19:46-1.16 Dice; receipt; storage; inspections andremoval from use
(a) When dice for use in the casino or casino simulcasting facility are received from the manufacturer or distributor thereof, they shall, immediately following receipt, be inspected by a member of the casino security department or casino accounting department and a casino supervisor to assure that the seals on each box are intact, unbroken and free from tampering. Boxes that do not satisfy these criteria shall be inspected at this time to assure that the dice conform to Commission standards and are completely in a condition to assure fair play. Boxes satisfying these criteria, together with boxes having unbroken, intact and untampered seals shall then be placed for storage in a locked cabinet in the cashiers' cage or within a primary or secondary storage area. Dice which are to be distributed to gaming pits or tables for use in gaming shall be distributed from a locked cabinet in the cashiers' cage or from another secure primary storage area, the location and physical characteristics of which shall be approved by the Commission. Secondary storage areas shall be used for the storage of surplus dice. Dice maintained in secondary storage areas shall not be distributed to gaming pits or tables for use in gaming until the dice have been moved to a primary storage area. All secondary storage areas shall be located in secure areas, the location and physical characteristics of which shall be approved by the Commission.
(b) All primary and secondary storage areas, other than the cashiers' cage, shall have two separate locks. The casino security department shall maintain one key and the casino department or cashiers' cage shall maintain the other key; provided, however, that no person employed by the casino department below the table games shift manager in the organization hierarchy shall have access to the casino department key. Dice stored in a cabinet within the cashiers' cage shall be secured by a lock, the key to which shall be maintained by a table games shift manager or casino supervisor thereof.
(c) Immediately prior to the commencement of each gaming day and at such other times as may be necessary, the table games shift manager or casino supervisor thereof, in the presence of a casino security officer, shall remove the appropriate number of dice for that gaming day from a primary storage area.
(d) All envelopes and containers used in this section for dice preinspected at the pit stand or in a primary storage area and for those collected by security shall be transparent.
1. The envelopes or containers and the method used to seal them shall be designed or constructed so that any tampering shall be evident.
2. The envelopes or containers and seals shall be approved by the Commission.
(e) All dice shall be inspected and distributed to the gaming tables in accordance with one of the following applicable alternatives:
1. Alternative No. 1: Distribution to and inspection at craps, mini-craps, mini-dice, automated dice or sic bo tables:
i. The table games shift manager or casino supervisor thereof and the casino security officer who removed the dice from the primary storage area shall distribute sufficient dice directly to the pit boss in each pit, or place them in a locked compartment in the pit stand, the keys to which shall be in the possession of the pit boss or a casino supervisor thereof;
ii. Immediately upon opening a table for gaming, the pit boss shall distribute a set of dice to the table. At the time of receipt, a boxperson at each craps table and the floorperson at each sic bo, mini-dice, mini-craps or automated craps table, in order to ensure that the dice are in a condition to assure fair play and otherwise conform to the Act and the rules of the Commission, shall, in the presence of the dealer, inspect the dice given to him or her with a micrometer or any other approved instrument, which performs the same function, a balancing caliper, a steel set square and a magnet, which instruments shall be kept in a compartment at each craps table or pit stand and shall be at all times readily available for use by the Commission or the Division upon request of either;
iii. Following this inspection:
(1) For craps, the boxperson shall, in the presence of the dealer, place the dice in a cup on the table for use in gaming, and while the dice are at the table, they shall never be left unattended;
(2) For mini-craps, the floorperson shall, in the presence of the dealer, place the dice in a cup on the table for use in gaming, and while the dice are at the table, they shall never be left unattended; and
(3) For sic bo, mini-dice and automated craps, the floorperson shall in the presence of the dealer place the required number of dice into the shaker and seal or lock the shaker. For sic bo, the floorperson shall then secure the sic bo shaker to the table in a manner approved by the Commission, in the presence of the dealer who observed the inspection. For mini-dice, the floorperson shall then give the sealed mini-dice shaker to the dealer, who shall be primarily responsible for the security of the shaker at all times while the shaker is available for use at the table; and
iv. The pit boss shall place extra dice for dice reserve in the pit stand. Dice in the pit stand shall be placed in a locked compartment, keys to which shall be in the possession of the pit boss or a casino supervisor thereof. No dice taken from the reserve shall be used for actual gaming until and unless inspected in accordance with (e)1ii above.
