Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 617c.2 - Blazing 7's wager(a) A certificate holder may, if specified in its Rules Submission under § 601a.2 (relating to table games Rules Submissions), offer to each player who placed a Roulette wager in accordance with § 617a.3 (relating to placement of wagers) the option of placing a Blazing 7's wager which shall win and trigger a Blazing 7's bonus round if the Roulette ball comes to rest in the compartment of the number 7, 17 or 27. (b) The layout for the Roulette 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) and if the certificate holder offers the Blazing 7's wager, in addition to the requirements in § 617a.1 (relating to Roulette ball; Roulette wheel and table; physical characteristics; double zero Roulette wheel used as single zero Roulette wheel), the layout shall contain a separate area designated for the placement of the Blazing 7's wager as well as an electromechanical release device approved by the Bureau of Gaming Operations and Office of Gaming Laboratory.(c) After placing a Roulette wager, as required in § 617a.3, a player may place a Blazing 7's wager before each round of Roulette at any time before the croupier calls, "no more bets."(d) The croupier shall rotate the Roulette ball and complete the round of play in accordance with § 617a.5(a)-(e) (relating to rotation of wheel and ball), settling all winning and losing Roulette wagers.(e) If a player has placed a Blazing 7's wager and the Roulette ball comes to rest in the compartment of the number 7, 17 or 27, the player's Blazing 7's wager shall win and trigger the Blazing 7's bonus round spin to determine the payout of the wager.(f) The Blazing 7's bonus round shall begin with the croupier loading three Roulette balls into the approved electromechanical release device.(g) The croupier shall activate the Roulette wheel and press the release button on the electromechanical release device, releasing the three Roulette balls on the Roulette wheel simultaneously. The certificate holder may offer a wireless button to a player who has placed a winning Blazing 7's wager that would release the three Roulette balls onto the activated Roulette wheel.(h) If two or more Roulette balls come to rest in the same compartment on the Roulette wheel, the croupier shall leave one ball in the compartment, remove the others and relaunch the removed Roulette balls.(i) If two Roulette balls come to rest in the same compartment on the Roulette wheel, the croupier shall not remove the ball that did not come to rest in the same compartment while the other ball is relaunched.(j) Based upon the compartments that the three Roulette balls come to rest in during the Blazing 7's bonus round, the certificate holder may use one of the four paytables as follows, which shall be specified in its Rules Submission under § 601a.2: | Outcome | Paytable 1 | Paytable 2 |
| 7-17-27 (all three) | 1,000 to 1 | 299 to 1 |
| 7-17-27 (two of three) | 100 to 1 | 100 to 1 |
| 7-17-27 (one of three) | 17 to 1 | 17 to 1 |
| Other | 7 to 1 | 7 to 1 |
| Outcome | Paytable 3 | Paytable 4 |
| 7-17-27 (all three) | 1,000 to 1 | 299 to 1 |
| 7-17-27 (two of three) | 100 to 1 | 100 to 1 |
| Outcome | Paytable 3 | Paytable 4 |
| 7-17-27 (one of three) | 17 to 1 | 17 to 1 |
| Three balls in one color | 11 to 1 | 11 to 1 |
| Other | 6 to 1 | 6 to 1 |
Adopted by Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol 54, No. 21. May 25, 2024, effective 5/25/2024