Code of Massachusetts Regulations
205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION
Title 205 CMR 146.00 - Gaming Equipment
Section 146.61 - Heads Up Hold'em

Universal Citation: 205 MA Code of Regs 205.146

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(1) Heads Up Hold'em 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 color photograph of the layout(s) shall be submitted to the Bureau prior to utilizing the layout design. The layout for a Heads Up Hold'em table shall contain, at a minimum:

(a) The name or trade name of the gaming licensee;

(b) A separate designated betting area at each player position for the placement of the ante wager;

(c) A separate designated betting area located immediately behind each ante wager betting area for the placement of the raise wager;

(d) The odds wager, trips plus wager and pocket bonus wager permitted pursuant to the authorized Rules of the Game of Heads Up Hold'em, shall be placed in a separate designated betting area at each player position for the placement of each wager as follows:
1. The odds wager designated betting area shall be to the right of, and aligned with, the ante wager;

2. The trips plus wager designated betting area shall be in front of the ante wager;

3. The pocket bonus wager designated betting area shall be to the right of, and aligned with, the trips plus designated betting area, and in front of the odds wager designated betting area;

(e) Heads Up Hold'em tables shall have inscriptions that advise patrons of the payout odds of the odds wager, bad beat bonus, trips plus wager, and pocket bonus wager as described in the authorized Rules of the Game of Heads Up Hold'em, respectively; and inscriptions that advise patrons of the permissible raise wagers.

(3) Each Heads Up Hold'em table shall have a drop box and a tip box attached to it on the same side of the gaming table as, but on opposite sides of, the dealer.

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