BASIS AND PURPOSE FOR AMENDMENTS TO RULE 10
The purpose of amendments to Rule 14 is to establish rules of play for the poker variation games Let it Ride and Three Card Poker. The statutory basis for purpose for amendments to Rule 14 is found in sections 12-47.1-201, 12-47.1-203, 12-47.1-302, and 12-47.1-818, C.R.S. 
RULE 10  RULES FOR POKER
47.1-1017.14    The play -- Let it Ride and Let it Ride Bonus with the option of a 3 Card Bonus optional bet.
(2)  	Each player must make three equal bets by placing the bets in the three designated wagering circles in front of the player’s position, except as provided in (A), below. In the Bonus game, players may also place an optional bonus wager in the designated area in the amount of one dollar. A player will win the bonus wager if the player holds a hand, which qualifies for a bonus payout according to the separate bonus pay schedule. A player may not place a bonus wager without first having made the basic game wager. For the 3 Card Bonus optional bet, players may also place a bet in the area designated by the words 3 Card Bonus in front of the player’s position. A player will win the 3 Card Bonus optional bet if the player holds a hand which qualifies for a 3 Card Bonus payout according to the separate 3 Card Bonus pay schedules.   Eff  11/30/2006
(a)    	The amount of a player’s contract wager, that wager which is placed in the wagering circle labeled with a dollar symbol (“$” ), when combined with the one dollar bonus wager, may not exceed one hundred dollars. That is, if the player places a bonus wager, the player may place no more than four dollars in wagering circle “$.”    Eff  11/30/2006
47.1-1017.24  The play -- Three Card Poker.
Three Card Poker is the copyrighted, trademarked, and patent pending poker variation game, the rights to which on June 1, 1999 were owned by Shuffle Master Gaming of Las Vegas, Nevada, and which may be transferred or assigned. Three Card Poker must be played according to the following rules:  (This paragraph amended perm. 09/30/99)
(1)  	Three card poker may be played only on tables displaying the three card poker layout. A single deck of cards will be used. Each player may play only one hand following each shuffle of the deck. The rank of hands in three card poker, from highest to lowest, is: straight flush, three of a kind, straight, flush, pair, and high card.
(2)  	Each player will make at least one initial bet in the amount specified at the table by the retail licensee, and will place the bet(s) in either one of, or both, the “pair plus” and the “ante” wagering areas in front of the player’s position. The player may also place an optional progressive wager as long as the “pair plus” or “ante” wager is in place.  The pair plus bet is placed to play for hand value only; the ante bet is placed to play against the dealer; both bets may be placed if the player wishes to play both ways. The progressive bet is placed to play for hand value only; all three bets may be placed if the player wishes to play all three ways.  Once all players place their bets, the dealer will press “coin in” on the keypad to indicate a progressive wager. The dealer will then remove all progressive bets from the table and place them in the tray. The dealer then follows house procedures for dealing the regular game.
(3)  	Any dealer tip delivered as a wager may be placed on either one of, or both, the “pair plus” or “ante” hands, provided that the player has placed a personal wager on the same hand(s). If a player continues play with a “play” wager, the dealer’s tip on the “ante” may remain in play whether or not the player adds a “play” tip wager for the dealer.
(4)  	Immediately prior to the commencement of play and after each round of play has been completed, the dealer shall shuffle the cards. Following shuffle and cut, the dealer deals three cards to each player and to the dealer, either face downward and one at a time in rotation among the players and the dealer, or in a three card group dispensed by a mechanical shuffling device. The first player to receive a card, or cards, is the player to the left of the dealer; the dealer receives cards last.
(5)  	An incorrect number of cards dealt to a player constitutes a misdeal to that player only. The player receiving the misdealt cards retains the player’s ante and any bet. An incorrect number of cards dealt to the dealer constitutes a misdeal for the hand, and all players retain their antes and any bets. Any number of exposed cards does not constitute a misdeal. If the dealer exposes a card, the dealer will turn the card over and continue dealing.  (47.1-1017.24 (5) amended perm. 10/30/97)
(6)  	Wagers are collected or paid in this order: play, ante bonus (if applicable), ante, pair plus, progressive.  
(7)  	For the dealer’s hand to qualify to play against the players’ hands, the dealer’s hand must have a value of queen high or better. If the dealer’s hand does not qualify to play, all ante bets are won by the players and paid at the rate of 1 to 1. If the dealer’s hand does not qualify to play, all play bets are pushes.
(8)  	If a player has placed an “ante” wager and does not wish to play, the player has the option to fold and forfeit the ante bet. If a player who has placed a pair plus wager does not receive at least a pair, the wager is lost and the player should fold the player’s cards. After all players who wish to fold have folded, the dealer collects the ante and/or the pair plus wagers and the cards from each player who folded. All bets will be collected in the order in which the players fold. As the dealer collects the cards, the cards are spread face down to count them, and then placed in the discard rack. A player may view the folded hands upon request.
