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Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.2 - Gambling, Generally › Rule 23.16.206 - PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1)
				Except as provided in (2) and the Criminal Justice Information Act (Title 44,
				chapter 5, MCA), the department shall release information in its possession
				upon a case-by-case evaluation of whether the individual right to privacy
				clearly exceeds the merits of public disclosure.
(2) With regard to information obtained in
				the application or tax reporting processes, the department shall release
				information in conformance with
				23-5-115,
				MCA, and
				23-5-116,
				MCA.
23-5-115,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 23-5-115,
					 23-5-116,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.2 - Gambling, Generally › Rule 23.16.209 - ILLEGAL GAMBLING DEVICES

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The
				following definitions apply for this rule:
(a) the terms "illegal gambling device" and
				"public gambling" have the definitions found in
				23-5-112,
				MCA; and
(b) the term "museum"
				means a facility or registered historic site, whether publicly or privately
				owned, where objects of historic, scientific, artistic, or cultural interest
				are exhibited or demonstrated to the public.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.2 - Gambling, Generally › Rule 23.16.210 - ANTIQUE GAMBLING DEVICES

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The terms
				antique gambling device and public gambling have the definitions found in
				23-5-112,
				MCA.
(2) An antique gambling device
				may be operated only:
(a) for public gambling
				by a licensed gambling operator if the device is a VGM permitted as required by
				law; or
(b) in a private
				residential dwelling for purposes other than public gambling.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.3 - Shake-A-Day Games › Rule 23.16.301 - SHAKE-A-DAY GAMES

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) All shake-a-day
				games are subject to these general rules:
(a)
				only establishments licensed for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be consumed
				on the premises may offer shake-a-day games;
(b) only establishments licensed for the sale
				of alcoholic beverages to be consumed on the premises may offer shake-a-day
				games;
(c) the price per play may
				not exceed 50 cents;
(d) a player
				may play more than one pot per day, but may not play any individual pot more
				than once per day;
(e) the player
				must be allowed to choose the pot or pots the player plays;
(f) no more than five dice may be
				used;
(g) a gambling operator may
				offer noncash prizes for a winning combination, but the gambling operator may
				not award an additional roll of the dice; and.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.4 - Card Dealer Licenses › Rule 23.16.401 - APPLICATION FOR CARD DEALER LICENSE

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1)
				Applications for card dealer licenses (Form 4) are available on the
				department's website (
www.dojmt.gov/gaming
), from a local Gambling
				Control Division office, or from a local Motor Vehicle Division office.
(2) An applicant for a card dealer
				license must first appear in person and present government-issued
				identification to an authorized representative of the Motor Vehicle Division.
				Upon confirmation of the applicant's identity, the authorized representative of
				the Motor Vehicle Division must obtain a photograph and signature of the
				applicant.
(3) An applicant for a
				card dealer license must next submit a completed application to the Department
				of Justice, Gambling Control Division. The application is not complete unless
				it contains:
(a) a card dealer application
				(Form 4) with all required information, signed and dated by the
				applicant;
(b) two original sets of
				fingerprints to be obtained from and certified by a local law enforcement
				agency;
(c) a completed personal
				history statement (Form 10); and
(d) the license fee and fingerprint
				processing fee.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.4 - Card Dealer Licenses › Rule 23.16.402 - CARD DEALER LICENSE

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) A card dealer
				license issued by the department will contain the licensee's :
(a) photograph;
(b) first name, middle initial, and last
				name; and
(c) assigned license
				number and expiration date.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.4 - Card Dealer Licenses › Rule 23.16.403 - PROCESSING OF CARD DEALER LICENSE APPLICATION RENEWAL OR REPLACEMENT

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) In every case in which application is
				made to the department for a dealer license, the department will, within 90
				days:
(a) issue a dealer license to the
				applicant; or
(b) deny a dealer
				license to the applicant.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.4 - Card Dealer Licenses › Rule 23.16.406 - TEMPORARY CARD DEALER LICENSE

