Table Games

Progressive Fortune Pai Gow Poker™ is identical to the casino game Pai Gow Poker with three additional bonus wagers. The additional Fortune Bonus wager and Progressive wager is a bet that the players best five-card or seven-card hand from their original seven-cards will make a qualifying poker hand, regardless of how the player set their Pai Gow Poker hand. The Pai Gow'd wager is an optional side bet the player wins if the players five card hand is less than a pair and the players five card hand beats the dealers five card hand. A tie hand does not qualify to win the Pai Gow'd wager. The rules of Pai Gow Poker do not change.

Each player must make a Pai Gow wager and optionally make a Fortune Bonus bet. Each player arranges two poker hands. One is five cards (highest hand) and one is two cards (second highest hand). The second highest hand is placed face down horizontally above the vertical outline for the high hand. After the hands have been set the player may no longer touch their hand. When a player sets their hand with the two-card hand higher than the five-card hand it is called a, "fouled hand" and the bet loses.

Only the player placing the bet may set their cards except if a player requests assistance from the dealer. The dealer sets player's hands house way and indicates they are assisting by placing a "house way button" by the player's bet.

The dealer must set their hand the house way. If during the pay/take sequence it is discovered that the hand was set wrong, all winning hands will still be on the layout while the tie and losing hands will be in the discard rack in the order they were picked up. All hands are spread in front of each player before any outcome can be changed. The dealer's hand must be reset to house way.

Both the high hand and the second highest hand must win or lose for a position to win or lose. If one hand wins and one hand loses the bet is pushed. Any hand that is an exact copy results in a win for the banker's hand.

Let It Ride is a variation of five-card stud, based on three player cards and two community cards. The two community cards are initially dealt face down. The most distinguishing feature of Let It Ride is that the player is given two opportunities to withdraw exactly one-third of their initial wager. One chance occurs after the player looks at their hand but before the first community card is revealed, and the second occurs after the first community card is revealed, but before the second is revealed. The player may reduce their wager on either of these occasions, or on both, or neither. If the player decides not to withdraw part of their wager, they are said to "let it ride".

In the event of a winning hand after the second community card is revealed, what remains of the player's wager is paid out according to a payout table such as the one given below. There are small variations in payoffs between casinos, but the lowest paying hand in Let It Ride is typically a pair of 10's; a pair of nines or less is a losing hand, which results in the player forfeiting their remaining wager to the house.

In order to ensure that the player's initial wager is divisible by three, each player must distribute their wager between over three betting spots which must all contain the same chip value. On some table layouts these spots are given the symbols (1),(2) and ($), with (1) and (2) indicating the thirds of the wager which the player can withdraw before the first and second community cards respectively are turned up, and ($) representing the third of the wager which there is never a chance to withdraw.

After players have placed their bets, the dealer starts from their left, and deals each player one card, followed by the first face-down community card, followed by a further card to each player, followed by the second community card, followed by a final card to each player. Players are not permitted to show their cards or to see the cards of other players at any point before the end of the deal.

Texas Shootout is played with six decks of the standard 52 cards. A player places a bet and can also make an optional side bet. The player receives four cards (as does the dealer) from which he chooses the best two. The player may also use all four cards to make two separate hands, but must match (double) the amount bet. The dealer picks two of his cards according to a set procedure. Five community cards are dealt face up; the players and the dealer make the best five card poker hand from the community cards and their own two cards. If the player has a better hand than the dealer, he is paid even money on his bet. If he ties or has a worse hand, he loses his bet.

The side bet is based solely on the player's hand. If it is a straight or better, the player is paid. Stronger hands are paid multiples of the side bet; for example, a royal flush may be paid from 200 to 500 times the original side bet, depending on the pay structure chosen by the casino. The best possible hand is five of a kind in the same suit, for which the payout is 1000 to 5000 times. Three of a kind may result in a push (a draw) or the player losing, depending on the casino.

In addition, if the player places a minimum $5 side bet, he may be entitled to an "envy bonus". If any other player gets five of a kind (not of the same suit) or better, the player will receive a set amount as well, from $10 up to $1000 (for five of a kind of the same suit).

The hands are ranked the same as regular poker, with the exception (due to the six decks used) of five of a kind. Five of a kind of different suits ranks above four of a kind, but below a straight flush, while five of a kind of the same suit is the best possible hand, beating even a royal flush.

Spanish 21 is played on a blackjack table with a custom layout and uses the following rules:

• The game is played with six or eight decks dealt from a shoe, or from a continuous shuffling machine (CSM). Spanish 21 is played with 48-card Spanish decks, which are standard 52-card decks with the 4 ten-spot cards removed. All cards have the same values as in blackjack.
• The dealer gets a hole card.
• Like traditional blackjack, the dealer hits on 16 and stands on 17. In some venues, the dealer hits on a soft 17 (abbreviated as S17), though most venues have the dealer stand on soft 17 (S17). Hard 17 (H17) negatively impacts the player; that rule increased the house edge by 0.40%.
• Blackjack (a natural total of 21 on the first two cards) always wins, and is always paid 3:2 regardless of whether or not the dealer has a blackjack.
• Insurance is paid 2:1, just like in blackjack, despite the fact that there are four fewer ten-valued cards per deck. As 3 cards in 12 are worth ten, the chance of the dealer getting a blackjack when showing an Ace is only 25%. Therefore, for insurance to be an even bet, it would have to pay 3:1, not 2:1. The house edge on the insurance is 24.7%, one of the worst of any wager in a casino.
• Hitting, standing, and splitting all follow similar rules to blackjack. Doubling after splitting (DAS) is always permitted, and, in most venues, players are allowed to draw as many cards as they wish after splitting aces, or may double down after receiving second or subsequent cards.
• Players can split to a maximum of four hands, even on aces.
• In most venues, if the dealer does not have blackjack, players may surrender, and get half their bet back in exchange for relinquishing the right to play on. This type of surrender is known as a "late surrender" (LS).
• Players can surrender after doubling (sometimes called forfeit, double-down rescue, or concede). The dealer takes the original bet, and the player retains the double portion of the bet. This is because the player is allowed to double down for less than the original bet.
• Once the initial two-card hands are dealt, if the dealer is showing an Ace or face card, he peeks underneath the hole card to check for a blackjack, before playing actually commences. If he has blackjack, all players automatically lose, unless they also have a blackjack (which, as mentioned above, automatically win 3:2).
• The player may double down on any total and on any number of cards.
• In some casinos, players may double double down, or redouble up to two times after doubling down. For example: The player bets one unit and is dealt 2-3, giving a hand total of 5; the dealer is showing a 6. The player doubles the first time and draws a 3. The hand total is now 8 and the total amount wagered is two units. The player doubles a second time and draws a 3. The hand total is now 11 and the total amount wagered is four units. When the player doubles a third time on 11, the total amount wagered will be eight units. Redoubling is a profoundly player-advantageous rule, when optimally executed.
• A total of 21 always wins for the player. It never pushes against the dealer's 21.
• A five-card 21 pays 3:2, a six-card 21 pays 2:1, and a 21 with seven or more cards pays 3:1. A 21 composed of 6-7-8 or 7-7-7 of mixed suits pays 3:2, of the same suit pays 2:1, and of spades pays 3:1. These bonus payouts apply even if the hand was the result of a split. However, doubling down negates these bonuses.
• A "super bonus" of $1000 for bets under $25, and $5000 for bets of $25 and over, is paid on a suited 7-7-7 against any dealer 7. All other players at the table receive a $50 "envy bonus". Splitting or doubling down negates the "super bonus".

The game also offers an optional "Match the Dealer" side bet, which compares a player's cards with the dealer's upcard. Matching the rank of the dealer's card pays 4:1 on a six-deck game, and 3:1 on an eight-deck game, while a "perfect match" of rank and suit pays 9:1 on six decks and 12:1 on eight decks. A player may win on both cards; (e.g. if a player has 8s 8c and the dealer has 8c as an upcard, the player will receive 3:1 on the rank match and 12:1 on the perfect match, paying out a total of 15:1.) While this side bet has a house edge of approximately 3%, significantly higher than the edge of the main game, it is one of the lowest house edges of any blackjack side bet.

The player can place an ante bet or an "Aces Up" bet or both. Five playing cards are dealt to the player, while the dealer is dealt five cards face down and a sixth card face up. Both the player and the dealer make their best four-card hands. The dealer's advantages are in having an extra card and the fact that if the player folds, he will lose his ante, even if his hand turns out to be better than the dealer's.

After seeing his cards and the dealer's face up card, the player can opt to fold the ante bet, in which case he loses it, or play by betting 1-3 times his ante. Unlike three card poker and some other games, the dealer always qualifies (plays). If the player ties or beats the dealer, he is paid the amount he has bet. A bonus is paid if the player has a three of a kind (2-1 for the original ante bet only), straight flush (20-1), or four of a kind (25-1). This bonus is paid out even if the dealer's hand is better than the player's; however, in this situation, the player would still lose his ante bets.

The Aces Up bet depends solely on the player's hand. If he has a pair of aces or better, he wins, otherwise he loses. The dealer's hand is immaterial. The payout for a win can range from 1-1 for a pair of aces to 50-1 for four of a kind, the best possible hand. Various payout variations are possible, depending on the casino, resulting in a house edge ranging from 1.98% to 6.15%.

The possible four-card hands are (from best to worst):

• Four of a kind
• Straight flush
• Three of a kind
• Flush
• Straight
• Two pair
• One pair
• High card

There are several new table games based on Texas Hold 'Em hitting the casino floors. One of these games is Ultimate Texas Hold 'Em. The game is played on a Blackjack style table that can accommodate several players. The players do not compete against each other instead they are playing heads up with the dealer. On the layout in front of each player is an area marked:
Trips
Ante=Blind
Play
The Play.

Play begins with a player making equal bets in the Ante and Blind circle on the layout. An additional side bet may be made by placing a bet in the area marked Trips. Each player and the dealer will then be dealt two cards face down. After these are dealt betting begins and the player can check or bet three to four times the Ante Bet by placing the bet in the circle marked Play. The dealer then turns over the three cards for the Flop. If the player has no bet he can again check or bet two times the Ante bet. The dealer then turns over the last two community cards and the player MUST make a bet equal to the Ante if he has not yet bet, or Fold and lose the Ante and Blind bets.

The earlier the player bets, the more they can bet. Before the Flop a player can bet three or four times the Ante bet. After seeing the Flop the player can bet two times the Ante bet. After the River if the player has not bet her can bet one time or equal the Ante bet.

After the River card is dealt the dealer and players will turn over their hole cards and make the best five card hand. If the player's hand beats the dealer his Ante and Play bets win even money. If the dealer's hand beats the player's hand, the player will lose the Ante, Blind and Play bets. If the player and dealer tie it is a push. The Blind bet is paid if the player's winning hand is a Straight or better and based on the odds posted on the layout. These may vary from casino to casino.) If the player beats the dealer with less than a Straight the Blind bet is a push. If the player makes a wager on the Trips bet and has Trips or better the bet is paid even if the dealer's hand beats the player's hand.

The dealer must qualify by having a pair or better. If the dealer does not qualify the Ante bet is returned to the player. The Play bet and Trips bet (if there is one) are still live and will be paid accordingly.