§ 621a.1. Definitions.
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Bank—A player who elects to have the other players and the dealer play against him and accepts the responsibility of paying all winning Pai Gow Wagers.
Co-banking—When the bank and the dealer each cover 50% of all winning Pai Gow Wagers.
Copy hand—A high hand or low hand of a player which is identical in pair rank or point value as the corresponding high hand or low hand of the dealer or bank.
Gee Joon Pair—The Six (2-4) tile and the Three (1-2) tile.
Heaven Pair—Two Twelve (6-6) tiles.
High hand—The two-tile hand formed with two of the four tiles dealt that ranks higher than the low hand formed from the remaining two tiles.
Identical Pair—Two tiles that are identical in appearance such as two Four (3-1) tiles.
Low hand—The two-tile hand formed with two of the four tiles dealt that ranks lower than the high hand formed from the remaining two tiles.
Marker—An object used to designate the bank and the co-bank.
Mixed Pair—Two tiles with the same number of spots but not identical in appearance such as two Eight tiles (6-2) and (5-3).
Setting the hands—The process of forming a high hand and a low hand from the four tiles dealt.
Supreme Pair—The Six (2-4) tile and the Three (1-2) tile that forms the highest ranking hand.
Value—The numerical point value assigned to a pair of tiles in accordance with § 621a.3 (relating to Pai Gow tiles; ranking of hands, pairs and tiles; value of the hand).
Vigorish—A fee collected on winning Pai Gow Wagers.
Authority The provisions of this § 621a.1 amended under 4 Pa.C.S. § § 1202(b)(30), 1322, 13A02(1) and (2), 13A27, 1602, 1604 and 1608.
Source The provisions of this § 621a.1 amended November 1, 2019, effective November 2, 2019, 49 Pa.B. 6676. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (362383).
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