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Chapter 3772-11 | Table Games

 
 
 
Rule
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.

Last updated May 2, 2022 at 9:25 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033
Amplifies: 3772.01
Five Year Review Date: 5/2/2027
Prior Effective Dates: 4/29/2017, 12/22/2018, 7/27/2019
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.

Last updated May 2, 2022 at 9:26 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033
Amplifies: 3772.03, 3772.033
Five Year Review Date: 5/2/2027
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.

Last updated May 2, 2022 at 9:26 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033
Amplifies: 3772.03, 3772.033
Five Year Review Date: 5/2/2027
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.

Last updated May 2, 2022 at 9:26 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033
Amplifies: 3772.03, 3772.033, 3772.20
Five Year Review Date: 5/2/2027
Prior Effective Dates: 6/1/2014
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.

Last updated May 2, 2022 at 9:27 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033
Amplifies: 3772.03, 3772.033
Five Year Review Date: 5/2/2027
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.

Last updated May 2, 2022 at 9:27 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033
Amplifies: 3772.03, 3772.033, 3772.22
Five Year Review Date: 5/2/2027
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.

Last updated May 2, 2022 at 9:27 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033
Amplifies: 3772.03, 3772.033, 3772.22
Five Year Review Date: 5/2/2027
Prior Effective Dates: 12/22/2018
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.

Last updated May 2, 2022 at 9:27 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033
Amplifies: 3772.03, 3772.033
Five Year Review Date: 5/2/2027
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.

Last updated May 2, 2022 at 9:28 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033
Amplifies: 3772.03, 3772.033, 3772.22
Five Year Review Date: 5/2/2027
Prior Effective Dates: 5/19/2012
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.

Last updated May 2, 2022 at 9:28 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033
Amplifies: 3772.03, 3772.033, 3772.22
Five Year Review Date: 5/2/2027
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.

Last updated May 2, 2022 at 9:28 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033
Amplifies: 3772.03, 3772.033, 3772.22
Five Year Review Date: 5/2/2027
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.

Last updated May 2, 2022 at 9:29 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033
Amplifies: 3772.03, 3772.033, 3772.22
Five Year Review Date: 5/2/2027
Prior Effective Dates: 5/19/2012
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.

Last updated May 2, 2022 at 9:29 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033
Amplifies: 3772.03, 3772.033
Five Year Review Date: 5/2/2027
Prior Effective Dates: 10/1/2016
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.

Last updated May 2, 2022 at 9:29 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033
Amplifies: 3772.03, 3772.033
Five Year Review Date: 5/2/2027
Prior Effective Dates: 5/19/2012
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.

Last updated May 2, 2022 at 9:29 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033
Amplifies: 3772.03, 3772.033
Five Year Review Date: 5/2/2027
Prior Effective Dates: 5/19/2012
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.

Last updated May 2, 2022 at 9:30 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033
Amplifies: 3772.03, 3772.033, 3772.22
Five Year Review Date: 5/2/2027
Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/2021
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.

Last updated May 2, 2022 at 9:30 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033
Amplifies: 3772.03, 3772.033, 3772.22
Five Year Review Date: 5/2/2027
Prior Effective Dates: 5/19/2012
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.

Last updated May 2, 2022 at 9:30 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033
Amplifies: 3772.03, 3772.033, 3772.21
Five Year Review Date: 5/2/2027
Prior Effective Dates: 5/19/2012, 11/24/2018
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.

Last updated May 2, 2022 at 9:31 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033
Amplifies: 3772.03, 3772.033, 3772.22
Five Year Review Date: 5/2/2027
Prior Effective Dates: 6/1/2014, 10/1/2016, 4/29/2017
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.

Last updated May 2, 2022 at 9:31 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033
Amplifies: 3772.03, 3772.033, 3772.22
Five Year Review Date: 5/2/2027
Prior Effective Dates: 5/19/2012, 9/26/2015, 1/1/2021
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.

Last updated May 2, 2022 at 9:31 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033
Amplifies: 3772.03, 3772.033, 3772.22
Five Year Review Date: 5/2/2027
Prior Effective Dates: 12/22/2018
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.

Last updated May 2, 2022 at 9:32 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033
Amplifies: 3772.03, 3772.033
Five Year Review Date: 5/2/2027
Prior Effective Dates: 4/29/2017
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.

Last updated May 2, 2022 at 9:32 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033
Amplifies: 3772.03, 3772.033
Five Year Review Date: 5/2/2027
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.

Last updated May 2, 2022 at 9:32 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033
Amplifies: 3772.03, 3772.033
Five Year Review Date: 5/2/2027
Prior Effective Dates: 5/19/2012, 9/26/2015
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.

Last updated May 2, 2022 at 9:32 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033
Amplifies: 3772.03, 3772.033
Five Year Review Date: 5/2/2027
Prior Effective Dates: 5/19/2012
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.

Last updated May 2, 2022 at 9:33 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033
Amplifies: 3772.03, 3772.033
Five Year Review Date: 5/2/2027
Prior Effective Dates: 5/19/2012, 9/26/2015, 4/29/2017
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.

Last updated May 2, 2022 at 9:33 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033
Amplifies: 3772.03, 3772.033
Five Year Review Date: 5/2/2027
Prior Effective Dates: 5/19/2012
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.

Last updated May 19, 2022 at 3:17 PM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033
Amplifies: 3772.01, 3772.03, 3772.033, 3772.99
Five Year Review Date: 5/2/2027