Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 653c - ULTIMATE TEXAS HOLD -EM POKER SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS › Section 653c.1 - Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) If
				  the certificate holder offers Ultimate Texas Hold -Em Poker as described in
				  Chapter 653a (relating to Ultimate Texas Hold -Em Poker) and the optional
				  progressive payout wager under §
										653a.7(d)(3) 
				  (relating to wagers), 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 an Ultimate Texas Hold
				  -Em wager in accordance with §
										653a.7(d)(1) and
				  an optional progressive payout wager the opportunity to win the Must-Hit-By
				  Mystery bonus.
(b) The layout and
				  signage for the Ultimate Texas Hold -Em 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 an Ultimate Texas Hold -Em
				  Poker wager and a 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 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 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.