Iowa Admin. Code r. 491-11.7 - Table game requirements
(1) Devices that
determine or affect the outcome of wagers or are used in the collection of
wagers on table games are subject to the requirements of rule
491-11.4 (99F) and subrule
11.5(3). Additionally, software used in the conduct of table games is subject
to the following requirements:
a. Removable
storage media shall be sealed with tamper-evident tape by a commission
representative prior to implementation.
b. Random number generators shall conform to
the requirements of subrule 11.10(2); however, outcomes generated from the
random number generator results may be dependent on previous outcomes in the
following circumstances:
(1) When simulating
live card games where cards used are not reused until the next hand is dealt,
or until the multiplayer electronic device performs a shuffle of the simulated
cards.
(2) When the random number
generator is used in the award of a bonus outcome approved in accordance with
subrule 11.5(3). Bonus outcomes that are statistically dependent must employ
technology solutions to ensure that continuation from the last outcome is
maintained in the event of any malfunction.
(2) Wagers.
a. All wagers at table games shall be made by
placing gaming chips or coins on the appropriate areas of the layout or by
making a cashless wager using an approved wagering device.
b. Information pertaining to the minimum and
maximum allowed at the table shall be posted on the game.
c. A facility may impose an aggregate payout
limit on a per round basis for approved table game odds payouts that are
greater than 50 to 1. If imposed, aggregate limits shall be at least the
highest available award at the posted minimum bet, or $25,000, whichever amount
is greater, and the amount shall be posted on the game. When applying the
aggregate payout limit to multiple players' wins, facilities shall calculate
each player 's win as a pro rata share of the aggregate payout limit. Alternate
aggregate or individual player payout limits may be established, as determined
by the administrator .
d. Any other
fee collected to participate in a table game shall be subject to the wagering
tax pursuant to Iowa Code section
99F.11.
(3) Craps.
a. Wagers must be made before the dice are
thrown. "Call bets," or the calling out of bets between the time the dice leave
the shooter's hand and the time the dice come to rest, not accompanied by the
placement of gaming chips, are not allowed. A wager made on any bet may be
removed or reduced at any time prior to a roll that decides the outcome of such
wager unless the wager is a "Pass" or "Come" bet and a point has been
established with respect to such bet or the wager is a proposition bet
contingent on multiple rolls.
b.
The shooter shall make a "Pass" or "Don't Pass" bet and shall handle the two
selected dice with one hand before throwing the dice in a simultaneous
manner.
c. Each die used shall be
transparent.
(4)
Twenty-one.
a. Before the first card is dealt
for each round of play, each player shall make a wager against the dealer. Once
the first card of any hand has been dealt by the dealer, no player shall
handle, remove, or alter any wagers that have been made until a decision has
been rendered and implemented with respect to that wager. Once a wager on the
insurance line, a wager to double down, or a wager to split pairs has been made
and confirmed by the dealer, no player shall handle, remove, or alter the
wagers until a decision has been rendered and implemented with respect to that
wager, except as explicitly permitted. A facility or licensee shall not permit
any player to engage in conduct that violates this paragraph.
b. At the conclusion of a round of play, all
cards still remaining on the layout shall be picked up by the dealer in a
prescribed order and in such a way that they can be readily arranged to
indicate each player 's hand in case of question or dispute. The dealer shall
pick up the cards beginning with those of the player to the far right and
moving counterclockwise around the table. The dealer's hand will be the last
hand collected. The cards will then be placed on top of the discard pile. No
player or spectator shall remove or alter any cards used to game at twenty-one
or be permitted to do so by a casino employee.
c. Each player at the table shall be
responsible for correctly computing the point count of the player 's hand. No
player shall rely on the point counts announced by the dealer without checking
the accuracy of such announcement.
(5) Roulette.
a. No person at a roulette table shall be
issued or permitted to game with nonvalue gaming chips that are identical in
color and design to value gaming chips or to nonvalue gaming chips being used
by another person at that same table.
b. Each player shall be responsible for the
correct positioning of the player 's wager on the roulette layout, regardless of
whether the player is assisted by the dealer. Each player must ensure that any
instructions the player gives to the dealer regarding the placement of the
player 's wager are correctly carried out.
c. Each wager shall be settled strictly in
accordance with its position on the layout when the ball falls to rest in a
compartment of the wheel.
(6) Big six.
a. Wagers must be made before the spin of the
wheel.
b. Each player shall be
responsible for the correct positioning of the player 's wager on the layout
regardless of whether that player is assisted by the dealer.
c. The wheel may be spun in either direction,
but must complete at least three revolutions to be considered a valid
spin.
d. Each wager shall be
settled strictly in accordance with its position on the layout when the wheel
stops with the winning indicator in a compartment of the wheel. In accordance
with subrule 11.4(3), the rules shall include procedures addressing wheel stops
that land between two compartments of the wheel. These procedures shall be
posted at the game.
