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Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 678a - HIGH CARD FLUSH › Section 678a.11 - Procedure for completion of each round of play

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(a) After the dealing procedures required
				  under §
										678a.8, §
										678a.9 or §
										678a.10 (relating to procedure for
				  dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe; procedure for dealing the cards
				  from the hand; and procedure 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 High Card Flush 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 678a - HIGH CARD FLUSH › Section 678a.12 - Payout odds; payout limitation

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(a)
				  A certificate holder shall pay each winning Ante Wager and Raise Wager at odds
				  of 1 to 1.
(b) A certificate holder
				  shall pay each winning Flush Bonus Wager at the odds in one of the following
				  paytables selected by the certificate holder in its Rules Submission filed in
				  accordance with §
										601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions):
Hand
Paytable
								A
Paytable B
Paytable
								C
Paytable D
Seven-card flush
300 to 1
100 to
								1
200 to 1
500 to 1
Six-card flush
100 to 1
20 to 1
60 to 1
50 to 1
Five-card flush
10 to 1
10 to 1
12 to 1
12 to 1
Four-card flush
1 to 1
2 to 1
1 to 1
1 to 1
Hand
Paytable
								E
Paytable F
Paytable
								G
Paytable H
Seven-card flush
400 to 1
400 to
								1
500 to 1
250 to 1
Six-card flush
60 to 1
100 to 1
100 to 1
100 to 1
Five-card flush
12 to 1
10 to 1
10 to 1
10 to 1
Four-card flush
1 to 1
1 to 1
1 to 1
1 to 1
(c)
				  A certificate holder shall pay each winning Straight Flush Bonus Wager at the
				  odds in one of the following paytables selected by the certificate holder in
				  its Rules Submission filed in accordance with § 601a.2:
Hand
Paytable
								A
Paytable B
Paytable
								C
Paytable D
Seven-card straight flush
8,000 to 1
1,000 to 1
500 to 1
1,000 to 1
Six-card straight flush
1,000 to 1
500 to 1
200 to 1
500 to 1
Five-card straight flush
100 to 1
100 to 1
100 to 1
100 to 1
Four-card straight flush
60 to 1
75 to 1
60 to 1
60 to 1
Three-card straight flush
7 to 1
7
								to 1
8 to 1
8 to 1
(d)
				  If a certificate holder offers the Progressive Jackpot Wager:
(1) A winning Progressive Jackpot Wager shall
				  be paid at the following odds:
Hand
Paytable
								A
Paytable B
Seven-card straight flush
100% of meter
100% of meter
Six-card straight flush
10% of meter
10% of meter
Five-card straight flush
250 for 1
900 for 1
Four-card straight flush
40 for 1
50 for 1
Three-card straight flush
3 for 1
N/A
(2)
				  A player shall receive the payout for only the highest straight flush hand
				  formed.
(3) The rate of progression
				  (incrementation rate) and the seed and reseed amounts for the meter used for
				  the progressive payout in paragraph (1) must be based upon the amount of the
				  Progressive Jackpot Wager being offered and must be as follows:
Paytable
								A
Paytable B
Seed
$30,000 for 1
$30,000 for 1
Reseed
$0
$0
Incrementation rate
Primary
23%
23%
Reserve
5%
5%
(4)
				  Winning Progressive Jackpot Wagers shall be paid in accordance with the amount
				  on the meter when it is the player's turn to be paid in accordance with §
											678a.11(e)(3)
				  (relating to procedure for completion of each round of
				  play).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 678a - HIGH CARD FLUSH › Section 678a.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 any 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 any of the cards
				  dealt to the dealer in High Card Flush is inadvertently exposed prior to each
				  player having either folded or placed a Raise Wager as provided under §
										678a.11(b)
				  (relating to procedure for completion of each round of play), all hands shall
				  be void, all Ante and Raise Wagers shall be returned to the players and the
				  cards shall be reshuffled. Notwithstanding the forgoing, any Flush Bonus,
				  Straight Flush Bonus and Progressive Jackpot Wagers shall be settled in
				  accordance with § 678a.11(e).
(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
				  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 679a - THREE CARD PRIME › Section 679a.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:
All-Six Bonus Wager
-An optional wager a
					 player shall make prior to any cards being dealt to compete against a posted
					 payout table.
Ante Wager
-The wager that a player is
					 required to make prior to any cards being dealt to compete against the dealer's
					 hand.
Bad Beat Bonus
-A payout on the player's
					 Play Wager when the rank of the player's three-card hand is a flush or higher
					 or a straight or higher, depending on the payout table selected by the
					 certificate holder, but is lower in rank than the dealer's three-card
					 hand.
Hand
-The Three Card Prime hand that is
					 held by each player and the dealer after the cards are dealt.
Pair Bonus Wager
-An optional wager a
					 player shall make prior to any cards being dealt to compete against a posted
					 payout table.
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.
Prime Wager
-An optional wager a player
					 shall make prior to any cards being dealt to compete against a posted payout
					 table.
Qualify
or
qualifies
-When
					 the dealer's hand is a queen high or better.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 679a - THREE CARD PRIME › Section 679a.2 - Three Card Prime table physical characteristics

