Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 645a - PAI GOW POKER › Section 645a.2 - Pai Gow Poker table; Pai Gow Poker shaker; physical characteristics

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Pai Gow Poker
				  shall be played at a table having betting positions for no more than six
				  players on one side of the table and a place for the dealer on the opposite
				  side of the table.
(b) The layout
				  for a Pai Gow Poker table shall be submitted to the Bureau of Gaming Operations
				  and approved in accordance with §
										601a.10(a)
				  (relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment) and
				  contain, at a minimum:
(1) The name or logo
				  of the certificate holder.
(2) A
				  separate betting area designated for the placement of the Pai Gow Poker Wager
				  for each player.
(3) Two separate
				  areas designated for the placement of the high and low hands of each
				  player.
(4) Two separate areas
				  designated for the placement of the high and low hands of the dealer.
(5) If the certificate holder offers the
				  optional Fortune Bonus Wager authorized under §
											645a.7(e)(1)
				  (relating to wagers), a separate area designated for the placement of the
				  Fortune Bonus Wager for each player.
(6) If the certificate holder offers the
				  optional Emperor's Treasure Wager authorized under §
											645a.7(e)(2), a
				  separate area designated for the placement of the Emperor's Treasure Wager for
				  each player.
(7) If the certificate
				  holder offers the optional Pai Gow Insurance Wager authorized under §
											645a.7(e)(3), a
				  separate area designated for the placement of the Pai Gow Insurance Wager for
				  each player.
(8) If the certificate
				  holder offers the optional Progressive Payout Wager authorized under §
											645a.7(e)(4), a
				  separate area designated for the placement of the Progressive Payout Wager for
				  each player.
(9) If a certificate
				  holder offers EZ Pai Gow Poker:
(i) Separate
				  areas designated for the following optional wagers, if offered by the
				  certificate holder:
(A) Queen's Dragon Wager
				  authorized under § 645a.7(e)(5)(i).
(B) Dynasty Bonus Wager authorized under
				  § 645a.7(e)(5)(ii).
(C)
				  Protection Wager authorized under § 645a.7(e)(5)(iii).
(D) Red/Black Wager authorized under §
				  645a.7(e)(5)(iv).
(ii)
				  Inscriptions that advise patrons that if the dealer's hand is a Queen's Dragon,
				  the player's wager shall push and be returned to the
				  player.
(10) Inscriptions
				  that advise patrons of the payout odds or amounts for all permissible wagers
				  offered by the certificate holder. If the payout odds or amounts are not
				  inscribed on the layout, a sign identifying the payout odds or amounts for all
				  permissible wagers shall be posted at each Pai Gow Poker table.
(11) An inscription indicating the payout
				  limit per hand established by the certificate holder under §
											645a.13(j) 
				  (relating to payout odds; Envy Bonus; rate of progression; payout limitation)
				  or a generic inscription indicating the game is subject to the posted payout
				  limit. If the payout limit is not inscribed on the layout, a sign which sets
				  forth the required information shall be posted at each Pai Gow Poker
				  table.