§ 617a.3. Placement of wagers.
(a) All wagers at Roulette shall be made by placing Roulette chips on the appropriate areas of the Roulette layout. Verbal wagers accompanied by cash may not be accepted.
(b) A player at a Roulette table may not play with Roulette chips that are identical in color and design to value chips or to Roulette chips being used by another player at that same table. Roulette chips shall be cashed in for value chips or plaques before a player leaves a Roulette table.
(c) Each player shall be responsible for the correct positioning of his wager on the Roulette layout, regardless of whether he is assisted by the dealer. The player shall be responsible for ensuring that the instructions he gives to the dealer regarding the placement of a wager are correctly carried out.
(d) A wager shall be settled in accordance with its position on the layout when the ball falls into a compartment of the wheel.
(e) The wagers in the game of Roulette include:
(1) A Straight Wager that the Roulette ball will come to rest in the compartment of the Roulette wheel that corresponds to a single number selected by the player. The player shall make a Straight Wager by placing a wager within the box on the Roulette layout that contains the selected number.
(i) A certificate holder may, if specified in its Rules Submission under § 601a.2 (relating to table games Rules Submissions), offer the option to make five simultaneous Straight Wagers by selecting five adjacent numbers on the Roulette wheel.
(ii) A player shall make a Five Adjacent Number Wager by placing Roulette chips on the number indicated on the Roulette wheel replica that is the center number of the five adjacent numbers being selected.
(iii) A player making a Five Adjacent Number Wager shall be deemed to have made a separate Straight Wager of equal value on each of the five numbers selected.
(2) A Split Wager that the Roulette ball will come to rest in a compartment of the Roulette wheel that corresponds to either of two numbers selected by the player. The player shall select the numbers by placing a wager on the line between the two boxes on the Roulette layout that contain the two selected numbers. A Split Wager on 0 and 00 may also be placed on the line between the 0 and 00 or on the line between the 2nd 12 box and the 3rd 12 box.
(3) A Three Numbers Wager that the Roulette ball will come to rest in a compartment of the Roulette wheel that corresponds to any one of three numbers in a single row on the Roulette layout selected by the player. The player shall select a row of numbers by placing a wager on the outside line of the box on the Roulette layout that contains the first number in the selected row.
(i) A Three Numbers Wager may also include a wager that the Roulette ball will come to rest in a compartment of the Roulette wheel that corresponds to any one of the three numbers in one of the following groups of numbers: 0, 1 and 2; 0, 2 and 00; or 00, 2 and 3.
(ii) The player shall select one of the Three Numbers Wagers in subparagraph (i) by placing a wager on the common corner of the three boxes containing the selected numbers.
(4) A Four Numbers Wager that the Roulette ball will come to rest in a compartment of the Roulette wheel that corresponds to any one of four numbers in contiguous boxes on the Roulette layout selected by the player. The player shall select the four numbers by placing a wager on the common corner of the four boxes containing the selected numbers.
(5) A First Five Numbers Wager that the Roulette ball will come to rest in a compartment of the Roulette wheel that corresponds to any one of the numbers 0, 00, 1, 2 or 3. The player shall make a First Five Numbers Wager by placing a wager on the common corner of the boxes on the Roulette layout that contain the label 1st 12 and the numbers 0 and 1.
(6) A Six Numbers Wager that the Roulette ball will come to rest in a compartment of the Roulette wheel that corresponds to one of six consecutive numbers contained in two contiguous rows of numbers on the Roulette layout selected by the player. The player shall select the two rows of numbers by placing a wager on the outside common corner of the boxes on the Roulette layout that contains the first number in each of the rows being selected.
(7) A Column Wager that the Roulette ball will come to rest in a compartment of the Roulette wheel that corresponds to any 1 of 12 numbers contained in a single column on the Roulette layout selected by the player. The player shall select a column of 12 numbers by placing a wager in the box on the Roulette layout that is at the bottom of the column being selected.
(8) A Dozen Wager that the Roulette ball will come to rest in a compartment of the Roulette wheel that corresponds to any 1 of 12 consecutive numbers from 1—12, 13—24 or 25—36, selected by the player. The player shall select the 12 numbers by placing a wager in the box on the Roulette layout labeled 1st 12, 2nd 12 or 3rd 12.
(9) A Red Wager that the Roulette ball will come to rest in any compartment of the Roulette wheel that corresponds to a number with a red background on the Roulette wheel. The player shall make a Red Wager by placing a wager within the red box on the Roulette layout.
(10) A Black Wager that the Roulette ball will come to rest in any compartment of the Roulette wheel that corresponds to a number with a black background on the Roulette wheel. The player shall make a Black Wager by placing a wager within the black box on the Roulette layout.
(11) An Odd Wager that the Roulette ball will come to rest in any compartment of the Roulette wheel that corresponds to an odd number. The player shall make an Odd Wager by placing a wager within the box on the Roulette layout that is labeled Odd.
(12) An Even Wager that the Roulette ball will come to rest in any compartment of the Roulette wheel that corresponds to an even number. The player shall make an Even Wager by placing a wager within the box on the Roulette layout that is labeled Even.
(13) A 1—18 Wager that the Roulette ball will come to rest in a compartment of the Roulette wheel that corresponds to any 1 of 18 consecutive numbers from 1—18. The player shall make a 1—18 Wager by placing a wager within the box on the Roulette layout that is labeled 1—18.
(14) A 19—36 Wager that the Roulette ball will come to rest in a compartment of the Roulette wheel that corresponds to any 1 of 18 consecutive numbers from 19—36. The player shall make a 19—36 Wager by placing a wager within the box on the Roulette layout that is labeled 19—36.
(f) If the certificate holder offers Touchdown Roulette on a fully automated electronic gaming table, a player may make a Touchdown Roulette Wager before each Roulette spin unless a Touchdown Roulette game is already in progress. A Touchdown Roulette Wager shall be made by electronically placing a value chip on the designated area of the table layout. After placing a Touchdown Roulette Wager, if the Roulette ball comes to rest on:
(1) Any number (1—36), the Touchdown Roulette Wager shall lose and be collected.
(2) A 0 or 00, the player shall choose either the red team or black team. To begin the Touchdown Football game, the electronic football shall be placed at the 50 yard line. Each Touchdown Roulette game shall last for the next four spins (downs). The player has four downs to move the football as close to the chosen team’s end zone, based on the value of the compartment upon which the ball lands. The color of the compartment determines whether the football moves toward the end zone of the red team or black team. For example, if a player selected the red team and if over the course of the next four spins the football collectively moved:
(i) To the 18 yard line for the red team, the player would be paid out for a win on the 11—20 yard line as provided in § 617a.4(d) (relating to payout odds).
(ii) To the 18 yard line for the black team, the player would be paid out for selecting the losing team as provided in § 617a.4(d).
Authority The provisions of this § 617a.3 amended under 4 Pa.C.S. § § 1202(b)(30) and 13A02(1) and (2).
Source The provisions of this § 617a.3 amended August 30, 2019, effective August 31, 2019, 49 Pa.B. 4956. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (362375) to (362377).
Cross References This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 617a.1 (relating to Roulette ball; Roulette wheel and table; physical characteristics; double zero Roulette wheel used as a single zero Roulette wheel); 58 Pa. Code § 617b.1 (relating to B2B Roulette wager); 58 Pa. Code § 617b.2 (relating to Blazing 7’s wager); and 58 Pa. Code § 617b.3 (relating to Lightning Roulette).
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