Gaming Plaques; Issuance and Use; Denominations; Physical Characteristics

(1) Each gaming plaque issued by a gaming licensee shall be a solid, one-piece object constructed entirely of plastic or other substance approved by the Bureau and shall have no more than six, and at least two, smooth, plane surfaces. At least two of the plane surfaces, each to be known as a “face,” shall be opposite and parallel to each other and identical in shape, which shall be a square, rectangle or ellipse. All other surfaces of a gaming plaque shall be known collectively as the “edge.” (2) No gaming plaque shall be issued by a gaming licensee or utilized in a gaming establishment unless and until: (a) The design specifications of the proposed gaming plaque are, prior to the manufacture of the gaming plaque, submitted to and approved by the Bureau, which submission shall include a detailed schematic depicting the actual size and, as appropriate, location of the following: 1. Each face; 2. The edge; and 3. Any colors, words, designs, graphics or security measures contained on the gaming plaque; (b) A sample gaming plaque, manufactured in accordance with its approved design specifications, is submitted to and approved by the Bureau; and (c) The gaming licensee has submitted to the Bureau internal control procedures which document the distribution, redemption, receipt and inventory of gaming plaques, by serial number, as required by 205 CMR 146.02. (3) Each face of a square gaming plaque shall measure no smaller than nine square inches. Each face of a rectangular or elliptical gaming plaque shall measure no smaller than three inches in length by two inches in width. In the case of an elliptical gaming plaque, the length and width of the plaque shall be measured at its axes. (4) Each gaming plaque issued by a gaming licensee shall be designed and manufactured with sufficient graphics or other security measures so as to prevent, to the greatest extent possible, the counterfeiting of such gaming plaque. (5) Each gaming licensee shall be authorized to issue and use gaming plaques in denominations of $5,000, $10,000, $25,000, $50,000 and $100,000, and in such quantities as the gaming licensee may deem proper to conduct gaming in its gaming establishment. Each gaming plaque of a specific denomination utilized by a gaming licensee shall be in a shape and of a size, as approved by the Bureau, which is identical to the shape and size of all other gaming plaques of that denomination issued by that gaming licensee. The size and shape of each denomination of gaming plaque issued by a gaming licensee shall be readily distinguishable from the size and shape of every other denomination of gaming plaque issued by that gaming licensee. (6) Each gaming plaque issued by a gaming licensee shall contain certain identifying characteristics which shall appear at least once on each face of the gaming plaque and shall be applied in a manner which ensures that each such characteristic shall be clearly visible and remain a permanent part of the gaming plaque. These characteristics shall, at a minimum, include: (a) The denomination of the gaming plaque, expressed in numbers of no less than 3/8 of an inch in height; (b) The name, trade name, or other approved identification of the gaming licensee issuing the gaming plaque, which shall be applied in such a manner so as to be visible to surveillance employees using the closed circuit television system; and (c) A unique serial number.