2. Alternative No. 2: Distribution to and inspection at the pit stand:
i. The table games shift manager or casino supervisor thereof and the casino security officer who removed the dice from the primary storage area shall distribute the dice directly to the casino supervisor identified in (e)2ii below who will perform the inspection in each pit.
ii. The inspection of the dice at the pit stand shall be performed by:
(1) For craps and mini-craps, a boxperson or floorperson in the presence of another boxperson or floorperson, both of whom are assigned the responsibility of supervising the operation and conduct of a craps game; and
(2) For sic bo, mini-dice, automated craps, pai gow, pai gow poker, supreme pai gow or asia poker, a floorperson, in the presence of another floorperson, both of whom are assigned the responsibility of supervising the operation and conduct of such games.
iii. To ensure that the dice are in a condition to assure fair play and otherwise conform to the Act and the rules of the Commission, the dice shall be inspected with a micrometer or any other approved instrument which performs the same function, a balancing caliper, a steel set square and a magnet, which instruments shall be kept at the pit stand and shall be at all times readily available for use by the Commission or the Division upon request of either. The inspection shall be performed on a flat surface which allows the dice inspection to be observed through closed circuit television cameras and by any persons in the immediate vicinity of the pit stand.
iv. After completion of the inspection, the dice shall be distributed as follows:
(1) For craps and mini-craps, the boxperson or floorperson who inspected the dice shall, in the presence of the other boxperson or floorperson who observed the inspection, distribute such dice to the boxperson assigned at each craps table or to the floor-person assigned at each mini-craps table. The craps boxperson or the mini-craps floorperson shall, in the presence of the dealer, place the dice in a cup on the table for use in gaming, and while the dice are at the table they shall never be left unattended;
(2) For sic bo, mini-dice and automated craps, the floorperson who inspected the dice shall, in the presence of the other floorperson who observed the inspection, place the required number of dice into the shaker and seal or lock the shaker. For sic bo, the floorperson shall then secure the sic bo shaker to the table in the presence of the other floorperson who observed the inspection. For mini-dice, the floorperson shall then give the sealed mini-dice shaker to the dealer, who shall be primarily responsible for the security of the shaker at all times while the shaker is available for use at the table; and
(3) For pai gow, pai gow poker, supreme pai gow or asia poker, the floorperson who inspected the dice shall, in the presence of the other floorperson who observed the inspection, distribute such dice directly to the dealer at each pai gow, pai gow poker, supreme pai gow or asia poker table. The dealer shall immediately place the dice in the pai gow, pai gow poker, supreme pai gow or asia poker shaker.
v. The pit boss shall place extra sets of dice for dice reserve in the pit stand, as follows:
(1) Dice in the pit stand shall be placed in a locked compartment, keys to which shall be in the possession of the pit boss or a casino supervisor thereof.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in (e)2vi and vii below, all dice taken from the reserve shall be reinspected by a casino supervisor in the presence of another casino supervisor in accordance with the inspection procedures set forth in (e)2ii and iii above, prior to their use for actual gaming.
vi. Notwithstanding (e)2v(2) above, previously inspected reserve dice may be used for gaming without being reinspected if they are maintained in a locked compartment in the pit stand under dual key control as approved by the Commission, the keys for which shall be in the possession of the pit boss or casino supervisor thereof.
