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Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 649a - THREE CARD POKER › Section 649a.10 - Procedures for dealing the cards from an automated dealing shoe

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(a) If the cards
				  are dealt from an automated dealing shoe, the following requirements shall be
				  observed:
(1) After the procedures required
				  under §
											649a.5 (relating to shuffle and
				  cut of the cards) have been completed, the cards shall be placed in the
				  automated dealing shoe.
(2) Prior
				  to the shoe dispensing any stacks of cards, the dealer shall announce "no more
				  bets" and, if a Progressive Payout Wager or the Five Card Hand Bonus Wager is
				  being offered, use the progressive table game system or the electronic wagering
				  system to prevent the placement of any additional Progressive Payout or Five
				  Card Hand Bonus Wagers. If any Progressive Payout Wagers have been made, the
				  dealer shall collect the wagers and, on the layout in front of the table
				  inventory container, verify that the number of value chips wagered equals the
				  number of Progressive Payout Wagers accepted by the progressive table game
				  system. The dealer shall then place the value chips into the table inventory
				  container.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 649a - THREE CARD POKER › Section 649a.11 - Procedures for completion of each round of play

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(a) After the dealing procedures required
				  under §
										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) have been completed, each player shall examine his cards subject
				  to the following limitations:
(1) Each player
				  who wagers at Three Card Poker shall be responsible for his own hand and no
				  person other than the dealer and the player to whom the cards were dealt may
				  touch the cards of that player.
(2)
				  Each player shall keep his three cards in full view of the dealer at all
				  times.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 649a - THREE CARD POKER › Section 649a.13 - Irregularities

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(a) A card that is
				  found face up in the shoe or the deck while the cards are being dealt may not
				  be used in that round of play and shall be placed in the discard rack. If more
				  than one card is found face up in the shoe or the deck during the dealing of
				  the cards, all hands shall be void, all wagers shall be returned to the players
				  and the cards shall be reshuffled.
(b) A card drawn in error without its face
				  being exposed shall be used as though it were the next card from the shoe or
				  the deck.
(c) If a player or the
				  dealer is dealt an incorrect number of cards, all hands shall be void, all
				  wagers shall be returned to the players and the cards shall be
				  reshuffled.
(d) If one or more of
				  the dealer's cards is inadvertently exposed prior to the dealer revealing his
				  cards in accordance with §
										649a.11(c)
				  (relating to procedures for completion of each round of play), all hands shall
				  be void, all wagers shall be returned to the players and the cards shall be
				  reshuffled.
(e) If an automated
				  card shuffling device is being used and the device jams, stops shuffling during
				  a shuffle or fails to complete a shuffle cycle, the cards shall be
				  reshuffled.
(f) If an automated
				  dealing shoe is being used and the device jams, stops dealing cards or fails to
				  deal all cards during a round of play, the round of play shall be void, all
				  wagers shall be returned to the players and the cards shall be removed from the
				  device and reshuffled with any cards already dealt.
(g) If an automated card shuffling device or
				  automated dealing shoe malfunctions and cannot be used, the automated card
				  shuffling device or automated dealing shoe must be covered or have a sign
				  indicating that the automated card shuffling device or automated dealing shoe
				  is out of order placed on the device before any other method of shuffling or
				  dealing may be utilized at that table.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 651a - CASINO WAR › Section 651a.1 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
Initial Wager
-The wager that shall be
					 made by a player prior to any cards being dealt to participate in the round of
					 play.
Original deal
-The first card that is dealt
					 to each player and the dealer to determine the result for the Initial Wager in
					 a round of play.
Tie hand
-A hand in the original deal or
					 War deal when the rank of a player's card and the rank of the dealer's card are
					 equal.
War
-The decision of a player, in
					 accordance with the option offered under §
										651a.9(c)(2)
					 (relating to procedures for completion of each round of play; collection and
					 payment of wagers), to place a War Wager when there is a tie hand on the
					 original deal.
War deal
-The deal of the cards that
					 follows the placement of a War Wager.
War Wager
-A wager, equal to the player's
					 Initial Wager, that is required to be made if the player elects to go to War
					 with the dealer.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 651a - CASINO WAR › Section 651a.2 - Casino War table; physical characteristics

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(a) Casino War shall be played at a table
				  having betting positions for no more than nine 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 Casino War 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 Initial and War Wagers
				  for each player.
(3) A separate
				  betting area designated for the placement of Tie Wagers for each
				  player.
(4) The payout odds for
				  permissible wagers offered by the certificate holder. If the payout odds are
				  not inscribed on the layout, a sign identifying the payout odds shall be posted
				  at each Casino War table.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 651a - CASINO WAR › Section 651a.3 - Cards; number of decks; dealing shoe