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) An
				applicant for a card dealer license may request a temporary card dealer license
				while the application is being processed.
(2) An applicant for a temporary card dealer
				license must first appear in person and present government issued
				identification to an authorized representative of the Motor Vehicle Division .
				Upon confirmation of the applicant's identity, the authorized representative of
				the Motor Vehicle Division must obtain a photograph and signature of the
				applicant.
(3) The applicant must
				then appear in person and submit to an investigator for the department:
(a) Form 4 with all required information,
				signed and dated by the applicant;
(b) two original sets of fingerprints to be
				obtained from and certified by a local law enforcement agency;
(c) verifiable evidence that the applicant
				has an offer of employment as a card dealer, or a reasonable prospect for
				employment as a card dealer, and that such employment is expected to commence
				within 14 days of making application; and
(d) the license fee and fingerprint
				processing fee.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.4 - Card Dealer Licenses › Rule 23.16.407 - CONFISCATION OF TEMPORARY CARD DEALER LICENSE

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The department may confiscate a temporary
				card dealer license by issuing a temporary cease and desist order based on a
				finding of any of the following conditions:
(a) the holder of such license has been
				placed or remains in actual or constructive custody as a result of any felony
				or gambling-related misdemeanor and is awaiting trial on such criminal charges;
				or
(b) the department, pursuant to
				ARM
				23.16.203(1),
				has notified the holder of such a license of the department's intent to deny a
				permanent dealer license to the holder.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.4 - Card Dealer Licenses › Rule 23.16.410 - POSSESSION OF DEALER LICENSE (Repealed)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
AUTH:
					 23-5-115,
					 MCA IMP:
					 23-5-308,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.4 - Card Dealer Licenses › Rule 23.16.411 - DEALER LICENSE SPECIFIC TO THE PERSON NAMED THEREON (Repealed)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
AUTH:
					 23-5-115,
					 MCA IMP:
					 23-5-308,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.5 - Gambling Operator Licenses › Rule 23.16.501 - DEFINITIONS (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
23-5-115,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 23-5-176,
					 23-5-177,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.5 - Gambling Operator Licenses › Rule 23.16.503 - APPLICATION PROCESSING FEE

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) When a
				gambling operator license is submitted, the applicant shall pay a deposit on
				the license application processing fee in an amount set forth in the
				application form.
(2) The applicant
				shall submit the deposit required under (1) in the form of a check or money
				order.
(3) Based on the actual cost
				incurred by the department in determining whether the applicant qualifies for
				licensure, the department shall refund any overpayment of the fee or collect an
				amount sufficient to reimburse the department for any underpayment of actual
				costs.
(4) If an applicant
				withdraws the application after the department has begun processing the
				application, the department shall refund any amount not expended as of the date
				of withdrawal.
AUTH:
					 23-5-115,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 23-5-177,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.5 - Gambling Operator Licenses › Rule 23.16.504 - INVESTIGATION OF APPLICANTS, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE REQUIRED

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The department may require access to all
				of the applicant's financial records which pertain to the financing of the
				proposed operation, to evaluate statements and support documentation supplied
				with the background application form.
23-5-115,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 23-5-176,
					 23-5-177,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.5 - Gambling Operator Licenses › Rule 23.16.505 - PREMISES SHARING INTERNAL ENTRANCE

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1)
				Except as provided in
				23-5-117, MCA,
				the department may not approve a premises for issuance of an operator's license
				if the premises:
(a) shares a common internal
				wall with another premises for which an operator's license has been issued;
				and
(b) the wall contains an
				internal entrance through which public access is allowed.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.5 - Gambling Operator Licenses › Rule 23.16.506 - PROVISIONAL OPERATOR LICENSE (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
23-5-115,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 23-5-176,
					 23-5-177,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.5 - Gambling Operator Licenses › Rule 23.16.508 - CHANGES IN MANAGERS, OFFICERS, AND DIRECTORS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Except as provided in (2) and ARM
				23.16.510, any change in location
				managers, officers, or directors must be reported to the department within 30
				days of the date of change.
(2) Any
				gambling operator holding an alcoholic beverage license issued under
				16-4-201(8),
				MCA, to military clubs, veterans' organizations, or fraternal organizations
				must report any change in officers or directors no later than the licensee's
				next license renewal application.
(3) Any gambling operator holding an
				alcoholic beverage license issued under
				16-4-201(8),
				MCA, to military clubs, veterans' organizations, or fraternal organizations
				must report any change in officers or directors no later than the licensee's
				next license renewal application.
(4) New location managers, officers, and
				directors shall submit a personal history statement and a complete set of
				fingerprints (Forms 10 and FD-258).
AUTH:
					 23-5-112,
					 23-5-115,
					 23-5-176,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 16-4-414,
					 23-5-176,
					 23-5-177,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.5 - Gambling Operator Licenses › Rule 23.16.509 - TEMPORARY GAMBLING AUTHORITY

