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58 Pa. Code § 688a.12. Payout odds; Envy Bonus; rate of progression.

§ 688a.12. Payout odds; Envy Bonus; rate of progression.

 (a)  A certificate holder shall pay each winning Face Up Pai Gow Poker Wager at odds of 1 to 1, and shall not charge a commission or vigorish on winning hands.

 (b)  The certificate holder shall pay out winning Ace High Bonus Wager payouts at the odds and amounts in one of the following paytables selected by the certificate holder in its Rules Submission filed in accordance with §  601a.2 (relating to table games Rules Submissions):

Paytable 1
Outcome Pay
Both dealer and player have ace high 20 to 1
Only dealer has ace high, with joker 10 to 1
Only dealer has ace high, no joker 8 to 1


Paytable 2
Outcome Pay
Both dealer and player have ace high 40 to 1
Only dealer has ace high, with joker 15 to 1
Only dealer has ace high, no joker 5 to 1


Paytable 3
Outcome Pay
Both dealer and player have ace high 30 to 1
Only dealer has ace high, with joker 15 to 1
Only dealer has ace high, no joker 6 to 1


Paytable 4
Outcome Pay
Both dealer and player have ace high 25 to 1
Only dealer has ace high, with joker 10 to 1
Only dealer has ace high, no joker 7 to 1


Paytable 5
Outcome Pay
Both dealer and player have ace high 40 to 1
Only dealer has ace high, with joker 12 to 1
Only dealer has ace high, no joker 5 to 1

 (c)  The certificate holder shall pay out winning Fortune Bonus Wagers and Envy Bonus payouts at the odds and amounts in one of the following paytables selected by the certificate holder in its Rules Submission filed in accordance with §  601a.2:

Paytable 1
Outcome Pay Envy
7 card straight flush 5,000 to 1 $1,000
Royal flush + royal match 1,000 to 1 $250
7 card straight flush with joker 750 to 1 $100
Five aces 250 to 1 $50
Royal flush 100 to 1 $25
Straight flush 50 to 1 $10
Four-of-a-kind 20 to 1 $5
Full house 5 to 1
Flush 4 to 1
Three-of-a-kind 3 to 1
Straight 2 to 1
Three pair Push


Paytable 2
Outcome Pay Envy
7 card straight flush 8,000 to 1 $5,000
Royal flush + royal match 2,000 to 1 $1,000
7 card straight flush with joker 1,000 to 1 $500
Five aces 400 to 1 $250
Royal flush 150 to 1 $50
Straight flush 50 to 1 $20
Four-of-a-kind 25 to 1 $5
Full house 5 to 1
Flush 4 to 1
Three-of-a-kind 3 to 1
Straight 2 to 1


Paytable 3
Outcome Pay Envy
7 card straight flush 5,000 to 1 $3,000
Royal flush + royal match 2,000 to 1 $1,000
7 card straight flush with joker 1,000 to 1 $500
Five aces 400 to 1 $250
Royal flush 150 to 1 $50
Straight flush 50 to 1 $20
Four-of-a-kind 25 to 1 $5
Full house 5 to 1
Flush 4 to 1
Three-of-a-kind 3 to 1
Straight 2 to 1


Paytable 4
Outcome Pay Envy
7 card straight flush 2,500 to 1 $1,000
Royal flush + royal match 1,000 to 1 $750
7 card straight flush with joker 750 to 1 $250
Five aces 250 to 1 $100
Royal flush 125 to 1 $50
Straight flush 50 to 1 $20
Four-of-a-kind 25 to 1 $5
Full house 5 to 1
Flush 4 to 1
Three-of-a-kind 3 to 1
Straight 2 to 1


Paytable 5
Outcome Pay Envy
7 card straight flush 5,000 to 1 $2,500
Royal flush + royal match 1,000 to 1 $500
7 card straight flush with joker 500 to 1 $250
Five aces 300 to 1 $150
Royal flush 100 to 1 $55
Straight flush 45 to 1 $25
Four-of-a-kind 5 to 1 $6
Full house 5 to 1
Flush 4 to 1
Three-of-a-kind 3 to 1
Straight 2 to 1


Paytable 6
Outcome Pay Envy
7 card straight flush 5,000 to 1 $2,500
Royal flush + royal match 2,000 to 1 $500
7 card straight flush with joker 1,000 to 1 $250
Five aces 400 to 1 $150
Royal flush 150 to 1 $55
Straight flush 50 to 1 $25
Four-of-a-kind 25 to 1 $6
Full house 5 to 1
Flush 4 to 1
Three-of-a-kind 3 to 1
Straight 2 to 1

 (d)  The certificate holder shall pay out winning Progressive Payout Wagers and Envy Bonus payouts at the odds and amounts in one of the following paytables selected by the certificate holder in its Rules Submission filed in accordance with §  601a.2:

Paytable 1 ($1 wager) Pay
7 card straight flush 100% of meter
Five aces 10% of meter
Royal flush $500
Straight flush $100
Four-of-a-kind $75
Full house $4
Meter seed: $10,000
Rate of progression: 28%
Original wager not returned to player


Paytable 2 ($1 wager) Pay
7 card natural straight flush 100% of meter
7 card wild straight flush 10% of meter
Five-of-a-kind $500
Royal flush $300
Straight flush $100
Four-of-a-kind $30
Full house $7
Meter seed: $10,000
Rate of progression: 7%
Original wager not returned to player
Fully wild joker


Paytable 3 ($5 wager) Pay
7 card straight flush 100% of meter
Five aces 10% of meter
Royal flush $2,500
Straight flush $500
Four-of-a-kind $375
Full house $20
Meter seed: $10,000
Rate of progression: 29%
Original wager not returned to player


Paytable 4 ($5 wager)
Outcome Pay & Progressive Envy
7 card straight flush $5,000/

100% of meter
$1,000
Royal flush + royal match $5,000/

20% of meter
$750
7 card straight flush w/joker $5,000/

10% of meter
$250
Five aces $2,500 $100
Royal flush $500 $50
Straight flush $200 $20
Four-of-a-kind $100 $5
Meter seed: $10,000
Rate of progression: 1%
Reserve rate: 1%
Original wager returned to player


Paytable 5 ($1 wager) Pay
7 card straight flush 100% of meter
Five aces 10% of meter
Five-of-a-kind $1,000
Royal flush $500
Straight flush $100
Four-of-a-kind $20
Full house $5
Meter seed: $5,000
Rate of progression: 17%
Original wager not returned to player
Fully wild joker


Paytable 6 ($1 wager) Pay
7 card straight flush 100% of meter
Five aces 10% of meter
Five-of-a-kind $800
Royal flush $400
Straight flush $75
Four-of-a-kind $10
Meter seed: $2,000
Rate of progression: 17%
Original wager not returned to player
Fully wild joker


Paytable 7 ($1 wager) Pay
Five aces 100% of meter
Royal flush $500
Straight flush $100
Four-of-a-kind $75
Full house $5
Meter seed: $1,000
Rate of progression: 26%
Original wager not returned to player
Fully wild joker

 (e)  Notwithstanding the payout odds in subsections (b)—(d), a certificate holder may, in its rules submission under §  601a.2, establish a maximum amount that is payable to a player on a single hand. The maximum payout amount shall be at least $50,000 or the maximum amount that one player could win per round when betting the minimum permissible wager, whichever is greater. Any maximum payout limit established by a certificate holder may not apply to progressive wager meter payouts or envy bonus payouts.

Cross References

   This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §  688a.11 (relating to procedures for completion of each round of play).



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