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Rule 3772-11-01 | Definitions.
As used in the rules adopted by the commission, the
following words have the following meanings: (A) "Burning cards" means a process performed by
a dealer in which one or more cards are removed from the top of the deck of
cards and placed in the discard pile after the cards have been cut, and a
process of a dealer discarding other cards as required by the game
rules. (B) "Counterfeit chip" means any chip or
chip-like objects that have not been approved pursuant to this
chapter. (C) "Non-value chips" means any chip used for
roulette or player against player contests that may not be exchanged for
currency. (D) "Pit area" means the areas within a casino
facility that are completely enclosed or encircled by gaming tables where
access is restricted and casino personnel administer and supervise the games
played. (E) "Rake" means a commission charged by the
casino operator for maintaining or dealing a game, including an entry fee for a
player against player contest. (F) "Table game mechanism" means a component that
is critical to the operation of a table game, as determined by the executive
director, including any wheel apparatus used for outcome
determination. (G) "Value chip" means a chip with a value
impressed, engraved, or imprinted on the chip that may be exchanged for
currency.
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Rule 3772-11-02 | Approval of table games and publication of table game information.
(A) A casino operator must not operate a
table game or table game mechanism unless the table game and the table game
mechanism have been approved by the executive director. The executive director
may require an independent testing laboratory evaluation of the proposed table
game and table game mechanism before it is approved for use or at any time
thereafter. (B) A
casino operator must submit internal controls for the operation of any table
game. The controls must include: (1) Procedures for dealing the game; (2) Proceudres for handling game irregularities;
and (3) Procedures for collecting and paying
wagers. (C) The executive director may require a trial period to
analyze the operation and performance of a table game and associated equipment
in a live gaming environment. The conduct of the trial period will be subject
to compliance by the casino operator with any conditions that may be required
by the executive director, including duration of the trial. (D) The casino operator must obtain written approval from
the executive director before installing or removing a table game or associated
equipment from the gaming floor. (E) A
casino operator must not operate any table game or associated equipment that
becomes unsuitable for operation at a casino facility. (F) Payoff schedules must be worded in a manner that does
not mislead the public. (G) A
casino operator must prominently post a copy of the game rules and payoff
schedules on its website for each table game offered and provide a copy of the
rules and payoff schedules for any table game offered if requested by a
patron.
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Rule 3772-11-03 | Table game supervision.
(A) Each casino operator must maintain
staffing of table games supervisors or similar positions as approved by the
executive director. (B) The table games supervisors and the oversight of their
assigned table games and pit operations must be directly supervised by either a
table games manager or casino shift manager. (C) The casino shift manager must assign table games
managers specific responsibilities regarding activities associated with
specific tables.
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Rule 3772-11-04 | Minimum and maximum table game wagers.
(A) All minimum and maximum wagers must
be posted at each table and may be changed between games by posting new table
limits. (B) If the minimum or maximum wager is changed, the sign
must be changed to reflect the new amount. A casino operator may allow the
following bets during a table limit change: (1) Patrons who were playing when minimum table limits were
raised may continue to place bets under the old table minimum limit;
and (2) Patrons who were playing when a maximum table limit was
lowered may be allowed to continue placing bets under the previous table
maximum bet. (C) Payment on wagers that cannot be made evenly must be
rounded up to the next chip denomination. (D) A
patron may aggregate current bets to satisfy a table game minimum unless the
casino posts that aggregation is not permitted. (E) Unless otherwise approved by the executive director,
casino operators must not accept wagers from anyone other than an individual
wagering from a recognized table position.
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Rule 3772-11-05 | Dealer hand clearing.
Each dealer must clear their hands in view of all
persons in the immediate area and surveillance before and after touching their
body and when entering and exiting the game. "Clearing" one's
hands means holding and placing both hands out in front of the body with the
fingers of both hands spread and rotating the hands to expose both the palms
and the backs of the hands to demonstrate that the hands are empty.
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Rule 3772-11-06 | Table inventory.