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(a) Three Card Prime 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 Three Card Prime table
				  shall be submitted to the Bureau of Gaming Operations 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) Two
				  separate betting areas designated for the placement of Ante and Play Wagers for
				  each player.
(3) If the certificate
				  holder offers the optional Prime Wager authorized under §
											679a.7(d)(2) 
				  (relating to wagers), the Pair Bonus Wager authorized under §
											679a.7(d)(3)  or
				  the All-Six Bonus Wager authorized under §
											679a.7(d)(4), a
				  separate area designated for the placement of each of the wagers for each
				  player.
(4) Inscriptions that
				  advise patrons of the payout odds for all permissible wagers offered by the
				  certificate holder and the phrase "Dealer Qualifies with a Queen or Ante Pushes
				  and Play Wins" and "Player wins ties." If payout odds are not inscribed on the
				  layout, a sign indicating the payout odds for all permissible wagers shall be
				  posted at each Three Card Prime table.
(5) If the certificate holder establishes a
				  payout limit per player, per round of play, as authorized under §
											679a.12(h)
				  (relating to payout odds; Bad Beat Bonus), inscriptions that advise patrons of
				  the payout limit. If the payout limit is not inscribed on the layout, a sign
				  identifying the payout limit shall be posted at each Three Card Prime
				  table.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 679a - THREE CARD PRIME › Section 679a.3 - Cards; number of decks

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(a) Except as
				  provided in subsection (b), Three Card Prime shall be played with one deck of
				  cards that are identical in appearance and one cover card.
(b) If an automated card shuffling device is
				  utilized, Three Card Prime 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 679a - THREE CARD PRIME › Section 679a.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 §
										679a.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 §
												679a.5 (relating to shuffle and
						cut of the cards).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 679a - THREE CARD PRIME › Section 679a.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 the cards in accordance with §
											679a.8, §
											679a.9 or §
											679a.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).
(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 679a - THREE CARD PRIME › Section 679a.6 - Three Card Prime rankings

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(a) The
				  rank of the cards used in Three Card Prime, 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 with a 2 and 3 but may not be combined with any other sequence of
				  cards (for example, king, ace and 2). All suits shall be equal in
				  rank.
(b) The permissible Poker
				  hands in the game of Three Card Prime, in order of highest to lowest rank,
				  shall be:
(1) A mini-royal, which is a hand
				  consisting of an ace, king and queen of the same suit.
(2) A straight flush, which is a hand
				  consisting of three cards of the same suit in consecutive ranking, other than a
				  mini-royal, with a king, queen and jack being the highest ranking straight
				  flush and an ace, 2 and 3 being the lowest ranking straight flush.
(3) 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.
(4) A straight,
				  which is a hand consisting of three cards of more than one suit and of
				  consecutive rank, with an ace, king and queen being the highest ranking
				  straight and an ace, 2 and 3 being the lowest ranking straight.
(5) A flush, which is a hand consisting of
				  three cards of the same suit, regardless of rank.
(6) 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 679a - THREE CARD PRIME › Section 679a.7 - Wagers

