Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 629a - MIDIBACCARAT › Section 629a.8 - Hands of player and banker; procedure for dealing initial two cards to each hand

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) There shall be
				  two hands dealt in the game of Midibaccarat, one of which shall be designated
				  the Player's Hand and the other designated the Banker's Hand.
(b) Prior to dealing any cards, the dealer
				  shall announce "no more bets."
(c)
				  The dealer shall then deal an initial four cards from the dealing shoe. The
				  first and third cards dealt shall be placed face down on the area designated
				  for the Player's Hand and the second and fourth cards dealt shall be placed
				  face down on the area designated for the Banker's Hand.
(1) After all four cards have been dealt, the
				  dealer shall place the Banker's Hand underneath the right corner of the dealing
				  shoe. 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.
(2) The dealer shall then hand the two cards
				  of the Banker's Hand, face down, to the player with the highest wager on the
				  Banker's Hand. After viewing the Banker'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 Banker's Hand and announce the Point Count of the Banker's
				  Hand.
(3) Prior to dealing a third
				  card to the Player's or Banker's Hand, the dealer shall settle all House Money
				  Wagers as follows:
(i) If a player placed a
				  House Money Wager, after the initial two cards of the Player's Hand and
				  Banker's Hand have been turned face up on the layout, beginning from the
				  dealer's right and moving counterclockwise around the table, the dealer shall
				  collect all losing House Money wagers and pay all winning wagers in accordance
				  with §
												629a.12(h)
				  (relating to payout odds; vigorish) provided that, at a player's discretion,
				  the player may add the winning House Money payout to the player's original
				  wager on the Player's or Banker's Hand in accordance with the following:
(A) All of the winning House Money payout or,
				  if specified in the certificate holder's Rules Submission filed in accordance
				  with §
													601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions), only a specified portion of the winning House Money payout
				  shall be added to the area designated for the placement of the player's
				  original wager on the Player's or Banker's Hand. The player's original wager
				  and the House Money payout which was added to the player's original wager shall
				  then be settled based on the outcome of the player's wager on the Player's or
				  Banker's Hand.
(B) A player may not
				  touch the winning House Money payout. The dealer shall either hand the entire
				  winning House Money payout to the player or place all or a portion thereof, as
				  authorized by the certificate holder, on the area designated for the placement
				  of the player's wager on the Player's or Banker's Hand.
(ii) After settling the House Money Wagers,
				  the game shall resume by dealing any third cards that are required to be
				  dealt.
(4) Any third card
				  required to be dealt to the Player's Hand shall be placed face down on the area
				  designated for the Player's Hand. The dealer shall then hand the card, face
				  down, to the player who was handed and returned the Player's Hand. After
				  viewing the card, the player shall return the card, face up, to the dealer, who
				  shall place the card face up on the area designated for the Player's
				  Hand.
(5) Any third card required
				  to be dealt to the Banker's Hand shall be placed face down on the area
				  designated for the Banker's Hand. The dealer shall then hand the card, face
				  down, to the player who was handed and returned the Banker's Hand. After
				  viewing the card, the player shall return the card, face up, to the dealer, who
				  shall place the card face up on the area designated for the Banker's
				  Hand.
(6) If two or more players
				  wager an equally high amount on the Player's Hand, the player making the wager
				  who is closest to the dealer, moving counterclockwise around the table, shall
				  be handed the Player's Hand and any third card required to be dealt. If two or
				  more players wager an equally high amount on the Banker's Hand, the player
				  making the wager who is closest to the dealer, moving counterclockwise around
				  the table, shall be handed the Banker's Hand and any third card required to be
				  dealt.