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(a) Casino War shall be played with six or
				  eight decks of cards that are identical in appearance and two cover
				  cards.
(b) All cards used in Casino
				  War shall be dealt from a manual dealing shoe. The dealing shoe must be located
				  on the table in a location approved by the Bureau of Casino Compliance in
				  accordance with §
										601a.10(g)
				  (relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment).
(c) If an automated card shuffling device is
				  utilized, Casino War shall be played with 12 to 16 decks of cards in accordance
				  with the following requirements:
(1) The cards
				  shall be separated into two batches with an equal number of decks included in
				  each batch.
(2) The cards in each
				  batch must be of the same design, but the backs of the cards in one batch must
				  be of a different color than the cards included in the other batch.
(3) One batch of cards shall be shuffled and
				  stored in the automated card shuffling device while the other batch is being
				  dealt or used to play the game.
(4)
				  Both batches of cards shall be continuously alternated in and out of play, with
				  each batch being used for every other dealing shoe.
(5) The cards from only one batch shall be
				  placed in the discard rack at any given time.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 651a - CASINO WAR › Section 651a.4 - Opening of the table for gaming

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(a)
				  After receiving six or more decks of cards at the table, the dealer shall
				  inspect the cards for any defects. The floorperson assigned to the table shall
				  verify the inspection.
(b) After
				  the cards are inspected, the cards shall be spread out face up on the table for
				  visual inspection by the first player to arrive at the table. The cards shall
				  be spread in horizontal fan shaped columns by deck according to suit and in
				  sequence.
(c) After the first
				  player is afforded an opportunity to visually inspect the cards, the cards
				  shall be turned face down on the table, mixed thoroughly by a washing of the
				  cards and stacked.
(d) If an
				  automated shuffling device is utilized and two batches of cards are received at
				  the table, all the decks in one batch of cards shall be spread for inspection
				  on the table separate from the decks in the other batch of cards. After the
				  first player is afforded an opportunity to visually inspect the cards, each
				  batch of cards shall separately be turned face down on the table and
				  stacked.
(e) If the decks of cards
				  received at the table are preinspected and preshuffled in accordance with
				  §
										603a.16(u) or (v)
				  (relating to cards; receipt, storage, inspection and removal from use),
				  subsections (a) and (d) do not apply.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 651a - CASINO WAR › Section 651a.5 - Shuffle and cut of the cards

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(a)
				  Immediately prior to commencement of play, unless the cards were preshuffled in
				  accordance with §
										603a.16(u) or (v)
				  (relating to cards; receipt, storage, inspection and removal from use), after
				  each dealing shoe of cards is dealt or when directed by a floorperson or above,
				  the dealer shall shuffle the cards, either manually or by use of an automated
				  card shuffling device, so that the cards are randomly intermixed. Upon
				  completion of the shuffle, the dealer or device shall place the deck of cards
				  in a single stack. The certificate holder may use an automated card shuffling
				  device which, upon completion of the shuffling of the cards, inserts the stack
				  of cards directly into the dealing shoe.
(b) After the cards have been shuffled and
				  stacked, the dealer shall offer the stack of cards to be cut, with the backs
				  facing away from the dealer, to the player as determined under subsection (c).
				  If no player accepts the cut, the dealer shall cut the cards.
(c) The cut of the cards shall be offered to
				  players in the following order:
(1) The first
				  player to the table if the game is just beginning.
(2) The player on whose betting area the
				  cover card appeared during the last round of play.
(3) If the cover card appeared on the
				  dealer's hand during the last round of play, the player at the farthest
				  position to the right of the dealer. If this player refuses, the offer to cut
				  the cards shall rotate to each player in a counterclockwise manner.
(4) If the reshuffle was initiated at the
				  discretion of a floorperson or above, the player at the farthest position to
				  the right of the dealer. If this player refuses, the offer to cut the cards
				  shall rotate to each player in a counterclockwise manner.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 651a - CASINO WAR › Section 651a.6 - Casino War card rankings

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The rank of the cards used in Casino War, for the purpose
					 of determining a winning hand, shall be, in order from the highest to lowest
					 rank: ace, king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2. The suit of a card
					 does not have an effect on its rank.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 651a - CASINO WAR › Section 651a.7 - Wagers

