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Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 629a - MIDIBACCARAT › Section 629a.3 - Cards; number of decks

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
				  Midibaccarat shall be played with six to eight decks of cards that are
				  identical in appearance and two cover cards.
(b) The decks of cards opened for use at a
				  Midibaccarat table shall be changed after the play of each dealing
				  shoe.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												629b.2 (relating to
						commission-free Midibaccarat).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 629a - MIDIBACCARAT › Section 629a.4 - Opening of the table for gaming

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(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 out 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 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)-(c) do not apply.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												629b.2 (relating to
						commission-free Midibaccarat).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 629a - MIDIBACCARAT › Section 629a.5 - Shuffle and cut of the cards

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(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), the
				  dealer shall shuffle the cards so that they are randomly intermixed. If the
				  cards have been manually shuffled, the dealer shall leave the entire stack of
				  cards intermixed but not entirely squared off (leave them feathered) so that
				  the floorperson can verify that the shuffle did not result in any uneven
				  distribution of cards.
(b) After
				  the cards have been shuffled, the dealer shall offer the stack of cards, with
				  the backs facing away from the dealer, to the players to be cut. The dealer
				  shall begin with the player seated in the highest number position at the table
				  and, working clockwise around the table, offer the stack to each player until a
				  player accepts the cut. If a player does not accept the cut, the dealer shall
				  cut the cards.
(c) The cards shall
				  be cut by placing a cover card in the stack at least ten cards in from the top
				  or the bottom of the stack.
(d)
				  Once the cover card has been inserted into the stack, the dealer shall take all
				  cards above the cover card and the cover card and place them on the bottom of
				  the stack. The dealer shall then insert the second cover card in a position at
				  least 14 cards above the bottom of the stack. The stack of cards shall then be
				  inserted into the dealing shoe for commencement of play.
(e) After the cards have been cut and before
				  the cards have been placed in the dealing shoe, a floorperson or above may
				  require the cards to be recut if the floorperson or above determines that the
				  cut was performed improperly or in any way that might affect the integrity or
				  fairness of the game. If a recut is required, the cards shall be recut by the
				  next person entitled to cut the cards, as determined by subsection (b). The
				  stack of cards shall then be inserted into the dealing shoe for commencement of
				  play.
(f) Prior to commencement of
				  play, the dealer shall remove and expose the first card from the dealing shoe
				  and place it, and an additional number of cards, drawn face down, equal to the
				  face value of the first card drawn, in the discard bucket. When determining the
				  face value of the first card removed from the dealing shoe, a 10, jack, queen
				  or king shall count as ten and an ace shall count as one.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												629b.2 (relating to
						commission-free Midibaccarat).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 629a - MIDIBACCARAT › Section 629a.6 - Value of cards; Point Count of hand

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(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 zero.
(3) Any ace shall have a value of
				  one.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 629a - MIDIBACCARAT › Section 629a.7 - Wagers

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The following
				  are permissible wagers in the game of Midibaccarat:
(1) A wager on the Banker's Hand which shall:
(i) Win if the Banker's Hand has a Point
				  Count higher than that of the Player's Hand unless EZ Baccarat is being played
				  and the Point Counts of the Banker's Hand and the Player's Hand result in a
				  Dragon 7.
(ii) Lose if the Banker's
				  Hand has a Point Count lower than that of the Player's Hand.
(iii) Tie and be returned to the player if
				  the Banker's Hand and the Player's Hand have the same Point Count or if EZ
				  Baccarat is being played and the Point Counts of the Banker's Hand and the
				  Player's Hand result in a Dragon 7.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 629a - MIDIBACCARAT › Section 629a.9 - Procedure for dealing a third card

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
				  After the dealer positions the cards in accordance with §
										629a.8(c)
				  (relating to hands of player and banker; procedure for dealing initial two
				  cards to each hand), the dealer shall announce the Point Count of the Player's
				  Hand and the Banker's Hand.
(b)
				  Following the announcement of the Point Counts of each hand, the dealer shall
				  determine whether to deal a third card to each hand in accordance with §
										629a.10 (relating to rules for
				  determining whether a third card shall be dealt). Any third cards required
				  shall be dealt as provided in § 629a.8(c).
(c) In no event may more than one additional
				  card be dealt to either hand.
(d)
				  If the cover card appears as the first card in the dealing shoe at the
				  beginning of a round of play or appears during play, the cover card shall be
				  removed and placed to the side and the hand will be completed. Upon completion
				  of that hand, the dealer shall announce "last hand." At the completion of one
				  more hand, the cards shall be replaced with new decks of cards.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												629a.11 (relating to announcement
						of result of round; payment and collection of wagers); and 58 Pa. Code §
												629b.2 (relating to
						commission-free Midibaccarat).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 629a - MIDIBACCARAT › Section 629a.10 - Rules for determining whether a third card shall be dealt

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) If either the
				  Player's Hand or the Banker's Hand is a Natural, no more cards may be dealt to
				  either hand.
(b) If the Point Count
				  of the Player's Hand and the Banker's Hand is 0 to 7 on the first two cards,
				  the Player's Hand shall:
(1) Draw (take a
				  third card) if the Player's Hand has a Point Count of less than 6.
(2) Stay (not take a third card) if the
				  Player's Hand has a Point Count of 6 or more.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 629a - MIDIBACCARAT › Section 629a.11 - Announcement of result of round; payment and collection of wagers

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) After each hand
				  has received all the cards to which it is entitled under §§
										629a.8,
				  629a.9 and
				  629a.10 (relating to hands of
				  player and banker; procedure for dealing initial two cards to each hand;
				  procedure for dealing a third card; and rules for determining whether a third
				  card shall be dealt), the dealer shall announce the final Point Count of each
				  hand indicating which hand has won the round. If two hands have equal Point
				  Counts, the dealer shall announce "tie hand." If the table is designated for
				  play as an EZ Baccarat table and the Point Counts of the Banker's Hand and the
				  Player's Hand result in a Dragon 7 or a Panda 8, the dealer shall announce
				  "Dragon 7" or "Panda 8."
(b) After
				  the result of the round is announced, the dealer shall first collect each
				  losing wager. After the losing wagers are collected, the dealer shall, starting
				  at the highest numbered player position at which a winning wager is located,
				  mark or collect the vigorish owed by that player, unless the table is
				  designated for play as an EZ Baccarat table in which vigorish is not collected.
				  Immediately thereafter, the dealer shall pay that player's winning wager and
				  then, proceeding in descending order to the next highest numbered player
				  position at which a winning wager is located, repeat this procedure until the
				  vigorish owed by each player is either marked or collected and each winning
				  wager is paid.
(c) At the
				  conclusion of a round of play, the dealer shall remove all cards from the table
				  and place the cards in the discard bucket.
The provisions of this § 629a.11 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(30),
						1207(3), (6), (9) and (21)
						and 13A02(1), (2) and (4).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 629a - MIDIBACCARAT › Section 629a.12 - Payout odds; vigorish

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A winning
				  wager made on the Player's Hand shall be paid at odds of 1 to 1.
(b) A winning Tie Wager shall be paid at odds
				  of at least 8 to 1.
(c) A winning
				  wager made on the Banker's Hand shall be paid at odds of 1 to 1, except that
				  the certificate holder shall extract a vigorish from the winning players in an
				  amount equal to 5% of the amount won unless the certificate holder is offering
				  EZ Baccarat in which vigorish is not collected. When collecting the vigorish,
				  the certificate holder may round off the vigorish to 25¢ or the next
				  highest multiple of 25¢.
(d) A
				  dealer shall collect the vigorish from a player in accordance with one of the
				  following procedures selected by the certificate holder in its Rules Submission
				  under §
										601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions):
(1) At the time the
				  winning payout is made.
(2) At a
				  later time, provided that:
(i) The outstanding
				  vigorish shall be collected prior to beginning play with a new dealing shoe of
				  cards or when the player leaves the gaming table, whichever occurs
				  first.
(ii) The amount of the
				  vigorish shall be tracked by placing a coin or marker button, which contains
				  the amount of the vigorish owed, in the rectangular space on the layout that is
				  imprinted with the number of the player owing the vigorish.
(iii) The coin or marker button may not be
				  removed from the layout until the vigorish owed is collected.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 629a - MIDIBACCARAT › Section 629a.13 - Irregularities

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Except as
				  provided in subsection (b), a card drawn in error from the dealing shoe that is
				  not disclosed shall be used as the first card of the next hand of
				  play.
(b) A third card dealt to the
				  Player's Hand that is not disclosed, when a third card is not authorized under
				  §
										629a.10 (relating to rules for
				  determining whether a third card shall be dealt), shall become the third card
				  of the Banker's Hand if the Banker's Hand is required to draw under §
										629a.10(c). If
				  the Banker's Hand is required to stay, the card dealt in error shall become the
				  first card of the next hand of play.
(c) If a third card dealt to the Player's
				  Hand, when a third card is not authorized under §
										629a.10, is disclosed at the time
				  it is dealt or is found face up in the dealing shoe, the dealer shall use the
				  disclosed card as the third card of the Banker's Hand if the Banker's Hand is
				  required to draw under §
										629a.10(c). If
				  the Banker's Hand is required to stay, the dealer shall, in accordance with one
				  of the following procedures designated in the certificate holder's Rules
				  Submission under §
										601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions):
(1) Place the disclosed
				  card and one additional card, drawn face down from the dealing shoe, into the
				  discard bucket without disclosing the additional card.
(2) Use the disclosed card as the first card
				  of a simulated round of play in which wagers may not be accepted. The cards
				  shall be dealt in accordance with this chapter and placed in the discard bucket
				  upon completion of the dealing procedures.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 629b - MIDIBACCARAT SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 629b.3 - Reserved

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The temporary provisions of this §
												629b.3 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(30),
						13A 02(1) and (2) and
						13A03. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (406450) to
						(406452).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 629b - MIDIBACCARAT SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 629b.5 - Rising Phoenix Baccarat

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A
				  certificate holder may offer to players a Midibaccarat game variation entitled
				  Rising Phoenix Baccarat.
(b) The
				  certificate holder shall specify in its Rules Submission whether it will offer
				  Rising Phoenix Baccarat as a standard commission or a commission-free
				  Midibaccarat offering.
(c) Unless
				  otherwise provided in this section, Rising Phoenix Baccarat shall be played
				  consistent with Chapter 629a (relating to Midibaccarat) or §
										629b.2 (relating to
				  commission-free Midibaccarat).
(d)
				  Rising Phoenix Baccarat shall be played on a table with those characteristics
				  provided in §
										629a.2(a) through (b)(4) and (b)(7) through
				  (e) (relating to Midibaccarat table physical
				  characteristics).
(e) In addition
				  to the table characteristics provided in subsection (d), the Rising Phoenix
				  Baccarat table shall include:
(1) If a
				  certificate holder offers the Sun 7 wager, authorized under subsection
				  (g)(4)(i), separate areas designated for the placement of the Sun 7 Bonus for
				  each player.
(2) If a certificate
				  holder offers the Moon 8 wager, authorized under subsection 5(g)(4)(ii),
				  separate areas designated for the placement of the Moon 8 Bonus of each
				  player.
(3) If a certificate holder
				  offers any of the Bonus wagers, authorized under subsection (g)(4), separate
				  areas designated for the placement of the Bonus wagers for each
				  player.
(4) If a certificate holder
				  offers the Harmony Progressive wager, authorized under §
											629b.7 (relating to Harmony
				  Progressive), separate areas designated for the placement of the Harmony
				  Progressive for each player.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 629b - MIDIBACCARAT SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 629b.6 - Golden Talons

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The
				  certificate holder may, if specified in its Rules Submission, offer to each
				  player who has placed a Midibaccarat wager in accordance with §
										629a.7 (relating to wagers), the
				  operation of placing a Golden Talons wager.
(b) After placing a Midibaccarat wager, a
				  player may place a Golden Talons wager prior to the dealer calling, "No more
				  bets."
(c) The dealer shall then
				  deal the cards in accordance with §
										629a.8 (relating to hands of
				  player and banker; procedure for dealing initial two cards to each hand), and
				  the round of play shall be played and completed in accordance with the house
				  rules and the provisions of §§
										629a.9-629a.11 (relating to procedure for
				  dealing a third card; rules for determining whether a third card shall be
				  dealt; and announcement of result of round; payment and collection of
				  wagers).
(d) After the round of
				  play is completed and the announcement of the result is made, the dealer shall
				  settle the Player's Golden Talons wager while settling the Midibaccarat wagers
				  and other optional wagers placed by each player.
(e) The Golden Talons wager may be placed on
				  the Player's hand, the Banker's hand, or both, and shall win if:
(1) The hand wagered upon wins by at least 4
				  points, or
(2) The hand wagered
				  upon is a natural win or a natural tie, or
(3) The hand wagered upon wins or ties under
				  the approved paytable.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 629b - MIDIBACCARAT SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 629b.7 - Harmony Progressive

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) If the
				  certificate holder offers Midibaccarat or Midibaccarat variations as described
				  in Chapter 629a or Chapter 629b (relating to Midibaccarat; and Midibaccarat
				  side wagers and variations-temporary regulations), the certificate holder may,
				  if specified in its Rules Submission, offer to each player who has placed a
				  Midibaccarat wager in accordance with §
										629a.7 (relating to wagers), the
				  option of placing a Harmony Progressive wager, a wager based on the combination
				  of the player and banker hands.
(b)
				  If the certificate holder offers the Harmony Progressive wager, in addition to
				  the requirements in §
										629a.2 (relating to Midibaccarat
				  table physical characteristics), the layout shall contain a separate area
				  designated for the placement of the Harmony Progressive wager for each
				  player.
(c) After placing a
				  Midibaccarat wager, as required in §
										629a.7, and any other available
				  optional wagers, a player may place a Harmony Progressive wager at any time
				  before the dealer calls, "No more bets."
(d) If the certificate holder is offering the
				  Harmony Progressive wager, the Baccarat table must have a progressive table
				  game system, in accordance with §
										605a.7 (relating to progressive
				  table games), for the placement of the Harmony Progressive wager. If the
				  certificate holder is offering a Progressive Payout wager on multiple linked
				  tables or games in the same licensed facility, the progressive table game
				  system must comply with the requirements in §
										605a.8 (relating to linked
				  progressive table games). The progressive table game system must include:
(1) A wagering device at each betting
				  position that acknowledges or accepts the placement of the Progressive
				  wager.
(2) A device that controls
				  or monitors the placement of Progressive wagers at the gaming table, including
				  a mechanism, such as a lock-out button, that prevents the recognition of any
				  Progressive wager that a player attempts to place after the dealer has
				  announced "No more bets."
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 629c - MIDIBACCARAT SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS › Section 629c.1 - Perfect Pairs wager

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(a) The layout
				  for a Midibaccarat 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 if the
				  certificate holder offers the Perfect Pairs wager authorized under subsection
				  (b), the layout shall contain separate areas designated for the placement of
				  the Perfect Pairs wager on the player's hand and the banker's hand for each
				  player.
(b) If specified in its
				  Rules Submission under §
										601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions), a certificate holder may offer to each player the option of
				  placing a Perfect Pairs wager on the player's hand or the banker's hand, or
				  both. The Perfect Pairs wager shall win if the initial two cards dealt to the
				  player's hand or dealer's hand or both contain a colored pair, mixed pair or
				  perfect pair. For purposes of the Perfect Pairs wager, only cards that are
				  identical in either number or type will be considered of the same rank. For
				  example: two jacks or two 4s.
(c)
				  After the dealer positions the cards in accordance with §
										629a.8(c)(1) and
				  (2) (relating to hands of player and banker;
				  procedure for dealing initial two cards to each hand), the dealer shall
				  announce the point count of the player's hand and the banker's hand and shall
				  settle a Perfect Pairs wager by collecting all losing wagers and paying all
				  winning wagers. If a player placed the Perfect Pairs wager on the player's hand
				  or the banker's hand and the initial two cards dealt to the player's hand or
				  the banker's hand:
(1) Are a colored pair,
				  mixed pair or perfect pair, the dealer shall pay the winning Perfect Pairs
				  wager in accordance with subsection (d). If a player placed a Perfect Pairs
				  wager on both the player's hand and banker's hand, and both the player's hand
				  and banker's hand contain a colored pair, mixed pair or perfect pair, the
				  player shall receive a payout in accordance with subsection (d) for both
				  winning hands.
(2) Do not contain a
				  colored pair, mixed pair or perfect pair, the dealer shall collect the Perfect
				  Pairs wager.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 629c - MIDIBACCARAT SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS › Section 629c.2 - Commission-free Midibaccarat

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(a) If
				  specified in its Rules Submission under §
										601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions), a certificate holder may offer commission-free Midibaccarat
				  in which no commission is collected.
(b) In addition to the requirements in §
										629a.2(a) and
				  (b)(1)-(4), (relating to Midibaccarat table
				  physical characteristics), the layout for commission-free Midibaccarat shall
				  contain:
(1) Separate areas designated for
				  the placement of the Player Pair wager authorized under subsection
				  (c)(1).
(2) Separate areas
				  designated for the placement of the Banker Pair wager authorized under
				  subsection (c)(2).
(3) Separate
				  areas designated for the placement of the Lucky Six wager for each player, as
				  authorized under subsection (c)(3).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 629c - MIDIBACCARAT SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS › Section 629c.3 - Royal 9 progressive wager

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
				  The layout for a Midibaccarat 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 if the
				  certificate holder offers the Royal 9 progressive wager authorized under
				  subsection (c), the layout shall contain a separate area designated for the
				  placement of the Royal 9 progressive wager for each player. The Midibaccarat
				  table must have a progressive table game system in accordance with §
										605a.7 (relating to progressive
				  table games) for the placement of Royal 9 progressive wagers. The progressive
				  table game system must include:
(1) A
				  wagering device at each betting position that acknowledges or accepts the
				  placement of the Royal 9 progressive wager.
(2) A device that controls or monitors the
				  placement of progressive payout wagers at the gaming table, including a
				  mechanism, such as a lock-out button, that prevents the placement of any Royal
				  9 progressive wagers that a player attempts to place after the dealer has begun
				  dealing the cards.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 629c - MIDIBACCARAT SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS › Section 629c.4 - Alternative card reveal procedure

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) If
				  the certificate holder offers Midibaccarat as described in Chapter 629a
				  (relating to Midibaccarat), the certificate holder may, if specified in its
				  Rules Submission under §
										601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions), offer players an alternative procedure for the reveal of
				  the dealer's hand and player's hand.
(b) Notwithstanding the procedures for
				  revealing the hands described in §
										629a.8(c)(1) and
				  (2) (relating to hands of player and banker;
				  procedure for dealing initial two cards to each hand), if all players have
				  wagered on the player's hand, upon request of the player with the highest wager
				  on the player's hand, the dealer shall place the two cards of the banker's hand
				  face up on the area designated for the banker's hand and announce the point
				  count of the banker's hand. The dealer shall then hand the two cards of the
				  player's hand, face down, to the player with the highest wager on the player's
				  hand. After viewing the player's hand, the player shall return the two cards
				  face up, to the dealer, who shall place the cards face up on the area
				  designated for the player's hand and announce the point count of the player's
				  hand.
(c) The round of play shall
				  then continue as set forth in §
										629a.8(c)(3)-(6).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 631a - BACCARAT › Section 631a.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Curator
-The player who accepts the dealing
					 shoe and who is responsible for dealing the cards in accordance with this
					 chapter and the instructions of the dealer calling the game.
Dragon 7
-A Banker's Hand which has a Point
					 Count of 7 with a total of three cards dealt and the Player's Hand which has a
					 Point Count of less than 7.
EZ Baccarat
-A variation of Baccarat in
					 which vigorish is not collected.
Natural
-A hand which has a Point Count of
					 8 or 9 on the first two cards dealt.
Panda 8
-A Player's Hand which has a Point
					 Count of 8 with a total of three cards dealt and the Banker's Hand which has a
					 Point Count of less than 8.
The provisions of this § 631a.1 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(30),
						1207(3), (6), (9) and (21)
						and 13A02(1), (2) and (4).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 631a - BACCARAT › Section 631a.2 - Baccarat table physical characteristics

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Baccarat shall be played on a table
				  having numbered positions for 10 to 14 seated players.
(b) The layout for a Baccarat table shall be
				  submitted to the Bureau of Gaming Operations and approved in accordance with
				  §
										601a.10(a)
				  (relating to approval of table layouts, signage and equipment) and contain, at
				  a minimum:
(1) The name or logo of the
				  certificate holder.
(2) Separate
				  areas designated for the placement of wagers on the Banker's Hand, Player's
				  Hand and Tie Hand for each player.
(3) 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 shall be posted at each
				  Baccarat table.
(4) An area
				  designated for the placement of cards for the Player's Hand and Banker's
				  Hand.
(5) If a certificate holder
				  offers the Dragon Bonus Wager, authorized under §
											631a.8(a)(4)
				  (relating to wagers), separate areas designated for the placement of the Dragon
				  Bonus Wager for each player.
(6) If
				  a certificate holder offers EZ Baccarat:
(i)
				  Separate areas designated for the placement of the Dragon 7 Insurance Wager,
				  authorized under § 631a.8(a)(5), for each player.
(ii) Inscriptions that advise patrons that a
				  wager on the Banker's Hand that results in a Dragon 7 shall push and be
				  returned to the player. If the information is not inscribed on the layout, a
				  sign containing the information must be posted at each Baccarat
				  table.
(iii) Separate areas
				  designated for the placement of the Panda 8 Insurance Wager, authorized under
				  § 631a.8(a)(6), for each player.
(7) If a certificate holder offers the House
				  Money Wager, authorized under §
											631a.8(a)(7),
				  separate areas designated for the placement of the House Money Wager for each
				  player.
(8) Numbered areas that
				  correspond to the seat numbers for the purpose of marking vigorish unless the
				  dealer, in accordance with the option selected in the certificate holder's
				  Rules Submission under §
											601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions), collects the vigorish from a player at the time the winning
				  payout is made or the table is designated for play as an EZ Baccarat table in
				  which vigorish is not collected.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 631a - BACCARAT › Section 631a.3 - Cards; number of decks

