Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 5 - Conduct of Gaming › Section 11 CSR 45-5.183 - Table Game and Poker Cards-Specifications

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes minimum standards for
				  cards used for gambling games.
(1) Unless otherwise approved by the
				commission, all cards used for gambling games must meet the following
				specifications:
(A) Cards used to play table
				games and poker shall be in standard decks of fifty-two (52) cards each with
				each card identical in size and shape to every other card in such deck or as
				otherwise approved by the commission;
(B) Each standard deck shall be composed of
				four (4) suits: diamonds, spades, clubs and hearts;
(C) Each suit shall be composed of thirteen
				(13) cards: ace, king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2. The face of the
				ace, king, queen, jack and 10 value cards may contain an additional marking, as
				approved by the commission, which will permit a dealer, prior to exposing
				his/her hole card at the game of blackjack, to determine the value of that hole
				card;
(D) The backs of each card in
				the deck shall be identical and no card shall 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;
(E) The backs of all cards in the deck shall
				be designed so as to diminish as far as possible the ability of any person to
				place concealed markings thereon;
(F) The design to be placed on the backs of
				cards used by licensees shall contain the name or trade name of the Class B
				licensee where the cards are to be used and shall be submitted to the
				commission for approval prior to use of such cards in gaming
				activity;
(G) Each deck of cards
				for use in table games as defined in this section shall be boxed separately or
				boxed in sets of two (2) or more manufacturer pre-shuffled decks and wrapped
				with cellophane or shrink wrap or other similar material as approved by the
				commission and such packaging shall have a tamper resistant destructive
				security seal and a tear band. Each deck of poker cards shall be boxed in sets
				of two (2) decks and wrapped with cellophane or shrink wrap or other similar
				material as approved by the commission and have a tamper resistant destructive
				security seal and a tear band;
(H)
				Nothing in this section shall prohibit decks of cards with one (1) or more
				jokers contained therein; provided, however, such jokers shall be used by the
				Class B licensee only in the play of any games approved by the commission for
				that manner of play; and
(I) In
				addition to satisfying the requirements of this section, the cards used by a
				Class B licensee in any poker room game must-
1. Be visually distinguishable from the cards
				used by that Class B licensee to play any table games;
2. Be made of plastic; and
3. Each set of poker cards shall have two (2)
				decks with visually distinguishable card backings. These card backings may be
				distinguished, without limitation, by different logos, different colors, or
				different design patterns.