New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter IV - Division of Gaming › Subchapter B - Casino Gaming › Part 5322 - Table Game Equipment › Section 5322.16 - Pre-shuffled and pre-inspected playing cards

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) The gaming facility may elect to
					 pre-inspect and pre-shuffle cards prior to the delivery of the cards to an open
					 gaming table or use a licensed manufacturer to supply pre-shuffled and
					 pre-inspected cards.
(b) If the
					 gaming facility elects to pre-inspect and pre-shuffle cards, the process shall
					 occur at a closed gaming table or another location approved in writing by the
					 commission and shall be performed by a dealer and verified by a supervisor with
					 no concurrent supervisory responsibility for open gaming tables. A gaming
					 facility's surveillance department shall record the procedures required by
					 paragraphs (1) through (4) of this subdivision and such gaming facility shall
					 retain each such recording as required in this section.
(1) Upon receipt of the decks, the dealer
					 shall perform the procedures in paragraphs (2) through (4) of this subdivision
					 independently for each batch of cards that will be sealed in a container, with
					 the number of decks of cards in each batch being equal to the number of decks
					 of cards required for the table game, in which such decks are intended to be
					 used.
(2) The dealer shall inspect
					 visually the back of each card to assure that such card is not flawed,
					 scratched or marked in any way that might compromise the integrity or fairness
					 of the game.
(3) The dealer shall
					 then shuffle the cards, manually or using an approved automated shuffling
					 device in a manner permitted by the applicable rules governing the table game
					 at which the cards will be used.
(4) To ensure that there are no missing or
					 extra cards, the dealer shall inspect the cards using a machine approved in
					 writing by the commission. The machine shall issue a receipt that shall, at a
					 minimum, include:
(i) the manufacturer, model
					 and serial number of the card inspection machine;
(ii) the name or identification number of the
					 dealer who operated the machine;
(iii) the location at which the inspection
					 was performed;
(iv) the date and
					 time of the inspection;
(v) the
					 manufacturer and type of cards, the number of decks and the table game for
					 which the cards are inspected;
(vi)
					 the result of the inspection and, if failed, the identification of any missing
					 or extra card or cards; and
(vii)
					 the number of the seal to be used on the clear container in which the cards
					 will be placed pursuant to paragraph (7) of this subdivision.
(5) If an inspection fails, the
					 gaming facility licensee shall follow the procedures as set forth in section
					 5322.15 of this Part.
(6) Upon completion of the pre-inspection and
					 pre-shuffling of the cards in the batch, the dealer and supervisor shall sign
					 the receipt certifying that the cards were pre-inspected and pre-shuffled in
					 accordance with this section.
(7)
					 For each batch of pre-inspected and pre-shuffled cards, the dealer shall place
					 the cards together with the receipt required in paragraph (4) of this
					 subdivision in a clear container that is designed or constructed so that any
					 tampering shall be evident. The container shall be sealed with a pre-number
					 label unique to such container. Procedure for the maintenance and security of
					 used seals, and the distribution, return and reconciliation of seals used on
					 containers holding pre-inspected and pre-shuffled cards shall be detailed in
					 each gaming facility's system of internal controls as set forth in section
					 5313.1 of this Title.
(8) The sealed containers of cards shall be
					 transported by a supervisor or a security officer in the pit stand or a secured
					 storage area approved by the commission where such cards shall be placed back
					 into card inventory and segregated from cards that have not been pre-inspected
					 and pre-shuffled. A record of the transport of the sealed containers of cards
					 to the secured storage area approved by the commission shall be maintained.
					 When cards are needed for play, each container of cards shall be delivered by a
					 supervisor to an open gaming table. Upon delivery, the supervisor shall unseal
					 the container and place the decks of cards on the gaming table in front of the
					 dealer. The supervisor shall record on the receipt contained with the
					 container, the date, time and shift that the container was opened and the pit
					 and table number where cards are to be used. Once such information has been
					 recorded, the supervisor shall sign the receipt and retain the receipt and
					 container at the gaming table.