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(a) Wagers at
				  Casino War shall be made by placing value chips or plaques on the appropriate
				  betting area of the Casino War layout. Verbal wagers accompanied by cash may
				  not be accepted.
(b) To participate
				  in a round of play, a player shall place an Initial Wager.
(c) At the same time as an Initial Wager or a
				  War Wager is placed, each player shall have the option of placing a Tie Wager
				  which shall win if the deal results in a tie hand.
(d) Except as provided in §
										651a.9(e) 
				  (relating to procedures for completion of each round of play; collection and
				  payment of wagers), all wagers at Casino War shall be placed prior to the
				  dealer announcing "no more bets" in accordance with the dealing procedures in
				  §
										651a.8 (relating to procedure for
				  dealing the cards). Once a wager has been placed, a player may not handle,
				  remove or alter any wagers until a decision has been rendered and implemented
				  with respect to that wager.
(e) A
				  certificate holder shall specify in its Rules Submission, required under §
										601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions), the number of adjacent boxes on which a player may place a
				  wager in one round of play.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												651a.8 (relating to procedure for
						dealing the cards).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 651a - CASINO WAR › Section 651a.8 - Procedure for dealing the cards

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(a)
				  All cards used to play Casino War shall be dealt from a dealing shoe. The
				  dealer shall remove cards from the dealing shoe with the hand of the dealer
				  that is closest to the dealing shoe and place the cards on the appropriate area
				  of the layout with the opposite hand. The dealer may deal cards to the two
				  betting positions closest to the dealing shoe with the same hand.
(b) After the cards have been cut and placed
				  in the dealing shoe as required under §
										651a.5 (relating to shuffle and
				  cut of the cards), the dealer shall remove the first card from the dealing shoe
				  face down and, without revealing its rank to anyone, place it in the discard
				  rack. Each new dealer who comes to the table shall also remove the first card
				  from the dealing shoe face down and, without revealing its rank to anyone,
				  place it in the discard rack.
(c)
				  Prior to dealing any cards, the dealer shall announce "no more bets." The
				  dealer shall, starting with the player farthest to the dealer's left and
				  continuing in a clockwise manner, deal the cards in the following order:
(1) One card face up to each player who has
				  placed an Initial Wager in accordance with §
											651a.7 (relating to
				  wagers).
(2) One card face up to
				  the dealer.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 651a - CASINO WAR › Section 651a.9 - Procedures for completion of each round of play; collection and payment of wagers

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(a) After the
				  dealing procedures required under §
										651a.8 (relating to procedure for
				  dealing the cards) have been completed, the dealer shall, starting from his
				  right and continuing around the table in a counterclockwise direction, compare
				  the rank of each player's card with that of the dealer's card and settle all
				  Initial and Tie Wagers as follows:
(1) If a
				  player's card is lower in rank than the dealer's card, the dealer shall
				  immediately collect the Initial Wager and Tie Wager, if applicable.
(2) If a player's card is higher in rank than
				  the dealer's card, the player shall win his Initial Wager and lose his Tie
				  Wager, if applicable.
(3) If the
				  player's card and the dealer's card are of equal rank (a tie hand), the player
				  shall select one of the options in subsection (c) as to his Initial Wager and
				  win his Tie Wager, if applicable.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 651a - CASINO WAR › Section 651a.10 - Payout odds

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The certificate holder shall pay out winning Casino War
					 wagers as follows:
(1) An Initial
				  Wager shall be paid at odds of 1 to 1.
(2) A Tie Wager shall be paid at odds of 10
				  to 1.
(3) A War Wager shall be paid
				  at odds of 1 to 1, unless the War deal results in a tie hand, in which case a
				  War Wager shall be paid at odds of 2 to 1.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												651a.9 (relating to procedures for
						completion of each round of play; collection and payment of
						wagers).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 651a - CASINO WAR › Section 651a.11 - Irregularities

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(a) A card found
				  face up in the shoe may not be used in that round of play and shall be placed
				  in the discard rack.
(b) A card
				  drawn in error without being exposed shall be used as though it were the next
				  card from the dealing shoe.
(c) If
				  a card is not dealt to a player's Initial Wager or Tie Wager in the original
				  deal, the wager shall be void and returned to the player. The player shall be
				  included in the next round of play.
(d) If an automated card shuffling device is
				  being used and the device jams, stops shuffling during the shuffle or fails to
				  complete a shuffle cycle, the cards shall be reshuffled.
(e) If an automated card shuffling device or
				  automated dealing shoe malfunctions and cannot be used, the automated card
				  shuffling device or automated dealing shoe must be covered or have a sign
				  indicating that the automated card shuffling device or automated dealing shoe
				  is out of order placed on the device before any other method of shuffling or
				  dealing may be utilized at that table.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 651b - CASINO WAR SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 651b.1 - Top Card

