R 432.1822 Chip specifications.

Rule 822. (1) All of the following specifications apply to value chips: (a) A chip issued by a casino licensee shall be round in shape and have the name of the casino and the specific value of the chip clearly and permanently impressed, engraved, or imprinted on the chip, except that a casino licensee may issue gaming chips without a value impressed, engraved, or imprinted on the chip for roulette. A chip that has a value contained on the chip shall be known as a "value chip" and a chip that does not have a value contained on the chip shall be known as a "nonvalue chip." (b) A value chip may be issued by the casino licensee in denominations of 25 cents, 50 cents, $1.00, $2.50, $5.00, $20.00, $25.00, $100.00, $500.00, $1,000.00, $5,000.00, and $25,000.00. The casino licensee shall have discretion to determine the denominations to be utilized in its casino and the amount of each denomination for the conduct of casino gaming operations. (c) Each denomination of value chip shall have a primary color different from every other denomination of value chip. Value chips shall fall within the colors set forth in this subdivision when the chips are viewed both in daylight and under incandescent light. In conjunction with the primary colors, each casino licensee shall utilize contrasting secondary colors for the edge spots on each denomination of value chip. Unless otherwise approved by the executive director, a casino licensee shall not use a secondary color on a specific denomination of chip identical to the secondary color used by another casino licensee on the same denomination of the value chip. The primary color that a casino licensee shall utilize for each denomination of value chip is as follows: (i) 25 cents “Peach.” (ii) 50 cents "Mustard yellow." (iii) $1.00 "White." (iv) $2.50 "Pink." (v) $5.00 "Red." (vi) $20.00 "Yellow." (vii) $25.00 "Green." (viii) $100.00 "Black." (ix) $500.00 "Purple." (x) $1,000.00 "Fire orange." (xi) $5,000.00 "Gray." (xii) $ 25,000.00 “Watermelon.” (d) Each denomination of value chip utilized by a casino licensee shall, unless otherwise authorized by the board, be in compliance with all of the following specifications: (i) Have a center portion containing the value of the chip and the casino issuing it of a different shape from each other denomination. (ii) Be designed so that the specific denomination of the chip can be determined on closed circuit black and white television when placed in a stack of chips of other denominations. (iii) Be designed, manufactured, and constructed so as to prevent, to the greatest extent possible, the counterfeiting of the chips or each chip shall have an embedded microchip identifying the issue and denomination of the chip. (e) The board may approve a value chip in denominations that deviate from the requirements of this rule if deviation is specifically identified by the casino licensee and if the deviation does not affect the control, security, or integrity of the chips or the operation of the games. (2) All of the following provisions apply to nonvalue chips: (a) Each nonvalue chip utilized by a casino shall be issued solely for the purpose of gaming at roulette. Nonvalue chips at each roulette table shall be in compliance with all of the following requirements: (i) Have the name of the casino issuing it impressed, engraved, or imprinted into its center. (ii) Contain a design, insert, or symbol differentiating it from the nonvalue chips being used at every other roulette table in the casino. (iii) Have the word "roulette" impressed on it. (iv) Be designed, manufactured, and constructed so as to prevent, to the greatest extent possible, the counterfeiting of the chips. (b) Nonvalue chips issued at a roulette table shall only be used for gaming at that table and shall not be used for gaming at any other table in the casino. A casino licensee or its employees shall not allow a casino patron to remove nonvalue chips permanently from the table from which the chips were issued. (c) An individual at a roulette table shall not be issued or permitted to wager with nonvalue chips that are identical in color and design to value chips or to nonvalue chips being used by another individual at the same table. When a patron purchases nonvalue chips, a nonvalue chip of the same color shall be placed in a slot or receptacle attached to the outer rim of the roulette wheel. At that time, a marker button denoting the value of a stack of 20 chips of that color shall be placed in the slot or receptacle. (d) Nonvalue chips shall only be presented for redemption at the table from which they were issued and shall not be redeemed or exchanged at any other location in the casino gaming operation. When presented for redemption, the dealer at the table shall exchange the chips for an equivalent amount of value chips, which may then be used by the patron in gaming or redeemed in the manner provided for value chips. (e) A casino licensee shall have the discretion to permit, limit, or prohibit the use of value chips in gaming in roulette. However, a casino licensee must keep an accurate account of the wagers being made at roulette with value chips so that the wagers made by one player are not confused with wagers made by another player at the table.