Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 25, June 22, 2024
Section 617b.5 - [Effective until 3/23/2026] 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 § 617b.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 2 and 5 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 |
Roulette wheels authorized | Single zero/double zero wheels | Double zero wheel |
Straight wager payout odds | 28 to 1 | 30 to 1 |
Multipliers | 50 to 1 | 50 to 1 |
100 to 1 | 100 to 1 |
250 to 1 | 175 to 1 |
500 to 1 | 250 to 1 |
Adopted by Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol 54, No. 12. March 23, 2024, effective 3/23/2024, expire 3/23/2026