BASIS AND PURPOSE FOR AMENDMENTS TO RULE 10
The purpose of amendments to Rule 10 is to establish playing rules for the authorized poker game, Longhorn Hold ‘em. The statutory basis for amendments to Rule 10 is found in sections 12-47.1-201, C.R.S., 12-7.1-203, C.R.S., 12-47.1-302, C.R.S., and 12-47.1-818, C.R.S.
47-1-1017.41 The play – Longhorn Hold’em.
Longhorn Hold’em Poker is the patented, trademarked and copyrighted poker variation game, the rights to which on September 1, 2006, were owned by Stacey Perry and/or MAO Gaming Corporation both of Biloxi, Mississippi, and which may be transferred or assigned. Longhorn Hold’em must be played according to the following rules:
(1)Longhorn Hold’em may be played only on tables displaying the Longhorn Hold’em table layout and signage. A single deck of fifty-two (52) cards is used. The objective is to make the highest ranking traditional five card poker hand utilizing one to two of the player’s cards and three to four community cards. Players must place a Bonus wager. The Bonus wager is won and paid in accordance to a posted pay table. The Bad Beat Jackpot wager is an optional wager. The Bad Beat Jackpot is paid when any player holding Aces Full or better is beaten; with at least one of the qualifying cards being the player’s card, not a community card. All players that placed and have not forfeited the bad beat wager share in the Bad Beat Jackpot: The player who is beaten is paid fifty percent of the posted amount, the player who beat that player is paid twenty five percent of the posted amount and the remaining players split twenty five percent of the posted amount. Players who choose to fold during the play for the pot forfeit their stake in the bad Beat Jackpot for that round of play. Any player at the table may hold a qualifying hand.
(2)Initially, each player must make the Bonus wager. Each player has the option of placing a Bad Beat Jackpot wager.
(3) The dealer shall shuffle and cut the cards once; after the shuffle no new players may enter the game until the start of a new round
(4)The dealer shall deal two cards to each player, face down and one at a time. The first player to receive a card is the player to the left of the player who has the button marked ”Dealer”. The last player to receive cards is the player assigned the button marked ”Dealer”.
(5)After each player has received two cards, there is a betting round. Each player can opt to stay in the game to see the first three community cards, called the Flop, by making a Pot wager. The player may choose to fold, forfeiting both their Bad Beat and Bonus wagers. If a player folds the dealer will place the Bonus wagers in the tray and drop the Bad Beat Jackpot wager in the Jackpot drop box; and place the player’s two cards into the discard rack.
(6)The dealer moves the posted Pot wagers to the area in the center of the layout marked Pot.
(7)The dealer burns the top card of the deck and deals three community cards face up in the designated Flop section of the layout. These community cards can be common to the hand of every active player in the pot.
(8)After the flop, the betting continues for another round. Each player can opt to stay in the game to see the next community card, called the Turn, by making another Pot wager. The player may choose to fold, forfeiting both their Bad Beat and Bonus wagers. If a player folds the dealer will place the Bonus wagers in the tray and drop the Bad Beat Jackpot wager in the Jackpot drop box; place the player’s two cards into the discard rack.
(9) The dealer moves the posted Pot wagers to the area in the center of the layout marked Pot.
(10)The dealer burns the top card of the deck and deals a community card face up in the designated Turn section of the layout. This community card can be common to the hand of every active player in the pot.
(11)After the Turn, the betting continues for another round. Each player can opt to stay in the game to see the next community card, called the River, by making another Pot wager. The player may choose to fold, forfeiting both their Bad Beat and Bonus wagers. If a player folds the dealer will place the Bonus wagers in the tray and drop the Bad Beat Jackpot wager in the Jackpot drop box; place the player’s two cards into the discard rack.
(12)The dealer moves the posted Pot wagers to the area in the center of the layout marked Pot.
(13)The dealer burns the top card of the deck and deals a community card face up in the designated River section of the layout. This community card can be common to the hand of every active player in the pot.
