Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 649c - THREE CARD POKER SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS › Section 649c.1 - Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(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.