Five-Card Progressive Payout Wager has been accepted.
(7) If specified in its Rules Submission under § 601a.2, a certificate holder may offer to each player at a Three Card Poker table the option to make an additional Five Card Hand Bonus Wager that the player’s five-card Poker hand or the dealer’s five-card Poker hand, or both, will contain a flush or better as defined in § 649a.6(d) (relating to Three Card Poker rankings). After placing an Ante Wager or a Pair Plus Wager, or both, a player may make the additional Five Card Hand Bonus Wager on the player’s hand or the dealer’s hand, or both, by using the electronic wagering device designated for that player. Each player shall be responsible for verifying that the player’s Five Card Hand Bonus Wager has been accepted.
(8) If specified in its Rules Submission under § 601a.2, a certificate holder may offer to each player who placed an Ante Wager or a Pair Plus Wager the option of placing a 5 of 6 Progressive Payout Wager which shall win if the player’s three cards combined with the dealer’s three cards forms a straight or better as described in § 649a.6(d). After placing an Ante Wager or a Pair Plus Wager, or both, a player making a 5 of 6 Progressive Payout Wager shall place a value chip onto the progressive wagering device designated for that player. Each player shall be responsible for verifying that the player’s respective 5 of 6 Progressive Payout Wager has been accepted.
(e) Notwithstanding subsection (d)(1)—(3), a certificate holder may offer a version of Three Card Poker requiring:
(1) As a precondition to the placement of a Pair Plus Wager, the placement of an Ante Wager in an amount equal to or greater than the Pair Plus Wager.
(2) As a precondition to the placement of a Pair Plus Wager, the placement of an Ante Wager in an amount equal to at least 1/2 the Pair Plus Wager.
(3) The compulsory placement of an Ante Wager and a Pair Plus Wager, provided that one wager may be placed in an amount up to a maximum of five times the amount of the other wager without regard to which wager is the greater of the two.
(f) A certificate holder shall specify in its Rules Submission under § 601a.2, the number of adjacent boxes on which a player may place a wager in one round of play.
Authority The provisions of this § 649a.7 amended under 4 Pa.C.S. § § 1202(b)(30), 1322, 13A02(1) and (2), 13A27, 1602, 1604 and 1608.
Source The provisions of this § 649a.7 amended December 12, 2014, effective December 13, 2014, 44 Pa.B. 7683; amended November 1, 2019, effective November 2, 2019, 49 Pa.B. 6676. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (375917) to (375919).
Cross References This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 649a.2 (relating to Three Card Poker table physical characteristics); 58 Pa. Code § 649a.8 (relating to procedures for dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe); 58 Pa. Code § 649a.9 (relating to procedures for dealing the cards from the hand); 58 Pa. Code § 649a.10 (relating to procedures for dealing the cards from an automated dealing shoe); 58 Pa. Code § 649a.12 (relating to payout odds; Envy Bonus; rate of progression); 58 Pa. Code § 649b.1 (relating to Must-Hit-By Mystery Bonus); and 58 Pa. Code § 651b.1 (relating to Must-Hit-By Mystery Bonus).
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