Indiana Administrative Code
Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION
Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING
Rule 4 - Craps
Section 4-1 - General provisions
Universal Citation: 68 IN Admin Code 4-1
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4-1; IC 4-33-4-2; IC 4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 1.
(a) This rule applies to all riverboat licensees.
(b) Riverboat licensees may only offer the game of craps on a table and layout that is in compliance with 68 IAC 14.
(c) The following definitions apply throughout this rule:
(1) "Base dealer"
means the two (2) occupational licensees of the riverboat licensee who are
located on each end of the inside of the craps table. The base dealers are
responsible for taking, paying, booking all bets on the appropriate end of the
craps table, making change for patrons, booking and paying proposition bets on
the appropriate end of the craps table, and marking the point after each
come-out roll.
(2) "Boxperson"
means the occupational licensee of the riverboat licensee who is the supervisor
of the craps game being conducted and who assists booking and paying
proposition bets at the craps table at which the boxperson is
located.
(3) "Come-out point" means
one (1) of the following point totals is thrown by the shooter on the come-out
roll:
(A) Four (4).
(B) Five (5).
(C) Six (6).
(D) Eight (8).
(E) Nine (9).
(F) Ten (10).
(4) "Come-out roll" means one (1) of the
following:
(A) The first roll of the dice at
the opening of the game.
(B) The
first roll of the dice after a decision with respect to a pass bet and don't
pass bet has been effected.
(5) "Come point" means one (1) of the
following point totals thrown by the shooter on the next roll following
placement of a come bet or a don't come bet:
(A) Four (4).
(B) Five (5).
(C) Six (6).
(D) Eight (8).
(E) Nine (9).
(F) Ten (10).
(6) "Hard way" means a roll of the dice that
results in the same number appearing on each die and that results in a point
total of one (1) of the following:
(A) Four
(4).
(B) Six (6).
(C) Eight (8).
(D) Ten (10).
(7) "Roll" means the throw of the dice by the
shooter.
(8) "Seven out" means a
total of seven (7) thrown by the shooter subsequent to the establishment of a
come-out point.
(9) "Shooter" means
the patron who throws the dice.
(10) "Stickperson" means the occupational
licensee of the riverboat licensee who is positioned at the center of the
outside of the craps table who is responsible for booking and announcing the
payoffs of winning proposition bets and who establishes the pace of the game.
The stickperson is responsible for dice security.
(11) "Total" means the sum of the number
shown on the high or uppermost sides of the two (2) dice on any given
roll.
(12) "True odds" means odds
that are paid based upon the number of times the point total of the number on
which the wager is placed can be thrown as compared to the number of times a
seven (7) can be thrown when utilizing two (2) die.
(13) "Vigorish" or "commission" means a
charge which constitutes a percentage charged by the riverboat licensee on
either the amount placed as a wager or the amount won on a wager made by a
patron on a lay or buy bet.
(d) Unless otherwise approved by the executive director, riverboat licensees may not charge a vigorish of more than five percent (5%) of the wager that is placed on a bet.
(e) Craps games may only be conducted when, at a minimum, the following individuals are present:
(1) One (1) boxperson.
(2) One (1) stickperson.
(3) Two (2) base dealers.
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