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The department
				may grant an applicant for a gambling operator license the temporary authority
				to operate gambling when:
(a) the application
				and supporting documents, except Form FD-258 fingerprint cards, have been
				electronically submitted to the department through the department's licensing
				portal;
(b) the department has
				concluded the application is complete;
(c) the premises to be licensed had been
				licensed and operated as a gambling establishment, or licensed for the
				on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages, and the premises were not
				altered from the last approved floor plan;
(d) the department has no adverse information
				about the applicant's owners, officers, and managers prior to granting
				temporary authority; and
(e) except
				for those grandfathered locations provided for under ARM
				23.16.130, the Department of
				Revenue has issued temporary authority to purvey alcoholic
				beverages.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.5 - Gambling Operator Licenses › Rule 23.16.510 - LOCATION MANAGERS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) A gambling
				operator shall designate at least one location manager, which designation shall
				initially be made on the license application. A licensed owner who does not
				personally provide onsite management of the premises shall designate a location
				manager to perform such services. A location manager authorized by the licensee
				to provide general oversight of the gambling operation must be approved by the
				department.
(2) Except as provided
				in (3), within 30 days of a location manager commencing duties, the licensee
				shall submit to the department a completed location manager application (Form
				30A), and for nonowners, the licensee shall also submit:
(a) a completed personal history statement
				(Form 10) for each location manager;
(b) two complete sets of fingerprint cards
				for each location manager; and
(c)
				fingerprint processing fees.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.10 - Poker Runs › Rule 23.16.1001 - POKER RUNS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) As used in this
				rule, "travel" means to journey by any physical means.
(2) Each participant in a poker run must
				travel to the designated locations at which playing cards are
				obtained.
(3) After all cards are
				accumulated, participants in the poker run shall select the requisite number of
				cards for the hand in the type of poker being played.
23-5-115,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 23-5-308,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.11 - Card Game Tournaments › Rule 23.16.1101 - CARD GAME TOURNAMENTS - POKER TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION RULES

