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Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 684a - FOUR CARD FRENZY › Section 684a.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), after
				  each round of play has been completed or when directed by a floorperson or
				  above, the dealer shall shuffle the cards, either manually or by use of an
				  automated card shuffling device, so that the cards are randomly intermixed.
				  Upon completion of the shuffle, the dealer or automated shuffling device shall
				  place the deck of cards in a single stack. The certificate holder may use an
				  automated card shuffling device which, upon completion of the shuffling of the
				  cards, inserts the stack of cards directly into a dealing shoe.
(b) If an automated card shuffling device is
				  being used, which counts the number of cards in the deck after the completion
				  of each shuffle and indicates whether 52 cards are present, and the device
				  reveals that an incorrect number of cards are present, the deck shall be
				  removed from the table.
(c) After
				  the cards have been shuffled and stacked, the dealer shall:
(1) If the cards were shuffled using an
				  automated card shuffling device, deal the cards in accordance with §
											684a.8, §
											684a.9 or §
											684a.10 (relating to procedures
				  for dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe; procedures for dealing the
				  cards from the hand; and procedures for dealing the cards from an automated
				  dealing shoe).
(2) If the cards
				  were shuffled manually or were preshuffled, cut the cards in accordance with
				  subsection (d).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 684a - FOUR CARD FRENZY › Section 684a.6 - Four Card Frenzy rankings

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(a) The
				  rank of the cards used in Four Card Frenzy, in order of highest to lowest rank,
				  shall be: ace, king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2.
				  Notwithstanding the foregoing, an ace may be used to complete a straight flush
				  or a straight with a 2, 3 and 4 but may not be combined with any other sequence
				  of cards (for example, queen, king, ace and 2). All suits shall be equal in
				  rank.
(b) The permissible Poker
				  hands in the game of Four Card Frenzy, in order of highest to lowest rank,
				  shall be:
(1) A four-of-a-kind, which is a
				  hand consisting of four cards of the same rank with four aces being the highest
				  ranking four-of-a-kind and four 2s being the lowest ranking
				  four-of-a-kind.
(2) A straight
				  flush, which is a hand consisting of four cards of the same suit in consecutive
				  ranking, with an ace, king, queen and jack being the highest ranking straight
				  flush and an ace, 2, 3 and 4 being the lowest ranking straight flush.
(3) A three-of-a-kind, which is a hand
				  consisting of three cards of the same rank, with three aces being the highest
				  ranking three-of-a-kind and three 2s being the lowest ranking
				  three-of-a-kind.
(4) A flush, which
				  is a hand consisting of four cards of the same suit, regardless of
				  rank.
(5) A straight, which is a
				  hand consisting of four cards of more than one suit and of consecutive rank,
				  with an ace, king, queen and jack being the highest ranking straight and an
				  ace, 2, 3 and 4 being the lowest ranking straight.
(6) Two pairs, which is a hand consisting of
				  two sets of two cards of the same rank, with two aces and two kings being the
				  highest ranking two pairs and two 3s and two 2s being the lowest ranking two
				  pair.
(7) A pair, which is a hand
				  consisting of two cards of the same rank, with two aces being the highest
				  ranking pair and two 2s being the lowest ranking pair.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 684a - FOUR CARD FRENZY › Section 684a.7 - Wagers

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(a) Wagers at Four
				  Card Frenzy shall be made by placing value chips, plaques or other
				  Board-approved table game wagering instruments on the appropriate areas of the
				  table layout. Verbal wagers accompanied by cash may not be accepted.
(b) Only players who are seated at a Four
				  Card Frenzy table may 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 wagers, except the
				  Raise Wager, shall be placed prior to the dealer announcing "no more bets" in
				  accordance with the dealing procedures in §
										684a.8, §
										684a.9 or §
										684a.10 (relating to procedures
				  for dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe; procedures for dealing the
				  cards from the hand; and procedures for dealing the cards from an automated
				  dealing shoe). Except as provided in §
										684a.11(b)
				  (relating to procedures for completion of each round of play), a wager may not
				  be made, increased or withdrawn after the dealer has announced "no more
				  bets."
(d) The following wagers may
				  be placed in the game of Four Card Frenzy:
(1) A player may compete solely against the
				  dealer's Four Card Frenzy hand by placing Ante and Odds Wagers in equal
				  amounts, then a Raise Wager in accordance with § 684a.11(b).
(2) If specified in its Rules Submission
				  under §
											601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions), a certificate holder may offer to each player at a Four
				  Card Frenzy table the option to make an additional Prime Wager which shall win
				  if at least four of player's five cards are of the same color.
(3) If specified in its Rules Submission
				  under § 601a.2, a certificate holder may offer to each player at a Four
				  Card Frenzy table the option to make an additional Four Card Bonus Wager, which
				  shall win if the player's four-card hand contains two pair or better as
				  provided in §
											684a.6(d)
				  (relating to Four Card Frenzy rankings).
(4) If specified in its Rules Submission
				  under §
											601a.2, a certificate holder may
				  offer to each player at a Four Card Frenzy table the option to make an
				  additional All-Six Bonus Wager, which shall win if the player's five cards and
				  the additional All-Six Bonus card forms a three-of-a-kind or better as provided
				  in § 684a.6(e).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 684a - FOUR CARD FRENZY › Section 684a.9 - Procedures for dealing the cards from the hand