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(a) A certificate
				  holder may offer to players a game variation entitled Top Card. Top Card shall
				  be played consistent with Chapter 651a (relating to Casino War), unless
				  otherwise provided in this section.
(b) In addition to the layout requirements of
				  §
										651a.2(b)(1) and
				  (4) (relating to Casino War table; physical
				  characteristics), the layout for Top Card must contain:
(1) A separate betting area designated for
				  the placement of the Home wager
(2)
				  A separate betting area designation for the placement of the Away wager,
				  and
(3) A separate betting area
				  designation for the placement of the tie wager.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 653a - ULTIMATE TEXAS HOLD 'EM POKER › Section 653a.1 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Burn
-To remove the top or next card from
					 the deck and place it face down in the discard rack without exposing the card
					 to anyone.
Check
-Waiving the right to place a Play
					 Wager but remaining in the round of play.
Community card
-A card which may be used by
					 all players and the dealer to form the best possible five-card Poker hand.
Envy Bonus
-An additional fixed sum payout
					 made to a player who placed a Progressive Payout Wager when another player at
					 the Ultimate Texas Hold 'Em Poker table is the holder of an Envy Bonus
					 Qualifying Hand.
Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand
-A player's
					 five-card Poker hand with a rank of a straight flush or better as defined in
					 §
										653a.6(b)
					 (relating to Ultimate Texas Hold 'Em Poker rankings).
Flop
-The first three community cards dealt
					 during a round of play.
Fold
-The withdrawal of a player from a
					 round of play by not making a Play Wager.
Hand
-The five-card Poker hand formed from
					 the two cards of the player or the dealer and any of the five community cards.
Lucky Bonus
-An additional payout to a
					 player who placed a Five Card Hand Bonus Wager on:
(i) The player's hand if the player is seated
				  in the position that is randomly selected by the table game system.
(ii) The dealer's hand if the dealer position
				  is randomly selected by the table game system.
Magic Card Bonus
-An additional payout to a
					 player who placed a Five Card Hand Bonus Wager on:
(i) The player's hand if one of the cards in
				  the player's hand or the three-card Flop matches the card randomly selected by
				  the table game system.
(ii) The
				  dealer's hand if one of the cards in the dealer's hand or the three-card Flop
				  matches the card randomly selected by the table game system.
Play Wager
-An additional wager that a
					 player shall make if the player opts to remain in competition against the
					 dealer after the player reviews his hand.
Progressive Payout Hand
-A player's
					 five-card Poker hand with a rank of three-of-a-kind or better as defined in
					 § 653a.6(b).
Trips Wager
-The wager that a player is
					 required to make prior to any cards being dealt to compete against a posted
					 paytable, regardless of the outcome of the player's hand against the dealer's
					 hand.
The provisions of this § 653a.1 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(30) and
						13A 02(1) and (2).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 653a - ULTIMATE TEXAS HOLD 'EM POKER › Section 653a.3 - Cards; number of decks

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(a) Except as
				  provided in subsection (b), Ultimate Texas Hold 'Em Poker shall be played with
				  one deck of cards that are identical in appearance and two cover
				  cards.
(b) If an automated card
				  shuffling device is utilized, Ultimate Texas Hold 'Em Poker may be played with
				  two decks of cards in accordance with the following requirements:
(1) The cards in each deck must be of the
				  same design. The backs of the cards in one deck must be of a different color
				  than the cards included in the other deck.
(2) One deck of cards shall be shuffled and
				  stored in the automated card shuffling device while the other deck is being
				  used to play the game.
(3) Both
				  decks are continuously alternated in and out of play, with each deck being used
				  for every other round of play.
(4)
				  The cards from only one deck are placed in the discard rack at any given
				  time.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 653a - ULTIMATE TEXAS HOLD 'EM POKER › Section 653a.4 - Opening of the table for gaming