(A) Chips may be added or removed from the table inventory in
only the following instances: (1) In
exchange for cash, coupons, markers, or other payment, if applicable, presented
by the patron; (2) For
payment of winning wagers or collection of losing wagers made at the
table; (3) Through
approved internal controls governing table fill and credit
procedures; (4) In
exchange with patrons for gaming chips of equal value; or (5) In
exchange with patrons for non-value chips on the roulette table. (B) A casino operator must
not transfer or exchange chips or currency between table games. (C) Table inventories must be
maintained in trays that are covered with a transparent locking lid when the
tables are closed. The information on the table inventory slip must be placed
inside the transparent locking lid and must be visible from the outside of the
cover. In case of an emergency, the transparent lid must be locked over the
inventory until normal play resumes. (D) The table inventory slip
must be at least a two-part form, one of which must be designated as the
"opener" and the other as the "closer." (E) If a table game is not
open for play for seven consecutive gaming days, the table inventory must be
counted and verified either by two table games supervisors or by a table games
supervisor and a dealer, who shall prepare a new table inventory slip and place
the previous inventory slip in the table drop box. (F) Foreign currency must not
be exchanged or accepted in the pit. (G) Patrons must purchase
chips from the casino operator. Patrons must not purchase chips from other
patrons. (H) A casino operator may
have procedures for sanitizing chips in the table inventory.
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Rule 3772-11-07 | Patron exchanges.
(A) Whenever a patron presents cash,
tickets, or other physical payment instrument to a dealer at a gaming table to
obtain gaming chips, the following requirements must be met: (1) The physical payment instrument, if applicable, must be
spread on the top of the gaming table by the dealer in full view of the patron
who presented it and the supervisor assigned to that gaming table; (2) The physical payment instrument, if applicable, must be
taken from the top of the gaming table and placed by the dealer into the drop
box. (B) When electronic payments are exchanged at a gaming
table, the amount exchanged must be displayed in a manner that is visible to
the patron, dealer, and surveillance. (C) When the value of cash, tickets, chips, or other
payment in patron exchanges exceeds thresholds set by the executive director,
the following additional requirements must be met: (1) The amount to be exchanged must be announced by the
dealer accepting the cash, tickets, chips, or other payment in a tone of voice
calculated to be heard by the patron and the supervisor assigned to that gaming
table; and (2) A supervisor must verify the amount of cash, tickets,
chips, or other payment as they are exchanged.
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Rule 3772-11-08 | Opening of gaming tables.
(A) Immediately before opening a table
for gaming, a table games supervisor or table games manager must unlock the
transparent table tray lids in the presence of the dealer assigned to the
table. (B) The dealer in addition to either the table games
supervisor or table games manager must each count the chips by denomination, in
accordance with requirements for proving chips, and verify the count to the
opening table inventory slip. (C) The dealer and the table games supervisor or table
games manager must sign and attest to the accuracy of the information recorded
on the opener. (D) Once signed, the opener must be deposited into the drop
box attached to the gaming table. (E) Internal controls must include procedures for
reconciling instances when counted inventory differs from the amount recorded
on the opener and must include the name of the table games supervisor or table
games manager preparing a table games variance slip, the signatures required,
distribution of each part of the form, and the assurance that one part is
deposited in the drop box. Each variance of one hundred dollars or more at any
table must be reported immediately by the table games supervisor or table games
manager to a commission gaming agent on duty.
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Rule 3772-11-09 | Closing of gaming tables.
(A) Whenever a gaming table is closed,
all chips remaining at the table must be counted and verified, in accordance
with requirements for proving chips, by either two table games supervisors or a
table games supervisor in addition to a dealer, who must prepare a table
inventory slip. (B) After the table inventory slip is signed by the table
games supervisor and the dealer, the closing table inventory slip must be
deposited in the drop box. (C) The table games supervisor must place the opening
inventory slip under the table tray lid in a manner that the amounts on the
opening inventory slip may be read and lock the lid in place. (D) Each time a table game is closed, complete closing
procedures must be followed to include the counting, verification, recording,
and securing of the chips in the tray, as well as the proper disposal of the
cards or dice that were in play. If the game is reopened again on the same
gaming day, complete opening procedures must be followed to include the
counting and verification of chips in the tray and inspection of cards or dice
and all applicable gaming equipment. The opening and closing inventory table
slip for games that are opened and closed more than once in a gaming day may be
marked in a manner that indicates the sequence of the slips. (E) During twenty-four hour gaming, a closing table
inventory slip or list of closing inventories by table and pit must be prepared
for that gaming day.
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Rule 3772-11-10 | Gaming table chip fills.
