Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 23 - JUSTICE
Chapter 23.16 - GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION
Subchapter 23.16.3 - Shake-A-Day Games
Rule 23.16.301 - SHAKE-A-DAY GAMES
Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 23.16.301
Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
(1) All shake-a-day games are subject to these general rules:
(a)
only establishments licensed for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be consumed
on the premises may offer shake-a-day games;
(b) only establishments licensed for the sale
of alcoholic beverages to be consumed on the premises may offer shake-a-day
games;
(c) the price per play may
not exceed 50 cents;
(d) a player
may play more than one pot per day, but may not play any individual pot more
than once per day;
(e) the player
must be allowed to choose the pot or pots the player plays;
(f) no more than five dice may be
used;
(g) a gambling operator may
offer noncash prizes for a winning combination, but the gambling operator may
not award an additional roll of the dice; and.
(2) Cash in a shake-a-day pot is subject to the following provisions:
(a) the
establishment may contribute cash to initially fund the pot, but that
contribution may not be removed to reimburse the licensee;
(b) the establishment may not remove money
from a pot for any reason, including reimbursing the licensee for noncash
prizes such as drinks or merchandise awarded to players;
(c) the establishment may not cap the total
cash in a pot, which must be allowed to grow until a winner is
declared;
(d) the pot collected in
each shake-a-day game must be kept separate from other shake-a-day pots and the
establishment's other cash;
(e) the
establishment may secure a pot on the premises, but the cash must be available
to all employees and immediately paid to the winning player; and
(f) except for a predetermined percentage
held back to fund a following game, the winner must receive all of the cash in
a pot.
(3) Each establishment offering a shake-a-day game must clearly post the rules of the house games, which must include:
(a) price per
play for each pot, which may not exceed 50 cents;
(b) the total cash in the pot, updated daily;
(c) the dice combinations required
to win the pot or noncash prizes supplied by the gambling operator; and
(d) the percentage of the pot
retained from a win to be used to fund the next game.
AUTH: 23-5-115, MCA; IMP: 23-5-160, MCA
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