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Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.03 - Value Gaming Chips

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) Each gaming
			 chip which contains a denomination on its face shall be known as a "value
			 chip." Value chips shall only be utilized on the gaming floor, unless otherwise
			 authorized by the Bureau.
(a) Each gaming
			 licensee shall be authorized to issue and use value chips in denominations of
			 $1.00, $2.50, $5.00, $10.00, $20.00, $25.00, $100.00, $500.00, $1,000, $5,000,
			 $20,000, and $25,000 and in such quantities as the gaming licensee may deem
			 appropriate to conduct gaming in its gaming establishment.
(b) Each value chip issued by a gaming
			 licensee shall be in the form of a disk. Value chips with a denomination of
			 $1.00, $2.50, $5.00, $10.00, $20.00, $25.00, and $100.00, shall have a uniform
			 diameter of one and 
			 9/16 inches. Any
			 value chip issued by a gaming licensee in the denomination of $500.00 shall
			 have a uniform diameter of one and 
			 9/16 inches or one
			 and 
			 11/16 inches. Any
			 value chip issued in the denomination of $1,000, $5,000, $20,000, or $25,000
			 shall have a uniform diameter of one and 
			 11/16
			 inches.
(c) Each value chip issued
			 in a denomination of $20,000 or $25,000, in addition to satisfying the
			 requirements set forth in this section, shall be impressed with a unique serial
			 number.
(d) A gaming licensee may
			 file a petition for Commission approval requesting a different denomination
			 value chip than listed in 205 CMR 146.03(1)(a) through (c).
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.04 - Non-value Gaming Chips

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) Each gaming
			 chip which does not contain a denomination on either face thereof shall be
			 known as a "non-value" chip.
(2)
			 Each non-value chip utilized in a gaming establishment shall be issued solely
			 for the purpose of gaming at roulette.
(3) Each non-value chip issued by a gaming
			 licensee shall contain certain identifying characteristics that may appear in
			 any location at least once on each face of the gaming chip and shall be applied
			 in a manner which ensures that each such characteristic shall be clearly
			 visible and remain a permanent part of the gaming chip. The characteristics
			 required by 205 CMR 146.04 shall be applied in such a manner so as to be
			 visible to surveillance employees using the closed circuit television system.
			 The identifying characteristics of a non-value chip, at a minimum, shall
			 include:
(a) The name, trade name, or other
			 identification of the gaming licensee issuing the non-value chip;
(b) A design, insert, or symbol that will
			 permit a set of non-value chips being used at a particular gaming table to be
			 distinguished from the non-value chips being used at every other gaming table
			 in the gaming establishment;
(c)
			 The word "Roulette;" and
(d) Such
			 color and/or design combinations as the Bureau may approve so as to readily
			 distinguish the non-value chips of each player at a particular gaming table
			 from the non-value chips of every other player at the same gaming table and the
			 value chips issued by any gaming licensee.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.05 - Non-value Chips; Permitted Uses; Inventory and Impressment

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(1) Each non-value chip shall be assigned to
			 a particular gaming table and shall be issued and used for gaming at that table
			 only. All non-value chips utilized at a particular gaming table shall have the
			 same design, insert or symbol as required by 205 CMR 146.04. No gaming licensee
			 or any employee thereof shall allow any patron to remove a non-value chip from
			 the gaming table at which it was issued. If a patron removes a non-value chip
			 from the gaming table at which it was issued, the gaming licensee may redeem
			 such chip at the lowest denomination in use at the table.
(2) No patron at a gaming table shall be
			 issued or permitted to game with non-value chips that are identical in color
			 and design to any non-value chip issued to any other patron at the same table.
			 When a patron purchases non-value chips, a non-value chip of the same color and
			 design shall be placed in a slot or receptacle attached to the outer rim of the
			 roulette wheel or in such other device as approved by the Bureau. At that time,
			 a marker button denoting the value of a stack of 20 non-value chips of the same
			 color and design shall be placed in the slot, receptacle or other
			 device.
(3) An impressment of the
			 non-value chips assigned to each gaming table shall be completed at least once
			 every 30 days. The gaming licensee shall record the results of the impressment
			 in the chip inventory ledger required pursuant to 205 CMR 146.02 and shall
			 perform the impressment as follows:
(a) A
			 gaming department supervisor shall complete a "Non-value Chip Impressment"
			 ledger (electronic or manual) to record missing or excess chips and shall
			 deliver the ledger and any excess chips to the main bank or chip
			 bank;
(b) Upon receipt of the
			 "Non-value Chip Impressment" ledger, a main bank cashier or chip bank cashier
			 shall, if appropriate, immediately prepare any chips needed to impress the
			 table; and
(c) The gaming
			 department supervisor shall then, if applicable, deliver the non-value chips
			 needed to restore the impress to the appropriate gaming table.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.06 - Tournament Chips

