10.Settlement Odds

• 10.1Winning wagers at the game of Caribbean Stud Poker shall be paid at the odds listed below:
   

  Wager	Odds
  Ante	1 to 1
  One pair or less	1 to 1
  Two pairs	2 to 1
  Three of a kind	3 to 1
  Straight	4 to 1
  Flush	5 to 1
  Full House	7 to 1
  Four of a kind	20 to 1
  Straight Flush	50 to 1
  Royal Flush	250 to 1

   

• 10.2The odds for bet wagers shall be subject to any maximum payout set by the casino operator. The amount of such maximum payout shall be approved by the Authority and shall be displayed on a notice at the table. 

11.Progressive Jackpot

• 11.1A player wishing to wager on the progressive jackpot must first have placed an ante for that round of play.
• 11.2A player choosing to play the progressive jackpot shall be responsible for ensuring that their wager has been accepted. 
• 11.3The amount required to make a wager on the progressive jackpot shall be displayed on a sign at the table.
• 11.4A player who has placed a wager on the progressive jackpot and receives a hand which qualifies for a jackpot prize shall win in accordance with rule 12, irrespective of whether the dealer's hand has an ace and a king, or higher.
• 11.5Wagers on the progressive jackpot shall form part of one or more jackpot prize pools, as approved by the Authority. 
• 11.6The Authority shall approve the rate of increment to the prize pool(s) and may grant approval for a portion of each wager on the progressive jackpot being retained by the casino operator.
• 11.7The following hands, as described in rule 13.1, shall qualify for a progressive jackpot payout:
  • 11.7.1Royal Flush;
  • 11.7.2Straight Flush; 
  • 11.7.3Four of a kind;
  • 11.7.4Full House;
  • 11.7.5Flush.
• 11.8Any progressive jackpot payout made to a player shall be in addition to any payment made for an ante or bet wager by the player on that round of play.

12.Progressive Jackpot Payouts

• 12.1Where a player's hand qualifies for a progressive jackpot payout, the amount of the payout shall be as follows:
  • 12.1.1Royal Flush$10,000 or 100% of the jackpot, whichever is the greater; 
  • 12.1.2Straight Flush$1,000 or 10% of the jackpot, whichever is the greater; 
  • 12.1.3Four of a kind$500 bonus payout; 
  • 12.1.4Full House$150 bonus payout; or
  • 12.1.5Flush$100 bonus payout. 
• 12.2Jackpot payments shall be made from right to left beginning with the playing area to the immediate right of the dealer. 
• 12.3If two or more player's hands qualify for a progressive jackpot payout during the same round of play: 
  • 12.3.1with a Royal Flush, the winners shall share the jackpot as an aggregate or shall each receive $10,000, whichever is the greater amount;
  • 12.3.2with a Straight Flush, the winners shall each be paid an equal share of the aggregate of the 10% payouts from each subsequent jackpot total or each receive $1,000, whichever is the greater amount.
• 12.4Where a hand containing a Royal Flush and a hand containing a Straight Flush qualify for a progressive jackpot in the same round of play, the player with the Straight Flush shall be paid first.

13.Order of Poker Hand Values

• 13.1The order of hands, highest to lowest is as follows:
  • 13.1.1Royal Flushis a hand containing an ace, king, queen, jack and 10 of the same suit;
  • 13.1.2Straight Flushis a hand containing five cards of the same suit in consecutive ranking;
  • 13.1.3Four of a kindis a hand containing four cards of the same rank; 
  • 13.1.4Full House is a hand containing "Three of a kind" and "One pair";
  • 13.1.5Flushis a hand containing five cards of the same suit but not in consecutive ranking;
  • 13.1.6Straightis a hand containing five cards of consecutive rank regardless of suit. An ace may count high or low;
  • 13.1.7Three of a kindis a hand containing three cards of the same rank;
  • 13.1.8Two pairs is a hand containing two "pairs";
  • 13.1.9One pair is a hand containing two cards of the same rank;
  • 13.1.10five odd cards is a hand containing five cards of different rank and at least two suits.
• 13.2Hands of the same poker value but consisting of different card values shall be ranked in accordance with the rank of cards prescribed in rule 3.2. For example: 
  • 13.2.1a Straight containing an ace, king, queen, jack and 10 shall be ranked higher than a Straight containing a 5, 4, 3, 2 and ace;
  • 13.2.2in the event of two hands each containing two pairs, the hand holding the highest pair in terms of card value shall be ranked the higher. If both hands hold the highest pair, the respective card values of the second pairs shall determine the outcome. In the case of a draw, the card values of the fifth card of the hands determines which shall be higher.