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Card game
				tournaments which involve consideration to play and the chance of winning
				something of value are gambling activities. Publicly played card game
				tournaments involving gambling activity are limited to the authorized card
				games provided for in
				23-5-311,
				MCA.
(2) Except where there is a
				conflict with state law, department rule, or the applicable authority
				references, all poker tournaments shall comply with the most recent version of
				the Poker Tournament Directors Association Rules. The Poker Tournament
				Directors Association Rules may be obtained from the Gambling Control Division
				web site
www.dojmt.gov/gaming
.
(3) A copy of the tournament rules
				must be provided to tournament participants and posted as provided for in
				23-5-317,
				MCA.
(4) Every card game tournament
				involving poker or panguingue must be conducted by a licensed dealer as
				required in
				23-5-309,
				MCA.
(5) In every tournament, a
				designated person, who may be one of the licensed dealers, must be present on
				the premises at all times during the tournament to oversee the conduct of the
				games and settle disputes.
(6) All
				winners must be determined at the conclusion of the tournament based upon
				points or chips accumulated throughout the course of the tournament. Prizes may
				only be awarded at the conclusion of the tournament. Any determination of a
				winner or award of a prize concludes a tournament.
(7) No card game tournament may be conducted
				as any part of a casino night.
(8)
				Card game tournaments may not be conducted between the hours of 2 a.m. and 8
				a.m. on any day unless the hours for operating a live card game table have been
				extended by a city or county ordinance.
(9) Card game tournaments must comply with
				the requirements of Title 23, chapter 5, MCA, and the rules of the
				department.
AUTH:
					 23-5-115,
					 23-5-313,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 23-5-306,
					 23-5-307,
					 23-5-308,
					 23-5-317,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.11 - Card Game Tournaments › Rule 23.16.1102 - LARGE-STAKES CARD GAME TOURNAMENTS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) A licensed
				operator with a permit to operate at least one live card game table on premises
				may apply to the department for an annual permit to conduct large-stakes card
				game tournaments. The application must be submitted on Form 14A, the
				large-stakes card game tournament permit application, which is available from
				the department. The annual permit fee must accompany the submission of the
				application. A large-stakes card game tournament permit is effective July 1
				through June 30.
(2) A licensed
				operator who has been issued a large-stakes card game tournament permit may
				conduct no more than 16 large-stakes tournaments during the permit year.
(3) A large-stakes card game
				tournament may be conducted for no more than five consecutive days.
(4) The only consideration that may be paid
				by a participant in a large-stakes card game tournament is an entry fee, and if
				allowed by tournament rules, a fee paid to reenter the tournament after the
				participant has been eliminated from competition. Under no circumstances may
				the total amount paid to participate in a large-stakes card game tournament,
				including all entry and reentry fees, exceed $1,875.
(5) The department must receive notification
				on Form 14A of each large-stakes card game tournament at least five business
				days before the start of the tournament. The permit holder may submit the
				complete notification Form 14A to the department by mail, FAX or e-mail. The
				notification of a large-stakes card game tournament must state:
(a) permit holder's name and operator's
				license number;
(b) type of card
				game to be played;
(c) number of
				tables to be used during the tournament;
(d) date(s) of the tournament;
(e) amount of entry fee and reentry
				fees;
(f) description of all
				prizes, including the amount of any cash prizes;
(g) whether it is a charitable tournament,
				including identification of all charitable beneficiaries;
(h) whether it is part of a progressive
				tournament, including identification of all other locations participating in
				the progressive tournament;
(i)
				the face value of the chips to be used; and
(j) a copy of all tournament rules not
				included in the Poker Tournament Directors Association Rules.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.11 - Card Game Tournaments › Rule 23.16.1103 - SMALL-STAKES CARD GAME TOURNAMENTS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) A
				licensed operator with a permit to operate at least one live card game table on
				premises may apply to the department for an annual permit to conduct
				small-stakes card game tournaments. The application must be submitted on Form
				14B, the small-stakes card game tournament permit application, which is
				available from the department. The annual permit fee must accompany the
				submission of the application. The small-stakes card game tournament permit is
				effective July 1 through June 30.
(2) The only consideration that may be paid
				to participate in a small-stakes card game tournament is a single entry fee
				which must be paid before the start of the tournament, and may under no
				circumstances exceed $80. No other fees or costs may be assessed to participate
				in a small-stakes tournament.
(3)
				Small-stakes card game tournaments may only be conducted on permitted card
				tables, plus one additional card table used only for small-stakes tournament
				play.
(4) A small-stakes card game
				tournament permit holder may conduct a small-stakes card game tournament for
				charitable purposes.
(5) For each
				charitable tournament, the permit holder conducting the tournament shall
				maintain for a period of 12 months from the date of the tournament, and provide
				to the department upon request:
(a) a record
				of the total amount of entry and reentry fees collected in the charitable
				tournament;
(b) a description of
				how the tournament was publicly identified as a charitable
				tournament;
(c) the name and
				address of each charitable, educational, or recreational nonprofit organization
				that received a distribution of the charitable proceeds; and
(d) the amount of money distributed to each
				charitable, educational, or recreational nonprofit organization.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.12 - Poker and Other Card Games › Rule 23.16.1202 - TYPES OF CARD GAMES AUTHORIZED

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The
				following card games are authorized by law and must be played only in the
				manner set out for that game in the applicable authority reference:
(a) the poker games of Texas Hold'em, Draw
				Poker, Omaha, Seven Card Stud, and their variations as well as general poker
				rules and practices, according to the Official Montana Poker Rulebook (version
				2014); and
(b) other poker
				variations, as well as the games of bridge, cribbage, hearts, panguingue,
				pinochle, pitch, rummy, solo, and whist, according to Scarne's Encyclopedia of
				Card Games, copyright 1983, by John Scarne, pages 18 through 276.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.12 - Poker and Other Card Games › Rule 23.16.1203 - SOCIAL CARD GAMES PLAYED SOLELY FOR PRIZES OF MINIMAL VALUE

