Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 679a.12 - Payout odds; Bad Beat Bonus(a) A certificate holder shall pay winning Ante Wagers at odds of 1 to 1 and shall pay Play Wagers when a dealer does not qualify at odds of 1 to 1.(b) A certificate holder shall pay winning Play Wagers, when the dealer's hand qualifies, in accordance with the following payout table: | Hand | Payout |
| Mini-royal flush | 10 to 1 |
| Straight flush | 6 to 1 |
| Three-of-a-kind | 5 to 1 |
| Straight | 2 to 1 |
| Flush or lower | 1 to 1 |
(c) A certificate holder shall pay a Bad Beat Bonus on the player's Play Wager in accordance with one of the following payout tables selected by the certificate holder in its Rules Submission filed in accordance with § 601a.2 (relating to table games Rules Submissions): | Hand | Paytable A | Paytable B | Paytable C | Paytable D |
| Straight flush | 12 to 1 | 12 to 1 | 6 to 1 | 6 to 1 |
| Three-of-a-kind | 10 to 1 | 10 to 1 | 5 to 1 | 5 to 1 |
| Straight | 4 to 1 | 4 to 1 | 2 to 1 | 2 to 1 |
| Flush | 1 to 1 | 1 to 1 |
(d) A certificate holder shall pay out winning Prime Wagers at the odds in the following payout table: | Hand | Payout |
| Same color player and dealer hand | 4 to 1 |
| Same color player hand | 3 to 1 |
(e) A certificate holder shall pay out winning Pair Bonus Wagers, in which the player's fourth card was not a 2, as provided in the following payout table: | Hand | Payout |
| Mini-royal flush | 50 to 1 |
| Straight flush | 40 to 1 |
| Three-of-a-kind | 30 to 1 |
| Straight | 6 to 1 |
| Flush | 3 to 1 |
| Pair | 1 to 1 |
(f) A certificate holder shall pay out winning Pair Bonus Wagers, in which the player's fourth card was a 2, as provided in one of the following payout tables selected by the certificate holder in its Rules Submission filed in accordance with § 601a.2: | Hand | Paytable A | Paytable B | Paytable C | Paytable D |
| Mini-royal flush | 100 to 1 | 75 to 1 | 75 to 1 | 75 to 1 |
| Straight flush | 80 to 1 | 60 to 1 | 50 to 1 | 50 to 1 |
| Three-of-a-kind | 60 to 1 | 45 to 1 | 40 to 1 | 40 to 1 |
| Straight | 12 to 1 | 10 to 1 | 8 to 1 | 8 to 1 |
| Flush | 6 to 1 | 5 to 1 | 4 to 1 | 4 to 1 |
| Pair | 1 to 1 | 2 to 1 | 2 to 1 | 1 to 1 |
(g) A certificate holder shall pay out winning All-Six Bonus Wagers as provided in one of the following payout tables selected by the certificate holder in its Rules Submission filed in accordance with § 601a.2: | Hand | Paytable A | Paytable B | Paytable C |
| Royal flush | 1,000 to 1 | 1,000 to 1 | 1,000 to 1 |
| Straight flush | 200 to 1 | 200 to 1 | 200 to 1 |
| Four-of-a-kind | 50 to 1 | 50 to 1 | 100 to 1 |
| Full house | 25 to 1 | 25 to 1 | 20 to 1 |
| Flush | 20 to 1 | 15 to 1 | 15 to 1 |
| Straight | 10 to 1 | 10 to 1 | 9 to 1 |
| Three-of-a-kind | 5 to 1 | 5 to 1 | 8 to 1 |
| Hand | Paytable D | Paytable E |
| Six-card royal flush-diamonds | 200,000 to 1 |
| Six-card royal flush-hearts, spades or clubs | 20,000 to 1 |
| Royal flush | 1,000 to 1 | 1,000 to 1 |
| Straight flush | 200 to 1 | 200 to 1 |
| Four-of-a-kind | 100 to 1 | 50 to 1 |
| Full house | 20 to 1 | 20 to 1 |
| Flush | 15 to 1 | 15 to 1 |
| Straight | 10 to 1 | 10 to 1 |
| Three-of-a-kind | 7 to 1 | 5 to 1 |
(h) Notwithstanding the payout odds in subsections (a) and (b), if specified in its Rules Submission form filed in accordance with § 601a.2, the certificate holder may establish an aggregate payout limit per player per round of play which may not be less than $50,000 or the maximum amount that one patron could win per round when betting the minimum wager, whichever is greater. A maximum payout limit established by the certificate holder must apply only to payouts of Ante and Play Wagers under subsections (a) and (b) and does not apply to payouts for Bad Beat Bonus, Prime, Pair Bonus or All Six Bonus Wagers under subsections (c)-(g).The provisions of this § 679a.12 amended August 30, 2019, effective 8/31/2019, 49 Pa.B. 4956.The provisions of this § 679a.12 amended under 4 Pa.C.S. §§ 1202(b)(30) and 13A 02(1) and (2).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 679a.2 (relating to Three Card Prime table physical characteristics); and 58 Pa. Code § 679a.11 (relating to procedures for completion of each round of play).