NDAC 99-01.3-11-05
Conduct and play
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1.
An organization may limit the number of players and may require a minimum number of
players to open a table.
2.
A player shall buy a betting chip with currency or may exchange a casino chip for a betting
chip. Only a betting chip can be used to place a bet.
3.
The maximum betting limit of a player for each spin is twenty dollars. Each chip is a separate
chance to win. Unless an organization has a restrictive policy, a player may bet more than one
chip on the same colored number or symbol for a spin. To bet, a player shall place a chip on
the betting layout of a table. If a player's total bet exceeds a value of twenty dollars or exceeds
an organization's maximum wager on a spin, the bet is void and the organization shall return
the player's chips to the player. A player may not place a tip bet for a wheel operator.
4.
After all the players have bought a betting chip and before a paddlewheel is spun, a wheel
operator shall announce that the players' bets for the next spin must now be placed. A wheel
operator may place a chip for a player if the wheel operator first states, in a voice loud enough
to be heard by all the players at a table, that the player is being assisted. When a wheel
operator has determined that no other person desires to bet, the wheel operator shall
announce bets closed. Thereafter, a player may not bet or touch any placed betting chip or
obstruct the view of the playing surface until after a wheel operator pays off all winning
wagers. A wheel operator shall double spin a paddlewheel by pulling it in a downward or
upward direction and releasing it. While the paddlewheel is in motion, a wheel operator shall
again pull it in a consistent downward or upward direction. A paddlewheel must rotate at least
four full unrestricted revolutions. Otherwise, the spin is void and a paddlewheel must be spun
again.
5.
When a paddlewheel stops, a wheel operator shall announce the winning colored number or
symbol in a tone of voice loud enough to be heard by all the players at a table. The
announcement must be in sequence of the outermost circle first to the innermost circle last. A
wheel operator shall first remove all losing betting chips from the table and place them in the
chip tray. Then, a wheel operator shall pay off the winning betting chips in the sequence of the
bets that are most accessible to the players first and to the bets that are least accessible to
the players last.
6.
To pay off a winning bet, a wheel operator shall fan all of a player's betting chips toward the
wheel operator or side. A wheel operator shall take betting chips of the same color as the
winning chip or casino chips, equal to the prize amount of the winning bet, from the chip tray,
place the betting or casino chips in a stacked manner beside the wagered fanned betting
chips, fan the payoff chips toward the wheel operator or side, and momentarily move the
wheel operator's hands away from the chips so they are within a camera's view. However, if
the prize payout equals or exceeds twenty betting or casino chips of the same value, the
wheel operator may use a rack to account for one or more sets of twenty chips and fan the
remaining payoff chips.
7.
A tip for a wheel operator must be made with a betting or casino chip. If a tip is made with a
betting chip, a wheel operator shall immediately exchange the betting chip for a casino chip in
the inner table area, momentarily move the wheel operator's hands away from the chip so it is
within a camera's view, place the betting chip in the chip tray and casino chip in the tip
receptacle. When the wheel operator's shift ends, the wheel operator shall take the tip
receptacle and leave the table.
8.
If a player desires to redeem a betting chip, an organization shall exchange the betting chip
for a casino chip at the paddlewheel table. A player may redeem a casino chip with the cashier
or use it in the game of twenty-one.