1. (a) A certificate holder may offer players the option to place a 21+3 multi-progressive wager, a progressive wager variation of the Three Card Poker side wager authorized under § 633a.6(e)(9) (relating to wagers) with multiple progressive meters. Unless otherwise specified under this section, the 21+3 multi-progressive wager shall follow the rules and procedures of the Three Card Poker wager under § 633a.6(e)(9).
2. (b) The 21+3 multi-progressive wager may be played on a Blackjack table that utilizes four or more decks of cards comprised of 52 cards per deck, as outlined in the paytable selected under subsections (g) and (h).

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 multi-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 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 multi-progressive wager.
5. (e) After placing a Blackjack wager as required in § 633a.6(d) and any optional wagers, including the 21+3 multi-progressive wager, the dealer shall announce ‘‘no more bets’’ and, if the 21+3 multi-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 multi-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 multi-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 multi-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 MP1	Paytable MP2
   3 aces (certificate holder declared suit)	100% mega	100% mega
   3 aces (suited)	100% major	100% major
   Three-of-a-kind (suited)	100% minor	300 for 1
   Straight flush	40 for 1	40 for 1
   Three-of-a-kind	20 for 1	20 for 1
   Straight	5 for 1	5 for 1
   Flush	3 for 1	3 for 1

   Hand	Paytable MP3
   3 aces (certificate holder declared suit)	100% mega
   3 aces (suited)	100% major
   3 aces (same color)	100% minor
   Three-of-a-kind (suited)	200 for 1
   Straight flush	40 for 1
   Three-of-a-kind	20 for 1
   Straight	10 for 1
   Flush	loss

   Hand	Paytable MP4	Paytable MP5
   3 aces (certificate holder declared suit)	100% mega	100% mega
   3 aces (suited)	100% major	100% major
   Three-of-a-kind (suited)	100% minor	150 for 1
   Straight flush	25 for 1	25 for 1
   Three-of-a-kind	20 for 1	20 for 1
   Straight	5 for 1	6 for 1
   Flush	3 for 1	3 for 1
   Must-hit-by $250	100% must-hit-by meter	100% must-hit-by meter

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	Meter	Seed/Reseed (represented compared to 21+3 wager)	Increment Rate	Reserve Rate
   MP1	Mega	5,000x	6%	4%
   MP1	Major	2,000x	6%	4%
   MP1	Minor	100x	3%	3%
   MP2	Mega	5,000x	6%	4%
   MP2	Major	2,000x	6%	4%
   MP3	Mega	5,000x	6%	3%
   MP3	Major	2,000x	6%	3%
   MP3	Minor	300x	3%	3%
   MP4	Mega	5,000x	6%	4%
   MP4	Major	2,000x	6%	4%
   MP4	Minor	100x	3%	3%
   MP4	Must-hit-by	25x	4%	1%
   MP5	Mega	5,000x	6%	4%
   MP5	Major	2,000x	6%	4%
   MP5	Must-hit-by	25x	4%	1%

Authority

The temporary provisions of this § 633b.24 added under 4 Pa.C.S. § § 1202(b)(30), 13A02(1) and (2) and 13A03.

Source

The temporary provisions of this § 633b.24 added June 13, 2025, effective June 14, 2025, expire June 14, 2028, 55 Pa.B. 4012.