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(a) Wagers at Three
				  Card Prime 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 Prime 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 §
										679a.8, §
										679a.9 or §
										679a.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 §
										679a.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 Prime:
(1) A player may compete solely against the
				  dealer's Three Card Prime hand by placing an Ante Wager then a Play Wager, in
				  an amount equal to the player's Ante Wager, in accordance with §
				  679a.11(b).
(2) If specified in its
				  Rules Submission under §
											601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions), a certificate holder may offer to each player at a Three
				  Card Prime table the option to make an additional Prime Wager which shall win
				  if all three of player's cards are of the same color.
(3) If specified in its Rules Submission
				  under § 601a.2, a certificate holder may offer to each player at a Three
				  Card Prime table the option to make an additional Pair Bonus Wager, which shall
				  win if the player's hand contains a pair or better as provided in §
											679a.6(b)
				  (relating to Three Card Prime rankings).
(4) If specified in its Rules Submission
				  under §
											601a.2, a certificate holder may
				  offer to each player at a Three Card Prime table the option to make an
				  additional All-Six Bonus Wager, which shall win if the player's three cards and
				  the dealer's three cards form a three-of-a-kind or better as provided in §
				  679a.6(d).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 679a - THREE CARD PRIME › Section 679a.9 - Procedures 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 §
											679a.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 to 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."
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 679a - THREE CARD PRIME › Section 679a.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 §
											679a.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."
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 679a - THREE CARD PRIME › Section 679a.11 - Procedures for completion of each round of play

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(a) After the dealing procedures required
				  under §
										679a.8, §
										679a.9 or §
										679a.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 Prime 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 679a - THREE CARD PRIME › Section 679a.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 §
										679a.11(c)
				  (relating to procedures for completion of each round of play), all hands shall
				  be void, all Ante and Play Wagers shall be returned to the players and the
				  cards shall be reshuffled, provided that if any player placed a Prime, Pair
				  Bonus or All-Six Bonus Wager, those wagers shall be settled in accordance with
				  § 679a.11(d).
(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 680a - SAIGON 5 CARD › Section 680a.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:
Ante Wager
-The wager that a player is
					 required to make prior to any cards being dealt to compete against the dealer's
					 hand.
Bonus Wager
-An optional wager a player may
					 make to compete against a posted payout table.
Pot Wager
-A wager that a player is
					 required to make, if selected by the certificate holder, prior to any cards
					 being dealt to compete against the other players' two-card hands.
Qualify
or
qualifies
-When
					 the dealer's three-card hand or the player's three-card hand made from the five
					 cards dealt to the dealer and the player has a total value of 10, 20 or
					 30.
Showdown hand
-The two-card hand of the
					 player or the dealer made from the five cards dealt to the player or the
					 dealer.
The provisions of this § 680a.1 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(30),
						1322,
						13A 02(1) and (2), 13A27,
						1602, 1604 and 1608.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 680a - SAIGON 5 CARD › Section 680a.2 - Saigon 5 Card table physical characteristics

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(a) Saigon 5 Card 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 Saigon 5 Card table
				  shall be submitted to the Bureau of Gaming Operations 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 Ante Wager for each
				  player.
(3) If the certificate
				  holder elects to require players to make a Pot Wager, as selected by the
				  certificate holder in its Rules Submission, a separate betting area designated
				  for the placement of the Pot Wager.
(4) Two separate areas for each player for
				  the placement of the player's three-card qualifying hand and the player's
				  two-card showdown hand.
(5) If the
				  certificate holder offers the optional Bonus Wager authorized under §
											680a.7(d)(3)
				  (relating to wagers), a separate area designated for the placement of the Bonus
				  Wager for each player.
(6)
				  Inscriptions that advise patrons of the payout odds for all permissible wagers
				  offered by the certificate holder. If payout odds are not inscribed on the
				  layout, a sign indicating the payout odds for all permissible wagers shall be
				  posted at each Saigon 5 Card table.
(7) If the certificate holder establishes a
				  payout limit per player, per round of play, as authorized under §
											680a.12(d)
				  (relating to payout odds; payout limitation), inscriptions that advise patrons
				  of the payout limit. If the payout limit is not inscribed on the layout, a sign
				  identifying the payout limit shall be posted at each Saigon 5 Card
				  table.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 680a - SAIGON 5 CARD › Section 680a.3 - Cards; number of decks