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Baccarat
				  shall be played with six to eight decks of cards that are identical in
				  appearance and two cover cards.
(b)
				  The decks of cards opened for use at a Baccarat table shall be changed after
				  the play of each dealing shoe.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												631b.5 (relating to
						commission-free Baccarat).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 631a - BACCARAT › Section 631a.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 calling the
				  game 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 out 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 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)-(c) do not apply.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												631b.5 (relating to
						commission-free Baccarat).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 631a - BACCARAT › Section 631a.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), one or
				  more of the dealers shall wash and stack the cards, after which each of the
				  dealers shall shuffle the stack of cards independently.
(b) After shuffling the cards and, when
				  applicable, reshuffling them, the dealer calling the game shall offer the stack
				  of cards, with the backs facing away from the dealer, to the players to be cut.
				  The dealer shall begin with the player seated in the highest number position at
				  the table or, in the case of a reshuffle, the last curator and working
				  clockwise around the table, offer the stack to each player until a player
				  accepts the cut. If a player does not accept the cut, the dealer shall cut the
				  cards.
(c) The cards shall be cut
				  by placing a cover card in the stack at least ten cards in from the top or the
				  bottom of the stack.
(d) Once the
				  cover card has been inserted into the stack, the dealer shall take all cards
				  above the cover card and the cover card and place them on the bottom of the
				  stack. The dealer shall then insert the second cover card in a position at
				  least 14 cards above the bottom of the stack. The stack of cards shall then be
				  inserted into the dealing shoe for commencement of play.
(e) After the cards have been cut and before
				  the cards have been placed in the dealing shoe, a floorperson or above may
				  require the cards to be recut if the floorperson or above determines that the
				  cut was performed improperly or in any way that might affect the integrity or
				  fairness of the game. If a recut is required, the cards shall be recut by the
				  next person entitled to cut the cards, as determined by subsection (b). The
				  stack of cards shall then be inserted into the dealing shoe for commencement of
				  play.
(f) Prior to commencement of
				  play, the dealer shall remove and expose the first card from the dealing shoe
				  and place it, and an additional number of cards, drawn face down, equal to the
				  face value of the first card drawn, in the discard bucket. When determining the
				  face value of the first card removed from the dealing shoe, a 10, jack, queen
				  or king shall count as ten and an ace shall count as one.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												631b.5 (relating to
						commission-free Baccarat).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 631a - BACCARAT › Section 631a.6 - Value of cards; Point Count of hand

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(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 zero.
(3) Any ace shall have a value of
				  one.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 631a - BACCARAT › Section 631a.7 - Dealing shoe; selection of the player to deal cards

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Cards used to play Baccarat shall be
				  dealt from a manual dealing shoe specifically designed for that
				  purpose.
(b) After the cards have
				  been shuffled and placed in the dealing shoe, the dealer calling the game shall
				  offer the dealing shoe to the player in seat number one at the table. If that
				  player rejects the dealing shoe or if there is no one in seat number one, the
				  dealer shall offer the dealing shoe to each of the other players in turn,
				  moving counterclockwise around the table, until one of the players accepts the
				  dealing shoe.
(c) The player that
				  accepts the dealing shoe shall be designated as the curator.
(d) Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c),
				  the dealer may act as the curator if either:
(1) A player who accepts the dealing shoe and
				  any other player to whom the dealing shoe is relinquished under §
											631a.14 (relating to continuation
				  of curator as dealer; selection of a new curator) designates the dealer calling
				  the game as the curator.
(2) No
				  player to whom the dealing shoe is offered accepts the dealing
				  shoe.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 631a - BACCARAT › Section 631a.8 - Wagers