(9)  	If a player who has placed an “ante” wager wishes to stay in the hand, the player must place an additional wager in an amount equal to the ante in the “play” wagering area in front of the player’s position, and will place the player’s hand under the wager in the “play” area.
(10)  	After all players have acted, the dealer exposes the dealer’s cards and creates the best possible three card poker hand, ranking the cards from the dealer’s left to the right and allowing the players to see the hand.
(a)  	If the dealer does not have a qualifying hand, there is no action on the play bets; the ante bonuses are paid on all straights or better; all ante bets are paid, and all pair plus wagers are paid or taken.
(b)  	If the dealer has a qualifying hand, the play wagers are paid or taken; the ante bonuses are paid on all straights or better; the ante is paid or taken; and the pair plus wagers are paid or taken.
(11)  	If after ranking the cards, the dealer finds that the dealer’s first two cards are a tie with a player’s, the third card will determine the winner. A tied hand is a push on the play and on the ante; however, the bonus on the ante and the pair plus wagers are always paid if applicable.
(12)  	If a player beats the dealer’s qualifying hand, the player wins the player’s ante and play bets, both of which are paid at the rate of 1 to 1. If the dealer’s hand has a higher poker rank than the player’s hand, the player loses both the player’s ante and play bets. Tied hands are pushes.
(13)  	The following hands are always paid a bonus on the ante as the bonus does not play against the dealer: straight flush, three of a kind, and straight.
(14)  	If a player has bet on “pair plus,” and the player’s hand contains a pair or better, the player wins, regardless of the dealer’s hand. If the player’s hand contains less than a pair, the player loses.
(15)	 Progressive Winners:
(a)	The percentage pays are paid from the progressive jackpot shown on the progressive meter.
(b)	Other hands are paid from the tray; they do not come off the meter.
(c)	In the event more than one progressive meter pay hits during the same round, house procedures shall be used for the resolution of the progressive hands.
(d)	As the terms “jackpot,” “jackpot award,” and “progressive jackpot” are used in these rules of play for Three Card Poker Progressive, the terms shall apply to Three Card Poker Progressive only.  A retail licensee may not discontinue offering a Three Card Poker Progressive jackpot until the highest progressive jackpot award has been won by a qualified player or players.  If a licensee wishes to discontinue offering a progressive jackpot award, the licensee may petition the Director for permission to either reduce the qualifications or criteria for winning the award, allowing the award to be paid more quickly, or to transfer the award liability to the jackpot offered by a different game.  If a retail licensee intends to close its business while having a progressive jackpot award liability, the licensee may petition the Director for permission to transfer the award liability, together with the award fund, to another retail licensee offering a comparable jackpot award.
(e)	When a player has a progressive winner, the dealer shall press the appropriate hand button on the keypad and then contact a supervisor.
(f)	Once the casino verifies the progressive win, house procedures are then followed for paying the prize.  
(g)	An incorrect number of cards dealt to any player constitutes a dead hand for that player only.  The player receiving the misdealt cards retains the player’s ante and any bet.  An incorrect number of cards dealt to the dealer constitutes a misdeal to the table and the players may play their hands for the purpose of the progressive jackpot only.  If there are no progressive jackpot hands, all hands at the table are dead and the players retain their antes and bets.
	Envy Bonus:
(h)	A player making the progressive wager also qualifies to win an envy payout.  If another player at the table hits a hand associated with an envy pay, all other players who made the progressive bet win the envy pay.  The player hitting the hand receives the normal prize pay only, but does not receive the envy pay. 
(m)	If a player’s hand triggers an envy payout, the dealer will leave the hand face-up on the layout; otherwise, the dealer will lock up the cards.  The dealer will then move on to the next player.
(n)	The dealer pays any Envy Bonuses at the end of the round.  In the event that more than one player is involved in a qualifying envy pay, then all players win multiple envy payouts.
(16) 	In the event more than one progressive hand, payable from the progressive meter, hits at the same table during the same round, the dealer will first pay the player farthest on his right and then move counter-clockwise to pay other players.  
(17)  	The retail licensee may offer the game using any one of the following seventeen pairs of pay schedules along with either Progressive pay schedule. Pay schedules 5 through 17, when used with their respective table layouts, are to be used only as per written agreement between each licensee and Shuffle Master, Inc. of Las Vegas, Nevada. The pay schedules in use, or payouts derived from the pay schedules, must be displayed on the table layout or on signage at the table:

	Pay Schedule 1	Pay Schedule 2	
Player Hand	Ante Bonus	Pair Plus	Ante Bonus	Pair Plus	
Straight flush	5 to 1	40 to 1	4 to 1	40 to 1	
Three of a kind	4 to 1	30 to 1	3 to 1	25 to 1	
Straight	1 to 1	6 to 1	1 to 1	6 to 1	
Flush		4 to 1		4 to 1	
One Pair		1 to 1		1 to 1	

	Pay Schedule 3	Pay Schedule 4	
Player Hand	Ante Bonus	Pair Plus	Ante Bonus	Pair Plus	
Straight flush	5 to 1	40 to 1	5 to 1	40 to 1	
Three of a kind	4 to 1	30 to 1	4 to 1	30 to 1	
Straight	1 to 1	5 to 1	1 to 1	6 to 1	
Flush		4 to 1		3 to 1	
One Pair		1 to 1		1 to 1	

	Pay Schedule 5	Pay Schedule 6	
Player Hand	Ante Bonus	Pair Plus	Ante Bonus	Pair Plus	
Mini Royal	50 to 1		50 to 1		
Straight flush	8 to 1	40 to 1	8 to 1	40 to 1	
Three of a kind	6 to 1	30 to 1	6 to 1	25 to 1	
Straight		6 to 1		6 to 1	
Flush		4 to 1		4 to 1	
One Pair		1 to 1		1 to 1	

	Pay Schedule 7	Pay Schedule 8	
Player Hand	Ante Bonus	Pair Plus	Ante Bonus	Pair Plus	
Mini Royal	50 to 1		50 to 1		
Straight flush	8 to 1	40 to 1	8 to 1	40 to 1	
Three of a kind	6 to 1	30 to 1	6 to 1	30 to 1	
Straight		5 to 1		6 to 1	
Flush		4 to 1		3 to 1	
One Pair		1 to 1		1 to 1	

	Pay Schedule 9	Pay Schedule 10	
Player Hand	Ante Bonus	Ante Bonus	Ante Bonus	Pair Plus	
Mini Royal	5 to 1	50 to 1	4 to 1	50 to 1	
Straight flush	5 to 1	40 to 1	4 to 1	35 to 1	
Three of a kind	4 to 1	25 to 1	3 to 1	25 to 1	
Straight	1 to 1	6 to 1	1 to 1	6 to 1	
Flush		4 to 1		4 to 1	
One Pair		1 to 1		1 to 1	

	Pay Schedule 11	Pay Schedule 12	
Player Hand	Ante Bonus	Ante Bonus	Ante Bonus	Pair Plus	
Mini Royal	5 to 1	50 to 1	5 to 1	50 to 1	
Straight flush	5 to 1	40 to 1	5 to 1	40 to 1	
Three of a kind	4 to 1	25 to 1	4 to 1	25 to 1	
Straight	1 to 1	5 to 1	1 to 1	6 to 1	
Flush		4 to 1		3 to 1	
One Pair		1 to 1		1 to 1	

	Pay Schedule 13	
Player Hand	Ante Bonus	Ante Bonus	
Mini Royal	5 to 1	50 to 1	
Straight flush	5 to 1	35 to 1	
Three of a kind	4 to 1	30 to 1	
Straight	1 to 1	5 to 1	
Flush		4 to 1	
One Pair		1 to 1	

	Pay Schedule 14	Pay Schedule 15	
Player Hand	Ante Bonus	Ante Bonus	Ante Bonus	Pair Plus	
Mini Royal	50 to 1		50 to 1		
Straight flush	10 to 1		10 to 1		
Three of a kind	4 to 1	40 to 1	4 to 1	40 to 1	
Straight	3 to 1	30 to 1	3 to 1	25 to 1	
Flush		6 to 1		6 to 1	
One Pair		4 to 1		4 to 1	

	Pay Schedule 16	Pay Schedule 17	
Player Hand	Ante Bonus	Ante Bonus	Ante Bonus	Pair Plus	
Mini Royal	50 to 1		50 to 1		
Straight flush	10 to 1		10 to 1		
Three of a kind	4 to 1	40 to 1	4 to 1	40 to 1	
Straight	3 to 1	30 to 1	3 to 1	30 to 1	
Flush		5 to 1		6 to 1	
One Pair		4 to 1		3 to 1	

	Progressive Pay Schedule 1	Progressive Pay Schedule 2	
Player Hand	Payout	Envy Bonus	Payout	Envy Bonus	
AKQ Spades	100 percent	$100	100 percent	$100	
AKQ Hearts/ Diamonds/Clubs	500 for 1	$25	500 for 1	$25	
Straight flush	70 for 1		100 for 1		
Three of a kind	60 for 1		90 for 1		
Straight	6 for 1			
Seed Amount	$1,000	$1,000	
The original wager is not returned on the progressive pay schedules. The seed amount on the progressvie pay schedules reflects a $1 wager. All numbers are multiplied by the factor of a larger wager.
(47.1-1017.24 added, perm. 11/30/96; 47.1-1017.24 (13) and (14) amended, (15) added perm 05/30/01)