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(a) Except as
				  provided in subsection (b), Saigon 5 Card shall be played with one deck of
				  cards that are identical in appearance and one cover card. The deck of cards
				  used to play Saigon 5 Card must include one joker. A certificate holder may use
				  decks that are manufactured with two jokers provided that only one joker is
				  used for the play of the game.
(b)
				  If an automated card shuffling device is utilized, Saigon 5 Card 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 680a - SAIGON 5 CARD › Section 680a.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 §
										680a.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 §
												680a.5 (relating to shuffle and
						cut of the cards).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 680a - SAIGON 5 CARD › Section 680a.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 53 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 the cards in accordance with §
											680a.8, §
											680a.9 or §
											680a.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).
(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 680a - SAIGON 5 CARD › Section 680a.6 - Saigon 5 Card rankings

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(a) The value
				  of the cards in each deck shall be as follows:
(1) Any card from 2 to 9 shall have its face
				  value.
(2) Any 10, jack, queen or
				  king shall have a value of 10.
(3)
				  Any ace shall have a value of 1.
(4) A joker has a value of 3, 6 or
				  9.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 680a - SAIGON 5 CARD › Section 680a.7 - Wagers

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(a) Wagers at
				  Saigon 5 Card 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 Saigon 5
				  Card 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 shall be
				  placed prior to the dealer announcing "no more bets" in accordance with the
				  dealing procedure in §
										680a.8, §
										680a.9 or §
										680a.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) and may not be increased or withdrawn after the dealer has
				  announced "no more bets."
(d) The
				  following wagers may be placed in the game of Saigon 5 Card:
(1) A player shall compete solely against the
				  dealer by placing an Ante Wager.
(2) If more than one player is playing at a
				  Saigon 5 Card table and the certificate holder elects to require players to
				  place a Pot Wager, a player shall make a Pot Wager equal to the table minimum
				  to compete against the other players' two-card hands.
(3) If specified in its Rules Submission
				  under §
											601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions), a certificate holder may offer to each player at a Saigon 5
				  Card table the option to make an additional Bonus Wager which shall win if the
				  player's five cards contain two pair or better as described in §
											680a.6(c)
				  (relating to Saigon 5 Card rankings).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 680a - SAIGON 5 CARD › Section 680a.8 - Procedures for dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe

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(a) If a manual dealing shoe is used, 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). Once the
				  procedures required under §
										680a.5 (relating to shuffle and
				  cut of the cards) have been completed, the stacked deck of cards shall be
				  placed in the dealing shoe by the dealer or by an automated card shuffling
				  device.
(b) Prior to dealing any
				  cards, the dealer shall announce "no more bets." To deal the cards, the dealer
				  shall remove each card from the dealing shoe with the hand of the dealer that
				  is closest to the dealing shoe and place it on the appropriate area of the
				  layout with the opposite hand.
(c)
				  Starting with the player farthest to the dealer's left and continuing around
				  the table in a clockwise manner, the dealer shall deal one card at a time to
				  each player who has placed an Ante Wager in accordance with §
										680a.7(d)(1)
				  (relating to wagers) and to the dealer until each player who placed a wager and
				  the dealer have five cards. All cards shall be dealt face down.
(d) After five cards have been dealt to each
				  player and the dealer, the dealer shall remove the stub from the manual dealing
				  shoe and, except as provided in subsection (e), place the stub in the discard
				  rack without exposing the cards.
(e) If an automated card shuffling device,
				  which counts the number of cards in the deck after the completion of each
				  shuffle and indicates whether 53 cards are present, is not being used, the
				  dealer shall count the stub at least once every 5 rounds of play to determine
				  if the correct number of cards are still present in the deck. The dealer shall
				  determine the number of cards in the stub by counting the cards face down on
				  the layout.
(f) If the count of the
				  stub indicates that 53 cards are in the deck, the dealer shall place the stub
				  in the discard rack without exposing the cards.
(g) If the count of the stub indicates that
				  the number of cards in the deck is incorrect, the dealer shall determine if the
				  cards were misdealt. If the cards were misdealt but 53 cards remain in the
				  deck, all hands shall be void and all wagers shall be returned to the players.
				  If the cards were not misdealt, all hands shall be void, all wagers shall be
				  returned to the players and the entire deck of cards shall be removed from the
				  table.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												680a.5 (relating to shuffle and
						cut of the cards); 58 Pa. Code §
												680a.7 (relating to wagers); and
						58 Pa. Code §
												680a.11 (relating to procedures
						for completion of each round of
						play).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 680a - SAIGON 5 CARD › Section 680a.9 - Procedures 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 §
											680a.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 to 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."
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 680a - SAIGON 5 CARD › Section 680a.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 §
											680a.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."
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 680a - SAIGON 5 CARD › Section 680a.11 - Procedures for completion of each round of play

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(a) After the dealing procedures required
				  under §
										680a.8, §
										680a.9 or §
										680a.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 Saigon 5 Card 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 five 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 680a - SAIGON 5 CARD › Section 680a.12 - Payout odds; payment limitation

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(a)
				  A certificate holder shall pay winning Ante Wagers at odds of 1 to 1 if the
				  player's showdown hand had a Point Count of 1-4 or 6-10.
(b) A certificate holder shall pay winning
				  Ante Wagers at odds of 1 to 2 if the player's showdown hand had a Point Count
				  of 5.
(c) A certificate holder
				  shall pay out winning Bonus Wagers as provided in the following payout table:
Hand
Paytable
								A
Five aces
5,000 to 1
Royal flush-no joker
1,000 to 1
Royal flush-with a joker
250 to 1
Straight flush
100 to 1
Four-of-a-kind
50 to 1
Full house
20 to 1
Flush
15 to 1
Straight
12 to 1
Three-of-a-kind
10 to 1
Two pair
8 to 1
(d)
				  Notwithstanding the payout odds in subsections (a) and (b), if specified in its
				  Rules Submission form filed in accordance with §
										601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions), the certificate holder may establish an aggregate payout
				  limit per player per round of play which may not be less than $50,000 or the
				  maximum amount that one patron could win per round when betting the minimum
				  wager, whichever is greater. Any maximum payout limit established by the
				  certificate holder must apply only to payouts of Ante Wagers under subsections
				  (a) and (b) but does not apply to payouts for Bonus Wagers under subsection
				  (c).
The provisions of this § 680a.12 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(30),
						1322,
						13A 02(1) and (2), 13A27,
						1602, 1604 and 1608.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												680a.2 (relating to Saigon 5 Card
						table physical characteristics); and 58 Pa. Code §
												680a.11 (relating to procedures
						for completion of each round of
						play).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 680a - SAIGON 5 CARD › Section 680a.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 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.
(e) 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.
(f) 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 681a - 21 BACCARAT › Section 681a.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:
Hard total
-The total point count of a
					 hand which contains no aces or which contains aces that are each counted as 1
					 in value.
Natural
-A two-card hand containing two
					 aces or one ace and one 10 value card.
Soft total
-The total point count of a hand
					 containing an ace when the ace is counted as 11 in value.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 681a - 21 BACCARAT › Section 681a.2 - 21 Baccarat table; physical characteristics

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(a) 21 Baccarat shall be played at a table
				  having betting positions for no more than eight 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 21 Baccarat 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 for each player designated for the placement of a wager
				  on the Player's Hand.
(3) A
				  separate betting area for each player designated for the placement of a wager
				  on the Banker's Hand.
(4) A
				  separate betting area for each player designated for the placement of the Bonus
				  Wager on the Player's Hand.
(5) A
				  separate betting area for each player designated for the placement of the Bonus
				  Wager on the Banker's Hand.
(6) A
				  separate betting area for each player designated for the placement of the Tie
				  Wager.
(7) The following
				  inscriptions:
(i) Hands shall draw to 16 and
				  stand on all 17s or other similar language approved by the Executive Director
				  in accordance with § 601a.10(a).
(ii) The payout odds for all permissible
				  wagers offered by the certificate holder. If the payout odds are not inscribed
				  on the layout, a sign identifying the payout odds for all permissible wagers
				  shall be posted at each 21 Baccarat table.