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Except for the
				card games of panguingue and poker and their approved variations, an authorized
				card game as provided for in
				23-5-311,
				MCA, which is played solely for prizes of minimal value, is considered a social
				card game and is not a gambling activity.
(2) For purposes of this rule, prizes of
				minimal value means:
(a) an award to an
				individual card game winner of cash and/or merchandise which does not exceed
				$10 in total value; or
(b) an award
				to the winner or winners of a social card game tournament in cash and/or
				merchandise in an amount which does not exceed a total value that is the
				equivalent of $10 times the number of participants. For example, if there are
				25 participants in a tournament, the total value of a prize awarded cannot
				exceed $250.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.12 - Poker and Other Card Games › Rule 23.16.1205 - RANKING OF POKER CARDS AND HANDS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The
				cards in poker are ranked ace, king, queen, jack, ten, nine, eight, seven, six,
				five, four, three, deuce. The ace is the highest ranked card in high poker and
				is ranked lower than a deuce in low poker.
(2) The hands in poker are ranked and defined
				as follows from highest to lowest:
(a) five
				of a kind - four cards of the same rank and a wild card.
(b) straight flush - five cards of the same
				suit in sequence. An ace high straight flush is a "royal flush."
(c) four of a kind - four cards of the same
				rank.
(d) full house - three cards
				of the same rank and two cards of another rank.
(e) flush - five cards of the same
				suit.
(f) straight - five cards in
				sequence.
(g) three of a kind -
				three cards of the same rank.
(h)
				two pair - two cards of the same rank and two cards of another rank.
(i) one pair - two cards of the same
				rank.
(j) highest card - the
				highest ranking card in the hand of five unmatched cards.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.12 - Poker and Other Card Games › Rule 23.16.1206 - POKER CARDS - PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1)
				The cards used in the game of poker must be one complete standard deck of 52
				cards plus optional joker(s).
(2)
				The design on the backs of each card in the deck must be identical and no card
				may contain any marking, symbol, or design that will enable a player 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. The
				backs of the cards may contain a logo.
(3) A blank card, commonly known as a cap
				card or cutting card, must be available and used by the dealer to indicate the
				location for a player's cut or to obstruct a player's view of the bottom card
				in the deck.
(4) No operator, card
				room contractor, or dealer may use cards that are taped, defaced, bent,
				crimped, or deformed in any manner.
23-5-115,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 23-5-311,
					 23-5-324,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.12 - Poker and Other Card Games › Rule 23.16.1209 - POKER CHIPS - VALUE AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Each poker chip used must be either
				clearly and permanently impressed, engraved, or imprinted on one side with a
				specific value of the chip or colored so as to clearly denote the value of the
				chip. At the operator's or card room contractor's discretion, the other side of
				the chip may have the operator's or card room contractor's name represented by
				a related design, symbol, abbreviation, or other identification which would
				differentiate the operator's or card room contractor's chips from those being
				used by every other operator or card room contractor.
(2) Each denomination of poker chip must have
				a different primary color from the other denominations of chips. Each operator
				or card room contractor may, at his discretion, utilize contrasting secondary
				colors for any inlays on each denomination of poker chip.
(3) The value and colors of the poker chips
				must be conspicuously posted within sight of the card table.
(4) Poker chips must be sold for cash only
				and no credit of any nature may be extended to a person purchasing
				chips.
(5) The operator or card
				room contractor must redeem on demand his own chips for cash at the value for
				which they were sold.
23-5-115,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 23-5-311,
					 23-5-324,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.12 - Poker and Other Card Games › Rule 23.16.1210 - WAGERS TO BE MADE WITH POKER CHIPS OR CASH ONLY

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) In games not scored with points, all
				wagers must be made with poker chips or cash.
23-5-115,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 23-5-311,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.12 - Poker and Other Card Games › Rule 23.16.1211 - PERSONS NOT TO BRING THEIR OWN CARDS OR POKER CHIPS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) No person may bring to the card table or
				introduce into a poker game any playing card or cards or any poker chip or
				chips other than those obtained from the operator or card room
				contractor.
23-5-115,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 23-5-311,
					 23-5-324,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.12 - Poker and Other Card Games › Rule 23.16.1212 - PROCEDURE FOR ACCEPTING CASH AT THE POKER TABLE

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Each dealer who receives currency from a
				player at a poker table for exchange for poker chips shall observe the
				following procedures and requirements:
(a)
				The currency must be spread on the top of the poker table by the dealer
				accepting it, in full view of the player who presented it.
(b) The amount of currency must be verbalized
				by the dealer accepting it.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.12 - Poker and Other Card Games › Rule 23.16.1216 - PLAYER RESTRICTIONS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) There must be
				at least two players.
(2) No player
				in a poker game may play other than the player's own hand.
(3) A player shall only play one hand and the
				player shall make all decisions without advice from any person.
(4) No player or other person may provide any
				information to any other player or person regarding a player's live or folded
				hand.
(5) A player may only obtain
				additional chips from the house and may not pass chips to another player or
				otherwise exchange them.
(6)
				Subsections (3) and (4) do not apply to the game of bridge when played
				according to the rules set forth in the authority reference.
23-5-115,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 23-5-311,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.12 - Poker and Other Card Games › Rule 23.16.1217 - USE OF DEVICE PROHIBITED

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) It is unlawful
				for any player to use any device to assist in keeping track of the card
				played.
Sec.
					 23-5-115
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 23-5-311
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.12 - Poker and Other Card Games › Rule 23.16.1218 - SPECIAL POLICIES

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Each operator
				or card room contractor may establish rules of conduct for the players and
				spectators on the operator's premise as long as the rules do not conflict with
				state law.
Sec.
					 23-5-115
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 23-5-311,
					 23-5-324
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.12 - Poker and Other Card Games › Rule 23.16.1224 - DEALER RESTRICTIONS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Except as
				provided in (3), in authorized card games using licensed dealers, licensed
				dealers shall have no financial interest, directly or indirectly, in the
				outcome of any game which they deal.
(2) Except as provided in (3), card dealers
				shall receive no share of the rake and must be employees of the licensed
				operator or card room contractor.
(3) This rule does not prevent licensed
				operators or card room contractors who are licensed dealers from dealing their
				own games or receiving a share of the rake.
23-5-115,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 23-5-308,
					 23-5-309,
					 23-5-311,
					 23-5-324,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.12 - Poker and Other Card Games › Rule 23.16.1225 - HOUSE PLAYERS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The operator,
				card room contractor, or dealer must identify house players upon
				request.
(2) The operator or card
				room contractor who is conducting a live card game may use house players only
				for the purpose of starting and/or maintaining sufficient number of players in
				the card game.
(3) The operator or
				card room contractor may:
(a) provide chips
				owned by the house to a house player for use in a live card game conducted by
				the operator or card room contractor;
(b) require the house player to return to the
				operator or card room contractor all house chips that remain with the house
				player when the house player exits the game;
(c) make the house player an employee who is
				paid a wage; and
(d) allow a house
				player to keep all of the winnings or a portion of the winnings derived from
				the use of house chips in a game conducted by the operator or card room
				contractor.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.12 - Poker and Other Card Games › Rule 23.16.1228 - DECKS - SHUFFLE AND CUT OF THE CARDS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1)
				The operator or card room contractor must have two separate decks of cards
				available at each table. The color of the backs of the cards of the two decks
				must be a different predominant color. Any player may request that the dealer
				change decks. If such a request is made, the dealer must switch the use of
				decks at the end of that hand.
(2)
				Immediately prior to commencement of play of each game, the dealer must, in
				front of the players, shuffle all cards so that they are randomly
				intermixed.
Sec.
					 23-5-115
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 23-5-311,
					 23-5-324
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.12 - Poker and Other Card Games › Rule 23.16.1229 - ANTE, BLIND BET

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) A player may
				ante for each hand by placing a bet on the table in front of him or her before
				the first card of the game is dealt. Then, the dealer shall sweep the antes and
				place them in the pot. Once the first card has been dealt, the ante may not be
				altered.
(2) For a blind bet to be
				part of any game, it must be announced prior to beginning the deal. A blind bet
				may be used in addition to an ante.
Sec.
					 23-5-115
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 23-5-311
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.12 - Poker and Other Card Games › Rule 23.16.1231 - RAKE

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The rake may be a percentage of the pot
				or a set fee established by the house and must be clearly posted. The rake must
				remain in a designated area until the pot is awarded. The chip tray cannot be
				used as a designated rake area. After the pot is awarded, the rake may then be
				placed in the chip tray, a segregated area, or drop box near the
				dealer.
(2) A percentage rake must
				be pulled from the pot in an obvious manner following the completion of each
				betting round.
(3) A percentage
				rake must be calculated based on the amount bet in each round and placed in a
				designated rake area which is clearly visible to all players.
(4) A card dealer who has no interest in the
				operator's license or card room contractor's license may not recieve a share of
				a rake.
Sec.
					 23-5-115
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 23-5-311
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.12 - Poker and Other Card Games › Rule 23.16.1232 - OPERATION OF THE GAMES - TABLE STAKES

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1)
				Play must always proceed in a clockwise direction, with each player's turn to
				act following the person on the player's immediate right.
(2) The operator or card room contractor may
				set a minimum buy-in, a maximum buy-in, or both, for each game. The operator or
				card room contractor must announce the length of time a player may leave the
				game and still be considered part of the same playing session.
(3) The dealer must advise each new player of
				rules of the game being played prior to the ante.
(4) A player may not remove any of his or her
				chips from the table until the player quits the game. However, a player may use
				chips to pay for other goods or services in the premises.
(5) Players may only purchase additional
				chips between hands.
(6) Concealed
				chips may not be used in play for a game.
(7) Only poker chips and/or cash on the table
				(table stakes) at the start of a hand may be in play for that pot.
23-5-115,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 23-5-309,
					 23-5-311,
					 23-5-312,
					 23-5-313,
					 23-5-324,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.12 - Poker and Other Card Games › Rule 23.16.1233 - FOULED HANDS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) A player is
				responsible for taking reasonable steps to protect his/her hand by holding on
				to it or by placing one or more chips on it. A player who fails to take
				reasonable steps to protect his or her hand shall have no relief if that hand
				is "fouled" as defined in this subsection, or is accidentally taken in by the
				dealer. A fouled hand or a hand accidentally taken by the dealer is a dead
				hand, as defined in this subsection.
(2) A protected hand may not be ruled fouled
				by accidental contact with discards unless it is impossible to completely
				reconstruct. A player who has a protected hand taken in by the dealer or fouled
				by discards through no fault of the player is entitled to be refunded from the
				pot all the chips the player put in the pot on that game. In disputed cases,
				the dealer's decision is final.
Sec.
					 23-5-115
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 23-5-311
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.12 - Poker and Other Card Games › Rule 23.16.1234 - THE DEAL

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Each card dealt
				must be the top card of the deck. The order of future ownership of cards that
				will be in play is not to be disturbed at any time during the deal of a
				game.
(2) When the dealer burns a
				card, it must be placed facedown on the table before dealing any round of
				cards. Burned cards must be kept separate from the discards throughout the
				hand.
(3) A player facing a bet who
				announces a fold shall have a dead hand.
(4) All pots must be awarded by the dealer
				only. When the dealer has awarded the pot and it has been taken in by that
				player without a claim made against it, the award stands. No player may make an
				agreement with any other player regarding the pot. Each game must be played to
				conclusion and the pot awarded to the actual winning player.
(5) The dealer may place a maximum time limit
				on players during which time a player must act on his or her hand. At the lapse
				of the time limit, if there has not been a bet to the player, the player must
				check; if there has been a bet to the player, the player's hand is dead.
				However, the dealer shall provide a reasonable warning to the player prior to
				the application of this subsection.
Sec.
					 23-5-115
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 23-5-311
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.12 - Poker and Other Card Games › Rule 23.16.1237 - BETTING

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) A player who unintentionally puts fewer
				chips into the pot than are needed to call a bet must either complete the call
				or withdraw his or her chips and fold.
(2) If an improper number of chips are bet by
				a player and the dealer puts the player's chips into the pot without making or
				hearing an immediate objection, it must be considered a bet by the
				player.
(3) A player must place his
				entire bet in front of the player at one time. Unless a player has failed to
				place the necessary amount of chips to call a bet or to signify a raise, the
				player may not place additional chips into the pot (no string bets). The dealer
				may allow a single apparent string bet, but must caution the player that such
				bets are not allowed.
(4) A player
				confronted by a bet larger than the player's table stakes may "call" with the
				amount of chips in front of the player ("all in" bet). The excess part of the
				bet is either returned to the bettor(s) or used to form a side pot with another
				player or players by matching the amount called.
(5) A side pot or other wager on the outcome
				of a hand is prohibited unless an "all in" bet is made as provided for in
				(4).
(6) In stud poker without a
				blind, the highest or lowest up card may be designated to initiate action if a
				house rule is posted to identify which method will be used.
23-5-115,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 23-5-309,
					 23-5-311,
					 23-5-312,
					 23-5-313,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.12 - Poker and Other Card Games › Rule 23.16.1239 - IMPROPER DEAL

