DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering
RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:
61D-11.001 Definitions
61D-11.002 Cardroom Games
61D-11.0021 Cardroom Game Submissions
61D-11.019 Internal Controls
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 41 No. 211, October 29, 2015 issue of the Florida Administrative Register, and updated with a notice of change published in Vol. 42, No. 10, January 15, 2016, issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
61D-11.001 Definitions.
(1) through (15) No change.
(16) “Designated player” means the player identified by the button as the player in the dealer position.
(17)(16) “Drop” means the procedure to remove drop boxes before counting the total amount of money, chips, and tokens removed from the drop box.
(18)(17) “Drop Box” means a locked container permanently marked with the number corresponding to a permanent number on the card or domino table.
(19)(18) “Facility” means the cardroom, any storage area for card or domino tables, cards, chips, tokens, dominoes, drop boxes, tip boxes, records relating to cardroom activity, and other cardroom supplies, the count room, and imprest vault.
(20)(19) “Game” means the completion of all betting rounds and final determination of a winner based upon the comparison of all cards dealt and held by players at the end of all betting at a table.
(21)(20) “Hand” means the group of cards dealt to a player in a game.
(22)(21) “Imprest tray” means any tray in which a predetermined dollar amount of chips, tokens, or U.S. currency is kept.
(23)(22) “Jackpot pool” means an accumulation of money collected from card games to be awarded to a player or players in accordance with section 849.086(7)(d), F.S.
(24)(23) “Licensee” means a person or entity holding any license issued by the division for purposes of cardroom operations.
(25)(24) “Operate” means to conduct authorized games pursuant to Section 849.086, F.S.
(26)(25) “Pot” means the total amount wagered in a game of games of poker or dominoes.
(27)(26) “Proposition player” means a player who is employed by a cardroom operator, but who uses his own money to initiate or play in games.
(28)(27) “PTZ Camera” means a light-sensitive color video camera that has pan, tilt, and zoom capabilities.
(29)(28) “Raise” means to increase the size of the preceding bet.
(30)(29) “Re-buy” means the additional tournament chips purchased by players according to the schedule of re-buys prominently displayed in the cardroom during tournament play.
(31)(30) “Round of play” means, for any game of poker, the process by which cards are dealt, bets are placed and the winner is determined and paid in accordance with the rules of Chapter 61D-11, F.A.C.
(32)(31) “Shill” means a player in a game provided by or employed by a cardroom operator who only bets with money provided by the cardroom operator.
(33)(32) “Showdown” means the point in a poker game in which all hands are fully revealed to all other players and the hand with the best combination becomes the winner.
(34)(33) “Side bets” means additional wagers made between two or more persons on the outcome or any portion of an authorized game.
(35)(34) “Supporting areas” means those areas supporting the operation of the cardroom including, but not limited to, surveillance, cashiers’ cages, podiums, vaults, and count rooms.
(36)(35) “Surveillance room” means a secure location in a pari-mutuel facility used for cardroom surveillance.
(37)(36) “Surveillance system” means a system of video cameras, monitors, recorders, and other ancillary equipment used for cardroom surveillance.
(38)(37) “Tip box” means a locked container into which all dealer tips must be inserted.
(39)(38) “Tournament chips” means chips that have no cash value that are used in tournament play.
(40)(39) “Vault” means a secure location where chips and currency are maintained.
Rulemaking Authority 550.0251(12), 849.086(4), (11) FS. Law Implemented 849.086 FS. History–New 1-7-97, Amended 5-9-04, 9-7-08, 7-21-14, .
61D-11.002 Cardroom Games.
(1) No change.
(2) The cardroom operator shall prominently display a list of all games available for play in the cardroom that have been reviewed by the division for compliance with Chapter 849, F.S., and are included within the cardroom’s House Rules internal controls.
(3) No change.
(4) Card games that utilize a designated player that covers other players’ wagers shall be governed by the cardroom operator’s house rules. The house rules shall:
(a) Establish uniform requirements to be a designated player;
(b) Ensure that the dealer button rotates around the card table in a clockwise fashion on a hand by hand basis to provide each player desiring to be the designated player an equal opportunity to participate as the designated player; and
(c) Not require the designated player to cover all potential wagers.
Rulemaking Authority 550.0251(12), 849.086(4), (11) FS. Law Implemented 550.0251(6), 849.086(4) FS. History–New 1-7-97, Amended 5-9-04, 4-12-06, 9-7-08, 7-21-14, .
61D-11.0021 Cardroom Game Rules Submissions
(1) A cardroom operator or business occupational licensee shall include in its House Rules submit to the division, office of auditing, a complete cardroom game submission for review and evaluation of compliance with the provisions of Section 849.086, F.S., and Chapter 61D-11, F.A.C., prior to the game being included in any cardrooms’ internal controls. The game submissions shall include all of the following:
(a) through (j) No change.
(2) A game submission will not be considered reviewed until the division has posted the game submission to www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/pmw.
(3) A cardroom operator may include in their internal controls a game submission from www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/pmw by referencing the game by its hyperlink.
Rulemaking Authority 550.0251(12), 849.086(4),(11)FS. Law Implemented 849.086 FS. History – New .
61D-11.019 Internal Controls.
(1) through (3) No change.
(4) The cardroom manager or general manager shall sign and submit the internal controls to the division. The internal controls shall at a minimum contain the following:
(a) through (h) No change.
(i) A list of all games offered for play and a link to each game’s description as posted by the division at www.myfloridalicense.com;
(i)(j) The methodology for administration of jackpot payouts shall include:
1. through 2. No change.
(j)(k) An identification of where dealers may take their break, and provide at a minimum, that such breaks be arranged so there is limited opportunity for dealer and player personal interaction;
(k)(l) The methodology for administration of rakes to include:
1. through 3. No change;
(l)(m) The methodology for key access controls for drop boxes;
(m)(n) The methodology for retirement of cards, chips, dominoes, or tokens. The methodology shall:
1. through 3. No change.
(n)(o) The methodology for a dealer or cage cashier when counting the impressments under surveillance coverage, when a card table imprest tray is replenished.
Rulemaking Authority 550.0251(12), 849.086(4), (11) FS. Law Implemented 849.086 FS. History–New 1-7-97, Amended 9-7-08, 7-21-14, .