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(a) If the cards are dealt from the dealer's
				  hand, the following requirements shall be observed:
(1) An automated shuffling device shall be
				  used to shuffle the cards.
(2)
				  After the procedures required under §
											684a.5 (relating to shuffle and
				  cut of the cards) have been completed, the dealer shall place the stacked deck
				  of cards in either hand. After the dealer has chosen the hand in which to hold
				  the cards, the dealer shall continue to use that hand whenever holding the
				  cards during that round of play. The cards held by the dealer shall be kept
				  over the table inventory container and in front of the dealer at all
				  times.
(3) Prior to dealing any
				  cards, the dealer shall announce "no more bets."
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 684a - FOUR CARD FRENZY › Section 684a.10 - Procedures for dealing the cards from an automated dealing shoe

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(a) If the cards
				  are dealt from an automated dealing shoe, the following requirements shall be
				  observed:
(1) After the procedures required
				  under §
											684a.5 (relating to shuffle and
				  cut of the cards) have been completed, the cards shall be placed in the
				  automated dealing shoe.
(2) Prior
				  to the shoe dispensing any stacks of cards, the dealer shall announce "no more
				  bets."
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 684a - FOUR CARD FRENZY › Section 684a.11 - Procedures for completion of each round of play

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(a) After the dealing procedures required
				  under §
										684a.8, §
										684a.9 or §
										684a.10 (relating to procedures
				  for dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe; procedures for dealing the
				  cards from the hand; and procedures for dealing the cards from an automated
				  dealing shoe) have been completed, each player shall examine his cards subject
				  to the following limitations:
(1) Each player
				  who wagers at Four Card Frenzy shall be responsible for his own hand and no
				  person other than the dealer and the player to whom the cards were dealt may
				  touch the cards of that player.
(2)
				  Each player shall keep his five cards in full view of the dealer at all
				  times.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 684a - FOUR CARD FRENZY › Section 684a.13 - Irregularities

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(a) A card that is
				  found face up in the shoe or the deck while the cards are being dealt may not
				  be used in that round of play and shall be placed in the discard rack. If more
				  than one card is found face up in the shoe or the deck during the dealing of
				  the cards, all hands shall be void, all wagers shall be returned to the players
				  and the cards shall be reshuffled.
(b) A card drawn in error without its face
				  being exposed shall be used as though it were the next card from the shoe or
				  the deck.
(c) If a player or the
				  dealer is dealt an incorrect number of cards, all hands shall be void, all
				  wagers shall be returned to the players and the cards shall be
				  reshuffled.
(d) If one or more of
				  the dealer's cards is inadvertently exposed prior to the player's placing their
				  Raise Wagers in accordance with §
										684a.11(b)
				  (relating to procedures for completion of each round of play), all hands shall
				  be void, all Ante, Odds and Raise Wagers shall be returned to the players and
				  the cards shall be reshuffled, provided that if any player placed a Prime, Four
				  Card Bonus or All-Six Bonus Wager, those wagers shall be settled in accordance
				  with § 684a.11(e).
(e) If an
				  automated card shuffling device is being used and the device jams, stops
				  shuffling during a shuffle or fails to complete a shuffle cycle, the cards
				  shall be reshuffled.
(f) If an
				  automated dealing shoe is being used and the device jams, stops dealing cards
				  or fails to deal all cards during a round of play, the round of play shall be
				  void, all wagers shall be returned to the players and the cards shall be
				  removed from the device and reshuffled with any cards already dealt.
(g) If an automated card shuffling device or
				  automated dealing shoe malfunctions and cannot be used, the automated card
				  shuffling device or automated dealing shoe must be covered or have a sign
				  indicating that the automated card shuffling device or automated dealing shoe
				  is out of order placed on the device before any other method of shuffling or
				  dealing may be utilized at that table.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 685a - DOWN UNDER BLACKJACK › Section 685a.1 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Blackjack
-An ace and any card having a
					 value of 10 dealt as the initial two cards to a player or the dealer.
Hard total
-The total point count of a
					 hand which does not contain aces or which contain aces that are each counted as
					 1 in value.
Hole card
-The second card dealt face down
					 to the dealer.
Large
-A card value of either 10, jack,
					 queen, king or ace.
Masque Card Reader device
-A device which
					 illuminates either a blue (small), red (medium) or yellow (large) light based
					 upon the value range of the dealer's Hole card.
Medium
-A card value of either 6, 7, 8
					 or.
Small
-A card value of either 2, 3, 4
					 or.
Soft value
-The total point count of a hand
					 containing an ace when the ace is counted as 11 in value.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 685a - DOWN UNDER BLACKJACK › Section 685a.2 - Down Under Blackjack table; Masque Card Reader device; physical characteristics; inspections