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The following
				  are permissible wagers in the game of Baccarat:
(1) A wager on the Banker's Hand which shall:
(i) Win if the Banker's Hand has a Point
				  Count higher than that of the Player's Hand unless EZ Baccarat is being played
				  and the Point Counts of the Banker's Hand and the Player's Hand result in a
				  Dragon 7.
(ii) Lose if the Banker's
				  Hand has a Point Count lower than that of the Player's Hand.
(iii) Tie and be returned to the player if
				  the Banker's Hand and the Player's Hand have the same Point Count or if EZ
				  Baccarat is being played and the Point Counts of the Banker's Hand and the
				  Player's Hand result in a Dragon 7.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 631a - BACCARAT › Section 631a.10 - Procedure for dealing a third card

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(a)
				  Except as provided in §
										631a.9(d)
				  (relating to hands of player and banker; procedure for dealing initial two
				  cards to each hand), after the initial four cards have been dealt and the
				  dealer calling the game places the cards face up in front of himself, the
				  dealer calling the game shall announce the Point Count of the Player's Hand and
				  the Banker's Hand.
(b) Following
				  the announcement of the Point Counts of each hand, the dealer calling the game
				  shall instruct the curator whether to deal a third card to either or both hands
				  in accordance with §
										631a.11 (relating to rules for
				  determining whether a third card shall be dealt). Any third cards required
				  shall be dealt as provided in § 631a.9(c) or (d).
(c) In no event may more than one additional
				  card be dealt to either hand.
(d)
				  If the cover card appears as the first card in the dealing shoe at the
				  beginning of a round of play or appears during play, the cover card shall be
				  removed and placed to the side and the hand will be completed. Upon completion
				  of that hand, the dealer calling the game shall announce "last hand." At the
				  completion of one more hand, the cards shall be replaced with new decks of
				  cards.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												631a.9 (relating to hands of
						player and banker; procedure for dealing initial two cards to each hand); 58
						Pa. Code §
												631a.12 (relating to announcement
						of result of round; payment and collection of wagers); 58 Pa. Code §
												631b.2 (relating to Heavenly 9
						Progressive Baccarat wager); 58 Pa. Code §
												631b.3 (relating to 5 Treasures
						Baccarat wagers); 58 Pa. Code §
												631b.5 (relating to
						commission-free Baccarat); 58 Pa. Code §
												631b.9 (relating to Golden
						Talons); and 58 Pa. Code §
												631b.10 (relating to Harmony
						Progressive).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 631a - BACCARAT › Section 631a.11 - Rules for determining whether a third card shall be dealt

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) If either the
				  Player's Hand or the Banker's Hand is a Natural, no more cards may be dealt to
				  either hand.
(b) If the Point Count
				  of the Player's Hand and the Banker's Hand is 0 to 7 on the first two cards,
				  the Player's Hand shall:
(1) Draw (take a
				  third card) if the Player's Hand has a Point Count of less than 6.
(2) Stay (not take a third card) if the
				  Player's Hand has a Point Count of 6 or more.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 631a - BACCARAT › Section 631a.12 - Announcement of result of round; payment and collection of wagers

