Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 617a - ROULETTE › Section 617a.1 - Roulette ball; Roulette wheel and table; physical characteristics; double zero Roulette wheel used as a single zero Roulette wheel

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A ball used in Roulette must be made
				  completely of a nonmetallic substance and not less than 12/16 inch nor more
				  than 14/16 inch in diameter.
(b)
				  Roulette shall be played on a table having a Roulette wheel of at least 30
				  inches in diameter at one end of the table and a Roulette layout imprinted on
				  the opposite end of the table.
(c)
				  A single zero Roulette wheel must have 37 equally spaced compartments around
				  the wheel where the Roulette ball may come to rest. The Roulette wheel must
				  also have a ring of 37 equally spaced areas to correspond to the position of
				  the compartments with a compartment marked zero (0) and colored green and the
				  others marked 1 to 36 and colored alternately red and black. The numbers must
				  be arranged clockwise around the wheel in the following order: 0, 32, 15, 19,
				  4, 21, 2, 25, 17, 34, 6, 27, 13, 36, 11, 30, 8, 23, 10, 5, 24, 16, 33, 1, 20,
				  14, 31, 9, 22, 18, 29, 7, 28, 12, 35, 3 and 26. The color of each compartment
				  must either be a corresponding color to those depicted on the ring or a neutral
				  color as approved in accordance with §
										601a.10(a)
				  (relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment).
(d) A double zero Roulette wheel must have 38
				  equally spaced compartments around the wheel where the Roulette ball may come
				  to rest. The Roulette wheel must also have a ring of 38 equally spaced areas to
				  correspond to the position of the compartments with a compartment marked zero
				  (0) and colored green, a compartment marked double zero (00) and colored green,
				  and the others marked 1 to 36 and colored alternately red and black. The
				  numbers must be arranged clockwise around the wheel in the following order: 0,
				  28, 9, 26, 30, 11, 7, 20, 32, 17, 5, 22, 34, 15, 3, 24, 36, 13, 1, 00, 27, 10,
				  25, 29, 12, 8, 19, 31, 18, 6, 21, 33, 16, 4, 23, 35, 14 and 2. The color of
				  each compartment must either be a corresponding color to those depicted on the
				  ring or a neutral color as approved in accordance with §
										601a.10(a).
(e) A double zero Roulette wheel and double
				  zero table layout may be used as a single zero Roulette wheel and single zero
				  table layout if:
(1) The 00 wager area on the
				  layout is obscured with a cover or other device approved in accordance with
				  §
											601a.10(g), which
				  clearly indicates that the 00 wager is not available.
(2) Signage is posted at the Roulette table
				  to notify players of the following:
(i) The
				  double zero Roulette wheel is being used as a single zero Roulette wheel and
				  that double zero (00) is not an available wager.
(ii) If the Roulette ball comes to rest in
				  the compartment marked double zero (00), the spin will be declared void and the
				  wheel will be respun.
(iii) Wagers
				  on red, black, odd, even, 1 to 18 and 19 to 36 shall be lost if the Roulette
				  ball comes to rest in a compartment marked zero
				  (0).