R 432.1813
R 432.1813 Playing card specifications.
Cite as Mich. Admin. Code R 432.1813
Rule 813. All playing cards utilized by a casino licensee shall be in compliance with
all of the following specifications:
(a) Unless otherwise provided in this part or in the rules of the game document, all
decks of cards shall be 1 complete standard deck of 52 cards in 4 suits. The 4 suits shall
be hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades. Each suit shall consist of all of the following
numerical cards:
(i) Two to 10.
(ii) A jack.
(iii) A queen.
(iv) A king.
(v) An ace.
(b) The backs of each card in a deck shall be identical and no card shall contain any
marking, symbol, or design that will enable a person to know the identity of any element
printed on the face of the card or that will differentiate the back of that card from any other
card in the deck.
(c) All edges shall be perfectly square with each side at a precise 90 degree angle to
each adjacent side of the card.
(d) The radius of all 4 corners shall be exactly the same.
(e) The name, trade name, or logo of the casino licensee or casino license applicant
shall be imprinted on the back side of each playing card twice in a mirror image. The mirror
imaged name, trade name, or logo of the casino licensee or casino license applicant shall
be spaced a minimum of 3/4 of an inch apart.
(f) If playing cards have a white border, then the border shall be a minimum of 3/16
of an inch on each side of the card.
(g) In the hearts suit, the hearts shall be a burgundy red color.
(h) In the diamonds suit, the diamond pips shall be a burgundy red color.
(i) In the spades suit, the spades shall be a black color.
(j) In the clubs suit, the trefoil-shaped figure shall be a black color.
(k) All new card decks must arrive at the casino wrapped in cellophane, shrink wrap
packaging, or with a tamper-resistant security seal.
(l) The manufacturer's identification name shall be placed on each box, unless the box
contains card decks for use in poker.