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(a)
				  After receiving one or more decks of cards at the table, the dealer shall
				  inspect the cards for any defects. The floorperson assigned to the table shall
				  verify the inspection.
(b) After
				  the cards are inspected, the cards shall be spread out face up on the table for
				  visual inspection by the first player to arrive at the table. The cards shall
				  be spread in horizontal fan shaped columns by deck according to suit and in
				  sequence.
(c) After the first
				  player arriving at the table has been afforded an opportunity to visually
				  inspect the cards, the cards shall be turned face down on the table, mixed
				  thoroughly by a washing of the cards and stacked. Once the cards have been
				  stacked, the cards shall be shuffled in accordance with §
										653a.5 (relating to shuffle and
				  cut of the cards).
(d) If an
				  automated card shuffling device is utilized and two decks of cards are received
				  at the table, each deck of cards shall be spread for inspection, mixed, stacked
				  and shuffled in accordance with subsections (a)-(c).
(e) If the decks of cards received at the
				  table are preinspected and preshuffled in accordance with §
										603a.16(u) or (v)
				  (relating to cards; receipt, storage, inspection and removal from use),
				  subsections (a)-(d) do not apply.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												653a.5 (relating to shuffle and
						cut of the cards).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 653a - ULTIMATE TEXAS HOLD 'EM POKER › Section 653a.5 - Shuffle and cut of the cards

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(a)
				  Immediately prior to commencement of play, unless the cards were preshuffled in
				  accordance with §
										603a.16(u) or (v)
				  (relating to cards; receipt, storage, inspection and removal from use), after
				  each round of play has been completed or when directed by a floorperson or
				  above, the dealer shall shuffle the cards, either manually or by use of an
				  automated card shuffling device, so that the cards are randomly intermixed.
				  Upon completion of the shuffle, the dealer or automated shuffling device shall
				  place the deck of cards in a single stack. The certificate holder may use an
				  automated card shuffling device which, upon completion of the shuffling of the
				  cards, inserts the stack of cards directly into a dealing shoe.
(b) If an automated card shuffling device is
				  being used, which counts the number of cards in the deck after the completion
				  of each shuffle and indicates whether 52 cards are present, and the device
				  reveals that an incorrect number of cards are present, the deck shall be
				  removed from the table.
(c) After
				  the cards have been shuffled and stacked, the dealer shall:
(1) If the cards were shuffled using an
				  automated card shuffling device, deal or deliver the cards in accordance with
				  §
											653a.8, §
											653a.9 or §
											653a.10 (relating to procedure for
				  dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe; procedure for dealing the cards
				  from the hand; and procedures for dealing the cards from an automated dealing
				  shoe).
(2) If the cards were
				  shuffled manually or were preshuffled, cut the cards in accordance with
				  subsection (d).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 653a - ULTIMATE TEXAS HOLD 'EM POKER › Section 653a.6 - Ultimate Texas Hold 'Em Poker rankings

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(a) The rank of the cards used in Ultimate
				  Texas Hold 'Em Poker, in order of highest to lowest rank, shall be: ace, king,
				  queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an
				  ace may be used to complete a straight flush or a straight formed with a 2, 3,
				  4 and 5 but may not be combined with any other sequence of cards (for example,
				  queen, king, ace, 2 and 3). All suits shall be equal in rank.
(b) The permissible five-card Poker hands at
				  the game of Ultimate Texas Hold 'Em Poker, in order of highest to lowest rank,
				  shall be:
(1) A royal flush, which is a hand
				  consisting of an ace, king, queen, jack and 10 of the same suit.
(2) A straight flush, which is a hand, other
				  than a royal flush, consisting of five cards of the same suit in consecutive
				  ranking, with king, queen, jack, 10 and 9 being the highest ranking straight
				  flush and ace, 2, 3, 4 and 5 being the lowest ranking straight flush.
(3) A four-of-a-kind, which is a hand
				  consisting of four cards of the same rank, with four aces being the highest
				  ranking four-of-a-kind and four 2s being the lowest ranking
				  four-of-a-kind.
(4) A full house,
				  which is a hand consisting of a three-of-a-kind and a pair, with three aces and
				  two kings being the highest ranking full house and three 2s and two 3s being
				  the lowest ranking full house.
(5)
				  A flush, which is a hand consisting of five cards of the same suit, not in
				  consecutive order, with ace, king, queen, jack and 9 being the highest ranking
				  flush and 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 being the lowest ranking flush.
(6) A straight, which is a hand consisting of
				  five cards of more than one suit and of consecutive rank, with an ace, king,
				  queen, jack and 10 being the highest ranking straight and an ace, 2, 3, 4 and 5
				  being the lowest ranking straight.
(7) A three-of-a-kind, which is a hand
				  consisting of three cards of the same rank, with three aces being the highest
				  ranking three-of-a-kind and three 2s being the lowest ranking
				  three-of-a-kind.
(8) Two pairs,
				  which is a hand consisting of two pairs, with two aces and two kings being the
				  highest ranking two pair and two 3s and two 2s being the lowest ranking two
				  pair.
(9) A pair, which is a hand
				  consisting of two cards of the same rank, with two aces being the highest
				  ranking pair and two 2s being the lowest ranking pair.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 653a - ULTIMATE TEXAS HOLD 'EM POKER › Section 653a.9 - Procedure for dealing the cards from the hand

