Section 645a.2. Pai Gow Poker table; Pai Gow Poker shaker; physical characteristics

(a) Pai Gow 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 Pai Gow Poker 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 placement of the Pai Gow Poker Wager for each player.

(3) Two separate areas designated for the placement of the high and low hands of each player.

(4) Two separate areas designated for the placement of the high and low hands of the dealer.

(5) If the certificate holder offers the optional Fortune Bonus Wager authorized under § 645a.7(e)(1) (relating to wagers), a separate area designated for the placement of the Fortune Bonus Wager for each player.

(6) If the certificate holder offers the optional Emperor’s Treasure Wager authorized under § 645a.7(e)(2), a separate area designated for the placement of the Emperor’s Treasure Wager for each player.

(7) If the certificate holder offers the optional Pai Gow Insurance Wager authorized under § 645a.7(e)(3), a separate area designated for the placement of the Pai Gow Insurance Wager for each player.

(8) If the certificate holder offers the optional Progressive Payout Wager authorized under § 645a.7(e)(4), a separate area designated for the placement of the Progressive Payout Wager for each player.

(9) If a certificate holder offers EZ Pai Gow Poker:

(i) Separate areas designated for the following optional wagers, if offered by the certificate holder:

(A) Queen’s Dragon Wager authorized under § 645a.7(e)(5)(i).

(B) Dynasty Bonus Wager authorized under § 645a.7(e)(5)(ii).

(C) Protection Wager authorized under § 645a.7(e)(5)(iii).

(D) Red/Black Wager authorized under § 645a.7(e)(5)(iv).

(ii) Inscriptions that advise patrons that if the dealer’s hand is a Queen’s Dragon, the player’s wager shall push and be returned to the player.

(10) Inscriptions that advise patrons of the payout odds or amounts for all permissible wagers offered by the certificate holder. If the payout odds or amounts are not inscribed on the layout, a sign identifying the payout odds or amounts for all permissible wagers shall be posted at each Pai Gow Poker table.

(11) An inscription indicating the payout limit per hand established by the certificate holder under § 645a.13(j) (relating to payout odds; Envy Bonus; rate of progression; payout limitation) or a generic inscription indicating the game is subject to the posted payout limit. If the payout limit is not inscribed on the layout, a sign which sets forth the required information shall be posted at each Pai Gow Poker table.

(c) To determine the starting position for the dealing or delivery of the cards, Pai Gow Poker may be played with:

(1) A Pai Gow Poker shaker, approved in accordance with § 601a.10(a), which shall be designed and constructed to maintain the integrity of the game. The Pai Gow Poker shaker shall be the responsibility of the dealer, may not be left unattended while at the table and must:

(i) Be capable of housing three dice that when not being shaken must be maintained within the Pai Gow Poker shaker. Dice that have been placed in a Pai Gow Poker shaker for use in gaming may not remain on a table for more than 24 hours.

(ii) Be designed to prevent the dice from being seen while being shaken.

(iii) Have the name or logo of the certificate holder imprinted or impressed thereon.

(2) A computerized random number generator which shall be submitted to the Bureau of Gaming Laboratory Operations and approved in accordance with § 461a.4 (relating to submission for testing and approval) prior to its use.

(d) If the certificate holder offers the optional Progressive Payout Wager in accordance with § 645a.7(e)(4), the Pai Gow Poker table must have a progressive table game system in accordance with § 605a.7 (relating to progressive table games) for the placement of Progressive Payout Wagers. The progressive table game system must include:

(1) A wagering device at each betting position that acknowledges or accepts the placement of the Progressive Payout Wager.

(2) A device that controls or monitors the placement of Progressive Payout Wagers at the gaming table, including a mechanism, such as a lock-out button, that prevents the placement of any Progressive Payout Wager that a player attempts to place after the dealer has announced ‘‘no more bets.’’

(e) Each Pai Gow Poker table must have a drop box and a tip box attached on the same side of the gaming table as, but on opposite sides of, the dealer, as approved by the Bureau of Casino Compliance in accordance with § 601a.10(g). The Bureau of Casino Compliance may approve an alternative location for the tip box when a card shuffling device or other table game equipment prevents the placement of the drop box and tip box on the same side of the gaming table as, but on opposite sides of, the dealer.

(f) Each Pai Gow Poker table must have a discard rack securely attached to the top of the dealer’s side of the table.

The provisions of this § 645a.2 amended December 12, 2014, effective December 13, 2014, 44 Pa.B. 7683; amended June 12, 2015, effective June 13, 2015, 45 Pa.B. 2829. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (375860) to (375862).

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The provisions of this § 645a.2 amended under 4 Pa.C.S. § § 1202(b)(9)—(23) and (30), 1205, 1206(f) and (g), 1207(1) and (2), 1208(1)(iii), 1209(b), 1212, 1213, 13A02(1) and (2), 13A11, 13A12—13A14, 13A15 and 1802 and Chapter 13.