Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 617b.5 - [Effective until 10/19/2026] Roulette X(a) A certificate holder may offer to players a game entitled Roulette X, a variation on Lightning Roulette. Unless otherwise provided under this section, Roulette X shall follow the rules and procedures of Lightning Roulette under § 617c.3 (relating to Lightning Roulette).(b) The layout for a Roulette X table shall be submitted to the Bureau of Gaming Operations for approval in accordance with § 601a.10(a) (relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment). A Roulette X table shall have in place a board-approved Roulette random number generator that determines the multiplier and also determines the specific payout that will be paid for a winning straight wager placed on a multiplier.(c) Roulette X may be played on either a single zero or double zero Roulette wheel.(d) After all wagers have been placed, the random number generator shall be initiated and will select between two and five numbers on the layout that are the multipliers. The multipliers will be illuminated and will indicate what the increased payout will be for a winning straight wager placed on that multiplier.(e) If the Roulette ball comes to rest in one of the numbers that has been illuminated as a multiplier and a player has placed a straight wager on that number, the player's straight wager shall win and be paid based upon the increased payout displayed on the layout. (f) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 617a.4 (relating to payout odds), if a player's straight wager wins but the number the player wagered on is not selected as a multiplier by the random number generator, the player shall be paid at odds corresponding to the certificate holder's selected paytable under subsection (g).(g) Roulette X wagers shall be settled according to one of the following paytables, which shall be included in the certificate holder's Rules Submission form filed in accordance with § 601a.2 (relating to table games Rules Submissions): | Paytable A | Paytable B | Paytable C |
| Roulette wheels authorized | Single zero/double zero wheels | Double zero wheel | Single zero/double zero wheels |
| Straight wager payout odds | 28 to 1 | 30 to 1 | 26 to 1 |
| Multipliers | 50 to 1 | 50 to 1 | 50 to 1 |
| 100 to 1 | 100 to 1 | 100 to 1 |
| 250 to 1 | 175 to 1 | 250 to 1 |
| 500 to 1 | 250 to 1 | 1,000 to 1 |
Adopted by Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol 54, No. 12. March 23, 2024, effective 3/23/2024, expire 3/23/2026Amended by Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol 54, No. 42. October 19, 2024, effective 10/19/2024, expire 10/19/2026