vii. Notwithstanding (e)2v(2) above and as an additional alternative to (e)2vi above, previously inspected reserve dice may be used for gaming without being reinspected if they are maintained in a locked compartment in the pit stand in accordance with the following procedures:
(1) For craps and mini-craps, a set of at least five dice, after being inspected, shall be placed in a sealed envelope or container. A label that identifies the date of inspection and contains the signatures of those responsible for the inspection shall be attached to each envelope or container;
(2) For sic bo and mini-dice, the required number of dice, after being inspected, shall be placed in a sealed envelope or container or sealed or locked in a sic bo or mini-dice shaker. A label or seal that identifies the date of inspection and contains the signatures of those responsible for the inspection shall, respectively, be attached to each envelope or container or placed over the area that allows access to open the sic bo or mini-dice shaker;
(3) For pai gow, pai gow poker, supreme pai gow and asia poker, a set of three dice, after being inspected, shall be placed in a sealed envelope or container. A label that identifies the date of inspection and contains the signatures of those responsible for the inspection shall be attached to each envelope or container; or
(4) For automated craps, at least one set of two dice, after being inspected, shall be placed in a sealed envelope or container. A label that identifies the date of inspection and contains the signatures of those responsible for the inspection shall be attached to each envelope or container.
3. Alternative No. 3: Inspection in primary storage area and distribution to tables:
i. Inspection of dice for all table games in an approved primary storage area shall be performed by a casino supervisor and a table games shift manager, in the presence of a casino security officer.
ii. The dice shall be inspected with a micrometer or any other approved instrument which performs the same function, a balancing caliper, a steel set square and a magnet to ensure that the dice are in a condition to assure fair play and otherwise conform to the Act and the rules of the Commission. These instruments shall be maintained in the storage area and shall be at all times readily available for use by the Commission or the Division upon request of either.
iii. After completion of the inspection, the person performing the inspection shall seal the dice as follows:
(1) For craps and mini-craps, after each set of at least five dice are inspected, they shall be placed in a sealed envelope or container; provided, however, that reserve dice may be placed in individual sealed envelopes or containers. A label that identifies the date of the inspection and contains the signatures of those responsible for the inspection shall be attached to each envelope or container;
(2) For sic bo and mini-dice, after each set of dice are inspected, they shall be sealed or locked in a manual shaker. A seal that identifies the date of the inspection and contains the signatures of those responsible for the inspection shall then be placed over the area that allows access to open the shaker;
(3) For pai gow, pai gow poker, supreme pai gow or asia poker, after each set of three dice are inspected, they shall be placed in a sealed envelope or container. A label that identifies the date of the inspection and contains the signatures of those responsible for the inspection shall be attached to each envelope or container; and
(4) For automated craps, after at least one set of two dice are inspected they shall be placed in a sealed envelope or container; provided, however, that sets of reserve dice may be placed in individual sealed envelopes or containers. A label that identifies the date of the inspection and contains the signatures of those responsible for the inspection shall be attached to each envelope or container.
iv. At the beginning of each gaming day and at such other times as may be necessary, a table games shift manager or casino supervisor thereof and a casino security officer shall distribute the dice as follows:
(1) For craps and mini-craps, the sealed envelopes or containers of dice shall be distributed to a pit boss in each craps or mini-craps pit or placed in a locked compartment in the pit stand by the pit boss. When the sealed dice are distributed to the craps or mini-craps table, a boxperson at each craps table or a floorperson at each mini-craps table, after assuring the seals are intact and free from tampering, shall open the sealed envelope or container, in the presence of the dealer, and place the dice in a cup on the table for use in gaming. While dice are on the table, they shall never be left unattended.
(2) For sic bo and mini-dice, the sealed manual shakers shall be distributed to the pit boss supervising the game. For sic bo, the pit boss shall then secure the manual sic bo shaker to the table in a manner approved by the Commission. For mini-dice, the pit boss shall give the sealed mini-dice shaker to the dealer who shall be primarily responsible for the security of the shaker at all times while the shaker is available for use at the table.
