BASIS AND PURPOSE FOR RULE 10
The purpose of Rule 10 is to establish playing rules for authorized types of poker and management procedures for conducting poker games in compliance with section 12-47.1-302 (2). The statutory basis for Rule 10 is found in sections 12-47.1-201, C.R.S., 12-47.1-203, C.R.S., 12-47.1-302, C.R.S., and 12-47.1-818, C.R.S.
RULE 10      RULES FOR POKER
47.1-1017.46 	The play -- Mississippi Stud.   Eff 03/17/2011
(1) 	Mississippi Stud may be played only on tables displaying the Mississippi Stud 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 Mississippi Stud, from highest to lowest, is: royal flush, straight flush, four of a kind, full house, flush, straight, three of a kind, two pair, pair of jacks or better, and pair of 6s to 10s. 
(2)	Each player will make initial bets in the amount specified at the table by the retail licensee, and will place the bet in the “ante” wagering area in front of the player’s position. The player may also place an optional progressive wager as long as the ante wager is in place. 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 the “ante” hand, provided that the player has placed a personal wager on the same hand and/or the 3 Card Bonus wager. If a player continues play with any subsequent wager, the dealer’s tip on the “ante” and/or the 3 Card Bonus wager may remain in play whether or not the player adds a subsequent and corresponding wager(s) for the dealer. Amended 9/14/2012 
(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 two cards to each player and three community cards, either face downward and one at a time in rotation among the players and the community area, or in a two card groups for the players and three card group for the community 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. If using a mechanical shuffling device the dealer may deal the three community cards first and then two card groups for the players. 
(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 wager. An incorrect number of cards dealt to the dealer constitutes a misdeal for the hand, and all players retain their ante, and any wagers. 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. 
(6)	After the first two cards have been dealt to the players and three cards to for the community area, a player who has placed an “ante” wager has the option to fold and surrender their ante wager or place an additional wager in an amount 1X to 3X their ante in the “3rd Street” wagering area in front of the player’s position. Players may make their 4th and 5th Street wager in the blind at this time. After all players who wish to fold have folded, the dealer collects the ante and blind 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. If the player who has folded made a 3 Card Bonus wager or a progressive wager, then the cards will be tucked under the 3 Card Bonus wager or placed on the progressive sensor until the end of the game when the dealer pays according to the posted paytable. Amended 9/14/2012
(7) 	After all players have acted, the dealer will reveal the first community card. The players who have not folded have the option to fold and surrender their ante and 3rd Street wagers or place an additional wager in an amount 1X to 3 X their ante in the “4th Street” wagering area in front of the player’s position. Players may make their 5th Street wager in the blind at this time. After all players who wish to fold have folded, the dealer collects the ante and blind 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. If the player who has folded made a progressive wager, then the cards will be placed on the progressive sensor until the end of the game when the dealer pays out according to the posted paytable. 
(8)	After all players have acted, the dealer will reveal the second community card. The players who have not folded have the option to fold and surrender their ante, 3rd Street and 4th Street wagers or place an additional wager in an amount 1X to 3X their ante in the “5th Street” wagering area in front of the player’s position. After all players who wish to fold have folded, the dealer collects the ante and blind 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. If the player who has folded made a progressive wager, then the cards will be placed on the progressive sensor until the end of the game when the dealer pays according to the posted paytable. 
(9) 	After all players have acted, the dealer will reveal the third community card. The dealer then works from right to left revealing the player’s two card starting hand and combines it with the three community cards. The dealer then collects losing wagers or pays winning wagers according to the posted pay tables.  The dealer can pay each of the Ante, 3rd Street, 4th Street and 5th Street bets in that order separately or the dealer can stack each of these bets and pay as one bet. Then the dealer will pay the 3 Card Bonus bet (if applicable), the Progressive bet (if applicable), and Envy (if applicable). Amend 11/30/2012
(10)	3 Card Bonus Winners:

The 3 Card Bonus wager is based on the three community cards ONLY. Players win with at least a pair or better. A player who has placed a 3 Card Bonus hand is also paid a bonus amount according to the approved 3 Card Bonus paytable. 
Eff 9/14/2012
(11) 	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 Mississippi Stud Progressive, the terms shall apply to Mississippi Stud Progressive only. A retail licensee may not discontinue offering a Mississippi Stud 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) 	If one of the PMG (“Nexus”) pay schedules, listed below, are used on this game, other progressive table themes that have the same pay schedules approved can be connected to the same jackpot. Amended 03/16/2012
(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. 
(i) 	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. 
(j) 	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. 
(12) 	In the 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. 
(13)	The retail licensee may offer the game using the following pay schedule. The pay schedule in use, or payouts derived from the pay schedules, must be displayed on the table layout or on signage at the table:

Pay Schedule 01 	
Player Hands 	Payout 	
Royal Flush 	500 to 1 	
Straight Flush 	100 to 1 	
Four of a Kind 	40 to 1 	
Full House 	10 to 1 	
Flush 	6 to 1 	
Straight 	4 to 1 	
Three of a Kind 	3 to 1 	
Two Pair 	2 to 1 	
Pair of Jacks or better 	1 to 1 	
Pair of 6s of 10s 	Push 	

	Progressive Pay Schedule 1	
Player Hands 	Payout 	Envy	
Royal Flush	100%	$1000	
Straight Flush	10%	$300	
4 of a Kind	300 to 1		
Full House	50 to 1		
Flush	40 to 1		
Straight	30 to 1		
3 of a Kind	9 to 1		
(14)	The retail licensee may offer either of the below “Nexus” paytables if they wish to connect other Shuffle Master progressive games that also have these pay schedules approved. Eff 03/16/2012

	PMG Schedule 1	PMG Schedule 2	
Hand	Pays*	Envy**	Pays*	Envy**	
Royal Flush	100%	$1,000 	100%	$5,000 	
Straight Flush	10%	$300 	10%	$1,500 	
4 of a Kind	300 for 1		300 for 1		
Full House	50 for 1		50 for 1		
Flush	40 for 1		40 for 1		
Straight	30 for 1		30 for 1		
3 of a Kind	9 for 1		9 for 1		
*Original Wager is NOT Returned  **Envy and seed amount adjust up and down accordingly with changes made to the wager amount. . Amended 11/30/2012	

(15)	Payments to winners of the 3 Card Bonus optional bet shall be made according to the following pay schedules. The retail licensee may choose from any of the following pay schedules. The selected pay schedule must appear on signage on the table. Effective 9/14/2012

	Pay
Schedule 1	Pay
Schedule 2	Pay
Schedule 3	
Straight flush pays	40 to 1	40 to 1	40 to 1	
Three of a kind pays	30 to 1	30 to 1	30 to 1	
Straight pays	6 to 1	5 to 1	6 to 1	
Flush pays	4 to 1	4 to 1	3 to 1	
Pair pays	1 to 1	1 to 1	1 to 1	

	Pay
Schedule 4	Pay
Schedule 5	Pay
Schedule 6	
Mini royal pays	50 to 1	50 to 1	50 to 1	
Straight flush pays	40 to 1	40 to 1	40 to 1	
Three of a kind pays	30 to 1	30 to 1	30 to 1	
Straight pays	6 to 1	5 to 1	6 to 1	
Flush pays	4 to 1	4 to 1	3 to 1	
Pair pays	1 to 1	1 to 1	1 to 1