Side-by-side regional comparison of side-bet paytables and odds between Western Pennsylvania & Pittsburgh (Rivers Casino Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) under Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board and Washington State House-Banked Cardrooms (ilani Casino Resort & Palace Casino, Tukwila, La Center & Tacoma, Washington) under Washington State Gambling Commission, covering PGCB 5% & Sup6 versus WSGC EZ & 5% settlement, Angel Eye Smart Shoe & Digital Road Monitors versus Galaxy Gaming & Shufflemaster Trend Monitors scoreboards, and $15 to $25 main pit to $300 WSGC cardroom cap (higher in tribal salons) table limits.
Sample 8-deck shoe trajectory rendered identically on Angel Eye Smart Shoe & Digital Road Monitors (West Penn) and Galaxy Gaming & Shufflemaster Trend Monitors (Washington St).
This bead is at Row 2. Column 1 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=).
Common table reading watchout: Thinking "no bead at this row" means blue. It is blue only when Column 1 stopped exactly one row above this bead.
Column 2 has 2 beads. Column 1 has 2 beads. Same depth → red (=).
Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 2, the one that just finished, with Column 1.
Column 3 has 1 bead. Column 1 has 2 beads. Different depth → blue (≠).
Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 3, the one that just finished, with Column 1.
Verified at Rivers Casino Pittsburgh and Live! Casino Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania under Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.
Verified at ilani Casino Resort & Palace Casino and Fortune Casino Tukwila in Tukwila, La Center & Tacoma, Washington under Washington State Gambling Commission.
High-limit salons scale to $100 to $3,000 high-limit lounge in West Penn and $300 WSGC cardroom cap (higher in tribal salons) in Washington St.
West Penn applies PGCB 5% & Sup6; Washington St applies WSGC EZ & 5%.
Both markets render 5-road displays (Angel Eye Smart Shoe & Digital Road Monitors and Galaxy Gaming & Shufflemaster Trend Monitors) with state-mandated top card burn sequence at shoe start.
From Live! Casino Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Fortune Casino Tukwila in Tukwila, La Center & Tacoma, Washington, formalized side-bet paytables and odds procedures transition from Dragon Bonus and Either Pair (5:1) (PIT) to Dragon 7, Panda 8, and Lucky 6 (SEA).
Comparing high-limit and main-floor execution, Western Pennsylvania & Pittsburgh ($100 to $3,000 high-limit lounge) enforces PGCB 5% & Sup6, while Washington State House-Banked Cardrooms ($300 WSGC cardroom cap (higher in tribal salons)) enforces WSGC EZ & 5% alongside Chicagoland ($25 suburban floor) benchmarks.
| Comparison Attribute | West Penn (PIT) | Washington St (SEA) |
|---|---|---|
| Regulator & Hub | Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) | Washington State Gambling Commission (Tukwila, La Center & Tacoma, Washington) |
| Flagship & Secondary Venues | Rivers Casino Pittsburgh / Live! Casino Pittsburgh | ilani Casino Resort & Palace Casino / Fortune Casino Tukwila |
| Approved Side-Bet Menu | Dragon Bonus and Either Pair (5:1) | Dragon 7, Panda 8, and Lucky 6 |
| Main Pit & Salon Limits | $15 to $25 main pit / $100 to $3,000 high-limit lounge | $10 to $25 cardroom felt / $300 WSGC cardroom cap (higher in tribal salons) |
Hardware differences between Angel Eye Smart Shoe & Digital Road Monitors in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Galaxy Gaming & Shufflemaster Trend Monitors in Tukwila, La Center & Tacoma, Washington affect screen layout and side-bet paytables and odds callouts, yet Small Road (column 3 row 2) and Cockroach Pig (column 4 row 2) math stays invariant.
At Live! Casino Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) and Fortune Casino Tukwila (Tukwila, La Center & Tacoma, Washington), enforced casino floor bulletins pair state-mandated top card burn sequence at shoe start with 50% payout on winning Banker 6 on no-vig felt in PIT and WSGC standard indicator burn and camera-verified discard with bar-7 push on EZ felt with statutory per-hand wager ceilings in SEA.
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