Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 631c - BACCARAT SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS › Section 631c.6 - Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) If
				  the certificate holder offers Baccarat as described in Chapter 631a (relating
				  to Baccarat) and the optional Heavenly 9 progressive Baccarat wager under
				  § 631c.2 (relating to Heavenly 9 progressive Baccarat wager), 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 Baccarat wager in
				  accordance with §
										631a.8(a)
				  (relating to wagers) and an optional Heavenly 9 progressive Baccarat wager the
				  opportunity to win the Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus.
(b) The layout and signage for the Baccarat
				  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 Baccarat wager and a
				  Heavenly 9 progressive Baccarat 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
				  Heavenly 9 progressive Baccarat 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 Heavenly 9 progressive Baccarat 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.