Section 657a.7. Wagers

(a) Wagers at Crazy 4 Poker shall be made by placing value chips, plaques or other Board-approved 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 Crazy 4 Poker 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 Play Wager, shall be placed prior to the dealer announcing ‘‘no more bets’’ in accordance with the dealing procedures in § 657a.8, § 657a.9 or § 657a.10 (relating to procedure for dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe; procedure for dealing the cards from the hand; and procedures for dealing the cards from an automated dealing shoe). Except as provided in § 657a.11(b) (relating to procedures for completion of each round of play), a wager may not be made, increased or withdrawn after the dealer has announced ‘‘no more bets.’’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 Crazy 4 Poker:

(1) A player shall compete against the dealer’s four-card Poker hand by placing both an Ante Wager and a Super Bonus Wager in equal amounts, then a Play Wager, in accordance with § 657a.11(b).

(2) In addition to the Ante and Super Bonus Wagers, a player may compete against a posted paytable by placing a Queens Up Wager.

(3) A certificate holder may, if specified in its Rules Submission under § 601a.2 (relating to table games Rules Submissions), offer to each player at a Crazy 4 Poker table the option to make an additional Four-Card Progressive Payout Wager that the player will receive a Four-Card Progressive Payout Hand. After placing the Ante and Super Bonus Wagers, a player may make the additional Four-Card Progressive Payout Wager by placing a value chip onto the progressive wagering device designated for that player. Each player shall be responsible for verifying that the player’s respective Progressive Payout Wager has been accepted.

(4) A certificate holder may, if specified in its Rules Submission under § 601a.2, offer to each player at a Crazy 4 Poker table the option to make an additional Five-Card Progressive Payout Wager that the player will receive a Five-Card Progressive Payout Hand. After placing the Ante and Super Bonus Wagers, a player may make the additional Five-Card Progressive Payout Wager by placing a value chip onto the progressive wagering device designated for that player. Each player shall be responsible for verifying that the player’s respective Five-Card Progressive Payout Wager has been accepted.

(5) If specified in its Rules Submission under § 601a.2, a certificate holder may offer to each player at a Crazy 4 Poker table the option to make an additional Five Card Hand Bonus Wager that the player’s five-card Poker hand or the dealer’s five-card Poker hand, or both, will contain a flush or better as defined in § 657a.6(d) (relating to Crazy 4 Poker rankings). After placing Ante and Super Bonus Wagers, a player may make the additional Five Card Hand Bonus Wager on the player’s hand or the dealer’s hand, or both, by using the electronic wagering device designated for that player. Each player shall be responsible for verifying that the player’s Five Card Hand Bonus Wager has been accepted.

(e) A player may not wager on more than one player position at a Crazy 4 Poker table.

The provisions of this § 657a.7 amended August 15, 2014, effective August 16, 2014, 44 Pa.B. 5463; amended December 12, 2014, effective December 13, 2014, 44 Pa.B. 7683. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (373265) to (373266).

Notation

Authority

The provisions of this § 657a.7 amended under 4 Pa.C.S. § § 1202(b)(30) and 13A02(1) and (2).

Cross References

This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 657a.1 (relating to definitions); 58 Pa. Code § 657a.8 (relating to procedure for dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe); 58 Pa. Code § 657a.9 (relating to procedure for dealing the cards from the hand); and 58 Pa. Code § 657a.10 (relating to procedures for dealing the cards from an automated dealing shoe).