14.Irregularities 

• 14.1Where a dealer realises, prior to any player handling their cards, that cards have been dealt incorrectly, he/she shall declare a misdeal.
• 14.2An incorrect number of cards dealt to the dealer's hand shall constitute a misdeal.
• 14.3Two or more cards incorrectly exposed during the deal shall constitute a misdeal.
• 14.4In the event of a misdeal all wagers shall be void and a new round of play shall be dealt.
• 14.5Where an exposed card is dealt, it shall not constitute a misdeal. The dealer shall turn the card over and continue dealing, subject to rule 14.6.
• 14.6If a card is exposed in error on the dealer's hand that card shall be left face upwards and all other cards shall be dealt face downwards.
• 14.7A player's hand containing too few cards or too many cards shall be declared void.
• 14.8Where a dealer realises, after a player has handled their cards, that a hand has been dealt to a playing area that does not contain an ante, the cards for that hand shall be counted and placed in the discard rack.
• 14.9If prior to the dealer's cards being exposed, the dealer becomes aware that a bet does not comply with rule 5.5, the player must, upon request:
  • 14.9.1 correct the bet; or 
  • 14.9.2fold, whereupon the dealer shall collect the ante and return any portion of the bet made.
• 14.10If during a settlement, the dealer becomes aware that a bet does not comply with rule 5.5 the dealer will:
  • 14.10.1pay or take the amount wagered when that amount is less than the amount required to comply with rule 5.5;
  • 14.10.2pay or take up to the amount required to comply with rule 5.5.
• 14.11Where a player or players are suspected of viewing another player's cards or collecting information from other active or non active players, a casino supervisor may:
  • 14.11.1direct the player or players concerned to play their hand prior to other players handling their cards;
  • 14.11.2restrict players suspected of collusion from playing together at the same table;
  • 14.11.3direct the players on a table to speak English only at all times.
• 14.12Where a player makes a wager in accordance with rule 5.2.1 and is not present to make decision in regard to the cards dealt to that playing area, then that hand shall become void and the ante and jackpot wager (where applicable) returned.
• 14.13In the event of a malfunction of the electronic equipment referred to in rules 2.3 and 2.4.3, an inspector shall be notified immediately. The game may continue to be played only after the approval of an inspector.

15.Shuffling Device Malfunction

• 15.1Where a shuffling device jams, stops intermixing cards during a shuffle or fails to complete a shuffle cycle, the cards shall be reshuffled.
• 15.2Where it becomes evident, in a round of play for which one or more cards have been dealt, that the shuffling device is no longer capable of operating in the way it is intended to operate:
  • 15.2.1that round of play shall be declared void; and
  • 15.2.2the game shall be continued with another shuffling device or a card shoe and using new cards, subject to rule 3.6.

16.General Provisions

• 16.1A person shall not, either alone or in concert with any other person, use or control at or near a gaming table or location related to the playing of a game a calculator, computer, or other electronic, electrical or mechanical apparatus or device that is capable, with respect to a game or a part thereof, of recording, projecting, analyzing or transmitting an outcome or the changing probabilities or the playing strategies to be used. 
• 16.2 Rule 16.1 shall not apply to use or control by an agent or employee of the casino operator or an inspector where such person is acting in the course of their duty.
• 16.3 Where a casino supervisor is satisfied that a person has contravened any provision of rule 16.1, he/she may:
  • 16.3.1 declare that any wager made by the person is void;
  • 16.3.2 direct that the person shall be excluded from further participation in the game;
  • 16.3.3 exclude the person from the casino in line with the provisions of section 79 of the Act;
  • 16.3.4 cause the person(s) in possession of a prohibited device to be detained until such time as an inspector or a police officer has attended and assumed responsibility for the situation.
• 16.4 A casino supervisor may invalidate the outcome of a game if:
  • 16.4.1 the game is disrupted by civil commotion, fire, riot, brawl, robbery, an act of God; or 
  • 16.4.2 any fraudulent act is perpetrated by any person that, in the opinion of the casino supervisor, affects the outcome of the game.
• 16.5 Where the outcome of a game is invalidated under rule 16.4, all wagers made by the players for that particular result may be refunded provided that a casino supervisor may direct that the wager of any player referred to in rule 16.4.2 be forfeited.
• 16.6 A player shall not be advised by an employee of the casino on how to play, except to ensure compliance with these rules. 
• 16.7 No spectator or any player wagering at any table may, unless requested by a player, attempt to influence, influence or offer advice to that player regarding that player's decisions of play. 
• 16.8A casino supervisor may close a gaming table at which players are present provided a sign showing the proposed time of closure has been displayed at the table for at least 20 minutes before the closure.
• 16.9A player who abstains from placing any wagers for three consecutive rounds of play, while all other seats or positions at the table are in use, may be required to vacate his/her seat or position.
• 16.10Players and spectators are not permitted to have side bets with or against each other. 
• 16.11Any dispute or complaint concerning a casino game shall be referred for decision in the first instance to a game supervisor, subject to a review (if requested) by a casino supervisor. The decision of the casino supervisor shall be final, subject to rule 16.12.
• 16.12Complainants in all unresolved disputes shall be advised of the presence of, and their right to consult, an inspector. Where a complainant requests review of the decision by an inspector, the inspector shall investigate the complaint in accordance with section 110 of the Act.
• 16.13A copy of these rules shall be made available for inspection upon request.