N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 5324.32

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 5324.32 - Crazy 4 poker

(a) Equipment and layout.

(1) Crazy 4 poker shall be played at a table having on one side betting positions for no more than six players and on the opposite side a place for the dealer.

(2) In addition to the requirements of subdivision (a) of 5324.30 of this Part, the layout for a crazy 4 poker table shall contain, at a minimum, the elements set forth in this paragraph.

(i) Four separate betting areas designated for the placement of the ante, play, super bonus and queens up wagers for each player. The super bonus betting area shall be located to the right of the ante wager betting area and be separated by an "=" symbol.

(ii) If the gaming facility offers the optional progressive payout wager, a separate area designated for the placement of the progressive payout wager for each player.

(iii) Inscriptions that advise players of the following:

(a) the best four-card hand plays;

(b) the dealer qualifies with a king or better;

(c) a player who has a pair of aces or better may place a play wager in an amount up to three times the player's ante wager; and

(d) the player's super bonus wager shall be returned if the player beats or ties the dealer with a hand that is not a straight or better.

(iv) If the information in paragraph (2) of this subdivision is not on the layout, a sign that sets forth the required information shall be posted at each crazy 4 poker table.

(3) If a gaming facility offers a progressive payout wager, the crazy 4 poker table shall have a progressive table game system for the placement of progressive payout wagers in accordance with the requirements of subdivision (/) of section 5324.2 of this Part.

(b) Crazy 4 poker rankings.

(1) The rank of the cards used in crazy 4 poker, in order of highest to lowest rank, shall be: ace, king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2.

(2) The permissible poker hands in the game of crazy 4 poker, in order of highest to lowest rank, are:

(i) four of a kind, a hand consisting of four cards of the same rank, with four aces being the highest-ranking four of a kind and four 2s being the lowest-ranking four of a kind.

(ii) straight flush, a hand consisting of four cards of the same suit in consecutive ranking, with an ace, king, queen and jack being the highest-ranking straight flush and an ace, 2, 3 and 4 being the lowest-ranking straight flush.

(iii) three of a kind, a hand consisting of three cards of the same rank, with three aces being the highest-ranking three of a kind and three 2s being the lowest-ranking three of a kind.

(iv) flush, a hand consisting of four cards of the same suit, regardless of rank.

(v) straight, a hand consisting of four cards of consecutive rank, regardless of suit, with an ace, king, queen and jack being the highest-ranking straight and an ace, 2, 3 and 4 being the lowest-ranking straight; provided, however, that an ace may not be combined with any other sequence of cards for purposes of determining a winning hand (for example, queen, king, ace, 2);

(vi) two pairs, a hand consisting of two pairs with two aces and two kings being the highest-ranking two pairs and two 3s and two 2s being the lowest-ranking two pairs; and

(vii) pair, a hand consisting of two cards of the same rank, with two aces being the highest-ranking pair and two 2s being the lowest-ranking pair.

(3) When comparing two poker hands that are of identical rank under this subdivision, or that contain none of the hands listed in paragraph (2) of this subdivision, the hand that contains the highest-ranking card as provided in paragraph (1) of this subdivision, which is not in the other hand, shall be considered the higher-ranking hand. If the hands are of equal rank after the application of this section, the hands shall be considered a tie.

(c) Wagers.

(1) Wagers at crazy 4 poker shall be made by placing chips, plaques or table game promotional coupons on the appropriate areas of the table layout.

(2) Only players who are seated at a crazy 4 poker table may wager at the game. Once a player has placed a wager and received cards, that player shall remain seated until the completion of the round of play. If a player leaves the table during a round of play, any wagers made by the player may be considered abandoned and may be treated as losing wagers.

(3) All wagers, except the play wager, shall be placed prior to the dealer announcing "no more bets." A wager may not be made, increased or withdrawn after the dealer has announced "no more bets."

(4) Wagers in the game of crazy 4 poker.

(i) A player shall compete against the dealer's four-card poker hand by placing both an ante wager and a super bonus wager in equal amounts, than a play wager;

(ii) In addition to the ante and super bonus wagers, a player may compete against a posted pay table by placing a queens up wager; and

(iii) A gaming facility may, if set forth in such gaming facility's approved system of internal controls, offer to each player at crazy 4 poker table the option to make a side progressive payout wager that the player shall receive a progressive payout hand. After placing the ante and super bonus wagers, a player may make the side progressive payout wager by placing a value chip onto the progressive wagering device designated for that player. Each player shall be responsible for verifying that the player's respective progressive payout wager has been accepted.

(5) A player may not wager on more than one player position at a crazy 4 poker table.

(d) Procedure for dealing the cards. In addition to subdivisions (d) and (e) of section 5324.2 of this Part, the dealer shall deal the cards as follows:

(1) If using a manual dealing shoe or dealing from the hand, the dealer shall, starting with the player farthest to the dealer's left and continuing clockwise around the table, deal one card at a time to each player who placed the required wagers and to the dealer until each player and the dealer have five cards.

(2) If using an automated dealing shoe, the automated dealing shoe shall dispense cards in stacks of five. The dealer shall deliver the first stack of cards dispensed by the automated dealing shoe face down to the player farthest to the dealer's left who has placed a wager. As the remaining stacks are dispensed to the dealer by the automated dealing shoe, the dealer shall, moving clockwise around the table, deliver a stack face down to each of the other players who has placed a wager. The dealer shall then deliver a stack of five cards face down to the area designated for the placement of the dealer's cards.

(3) The gaming facility may allow the dealer to be dealt six cards rather than five in accordance with its approved system of internal controls.

(e) Procedures for completion of each round of play.

(1) After the dealing procedures have been completed, each player shall have the opportunity to examine such player's cards.