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(a) If the cards are dealt from the dealer's
				  hand, the following requirements shall be observed:
(1) An automated shuffling device shall be
				  used to shuffle the cards.
(2)
				  After the procedures required under §
											653a.5 (relating to shuffle and
				  cut of the cards) have been completed, the dealer shall place the stacked deck
				  of cards in either hand. After the dealer has chosen the hand in which he will
				  hold the cards, the dealer shall continue to use that hand whenever holding the
				  cards during that round of play. The cards held by the dealer shall be kept
				  over the table inventory container and in front of the dealer at all
				  times.
(3) Prior to dealing any
				  cards, the dealer shall announce "no more bets" and, if the Progressive Payout
				  Wager or the Five Card Hand Bonus Wager is being offered, use the progressive
				  table game system or the electronic wagering system to prevent the placement of
				  any additional Progressive Payout or Five Card Hand Bonus Wagers. If any
				  Progressive Payout Wagers have been made, the dealer shall collect the wagers
				  and, on the layout in front of the table inventory container, verify that the
				  number of value chips wagered equals the number of Progressive Payout Wagers
				  accepted by the progressive table game system. The dealer shall then place the
				  value chips into the table inventory container.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 653a - ULTIMATE TEXAS HOLD 'EM POKER › Section 653a.10 - Procedures for dealing the cards from an automated dealing shoe

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(a) If the cards
				  are dealt from an automated dealing shoe, the following requirements shall be
				  observed:
(1) After the procedures required
				  under §
											653a.5 (relating to shuffle and
				  cut of the cards) have been completed, the cards shall be placed in the
				  automated dealing shoe.
(2) Prior
				  to the shoe dispensing any stacks of cards, the dealer shall announce "no more
				  bets" and, if the Progressive Payout Wager or the Five Card Hand Bonus Wager is
				  being offered, use the progressive table game system or the electronic wagering
				  system to prevent the placement of any additional Progressive Payout or Five
				  Card Hand Bonus Wagers. If any Progressive Payout Wagers have been made, the
				  dealer shall collect the wagers and, on the layout in front of the table
				  inventory container, verify that the number of value chips wagered equals the
				  number of Progressive Payout Wagers accepted by the progressive table game
				  system. The dealer shall then place the value chips into the table inventory
				  container.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 653a - ULTIMATE TEXAS HOLD 'EM POKER › Section 653a.11 - Procedures for completion of each round of play

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(a) After the dealing procedures required
				  under §
										653a.8, §
										653a.9 or §
										653a.10 (relating to procedure for
				  dealing the cards from a manual shoe; procedure for dealing the cards from the
				  hand; and procedures for dealing the cards from an automated dealing shoe) have
				  been completed, each player shall examine his cards subject to the following
				  limitations:
(1) Each player who wagers at
				  Ultimate Texas Hold 'Em Poker shall be responsible for his own hand and no
				  person other than the dealer and the player to whom the cards were dealt may
				  touch the cards of that player.
(2)
				  Each player shall keep his cards in full view of the dealer at all
				  times.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 653a - ULTIMATE TEXAS HOLD 'EM POKER › Section 653a.13 - Irregularities

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(a) A card that is
				  found face up in the shoe or the deck while the cards are being dealt may not
				  be used in that round of play and shall be placed in the discard rack. If more
				  than one card is found face up in the shoe or the deck during the dealing of
				  the cards, all hands shall be void, all wagers shall be returned to the players
				  and the cards shall be reshuffled. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the cards
				  are found face up after each player and the dealer has received their initial
				  two cards, the community cards shall be dealt and any Trips Wager shall be
				  settled in accordance with the payout odds in §
										653a.12(c)
				  (relating to payout odds; Envy Bonus; rate of progression; payout
				  limitation).
(b) A card drawn in
				  error without its face being exposed shall be used as though it were the next
				  card from the shoe or the deck.
(c)
				  If any player, the dealer or the area designated for the placement of the
				  community cards is dealt an incorrect number of cards, all hands shall be void,
				  all wagers shall be returned to the players and the cards shall be
				  reshuffled.
(d) If either of the
				  dealer's cards is inadvertently exposed prior to each player having either
				  folded or placed a Play Wager as provided for under §
										653a.11 (relating to procedures
				  for completion of each round of play), all hands shall be void, all Ante, Blind
				  and Play Wagers shall be returned to the players and the cards shall be
				  reshuffled. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a player has placed a Trips
				  Wager, the community cards shall be dealt and each Trips Wager shall be settled
				  in accordance with the payout odds in § 653a.12(c).
(e) If an automated card shuffling device is
				  being used and the device jams, stops shuffling during a shuffle or fails to
				  complete a shuffle cycle, the cards shall be reshuffled.
(f) If an automated dealing shoe is being
				  used and the device jams, stops dealing cards or fails to deal cards during a
				  round of play, the round of play shall be void, all wagers shall be returned to
				  the players and the cards shall be removed from the device and reshuffled with
				  any cards already dealt.
(g) If an
				  automated card shuffling device or automated dealing shoe malfunctions and
				  cannot be used, the automated card shuffling device or automated dealing shoe
				  shall be covered or have a sign indicating that the automated card shuffling
				  device or automated dealing shoe is out of order placed on the device before
				  any other method of shuffling or dealing may be utilized at that
				  table.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 653b - ULTIMATE TEXAS HOLD 'EM POKER SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 653b.2 - Trips additional paytable options