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(a) Down
				  Under Blackjack shall be played at a table having betting positions for no more
				  than six players on one side of the table and a place for the dealer on the
				  opposite side of the table.
(b) The
				  layout for a Down Under Blackjack 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
				  contain, at a minimum:
(1) The name or logo of
				  the certificate holder.
(2) A
				  separate betting area designated for the Bet Wager for each player.
(3) Three rectangular areas in front of the
				  dealer's table position where the dealer's hand will be placed after the hole
				  card's value range is determined using the Masque Card Reader device. The three
				  areas shall be inscribed with the following:
(i) Small, 2-3-4-5
(ii) Medium, 6-7-8-9
(iii) Large, 10-J-Q-K-A
(4) The following inscriptions:
(i) Blackjack pays 3 to 2.
(ii) Insurance pays 2 to 1.
(iii) Dealer shall draw to 16 and stand on
				  all 17s or other similar language approved by the Executive Director in
				  accordance with § 601a.10(a).
(iv) Surrender is not available on a Down
				  Under Blackjack table or other similar language. If the language is not
				  inscribed on the layout, a sign specifying that surrender is not available
				  shall be posted at each Down Under Blackjack table.
(5) If the certificate holder offers the
				  optional Match-the-Dealer Wager authorized under §
											685a.6 (relating to wagers), a
				  separate area designed for the placement of the Match-the-Dealer Wager for each
				  player.
(6) Inscriptions that
				  advise patrons of the payout odds or amounts 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 or amounts for all permissible wagers shall
				  be posted at each Down Under Blackjack table.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 685a - DOWN UNDER BLACKJACK › Section 685a.3 - Cards; number of decks; value of cards

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b),
				  Down Under Blackjack shall be played with either a four-deck, five-deck,
				  six-deck or eight-deck batch of cards that are identical in appearance and at
				  least one cover card. The decks shall consist of 52 cards. The cards may be
				  dealt from a multi-deck shoe or a continuous shuffler.
(b) If an automated card shuffling device is
				  utilized, other than a continuous shuffler, Down Under Blackjack shall be
				  played with two batches of cards in accordance with the following requirements:
(1) The cards shall be separated into two
				  batches with four, five, six or eight decks included in each batch, with each
				  batch containing the same number of decks.
(2) The cards in each batch must be of the
				  same design but the backs of the cards in one batch must be of a different
				  color than the cards in the other batch.
(3) One batch of cards shall be shuffled and
				  stored in the automated card shuffling device while the other batch is being
				  used to play the game.
(4) Both
				  batches of cards shall be continuously alternated in and out of play, with each
				  batch being used for every other dealing shoe.
(5) The cards from only one batch shall be
				  placed in the discard rack at any given time.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 685a - DOWN UNDER BLACKJACK › Section 685a.4 - Opening of the table for gaming