(2) After each player has had the opportunity to examine such player's cards, the dealer shall, beginning with the player farthest to the dealer's left and moving clockwise around the table, ask each player who placed an ante and super bonus wager if the player wishes to forfeit the wagers and end such player's participation in the round of play or make a play wager in an amount equal to the player's ante wager. A player who has a pair of aces or better may place a play wager in an amount up to three times the player's ante wager. If a player:

(i) has placed ante, super bonus and queens up wagers but does not make a play wager, the player shall forfeit all three wagers; and

(ii) has placed ante, super bonus and a progressive payout wagers but does not make a play wager, the player shall forfeit all three wagers and but shall not forfeit the eligibility to receive an envy bonus.

(3) After each player who has placed an ante and super bonus wager has either placed a play wager on the designated area of the layout or forfeited the player's wager and hand, the dealer shall collect all forfeited wagers and associated cards and place the cards in the discard rack. The dealer shall then reveal the dealer's cards and place the cards so as to form the highest possible ranking four-card poker hand. After the dealer's cards are turned face up, the dealer shall, beginning with the player farthest to the dealer's right and continuing around the table in a counterclockwise direction, complete the following for each player:

(i) the dealer shall turn the five cards of each player face up on the layout;

(ii) the dealer shall examine the cards of the player and form the highest possible ranking four-card poker hand for each player; and

(iii) if the dealer's highest-ranking four-card poker hand:

(a) is ranked lower than a king, the dealer shall return each player's ante wager and pay out the play and super bonus wagers made by the player. The player's super bonus wager shall be returned if the player's winning hand is not a straight or better;

(b) is a king or better, and the player's highest-ranking four-card poker hand is ranked:

(1) lower than the dealer's four-card poker hand, the dealer shall immediately collect the ante and play wagers but shall pay out the super bonus wager;

(2) higher than the dealer's four-card poker hand, the dealer shall pay the ante, play and super bonus wagers. The player's super bonus wager shall be returned if the player's winning hand is not a straight or better;

(3) is equal in rank to the dealer's four-card hand, the dealer shall return the ante and play wagers and pay out the super bonus wager. The player's super bonus wager shall be returned if the player's winning hand is not a straight or better;

(4) after settling the player's ante, play and super bonus wagers, the dealer shall settle a queens up wager by determining whether the player's four-card poker hand qualifies for a payout. A winning queens up wager shall be paid without regard to whether the player's four-card poker hand outranks the dealer's hand; and

(5) after settling a player's ante, play, super bonus and queens up wagers, the dealer shall then settle the progressive payout wager, if offered by the gaming facility. A winning progressive payout wager shall be paid without regard to whether the player's hand outranks the dealer's hand. If a player has won a progressive payout, the dealer shall:

(i) verify that the hand is a winning hand;

(ii) verify that the appropriate light on the progressive table game system has been illuminated; and

(iii) have a floorperson validate the progressive payout in accordance with the gaming facility's approved system of internal controls.

(4) Players making a progressive payout wager shall receive an envy bonus when another player at the same crazy 4 poker table is the holder of an envy bonus qualifying hand. Players are entitled to multiple envy bonuses if more than one other player is the holder of an envy bonus qualifying hand. A player is not entitled to an envy bonus for such player's hand or the hand of the dealer.

(5) After all wagers have been settled, the dealer shall remove all remaining cards from the table and place such cards in the discard rack in a manner that permits the reconstruction of each hand in the event of a question or dispute.

(f) Payout odds; envy bonus; rate of progression.

(1) A gaming facility shall pay each winning ante and play wagers at no less than odds of 1:1.

(2) A gaming facility shall pay the player bonus wager at no less than the following odds:

Hand	Payout
Straight	1:1
Flush	3:2
Three of a kind	2:1
Straight flush	15:1
Four of a kind, 2s through kings	30:1
Four aces	200:1

(3) A gaming facility shall select one of the following pay tables to pay out the queens up wager:

Hand	Pay table A	Pay table B	Pay table C	Pay table D
Pair of queens or better	1:1	1:1	1:1	1:1
Two pair	2:1	2:1	2:1	2:1
Straight	3:1	3:1	3:1	3:1
Flush	4:1	4:1	4:1	4:1
Three of a kind	9:1	8:1	8:1	7:1
Straight flush	30:1	40:1	30:1	40:1
Four of a kind	50:1	50:1	50:1	50:1

(4) A gaming facility shall select one of the following pay tables to pay out the progressive wager:

Hand	Pay table A	Pay table B
Three of a kind	9:1	15:1
Straight flush	100:1	100:1
Four of a kind	300:1	300:1
Four aces	100% of meter	100% of meter

(i) A player shall receive the payout for only the highest-ranking four-card poker hand formed.

(ii) The initial and reset amount of the progressive payout meter shall be in the gaming facility's system of internal controls and shall be at least $5,000 for pay table A and $1,000 for pay table B.

(iii) Envy bonus payouts shall be made according to the following payout schedules for envy bonus qualifying hands based upon the amount of the progressive payout wager placed by the player receiving the envy bonus:

(a) If the gaming facility selects pay table A from this paragraph, the payout shall be no less than:

Hand	$1 progressive payout wager
Four aces	$100
Four of a kind, 2s through kings	$10
Straight	$5

(b) If the gaming facility selects pay table B from this paragraph, the payout shall be no less than:

Hand	$1 progressive payout wager
Four aces	$100
Four of a kind, 2s through kings	$25

(c) Winning $5 progressive payout wagers shall be determined by multiplying the payout amounts listed in clauses (a) and (b) of this subparagraph by five.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 5324.32

Adopted New York State Register November 16, 2016/Volume XXXVIII, Issue 46, eff. 11/16/2016