58 Pa. Code § 641c.1

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024

Section 641c.1 - Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus

(a) If the certificate holder offers Four Card Poker as described in Chapter 641a (relating to Four Card Poker) and the optional Four-Card progressive payout wager under § 641a.7(d)(4) (relating to wagers) or Five-Card progressive payout wager under § 641a.7(d)(5), 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 Four Card Poker wager in accordance with § 641a.7(a) and an optional Four-Card progressive payout wager or Five-Card progressive payout wager the opportunity to win the Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus.

(b) The layout and signage for the Four Card Poker 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 the progressive table game system display shall indicate that the certificate holder offers the Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus.

(c) If the certificate holder offers the Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus:

(1) A player shall qualify for the Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus by placing a Four Card Poker wager and a Four-Card progressive payout wager or a Five-Card progressive payout wager, as indicated by the certificate holder in its Rules Submission filed in accordance with § 601a.2.

(2) A percentage of a player's qualifying Four-Card progressive payout wager or Five-Card progressive payout wager shall be allocated as an incremental contribution to the Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus progressive meter.

(3) The certificate holder shall pay out the Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus when a qualifying player's contribution increases the Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus progressive meter's jackpot amount in excess of a random dollar value preselected by an electronic random number generator, between a set minimum and maximum dollar value.

(4) The incremental contribution of each player's qualifying Four-Card progressive payout wager or Five-Card progressive payout wager and the minimum and maximum dollar values for the Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus meter shall be set in one of the following configurations, as indicated by the certificate holder in its Rules Submission filed in accordance with § 601a.2:

Paytable A-$1 Configuration

Configuration A

Minimum progressive wager amount-$1

Minimum dollar value $100

Maximum dollar value $200

Incremental contribution rate 2%

Paytable A-$2 Configuration

Configuration A

Minimum progressive wager amount-$2

Minimum dollar value $100

Maximum dollar value $200

Incremental contribution rate 1.5%

Paytable A-$5 Configuration

Configuration A

Minimum progressive wager amount-$5

Minimum dollar value $100

Maximum dollar value $250

Incremental contribution rate 1%

Paytable B-$1 Configuration

Configuration B

Minimum progressive wager amount-$1

Minimum dollar value $100

Maximum dollar value $500

Incremental contribution rate 5%

Paytable B-$2 Configuration

Configuration B

Minimum progressive wager amount-$2

Minimum dollar value $100

Maximum dollar value $500

Incremental contribution rate 3.5%

Paytable B-$5 Configuration

Configuration B

Minimum progressive wager amount-$5

Minimum dollar value $100

Maximum dollar value $500

Incremental contribution rate 2%

Paytable C-$1 Configuration

Configuration C

Minimum progressive wager amount-$1

Minimum dollar value $250

Maximum dollar value $500

Incremental contribution rate 2%

Paytable C-$2 Configuration

Configuration C

Minimum progressive wager amount-$2

Minimum dollar value $250

Maximum dollar value $500

Incremental contribution rate 1.5%

Paytable C-$5 Configuration

Configuration C

Minimum progressive wager amount-$5

Minimum dollar value $250

Maximum dollar value $500

Incremental contribution rate 0.5%

Paytable D-$1 Configuration

Configuration D

Minimum progressive wager amount-$1

Minimum dollar value $250

Maximum dollar value $1,000

Incremental contribution rate 5%

Paytable D-$2 Configuration

Configuration D

Minimum progressive wager amount-$2

Minimum dollar value $250

Maximum dollar value $1,000

Incremental contribution rate 3%

Paytable D-$5 Configuration

Configuration D

Minimum progressive wager amount-$5

Minimum dollar value $250

Maximum dollar value $1,000

Incremental contribution rate 2%

(5) If a player has won the Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus, the dealer shall, in accordance with the certificate holder's approved internal controls:

(i) Verify that the appropriate light on the progressive table game system has been illuminated.

(ii) Have a floorperson or above validate the progressive payout.

(iii) Pay the Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus.

(iv) Reset the progressive meter to the minimum dollar value specified in the certificate holder's Rules Submission filed in accordance with § 601a.2.

(6) A Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus payout may be paid from the table inventory or through a progressive jackpot slip as indicated by the certificate holder in its Rules Submission filed in accordance with § 601a.2.

(7) A player who wins the Must-Hit-By Mystery bonus shall be paid 100% of the bonus jackpot amount on the progressive meter.

58 Pa. Code § 641c.1

Adopted by Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol 54, No. 21. May 25, 2024, effective 5/25/2024