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(a) The
				  certificate holder may, if specified in its Rules Submission form filed under
				  §
										601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions), offer players an alternate Trips wager paytable to the
				  paytables outlined in §
										653a.12(c) 
				  (relating to payout odds; Envy Bonus; rate of progression; payout
				  limitation).
(b) The additional
				  Trips wager paytable option is as follows:
Hand
Paytable E
Royal flush
50 to 1
Straight flush
40 to 1
Four-of-a-kind
30 to 1
Full house
7 to 1
Flush
6 to 1
Straight
5 to 1
Three-of-a-kind
3 to 1
(c)
				  Notwithstanding the provisions in this section, the rules and procedures
				  governing the Trips wager under §§
										653a.2, 653a.7, 653a.11,
				  653a.12(h) and 653a.13 shall remain in effect.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 653b - ULTIMATE TEXAS HOLD 'EM POKER SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 653b.3 - Bad Beat bonus wager additional paytable options

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(a) If the
				  certificate holder offers the Bad Beat bonus wager as authorized under §
										653a.7(d)(6)
				  (relating to wagers), the certificate holder may, if specified in its Rules
				  Submission form filed under §
										601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions), offer players an alternate paytable to the paytables
				  outlined in §
										653a.12(g)
				  (relating to payout odds; Envy Bonus; rate of progression; payout
				  limitation).
(b) The additional Bad
				  Beat bonus wager paytable option is as follows:
Hand
Paytable C
Straight flush
2,500 to 1
Four-of-a-kind
500 to 1
Full house
50 to 1
Flush
30 to 1
Straight
20 to 1
Three-of-a-kind
9 to 1
(c)
				  Notwithstanding the provisions in this section, the rules and procedures
				  governing the Bad Beat bonus wager under §§
										653a.2, 653a.7, 653a.11,
				  653a.12(h) and 653a.13 shall remain in effect.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 653b - ULTIMATE TEXAS HOLD 'EM POKER SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 653b.4 - Play the Board wager

