N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 5322.2
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024
Section 5322.2 - Gaming chips; physical characteristics, issuance and use(a) Physical characteristics applicable to all chips; issuance and use. (1) Each chip shall be in the form of a disk and, except as otherwise provided in this Part, shall have a uniform diameter of one and 9/16ths inches, or the metric equivalent, for each chip in a denomination of less than $500. Each chip in a denomination of $500 or more shall have a uniform diameter of one and 11/16th inches, or the metric equivalent.(2) No chip shall be used in a gaming facility unless and until the design specifications of the proposed chip are, prior to the manufacture of the chip, submitted to and approved in writing by the commission, which submission shall include a detailed schematic depicting the actual size and, as appropriate, location of the following: (i) each face, including any indentations or impressions;(iii) any colors, words, designs, graphics or security measures contained on or in the chip.(3) Each chip issued by the gaming facility shall be designed and manufactured with sufficient graphics or other security measures to the greatest extent possible, to prevent the counterfeiting of the chip.(b) Value chips; denominations; physical characteristics. (1) A gaming facility shall be authorized to issue and use value chips in denominations of $1, $2, $2.50, $5, $10, $20, $25, $100, $500, $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, $20,000, $25,000 and $100,000 and other denominations approved in writing by the commission.(2) Each monetary denomination of value chip issued by the gaming facility shall contain a predominant color unique to that denomination, to be known as the primary color, as set forth in paragraph (3) of this subdivision. A secondary color on a value chip is any color, other than that such chip's primary color, included on the face or edge of the chip as a contrast to such chip's primary color, except that no primary color shall be used as a secondary color on a value chip of another denomination where such use on the edge is reasonably likely to cause confusion as to the chip's denomination when the edge alone is visible.(3) A value chip shall appear as the color set forth in this paragraph when such chip is viewed both in daylight and under incandescent light. In conjunction with the primary colors, the gaming facility shall use contrasting secondary colors for the edge spots on each denomination of value chip. The primary color that the gaming facility shall use for each denomination of value chip shall be as follows: Denomination | Color |
$1 | White |
$2 | Light blue |
$2.50 | Pink |
$5 | Red |
$10 | Blue |
$20 | Yellow |
$25 | Green |
$100 | Black |
$500 | Purple |
$1,000 | Orange |
$5,000 | Gray |
$10,000 | Brown |
$20,000 | Gold |
$25,000 | Fluorescent radiant red |
$100,000 | Metallic gold |
(4) Each value chip issued by a gaming facility shall contain certain identifying characteristics that may appear in any location at least once on each face of the chip and are applied in a manner that ensures that each such characteristic shall be visible clearly and remain a permanent part of the chip. These characteristics shall, at a minimum, include: (i) the monetary denomination of the value chip, expressed in numbers;(ii) the name, logo or other approved identification of the gaming facility issuing the value chip, which shall be applied in such a manner so as to be visible to the gaming facility's surveillance department using the closed-circuit television system; and(iii) the primary color of the value chip.(5) In addition to the characteristics specified in paragraph (4) of this subdivision, each value chip in a denomination of $25 or more shall contain a design or other identifying characteristic that is unique to the manufacturer of the chip.(6) Each value chip issued by the gaming facility shall contain an identifying characteristic, to be known as an edge spot, which shall: (i) be applied in a manner that ensures that the edge spot shall be clearly visible on the edge and on each face of the value chip and remain a permanent part of the value chip; and(ii) be created by using: (a) the primary color of the chip;(b) one or more secondary colors; and(c) a design, pattern or other feature that a person with adequate training readily could use to identify, when viewed through a closed-circuit television system, the denomination of the particular value chip when placed in a stack of chips, in the table inventory or in any other location where only the edge of the value chip is visible; provided, however, that the design, pattern or feature created by the primary and secondary colors shall be sufficient by itself to satisfy the requirements of this subdivision if approved in writing for that purpose by the commission.(7) Each value chip with a denomination less than $25 shall contain at least one anti-counterfeiting measure and each value chip with a denomination of $25 or more shall contain at least three anti-counterfeiting measures in addition to those items required to appear on the face or edge of a value chip by this section. Each value chip with a denomination of $25,000 or more shall contain at least four anti-counterfeiting measures in addition to those items required to appear on the face or edge of a value chip by this section.(8) In addition to any other requirement imposed by the commission and this section, the edge spots on a value chip that has non-identical faces shall appear uniform in design, pattern or other feature when viewed from the perspective of the same face on any other value chip in the set. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the edge spots on a value chip that has non-identical faces and a denomination below $25 may appear uniform in design, pattern or other feature or as an inverted mirror image thereof when viewed from the perspective of either face on any other value chip in the set. (c) Non-value chips; physical characteristics, permitted uses, inventory and impressment. (1) Each non-value chip shall be used only in games authorized by the commission.(2) Each non-value chip issued by the gaming facility shall contain certain identifying characteristics that may appear in any location at least once on each face of the chip and shall be applied in a manner that ensures that each such characteristic shall be clearly visible and remain a permanent part of the chip. The characteristics required by subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this paragraph shall be applied in such a manner so as to be visible to the gaming facility's surveillance department using the gaming facility's closed-circuit television system. The identifying characteristics of a non-value chip, at a minimum, shall include: (i) the name, logo or other approved identification of the gaming facility issuing the non-value chip;(ii) a design, insert or symbol that will permit a set of non-value chips being used at a particular gaming table to be distinguished readily from the non-value chips being used at every other gaming table in the gaming facility;(iii) the name of the game; and(iv) such color and design combinations as approved by the commission so as to distinguish readily the non-value chips of each player at a particular gaming table from the non-value chips of every other player at the same gaming table and the value chips issued by the gaming facility.(3) Each non-value chip issued by the gaming facility shall contain an identifying characteristic, to be known as an edge spot, that shall: (i) be applied in a manner that ensures that the edge spot shall be clearly visible on the edge and on each face of the non-value chip and remain a permanent part of the non-value chip;(ii) be created by using the colors approved by the commission for the face of the particular non-value chip, in combination with one or more other colors that provide a contrast with the color on the face of the chip; and(iii) include a design, pattern or other feature approved in writing by the commission that a person with adequate training readily could use to identify, when viewing the non-value chip through a closed-circuit television system, the player to whom the non-value chip has been assigned when the non-value chip is placed in a stack of chips or in any other location where only the edge of the non-value chip is visible; provided, however, that the design, pattern or feature created by the colors required by paragraph (2) of this subdivision shall be sufficient by itself to satisfy the requirements of this subdivision if approved in writing for that purpose by the commission.(4) Each non-value chip shall be assigned to a particular gaming table and shall be issued and used for gaming at that table only. All non-value chips used at a particular gaming table shall have the same design, insert or symbol. Neither the gaming facility nor any employee thereof shall knowingly allow any patron to remove a non-value chip from the table at which it was issued.(5) An impressment of the non-value chips assigned to each gaming table shall be completed at least once every 30 days. The gaming facility shall record the results of the impressment in a chip inventory ledger and shall perform the impressment in accordance with the system of internal controls as set forth section 5313.1 of this subchapter.(6) The gaming facility shall record in a chip inventory ledger and submit to the commission, a monthly summary of the non-value chip inventory for each gaming table. This monthly summary shall include, at a minimum, the following information for each non-value chip color, design and other identifiers: (i) the number of non-value chips received from the manufacturer during the month;(ii) the balance on hand at the beginning of the month;(iii) the number of non-value chips distributed to each roulette table during the month;(iv) the number of non-value chips returned to inventory during the month; and(v) the balance on hand at the end of the month.(d) A gaming facility licensee may issue promotional chips only to be used in promotions as approved by the commission. The physical characteristics of such chips shall be sufficiently distinguishable from the approved design specifications of any gaming value or non-value chip issued by the gaming facility licensee so as reasonably to ensure that such promotional chip will not be confused with authorized chips. At a minimum, such promotional chips shall: (1) be unique in terms of size, weight and color;(2) have no edge designs unique to chips;(3) bear the name of the gaming facility issuing them and the phrase "No Cash Value" on both faces; and(4) shall include the letters "NY" and the name of the city or county in which the gaming facility is located.(e) A gaming facility licensee may issue promotional non-chips that are prohibited from use in gaming. The physical characteristics of such non-value chips shall be sufficiently distinguishable from approved design specifications of any gaming value or non-value chip issued by the gaming facility licensee so as reasonably to ensure that such promotional non-chips will not be confused with authorized chips. At a minimum, such promotional non-chips shall: (1) be unique in terms of size, weight and color;(2) have no edge designs unique to chips;(3) bear the name of the gaming facility issuing them and language on both faces stating that they have no redeemable value; and(4) shall include the letters "NY" and the name of the city or county in which the gaming facility is located.(f) A gaming facility may use RFID chips.N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 5322.2
Adopted New York State Register September 21, 2016/Volume XXXVIII, Issue 38, eff. 9/21/2016Amended New York State Register June 2, 2021/Volume XLIII, Issue 22, eff. 6/2/2021