Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 639a - CARIBBEAN STUD POKER › Section 639a.7 - Wagers

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Wagers at
				  Caribbean Stud Poker 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 the
				  Caribbean Stud Poker 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 Bet Wager, shall be placed prior to the dealer announcing "no more
				  bets" in accordance with the dealing procedure in §
										639a.8, §
										639a.9 or §
										639a.10 (relating to procedure 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 §
										639a.11(b)
				  (relating to procedure 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				  be made, increased or withdrawn after the dealer has announced "no more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 Caribbean Stud Poker:
(1) A player shall compete against the
				  dealer's five-card Poker hand by placing an Ante Wager, then a Bet Wager, in
				  accordance with § 639a.11(b).
(2) A certificate holder may, if specified in
				  its Rules Submission under §
											601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions), offer to each player at a Caribbean Stud Poker table the
				  option to make an additional Progressive Payout Wager that the player will
				  receive a Progressive Payout Hand. After placing an Ante Wager, a player may
				  make the additional Progressive Payout Wager by placing a value chip onto the
				  progressive wagering device designated for that player. Each player shall be
				  responsible for verifying that the player's respective Progressive Payout Wager
				  has been accepted.
(3) A
				  certificate holder may, if specified in its Rules Submission under §
											601a.2, offer to each player at a
				  Caribbean Stud Poker table the option to make an additional Caribbean Stud
				  Bonus Wager that the player's cards will form a five-card Poker hand with a
				  rank of a pair of 10s or better. After placing an Ante Wager, a player may make
				  the additional Caribbean Stud Bonus Wager by placing a value chip on the
				  designated betting area prior to the dealer announcing "no more
				  bets."
(4) If specified in its
				  Rules Submission under § 601a.2, a certificate holder may offer to each
				  player at a Caribbean Stud Poker table the option to make an additional Five
				  Card Hand Bonus Wager that the player's five-card Poker hand or the dealer's
				  five-card Poker hand, or both, will contain a flush or better as defined in
				  §
											639a.6(b)
				  (relating to Caribbean Stud Poker rankings). After placing an Ante Wager, a
				  player may make the additional Five Card Hand Bonus Wager on the player's hand
				  or the dealer's hand, or both, by using the electronic wagering device
				  designated for that player. Each player shall be responsible for verifying that
				  the player's Five Card Hand Bonus Wager has been accepted.