§ 639a.7. Wagers.
(a) Wagers at Caribbean Stud Poker shall be made by placing value chips, plaques or other Board-approved table game 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 the Caribbean Stud 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 Bet Wager, shall be placed prior to the dealer announcing ‘‘no more bets’’ in accordance with the dealing procedure in § 639a.8, § 639a.9 or § 639a.10 (relating to procedure 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). Except as provided in § 639a.11(b) (relating to procedure for completion of each round of play), a wager may not be made, increased or withdrawn after the dealer has announced ‘‘no more bets.’’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 Caribbean Stud Poker:
(1) A player shall compete against the dealer’s five-card Poker hand by placing an Ante Wager, then a Bet Wager, in accordance with § 639a.11(b).
(2) 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 Caribbean Stud Poker table the option to make an additional Progressive Payout Wager that the player will receive a Progressive Payout Hand. After placing an Ante Wager, a player may make the additional 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.
(3) A certificate holder may, if specified in its Rules Submission under § 601a.2, offer to each player at a Caribbean Stud Poker table the option to make an additional Caribbean Stud Bonus Wager that the player’s cards will form a five-card Poker hand with a rank of a pair of 10s or better. After placing an Ante Wager, a player may make the additional Caribbean Stud Bonus Wager by placing a value chip on the designated betting area prior to the dealer announcing ‘‘no more bets.’’
(4) If specified in its Rules Submission under § 601a.2, a certificate holder may offer to each player at a Caribbean Stud 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 § 639a.6(b) (relating to Caribbean Stud Poker rankings). After placing an Ante Wager, 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) The certificate holder shall specify in its Rules Submission under § 601a.2 the number of adjacent boxes on which a player may place a wager in one round of play.
Authority The provisions of this § 639a.7 amended under 4 Pa.C.S. § § 1202(b)(30) and 13A02(1) and (2).
Source The provisions of this § 639a.7 amended December 12, 2014, effective December 13, 2014, 44 Pa.B. 7683; amended August 30, 2019, effective August 31, 2019, 49 Pa.B. 4956. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (375799) to (375800).
Cross References This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 639a.2 (relating to Caribbean Stud Poker table physical characteristics); 58 Pa. Code § 639a.8 (relating to procedure for dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe); 58 Pa. Code § 639a.9 (relating to procedures for dealing the cards from the hand); 58 Pa. Code § 639a.10 (relating to procedures for dealing the cards from an automated dealing shoe); and 58 Pa. Code § 639c.1 (relating to Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus).
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