CHAPTER 649c. THREE CARD POKER SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS Sec.
649c.1. Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus.Authority The provisions of this Chapter 649c added under 4 Pa.C.S. § § 1202(b)(30) and 13A02(1) and (2), unless otherwise noted.
Source The provisions of this Chapter 649c added May 24, 2024, effective May 25, 2024, 54 Pa.B. 2923, unless otherwise noted.
§ 649c.1. Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus.
(a) If the certificate holder offers Three Card Poker as described in Chapter 649a (relating to Three Card Poker) and the optional Three-Card progressive payout wager under § 649a.7(d)(4) (relating to wagers) or Five-Card progressive payout wager under § 649a.7(d)(6), the certificate holder may, if specified in its Rules Submission under § 601a.2 (relating to table games Rules Submissions), offer to each player who has placed a Three Card Poker wager in accordance with § 649a.7(d)(1) and an optional Three-Card progressive payout wager or Five-Card progressive payout wager the opportunity to win the Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus.
(b) The layout and signage for the Three Card Poker table shall be submitted to the Bureau of Gaming Operations for approval in accordance with § 601a.10(a) (relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment), and the progressive table game system display shall indicate that the certificate holder offers the Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus.
(c) If the certificate holder offers the Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus:
(1) A player shall qualify for the Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus by placing a Three Card Poker wager and a Three-Card progressive payout or Five-Card progressive payout wager, as indicated by the certificate holder in its Rules Submission filed in accordance with § 601a.2.
(2) A percentage of a player’s qualifying Three-Card progressive payout wager or Five-Card progressive payout wager shall be allocated as an incremental contribution to the Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus progressive meter.
(3) The certificate holder shall pay out the Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus when a qualifying player’s contribution increases the Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus progressive meter’s jackpot amount in excess of a random dollar value preselected by an electronic random number generator, between a set minimum and maximum dollar value.
(4) The incremental contribution of each player’s qualifying Three-Card progressive payout wager or Five-Card progressive payout wager and the minimum and maximum dollar values for the Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus meter shall be set in one of the following configurations, as indicated by the certificate holder in its Rules Submission filed in accordance with § 601a.2:
Paytable A—$1 Configuration
Configuration A
Minimum progressive wager amount—$1 Minimum dollar value $100 Maximum dollar value $200 Incremental contribution rate 2%
Paytable A—$2 Configuration
Configuration A
Minimum progressive wager amount—$2 Minimum dollar value $100 Maximum dollar value $200 Incremental contribution rate 1.5%
Paytable A—$5 Configuration
Configuration A
Minimum progressive wager amount—$5 Minimum dollar value $100 Maximum dollar value $250 Incremental contribution rate 1%
Paytable B—$1 Configuration
Configuration B
Minimum progressive wager amount—$1 Minimum dollar value $100 Maximum dollar value $500 Incremental contribution rate 5%
Paytable B—$2 Configuration
Configuration B
Minimum progressive wager amount—$2 Minimum dollar value $100 Maximum dollar value $500 Incremental contribution rate 3.5%
Paytable B—$5 Configuration
Configuration B
Minimum progressive wager amount—$5 Minimum dollar value $100 Maximum dollar value $500 Incremental contribution rate 2%
Paytable C—$1 Configuration
Configuration C
Minimum progressive wager amount—$1 Minimum dollar value $250 Maximum dollar value $500 Incremental contribution rate 2%
Paytable C—$2 Configuration
Configuration C
Minimum progressive wager amount—$2 Minimum dollar value $250 Maximum dollar value $500 Incremental contribution rate 1.5%
Paytable C—$5 Configuration
Configuration C
Minimum progressive wager amount—$5 Minimum dollar value $250 Maximum dollar value $500 Incremental contribution rate 0.5%
Paytable D—$1 Configuration
Configuration D
Minimum progressive wager amount—$1 Minimum dollar value $250 Maximum dollar value $1,000 Incremental contribution rate 5%
Paytable D—$2 Configuration
Configuration D
Minimum progressive wager amount—$2 Minimum dollar value $250 Maximum dollar value $1,000 Incremental contribution rate 3%
Paytable D—$5 Configuration
Configuration D
Minimum progressive wager amount—$5 Minimum dollar value $250 Maximum dollar value $1,000 Incremental contribution rate 2%
(5) If a player has won the Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus, the dealer shall, in accordance with the certificate holder’s approved internal controls:
(i) Verify that the appropriate light on the progressive table game system has been illuminated.
(ii) Have a floorperson or above validate the progressive payout.
(iii) Pay the Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus.
(iv) Reset the progressive meter to the minimum dollar value specified in the certificate holder’s Rules Submission filed in accordance with § 601a.2.
(6) A Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus payout may be paid from the table inventory or through a progressive jackpot slip as indicated by the certificate holder in its Rules Submission filed in accordance with § 601a.2.
(7) A player who wins the Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus shall be paid 100% of the bonus jackpot amount on the progressive meter.
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