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) If a licensee
			 conducts table game tournaments, the tournaments shall be conducted using
			 tournament chips.
(2) The
			 identifying characteristics of a tournament chip must include, at a minimum:
(a) The name, logo or other approved
			 identification of the licensee issuing the tournament chip;
(b) The word "Tournament";
(c) The denomination of the chip;
(d) The phrase "No Cash Value"; and
(e) Color or design combinations so as to
			 readily distinguish the tournament chips from:
1. The roulette non-value chips used for the
			 play of roulette at the licensed facility.
2. The value chips issued by any gaming
			 licensee.
3. Poker room rake
			 chips.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.07 - Poker Rake Chips

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) To facilitate
			 the collection of the rake, a licensee may use Poker rake chips in the Poker
			 room.
(2) Poker rake chips shall
			 only be used by dealers and may only be substituted for value chips that have
			 been collected as part of the rake prior to the rake being placed in the drop
			 box.
(3) Unused poker rake chips
			 shall be kept by the dealer in the table inventory container.
(4) The denominations that may be used for
			 poker rake chips are $2, $3 or $4.
(5) The identifying characteristics of a
			 poker rake chip must include, at a minimum:
(a) The name, logo or other approved
			 identification of the licensee;
(b)
			 The words "Poker Rake Chip";
(c)
			 One of the following denominations: "$2," "$3" or "$4"; and
(d) Color or design combinations to readily
			 distinguish the poker rake chips from:
1. The
			 roulette non-value chips used for the play of roulette at the licensed
			 facility.
2. The tournament chips
			 used for tournament play at the licensed facility.
3. The value chips issued by any gaming
			 licensee.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.08 - Gaming Plaques; Issuance and Use; Denominations; Physical Characteristics

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) Each gaming plaque issued by a gaming
			 licensee shall be a solid, one-piece object constructed entirely of plastic or
			 other substance approved by the Bureau and shall have no more than six, and at
			 least two, smooth, plane surfaces. At least two of the plane surfaces, each to
			 be known as a "face," shall be opposite and parallel to each other and
			 identical in shape, which shall be a square, rectangle or ellipse. All other
			 surfaces of a gaming plaque shall be known collectively as the
			 "edge."
(2) No gaming plaque shall
			 be issued by a gaming licensee or utilized in a gaming establishment unless and
			 until:
(a) The design specifications of the
			 proposed gaming plaque are, prior to the manufacture of the gaming plaque,
			 submitted to and approved by the Bureau, which submission shall include a
			 detailed schematic depicting the actual size and, as appropriate, location of
			 the following:
1. Each face;
2. The edge; and
3. Any colors, words, designs, graphics or
			 security measures contained on the gaming plaque;
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.09 - Exchange and Redemption of Gaming Chips, Plaques and Coupons

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) All wagering on authorized games, other
			 than slot machines, in a gaming establishment shall be conducted with gaming
			 chips or plaques; provided, however, that coupons shall be permitted for use in
			 wagering at authorized games in accordance with 205 CMR 146.09. A gaming
			 licensee shall submit to the Bureau a sample of its coupons. Value chips
			 previously issued by a gaming licensee which are not in active use by that
			 gaming licensee shall not be used for wagering at authorized table games and
			 shall not be accepted or exchanged for any purpose. Such chips shall only be
			 redeemed at the cashiers' cage pursuant to 205 CMR 146.09(7).
(2) Gaming chips or plaques shall be issued
			 to a patron only at the request of such patron and shall not be given as change
			 in any other but a gaming transaction. Unless otherwise authorized by 205 CMR
			 146.09, gaming chips and plaques shall be issued only by dealers to gaming
			 patrons at gaming tables. Gaming chips may be issued by chip persons to patrons
			 seated at a poker table at which a game is in progress or by general cashiers.
			 Gaming plaques and value chips shall be redeemed by gaming patrons only at the
			 cashiers' cage; provided, however, that value chips may be:
(a) Issued to a patron in payment of a manual
			 slot machine jackpot;
(b) Exchanged
			 by a patron at the slot booths or with change persons for currency, coin or
			 slot tokens to play the slot machines;
(c) Exchanged for a gaming check upon a
			 patron request to redeem value chips by mail in any amount. The chips shall be
			 redeemed only by a cage supervisor, in accordance with internal controls which,
			 at a minimum, shall detail procedures for the issuance of the gaming check and
			 the transfer of the surrendered value chips to the chip bank in a transaction
			 fully supported by proper documentation; and
(d) Exchanged by a patron for a pit counter
			 check redemption as permitted by 205 CMR 148.41(1).
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.11 - Roulette Balls