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(a)
				  After receiving the 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 in horizontal fan shaped columns by deck according to suit and in
				  sequence.
(c) After the first
				  player arriving at the table has been 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. Once the cards have been
				  stacked, the cards shall be shuffled in accordance with §
										685a.5 (relating to shuffle and
				  cut of the cards).
(d) If an
				  automated shuffling device is utilized, other than a continuous shuffler, all
				  the decks in one batch of cards shall be spread for inspection, mixed, stacked
				  and shuffled in accordance with subsections (a)-(c) separate from the decks in
				  the other batch of cards.
(e) 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) and (d) do not apply.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												685a.5 (relating to shuffle and
						cut of the cards).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 685a - DOWN UNDER BLACKJACK › Section 685a.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), after
				  each shoe of cards is dealt or when directed by a floorperson or above, the
				  dealer shall shuffle the cards, either manually or by use of an automated card
				  shuffling device, so that the cards are randomly intermixed. Upon completion of
				  the shuffle, the dealer or device shall place the decks of cards in a single
				  stack. The certificate holder may use an automated card shuffling device which,
				  upon completion of the shuffling of the cards, inserts the stack of cards
				  directly into a dealing shoe.
(b)
				  After the cards have been shuffled and stacked, the dealer shall offer the
				  stack of cards to be cut, with the backs facing away from the dealer, to the
				  player determined under subsection (c). If no player accepts the cut, the
				  dealer shall cut the cards.
(c) The
				  cut of the cards shall be offered to players in the following order:
(1) The first player arriving at the table,
				  if the game is just beginning.
(2)
				  The player on whose betting area the cover card appeared during the last round
				  of play.
(3) If the cover card
				  appeared on the dealer's hand during the last round of play, the player at the
				  farthest position to the right of the dealer. If this player refuses, the offer
				  to cut the cards shall rotate to each player in a counterclockwise
				  manner.
(4) If the reshuffle was
				  initiated at the direction of the floorperson or above, the player at the
				  farthest position to the right of the dealer. If this player refuses, the offer
				  to cut the cards shall rotate to each player in a counterclockwise
				  manner.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 685a - DOWN UNDER BLACKJACK › Section 685a.6 - Wagers

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(a) Wagers at Down
				  Under Blackjack shall be made by placing value chips, plaques or other
				  Board-approved table gaming wagering instruments on the appropriate areas of
				  the Down Under Blackjack layout. Verbal wagers accompanied by cash may be
				  accepted provided that they are confirmed by the dealer and the cash is
				  expeditiously converted into value chips or plaques.
(b) After the cards have been shuffled as
				  required by §
										685a.5 (relating to shuffle and
				  cut of the cards), a certificate holder may prohibit any patron, whether seated
				  at the gaming table or not, who does not make a wager on a given round of play
				  from placing a wager on the next round of play and any subsequent round of play
				  at that gaming table until either:
(1) The
				  certificate holder chooses to permit the player to begin wagering
				  again.
(2) A reshuffle of the cards
				  has occurred.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 685a - DOWN UNDER BLACKJACK › Section 685a.7 - Procedure for dealing the cards; completion of each round of play

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(a) All cards shall
				  be dealt from a dealing shoe which must be located on the table in a location
				  approved by the Bureau of Casino Compliance in accordance with §
										601a.10(g)
				  (relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment). Once the
				  procedures under §
										685a.5 (relating to shuffle and
				  cut of the cards) have been completed, the stacked cards shall be placed in the
				  dealing shoe by the dealer or by an automated card shuffling device.
(b) Each card shall be removed from the
				  dealing shoe with the hand of the dealer that is closest to the dealing shoe
				  and placed on the appropriate area of the layout with the opposite hand. The
				  dealer may deal cards to the two betting positions closest to the dealing shoe
				  with the same hand.
(c) After each
				  full batch of cards is placed in the shoe, the dealer shall remove the first
				  card and place it in the discard rack. Each new dealer who comes to the table
				  shall also remove one card and place it in the discard rack before dealing any
				  cards to the players.
(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. The dealer shall then:
(1) Collect and reshuffle the cards by
				  removing the cards remaining in the shoe and placing them in the discard rack
				  to ensure that no cards are missing.
(2) Shuffle the cards so that they are
				  randomly intermixed.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 685a - DOWN UNDER BLACKJACK › Section 685a.8 - Insurance Wager

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(a) If the
				  first card dealt to the dealer is an ace, each player may make an Insurance
				  Wager which shall win if the dealer's hole card is a 10, jack, queen or
				  king.
(b) An Insurance Wager may be
				  made by placing a value chip on the insurance line of the layout in an amount
				  not more than 1/2 of the player's initial Bet Wager. A player may wager an
				  amount in excess of 1/2 of the initial Bet Wager to the next unit that can be
				  wagered in chips, when, because of the limitation of the value of chip
				  denominations, half the initial Bet Wager cannot be bet. Insurance Wagers shall
				  be placed prior to the dealer inserting his hole card into the Masque Card
				  Reader device.
(c) Winning
				  Insurance Wagers shall be paid in accordance with the payout odds in §
				  685a.11(b) (relating to payout odds).
(d) Losing Insurance Wagers shall be
				  collected by the dealer immediately after the dealer inserts his hole card into
				  the Masque Card Reader device and determines that he does not have a Blackjack
				  and before he draws any additional cards.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												685a.6 (relating to wagers); and
						58 Pa. Code §
												685a.7 (relating to procedure for
						dealing the cards; completion of each round of
						play).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 685a - DOWN UNDER BLACKJACK › Section 685a.9 - Double Down Wager

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(a) Except when
				  a player has Blackjack, a player may elect to make a Double Down Wager, which
				  may not exceed the amount of his initial Bet Wager, on the first two cards
				  dealt to that player, including any hands resulting from a split pair, provided
				  that only one additional card shall be dealt to the hand on which the player
				  has elected to double down.
(b) If
				  a dealer obtains Blackjack after a player makes a Double Down Wager, the dealer
				  shall collect only the amount of the initial Bet Wager of the player and may
				  not collect the additional Double Down Wager.
(c) Upon a player's election to make a Double
				  Down Wager, the dealer shall deal the one additional card face up and place it
				  sideways on the layout.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												685a.6 (relating to wagers); and
						58 Pa. Code §
												685a.7 (relating to procedure for
						dealing the cards; completion of each round of
						play).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 685a - DOWN UNDER BLACKJACK › Section 685a.10 - Splitting pairs

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(a) If the
				  first two cards dealt to a player are identical in value, the player may select
				  to split the hand into two separate hands, provided that he makes a wager on
				  the second hand formed in an amount equal to his initial Bet Wager. For
				  example, if a player has two 8s or a king and a queen, the player may elect to
				  split the hand.
(b) When a player
				  splits pairs, the dealer shall deal a card to and complete the player's
				  decisions to the first incomplete hand on the dealer's left before proceeding
				  to deal any cards to the second hand.
(c) After a second card is dealt to each
				  split pair hand, the player shall indicate his decision to stand, draw or
				  double down with respect to that hand. A player may split pairs a maximum of
				  one time, for a total of two hands.
(d) If the dealer obtains Blackjack after a
				  player splits pairs, the dealer shall collect only the amount of the initial
				  Bet Wager of the player and return the additional amount wagered in splitting
				  pairs.
(e) If a player elects to
				  split a pair of aces, each ace shall receive only one card.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												685a.6 (relating to wagers); and
						58 Pa. Code §
												685a.7 (relating to procedure for
						dealing the cards; completion of each round of
						play).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 685a - DOWN UNDER BLACKJACK › Section 685a.11 - Payout odds

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(a) The certificate
				  holder shall pay out each winning Bet Wager at odds of 1 to 1, with the
				  exception of Blackjack which shall be paid at odds of 3 to 2.
(b) The certificate holder shall pay out
				  winning Insurance Wagers at odds of 2 to 1.
(c) The certificate holder shall pay out
				  winning Match-the-Dealer Wagers at the odds in the following paytable:
6 decks
								Result
Pay
8 decks
								Result
Pay
Suited match
11 to 1
Suited match
14 to 1
Unsuited match
4 to 1
Unsuited
								match
3 to 1
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												685a.7 (relating to procedure for
						dealing the cards; completion of each round of play); and 58 Pa. Code §
												685a.8 (relating to insurance
						wager).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 685c - DOWN UNDER BLACKJACK SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS › Section 685c.1 - Match the Dealer progressive Down Under Blackjack wager