(3) For automated craps, pai gow, pai gow poker, supreme pai gow or asia poker, the sealed envelope or container shall be distributed to a pit boss in each automated craps, pai gow, pai gow poker, supreme pai gow or asia poker pit or placed in a locked compartment in the pit stand. When the sealed dice are distributed to the automated craps, pai gow, pai gow poker, supreme pai gow or asia poker table by the pit boss, a floorperson, after assuring the seal and envelopes or containers are intact and free from tampering, shall open the sealed envelope or container, in the presence of the dealer, and place the dice in the automated craps, pai gow, pai gow poker, supreme pai gow or asia poker shaker.
v. When the envelope or container or the seal is damaged, broken or shows indication of tampering, the dice shall not be used for gaming activity unless the dice are reinspected as follows:
(1) For craps, mini-craps, automated craps, mini-dice and sic bo, in accordance with the procedures in subsection (e)1 or 2 above; and
(2) For pai gow, pai gow poker, supreme pai gow or asia poker, in accordance with the procedures in (e)2 above.
vi. The pit boss shall place extra sets of dice for dice reserve in the pit stand. Dice in the pit stand shall be placed in a locked compartment, keys to which shall be in the possession of the pit boss or casino supervisor thereof.
vii. A micrometer or any other approved instrument which performs the same function, a balancing caliper, a steel set square and a magnet shall also be maintained in a locked compartment in each pit stand, and each such instrument shall be at all times readily available for use by the Commission or the Division upon request of either.
viii. Any primary storage area in which dice are inspected in accordance with this alternative, shall be equipped with closed circuit television camera coverage capable of observing the entire inspection procedure.
(f) The casino licensee shall remove any dice at any time of the gaming day if there is any indication of tampering, flaws or other defects that might affect the integrity or fairness of the game, or at the request of the Commission or Division.
(g) At the end of each gaming day or at such other times as may be necessary, the casino supervisor identified in (g)1 below shall visually inspect each die for evidence of tampering. Such evidence discovered at this time or at any other time shall be immediately reported to the Commission and Division by the completion and delivery of an approved three-part ice Discrepancy Report.
1. The inspection required by this subsection shall be performed by a casino supervisor other than the one who originally inspected the dice.
2. Any dice showing evidence of tampering shall be placed in a sealed envelope or container.
i. A label shall be attached to each envelope or container which shall identify the table number, date and time and shall be signed by a person assigned to directly operate and conduct the game at that table and a casino supervisor assigned the responsibility for supervising the operation and conduct of such game.
ii. A casino supervisor or casino security officer responsible for delivering the dice to Commission shall also sign the label.
iii. The Commission Inspector receiving the dice shall sign the original, duplicate and triplicate copy of the Dice Discrepancy Report and retain the original at the Commission Booth. The duplicate copy shall be delivered to the Division office located within the casino hotel facility and the triplicate copy shall be returned to the pit and maintained in a secure place within the pit until collection by a casino security officer.
3. All other dice shall be put into envelopes or containers at this time.
i. A label shall be attached to each envelope or container which shall identify the table number, date and time and shall be signed by the appropriate persons identified in (g)2i above.
ii. The envelope or container shall be appropriately sealed and maintained in a secure place within the pit until collection by a casino security officer.
(h) All extra dice in dice reserve that are to be destroyed or canceled shall be placed in a sealed envelope or container, with a label attached to each envelope or container which identifies the date and time and is signed by the pit boss.
(i) At the end of each gaming day or, in the alternative, at least once each gaming day at the same time each day, as designated by the casino licensee and approved by the Commission, and at such other times as may be necessary, a casino security officer shall collect and sign all envelopes or containers of used dice and any dice in dice reserve that are to be destroyed or canceled and shall transport them to the casino security department for cancellation or destruction. The casino security officer shall also collect all triplicate copies of Dice Discrepancy Reports, if any. No dice that have been placed in a cup or shaker for use in gaming shall remain on a table for more than 24 hours.
