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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: April 18, 2024) |
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61. Department of Business and Professional Regulation |
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61D. Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering |
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61D-11. Pari-Mutuel Facility Cardroom Operations |
1(1) No person shall introduce any cards, chips, tokens, or dominoes, other than those from the cardroom operator’s facility into any authorized game.
24(2) No cardroom operator or employee shall extend credit, make a loan, or grant a gift to any person that would enable that person to play in an authorized game. The consideration required to participate shall be collected in full, by cash, check, debit card, or credit card, in exchange for chips or tokens prior to participation in any game offered at the cardroom facility.
89(3) Side bets are prohibited.
94(4) No person shall, either directly or indirectly:
102(a) Employ or attempt to employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud any participant in a game or the cardroom operator.
124(b) Engage in any act, practice, or course of operation that would constitute a fraud or deceit upon any participant in a game or the cardroom operator.
151(c) Engage in any act, practice, or course of operation with the intent of cheating any participant or the cardroom operator.
172(5) Cardroom occupational licensees are prohibited from participating in authorized cardroom games at the cardroom facility where they are employed.
192(6) No person shall engage in conduct that resists, obstructs, or opposes a division employee in the performance of his or her duties and responsibilities on the cardroom operator’s premises.
222(7) No licensee shall carry or exhibit a weapon other than as provided for in Chapter 790, F.S. Any licensee found in violation of this rule shall be disciplined in accordance with Chapter 849, F.S., and the rules promulgated thereunder. This rule does not prohibit the carrying of a weapon by any duly authorized law enforcement officer or security personnel who are licensed to carry a weapon while engaged in their duties, or persons licensed under Chapter 790, F.S., to carry concealed weapons.
305(8) Shills and proposition players are prohibited.
312(9) A cardroom operator shall not award a giveaway, jackpot, or prize from the jackpot pool in combination with any other eligibility requirements or outcome other than a specified combination of cards pursuant to Section 347849.086(7)(d), F.S.
349(10) If the division has reasonable cause to believe that any person at a licensed facility has acted or is acting in one of the following manners it may exclude the person from any facility:
384(a) Any person not playing the game solely to improve his or her chance of winning;
400(b) Any person taking or attempting to take action to improve another player’s chance of winning;
416(c) Any person communicating information to another player which could assist the other player in any manner influencing the outcome of the game.
439Rulemaking Authority 441550.0251(12), 442849.086(4) FS. 444Law Implemented 446849.086 FS. 448History–New 1-7-97, Amended 5-9-04, 9-7-08, 7-21-14, 1-2-18.