(14)The round is over. The player with the highest ranking poker hand wins the Pot.
(15)The dealer will determine if any of the players win the Bonus wager. For winning hands, the dealer will pay the bet at posted odds. All losing Bonus wagers will be placed in the tray.
(16)The dealer will determine if any of the players qualify for the Bad Beat Jackpot. If so, a Games Supervisor is called to verify the qualifying hands. Jackpot payouts will be made in accordance with all state and federal laws.
(17)The dealer shall collect all Bad Beat Jackpot wagers, which shall be dropped in the Jackpot drop box.
(18)The dealer will count the chips in the Pot and take a rake for the house. The dealer will then award the Pot to the winner.
(19)After all hands are settled the dealer will pick up the cards and move the button marked “Dealer” to the next player to the right. The table is ready for the next round.
(20)As the terms “Jackpot,” and “Jackpot award,” are used in these rules of play for Longhorn Hold’em, the terms shall apply to Longhorn Hold’em only.
(21)The Bad Beat Jackpot award is seeded by the retail operator, in an amount between $100 and $500.
(22)All monies collected for the Bad Beat Jackpot shall be distributed as follows: 60% is placed in the Primary Jackpot; 40 % is placed in the Secondary Jackpot, which replaces the Primary Jackpot when it is won. When the Primary Jackpot is won, the table top signage will be updated with the amount representing the total of the secondary Jackpot prior to the beginning of the next round of play. The Primary Jackpot amount is updated daily after the soft count and posted on the table top signage.
(23)Winning Bonus wagers will be paid in accordance with one of the following pay tables:
Royal Flush / 1000 to 1 / Royal Flush / 500 to 1
Straight Flush / 200 to 1 / Straight Flush / 100 to 1
Four of a Kind / 30 to 1 / Four of a Kind / 30 to 1
Full House / 6 to 1 / Full House / 7 to 1
Flush / 4 to 1 / Flush / 4 to 1
Straight / 3 to 1 / Straight / 3 to 1
3 of a Kind / 1 to 1 / 3 of a Kind / 1 to 1
Two Pair / push / Two Pair / push
(24)Any dealer tip delivered as a wager shall be placed on the Bonus wager only.
(25)Required bet amounts for each wager shall be posted on signage at the table. The Bonus wager does not have to equal the Bad Beat Jackpot wager; the Pot bet does not have to equal either the Bonus wager or Bad Beat Jackpot wager.
(26)If the dealer exposes a player’s card, that player’s hand is declared dead. The player’s Bad Beat and Bonus wagers are returned to the player.
(27)If the dealer exposes too many community cards during the Flop, Turn, or River the extra card(s) will be added back into the deck and the dealer will reshuffle. The dealer will continue to deal cards where he left off.
(28)If the dealer drops a card, he shall pick up the card add it back into the deck, reshuffle and resume play where he left off.
(29)If a dealer deals a card before wagers are made, he shall pick up the card add it back into the deck, reshuffle and resume play where he left off.
(30)If a dealer skips a player while dealing pocket cards, the player skipped is dealt out, all moneys placed for bonus and bad beat wagers are returned to player.
(31)Table games stakes do not apply to this game. A player is not allowed to go all in. The inability of a player to make a bet results in a mandatory fold. If the last player in fails to complete play for the bonus bet and pot, both are forfeited to the house.
(32)At the discretion of the retail licensee, proposition players may be used.
(33)A retail licensee may not discontinue offering Longhorn Hold'em until a qualifying player(s) has won the jackpot award. If the retail licensee wishes to discontinue offering Longhorn Hold'em the retail licensee may combine the primary and secondary jackpots and reduce the qualifying criteria for winning the award, allowing the award to be paid at once and more quickly. It is the retail licensee's responsibility to ensure all jackpot award funds are paid to the qualifying winning player(s) during the reduced criteria rounds, after the jackpot has been won.