N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69E-1.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:69E-1.1 - Gaming chips (general rules)

(a) No gaming chip shall be utilized by a casino licensee in a casino or casino simulcasting facility until:

1. The design specifications of the proposed gaming chip, prior to the manufacture of the gaming chip, are submitted to and approved by the Division, which submission shall include a detailed schematic depicting the actual size and, as appropriate, location of the following:

i. Each "face" of a chip, which is the flat surface across which the diameter of the chip can be measured including any indentations or impressions;

ii. The "edge" which is the surface of a chip across which its thickness can be measured in a perpendicular line from one face to the other; and

iii. Any colors, words, designs, graphics or security measures contained on the gaming chip;

2. A sample stack of 20 gaming chips, manufactured in accordance with its approved design specifications, is submitted to and approved by the Division; and

3. The Division has confirmed that the identification requirements of this subchapter are visible using the casino licensee's closed circuit television system.

(b) Each gaming chip issued by a casino licensee shall be designed and manufactured with sufficient graphics or other security measures including, at a minimum, those features specifically required to appear on the face or edge of a gaming chip pursuant to this section so as to prevent, to the greatest extent possible, the counterfeiting of the gaming chip.

(c) No casino licensee shall use or redeem in its casino or casino simulcasting facility any gaming chip that it knows, or reasonably should know, is materially different from the approved sample or no longer conforms to the requirements of subchapter.

(d) No casino licensee or other person licensed by the Division shall manufacture for, sell to, distribute to or use in any casino outside of Atlantic City, any gaming chips having the same edge spot and design specifications as those approved for use in Atlantic City casinos and casino simulcasting facilities.

(e) A casino licensee may issue souvenir non-gaming chips that are prohibited from use in gaming or simulcast wagering in any casino or casino simulcast facility. The physical characteristics of such chips shall be sufficiently distinguishable from approved design specifications of any gaming chip issued by any casino licensee so as to reasonably ensure that they will not be confused with authorized gaming chips. At a minimum, such chips shall:

1. Be unique in terms of size or color;

2. Have no edge designs unique to gaming chips; and

3. Bear the name of the casino licensee issuing them and language on both faces stating that they have no redeemable value.

(f) A casino licensee shall remove a set of gaming chips in use from active play whenever it has reason to believe the casino or casino simulcasting facility has accepted counterfeit chips or whenever any other impropriety or defect in the utilization of that set of chips makes removal of the chips in active use necessary or whenever the Division so directs. An approved back-up set of value chips or non-value chips shall be placed into active play whenever an active set is removed.

(g) Whenever chips in active use are removed from play, the casino licensee shall immediately notify the Division and the reason for removal.

(h) Each set of gaming chips approved by the Division for use by a casino licensee shall receive a unique and permanent alphabetical designation. This designation shall be assigned by the casino licensee during the design schematic approval process and shall be used for all inventory procedures required by N.J.A.C. 13:69E-1.2. If a casino licensee elects to commingle gaming chips pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:69E-1.3(k), in addition to the assigned alphabetical designation for that set of chips, each different sample within the set shall also be assigned an accompanying unique numeric designation.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69E-1.1

Amended by 47 N.J.R. 1954(a), effective 8/3/2015