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
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