Pai Gow with extra $50 for Full House or better

I am wondering if it is worth playing this game. My casinos have changed from Fortune Pai Gow to Emperor's Challenge Pai Gow. As a result, the jackpots are being redistributed out. At most of the casinos, they are doing a $50 voucher for any hand that has a Full House or better with at least a $3 bonus wager (either on the primary bonus spot or the Insurance spot).

These casinos are in WA State, so if you play at least $5 on one of the bonus spots, the 5% commission for any winning primary hand is waived. I remember reading on the WOO site that the strategy for this would only make sense if you played around $17 on the primary wager.

Assuming that one would place a $5 bonus wager to A) qualify for no commission payouts B) qualify for the $50 bonus, who has the edge in that game? Still the casino, or would it swing to the player? If you are playing a $5 bonus wager, each hand of Full House or better is essentially getting 10:1 odds more for each bonus payout.

I am actually considering playing these games while the jackpot amount is still in existence for the payouts. Any suggestions on playing levels, or is the house edge still too high to consider playing the bonus wagers even with the $50 extra?

Oh yeah, since the game is Emperor's Challenge, there is no "Envy Bonus" for that game, so it does not go into the calculations at all (or depending on how many players are at the same table).

The extra payout gives the bonus bet a player edge of 26.37% for a five-dollar bet, or about $1.32. If I'm reading the Wizard's page correctly, the worst-case scenario for commission-free pai gow gives an edge of 1.11%, so it's worth it up to $100 - obviously, however, you'll have a better edge playing $15 or $25 if you can.