APPENDIX F(2) DEFINITIONS, OPERATIONS STANDARDS, SPECIFICATIONS AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING JACKPOT POKER Revised March 9, 2007 1 APPENDIX F(2) DEFINITIONS, OPERATIONS STANDARDS, SPECIFICATIONS AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING JACKPOT POKER TABLE OF CONTENTS I. DEFINITIONS ..................................................................................4 II. PROMOTIONAL AWARD POKER GAME REQUIREMENTS .........6 A. Types of Promotional Award Poker Games ..........................6 B. Number of Card Game Tables ..............................................7 C. Licensing and Certification of Card Room Employees ..........7 D. Access to Records and Reports............................................7 E. Inspection of Card Tables, Cards and Play...........................7 F. Adoption of Rules..................................................................8 G. Currency Transaction Reporting ...........................................9 H. Credit ....................................................................................9 I. Promotional Award Poker Game Training...........................10 J. Notice of Installation............................................................10 K. Notice of Removal...............................................................11 L. Equipment Control ..............................................................11 M. Card Controls......................................................................11 N. Supervision and Card Room Area.......................................12 O. Prohibited Acts....................................................................13 P. Cards - Inspection and Presentation...................................14 Q. Cards - Removal from Use..................................................14 R. Promotional Award Poker Game Dealer Tips .....................14 S. Chips and Tokens ...............................................................15 T. