58 Pa. Code § 633b.18 - [Effective until 3/8/2027] Royal Match progressive

(a) A certificate holder may offer players the option to place a Royal Match progressive side wager, which is a progressive variation of the Royal Match 21 wager authorized under 633a.6(e)(4) (relating to wagers).

(b) The Royal Match progressive side wager shall win if any of the following occur:

(1) The player's initial two cards are a two-card straight flush.

(2) The player's initial two cards are a Royal Match.

(3) The player's and dealer's initial two cards are a Crown Treasure.

(c) The layout for a Blackjack 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 if the certificate holder offers the Royal Match progressive wager, in addition to the requirements in 633a.2 (relating to Blackjack table; card reader device; physical characteristics; inspections), the layout shall contain a separate area for each player designated for the placement of the Royal Match progressive wager.

(d) If the certificate holder is offering the Royal Match progressive wager, the Blackjack table must have a progressive table game system, in accordance with 605a.7 (relating to progressive table games), for the placement of the Royal Match progressive wager. 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 the requirements in 605a.8 (relating to linked progressive table games). The progressive table game system must include all of the following:

(1) A wagering device at each betting position that acknowledges or accepts the placement of the Royal Match progressive wager.

(2) A device that controls or monitors the placement of Royal Match progressive wagers at the gaming table, including a mechanism, such as a lock-out button, that prevents the recognition of any progressive wager that a player attempts to place after the dealer has announced "no more bets."

(e) If specified in its Rules Submission form required under 601a.2 (relating to table games Rules Submissions), a certificate holder may offer to each player who placed a Blackjack wager in accordance with 633a.6(d) (relating to wagers) the option of placing a Royal Match progressive wager.

(f) After placing a Blackjack wager as required in 633a.6(d) and any optional wagers including the Royal Match progressive wager, the dealer shall announce "no more bets" and, if the Royal Match progressive wager is being offered, use the progressive table game system to prevent the placement of any additional progressive wagers. If any progressive wagers have been made, the dealer shall collect the wagers and, on the layout in front of the table inventory container, verify that the number of value chips wagered equals the number of progressive wagers accepted by the progressive table game system. The dealer shall then place the value chips into the table inventory container.

(g) The dealer shall then deal the cards in accordance with 633a.7(a)-(g) (relating to procedure for dealing the cards; completion of each round of play). Immediately after the second card is dealt to each player and the dealer, but prior to any additional cards being dealt or before a card reader device is utilized, the dealer shall, starting with the player farthest to the dealer's right and continuing around the table in a counterclockwise direction, settle the player's optional wagers by collecting all losing wagers and paying all winning wagers. The following apply:

(1) If a player placed a Royal Match progressive wager and the player's initial two cards are not a two-card straight flush or a Royal Match, the Royal Match progressive wager is lost and shall be collected.

(2) If a player placed a Royal Match progressive wager and the player's initial two cards are a two-card straight flush, the dealer shall pay the winning Royal Match progressive wager in accordance with subsection (i).

(3) If a player placed a Royal Match progressive wager and the player's initial two card cards are a Royal Match and the dealer's up card is not a king or queen, the dealer shall pay the winning Royal Match progressive wager in accordance with subsection (i).

(4) If a player placed a Royal Match progressive wager and the player's initial two cards are a Royal Match and the dealer's up card is a king or queen, the players Royal Match progressive wager shall be settled after the dealer's hole card is exposed but prior to settling the player's blackjack wager. If after exposing the hole card the dealer also has a Royal Match, the player shall be paid a Crown Treasure payout in accordance with subsection (i).

(h) If a player has won a Royal Match progressive payout, the dealer shall do all of the following:

(1) Verify that the hand is a winning hand.

(2) Verify that the appropriate light on the progressive table game system has been illuminated.

(3) Have a floorperson or above validate the progressive payout in accordance with the certificate holder's approved internal control procedures.

(4) Pay the winning Royal Match progressive wager in accordance with the payout odds in subsection (i). If a player has won a progressive payout that is a percentage of the jackpot amount on the progressive meter, the progressive payout may not be paid from the table inventory container. If a player has won a progressive payout that is not being paid from the table inventory container, the cards of that player must remain on the table until the necessary documentation has been completed.

(5) Pay the Envy Bonus, in accordance with subsection (k), to all players who made a Royal Match progressive wager. Players are entitled to multiple Envy Bonuses if more than one other player has a Crown Treasure. A player is not entitled to an Envy Bonus for his own hand.

(i) The certificate holder shall pay out winning Royal Match progressive wagers at the odds in following payout table:

Hand	Paytable A
Crown Treasure	100% of meter
Royal Match	60 for 1
Two-card straight flush	10 for 1
Seed amount	10,000 x the minimum wager
Increment rate	15%

(j) If in the same round of play two or more players have won the same progressive jackpot amount on the progressive meter, the jackpot amount shall be split equally between the winning players.

(k) When any player wins with a Crown Treasure, an Envy Bonus shall be paid to all other players who have made a Royal Match progressive wager at a payout of 500 to 1.

(l) After settling the Royal Match progressive wagers, the dealer shall continue the hand in accordance with 633a.7(i)-(t).

(m) The following terms, when used in this section, have the following meanings:

Two-card straight flush-Two cards of the same suit in consecutive order.

Royal Match-A king and queen of the same suit.

Crown Treasure-When both the player's and dealer's hands are comprised of a Royal Match combination.

Notes

58 Pa. Code § 633b.18

Adopted by Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol 54, No. 12. March 23, 2024, effective 3/23/2024, expire 3/23/2026 Amended by Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol 55, No. 10. March 8, 2025, effective 3/8/2025, expire 3/8/2027