Section 649a.2. Three Card Poker table physical characteristics

(a) Three Card Poker shall be played at a table having betting positions for no more than seven 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 Three Card 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) Three separate betting areas designed for the placement of Ante, Play and Pair Plus Wagers for each player.

(3) If the certificate holder offers the optional Three-Card Progressive Payout Wager authorized under § 649a.7(d)(4) (relating to wagers) or the Five-Card Progressive Payout Wager authorized under § 649a.7(d)(6), a separate area designated for the placement of the Progressive Payout Wager for each player.

(4) If the certificate holder offers the optional Six Card Bonus Wager authorized under § 649a.7(d)(5), a separate area designated for the placement of the Six Card Bonus Wager for each player.

(5) If a certificate holder offers the Five Card Hand Bonus Wager authorized under § 649a.7(d)(7), each betting position must contain an electronic wagering system for the placement of the Five Card Hand Bonus Wager.

(6) Inscriptions that advise patrons of the payout odds or amounts for all permissible wagers offered by the certificate holder and the phrase ‘‘Dealer Plays with Queen High or Better.’’ If payout odds or amounts are not inscribed on the layout, a sign indicating the payout odds or amounts for all permissible wagers shall be posted at each Three Card Poker table.

(c) If a certificate holder offers a Progressive Payout Wager in accordance with § 649a.7(d)(4) or (6), the Three Card 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. If the certificate holder is offering a Progressive Payout Wager on multiple linked tables or games in the same licensed facility, the progressive table game system must comply with § 605a.8 (relating to linked progressive table games). 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 recognition of any Progressive Payout Wager that a player attempts to place after the dealer has announced ‘‘no more bets.’’

(d) If the certificate holder offers the Five Card Hand Bonus Wager authorized under § 649a.7(d)(7), the Three Card Poker table must have a table game system, in accordance with § 605a.7 and an electronic wagering system in accordance with § § 605a.2 and 605a.3 (relating to electronic wagering systems; and procedures for buying in to and cashing out of a table game using an electronic wagering system). Each betting position must contain an electronic wagering system for the placement of the Five Card Hand Bonus Wager. The system must include a mechanism, such as a lockout button, that prevents the placement of any Five Card Hand Bonus Wagers that a player attempts to place after the dealer has begun dealing the cards. If the certificate holder is offering a Five Card Hand Bonus Wager on multiple linked tables or games in the same licensed facility, the progressive table game must comply with § 605a.8.

(e) Each Three Card 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 Three Card Poker table must have a discard rack securely attached to the top of the dealer’s side of the table.

The provisions of this § 649a.2 amended December 12, 2014, effective December 13, 2014, 44 Pa.B. 7683. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (362620).

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The provisions of this § 649a.2 amended under 4 Pa.C.S. § § 1202(b)(30) anmd 13A02(1) and (2).