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
Balls used in gaming at roulette shall be made completely of a
				nonmetallic material and not be less than 
				12/16 of an inch
				nor more than 
				14/16 of an inch
				in diameter, unless otherwise approved by the Bureau.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.12 - Roulette; Inspection Procedures; Security Procedures

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) Prior to opening a roulette table for
			 gaming activity, a casino supervisor or member of the security department
			 shall:
(a) Inspect the roulette table and
			 roulette wheel for any magnet or contrivance that would affect the fair
			 operation of such wheel;
(b)
			 Inspect the roulette wheel to assure that it is level and rotating freely and
			 evenly;
(c) Inspect the roulette
			 wheel to assure that all parts are secure and free from movement;
(d) Inspect the roulette ball by passing it
			 over a magnet or compass to assure its nonmagnetic quality; and
(e) Confirm that the layout and signage
			 comply with
			 205
			 CMR 146.10(3), if a double
			 zero roulette wheel is being used as a single zero roulette wheel.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.13 - Blackjack Table; Card Reader Device; Physical Characteristics; Inspections

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) Blackjack shall be played at a table
			 having on one side places for the players and on the opposite side a place for
			 the dealer. 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.
(2) The layout for a
			 blackjack table shall contain, at a minimum:
(a) The name or trade name of the gaming
			 licensee offering the game; and
(b)
			 Specific areas designated for the placement of wagers, which betting areas
			 shall not exceed seven in number.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.14 - Three-card Poker Table; Physical Characteristics

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(1) Three-card poker 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.
(2) A true-to-scale rendering and color
			 photograph of the layout(s) shall be submitted to the Bureau prior to utilizing
			 the layout design. The layout for a three-card poker table shall contain, at a
			 minimum:
(a) The name or trade name of the
			 gaming licensee offering the game;
(b) A separate designated betting area at
			 each player position for the placement of "ante" wagers;
(c) A separate designated betting area
			 located immediately in front of each ante wager betting area for the placement
			 of "play" wagers;
(d) A separate
			 designated betting area located immediately behind each ante wager betting area
			 for the placement of "pair plus" wagers;
(e) If the gaming licensee offers the six
			 card bonus wager pursuant to the authorized Rules of the Game of Three Card
			 Poker, a separate designated betting area at each player position for the
			 placement of a six card bonus wager; and
(f) Inscriptions that advise patrons, in
			 accordance with the authorized Rules of the Game of Three Card Poker, of the
			 payout odds for ante and play wagers, pair plus wagers, six card bonus wagers
			 and ante bonuses and that "Dealer Plays with Queen High or Better."
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.15 - Spanish 21 Table; Physical Characteristics

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1)
			 Spanish 21 shall be played at a table having player positions for no more than
			 six players on one side of the table and a place for the dealer on the opposite
			 side.
(2) 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 Spanish 21 table shall have
			 imprinted thereon, at a minimum:
(a) The name
			 or trade name of the gaming licensee offering the game;
(b) A separate designated betting area at
			 each player position for the placement of the following wagers:
1. The required Spanish 21 wager;
			 and
2. An optional match-the-dealer
			 wager;
(c) The following
			 inscriptions:
1. "Blackjack Pays 3 to
			 2";
2. "Dealer Must Draw to 16 and
			 Stand on All 17s;"
3. "Insurance
			 Pays 2 to 1";
(d) The
			 payout odds for each of the wagers listed in the authorized Rules of the Game
			 of Spanish 21; and
(e) The payout
			 odds for the match-the-dealer wager, unless the odds are included in the sign
			 required by 205 CMR 146.15(3).
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.16 - Blackjack Switch Table; Physical Characteristics