(A) Each casino operator must establish internal controls
identifying the positions that have authority to initiate fills, credits, or
enter related data into the casino's automated table system. (B) The internal controls
must detail the procedures to initiate the request for fill process. If a
request for fill slip is used, procedures for distribution of the slip must be
included in the internal controls. (C) The designated positions
must enter a request for fill into the computer, including the following
information: (1) The
amount by denomination; (2) The total
amount; (3) The game
or table number and pit; (4) The date
and time; and (5) The
required signature or computer identification code of the
preparers. (D) A two-part
computer-generated fill slip must be used to record the transfer of chips from
the cashier's cage to a gaming table. The fill slips must be numbered by
the computer in a manner that ensures that every fill in a given calendar year
has a unique sequential number. (E) Two copies of the
computerized fill slips must be printed simultaneously, and a record of the
transaction must be stored within the computer database. (F) If a computerized fill
slip needs to be voided, the cage cashier must mark "VOID" across the
original and all copies of the fill slip with an explanation of why the void
was necessary. Both a cashier's cage employee and either a security
department employee or another licensed employee independent of the transaction
must sign the voided fill slip. The voided fill slips must be submitted to the
accounting department for retention and accountability. The transaction must be
properly voided in the computer database. (G) A two-part fill slip must
be printed in the cashier's cage containing the information required in
paragraph (B) of this rule. A security department employee must verify the chip
totals with the fill slip. A cashier's cage employee must present the
ordered chips to a security department employee in a clear chip carrier. Once
verified, both a cashier's cage employee and security department employee
must sign the fill slip. (H) After notifying
surveillance, a security department employee must take the chips and the fill
slips to the indicated table. Only a security department employee must
transport fills. The chips must be counted by the dealer and witnessed by a
table games supervisor and security department employee in full view of
surveillance. After verifying the chips to the amounts listed on the fill slip,
the table games supervisor and a dealer must sign the fill slip. The table
games supervisor and security department employee must observe the dealer place
the chips in the rack. The fill slip must be deposited in the table drop box. A
security department employee must not leave the table until the chips have been
placed in the racks and the fill slip has been dropped. A security department
employee must return a copy of the fill slip to the cashier's
cage. (I) The main bank cashier
must verify the manual fill slips total to the amount in the automated
accounting system. All fill paperwork must be forwarded to
accounting.
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Rule 3772-11-11 | Gaming table chip credits.
(A) Two-part computer-generated credit
slips must be used to record the transfer of chips from a gaming table to the
cashier's cage. The credit slips must be sequentially numbered by the
computer system, ensuring that each credit in a given calendar year is assigned
a unique number. Chips must not be transported unless accompanied by a credit
slip. (B) The positions designated in the casino operator's
internal controls must enter a request for credit into the computer, including
the following information: (1) The amount by denomination; (2) Total amount; (3) Game or table number and pit; (4) Date and time; and (5) Required signatures or computer identification code of
the preparers. (C) A
security department employee must obtain the credit slip and chip carrier from
the cage and proceed to the pit area. (D) The dealer must count the chips in full view of a
security department employee and either the table games supervisor or an
employee in a higher position. The count must be conducted in full view of a
camera connected to the surveillance department. (E) The table games supervisor and a dealer must verify
that the value of the chips in the carrier matches the amount on the credit
slip and sign the credit slip. The security department employee must verify
that the chips match the credit slip, sign the credit slip, and carry the chips
and the credit slip to the cashier's cage. (F) A
cashier's cage employee must receive the credit slip and the chips from
the security department employee, verify that the chips match the credit slip,
and sign the credit slip. A copy of the credit slip must be retained by the
cashier's cage. (G) The copy of the credit slip must be taken back to the
table by the security department employee and be deposited into the table drop
box. (H) The main bank cashier must document the aggregate total
of all credit slips and verify the total against the amount on the automated
accounting system. All credit paperwork must be forwarded to the accounting
department by the main bank cashier. (I) If a credit slip needs to be voided, the cashier's
cage employee must mark the slip "VOID" with an explanation of why
the void was necessary across the original and all copies of the credit slip.
Both the cashier's cage employee and a security department employee
independent of the transaction must sign the voided credit slip. The voided
credit slip must be transferred to the accounting department, where the slip
must be retained. The transaction must be properly voided in the computer
database. (J) The ability to input data into the casino
operator's computer system from the pit must be restricted to the
positions designated in the casino operator's internal
controls. (K) Each employee in accounting who makes corrections must
initial each correction and include that employee's commission license
number.
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Rule 3772-11-12 | Table game secondary procedures.
Each casino operator must have a secondary method
documented in the internal controls that must allow for the table game fills
and credits to be processed when the primary automated system is unavailable.
