Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 645a - PAI GOW POKER › Section 645a.13 - Payout odds; Envy Bonus; rate of progression; payout limitation

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A certificate
				  holder shall pay each winning Pai Gow Poker Wager 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. When collecting the vigorish, the
				  certificate holder may round off the vigorish to 25¢ or the next highest
				  multiple of 25¢. A certificate holder shall collect the vigorish from a
				  player at the time the winning payout is made.
(b) The certificate holder shall pay out
				  winning Fortune Bonus Wagers and Envy Bonus payouts at the odds and amounts in
				  one of the following paytables selected by the certificate holder in its Rules
				  Submission filed in accordance with §
										601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions):
Hand
Paytable
								A
Envy Bonus
Seven card straight flush
8,000 to 1
$5,000
Royal flush and Royal Match
2,000 to 1
$1,000
Seven-card straight flush with joker
1,000
								to 1
$500
Five aces
400 to 1
$250
Royal flush
150 to 1
$50
Straight flush
50 to 1
$20
Four-of-a-kind
25 to 1
$5
Full house
5 to 1
Flush
4 to 1
Three-of-a-kind
3 to 1
Straight
2 to 1
Hand
Paytable
								B
Envy Bonus
Seven-card straight flush
5,000 to 1
$3,000
Royal flush and Royal Match
2,000 to 1
$1,000
Seven-card straight flush with joker
1,000
								to 1
$500
Five aces
400 to 1
$250
Royal flush
150 to 1
$50
Straight flush
50 to 1
$20
Four-of-a-kind
25 to 1
$5
Full house
5 to 1
Flush
4 to 1
Three-of-a-kind
3 to 1
Straight
2 to 1
Hand
Paytable
								C
Envy Bonus
Seven-card straight flush
5,000 to 1
$1,000
Royal flush and Royal Match
1,000 to 1
$250
Seven-card straight flush with joker
750 to
								1
$100
Five aces
250 to 1
$50
Royal flush
100 to 1
$25
Straight flush
50 to 1
$10
Four-of-a-kind
20 to 1
$5
Full house
5 to 1
Flush
4 to 1
Three-of-a-kind
3 to 1
Straight
2 to 1
Three pair
Push
Hand
Paytable
								D
Envy Bonus
Seven-card straight flush
2,500 to 1
$1,000
Royal flush and Royal Match
1,000 to 1
$750
Seven-card straight flush with joker
750 to
								1
$250
Five aces
250 to 1
$100
Royal flush
125 to 1
$50
Straight flush
50 to 1
$20
Four-of-a-kind
25 to 1
$5
Full house
5 to 1
Flush
4 to 1
Three-of-a-kind
3 to 1
Straight
2 to 1
(c)
				  The certificate holder shall pay out winning Emperor's Treasure Wagers and Envy
				  Bonus payouts at the odds and amounts in one of the following paytables
				  selected by the certificate holder in its Rules Submission filed in accordance
				  with § 601a.2:
Hand
Paytable
								A
Envy Bonus
Seven-card straight flush
8,000 to 1
$5,000
Royal flush and ace king suited
2,000 to 1
$1,000
Seven-card straight flush with joker
1,000
								to 1
$500
Five aces
400 to 1
$250
Royal flush
150 to 1
$50
Straight flush
50 to 1
$20
Four-of-a-kind
25 to 1
$5
Full house
5 to 1
Flush
4 to 1
Three-of-a-kind
3 to 1
Straight
2 to 1
Hand
Paytable
								B
Envy Bonus
Seven-card straight flush
5,000 to 1
$3,000
Royal flush and ace king suited
2,000 to 1
$1,000
Seven-card straight flush with joker
1,000
								to 1
$500
Five aces
400 to 1
$250
Royal flush
150 to 1
$50
Straight flush
50 to 1
$20
Four-of-a-kind
25 to 1
$5
Full house
5 to 1
Flush
4 to 1
Three-of-a-kind
3 to 1
Straight
2 to 1
Hand
Paytable
								C
Envy Bonus
Seven-card straight flush
5,000 to 1
$1,000
Royal flush and ace king suited
1,000 to 1
$250
Seven-card straight flush with joker
750 to
								1
$100
Five aces
250 to 1
$50
Royal flush
100 to 1
$25
Straight flush
50 to 1
$10
Four-of-a-kind
20 to 1
$5
Full house
5 to 1
Flush
4 to 1
Three-of-a-kind
3 to 1
Straight
2 to 1
Hand
Paytable
								D
Envy Bonus
Seven-card straight flush
2,500 to 1
$1,000
Royal flush and ace king suited
1,000 to 1
$750
Seven-card straight flush with joker
750 to
								1
$250
Five aces
250 to 1
$100
Royal flush
125 to 1
$50
Straight flush
50 to 1
$20
Four-of-a-kind
25 to 1
$5
Full house
5 to 1
Flush
4 to 1
Three-of-a-kind
3 to 1
Straight
2 to 1
(d)
				  The certificate holder shall pay out winning Pai Gow Insurance Wagers at the
				  odds in one of the following paytables selected by the certificate holder in
				  its Rules Submission filed in accordance with §
										601a.2 provided that if the
				  licensee is offering Emperor's Challenge Pai Gow Poker, the licensee may select
				  from paytables a or b or if the licensee is offering Fortune Pai Gow Poker, the
				  licensee may select from paytables c, d or e:
Hand
Paytable
								A
Paytable B
Paytable
								C
Paytable D
Paytable
								E
Nine-high
100 to 1
100 to 1
100 to 1
100 to 1
100 to 1
Ten-high
25 to 1
25 to 1
40 to 1
50 to 1
40 to 1
Jack-high
15 to 1
15 to 1
10 to 1
10 to 1
10 to 1
Queen-high
6 to 1
7 to 1
7
								to 1
7 to 1
7 to 1
King-high
5 to 1
5 to 1
6
								to 1
5 to 1
5 to 1
Ace-high
3 to 1
3 to 1
3 to
								1
3 to 1
3 to 1
(e)
				  If the certificate holder offers the Progressive Payout Wager:
(1) The certificate holder shall pay out
				  winning Progressive Payout Wagers at the odds in the following paytable:
Hand
Payout
Seven-card straight flush
100%
Five aces
10%
Royal flush
500 for 1
Straight flush
100 for 1
Four-of-a-kind
75 for 1
Full house
4 for 1
(2)
				  The initial and resent amount must be in the certificate holder's Rules
				  Submission filed in accordance with §
											601a.2 and be at least
				  $2,000.
(3) Winning Progressive
				  Payout Wagers shall be paid the amount on the meter when it is the player's
				  turn to be paid in accordance with §
											645a.11(h)(4)
				  (relating to procedures for completion of each round of play) irrespective of
				  the amount that was on the meter when the player placed the wager or when the
				  dealer dealt the player's cards.