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(1) Blackjack switch shall be played at a
			 table having player positions for no more than five players on one side of the
			 table and a place for the dealer on the opposite side.
(2) 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 blackjack switch table shall have imprinted
			 thereon, at a minimum, the following:
(a) The
			 name or trade name of the gaming licensee offering the game;
(b) Two adjacent designated betting areas at
			 each player position for the placement of the required two initial blackjack
			 switch wagers;
(c) A separate
			 designated area on the layout at each player position for the placement of the
			 optional match wager;
(d) The
			 following inscriptions, unless they are included on the sign required by 205
			 CMR 146.16(3):
1. "Blackjack pays 1 to
			 1";
2. "Insurance pays 2 to
			 1";
3. "Dealer must hit a soft 17";
			 and
4. "Dealer pushes on 22";
			 and
(e) The payout odds
			 for the optional match wager, unless they are included on the sign required by
			 205 CMR 146.16(3).
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.17 - Craps and Mini-craps Tables; Physical Characteristics

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(1) Craps and mini-craps shall be played on
			 an oblong table with rounded corners and high walled sides having player
			 positions for no more than eight players on each side. A craps table shall not
			 be larger than 14 feet in length. A mini-craps table shall be no longer than
			 9½ feet in length.
(2) 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
			 craps or mini-craps table shall contain, at a minimum:
(a) The name or trade name of the gaming
			 licensee offering the game;
(b)
			 Specific areas designated for the placement of wagers described in the
			 authorized Rules of the Game of Craps and Mini Craps; and
(c) The words "No call bets".
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.19 - Big Six Wheel and Layout; Physical Characteristics

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) Gaming at Big Six shall be conducted at a
			 wheel circular in shape and no less than five feet in diameter. The rim of the
			 wheel shall be divided into 54 equally spaced sections with 23 sections
			 containing a $1.00 bill, 15 sections containing a $2.00 bill, eight sections
			 containing a $5.00 bill, four sections containing a $10.00 bill, two sections
			 containing a $20.00 bill, one section containing a picture of a flag or the
			 name or logo of the gaming licensee, and one section containing a picture of a
			 joker, each of which sections shall be covered with transparent protective
			 cover.
(2) The sections required by
			 205 CMR 146.19(1) shall be arranged clockwise around the rim of the wheel in
			 the following order: joker, $1, $2, $1, $5, $2, $1, $10, $1, $5, $1, $2, $1,
			 $20, $1, $2, $1, $5, $2, $1, $10, $1, $2, $5, $1, $2, $1, flag, $2, $5, $2, $1,
			 $2, $1, $10, $1, $5, $1, $2, $1, $20, $1, $2, $1, $5, $2, $1, $10, $1, $2, $5,
			 $1, $2, and $1.
(3) Each section of
			 the Big Six Wheel shall also display the payout odds for the wager contained
			 therein, pursuant to the authorized Rules of the Game of Big Six
			 Wheel.
(4) Each Big Six Wheel table
			 shall have a drop box and a tip box attached to it on the same side of the
			 table as, but on opposite sides of, the dealer.
(5) 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 Big Six Wheel table shall have imprinted
			 thereon, at a minimum:
(a) The name or trade
			 name of the gaming licensee offering the game;
(b) Spaces which shall be used by patrons to
			 place their wagers, and which shall contain:
1. Depictions of a $1.00 bill, $2.00 bill,
			 $5.00 bill, $10.00 bill, and $20.00 bill, or numbers representing those
			 monetary denominations;
2. A flag
			 or the name or logo of the gaming licensee, as it appears on the Big Six Wheel;
			 and
3. A joker; and
(c) The payout odds for each of
			 the permitted wagers.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.20 - Sic Bo Table; Sic Bo Shaker; Physical Characteristics

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) Each sic bo table shall have a drop box
			 and tip box attached to it on the same side of the gaming table as, but on
			 opposite sides of, the dealer.
(2)
			 Each sic bo table shall have an electrical device which, when the numeric value
			 of each die has been entered, shall cause the winning combinations to be
			 illuminated. The sic bo table shall have an area, which depicts all permissible
			 wagers pursuant to the authorized Rules of the Game of Sic Bo. Each combination
			 shall have the capability to be illuminated, if it is a winning combination,
			 after the numeric value of each die has been entered into the electrical device
			 by the dealer.
(3) 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 sic bo table
			 shall contain, at a minimum:
(a) The name or
			 trade name of the gaming licensee; and
(b) Specific areas designated for the
			 placement of the wagers authorized by the authorized Rules of the Game of Sic
			 Bo; and
(c) The payout odds
			 currently being offered in accordance with the authorized Rules of the Game of
			 Sic Bo.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.22 - Pai Gow Table; Pai Gow Shaker; Physical Characteristics

