1. (a) A certificate holder may offer players the option to place a Lucky Ladies progressive side wager, which is a progressive variation of the Lucky Ladies Twenty Point bonus wager authorized under § 633a.6(e)(1) (relating to wagers).
2. (b) The Lucky Ladies progressive side wager shall win if the player’s initial two cards have a total point count of 20.
3. (c) The layout for a Blackjack table shall be submitted to the Bureau of Gaming Operations and approved in accordance with § 601a.10(a) (relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment) and if the certificate holder offers the Lucky Ladies progressive wager, in addition to the requirements in § 633a.2 (relating to Blackjack table; card reader device; physical characteristics; inspections), the layout shall contain a separate area for each player designated for the placement of the Lucky Ladies progressive wager.

4. (d) If the certificate holder is offering the Lucky Ladies progressive wager, 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 Lucky Ladies 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 all of the following:

   1. (1) A wagering device at each betting position that acknowledges or accepts the placement of the Lucky Ladies progressive wager.
   2. (2) A device that controls or monitors the placement of Lucky Ladies 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.’’
5. (e) 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 Lucky Ladies progressive wager.
6. (f) After placing a Blackjack wager as required in § 633a.6(d) and any optional wagers including the Lucky Ladies progressive wager, the dealer shall announce ‘‘no more bets’’ and, if the Lucky Ladies 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.

7. (g) The dealer shall then deal the cards in accordance with § 633a.7(a)—(g) (relating to procedure for dealing the cards; completion of each round of play). Immediately after the second card is dealt to each player and the dealer, but prior to any additional cards being dealt or before a card reader device is utilized, the dealer shall, starting with the player farthest to the dealer’s right and continuing around the table in a counterclockwise direction, settle the player’s optional wagers by collecting all losing wagers and paying all winning wagers. The following apply:

   1. (1) If a player placed a Lucky Ladies progressive wager and the player’s initial two cards do not have a point count total of 20, the Lucky Ladies progressive wager is lost and shall be collected.
   2. (2) If a player placed a Lucky Ladies progressive wager and the player’s initial two cards have a point count total of 20, the dealer shall pay the winning Lucky Ladies progressive wager in accordance with subsection (i).

8. (h) If a player has won a Lucky Ladies 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 Lucky Ladies progressive wager in accordance with the payout odds in subsection (i). 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.

9. (i) The certificate holder shall pay out winning Lucky Ladies progressive wagers 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 Combination	Paytable 1	Paytable 2	Paytable 3
   Queen of hearts pair with dealer Blackjack (hearts)	100% of meter	100% of meter	100% of meter
   Queen of hearts pair with dealer Blackjack (suited)	100% of meter	100% of meter	100% of meter
   Queen of hearts pair with dealer Blackjack (non-suited)	100% of meter	100% of meter	25% of meter
   Queen of hearts pair	200 for 1	200 for 1	250 for 1
   Matched 20	25 for 1	20 for 1	50 for 1
   Suited 20	10 for 1	10 for 1	10 for 1
   Any 20	2 for 1	3 for 1	2 for 1

   Hand Combination	Paytable 4	Paytable 5	Paytable 6
   Queen of hearts pair with dealer Blackjack (hearts)	100% of meter	100% of meter	100% of meter
   Queen of hearts pair with dealer Blackjack (suited)	100% of meter	100% of meter	100% of meter
   Queen of hearts pair with dealer Blackjack (non-suited)	1,000 for 1	100% of meter	100% of meter
   Queen of hearts pair	200 for 1	250 for 1	150 for 1
   Matched 20	50 for 1	30 for 1	20 for 1
   Suited 20	10 for 1	10 for 1	10 for 1
   Any 20	2 for 1	2 for 1	3 for 1

   Hand Combination	Paytable 7	Paytable 8	Paytable 9
   Queen of hearts pair with dealer Blackjack (hearts)	100% of meter	100% of meter	100% of meter
   Queen of hearts pair with dealer Blackjack (suited)	100% of meter	100% of meter	25% of meter
   Queen of hearts pair with dealer Blackjack (non-suited)	25% of meter	750 for 1	10% of meter
   Queen of hearts pair	200 for 1	150 for 1	250 for 1
   Matched 20	25 for 1	25 for 1	25 for 1
   Suited 20	10 for 1	10 for 1	10 for 1
   Any 20	2 for 1	2 for 1	2 for 1

   Hand Combination	Paytable 10
   Queen of hearts pair with dealer Blackjack (hearts)	100% of meter
   Queen of hearts pair with dealer Blackjack (suited)	3,000 for 1
   Queen of hearts pair with dealer Blackjack (non-suited)	1,000 for 1
   Queen of hearts pair	150 for 1
   Matched 20	25 for 1
   Suited 20	10 for 1
   Any 20	2 for 1

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

    Paytable	Initial Seed (multiple of wager)	Incrementation Rate	Reserve Rate
    Paytable 1	2,000x	17%	4%
    Paytable 2	2,000x	17%	4%
    Paytable 3	5,000x	16%	4%
    Paytable 4	5,000x	16%	4%
    Paytable 5	2,000x	17%	N/A reseeded with initial seed amount
    Paytable 6	2,000x	17%	N/A reseeded with initial seed amount
    Paytable 7	5,000x	18%	5%
    Paytable 8	5,000x	18%	5%
    Paytable 9	5,000x	18%	2%
    Paytable 10	10,000x	18%	4%

11. (k) The paytables outlined under subsection (i) may only be offered in conjunction with Blackjack games which utilize the following number of decks of cards:

    Paytable	Number of Decks
    Paytable 1	2, 4, 5, 6 or 8
    Paytable 2	2
    Paytable 3	2
    Paytable 4	2
    Paytable 5	4, 5, 6 or 8
    Paytable 6	4, 5, 6 or 8
    Paytable 7	4, 5, 6 or 8
    Paytable 8	4, 5, 6 or 8
    Paytable 9	4, 5, 6 or 8
    Paytable 10	4, 5, 6 or 8

12. (l) If in the same round of play two or more players have won the same progressive jackpot amount on the progressive meter, the jackpot amount shall be split equally between the winning players.
13. (m) After settling the Lucky Ladies progressive wagers, the dealer shall continue the hand in accordance with § 633a.7(i)—(t).

Authority

The temporary provisions of this § 633b.22 added under 4 Pa.C.S. § § 1202(b)(30), 13A02(1) and (2) and 13A03.

Source

The temporary provisions of this § 633b.22 added October 18, 2024, effective October 19, 2024, expire October 19, 2026, 54 Pa.B. 6594.