Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 633c - BLACKJACK SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS › Section 633c.14 - Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) If
				  the certificate holder offers Blackjack as described in Chapter 633a (relating
				  to Blackjack) and either the optional Jackpot Party progressive wager under
				  § 633c.2 (relating to Jackpot Party progressive wager), the optional
				  Blazing 7's progressive wager under § 633c.9 (relating to Blazing 7's
				  progressive wager), the optional Hit and Run progressive wager under §
										633a.6(e)(10)
				  (relating to wagers) or the optional Straight Jack progressive wager under
				  §
										633a.6(e)(11),
				  the certificate holder may, if specified in its Rules Submission under §
										601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions), offer to each player who has placed a Blackjack wager in
				  accordance with §
										633a.6(d) and an
				  optional Jackpot Party progressive wager, Blazing 7's progressive wager, Hit
				  and Run progressive wager or Straight Jack progressive wager, the opportunity
				  to win the Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus.
(b) The layout and signage for the Blackjack
				  table shall be submitted to the Bureau of Gaming Operations for approval in
				  accordance with §
										601a.10(a)
				  (relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment), and the
				  progressive table game system display shall indicate that the certificate
				  holder offers the Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus.
(c) If the certificate holder offers the
				  Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus:
(1) A player shall
				  qualify for the Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus by placing a Blackjack wager and a
				  Jackpot Party progressive wager, a Blazing 7's progressive wager, a Hit and Run
				  progressive wager or a Straight Jack progressive wager, as indicated by the
				  certificate holder in its Rules Submission filed in accordance with §
				  601a.2.
(2) A percentage of a
				  player's qualifying Jackpot Party progressive wager, Blazing 7's progressive
				  wager, Hit and Run progressive wager or Straight Jack progressive wager shall
				  be allocated as an incremental contribution to the Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus
				  progressive meter.
(3) The
				  certificate holder shall pay out the Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus when a
				  qualifying player's contribution increases the Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus
				  progressive meter's jackpot amount in excess of a random dollar value
				  preselected by an electronic random number generator, between a set minimum and
				  maximum dollar value.
(4) The
				  incremental contribution of each player's qualifying Jackpot Party progressive
				  wager, Blazing 7's progressive wager, Hit and Run progressive wager, or
				  Straight Jack progressive wager and the minimum and maximum dollar values for
				  the Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus meter shall be set in one of the following
				  configurations, as indicated by the certificate holder in its Rules Submission
				  filed in accordance with § 601a.2:
Paytable A-$1 Configuration
Configuration A
Minimum progressive wager amount-$1
Minimum dollar value $100
Maximum dollar value $200
Incremental contribution rate 2%
Paytable A-$2 Configuration
Configuration A
Minimum progressive wager amount-$2
Minimum dollar value $100
Maximum dollar value $200
Incremental contribution rate 1.5%
Paytable A-$5 Configuration
Configuration A
Minimum progressive wager amount-$5
Minimum dollar value $100
Maximum dollar value $250
Incremental contribution rate 1%
Paytable B-$1 Configuration
Configuration B
Minimum progressive wager amount-$1
Minimum dollar value $100
Maximum dollar value $500
Incremental contribution rate 5%
Paytable B-$2 Configuration
Configuration B
Minimum progressive wager amount-$2
Minimum dollar value $100
Maximum dollar value $500
Incremental contribution rate 3.5%
Paytable B-$5 Configuration
Configuration B
Minimum progressive wager amount-$5
Minimum dollar value $100
Maximum dollar value $500
Incremental contribution rate 2%
Paytable C-$1 Configuration
Configuration C
Minimum progressive wager amount-$1
Minimum dollar value $250
Maximum dollar value $500
Incremental contribution rate 2%
Paytable C-$2 Configuration
Configuration C
Minimum progressive wager amount-$2
Minimum dollar value $250
Maximum dollar value $500
Incremental contribution rate 1.5%
Paytable C-$5 Configuration
Configuration C
Minimum progressive wager amount-$5
Minimum dollar value $250
Maximum dollar value $500
Incremental contribution rate 0.5%
Paytable D-$1 Configuration
Configuration D
Minimum progressive wager amount-$1
Minimum dollar value $250
Maximum dollar value $1,000
Incremental contribution rate 5%
Paytable D-$2 Configuration
Configuration D
Minimum progressive wager amount-$2
Minimum dollar value $250
Maximum dollar value $1,000
Incremental contribution rate 3%
Paytable D-$5 Configuration
Configuration D
Minimum progressive wager amount-$5
Minimum dollar value $250
Maximum dollar value $1,000
Incremental contribution rate 2%
(5) If a player has won the Must-Hit-By
				  Mystery bonus, the dealer shall, in accordance with the certificate holder's
				  approved internal controls:
(i) Verify that
				  the appropriate light on the progressive table game system has been
				  illuminated.
(ii) Have a
				  floorperson or above validate the progressive payout.
(iii) Pay the Must-Hit-By Mystery
				  bonus.
(iv) Reset the progressive
				  meter to the minimum dollar value specified in the certificate holder's Rules
				  Submission filed in accordance with § 601a.2.
(6) A Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus payout may be
				  paid from the table inventory or through a progressive jackpot slip as
				  indicated by the certificate holder in its Rules Submission filed in accordance
				  with § 601a.2.
(7) A player
				  who wins the Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus shall be paid 100% of the bonus jackpot
				  amount on the progressive meter.