Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 631c.3 - 5 Treasures Baccarat wagers(a) If the certificate holder offers Baccarat as described in Chapter 631a (relating to Baccarat), the certificate holder may, if specified in its Rules Submission under § 601a.2 (relating to table games Rules Submissions), offer to each player who has placed a Baccarat wager in accordance with § 631a.8(a) (relating to wagers) the option of placing one or more 5 Treasures Baccarat wagers, which are five wagers that win if a specific outcome occurs in the game. (b) The layout for the Baccarat 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 5 Treasures Baccarat wagers, in addition to the requirements in § 631a.2 (relating to Baccarat table physical characteristics), the layout shall contain a separate area designated for the placement of each of the following 5 Treasures Baccarat wagers: (1) Fortune 7 bonus wager.(2) Golden 8 bonus wager.(3) Heavenly 9 bonus wager.(4) Blazing 7's bonus wager.(5) Cover All bonus wager.(c) After placing a Baccarat wager, as required in § 631a.8(a), and any other available optional wagers, a player may place one or more of the 5 Treasures Baccarat wagers at any time before the dealer calls, "no more bets."(d) The dealer shall then deal the cards in accordance with § 631a.9(b)-(f) (relating to hands of player and banker; procedure for dealing initial two cards to each hand), and the round of play shall be played and completed in accordance to the house rules and provisions of §§ 631a.10-631a.12 (relating to procedure for dealing a third card; rules for determining whether a third card shall be dealt; and announcement of result of round; payment and collection of wagers).(e) After the round of play is completed and the announcement of the result is made, the dealer shall settle the player's 5 Treasures Baccarat wagers while settling the Baccarat wagers and other optional wagers placed by each player.(f) Each 5 Treasures Baccarat wager placed shall win, and be paid out in accordance with one of the paytables in subsection (h), if the following outcomes occur: (1) The Fortune 7 bonus wager shall win if the banker's hand wins with a 3-card total of 7.(2) The Golden 8 bonus wager shall win if the player's hand wins with a 3-card total of 8.(3) The Heavenly 9 bonus wager shall win if the banker's or player's hand has a 3-card total of 9, and a higher payout shall occur if both hands have a 3-card total of 9.(4) The Blazing 7s bonus wager shall win if the banker's and player's hands are either a 2-card total of 7 or 3-card total of 7.(5) The Cover All bonus wager shall win if any of the other four 5 Treasures Baccarat wagers wins. The player need not place one of the four other 5 Treasures Baccarat wagers to place a Cover All bonus wager. (g) Each 5 Treasures Baccarat wager placed shall lose and be collected by the dealer if the outcomes specified in subsection (f) do not occur.(h) If one of the 5 Treasures Baccarat wagers wins, it shall be paid out based upon one of the following paytables, which shall be specified in the certificate holder's Rules Submission, required under § 601a.2: | Wager | Paytable A | Paytable B |
| Fortune 7 | 40 to 1 | 40 to 1 |
| Golden 8 | 25 to 1 | 25 to 1 |
| Heavenly 9, player and banker | 75 to 1 | 75 to 1 |
| Heavenly 9, player or banker | 10 to 1 | 10 to 1 |
| 3-card Blazing 7s | 400 to 1 | 200 to 1 |
| 2-card Blazing 7s | N/A | 50 to 1 |
| Cover All | 6 to 1 | 6 to 1 |
Adopted by Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol 54, No. 21. May 25, 2024, effective 5/25/2024