West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 179 - Lottery Commission › Title 179 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA LOTTERY › Series 179-04 - Limited Gaming Facility Rules › Part 4 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Section 179-4-77 - Chip Specifications

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
77.1.
				  All of the following specifications apply to value chips:
77.1.a. A chip issued by the limited gaming
				  facility licensee shall be round in shape and have the name of the limited
				  gaming facility, the Lottery-specified identifier symbol and the specific value
				  of the chip clearly and permanently impressed, engraved, or imprinted on the
				  chip, except that the limited gaming facility licensee may issue gaming chips
				  without a value impressed, engraved, or imprinted on the chip for
				  roulette.
77.1.b. A value chip may
				  be issued by the limited gaming facility licensee in denominations of 50 cents,
				  $1.00, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00, $5.00, $20.00, $25.00, $100.00, $500.00, $1,000.00,
				  and $5,000.00. The limited gaming facility licensee may determine the
				  denominations to be used in its casino and the amount of each denomination for
				  the conduct of casino gaming operations;
77.1.c. Each denomination of value chip shall
				  have a primary color different from every other denomination of value chip.
				  Value chips shall fall within the colors set forth in this subdivision when the
				  chips are viewed both in daylight and under incandescent light. In conjunction
				  with the primary colors, the limited gaming facility licensee shall use
				  contrasting secondary colors for the edge spots on each denomination of value
				  chip. Unless otherwise approved by the Director, the limited gaming facility
				  licensee shall not use a secondary color on a specific denomination of chip
				  identical to the secondary color used by a casino outside the boundaries of the
				  State of West Virginia on the same denomination of the value chip. The primary
				  color that the limited gaming facility licensee shall use for each denomination
				  of value chip is as follows:
77.1.c.1.
50 cents
"Mustard yellow;"
77.1.c.2.
$1.00
"White;"
77.1.c.3.
$2.00
"Tan;"
77.1.c.4.
$2.50
"Pink;"
77.1.c.5.
$3.00
"Brown;"
77.1.c.6.
$5.00
"Red;"
77.1.c.7.
$20.00
"Yellow;"
77.1.c.8.
$25.00
"Green;"
77.1.c.9.
$100.00
"Black;"
77.1.c.10.
$500.00
"Purple;"
77.1.c.11.
$1,000.00
"Fire orange;" and
77.1.c.12.
$5,000.00
"Gray;"
77.1.d. Each denomination of value chip used
				  by the limited gaming facility licensee shall, unless otherwise authorized by
				  the Commission, be in compliance with all of the following specifications:
77.1.d.1. It shall have a center portion
				  containing the value of the chip and the name of the limited gaming facility of
				  a different shape from each other denomination;
77.1.d.2. It shall be designed so that the
				  specific denomination of the chip can be determined on closed circuit black and
				  white television when placed in a stack of chips of other
				  denominations;
77.1.d.3. At the
				  limited gaming facility licensee's option, or at a later time that may be
				  determined by the Commission, each chip shall have an embedded radio frequency
				  microchip that uniquely identifies the chip itself, the issuing gaming
				  facility, and denomination of the chip; and
77.1.d.4. It shall have the Lottery-specified
				  identifier symbol.
77.1.e. The Commission may approve a value
				  chip in denominations that deviate from the requirements of this rule if
				  deviation is specifically identified by the limited gaming facility licensee
				  and if the deviation does not affect the control, security, or integrity of the
				  chips or the operation of the games.