Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 655a - MISSISSIPPI STUD › Section 655a.7 - Wagers

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Wagers at
				  Mississippi Stud shall be made by placing value chips, plaques or other
				  Board-approved wagering instruments on the appropriate betting areas of the
				  table layout. Verbal wagers accompanied by cash may not be accepted.
(b) Only players who are seated at the
				  Mississippi Stud table may place a 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
				  Ante, Progressive Payout, Three Card Bonus, Five Card Hand Bonus and Six Card
				  Bonus Wagers shall be placed prior to the dealer announcing "no more bets" in
				  accordance with the dealing procedure in §
										655a.8, §
										655a.9 or §
										655a.10 (relating to procedure for
				  dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe; procedure for dealing the cards
				  from the hand; and procedures for dealing the cards from an automated dealing
				  shoe). Except as provided in §
										655a.11(b), (d) and
				  (f) (relating to procedures for completion of
				  each round of play), a wager may not be made, increased or withdrawn after the
				  dealer announces "no more bets" and begins dealing the cards.
(d) The following wagers may be placed in the
				  game of Mississippi Stud:
(1) A player shall
				  place an Ante Wager to participate in a round of play.
(2) In accordance with §
											655a.11(b), (d) and
				  (f), 3rd Street, 4th Street and 5th Street
				  Wagers.
(3) 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 Mississippi Stud 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 an
				  additional Progressive Payout Wager by placing a value chip into 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.
(4) A
				  certificate holder may, if specified in its Rules Submission under §
				  601a.2, offer to each player at a Mississippi Stud table the option to make an
				  additional Three Card Bonus Wager that the three community cards will form a
				  three-card Poker hand of a pair or better as defined in §
											655a.6(c)
				  (relating to Mississippi Stud hand rankings).
(5) If specified in its Rules Submission
				  under §
											601a.2, a certificate holder may
				  offer to each player at a Mississippi Stud table the option to make an
				  additional Five Card Hand Bonus Wager that the player's five-card Poker hand
				  will contain a flush or better as defined in §
											655a.6(b). After
				  placing an Ante Wager, a player may make the additional Five Card Hand Bonus
				  Wager 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.
(6)
				  If specified in its Rules Submission under §
											601a.2, a certificate holder may
				  offer to each player who placed an Ante Wager the option of placing a Six Card
				  Bonus Wager which shall win if the player's two cards and the four additional
				  Six Card Bonus cards form a three-of-a-kind or better as described in §
											655a.6(d). A Six
				  Card Bonus Wager does not have bearing on any other wagers made by the
				  player.