Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The casino
licensee shall derive its poker revenue at all poker tables by extracting a
commission known as the "rake." Each casino licensee shall submit to the
Division in its Rules of the Games Submission:
1. The types of rake utilized;
2. The methodology used for calculating the
rake; and
3. The amount of maximum
permissible rake.
(b)
Each casino licensee shall use one or more of the following procedures in
determining and extracting the rake:
1. A
straight percentage rake, pursuant to which:
i. A fee, not to exceed 10 percent of all
sums bet in the betting round, shall be extracted from a pot and any side
pots;
ii. The amount to be raked
shall be calculated and extracted from the pot and any side pots after the
conclusion of a betting round and placed into the designated rake area pursuant
to 13:69E-1.13E as play progresses;
and
iii. Upon completion of a round
of play, the rake shall be immediately placed by the dealer into the table
inventory container.
2.
A rake which shall be taken in incremental amounts, pursuant to which:
i. Assessments of predetermined amounts shall
be extracted from the pot and any side pots as certain predetermined dollar
levels have been achieved;
ii. Upon
collection, the amount to be raked shall be placed into the designated rake
area pursuant to
13:69E-1.13E; and
iii. Upon completion of a round of play, the
rake shall be immediately placed by the dealer into the table inventory
container.
3. A rake
based on time charges, pursuant to which:
i.
Assessments may be imposed on a "per-player" basis or on a "per-table" basis.
If taken on a "per-player" basis, inactive players seated at the table shall
also be assessed;
ii. Time charges
shall be expressed as an hourly fee based on the particular minimum and maximum
wagering limits at a game;
iii.
Time charges may be assessed fractionally every 20 or 30 minutes as determined
by the casino licensee;
iv. Time
charges once assessed shall be placed by the dealer into the designated rake
area pursuant to
13:69E-1.13E; and
v. Upon verification by a floorperson or
supervisor thereof of the time charges collected, the rake shall be immediately
placed by the dealer into the table inventory container.
(c) A sign describing the type and
amount of rake to be collected pursuant to (b) above shall be posted at each
poker table in accordance with the requirements of
13:69F-8.3.
(d) An uncalled final bet shall not be
considered part of the pot for purposes of calculating the amount of rake
pursuant to methods (b)1 and 2 above.
(e) Once the dealer has extracted the rake
and the pot and any side pots have been collected by the winning player or
players, no additional rake shall be taken by the casino licensee.
