N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-11.1 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Bank" shall mean the player who elects to have the other players and dealer play against him or her and accepts the responsibility to pay all winning wagers.
"Banker hand bonus" shall mean a payout made to a player who placed an imperial pai gow bonus wager pursuant to 13:69F-11.19 if the bank's seven cards form one of the qualifying hands enumerated at 13:69F-11.20(b), except that the banker hand bonus for a player banking a round of play shall be determined by the dealer's seven cards.
"Bonus wager" shall mean an optional wager that the player's seven cards will form a qualifying poker hand, regardless of the manner in which the player set the high hand and the low hand. All bonus wagers shall be banked by the house.
"Co-banking" is defined in 13:69F-11.10.
"Copy hand" shall mean either a two-card hand or a five-card hand of a player which is identical in rank to the corresponding two-card hand or five-card hand of the dealer or bank.
"Dealer queen's dragon" shall mean, for purposes of the EZ pai gow variation, the seven-card hand of the dealer or player bank that is a queen-high hand.
"Dealer queen's dragon wager" shall mean, for purposes of the EZ pai gow variation, an optional wager authorized by 13:69F-11.20 that the dealer or player bank's hand will form a dealer queen's dragon.
"Dice bonus wager" shall mean a wager that wins if the numeric value for all three dice is the same (triple) in one round of play, in two consecutive rounds, or three consecutive rounds of play in the dragon's eye variation of pai gow poker, provided that each triple may be comprised of dice with a numeric value different from any other triple.
"Double wager" shall mean a wager that wins if the numeric value on the two same colored dice is the same in the dragon's eye variation of pai gow poker.
"Dragon's eye die" means the one die used in the dragon's eye variation of pai gow poker that is of a color different from the other two dice.
"Dynasty bonus wager" shall mean, for purposes of the EZ pai gow variation, an optional wager authorized by 13:69F-11.20 that the player's seven card hand will form a five-card hand or seven-card hand combination that qualifies for a payout pursuant to 13:69F-11.19.
"Envy bonus" shall mean an additional fixed sum payoff made to a player who placed a bonus wager of at least $ 5.00 when another player at the pai gow poker table is the holder of a premium qualifying poker hand. A player is entitled to multiple envy bonuses if more than one other player is the holder of a premium qualifying poker hand; provided, however, that a player is not entitled to an envy bonus for his or her own cards or the cards of the dealer.
"Even wager" shall mean a wager that wins if the numeric value on the dragon's eye die is even in value (that is, 2, 4, or 6) in the dragon's eye variation of pai gow poker.
"EZ pai gow" shall mean a variation of pai gow poker in which players do not pay vigorish on winning pai gow poker wagers.
"High hand" shall mean the five-card hand which is formed from the seven cards dealt at the game of pai gow poker so as to rank equal to or higher than the two-card low hand.
"Marker" shall mean an object or objects used to designate the bank and the co-bank.
"Match wager" is a wager that wins when the position number of a player matches the numeric value of one or more of the three dice in the dragon's eye variation of pai gow poker.
"Odd wager" shall mean a wager that wins if the numeric value on the dragon's eye die is odd in value (that is, 1, 3, or 5) in the dragon's eye variation of pai gow poker.
"Pai gow insurance wager" shall mean an optional wager as authorized by 13:69F-11.15, that the player's seven cards will form a seven-card hand with a rank of ace or lower (a "pai gow"), for which a payout will be awarded pursuant to 13:69F-11.16(c), regardless of the manner in which the player sets the high hand and the low hand and regardless of the outcome of the player's pai gow poker wager.
"Player hand bonus" shall mean a payout made to a player who placed an imperial pai gow bonus wager pursuant to 13:69F-11.19 if a five-card hand, formed from the player's seven cards, is one of the qualifying hands enumerated at 13:69F-11.20(a).
"Premium qualifying poker hand" shall mean a five-card or seven-card poker hand with a rank of four-of-a-kind or higher formed from the seven cards dealt to a player.
"Protection wager" shall mean, for purposes of the EZ pai gow variation, an optional wager authorized by 13:69F-11.19 that the player's seven cards will form a seven-card hand with a rank of ace or lower (a "pai gow"), which qualifies for a payout pursuant to 13:69F-11.20.
"Push" is a tie as defined in 13:69F-11.9(h).
"Qualifying poker hand" shall mean a five-card or seven-card poker hand with a rank of straight or higher formed from the seven cards dealt to a player.
"Rank or ranking" shall mean the relative position of a card or group of cards as set forth in 13:69F-11.3.
"Red/black wager" shall mean, for purposes of the EZ pai gow variation, an optional wager authorized by 13:69F-11.19 that the player's seven-card hand will contain at least four cards of the chosen color, which qualifies for a payout pursuant to 13:69F-11.19.
"Second highest" or "low hand" shall mean the two-card hand which is formed from the seven cards dealt at the game of Pai Gow Poker so as to rank equal to or lower than the five-card high hand.
"Set or setting the hands" shall mean the process of forming a high hand and low hand from the seven cards dealt.
"Seven-card bonus wager" shall mean an optional wager, as authorized by 13:69F-11.17, that the player's seven card hand will form a five-card poker hand (best five cards out of seven cards) for which a payout is awarded pursuant to 13:69F-11.18, regardless of the manner in which the player sets the high hand and the low hand and regardless of the outcome of the player's pai gow poker wager.
"Suit" shall mean one of the four categories of cards, that is, diamond, spade, club, or heart.
"Three-card bonus wager" shall mean an optional wager, as authorized by 13:69F-11.17, that the player's first three cards will form a three-card poker hand that contains a straight flush with no joker, three-of-a-kind, a straight flush, a straight, a flush, or one pair.
"Triple wager" shall mean a wager that wins if the numeric value on all three dice is the same in the dragon's eye variation of pai gow poker.
Notes
See: 45 N.J.R. 1225(a), 46 N.J.R. 97(a).
Added definitions "Dealer queen's dragon", "Dealer queen's dragon wager", "Dice bonus wager", "Double wager", "Dragon's eye die", "Dynasty bonus wager", "Even wager", "EZ pai gow", "Match wager", "Odd wager", "Protection wager", Red/black wager", and "Triple wager".
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