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(a) If the
				  certificate holder offers Ultimate Texas Hold -Em Poker as described in Chapter
				  653a (relating to Ultimate Texas Hold -Em Poker), the certificate holder may,
				  if specified in its Rules Submission form filed under §
										601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions), offer to each player who has placed Ultimate Texas Hold -Em
				  wagers in accordance with §
										653a.7(d)(1)
				  (relating to wagers) the optional Play the Board wager.
(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). In
				  addition to the betting areas designated under §
										653a.2(b)
				  (relating to Ultimate Texas Hold -Em Poker table physical characteristics), the
				  layout shall include a designated area for the placement of the Play the Board
				  wager.
(c) After placing the
				  Ultimate Texas Hold -Em wagers as required in §
										653a.7(d), and
				  any optional wagers including the Play the Board wager, the dealer shall deal
				  the cards in accordance with §
										653a.11(a)-(f)
				  (relating to procedures for completion of each round of play). If a player
				  having made a Play the Board wager chooses to fold, the Play the Board wager
				  shall be treated in the same manner as the Trips wager or Six Card bonus wager
				  under §
										653a.11(f)(2)(i)
				  and remain on the table until settled.
(d) The dealer shall continue to deal the
				  round to completion consistent with §
										653a.11(g)-(n).
				  Play the Board wagers shall be settled as part of the settlement of optional
				  wagers prior to the removal of cards under § 653a.11(n).
(e) The Play the Board wager shall win and be
				  paid according to subsection (f) if the five community cards form a hand
				  comprised of a pair of tens or better.
(f) The certificate holder shall pay out
				  winning Play the Board wagers at the odds in one of the following paytables
				  selected by the certificate holder in its Rules Submission form filed in
				  accordance with § 601a.2:
Hand
Paytable A
Paytable B
Paytable C
Royal flush
1,000 to 1
1,000 to 1
1,000 to 1
Straight flush
200 to 1
200 to 1
200 to 1
Four-of-a-kind
100 to 1
100 to 1
100 to 1
Full house
50 to 1
50 to 1
50 to 1
Flush
40 to 1
40 to 1
40 to 1
Straight
25 to 1
25 to 1
20 to 1
Three-of-a-kind
7 to 1
6 to 1
6 to 1
Two pair
3 to 1
3 to 1
3 to 1
Pair-10s or better
1 to 1
1 to 1
1 to 1
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 655a - MISSISSIPPI STUD › Section 655a.1 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Bet Wager
-A 3rd Street, 4th Street or 5th
					 Street Wager made by a player.
Community card
-A card which is used by all
					 players to form the best possible five-card Poker hand.
Envy Bonus
-An additional fixed sum payout
					 made to a player who placed a Progressive Payout Wager when another player at
					 the Mississippi Stud table is the holder of an Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand.
Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand
-A Mississippi
					 Stud hand with a rank of a royal flush or a straight flush as defined in §
										655a.6(b)
					 (relating to Mississippi Stud hand rankings).
5th Street Wager
-An additional wager made
					 by a player, in an amount equal to one, two or three times the player's Ante
					 Wager, after the second community card is revealed by the dealer.
Fold
-The withdrawal of a player from a
					 round of play by not making a Bet Wager.
4th Street Wager
-An additional wager made
					 by a player, in an amount equal to one, two or three times the player's Ante
					 Wager, after the first community card is revealed by the dealer.
Lucky Bonus
-An additional payout to a
					 player who placed a Five Card Hand Bonus Wager if the player is seated in the
					 position that is randomly selected by the table game system.
Magic Card Bonus
-An additional payout to a
					 player who placed a Five Card Hand Bonus Wager if one of the player's two cards
					 or the three community cards matches the card randomly selected by the table
					 game system.
Progressive Payout Hand
-A Mississippi Stud
					 hand formed using the two player cards and three community cards with a rank of
					 a three-of-a-kind or better as defined in § 655a.6(b).
Push
-A player's hand that results in
					 neither payment on nor collection of the player's wagers.
3rd Street Wager
-An additional wager made
					 by a player, in an amount equal to one, two or three times the player's Ante
					 Wager, after the player has been dealt the initial two cards.
The provisions of this § 655a.1 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(30) and
						13A 02(1) and (2).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 655a - MISSISSIPPI STUD › Section 655a.2 - Mississippi Stud table physical characteristics

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(a) Mississippi Stud shall be played on 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 Mississippi Stud 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) Four
				  separate betting areas designated for the placement of the wagers required
				  under §
											655a.7(d)(1) and
				  (2) (relating to wagers) for each
				  player.
(3) Separate areas
				  designated for the placement of the three community cards located directly in
				  front of the table inventory container. One area shall be inscribed 3rd Street,
				  a second area inscribed 4th Street and a third area inscribed 5th
				  Street.
(4) If the certificate
				  holder offers the optional Progressive Payout Wager authorized under §
											655a.7(d)(3), a
				  separate area designated for the placement of the Progressive Payout Wager for
				  each player.
(5) If the certificate
				  holder offers the optional Three Card Bonus Wager authorized under §
											655a.7(d)(4), a
				  separate area designated for the placement of the Three Card Bonus Wager for
				  each player.
(6) If a certificate
				  holder offers the Five Card Hand Bonus Wager authorized under §
											655a.7(d)(5),
				  each betting position must contain an electronic wagering system for the
				  placement of the Five Card Hand Bonus Wager.
(7) If the certificate holder offers the Six
				  Card Bonus Wager authorized under § 655a.7(d)(6), the layout must contain:
(i) A separate area designated for the
				  placement of the Six Card Bonus Wager for each player.
(ii) A designated area on the layout for the
				  four Six Card Bonus cards.
(8) Inscriptions that advise patrons of the
				  payout odds or amounts for all permissible wagers and the rules governing the
				  required amount of the 3rd Street, 4th Street or 5th Street Wager as a multiple
				  of the player's Ante Wager. If the information is not inscribed on the layout,
				  a sign that sets forth the required information must be posted at each
				  Mississippi Stud table.