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(a) A certificate holder may offer players
				  the option to place a Match the Dealer Down Under Blackjack wager that one or
				  both of the player's cards will match the dealer's upcard in one of the
				  following combinations:
(1)
Two
				  suited match,aces of spades
-Both of the player's cards and the
				  dealer's upcard are matching aces of spades.
(2)
Two suited match,all
				  others
-Both of the player's cards and the dealer's upcard are matching
				  in suit and rank.
(3)
One
				  non-suited match and one suited match
-One of the player's cards
				  matches the suit and rank of the dealer's upcard and the player's other card
				  matches the rank of the dealer's upcard.
(4)
One suited match
-One of
				  the player's cards matches the suit and rank of the dealer's upcard.
(5)
Two non-suited
				  matches
-Both of the player's cards match the rank of the dealer's
				  upcard.
(6)
One non-suited
				  match
-One of the player's cards matches the rank of the dealer's
				  upcard.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 686a - OVER/UNDER › Section 686a.1 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Ante Wager
-The wager that a player is
					 required to make prior to any cards being dealt to participate in the round of
					 play.
Bonus Wager
-An optional wager a player
					 shall make prior to any cards being dealt to compete against a posted payout
					 table.
Hand
-The three cards dealt to the player.
Over 23 Wager
-An additional wager made by
					 the player after the first card is dealt to his hand if the player opts to
					 remain in the round of play.
Surrender
-When the player opts to forfeit
					 his ante wager after being dealt the first card of the hand in a round of play.
Under 18 Wager
-An additional wager made by
					 the player after the first card is dealt to his hand if the player opts to
					 remain in the round of play.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 686a - OVER/UNDER › Section 686a.2 - Over/Under table; physical characteristics; inspections

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(a) Over/Under shall be played at a table
				  having betting positions for no more than six players on one side of the table
				  and a place for the dealer on the opposite side of the table.
(b) The layout for an Over/Under 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
				  contain, at a minimum:
(1) The name or logo of
				  the certificate holder.
(2) A
				  separate betting area designated for the Ante Wager, Over 23 Wager and Under 18
				  Wager for each player.
(3) Three
				  rectangular areas in front of each player's position where the player's
				  three-card hand will be placed.
(4)
				  The following inscriptions:
(i) All bets pay
				  even money except for Bonus wagers.
(ii) House wins on 18-23.
(iii) Aces are always counted as
				  11.
(5) If the
				  certificate holder offers the optional Bonus Wager authorized under §
											686a.6 (relating to wagers), a
				  separate area designed for the placement of the Bonus Wager for each
				  player.
(6) Inscriptions that
				  advise patrons of the payout odds or amounts 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 or amounts for all permissible wagers shall
				  be posted at each Over/Under table.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 686a - OVER/UNDER › Section 686a.3 - Cards; number of decks; value of cards

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b),
				  Over/Under shall be played with a six-deck batch of cards that are identical in
				  appearance and at least one cover card. The decks shall consist of 52 cards.
				  The cards may be dealt from a multi-deck shoe or a continuous
				  shuffler.
(b) If an automated card
				  shuffling device is utilized, other than a continuous shuffler, Over/Under
				  shall be played with two batches of cards in accordance with the following
				  requirements:
(1) The cards shall be separated
				  into two batches with six decks included in each batch, with each batch
				  containing the same number of decks.
(2) The cards in each batch must be of the
				  same design but the backs of the cards in one batch must be of a different
				  color than the cards in the other batch.
(3) One batch of cards shall be shuffled and
				  stored in the automated card shuffling device while the other batch is being
				  used to play the game.
(4) Both
				  batches of cards shall be continuously alternated in and out of play, with each
				  batch being used for every other dealing shoe.
(5) The cards from only one batch shall be
				  placed in the discard rack at any given time.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 686a - OVER/UNDER › Section 686a.4 - Opening of the table for gaming

