Code of Massachusetts Regulations
205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION
Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment
Section 146.22 - Pai Gow Table; Pai Gow Shaker; Physical Characteristics
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) Pai gow shall be played at a table having player positions for no more than six players on one side of the table and a place for the dealer on the opposite side.
(2) 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. The layout for a pai gow table shall contain, at a minimum:
(3) Each pai gow table shall have a drop box and tip box attached to it on the same side of the gaming table as, but on opposite sides of, the dealer.
(4) Pai gow shall be played with a container, to be known as a "pai gow shaker," which shall be used to shake three dice before each hand of pai gow is dealt in order to determine the starting position for the dealing of the pai gow tiles. The pai gow shaker shall be designed and constructed to contain any feature the Bureau may require to maintain the integrity of the game and shall, at a minimum, adhere to the following specifications:
(5) If a gaming licensee offers the dragon's eye variation of pai gow pursuant to the authorized Rules of the Game of Pai Gow, in addition to the requirements set forth in 205 CMR 146.22 the layout shall include: