Specifications For Chips And Tokens

Specifications For Chips And Tokens. (a) Chips and tokens must be designed, manufactured, and constructed in compliance with all applicable statutes, regulations, and policies of the United States, this state, and other states, and so as to prevent counterfeiting of the chips and tokens to the extent reasonably possible. Chips and tokens must not deceptively resemble any current or past coinage of the United States or any other nation. (b) In addition to such other specifications as the Executive Director may approve: 1. The name of the issuing gaming establishment must be inscribed on one side of each chip and token; 2. The value of the chip or token must be inscribed on one side of each chip and token, other than chips used exclusively at roulette; 3. The manufacturer's name or a distinctive logo or other mark identifying the manufacturer must be inscribed on at least one side of each chip and token; and 4. Each chip must be designed so that when stacked with chips and tokens of other denominations and viewed on closed-circuit, black-and-white television, the denominations of the chip can be distinguished from that of the other chips and tokens in the stack. (c) The names of the city or other locality and the state where the establishment is located must be inscribed on at least one side of each chip and token unless the Executive Director finds, after application by a licensee, that such an inscription is not necessary because: 1. The name of the issuing establishment is unique to one readily identifiable establishment in all gaming jurisdictions; and 2. The inclusion of the city or other locality and the state is not necessary or beneficial for any regulatory purpose relating to the applicant. (d) Any application submitted pursuant to subsection (c) must be signed by the chief executive officer of the applicant and be on a form prescribed by the Executive Director. (e) Any approval for the deletion of such an inscription shall be in writing and be limited to that period of time in which the name of the licensee is limited to one establishment and conditioned so that it may be withdrawn in the future if the Executive Director determines that the deletion results in confusion with the chips or tokens of another establishment or if such inclusion is deemed necessary or beneficial for any regulatory purpose. (Adopted: 09/25/1991; Amended: 06/20/1996.)