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Rule 3772-11-13 | Table games inspection and maintenance.
(A) Each casino operator must establish
the following procedures in the internal controls for inspecting and
maintaining roulette wheels, big six wheels, and any other table game
mechanisms: (1) Procedures for and personnel involved in inspecting and
balancing wheels and other table game mechanisms before a table is opened for
play; (2) Procedures for inspecting any roulette balls that may
be played in that gaming day; (3) Procedures for assessing the randomness of game
outcomes; (4) Logging of inspections and maintenance;
and (5) A maintenance schedule for games with table game
mechanisms. (B) The casino operator must immediately notify the
commission upon discovering that a roulette ball or wheel, or other table game
mechanism's play was compromised.
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Rule 3772-11-14 | Progressive table games.
Each table game that includes progressive manual
payouts must have a progressive meter visible to patrons. If any part of the
distribution to the progressive manual payouts is being used to fund a
secondary manual payout, visible signage informing players of this supplemental
distribution must be placed in the immediate area of the table. The existence
of progressive manual payouts and the distributions to those manual payouts
must be set forth in the published rules for each game having a progressive
manual payout.
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Rule 3772-11-15 | Instructional table games.
(A) A casino operator may offer
instructional table games if all of the following conditions are
met: (1) Only canceled cards and dice are used; (2) Gaming chips used in the instructional table game are
marked "no cash value" or are distinctively different from any value
and non-value chips used in the casino facility and can be readily seen if
intermingled into a stack of active chips of a similar color; (3) No wagering is permitted; (4) No prizes are awarded in association with the games;
and (5) All participants are at least twenty-one years of
age. (B) Written notification setting forth the date, time, type
of event, and event location must be submitted to the executive director in
advance of the instructional game.
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Rule 3772-11-16 | Required gaming chips.
(A) Unless otherwise authorized by the
executive director, each casino operator must have a primary set of value
chips, and a separate secondary set of value chips. (B) The secondary set of value chips must have different
secondary colors than the primary set for all denominations of twenty-five
dollars and higher. (C) A
casino operator must remove a set of value or non-value chips from active play
if any one of the following conditions are met: (1) A determination is made by the casino operator that the
casino facility is receiving a significant number of counterfeit
chips; (2) Any impropriety or defect in the utilization of a set
of value or non-value chips makes removal of the set necessary; or (3) The executive director orders the removal of any set of
chips. (D) An approved secondary set of value chips must be placed
into active play when the primary set of value chips is removed. (E) If a set of non-value chips is removed it must be
replaced with a different set of approved nonvalue chips or the game must be
closed for play.
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Rule 3772-11-17 | Chip specifications.
(A) Casino operators must submit a
detailed schematic and production sample of proposed value chips and non-value
chips to the executive director for approval before placing them into
circulation. (B) The detailed schematic must show the
front, back, and edge of each denomination of value chip and each non-value
chip and the design and wording to be contained on the chip. (C) Each value and non-value chip must be
designed, manufactured, and constructed to prevent counterfeiting. (D) A casino operator must notify a
gaming agent upon discovering a counterfeit chip and must deliver the
counterfeit chip to the gaming agent. (E) Each value and non-value chip must
have its center portion impressed, engraved, imprinted, or inlaid with the name
of the casino facility that is issuing the chip. (F) Each value chip issued by a casino
operator must have the following characteristics: (1) Be
round; (2) Have its center
portion impressed, engraved, imprinted, or inlaid with the value of the
chip; (3) Have, at least on one
side of the chip, the name of the city or other locality and the state in which
the casino facility is located and either the manufacturer's name or a
distinctive logo or other mark identifying the manufacturer; (4) Utilize a different
center shape for each denomination; and (5) Be designed so that
the specific denomination of a chip can be determined on surveillance camera
monitors when placed in a stack of chips of other denominations. (G) Unless otherwise authorized by the
executive director, value chips may be issued by casino operators in
denominations of one dollar, two dollars and fifty cents, five dollars, twenty
dollars, twenty-five dollars, one hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, one
thousand dollars, five thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars, and twenty-five
thousand dollars. Each casino operator will have the discretion to determine
the denominations to be utilized at its casino facility and the amount of each
denomination necessary for the conduct of casino gaming
operations. (H) Unless otherwise authorized by the
executive director, value chips worth equal to or less than five hundred
dollars must have a diameter of thirty-nine millimeters, and value chips worth
greater than five hundred dollars must have a diameter of forty three
millimeters. (I) Each denomination of value chip must
have a different primary color from every other denomination of value chip.