(7)
Poker.
a. When a facility conducts poker with
an imprest dealer gaming chip bank, the rules in 491-Chapter 12 for closing and
distributing or removing gaming chips to or from gaming tables do not apply.
The entire amount of the table rake is subject to the wagering tax pursuant to
Iowa Code section 99F.11. Proposals for imprest
dealer gaming chip banks must be submitted in writing and approved by a
commission representative prior to use and must include, but not be limited to,
controls to regularly monitor, investigate, and report table bank
variances.
b. All games shall be
played according to table stakes game rules as follows:
(1) Only gaming chips or coins on the table
at the start of a deal shall be in play for that pot.
(2) Concealed gaming chips or coins shall not
play.
(3) A player with gaming
chips may add additional gaming chips between deals, provided that the player
complies with any minimum buy-in requirement.
(4) A player is never obliged to drop out of
contention because of insufficient gaming chips to call the full amount of a
bet, but may call for the amount of gaming chips the player has on the table.
The excess part of the bet made by other players is either returned to the
players or used to form a side pot.
c. Each player in a poker game is required to
act only in the player 's own best interest. The facility has the responsibility
of ensuring that any behavior designed to assist one player over another is
prohibited. The facility may prohibit any two players from playing in the same
game.
d. Poker games where winning
wagers are paid by the facility according to specific payout odds or pay tables
are permitted.
e. The facility
shall comply with and receive approval pursuant to subrule 11.4(3) for each
type of poker game offered.
f. The
facility may elect to offer a jackpot award generated from pot contributions at
a table or group of tables for predesignated high-value poker hands, subject to
the following requirements:
(1) Approval of
the jackpot award rules must be obtained from a commission representative prior
to play.
(2) Jackpot award rules
and jackpot award amounts shall be posted in a conspicuous location within the
poker room. Jackpot award amounts shall be updated no less than once per
day.
(3) The facility shall divide
pot contributions for any single qualifying award circumstance or event into no
more than three jackpot award pools.
(4) The jackpot award pool containing the
highest monetary value amount shall be the amount posted in the poker room and
awarded to a qualifying player or players.
(5) If additional jackpot award pools are in
use, the award pool containing the highest monetary value shall be used to seed
the primary jackpot award pool.
(6)
All moneys collected as pot contributions to a jackpot award payout shall be
distributed in their entirety to the players; no facility shall charge an
administration fee for distribution of a jackpot award.
(8) Baccarat. Before the first
card is dealt for each round of play, each player is permitted to make a wager
on the Banker's Hand, Player 's Hand, Tie Bet, and any proposition bet if
offered. All wagers shall be made by placing gaming chips on the appropriate
areas of the layout. Once the first card has been dealt by the dealer, no
player shall handle, remove, or alter any wagers that have been made until a
decision has been rendered and implemented with respect to that
wager.
(9) Preverified cards. Cards
that are verified prior to arrival at the facility may be approved by the
administrator for use in table games authorized by this rule. Preverified cards
may be shuffled or sequenced according to the licensee 's specifications. Each
manufacturer of preverified cards shall request approval of its cards, pursuant
to subrule 11.4(1), and is subject to the following additional requirements:
a. Each device used to verify or automate the
randomization of the cards before they are shipped to a licensee shall be
certified by a commission -designated independent testing facility .
b. The manufacturer shall develop and submit
to the administrator a process for producing, shuffling, and packaging
preverified cards that includes the following:
(1) A visual inspection of the back of each
card, ensuring the cards are not flawed or marked in any way that might
compromise the integrity of the gambling game .
(2) A verification that each package of cards
contains the correct number of suits and cards in accordance with the
commission -approved rules of the game for the game with which the package of
cards is intended for use.
(3)
Insertion of the cards in a package with a tamper-evident seal that bears
conspicuous indication if the package has been opened. The exterior of the
package shall indicate:
1. The total number of
decks contained within the package.
2. The commission -authorized game with which
the cards are intended for use.
3.
The color of the cards within the package.
(4) Generation of a receipt in the package or
a label on the sealed package to include the following information:
1. The total number of cards and decks
contained within the package.
2.
The date and time the cards were shuffled, verified and packaged.
3. Information sufficient to determine the
specific details regarding any persons or devices involved in the production,
verification or packaging of the cards.