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) A card
				improperly dealt faceup, flashed as it is dealt so a player might know its
				identity, a joker dealt when the joker is not being used in the game, or a
				downcard dealt off the table is considered an exposed card. A card exposed by a
				player is not an exposed card. An exposed card must be replaced.
(2) A misdeal shall cause all the cards to be
				returned to the dealer for a redeal.
Sec.
					 23-5-115
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 23-5-311
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.12 - Poker and Other Card Games › Rule 23.16.1240 - POSTING OF RULES

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) At least the
				following rules must be posted in a clear, legible manner at each card table or
				in such a conspicuous location that the player at a card table can readily read
				such rules.
(a) Games to be played.
(b) Betting limits of the games.
(c) Ante or blind bets (if any).
(d) Number of raises.
(e) Minimum and/or maximum buy-in limits (if
				any).
(f) $800 pot limit.
(g) Rake percentage or set fee.
(h) Check and raise (yes or no).
(i) Designated wild card(s).
(j) No side pots (except in cases of all-in
				bets).
(k) No credit.
(l) No passing chips.
(m) No checks.
(n) Maximum number of players in each type of
				game.
(o) Players must be 18 years
				old.
(p) House players identified
				upon request.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.12 - Poker and Other Card Games › Rule 23.16.1245 - CARD ROOM CONTRACTORS LICENSE

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) A
				person may obtain a card room contractor license by submitting to the
				department a card room contractor license application (Form 9), which is
				available upon request from the department.
(2) The application must include:
(a) full identification of the applicant,
				including legal name, address, phone number, and social security number or
				federal identification number;
(b)
				Forms 10 and FD-258 as described in ARM
				23.16.102;
(c) a complete set of fingerprints, on Form
				FD-258 provided by the department, obtained and certified by a local law
				enforcement agency, the department, or a private security company approved by
				the department for each person required to complete a personal history
				statement;
(d) financial statements
				for the applicant's business as described in ARM
				23.16.502;
(e) a $150 license fee;
(f) a fee to pay the charges to the
				department for obtaining background information from fingerprints;
				and
(g) a copy of each proposed
				agreement to be entered into with a licensed operator to provide gambling on
				the operator's premises.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.12 - Poker and Other Card Games › Rule 23.16.1246 - NOTIFICATION OF AGREEMENT TERMINATION

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1)
				If an agreement between a licensed operator and licensed card room contractor
				is terminated, the operator shall notify the department in writing within 30
				days after termination of the agreement.
Sec.
					 23-5-115
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 23-5-324
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.13 - Live Keno › Rule 23.16.1301 - PLAY OF SUCCESSIVE KENO GAMES

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) A
				player may play successive keno games by paying for the games in advance only
				if he or she remains on the licensed premises. A player requesting to play
				multiple and successive keno is limited to the number of successive games
				allowed by the house. All games must be paid for in advance and any and all
				prizes won must be personally claimed by the player after the last game paid
				for and before the next game begins. Failure to personally claim prizes won by
				the player after the multiple games played will result in forfeiture of any
				prizes won.
(2) Any licensee
				allowing play of successive keno games must clearly post the house limits as to
				the number of successive games allowed, the requirement for payment in advance
				for the number of games to be played, the requirement to remain on the licensed
				premises while the games are played, and the requirement to personally claim
				any prizes before leaving the premises.
(3) In no case may prizes won on previous
				games be automatically carried forward to extend play for games beyond the
				number indicated when the player paid the caller.
(4) Record keeping for the play of successive
				games must be in accordance with these rules.
23-5-115,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 23-5-412,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION › Subchapter 23.16.13 - Live Keno › Rule 23.16.1304 - APPROVED VARIATIONS OF KENO

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1)
				Approved variations of keno are:
(a) A
				straight ticket in which a player picks from one to ten numbers and wagers that
				the numbers will be duplicated entirely or in part from the group of numbers
				drawn.
(b) A split ticket
				consisting of two or more straight tickets written on a single keno card. Each
				group on a split ticket is treated as if it were a single straight
				ticket.
(c) A way ticket in which a
				player selects three or more equal groups of numbers which when taken at least
				two groups at a time comprise several straight ticket combinations.
(d) A combination way ticket in which a
				player simultaneously combines any or all of the variations described in
				(1)(a), (b), and (c).
(e) A king
				ticket in which a single number, commonly known as a king number, is matched
				with each group of numbers selected. The king number is treated as any circled
				number group as used in way and combination way tickets.