Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Unless otherwise approved by the division,
each die used by a licensee or casino operator in its casino shall meet the
following specifications:
1. be formed in the
shape of a perfect cube and of a size no smaller than 0.750 of an inch on each
side nor any larger than 0.775 of an inch on each side, or 0.625 of an inch on
each side for Pai Gow Poker;
2. be
manufactured to an accuracy tolerance of no greater than 0.0002 of an
inch;
3. be transparent and made
exclusively of cellulose except for the spots, name of the casino and serial
numbers or letters contained thereon;
4. have the surface of each of its sides
perfectly flat and the spots contained in each side perfectly flush with the
area surrounding them;
5. have all
edges and corners perfectly square, that is forming perfect 90 degree
angles;
6. have the texture and
finish of each side exactly identical to the texture and finish of all other
sides;
7. have its weight equally
distributed throughout the cube and no side of the cube heavier or lighter than
any other side of the cube;
8. have
its six sides bearing white circular spots from one to six respectively with
the diameter of each spot equal to the diameter of every other spot on the
die;
9. have spots arranged so that
the side containing one spot is directly opposite the side containing six
spots, the side containing two spots is directly opposite the side containing
five spots and the side containing three spots is directly opposite the side
containing four spots;
10. have the
name of the casino, city and state in which the die is being used imprinted or
impressed thereon;
11. have each
spot placed on the die by drilling into the surface of the cube and filling the
drilled out portion with a compound equal in weight to the weight of the
cellulose drilled out and which will form a permanent bond with the cellulose
cube; and
12. have each spot extend
into the cube exactly the same distance as every other spot extends into the
cube to an accuracy tolerance of 0.004 of an inch.
B. The licensee, casino operator or supplier
shall be notified in writing if the proposed dice conform to the requirements
of this Chapter. The licensee, casino operator or supplier shall then submit a
sample of the proposed dice in final, manufactured form.
C. The licensee, casino operator or supplier
shall be notified in writing of the division's approval or rejection of the
submitted dice.
D. The division may
retain the sample dice submitted pursuant to this Section.
E. The licensee, casino operator or supplier
shall be notified in writing of the division's approval or rejection to ship
submitted dice.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
27:15 and
24.