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(1) Pai gow shall be played at a table having
			 player positions for no more than six players on one side of the table and a
			 place for the dealer on the opposite side.
(2) 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 pai gow table shall contain, at a minimum:
(a) Six separate designated betting areas for
			 the players at the table with each area being numbered one through
			 six;
(b) A separate area, located
			 to the left of the dealer, for the placement of four tiles which shall be
			 referred to as the "dead hand"; and
(c) The name or trade name of the gaming
			 licensee offering the game.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.23 - Chase the Flush Table; Physical Characteristics

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(1) Chase the Flush shall be played on a
			 table having positions for six players on one side of the table and a place for
			 the dealer on the opposite side. A true-to-scale rendering and a color
			 photograph of the layout(s) shall be submitted to the Bureau for approval prior
			 to utilizing the layout design.
(2)
			 The layout for a Chase the Flush table shall contain, at a minimum:
(a) The name or trade name of the gaming
			 licensee;
(b) Four separate
			 designated betting areas at each player position for the placement of ante,
			 x-tra bonus, all in and same suit wagers, configured with the same suit area
			 closest to the dealer, the all in wager area farthest from the dealer, the ante
			 wager area arrayed between the same suit wager area and the all in wager area,
			 and the x-tra bonus wager area to the right of and separated from the ante
			 wager area by an "+" symbol;
(c) A
			 separate designated area for the placement of the four community cards, which
			 area shall be located in the center of the table between the table inventory
			 container and the player betting areas;
(d) A separate designated area for the
			 placement of the dealer's three cards, which area shall be located between the
			 table inventory container and the designated area for the community cards
			 described in 205 CMR 146.23(2)(c);
(e) An inscription indicating that an ante
			 wager shall push if the dealer has less than a 3-card nine high flush;
			 and
(f) Unless the gaming licensee
			 complies with 205 CMR 146.23(3) an inscription at each player position
			 describing the following:
1. The payout odds
			 for same suit and x-tra bonus wagers;
2. That an x-tra wager shall not be paid
			 unless the player's hand beats the dealer with four or more cards of the same
			 suit. If the player wins with less than a four card flush then the x-tra Bonus
			 bet pushes; and
3. The rules
			 governing the required amount of an all in wager as a multiple of the player's
			 ante wager (three times the ante if made prior to the first two cards cards
			 being exposed; two times the ante if made after the first two cards are dealt
			 but prior to the final two community cards being dealt; or equal to the ante if
			 made after all community cards are dealt but prior to the dealer's cards being
			 revealed).
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.24 - Poker Table; Physical Characteristics

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(1)
			 Poker shall be played on a table which is oval in shape and has player
			 positions for no more than 11 players and a dealer. Each poker table shall be
			 designed and constructed to contain any feature the Bureau may require to
			 maintain the integrity of the game. 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.
(2) The layout
			 for a poker table shall contain, at a minimum:
(a) The name or trade name of the gaming
			 licensee offering the game; and
(b)
			 A designated holding area located to the right of the dealer for the collection
			 of the rake prior to final placement of the rake in the table inventory
			 container.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.25 - Double Down Stud Table; Physical Characteristics

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(1) Double down stud shall be played on a
			 table having player positions for no more than seven players on one side of the
			 table and a place for the dealer on the opposite side. 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.
(2) The layout for a double down stud table
			 contain, at a minimum:
(a) The name or trade
			 name of the gaming licensee offering the game;
(b) Seven separate designated betting areas
			 for the placement of wagers by the players;
(c) A separate designated area located below
			 each betting area for the placement of double down wagers; and
(d) A separate designated area located
			 directly in front of the table inventory container for the placement of the
			 dealer's common cards.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.26 - Caribbean Stud Poker Table; Physical Characteristics

