205 CMR, § 146.37 - Flop Poker Table; Physical Characteristics

(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.

(3) If the information required by 205 CMR 146.37(2)(g) is not inscribed on the layout, a sign shall be posted at each flop poker table that lists the payout odds for ante and flop wagers and indicating that the highest ranking hand wins all pot wagers.

(4) Each flop poker 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) In addition to the requirements of 205 CMR 146.37(2), if a gaming licensee offers the three-card bonus wager, the flop poker table shall include a designated betting area at each player position for the placement of the three-card bonus wager. The flop poker table shall also contain a sign setting forth the payout odds for the three-card bonus wager.

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205 CMR, § 146.37

Adopted by Mass Register Issue 1356, eff. 1/12/2018. Amended by Mass Register Issue 1387, eff. 12/7/2018.