§ 678a.7. Wagers.
(a) Wagers at High Card Flush 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 High Card Flush table may place a 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 Ante, Flush Bonus, Straight Flush Bonus and Progressive Jackpot Wagers shall be placed prior to the dealer announcing ‘‘no more bets’’ in accordance with the dealing procedure in § 678a.8, § 678a.9 or § 678a.10 (relating to procedure for dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe; procedure for dealing the cards from the hand; and procedure for dealing the cards from an automated dealing shoe). Except as provided in § 678a.11(b) (relating to procedure for completion of each round of play), a wager may not be made, increased or withdrawn after the dealer has announced ‘‘no more bets.’’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 High Card Flush:
(1) A player shall compete against the dealer’s seven-card hand by placing an Ante Wager then a Raise Wager in accordance with § 678a.11(b).
(2) If specified in its Rules Submission under § 601a.2 (relating to table games Rules Submissions), a certificate holder may offer to each player at a High Card Flush table the option to make an additional Flush Bonus Wager that the player’s seven cards will form a four-card flush or higher as described in § 678a.6(b) (relating to High Card Flush rankings). A Flush Bonus Wager does not have a bearing on any other wager made by the player.
(3) If specified in its Rules Submission under § 601a.2, a certificate holder may offer to each player at a High Card Flush table the option to make an additional Straight Flush Bonus Wager that the player’s seven cards will form a three-card straight flush or higher as described in § 678a.6(d). A Straight Flush Bonus Wager does not have a bearing on any other wager made by the player.
(4) If specified in its Rules Submission under § 601a.2, certificate holder may offer to each player at a High Card Flush table the option to make an additional Progressive Jackpot Wager that the player’s seven cards will form a three-card straight flush or a four-card straight flush or higher, depending on the payout table selected by the certificate holder. After placing the Ante Wager, a player may make the additional Progressive Jackpot 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.
(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 § 678a.7 amended under 4 Pa.C.S. § § 1202(b)(30), 1322, 13A02(1) and (2), 13A27, 1602, 1604 and 1608.
Source The provisions of this § 678a.7 amended November 1, 2019, effective November 2, 2019, 49 Pa.B. 6676. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (385342) to (385343).
Cross References This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 678a.2 (relating to High Card Flush table physical characteristics); 58 Pa. Code § 678a.8 (relating to procedure for dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe); 58 Pa. Code § 678a.9 (relating to procedure for dealing the cards from the hand); and 58 Pa. Code § 678a.10 (relating to procedure for dealing the cards from an automated dealing shoe).
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