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(1) Caribbean stud poker shall be played on a
			 table having player positions for no more than seven players on one side of the
			 table and a place for the dealer on the opposite side. 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.
(2) The layout for a Caribbean stud poker
			 table shall contain, at a minimum:
(a) The
			 name or trade name of the gaming licensee;
(b) A separate designated betting area at
			 each player position for the placement of "ante" wagers;
(c) A separate designated betting area
			 located immediately behind each ante betting area for the placement of "bet"
			 wagers; and
(d) The inscriptions
			 "Payout Limit of $5,000 per Hand on Bet Wagers" and "Bet Wager Void Unless
			 Dealer has Ace/King or Better".
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.27 - Let It Ride Poker Table; Physical Characteristics

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) Let it ride poker shall be played on a
			 table having player positions for no more than seven players on one side of the
			 table and a place for the dealer on the opposite side. 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.
(2) The layout for a let it ride poker table
			 shall contain, at a minimum:
(a) The name or
			 trade name of the gaming licensee;
(b) Three separate designated betting areas
			 at each player position for the placement of wagers in accordance with the
			 authorized Rules of the Game of Let it Ride Poker;
(c) A separate designated area at each player
			 position for the placement of the cards of each player;
(d) A separate designated area located
			 directly in front of the table inventory container for the placement of the
			 community cards;
(e) The payout
			 odds for all authorized wagers, including the let it ride bonus wager
			 authorized by the authorized Rules of the Game of Let it Ride Poker and the
			 three-card bonus wager authorized by the authorized Rules of the Game of Let it
			 Ride Poker, if the gaming licensee offers either optional wager;
(f) The inscription indicating the payout
			 limit per hand established by the gaming licensee pursuant to the authorized
			 Rules of the Game of Let it Ride Poker or a generic inscription indicating the
			 game is subject to the posted payout limit; and
(g) If a gaming licensee offers the optional
			 three-card bonus wager authorized by the authorized Rules of the Game of Let it
			 Ride Poker, a separate designated area at each player position for the
			 placement of the three-card bonus wager.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.28 - Pontoon 21 Table; Physical Characteristics

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1)
			 Pontoon 21 shall be played at a table having player positions for no more than
			 six players on one side of the table and a place for the dealer on the opposite
			 side.
(2) 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 Pontoon 21 table shall have
			 imprinted thereon, at a minimum:
(a) The name
			 or trade name of the gaming licensee offering the game;
(b) A separate designated betting area at
			 each player position for the placement of the following wagers:
1. The required Pontoon 21 wager;
			 and
2. An optional
match
			 super bonus
wager;
(c) The following inscriptions:
1. "Blackjack Pays 3 to 2";
2. "Dealer Must Draw to 16 and Stand on All
			 17s" or "Dealer must stand on any 17";
3. "Insurance Pays 2 to 1";
(d) The payout odds for each of
			 the wagers listed in the authorized Rules of the Game of Pontoon 21;
			 and
(e) The payout odds for the
match super bonus
wager, unless the odds are included in the
			 sign required by
			 205
			 CMR 146.28(3).
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.29 - Fast Action Hold'em Table; Physical Characteristics

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) Fast action hold 'em 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. 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.
(2) The layout for the fast action Hold'em
			 table (the layout) shall include, at a minimum:
(a) The name or trade name of the gaming
			 licensee;
(b) A separate designated
			 betting area at each player position;
(c) A separate area located immediately to
			 the right of each betting area designated for the placement of cards to be
			 discarded by a player pursuant to the authorized Rules of the Game of Fast
			 Action Hold'em;
(d) Five separate
			 areas aligned in a row in the center of the layout for placement of the five
			 community cards; and
(e) An
			 inscription indicating that a "natural" pays five to one.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.30 - Casino War Table; Physical Characteristics

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1)
			 Casino war shall be played at a table having player positions for no more than
			 seven players on one side of the table and a place for the dealer on the
			 opposite side. 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.
(2) The layout for a Casino
			 war table shall include, at a minimum:
(a)
			 The name or trade name of the gaming licensee;
(b) A separate designated betting area at
			 each player position for the placement of initial and war wagers;
(c) A separate designated betting area for
			 the placement of tie wagers; and
(d) The payout odds for a tie wager and war
			 wager.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.31 - Colorado Hold'em Poker Table; Physical Characteristics

