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(1) Each player shall make the ante bet by placing gaming chips, or gaming plaques on the appropriate area of the Caribbean Stud Poker table and after making such bet, the player shall also have the option to make a progressive jackpot bet by dropping a coin in the progressive jackpot coin chute and the denomination of coin shall be at the discretion of each gaming operator.

(2) Immediately following the placement of bets by the players, the dealer shall lock out the Progressive Jackpot coin chute indicators, and holding the deck of cards in his or her left hand, shall deal 5 cards to each player and to himself or herself in alternating fashion and the dealer shall then turn one of his or her 5 cards face-up.

(3) The player, on looking at his or her hand, shall have the option of folding, thereby forfeiting his or her ante and progressive play, or calling whereby he or she must make an additional bet of exactly double the amount of his or her ante bet.

(4) After the decisions have been made by the players, the dealer shall collect the ante bets and the cards of the players who chose to fold and the dealer shall then turn over the remaining 4 cards of his or her hand, and if the dealer's hand does not contain at least an ace or king or higher, the hand is over, and the dealer shall pay even money on ante bets only for players who have called and the dealer shall then collect all cards and unlock the Progressive Jackpot coin chute so that play could be repeated.

(5) If the dealer's hand does contain an ace or king or higher, the dealer shall then compare his or her hand with the player's hand.

(6) If the dealer's hand ranks higher than the player's hand, he or she shall collect all antes and bets, and collect all cards and unlock the Progressive Jackpot coin chute so that play could be repeated.

(7) If the players hand ranks higher than the dealer's hand, the dealer shall pay even money on ante bets, and, depending on the ranking of the player's hand, pay a bonus on the bet in accordance with the Bonus Payout Schedule in subparagraph (9).

(8) A tie hand between the player and the dealer constitutes a push and no action is taken.

(9) The following bonus payouts are normal Caribbean Stud Poker table payouts, and are in addition to the Progressive Jackpot payouts—

(10) With respect to a Progressive Jackpot bet, regardless of the dealer's hand, if a player has a hand that qualifies him or her for the Jackpot, he or she will win the amount appropriate to his or her hand in accordance with the Progressive Jackpot Payouts in subparagraph (12).

(11) Qualifying hands for the Progressive Jackpot on the same deal will be paid lesser Jackpot amount first and if 2 or more players qualify for all or part of the Progressive Jackpot during the same hand, the winners will share the Jackpot as an aggregate.

(13) Each gaming operator shall submit to the Board of the Gaming Authority for review and approval the procedures governing the Progressive Jackpot Payouts and the type of reports that must be produced by the computer operating the game with respect to the listing of all jackpots affecting the Progressive Meter and any other information required by the Board of the Gaming Authority.

(14) The procedures governing the Progressive Jackpot and progressive meter shall comply with the Gaming (Accounting and Internal Control) Regulations and Gaming Equipment Regulations.