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(a)
				  After receiving the 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 in horizontal fan shaped columns by deck according to suit and in
				  sequence.
(c) After the first
				  player arriving at the table has been 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. Once the cards have been
				  stacked, the cards shall be shuffled in accordance with §
										686a.5 (relating to shuffle and
				  cut of the cards).
(d) If an
				  automated shuffling device is utilized, other than a continuous shuffler, all
				  the decks in one batch of cards shall be spread for inspection, mixed, stacked
				  and shuffled in accordance with subsections (a)-(c) separate from the decks in
				  the other batch of cards.
(e) 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) and (c)-(e) do not apply.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												686a.5 (relating to shuffle and
						cut of the cards).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 686a - OVER/UNDER › Section 686a.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), after
				  each shoe of cards is dealt or when directed by a floorperson or above, the
				  dealer shall shuffle the cards, either manually or by use of an automated card
				  shuffling device, so that the cards are randomly intermixed. Upon completion of
				  the shuffle, the dealer or device shall place the decks of cards in a single
				  stack. The certificate holder may use an automated card shuffling device which,
				  upon completion of the shuffling of the cards, inserts the stack of cards
				  directly into a dealing shoe.
(b)
				  After the cards have been shuffled and stacked, the dealer shall offer the
				  stack of cards to be cut, with the backs facing away from the dealer, to the
				  player determined under subsection (c). If no player accepts the cut, the
				  dealer shall cut the cards.
(c) The
				  cut of the cards shall be offered to players in the following order:
(1) The first player arriving at the table,
				  if the game is just beginning.
(2)
				  The player on whose betting area the cover card appeared during the last round
				  of play.
(3) If the cover card
				  appeared on the dealer's hand during the last round of play, the player at the
				  farthest position to the right of the dealer. If this player refuses, the offer
				  to cut the cards shall rotate to each player in a counterclockwise
				  manner.
(4) If the reshuffle was
				  initiated at the direction of the floorperson or above, the player at the
				  farthest position to the right of the dealer. If this player refuses, the offer
				  to cut the cards shall rotate to each player in a counterclockwise
				  manner.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 686a - OVER/UNDER › Section 686a.6 - Wagers

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(a) Wagers at
				  Over/Under shall be made by placing value chips, plaques, or other
				  Board-approved table gaming wagering instruments on the appropriate areas of
				  the Over/Under layout. Verbal wagers accompanied by cash may be accepted
				  provided that they are confirmed by the dealer and the cash is expeditiously
				  converted into value chips or plaques.
(b) After the cards have been shuffled as
				  required by §
										686a.5 (relating to shuffle and
				  cut of the cards), a certificate holder may prohibit any patron, whether seated
				  at the gaming table or not, who does not make a wager on a given round of play
				  from placing a wager on the next round of play and any subsequent round of play
				  at that gaming table until either:
(1) The
				  certificate holder chooses to permit the player to begin wagering
				  again.
(2) A reshuffle of the cards
				  has occurred.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 686a - OVER/UNDER › Section 686a.7 - Procedure for dealing the cards; completion of each round of play

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(a) All cards shall
				  be dealt from a dealing shoe which must be located on the table in a location
				  approved by the Bureau of Casino Compliance in accordance with §
										601a.10(g)
				  (relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment). Once the
				  procedures under §
										686a.5 (relating to shuffle and
				  cut of the cards) have been completed, the stacked cards shall be placed in the
				  dealing shoe by the dealer or by an automated card shuffling device.
(b) Each card shall be removed from the
				  dealing shoe with the hand of the dealer that is closest to the dealing shoe
				  and placed on the appropriate area of the layout with the opposite hand. The
				  dealer may deal cards to the two betting positions closest to the dealing shoe
				  with the same hand.
(c) After each
				  full batch of cards is placed in the shoe, the dealer shall remove the first
				  card and place it in the discard rack. Each new dealer who comes to the table
				  shall also remove one card and place it in the discard rack before dealing any
				  cards to the players.
(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. The dealer shall then:
(1) Collect and reshuffle the cards by
				  removing the cards remaining in the shoe and placing them in the discard rack
				  to ensure that no cards are missing.
(2) Shuffle the cards so that they are
				  randomly intermixed.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 686a - OVER/UNDER › Section 686a.8 - Payout odds

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(a) The certificate
				  holder shall pay out each winning Ante Wager, Over 23 Wager and Under 18 Wager
				  at odds of 1 to 1.
(b) The
				  certificate holder shall pay out winning Bonus Wagers at the odds in the
				  following paytable:
Paytable Point
								Total
Pay
6 or 33
50 to 1
7 or 32
10 to 1
8 or 31
5 to 1
9 or 30
4 to 1
10 or 29
3 to 1
11 or 28
2 to 1
12 or 27
1 to 1
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												686a.7 (relating to procedure for
						dealing the cards; completion of each round of
						play).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 686a - OVER/UNDER › Section 686a.9 - Irregularities

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(a) A card found
				  face up in the shoe may not be used in that round of play and shall be placed
				  in the discard rack.
(b) If there
				  are insufficient cards remaining in the shoe to complete a round of play, all
				  of the cards in the discard rack shall be shuffled and cut in accordance with
				  the procedures in §
										686a.5 (relating to shuffle and
				  cut of the cards). The first card shall be drawn face down and placed in the
				  discard rack and the dealer shall complete the round of play.
(c) If after receiving the first card, the
				  dealer fails to deal the additional two cards to a player, then, at the
				  player's option, the dealer shall either deal the additional cards after all
				  other players have received their additional cards and complete the round of
				  play, or call the player's hand dead and return the player's initial Ante
				  Wager.
(d) If an automated card
				  shuffling device is being used and the device jams, stops shuffling during a
				  shuffle or fails to complete a shuffle cycle, the cards shall be
				  reshuffled.
(e) If an automated
				  shuffling device malfunctions and cannot be used, the device must be covered or
				  have a sign indicating that it is out of order placed on the device before any
				  other method of shuffling may be utilized at that table.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 687a - DJ WILD STUD POKER › Section 687a.1 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
Ante Wager
-A wager a player is required to
					 make prior to any cards being dealt to participate in a round of play.
Blind Wager
-A wager a player is required
					 to make prior to any cards being dealt to participate in a round of play, equal
					 to the player's Ante Wager.
Fold
-The withdrawal of a player from a
					 round of play by not making Raise Wagers.
Progressive Bonus Wager
-An optional wager
					 a player may make prior to any cards being dealt to compete against a posted
					 progressive paytable and meter.
Raise Wager
-An additional wager of two
					 times the player's Ante Wager that a player may make after examining the five
					 cards dealt to the player.
Trips Bonus Wager
-An optional wager a
					 player shall make prior to any cards being dealt to compete against a posted
					 paytable.
Two-Way Bad Beat Bonus Wager
-An optional
					 wager a player shall make prior to any cards being dealt to compete against the
					 dealer.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 687a - DJ WILD STUD POKER › Section 687a.2 - DJ Wild Stud Poker table; physical characteristics

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(a) DJ Wild Stud Poker shall be played at a
				  table having betting positions for no more than six players on one side of the
				  table and a place for the dealer on the opposite side of the table.
(b) The layout for a DJ Wild Stud Poker table
				  shall be submitted to the Bureau of Gaming Operations in accordance with §
										601a.10(a)
				  (relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment) and
				  contain, at a minimum:
(1) The name or logo
				  of the certificate holder.
(2) A
				  separate betting area designated for the placement of the Ante Wager, Blind
				  Wager and Raise Wager.
(3) If the
				  certificate holder offers the optional Progressive Bonus Wager authorized under
				  §
											687a.7(d)(2)
				  (relating to wagers), the Trips Bonus Wager authorized under §
											687a.7(d)(3), or
				  the Two-Way Bad Beat Bonus Wager authorized under §
											687a.7(d)(4) a
				  separate area designated for the placement of each of the wagers for each
				  player.
(4) If the certificate
				  holder offers the optional Progressive Bonus Wager authorized under §
											687a.7(d)(2), an
				  area to place one card face down after the cards are dealt to the players and
				  the dealer, which if necessary will replace the Joker card in a player's hand
				  for purposes of the Progressive Bonus Wager.
(5) Inscriptions that advise patrons of the
				  payout odds for all permissible wagers offered by the certificate holder. If
				  payout odds are not inscribed on the layout, a sign indicating the payout odds
				  for all permissible wagers shall be posted at each DJ Wild Stud Poker
				  table.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 687a - DJ WILD STUD POKER › Section 687a.3 - Cards; number of decks

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(a) DJ Wild
				  Stud Poker shall be played with one deck of 53 cards that are identical in
				  appearance and one cover card, made up of a standard 52 card deck and one
				  joker.
(b) If an automated card
				  shuffling device is utilized, DJ Wild Stud Poker may be played with two decks
				  of 53 cards in accordance with the following requirements:
(1) The cards in each deck must be of the
				  same design. The backs of the cards in one deck must be of a different color
				  than the cards included in the other deck.
(2) One deck of cards shall be shuffled and
				  stored in the automated card shuffling device while the other deck is being
				  used to play the game.
(3) Both
				  decks are continuously alternated in and out of play, with each deck being used
				  for every other round of play.
(4)
				  The cards from only one deck are placed in the discard rack at any given
				  time.