Unless otherwise approved by the executive director, value chips must have the
colors specified in this paragraph when the chips are viewed both in daylight
and under artificial light. In conjunction with these primary colors, each
casino facility must utilize contrasting secondary colors for the edge spots on
each denomination of value chip. Unless otherwise approved by the executive
director, no casino operator can use a secondary color on a specific
denomination of chip identical to the secondary color used by another casino
facility in this state on that same denomination of value chip. The primary
color to be utilized by each casino facility for each denomination of value
chip must be as follows: (1) For one dollar,
white; (2) For two dollars and
fifty cents, pink; (3) For five dollars,
red; (4) For twenty dollars,
yellow; (5) For twenty-five
dollars, green; (6) For one hundred
dollars, black; (7) For five hundred
dollars, purple; (8) For one thousand
dollars, fire orange; (9) For five thousand
dollars, grey; (10) For ten thousand
dollars, burgundy; and (11) For twenty-five
thousand dollars, blue. (J) Each non-value chip utilized by a
casino operator for roulette must meet the following conditions: (1) Contain a design,
insert, or symbol differentiating it from the non-value chips being used at
every other roulette table in the casino facility; (2) Have
"Roulette" impressed on it; and (3) Only be used for
roulette. (K) Non-value chips issued at a roulette
table may only be used for gaming at that table and must not be redeemed or
exchanged at any other location in the casino facility. When so presented, the
dealer at the issuing table must exchange these chips for an equivalent amount
of value chips. (L) Patrons must not be allowed to remove
non-value chips from the roulette table from which the chips were
issued. (M) Patrons at a roulette table may not
be issued or permitted to wager with non-value chips that are identical in
color and design to value chips or to non-value chips being used by another
person at the same table. When a patron purchases non-value chips, a non-value
chip of the same color must be placed in a slot or receptacle attached to the
outer rim of the roulette wheel. At that time, a sign denoting the value of a
stack of twenty chips of that color must be placed in the slot or
receptacle. (N) Each casino operator has the
discretion to permit, limit, or prohibit the use of value chips in wagering at
roulette. Each casino operator is responsible for keeping an accurate account
of the wagers being made at roulette with value chips so that the wagers made
by one player are not confused with those made by another player at the
table.
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Rule 3772-11-18 | Transportation of table game mechanisms and gaming chips.
(A) A casino operator must notify the executive director at least
five days in advance of a proposed transportation of table game mechanisms or
gaming chips and comply with any conditions imposed by the executive director.
The notice must include the following information: (1) The full
name and address of the licensee causing transportation of the table game
mechanisms or gaming chips; (2) The full
name and address of the entity receiving the table game mechanisms or gaming
chips; (3) The
quantity, manufacturer's make, model, and identifying number, including
the approved artwork number, of each item, if applicable; (4) The
expected date the table game mechanisms or gaming chips will be transported;
and (5) The
expected date of delivery of the table game mechanisms or gaming
chips. (B) Nothing in this rule
prohibits the transportation of any table game mechanisms or gaming chips going
to different destinations from being transported by the same carrier
simultaneously, provided the table game mechanisms or gaming chips for each
destination are physically segregated.
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Rule 3772-11-19 | Receipt, inventory, and storage of gaming chips.
(A) Casino operators must open and
inspect any shipment of gaming chips upon receipt. The inspection must be
performed by at least two licensed employees from different departments, one of
which must be from the cage department and the other from the security or table
games department. (B) All employees participating in the inspection must sign
the invoice attesting that the delivered chips match the amount, denominations,
and designs listed on the invoice. Any deviation between the invoice and the
actual chips received must be reported to a commission gaming
agent. (C) All chips in possession of the casino operator must be
placed in a chip inventory. All chip inventory changes must be conducted in the
presence of at least two licensed employees from different
departments. (D) The casino operator, at a minimum, must maintain the
following chip inventory categories: (1) Primary chips for current use; (2) Reserve chips that may be placed into play as the need
arises; and (3) Secondary chips that are held to replace the primary
set when needed. (E) All chip inventory changes must be recorded in the chip
inventory ledger. The ledger must include: (1) The denomination of each value chip or description of
each non-value chip; (2) The number of each denomination of value chip or each
type of non-value chip; (3) Whether the chips are being removed or
added; (4) The date; (5) The inventory category (primary, reserve,
secondary); (6) The reason for the inventory change; and (7) The signature of the employees completing the
process. (F) Chips must be stored in the chip bank, vault, locked
compartment in a cashier's cage, a table game float, or other secure
location approved by the executive director, with access restricted to
appropriate personnel. (G) Secondary chips must be stored separately from reserve
chips. (H) The casino operator's accounting department must
complete a physical inventory count of all chips at the casino facility
quarterly and record the results, including the unredeemed chip liability, in
the chip inventory ledger. Each employee who inspected and counted the chips
must sign either the inventory ledger or other supporting documentation. A
physical inventory count of chips in the secondary and reserve inventories need
only be completed annually, so long as the inventory procedures incorporate a
commission-sealed, locked storage compartment. Seals may only be removed by
commission personnel, with each violation of this requirement reported upon
discovery to a gaming agent on duty.