(10) Wide area progressive table
game systems. A wide area progressive table game system is a method of linking
table game progressives, approved in accordance with subrule 11.5(3), by a
secured data communication as part of a network that connects participating
facilities. The purpose of a wide area progressive table game system is to
offer a common progressive jackpot at all participating locations within Iowa
or in multiple states. The operation of the wide area progressive table game
system (multilink) is permitted, subject to the following conditions:
a. The provider of the multilink (provider)
shall be an entity licensed as a manufacturer, a distributor, or an operator of
gambling games within the state of Iowa or be the qualified parent company of
an operator within the state of Iowa. No entity shall be licensed for the sole
purpose of providing a multilink.
b. Prior to operation of a multilink, the
provider shall submit to the administrator for review and approval information
sufficient to determine the integrity and security of the multilink. The
information must include, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) Central system site location,
specifications, and operational procedures. Central site facilities must be
monitored whenever the multilink is operational at any participatory
licensee .
(2) Encryption and method
of secured communication over the multilink and between facilities.
(3) Method and process for obtaining and
updating contribution data from table games on the multilink.
(4) Jackpot contribution rates, including
information sufficient to determine contributions to the jackpot are consistent
across all entities participating in the multilink. Any subsequent changes to
the contribution rate of a multilink jackpot must be submitted to the
administrator for review and approval.
(5) Jackpot verification
procedures.
c. Prior to
inclusion in a multilink, a licensee shall submit to a gaming representative
for review and approval information sufficient to determine the integrity of
the multilink processes. The information must include, but is not limited to,
the following:
(1) Rules of the game, in
accordance with subrule 11.4(3).
(2) Controls and procedures which govern the
process of determining and verifying jackpots on a multilinked table
game.
(3) The process to report
jackpots to the multilink provider.
(4) The process to pay the jackpot to the
winner or winners.
d. The
provider of the multilink shall, upon request, supply reports and information
to the administrator which detail the contributions and economic activity of
the system, subject to the following requirements:
(1) Aggregate and detail reports that show
both the economic activity of the entire multilink, as well as details of each
table game on the multilink.
(2)
Upon invoicing a facility , details regarding each machine at the facility and
each table game's contribution to the multilink for the period of the invoice
shall be supplied, as well as any other details required by the
administrator .
e.
Concurrent jackpots which occur before the multilink jackpot meters show reset
and updated jackpot amounts will be deemed to have occurred simultaneously.
Each winner shall receive the full amount shown on the system jackpot
meter.
f. The provider must suspend
play on the multilink if a communication failure of the system cannot be
corrected within 24 consecutive hours.
g. A meter that shows the amount of the
jackpot must be conspicuously displayed at the table games to which the jackpot
applies. Jackpot meters may show amounts that differ from the actual system
jackpot, due to delays in communication between sites and the central system,
but meters shall not display an incorrect amount for an awarded
jackpot.
h. In calculating adjusted
gross receipts, a facility may deduct only its pro rata share of the present
value of any system jackpots awarded. Such deduction shall be listed on the
detailed accounting records supplied by the provider. A facility 's pro rata
share is based on the amount wagered in conjunction with the rules for that
table game progressive from that facility 's table games on the multilink
compared to the total amount wagered in conjunction with the rules for that
table game progressive on the whole system for the time period between awarded
jackpots.
i. In the event a
facility ceases operations and a progressive jackpot is awarded subsequent to
the last day of the final month of operation, the facility may not file an
amended wagering tax submission or make a claim for a wagering tax refund based
on its contributions to that particular progressive prize pool.
j. Any jackpot on the multilink shall be paid
immediately upon verification of the jackpot. The responsibility for the
immediate payment rests with the facility in which the jackpot is awarded, but
is subject to reimbursement requirements from the provider, in accordance with
the collection procedures agreed to between the provider and the
facility .
k. A reserve shall be
established and maintained by the provider in an amount not less than the
present value of all multilink jackpots offered by the provider and the present
value of one additional reset (start amount) for each multilink jackpot offered
by the provider.
(1) Upon becoming aware of an
event of noncompliance with the terms of the reserve requirement mandated by
this paragraph, the provider must immediately notify the
administrator .
(2) On a quarterly
basis, the provider must deliver to the administrator a calculation of system
reserves required under this paragraph. The calculation shall come with a
certification of financial compliance signed by a duly authorized financial
officer of the provider, on a form prescribed by the administrator , validating
the calculation.
l.
Multilinks to be offered in conjunction with jurisdictions in other states
within the United States are permitted. Multistate multilinks are subject to
the requirements of this subrule; in addition, any multistate plans or controls
are subject to administrator review and approval.
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