N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69E-1.5A

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024

Section 13:69E-1.5A - Promotional gaming chips for direct bet wagers

(a) A promotional gaming chip shall have no cash value and may be utilized by a casino licensee in lieu of a direct bet coupon as authorized pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:69D-1.18.

(b) Promotional gaming chips shall have a uniform diameter of one and 57/64 inches (48mm).

(c) Each denomination of promotional gaming chip issued by a casino licensee shall contain a predominant color unique to that denomination to be known as the "primary color." A "secondary color" on a promotional gaming chip is any color, other than that chip's primary color, that the Division authorizes a casino licensee to include on the face of the chip as a contrast to the chip's primary color, except that no primary color shall be used as a secondary color on a promotional gaming chip of another denomination where such use is reasonably likely to cause confusion as to the chip's denomination.

(d) Promotional gaming chips are not required to have an edge design. If promotional gaming chips do not have an edge design, only one chip may be wagered on any given hand or round of play.

(e) Each promotional gaming chip manufacturer shall submit sample color disks to the Division that identify all primary and secondary colors to be used for the manufacture of promotional gaming chips for casino licensees in Atlantic City. Once a promotional gaming chip manufacturer has received approval for a primary or secondary color, those colors shall be consistently manufactured in accordance with the approved samples. In order for a primary color to be approved for use, it must visually appear, when viewed either in daylight or under incandescent light, to comply with the color tolerances or such other similar color tolerances as approved by the Division.

(f) Each promotional gaming chip issued by a casino licensee shall contain certain identifying characteristics that may appear in any location at least once on each face of the promotional gaming chip and are applied in a manner that ensures that each such characteristic shall be clearly visible and remain a permanent part of the promotional gaming chip. These characteristics shall, at a minimum, include:

1. The denomination of the promotional gaming chip, expressed in numbers;

2. The name, trade name, or other approved identification of the casino licensee issuing the promotional gaming chip, which shall be applied in such a manner so as to be visible to surveillance employees using the closed-circuit television system;

3. The words "Promotional" or "No Cash Value." If a casino uses tournament chips and the tournament chips have "No Cash Value" printed thereon, the promotional gaming chips must contain the word "Promotional";

4. At least one anti-counterfeiting measure in addition to those items specifically required to appear on the face of a promotional gaming chip pursuant to this section;

5. The words "Atlantic City" or "New Jersey," if the casino licensee has casino properties in other gaming jurisdictions;

6. The primary color as to be distinguished from the value and non-value chips being used at gaming tables in the casino or casino simulcasting facility; and

7. A design, pattern, or other feature that a natural person with adequate training could readily use to identify, when viewed through the closed circuit television system of the casino licensee, the denomination of the particular promotional gaming chip when placed on a gaming table; provided, however, that the design, pattern, or feature created by the primary and secondary colors required at (c) above shall be sufficient by itself to satisfy the requirements of this paragraph if approved for that purpose by the Division. It shall be permissible for promotional gaming chips to have edge markings sufficient for surveillance operators to be able to distinguish each denomination of chips.

(g) The promotional gaming chip shall not be issued by a dealer at a gaming table.

(h) The inventory of promotional gaming chips shall be maintained by the casino cage in accordance with the procedures for chip storage set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:69D-1.22.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69E-1.5A

Adopted by 56 N.J.R. 1182(b), effective 7/1/2024