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Rule 3772-11-20 | Exchange of gaming chips.
(A) Chips may only be issued to a patron
and only at the request of that patron. (B) Chips may only be issued at cashiers' cages, live
table games, and any other location approved by the executive
director. (C) Chips may only be redeemed at cashiers' cages and
any other location approved by the executive director. (D) Chips must be redeemed for cash, digital currency, or
check dated the day of the redemption, except when the chips were obtained or
used unlawfully. (E) Any casino operator may demand the redemption of its
chips from any person in possession of them. (F) If a casino operator allows for the exchange,
redemption, use, or wagering of gaming chips from other casinos, the casino
operator's internal controls must detail the procedure for the redemption
or exchange, including the logging of the foreign chip exchanges.
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Rule 3772-11-21 | Proving chips.
(A) A dealer must prove chips when
opening, closing, filling, or crediting a table by displaying and counting
chips in full view of surveillance and a table games supervisor or higher
position. (B) Proving chips must include the dealer placing the chips
on the table game layout, separating the chips into equal stacks, and
displaying each of the chips from one of the stacks individually to show the
exact count of chips in that stack.
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Rule 3772-11-22 | Destruction of gaming chips.
(A) Destruction of gaming chips must be
approved by the executive director. A casino operator must notify the executive
director of the proposed destruction at least seven days in advance and comply
with any conditions imposed by the executive director. The notice must include
the following: (1) The date on which and the location at which the
destruction will be performed; (2) The denomination of the chips to be
destroyed; (3) The number and amount of value chips to be
destroyed; (4) The description and number of non-value chips to be
destroyed; and (5) A detailed explanation of the method of
destruction. (B) The casino facility's surveillance staff and a
commission gaming agent must be notified before the commencement of
destruction. (C) The destruction of chips must occur in a room monitored
by surveillance for the duration of destruction, unless otherwise approved by
the executive director. (D) Unless otherwise authorized by the executive director,
the destruction of chips must be carried out in the presence of at least three
licensed employees, one from the cage department, one from the table games
department, and the other one from the security department. The following
information regarding destroyed chips must be recorded in the chip inventory
ledger: (1) The denomination, number, and amount of value chips or,
in the case of non-value chips, the description and number so
destroyed; (2) The signatures of the licensed employees carrying out
the destruction; and (3) The date and time the destruction took
place.
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Rule 3772-11-23 | Card and dice specifications.
