1. (a) A certificate holder may offer players the option to place a 21+3 progressive wager, a progressive wager variation of the Three Card Poker side wager authorized under § 633a.6(e)(9) (relating to wagers). Unless otherwise specified under this section, the 21+3 progressive wager shall follow the rules and procedures of the Three Card Poker wager under § 633a.6(e)(9).
2. (b) The 21+3 progressive may be played on a Blackjack table that utilizes between three decks and eight decks of cards comprised of 52 cards per deck.

3. (c) In addition to the layout requirements under § 633a.2 (relating to Blackjack table; card reader device; physical characteristics; inspections), the Blackjack table must have a progressive table game system, in accordance with § 605a.7 (relating to progressive table games), for the placement of the 21+3 progressive wager. If the certificate holder is offering a progressive payout wager on multiple linked tables or games in the same licensed facility, the progressive table game system must comply with the requirements in § 605a.8 (relating to linked progressive table games). The progressive table game system must include any of the following:

   1. (1) A wagering device at each betting position that acknowledges or accepts the placement of the progressive wager.
   2. (2) A device that controls or monitors the placement of progressive wagers at the gaming table, including a mechanism, such as a lock-out button, that prevents the recognition of any progressive wager that a player attempts to place after the dealer has announced ‘‘no more bets.’’
4. (d) If specified in its Rules Submission form required under § 601a.2 (relating to table games Rules Submissions), a certificate holder may offer to each player who placed a Blackjack wager in accordance with § 633a.6(d) the option of placing a 21+3 progressive wager.
5. (e) After placing a Blackjack wager as required in § 633a.6(d) and any optional wagers, including the 21+3 progressive wager, the dealer shall announce ‘‘no more bets’’ and, if the 21+3 progressive wager is being offered, use the progressive table game system to prevent the placement of any additional progressive wagers. If any progressive wagers have been made, the dealer shall collect the wagers and, on the layout in front of the table inventory container, verify that the number of value chips wagered equals the number of progressive wagers accepted by the progressive table game system. The dealer shall then place the value chips into the table inventory container.

6. (f) If a player has won a 21+3 progressive payout, the dealer shall do all of the following:

   1. (1) Verify that the hand is a winning hand.
   2. (2) Verify that the appropriate light on the progressive table game system has been illuminated.
   3. (3) Have a floorperson or above validate the progressive payout in accordance with the certificate holder’s approved internal control procedures.
   4. (4) Pay the winning 21+3 progressive wager in accordance with the payout odds in subsection (g). If a player has won a progressive payout that is a percentage of the jackpot amount on the progressive meter, the progressive payout may not be paid from the table inventory container. If a player has won a progressive payout that is not being paid from the table inventory container, the cards of that player must remain on the table until the necessary documentation has been completed.

7. (g) The certificate holder shall pay out winning 21+3 progressive wagers, for the highest ranking three-card hand formed, at the odds in one of the following payout tables selected by the certificate holder in its Rules Submission form filed in accordance with § 601a.2:

   Hand	Paytable 1	Paytable 4	Paytable 7	Paytable 10
   3 aces or 3 kings (certificate holder declared suit)	100% of progressive meter	100% of progressive meter	100% of progressive meter	100% of progressive meter
   3 aces or 3 kings (suited)	100% of progressive meter	100% of progressive meter	2,000 for 1	3,000 for 1
   Three-of-a-kind (suited)	125 for 1	150 for 1	150 for 1	200 for 1
   Straight flush	25 for 1	40 for 1	40 for 1	30 for 1
   Three-of-a-kind	20 for 1	20 for 1	20 for 1	20 for 1
   Straight	7 for 1	7 for 1	5 for 1	10 for 1
   Flush	3 for 1	3 for 1	3 for 1	loss

   Hand	Paytable 2	Paytable 5	Paytable 8
   3 aces, 3 kings or 3 queens (certificate holder declared suit)	100% of progressive meter	100% of progressive meter	100% of progressive meter
   3 aces, 3 kings or 3 queens (suited)	100% of progressive meter	100% of progressive meter	2,000 for 1
   Three-of-a-kind (suited)	125 for 1	150 for 1	125 for 1
   Straight flush	25 for 1	40 for 1	40 for 1
   Three-of-a-kind	20 for 1	20 for 1	20 for 1
   Straight	6 for 1	7 for 1	6 for 1
   Flush	2 for 1	2 for 1	2 for 1

   Hand	Paytable 3 a/b	Paytable 6	Paytable 9	Paytable 11
   3 aces (certificate holder declared suit)	100% of progressive meter	100% of progressive meter	100% of progressive meter	100% of progressive meter
   3 aces (suited)	100% of progressive meter	100% of progressive meter	2,000 for 1	3,000 for 1
   Three-of-a-kind (suited)	125 for 1	150 for 1	150 for 1	200 for 1
   Straight flush	25 for 1	40 for 1	40 for 1	30 for 1
   Three-of-a-kind	20 for 1	20 for 1	20 for 1	20 for 1
   Straight	7 for 1	7 for 1	5 for 1	10 for 1
   Flush	3 for 1	3 for 1	3 for 1	loss

   Hand	Paytable 12	Paytable 13	Paytable 14	Paytable 15
   Mini royal (certificate holder declared suit)	100% of progressive meter	100% of progressive meter	100% of progressive meter	100% of progressive meter
   Mini royal	500 for 1	200 for 1	200 for 1	500 for 1
   Straight flush	75 for 1	50 for 1	40 for 1	75 for 1
   Three-of-a-kind	50 for 1	30 for 1	20 for 1	30 for 1
   Straight	5 for 1	5 for 1	5 for 1	5 for 1
   Flush	loss	3 for 1	3 for 1	loss

8. (h) The initial seed and reseed amounts, increment rate and reserve rate listed in the following chart shall correspond with the paytable selected under subsection (g) and shall be included by the certificate holder in its Rules Submission form filed in accordance with § 601a.2:

   Paytable	Number of Decks	Seed/Reseed (represented compared to 21+3 wager)	Increment Rate	Reserve Rate
   Paytable 1	3	2,000x	20%	0
   Paytable 1	4 or more	2,000x	17%	0
   Paytable 2	3	3,000x	24%	0
   Paytable 2	4 or more	2,000x	17%	0
   Paytable 3a	3	N/A	17%	4%
   Paytable 3a	4 or more	2,000x	17%	0
   Paytable 3b	4 or more	N/A	17%	5%
   Paytable 4	4 or more	2,000x	17%	0
   Paytable 5	4 or more	2,000x	17%	0
   Paytable 6	4 or more	2,000x	17%	0
   Paytable 7	4 or more	N/A	16%	4%
   Paytable 8	4 or more	N/A	15%	5%
   Paytable 9	4 or more	N/A	16%	4%
   Paytable 10	4 or more	N/A	17%	4%
   Paytable 11	4 or more	N/A	18%	4%
   Paytable 12	1	2,000x	17%	0
   Paytable 13	1	2,000x	17%	0
   Paytable 14	2 or more	2,000x	17%	0
   Paytable 15	2 or more	2,000x	17%	0

9. (i) As used in this section, the term ‘‘mini royal’’ means an ace, king and queen of the same unit.

Authority

The temporary provisions of this § 633b.17 added and amended under 4 Pa.C.S. § § 1202(b)(30), 13A02(1) and (2) and 13A03.

Source

The temporary provisions of this § 633b.17 added March 22, 2024, effective March 23, 2024, expire March 23, 2026, 54 Pa.B. 1537; amended June 13, 2025, effective June 14, 2025, expire June 14, 2028, 55 Pa.B. 4012. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (419387) to (419390).