Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.18 - Baccarat, Midi-baccarat, Mini-baccarat, and Baccarat-chemin de Fer Tables; Physical Characteristics

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) Baccarat shall
			 be played on a table having numbered player positions for no more than 14
			 players.
(2) Baccarat-chemin de fer
			 shall be played on a table having numbered player positions for no more than 14
			 players.
(3) Mini-baccarat shall be
			 played at a table having player positions for no more than nine players on one
			 side of the table and a place for the dealer on the opposite side; provided
			 however, that unless the cards are changed after each shoe, a mini-baccarat
			 table using the dealing procedure in the authorized Rules of the Game of
			 Minibaccarat shall have player positions for no more than six players. The
			 dimensions of a mini-baccarat table shall be submitted to the Bureau.
(4) A true-to-scale rendering and a color
			 photograph of the layout(s) shall be submitted to the Bureau prior to utilizing
			 the layout design. The layout for a baccarat, midi-baccarat, mini-baccarat, or
			 baccarat-chemin de fer table shall contain, at a minimum:
(a) The name or trade name of the gaming
			 licensee offering the game;
(b) For
			 baccarat, midi-baccarat and mini-baccarat layouts, specific areas designated
			 for the placement of wagers on the "Banker's Hand", "Players Hand", and "Tie
			 Hand";
(c) For baccarat-chemin de
			 fer layouts, specific areas for the placement of the wagers authorized by the
			 authorized Rules of the Game of Baccarat-Chemin de Fer;
(d) For baccarat, midi-baccarat and
			 mini-baccarat layouts, the phrase "Tie Bets pay 8 to 1";
(e) Numbered areas that correspond to the
			 seat numbers for the purpose of marking vigorish; provided, however, that the
			 numbered areas are not required if:
1. For
			 baccarat, the gaming licensee offers a no vigorish variation of the game in
			 accordance with the authorized Rules of the Game of Baccarat;
2. For mini-baccarat, the gaming licensee
			 only charges vigorish in accordance with the provisions of the authorized Rules
			 of the Game of Mini-baccarat or offers a no vigorish variation of the game in
			 accordance with the provisions of the authorized Rules of the Game of
			 Mini-baccarat;
(f) An
			 area designated for the placement of cards for the "Player's" and "Banker's"
			 hands;
(g) If a gaming licensee
			 offers the optional total card wagers in the games of baccarat, midi-baccarat
			 and mini-baccarat;
1. Three specific areas at
			 each player position designated for the placement of total card wagers on a
			 total of four cards, five cards and six cards, and identified with the numerals
			 "4", "5", and "6", respectively, which areas shall be located between the areas
			 designated for the placement of wagers on a "Tie Hand" and the "Banker's Hand";
			 and
2. An inscription on the layout
			 indicating the payout odds for all total card wagers;
(h) If a gaming licensee offers the optional
			 bonus wager authorized by the authorized Rules of the Game of Baccarat or
			 Mini-baccarat:
1. Two separate areas at each
			 player position designated for the placement of the optional bonus wager which
			 shall be located, from the player's perspective, immediately to the right of
			 the areas designated for the placement of wagers on the "Banker's Hand" and
			 "Player's Hand"; and
2. An
			 inscription identifying the payout odds for the optional bonus wager unless the
			 gaming licensee chooses to comply with 205 CMR 146.18(7) through (9); and
(i) If a gaming licensee
			 offers the no vigorish variation of baccarat, midi-baccarat or mini-baccarat
			 pursuant to the authorized Rules of the Game of Baccarat, Baccarat,
			 Midi-baccarat, or Mini-baccarat, respectively:
1. An area at each player position designated
			 for placement of the "dragon 7" wager and inscribed with "dragon 7," which area
			 shall be located on the right side of the area designated for the placement of
			 a "Tie Hand" wager when viewed by the player; and
2. An inscription identifying the payout odds
			 for the dragon 7 wager unless the gaming licensee chooses to comply with 205
			 CMR 146.18(8).