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(a) After each hand
				  has received all the cards to which it is entitled under §§
										631a.9,
				  631a.10 and
				  631a.11 (relating to hands of
				  player and banker; procedure for dealing initial two cards to each hand;
				  procedure for dealing a third card; and rules for determining whether a third
				  card shall be dealt), the dealer calling the game shall announce the final
				  Point Count of each hand indicating which hand has won the round. If the two
				  hands have equal Point Counts, the dealer shall announce "tie hand." If the
				  table is designated for play as an EZ Baccarat table and the Point Counts of
				  the Banker's Hand and the Player's Hand result in a Dragon 7 or a Panda 8, the
				  dealer shall announce "Dragon 7" or "Panda 8."
(b) After the result of the round is
				  announced, the dealer or dealers responsible for the wagers on the table shall
				  first collect each losing wager. After the losing wagers are collected, the
				  dealer or dealers responsible for the wagers on the table shall, starting at
				  the highest numbered player position at which a winning wager is located, pay
				  that player's winning wager and immediately thereafter mark or collect the
				  vigorish owed by that player unless the table is designated for play as an EZ
				  Baccarat table in which vigorish is not collected. The dealer shall then
				  proceed in descending order to the next highest numbered player position at
				  which a winning wager is located and repeat this procedure until each winning
				  wager is paid and the vigorish owed by each player, if any, is either marked or
				  collected.
(c) At the conclusion of
				  a round of play, the dealer shall remove all cards from the table and place the
				  cards in the discard bucket.
The provisions of this § 631a.12 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(30),
						1207(3), (6), (9) and (21)
						and 13A02(1), (2) and (4).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												631b.2 (relating to Heavenly 9
						Progressive Baccarat wager); 58 Pa. Code §
												631b.3 (relating to 5 Treasures
						Baccarat wagers); 58 Pa. Code §
												631b.9 (relating to Golden
						Talons); and 58 Pa. Code §
												631b.10 (relating to Harmony
						Progressive).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 631a - BACCARAT › Section 631a.13 - Payout odds; vigorish

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(a) A winning
				  wager made on the Player's Hand shall be paid at odds of 1 to 1.
(b) A winning Tie Wager shall be paid at odds
				  of at least 8 to 1.
(c) A winning
				  wager made on the Banker's Hand shall be paid at odds of 1 to 1, except that
				  the certificate holder shall extract a vigorish from the winning players in an
				  amount equal to 5% of the amount won, unless the certificate holder is offering
				  EZ Baccarat in which vigorish is not collected. When collecting the vigorish,
				  the certificate holder may round off the vigorish to 25¢ or the next
				  highest multiple of 25¢.
(d) A
				  dealer shall collect the vigorish from a player in accordance with one of the
				  following procedures selected by the certificate holder in its Rules Submission
				  under §
										601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions):
(1) At the time the
				  winning payout is made.
(2) At a
				  later time, provided that:
(i) The outstanding
				  vigorish shall be collected prior to beginning play with a new dealing shoe of
				  cards or when the player leaves the gaming table, whichever occurs
				  first.
(ii) The amount of the
				  vigorish shall be tracked by placing a coin or marker button, which contains
				  the amount of the vigorish owed, in the rectangular space on the layout that is
				  imprinted with the number of the player owing the vigorish.
(iii) The coin or marker button may not be
				  removed from the layout until the vigorish owed is collected.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 631a - BACCARAT › Section 631a.14 - Continuation of curator as dealer; selection of a new curator

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(a) The curator,
				  after any round of play, may either pass the dealing shoe or remain as curator
				  except that:
(1) The curator shall pass the
				  dealing shoe whenever the Banker's Hand loses.
(2) The dealer calling the game or a
				  floorperson or above may order the curator to pass the dealing shoe if the
				  curator unreasonably delays the game or repeatedly makes invalid
				  deals.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 631a - BACCARAT › Section 631a.15 - Irregularities

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(a) Except as
				  provided in subsection (b), a card drawn in error from the dealing shoe that is
				  not disclosed shall be used as the first card of the next hand of
				  play.
(b) A third card dealt to the
				  Player's Hand that is not disclosed, when a third card is not authorized under
				  §
										631a.11 (relating to rules for
				  determining whether a third card shall be dealt), shall become the third card
				  of the Banker's Hand if the Banker's Hand is required to draw under §
										631a.11(c). If
				  the Banker's Hand is required to stay, the card dealt in error shall become the
				  first card of the next hand of play.
(c) If a third card dealt to the Player's
				  Hand, when a third card is not authorized under §
										631a.11, is disclosed at the time
				  it is dealt or is found face up in the dealing shoe, the dealer calling the
				  game shall use the disclosed card as the third card of the Banker's Hand if the
				  Banker's Hand is required to draw under §
										631a.11(c). If
				  the Banker's Hand is required to stay, the dealer calling the game shall, in
				  accordance with one of the following procedures designated in the certificate
				  holder's Rules Submission under §
										601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions):
(1) Place the disclosed
				  card and one additional card, drawn face down from the dealing shoe, into the
				  discard bucket without disclosing the additional card.
(2) Use the disclosed card as the first card
				  of a simulated round of play in which wagers may not be accepted. The cards
				  shall be dealt in accordance with the rules of this chapter and placed in the
				  discard bucket upon completion of the dealing procedures.