Section 146.24 - Poker Table; Physical Characteristics(1) Poker shall be played on a table which is oval in shape and has player positions for no more than 11 players and a dealer. Each poker table shall be designed and constructed to contain any feature the Bureau may require to maintain the integrity of the game. A true-to-scale rendering and a color photograph of the layout(s) shall be submitted to the Bureau prior to utilizing the layout design.(2) The layout for a poker table shall contain, at a minimum: (a) The name or trade name of the gaming licensee offering the game; and(b) A designated holding area located to the right of the dealer for the collection of the rake prior to final placement of the rake in the table inventory container.(3) Each poker table shall have a designated area for the placement of at least one deck of cards. This area may be part of the table inventory container.(4) Each poker table shall have a drop box and a tip box attached to it on the same side of the gaming table as, but on opposite sides of, the dealer, in locations approved by the Bureau.(5) If a gaming licensee offers a bad beat payout at a designated poker table, a transparent locked box or container shall be attached to the table on the same side as the drop box and shall be used to hold the pot contributions that fund the bad beat payout.Adopted by Mass Register Issue 1356, eff. 1/12/2018.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1369, eff. 7/13/2018.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1387, eff. 12/7/2018.