Section 655a.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:

    Bet Wager—A 3rd Street, 4th Street or 5th Street Wager made by a player.

    Community card—A card which is used by all players to form the best possible five-card Poker hand.

    Envy Bonus—An additional fixed sum payout made to a player who placed a Progressive Payout Wager when another player at the Mississippi Stud table is the holder of an Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand.

    Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand—A Mississippi Stud hand with a rank of a royal flush or a straight flush as defined in § 655a.6(b) (relating to Mississippi Stud hand rankings).

    5th Street Wager—An additional wager made by a player, in an amount equal to one, two or three times the player’s Ante Wager, after the second community card is revealed by the dealer.

    Fold—The withdrawal of a player from a round of play by not making a Bet Wager.

    4th Street Wager—An additional wager made by a player, in an amount equal to one, two or three times the player’s Ante Wager, after the first community card is revealed by the dealer.

    Lucky Bonus—An additional payout to a player who placed a Five Card Hand Bonus Wager if the player is seated in the position that is randomly selected by the table game system.

    Magic Card Bonus—An additional payout to a player who placed a Five Card Hand Bonus Wager if one of the player’s two cards or the three community cards matches the card randomly selected by the table game system.

    Progressive Payout Hand—A Mississippi Stud hand formed using the two player cards and three community cards with a rank of a three-of-a-kind or better as defined in § 655a.6(b).

    Push—A player’s hand that results in neither payment on nor collection of the player’s wagers.

    3rd Street Wager—An additional wager made by a player, in an amount equal to one, two or three times the player’s Ante Wager, after the player has been dealt the initial two cards.

The provisions of this § 655a.1 amended December 12, 2014, effective December 13, 2014, 44 Pa.B. 7683. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (373249) to (373250).

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The provisions of this § 655a.1 amended under 4 Pa.C.S. § § 1202(b)(30) and 13A02(1) and (2).