(j) At the end of each gaming day or, in the alternative, at least once each gaming day at the same time each day, as designated by the casino licensee and approved by the Commission, and at such other times as may be necessary, a table games shift manager or casino supervisor thereof may collect all extra dice in dice reserve.
1. If collected, dice shall be returned to the primary storage area; provided, however, that any dice which have not been inspected and sealed pursuant to the requirements in (e)3 above (Alternative No. 3) shall, prior to use for actual gaming, be inspected as follows:
i. For craps, mini-craps, automated craps, mini-dice or sic bo, in accordance with the requirements in (e)1 or 2 above; or
ii. For pai gow, pai gow poker, supreme pai gow or asia poker, in accordance with the requirements in (e)2 above.
2. If not collected, all dice in dice reserve must be reinspected in accordance with one of the alternatives listed in (e) above, prior to their use for gaming, except for those dice maintained in a locked compartment pursuant to (e)2v(2) or (e)3vi above.
(k) The casino licensee shall submit to the Commission for approval procedures for:
1. A dice inventory system which shall include, at a minimum, the recordation of the following:
i. The balance of dice on hand;
ii. The dice removed from storage;
iii. The dice returned to storage or received from the manufacturer;
iv. The date of the transaction; and
v. The signatures of the individuals involved.
2. A reconciliation on a daily basis of the dice distributed, the dice destroyed and canceled, the dice returned to the primary storage area and, if any, the dice in dice reserve; and
3. A physical inventory of the dice at least once every three months.
i. This inventory shall be performed by an individual with no incompatible functions and shall be verified to the balance of dice on hand required in (k)1i above.
ii. Any discrepancies shall immediately be reported to the Commission and Division.
(l) All destruction and cancellation of dice, other than those retained for Commission or Division inspection, shall be completed within 72 hours of collection.
1. Cancellation shall occur by drilling a circular hole of at least one fourth inch in diameter through the center of each dice.
2. Destruction shall occur by shredding.
3. The destruction and cancellation of dice shall take place in a secure place, the location and physical characteristics of which shall be approved by the Commission.
Amended by R. 1983 d. 308, effective August 1, 1983. See: 14 N.J.R. 829(a), 15 N.J.R. 1259(a). Text substantially amended. Amended by R. 1983 d. 540, effective November 21, 1983. See: 15 N.J.R. 1368(a), 15 N.J.R. 1958(a). Substantially amended and recodified text. Amended by R. 1987 d. 336, effective August 17, 1987. See: 19 N.J.R. 2121(a), 19 N.J.R. 1570(b). Added "immediately" and "and delivery" to (g). Amended by R. 1991 d. 615, effective December 16, 1991. See: 23 N.J.R. 2922(a), 23 N.J.R. 3820(b). Revised (e) and (g), added provisions for sic bo. Amended by R. 1992 d. 110, effective March 2, 1992. See: 23 N.J.R. 3243(a), 24 N.J.R. 858(c). Revised procedures for handling dice in dice reserve. Stylistic revisions throughout section. Added new (h), recodifying (h)-(k) as (i)-(l). Added text in new (i) regarding dice in dice reserve. In (j); added new (j)2, subsuming existing (j)2 as (j)1. In (k), specified reconciliation procedures. Amended by R. 1992 d. 406, effective October 19, 1992. See: 24 N.J.R. 569(a), 24 N.J.R. 1517(a), 24 N.J.R. 3742(a). Dice inspection and handling requirements specified by game type. Amended by R. 1992 d. 411, effective October 19, 1992. See: 24 N.J.R. 558(a), 24 N.J.R. 3753(a). Inspection specified. Amended by R. 1993 d. 37, effective January 19, 1993. See: 24 N.J.R. 3695(a), 25 N.J.R. 348(b). Simulcast provisions added. Amended by R. 1993 d. 86, effective February 16, 1993. See: 24 N.J.R. 4339(a), 25 N.J.R. 719(a). In (a), deleted language that primary storage area be "in or immediately adjacent to the casino floor". In (i) and (j), added alternative provision for collection of dice. Amended by R. 1994 d. 265, effective June 6, 1994. See: 25 N.J.R. 5893(a), 26 N.J.R. 2463(a). Amended by R. 1996 d. 192, effective April 15, 1996. See: 28 N.J.R. 810(a), 28 N.J.R. 2081(c). Amended by R. 1996 d. 317, effective July 15, 1996. See: 28 N.J.R. 1362(a), 28 N.J.R. 3627(a). Amended by R. 1996 d. 356, effective August 5, 1996. See: 28 N.J.R. 2352(b), 28 N.J.R. 3818(b). Amended by R. 1997 d. 133, effective March 17, 1997. See: 29 N.J.R. 110(a), 29 N.J.R. 921(a). Amended by R. 1997 d. 427, effective October 6, 1997. See: 28 N.J.R. 5060(a), 29 N.J.R. 4307(b). Inserted references to mini-dice throughout (e) and (g); and in (e)1iii(3) and (e)2iv(2), deleted provision relating to maximum time a sic bo shaker may be secured to a table and inserted provision relating to security of a mini-dice shaker. Amended by R. 1998 d. 18, effective January 5, 1998. See: 29 N.J.R. 3432(b), 30 N.J.R. 112(b). Amended by R. 1998 d. 561, effective December 7, 1998. See: 30 N.J.R. 3002(b), 30 N.J.R. 4258(b). Rewrote (d). (e) and (g). Amended by R. 2005 d. 240, effective July 18, 2005. See: 37 N.J.R. 882(b), 37 N.J.R. 2690(a). In (e), inserted references to manual sic bo shakers throughout. Amended by R. 2006 d. 70, effective February 21, 2006. See: 37 N.J.R. 4214(a) 38 N.J.R. 1228(b). In introductory paragraph (l), extended destruction time of dice from 48 hours to 72 hours. Amended by R. 2007 d. 246, effective August 20, 2007. See: 39 N.J.R. 1652(a), 39 N.J.R. 3551(d). Substituted ", pai gow poker or asia poker" for "or pai gow poker" throughout; in (e)2vii(3), substituted ", pai gow poker and asia poker" for "and pai gow poker"; and in (e)3v(2), deleted "subsection" preceding "(e)2 above". Amended by R. 2009 d. 338, effective November 16, 2009. See: 41 N.J.R. 1983(a), 41 N.J.R. 4313(a). In (e) and (j)1ii, inserted ", supreme pai gow" throughout; in (e)3v(1), substituted "(e)1 or 2" for "subsection (e)1 or (e)2"; and in the introductory paragraph of (j)1, inserted a comma following the second occurrence of "dice", inserted "above" following "(e)3" and deleted "above" preceding the second occurrence of "shall". Amended by R. 2010 d. 213, effective October 4, 2010. See: 42 N.J.R. 621(a), 42 N.J.R. 2328(a). In the introductory paragraph of (e)1, inserted ", automated dice"; in (e)1ii, substituted a comma for "or" following "mini-dice", inserted "or automated craps" and inserted a comma following "instrument"; in (e)1iii(3) and (e)2iv(2), inserted "and automated craps"; in (e)1iii(3), substituted a comma for "and" following the first occurrence of "sic bo": in (e)2ii(2), (e)2iv(2), (e)3v(1) and (j)1i, inserted "automated craps,"; in (e)2iv(2), substituted "sic bo," for "six bo and"; in the introductory paragraph of (e)2vii, substituted a colon for a period at the end; in (e)2vii(1) and (e)2vii(2), substituted a semicolon for a period at the end; in (e)2vii(3), substituted "; or" for a period at the end; added (e)2vii(4) and (e)3iii(4); in (e)3iii(2), deleted "and" from the end; in (e)3iii(3), substituted "; and" for a period at the end; in (i), inserted "or shaker"; and in (j)1i, substituted "2" for "(e)2".