58 Pa. Code § 645c.1 - Commission-free Pai Gow Poker
(a) In
addition to the provisions in Chapter 645a (relating to Pai Gow Poker), an
operator may offer a variation of Pai Gow Poker in which no vigorish is
collected as provided in this section.
(b) In addition to the requirements in §
645a.2(b)
(relating to Pai Gow Poker table; Pai Gow Poker shaker; physical
characteristics), if a certificate holder offers commission-free Pai Gow Poker,
the layout shall contain:
(1) Separate areas
designated for the Tiger 9 wager, if offered by the certificate
holder.
(2) Inscriptions that
advise patrons that if the dealer's hand contains a Tiger 9, all Pai Gow Poker
wagers shall push and be returned to the player.
(c) If commission-free Pai Gow Poker is being
played, the certificate holder may offer the following additional wagers:
(1) The Fortune bonus wager as provided in
§
645a.7(e)(1)
(relating to wagers) and the progressive payout wager as provided in §
645a.7(e)(4).
(2) The Tiger 9 wager which shall win if the
dealer's low hand is a 9-high.
(d) The dealer shall deal the cards in
accordance with §
645a.8-645a.10 (relating to procedures
for dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe; procedures for dealing the
cards from the hand; and procedures for dealing the cards from an automated
dealing shoe). After the dealing procedures have been completed, each player
shall examine and set his hand in accordance with §
645a.11(a) and
(b) (relating to procedures for completion of
each round of play). The cards of the dealer shall then be revealed and set in
accordance with §
645a.11(c).
(e) The dealer shall then reveal the player's
cards and complete the dealing procedures in §
645a.11(e) and
(f) provided that if commission-free Pai Gow
is being offered and the dealer:
(1) Has a
Tiger 9, the player's Pai Gow Poker wager shall push and be returned to the
player. If the player placed a Tiger 9 wager, the dealer shall pay the winning
wager in accordance with subsection (g).
(2) Does not have a Tiger 9, the player Pai
Gow Poker wager shall be settled in accordance with §
645a.11(f). If
the player placed a Tiger 9 wager, the dealer shall collect the player's losing
Tiger 9 wager.
(f) If a
player placed a Fortune bonus or progressive payout wager, after settling the
player's Tiger 9 wager and Pai Gow Poker wager, the dealer shall complete the
procedures in §
645a.11(h).
(g) The certificate holder shall pay out
winning Tiger 9 wagers at odds of 30 to 1.
(h) As used in this chapter, the following
words and terms shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection,
unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Commission-free Pai Gow Poker-A variation of Pai Gow Poker in which vigorish is not collected.
Tiger 9-The dealer's two-card low hand which contains a 9-high.
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