(A) Casino operators must submit a
detailed schematic and production sample of proposed cards or dice to the
executive director for approval before placing them into play. (B) The detailed schematic must show all sides of the cards
or dice and the design and wording to be contained on the cards or
dice. (C) Unless otherwise approved by the executive director,
each die used in casino gaming must meet the following
requirements: (1) Be formed in the shape of a cube with a size no smaller
than .750 inch on each side and not any larger than .775 inch on each
side; (2) Be transparent and made exclusively of cellulose except
for the spots, name, or trade name of the casino facility and serial numbers or
letters contained on the die; (3) Have the surface of each of its sides flat and the
spots contained in each side flush with the area surrounding them; (4) Have all edges and corners square and forming ninety
degree angles; (5) Have the texture and finish of each side exactly
identical to the texture and finish of all other sides; (6) Have its weight equally distributed throughout the
cube, with no side of the cube heavier or lighter than any other side of the
cube; (7) Have its six sides bearing white circular spots from
one to six respectively, with the diameter of each spot equal to the diameter
of every other spot on the die; (8) Have spots placed on the die by drilling into the
surface of the cube and filling the drilled-out portion with a compound that is
equal in weight to the weight of the cellulose drilled out and that forms a
permanent bond with the cellulose cube. Each spot must extend into the cube
exactly the same distance as every other spot extends into the cube to an
accuracy tolerance of .0004 inch. The spots must be arranged as
follows: (a) The side containing
one spot is directly opposite the side containing six spots; (b) The side containing
two spots is directly opposite the side containing five spots; and (c) The side containing
three spots is directly opposite the side containing four spots. (9) Have the name or trade name of the casino facility in
which the die is being used imprinted or impressed on the die. (D) Unless otherwise approved by the executive director,
all cards used for table games must meet all of the following
requirements: (1) Cards shall be in standard decks of fifty-two cards,
with each card identical in size and shape to every other card in the
deck; (2) Each standard deck must be composed of four suits:
diamonds, spades, clubs, and hearts; (3) Each suit must consist of thirteen cards:
"ace," "king," "queen," "jack,"
"10," "9," "8," "7," "6,"
"5," "4," "3," and "2." The face of the
"ace," "king," "queen," "jack," and ten
value cards may contain an additional marking that will permit a dealer, before
exposing the dealer's hole card at the game of blackjack, to determine the
value of that hole card; (4) The backs of all cards in the deck must be identical
and no card may contain any marking, symbol, or design that will enable a
person to know the identity of any element printed on the face of the card or
that will in any way differentiate the back of that card from any other card in
the deck; (5) The backs of all cards in the deck must be designed so
as to diminish as far as possible the ability of any person to place concealed
markings on the backs; (6) The design to be placed on the backs of cards used by
casino operators must contain the name or trade name of the casino facility
where the cards are to be used; and (7) Each package of cards must be wrapped with
cellophane. (E) Casino operators may use packages containing multiple
pre-shuffled decks of cards supplied by a gaming-related vendor whose quality
controls are sufficient to ensure the integrity of casino gaming. (F) The cards used by a casino operator in any poker room
game must be visually distinguishable from the cards used by that casino
operator to play any other table games.
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Rule 3772-11-24 | Card and dice receipt, storage, and use.
(A) Cards and dice must be stored in a
secure storage area with access restricted to appropriate personnel. The
storage area for used cards and dice must be separate from the storage area for
new cards and dice. (B) An inventory ledger must be maintained for all card and
dice storage areas. The ledger must be updated whenever cards or dice are added
or removed from the storage area and whenever cards or dice are canceled or
destroyed. The ledgers must be reconciled daily and at a minimum include the
following: (1) The current balance of cards and dice of each type on
hand in the storage areas; (2) All transactions of cards or dice added or removed from
the storage area; (3) All transactions of cards or dice canceled or
destroyed; (4) The date and time of each transaction; and (5) The signature of each licensed employee involved with
each transaction. (C) When cards or dice are received for use in the casino
facility the following requirements must be completed by at least two licensed
employees, one of which must be from the table games department and the other
from the security or accounting department: (1) The packages must be inspected for proper quantity and
any obvious damage; (2) The cards or dice must be recorded in the inventory
ledgers. Any discrepancies in the invoice or packing list or any defects found
must be reported upon discovery to a gaming agent on duty; and (3) The boxes must be placed in secured
storage. (D) Each day a table games supervisor, in the presence of a
security department employee and after notification to surveillance, must
transport cards and dice to the gaming floor and distribute the cards and dice
to the table games supervisors as necessary. (E) Any movement of cards or dice between table game pits
after being delivered to the gaming floor must be made by a table games
supervisor and require a security escort after notifying
surveillance. (F) The casino operator's internal controls must
include procedures for changing cards after periods of use. (G) Cards and dice are unsuitable for use and must be
removed from play if there is any indication of tampering, flaws, scratches,
marks, or other defects that might affect the integrity of the game. Unsuitable
cards or dice identified by the casino operator must be reported to a gaming
agent on duty and surveillance. (H) If a single card is damaged and is therefore unsuitable
for use on a game using multiple decks of cards, a single card may be replaced.
