Dice—Receipt, Storage, Inspections, and Removal from Use

PURPOSE: The purpose of this rule is to establish procedures for the handling of dice within the gambling operation other than dice used in pai gow poker. (1) When dice are received for use in the facility from a licensed supplier, the boxes shall be promptly inspected and the dice shall be stored in a primary or secondary storage area by at least two (2) employees, one (1) of whom shall be from the table games department and the other from the security department. The primary storage area shall be located in a secure place, the location and physical characteristics of which shall be approved by the commission. Secondary storage areas, if needed, shall be used for the storage of surplus dice. Dice maintained in secondary storage areas shall be transferred to the primary storage area before being distributed to the pits or tables. All secondary storage areas shall be located in secure areas, the location and physical characteristics of which shall be approved by the commission. (2) All primary and secondary storage areas shall have two (2) separate locks. The security department shall maintain one (1) key and the table games department shall maintain the other key; provided, however, that no person employed by the table games department below the pit manager or poker room manager in the organizational hierarchy shall have access to the table games department key for the primary and secondary storage areas. (3) Immediately prior to the commencement of each gaming day and at other times as may be necessary, the pit manager, poker room manager, or supervisor thereof, in the presence of a security officer, shall remove the appropriate number of dice from the primary storage area for that gaming day. (4) Once removed from the primary storage area, the pit manager, poker room manager, or supervisor thereof, in the presence of a security officer, shall take the dice to the pit(s) and distribute the dice to the floor supervisor(s) or directly to the boxperson at each table. (A) At any time prior to being introduced into play and in the presence of the floor supervisor, a boxperson at each craps table or another floor supervisor shall inspect the dice on a flat surface at the craps table or pit stand with a micrometer or any other approved instrument approved by the commission 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 ensure fair play and otherwise conform to sections 313.800 to 313.850, RSMo and the rules of the commission. These instruments shall be kept in a compartment at a craps table or pit stand and shall be at all times readily available for use by the commission upon request. (B) Following this inspection the boxperson shall in the presence of the floor supervisor place the dice in a cup on the table for use in gaming, and at all times while the dice are at the table, they shall never be left unattended. If the dice are inspected by a floor supervisor for future use that gaming day, the floor supervisor shall, in the presence of another floor supervisor, place the inspected dice in a single locked compartment in the pit stand. (C) The pit manager shall place extra dice for dice reserve in a single locked compartment in the pit stand separate from any pre-inspected dice. The floor supervisor or above shall have access to the extra dice to be used for that gaming day. (D) No dice taken from the reserve shall be used for actual gaming unless the dice are inspected in accordance with this rule. (5) The Class B licensee shall remove any dice from use any time 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. (6) At the end of each gaming day and at such other times as may be necessary, a floor supervisor, other than the person who originally inspected the dice 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. (A) Any die showing evidence of tampering shall be placed in a sealed envelope or container in a secure place within the pit until collected by a security officer. 1. 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 boxperson and floor supervisor. 2. A Card/Dice Discrepancy Report shall be completed. The Card/Dice Discrepancy Report and the damaged die shall be maintained in a secure place within the pit until collected by a security officer. The Card/Dice Discrepancy Report shall be delivered to the MGC agent on duty for signature. Once completed, security shall retain one (1) copy of the report. (B) All other dice shall be put into envelopes or containers at the end of each gaming day. 1. 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 boxperson and floor supervisor. 2. The envelope or container shall be appropriately sealed and maintained in a secure place within the pit until collected by a security officer. (7) 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 Class B licensee and approved by the commission, and at such other times as may be necessary, a table games supervisor or above shall collect all extra dice in dice reserve. (A) All extra dice in dice reserve that are to be destroyed or cancelled 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 table games supervisor or above. (B) All extra dice in dice reserve that are not to be destroyed or cancelled shall be returned to primary storage. (8) 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 Class B licensee and approved by the commission, and at such other times as may be necessary, a security officer shall collect— (A) All envelopes or containers of used dice and any dice in dice reserve that are to be destroyed or cancelled and shall transport them to the card and dice inspection room for cancellation or destruction; (B) All extra dice in dice reserve that are not to be destroyed or cancelled and shall transport them to primary storage; and (C) All copies of Card/Dice Discrepancy Reports. (9) No dice that have been placed in a cup for use in gaming shall remain on a table for more than twenty-four (24) hours. (10) The Class B licensee shall submit to the commission for approval procedures for— (A) A dice inventory system which shall include, at a minimum, the recordation of the following: 1. The balance of dice on hand; 2. The dice removed from storage; 3. The dice returned to storage or received from the manufacturer; 4. The date of the transaction; and 5. The signatures of the individuals involved. (B) A reconciliation on a daily basis of the dice distributed, GAMING COMMISSION the dice destroyed and cancelled, the dice returned to the primary storage area; and (C) A physical inventory of the dice at least once each calendar quarter. 1. This inventory shall be performed by an employee from the compliance or accounting department and shall be verified to the balance of dice on hand as recorded on the inventory ledger. 2. The employee conducting this inventory shall make an entry and sign the Cards/Dice Inventory Ledgers in a manner that clearly distinguishes this count as the independent inventory. 3. Any discrepancies shall immediately be reported to the commission. (11) Dice placed on a gaming table shall be cancelled and/or destroyed within a week. (A) Cancellation shall occur by drilling a circular hole of at least three-sixteenths of one inch (3/16") in diameter through the center of each die or other method approved by the commission. (B) Destruction shall occur by shredding or other method approved by the commission. (C) 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. (12) This rule shall not apply to pai gow poker dice. AUTHORITY: sections 313.004 and 313.830, RSMo 2016, and section 313.805, RSMo Supp. 2021.* Original rule filed Dec. 17, 1996, effective Aug. 30, 1997. Amended: Filed Feb. 19, 1998, effective Aug. 30, 1998. Amended: Filed Feb. 28, 2007, effective Oct. 30, 2007. Amended: Filed July 31, 2014, effective Feb. 28, 2015. Amended: Filed Jan. 20, 2022, effective Sept. 30, 2022. *Original authority: 313.004, RSMo 1993, amended 1994, 2014; 313.805, RSMo 1991, amended 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2008, 2010, 2021; and 313.830, RSMo 1991, amended 1992, 1993, 2000, 2010, 2014.