Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 633c - BLACKJACK SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS › Section 633c.12 - AxMan wager

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A
				  certificate holder may, if specified in its Rules Submission under §
										601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions), offer to each player who placed a Blackjack wager in
				  accordance with §
										633a.6(d)
				  (relating to wagers) the option of placing an AxMan wager which shall win if
				  the cards in the dealer's hand make up a poker hand of jacks or better pair,
				  two pair, three-of-a-kind, full house, four-of-a-kind, straight, flush,
				  five-of-a-kind or straight flush. The AxMan wager may only be offered at
				  Blackjack tables using a six-deck or eight-deck batch or batches of
				  cards.
(b) The layout for the
				  Blackjack 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 if the
				  certificate holder offers the AxMan wager, in addition to the requirements in
				  §
										633a.2 (relating to Blackjack
				  table; card reader device; physical characteristics; inspections), the layout
				  shall contain a separate area designated for the placement of the AxMan
				  wager.
(c) After placing a
				  Blackjack wager, as required in §
										633a.6(d), a
				  player may place an AxMan wager before each round of Blackjack at any time
				  before the dealer calls, "no more bets." An AxMan wager may be made for any
				  amount within the table limits.
(d)
				  The dealer shall then deal the cards in accordance with §
										633a.7 (relating to procedure for
				  dealing the cards; completion of each round of play), and the round of play
				  shall be played and completed according to house rules and the provisions of
				  §
										633a.7, including the settling of
				  the Blackjack wagers placed by each player.
(e) Immediately after the completion of the
				  round of play in accordance with § 633a.7, the dealer's hand, including
				  the bust card if there is one, will be interpreted as a poker hand. The dealer
				  shall then, starting with the player farthest to the dealer's right and
				  continuing around the table in a counterclockwise direction, settle the
				  player's AxMan wagers by collecting all losing wagers and paying all winning
				  wagers.
(f) If the dealer's hand
				  has five cards or less, including a bust card if there is one, the poker hand
				  will consist of all cards in the dealer's hand. If the dealer's hand has six or
				  more cards, including a bust card if there is one, the poker hand will consist
				  of the five highest cards in the dealer's hand.
(g) If the dealer's hand has less than five
				  cards, the poker hands that can be created are jacks or better pair, two pair,
				  three-of-a-kind or four-of-a-kind. If one of these hands is created, the AxMan
				  wager is a winner and shall be settled in accordance with the paytable in
				  subsection (k).
(h) If the dealer's
				  hand has five cards or more, the poker hands that can be created are those
				  listed in subsection (g) and full house, straight, flush, five-of-a-kind and
				  straight flush. If one of these hands is created, the AxMan wager is a winner
				  and shall be settled in accordance with the paytable in subsection
				  (k).
(i) If the dealer's hand does
				  not create a poker hand of jacks or better pair or greater, the AxMan wager
				  shall lose.
(j) If the dealer has a
				  king of diamonds card in his hand, this card shall be treated as a wild card,
				  meaning it can be assigned any rank. If the player has one king of diamonds
				  card in the initial two cards of his Blackjack hand, it shall act as a 2-
				  multiplier for the player's winning AxMan wager based upon the paytable in
				  subsection (k). If the player has two king of diamonds cards in the initial two
				  cards of his Blackjack hand, it shall act as a 5- multiplier for the player's
				  winning AxMan wager based upon the paytable in subsection (k).
(k) If an AxMan wager wins, the payout shall
				  be as follows:
Hand
Paytable
Straight flush (five cards)
1000 to 1
Five-of-a-kind (five cards)
500 to 1
Flush (five cards)
200 to 1
Straight (five cards)
100 to 1
Four-of-a-kind
50 to 1
Full house (five cards)
30 to 1
Three-of-a-kind
20 to 1
Two pair
12 to 1
Jacks or better pair
5 to 1
(l)
				  As used in this section, the following words and terms shall have the meanings
				  given to them in this subsection:
(1)
Five-of-a-kind
-Five of the dealer's cards are the same
				  rank.
(2)
Flush
-Five of the dealer's cards are of the same
				  suit.
(3)
Four-of-a-kind
-Four of the dealer's cards are the same
				  rank.
(4)
Fullhouse
-Five of the dealer's cards are made up of a
				  three-of-a-kind and a pair.
(5)
Jacks or better pair
-Two of the dealer's cards are of the same
				  rank and are a jack, queen, king or ace.
(6)
Straight
-Five of the
				  dealer's cards are sequential in rank.
(7)
Straight flush
-Five of
				  the dealer's cards are sequential in rank and of the same suit.
(8)
Three-of-a-kind
-Three of
				  the dealer's cards are the same rank.
(9)
Two-pair
-Four of the
				  dealer's cards are two separate pairs.