The replacement must be conducted according to the following
requirements: (1) Surveillance is notified of the
replacement; (2) The single card is replaced from a designated
replacement deck kept locked in the pit stand; and (3) The replacement deck is used only once, is made whole
with the insertion of the affected card, and is immediately sealed and placed
into either the cancellation or destruction process required by this
chapter. (I) If a card is damaged and therefore unsuitable for use
on a game using a single deck the entire deck must be replaced. (J) At the end of each gaming day or at any other times as
may be necessary, a table games supervisor other than the person who originally
inspected the dice must visually inspect each die for evidence of
tampering. (K) As necessary, cards and dice must be removed from the
gaming floor by security. Security will notify surveillance and transport the
used cards and dice to a secured storage area to be canceled or
destroyed. (L) Used cards and dice shall be transported secured in
transparent sealed bags that are designed so any tampering after they are
sealed is evident. The transparent bags should include the following
information: (1) The date and time of removal from play; (2) The table number; and (3) The signature of the employees removing the cards or
dice from play. (M) A
physical inventory of all cards and dice both in storage and in play at the
casino facility must be conducted by employees with no incompatible functions
with discrepancies reported to the commission gaming agent on
duty.
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Rule 3772-11-25 | Inspection of cards and dice before use.
(A) Before dice are used for play, a
table games supervisor must inspect each die according to the following
requirements: (1) Each die must be tested with a micrometer, balancing
caliper used on a flat surface, and a steel set square to ensure that each die
is compliant with the commissions specifications and that there is no evidence
of tampering or other irregularity. These instruments must be kept in a
compartment at each pit which includes games using dice. The instruments must
be readily available for use by the commission. (2) Dice inspections must occur at a location in the pit
area that is observable by surveillance. (3) Dice may not be scribed or marked after the
inspection. (4) Following this inspection, the table games supervisor,
in the presence of another table games supervisor, must place the dice in a
container on the table for use in gaming or in a locked, access restricted,
compartment. The dice must not be left unattended while not secured in a locked
compartment. (B) Before cards are used for play they must be distributed
to the dealer at each table where they will be used and inspected by the dealer
according to the following requirements: (1) Both single deck packages of cards and pre-shuffled
multiple deck packages of cards must be inspected to ensure there is no
evidence of tampering with the packaging. (2) Each single deck of cards and every tenth pre-shuffled
multiple deck package of cards must be opened and inspected by the dealer with
the inspection verified by a table games supervisor. This inspection requires
the dealer to open the cards, verify the correct individual cards are present,
and visually confirm that no evidence of tampering or irregularity is present
on the front or back of each card. The inspected cards must be shuffled at the
table prior to use. (C) Dice found to be unsuitable for use must be removed
from play and reported to a commission gaming agent on duty and
surveillance.
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Rule 3772-11-26 | Cancellation and destruction of cards and dice.
(A) All cards and dice used in casino
gaming must be canceled or destroyed. Cards and dice permanently removed from
new inventory for any other reason must also be canceled or
destroyed. (B) The cancellation or destruction of cards and dice must
take place in a secure location approved by the executive director, and must be
performed in the presence of a member of the casino operator's security
department. (C) Surveillance must be notified before cards or dice are
canceled or destroyed. (D) If a flawed, marked, or suspicious card or die is
identified, cancellation or destruction must be suspended and a gaming agent
and the surveillance department must be notified. (E) Cancellation of cards and dice must occur by drilling a
circular hole of at least three-sixteenths of an inch in diameter through the
center of each card or die, or by other methods as approved by the executive
director. (F) Destruction of cards or dice must occur by
shredding. (G) Card and dice inventory ledgers must be updated to
reflect the cancellation or destruction.
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Rule 3772-11-27 | Table game layouts.
All table game layouts must meet the following
requirements: (A) Markings on the layout must be of a
size that can be adequately seen by the surveillance; (B) The odds of winnings and payouts must be included in
markings on the layout when required by the executive director; (C) The designs must not contain any feature that tends to
create a distraction from the game; (D) All other components of the game on the layout must be
of a size that can be adequately seen by surveillance; and (E) A
colored depiction of the table must be submitted to the executive director for
approval before being placed into play.
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Rule 3772-11-28 | Prohibited activities.
Casino operators must not: (A) Permit the use of any table game or
associated table game equipment that could have been marked, tampered with, or
otherwise placed in a condition or operated in a manner that might affect the
normal game play and its payouts; (B) Conduct, carry on, operate, or deal any
cheating or thieving game or device on the casino facility
premises; (C) Permit known cheating; (D) Permit a patron to use any calculator,
computer, or other electronic, electrical, or mechanical device to do any of
the following: (1) Assist in
projecting the outcome of a game; (2) Keep track of
cards that have been dealt; or (3) Keep track of
changing probabilities. (E) Permit any cheating device to remain in
use in any casino facility.
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