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) Colorado Hold'em poker shall be played at
			 a table having player positions for no more than seven players on one side of
			 the table and a place for the dealer on the opposite side. 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.
(2) The layout for the Colorado Hold'em poker
			 table (the layout) shall include, at a minimum:
(a) The name or trade name of the gaming
			 licensee;
(b) A separate designated
			 betting area at each player position for ante and bet wagers, and if a gaming
			 licensee offers a bonus wager pursuant to the authorized Rules of the Game of
			 Colorado Hold'em Poker, a separate designated betting area for the bonus
			 wager;
(c) A separate area located
			 immediately to the left of each betting area designated for the placement of
			 the card to be discarded by a player pursuant to the authorized Rules of the
			 Game of Colorado Hold'em Poker or;
(d) Three separate areas aligned in a row in
			 the center of the layout for placement of the three community cards;
			 and
(e) The payout odds for all
			 winning authorized wagers, including an "immediate winner" as defined at the
			 authorized Rules of the Game of Colorado Hold'em Poker.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.32 - Boston 5 Stud Poker Table; Physical Characteristics

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) Boston 5 stud poker shall be played on a
			 table having player positions for no more than six players on one side of the
			 table and a place for the dealer on the opposite side. 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.
(2) The layout for a Boston 5 stud poker
			 table shall contain, at a minimum:
(a) The
			 name or trade name of the gaming licensee;
(b) A separate designated betting area at
			 each player position for the placement of ante wagers;
(c) A separate designated area shall be
			 located immediately to the right of each ante betting area for the placement of
			 first wagers;
(d) A separate
			 designated area shall be located immediately to the right of each first wager
			 betting area for the placement of second wagers;
(e) A separate designated area shall be
			 located immediately above each ante betting area for the placement of optional
			 bonus wagers; and
(f) Notice of
			 signage for payout odds for all authorized wagers.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.33 - Double Cross Poker Table; Physical Characteristics

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) Double cross poker shall be played on a
			 table having player positions for no more than seven players on one side of the
			 table and a place for the dealer on the opposite side. 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.
(2) The layout for a double cross poker table
			 shall contain at a minimum:
(a) The name or
			 trade name of the gaming licensee;
(b) A separate designated betting area at
			 each player position for the placement of the ante wager;
(c) Four separate designated betting areas at
			 each player position for the placement of raise wagers, with one raise wager
			 area located to the left of the ante betting area, one raise wager area located
			 to the right of the ante betting area, one raise wager area located above the
			 ante betting area and one raise wager area located below the ante betting area,
			 so that the ante betting area and the four raise wager areas, when viewed from
			 above, form the shape of a cross;
(d) A separate designated area at each player
			 position for the placement of a three-card wager, located to the right of the
			 designated areas for the placement of ante and raise wagers;
(e) A separate designated area, located
			 between the table inventory container and the player betting areas on the right
			 hand side of the dealer, for the placement of the five community cards in the
			 same type of cross formation created by the five wager areas described in 205
			 CMR 146.33(2)(b) and (c);
(f) A
			 separate designated area, located between the table inventory container and the
			 player betting areas on the left hand side of the dealer, for the placement of
			 the dealer's two cards; and
(g) An
			 inscription identifying the payout odds for all authorized wagers or a sign
			 identifying the payout odds for all authorized wagers posted at each double
			 cross poker table.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.34 - Double Attack Blackjack Table; Physical Characteristics

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) Double attack blackjack shall be played
			 on a table having player positions for no more than seven players on one side
			 of the table and a place for the dealer on the opposite side. 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.
(2) The layout for a double attack blackjack
			 table shall contain, at a minimum:
(a) The
			 name or trade name of the gaming licensee; and
(b) Separate designated betting areas at each
			 player position for the placement of the initial wager, the double attack
			 wager, and the optional bonus wager.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.35 - Four-card Poker Table; Physical Characteristics

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) Four-card poker shall be played on a
			 table having player positions for no more than seven players on one side of the
			 table and a place for the dealer on the opposite side. 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.
(2) The layout for a four-card poker table
			 shall contain, at a minimum:
(a) The name or
			 trade name of the gaming licensee;
(b) Separate designated betting areas at each
			 player position for the placement of the ante wager and the play
			 wager;
(c) Separate designated
			 betting areas at each player position for the placement of the aces up wager;
			 and
(d) An inscription identifying
			 the payout odds for all authorized wagers or a sign identifying the payout odds
			 for all authorized wagers posted at each four-card poker
			 table.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.36 - Texas Hold'em Bonus Poker Table; Physical Characteristics

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) Texas Hold'em bonus poker shall be played
			 on a table having player positions for no more than six players on one side of
			 the table and a place for the dealer on the opposite side. 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.
(2) The layout for a Texas Hold'em bonus
			 poker table shall contain, at a minimum:
(a)
			 The name or trade name of the gaming licensee;
(b) A separate designated betting area at
			 each player position for the placement of ante wagers;
(c) Three separate designated areas at each
			 player position for the placement of flop, turn and river wagers, which areas
			 shall be located immediately above the ante betting area as viewed by a
			 player;
(d) A separate designated
			 area at each player position for the placement of an optional bonus wager,
			 which area shall be located immediately above and to the right of the flop
			 wager betting area as viewed by a player;
(e) A separate designated area for the
			 placement of the five community cards, which area shall be located in the
			 center of the table between the table inventory container and the player
			 betting areas;
(f) A separate
			 designated area for the placement of the dealer's two cards, which area shall
			 be located between the table inventory container and the designated area for
			 the community cards described in 205 CMR 146.36(2)(e); and
(g) An inscription indicating that an ante
			 wager shall receive a payout if a winning hand has a qualifying rank, as
			 elected by the gaming licensee, of straight or higher or flush or
			 higher.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.37 - Flop Poker Table; Physical Characteristics

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1)
			 Flop poker shall be played on 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. 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.
(2) The layout for a flop
			 poker table shall contain, at a minimum:
(a)
			 The name or trade name of the gaming licensee;
(b) Three separate designated betting areas
			 at each player position for the placement of ante, pot and flop wagers, with
			 the pot wager area closer to the dealer than the ante and flop wager
			 areas;
(c) An arc extending across
			 all player positions with the areas designated for players' pot wagers on the
			 side of the arc closer to the dealer and with the areas designated for players'
			 ante and flop wagers on the side of the arc farther from the dealer;
(d) A designated area at each player position
			 for the placement of player cards located between the designated areas for the
			 placement of the ante wager and the flop wager;
(e) A designated area at the center of the
			 gaming table for the placement of the three community cards;
(f) A designated area at the center of the
			 gaming table for the placement of collected pot wagers, which area shall be
			 located farther from the dealer than the designated area described in 205 CMR
			 146.37(2)(b); and
(g) Unless the
			 gaming licensee complies with 205 CMR 146.37(3), an inscription listing the
			 payout odds for ante and flop wagers and indicating that the highest ranking
			 hand wins all pot wagers.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.38 - Two-card Joker Poker Table; Physical Characteristics

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) Two-card joker poker shall be played on a
			 table having player positions for no more than seven players on one side of the
			 table and a place for the dealer on the opposite side. 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.
(2) The layout for a two-card joker poker
			 table shall contain, at a minimum:
(a) The
			 name or trade name of the gaming licensee;
(b) Four separate designated betting areas at
			 each player position for the placement of the ante wager, call wager, pair up
			 wager and super flush bonus wager;
(c) An inscription identifying the payout
			 odds for all authorized wagers unless the gaming licensee chooses to comply
			 with 205 CMR 146.38(3); and
(d) An
			 inscription indicating that a joker may only be used to complete a pair unless
			 the gaming licensee chooses to comply with 205 CMR 146.38(4).
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment › Section 146.39 - Asia Poker Table; Asia Poker Shaker; Physical Characteristics; Computerized Random Number Generator

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) Asia poker
			 shall be played at a table having player positions for no more than six players
			 on one side of the table and a place for the dealer on the opposite side. 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.
(2) The layout for an Asia poker table shall
			 contain, at a minimum, the following:
(a) The
			 name or trade name of the gaming licensee;
(b) Six separate designated betting areas for
			 the players at the table with each area being numbered one through
			 six;
(c) Three separate areas
			 located below each betting area, which shall be designated for the placement of
			 the high, medium and low hands of that player and configured with the high hand
			 area farthest from the betting area, the low hand area closest to the betting
			 area, and the medium hand area arrayed between the high hand area and the low
			 hand area; and
(d) Three separate
			 areas located in front of the table inventory container designated for the
			 placement of the high, medium and low hands of the dealer and configured with
			 the dealer's high hand area closest to the dealer, the dealer's low hand area
			 farthest from the dealer, and the dealer's medium hand area arrayed between the
			 dealer's high hand area and the dealer's low hand area.