Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 649a - THREE CARD POKER › Section 649a.7 - Wagers

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(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				  be made, increased or withdrawn after the dealer has announced "no more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.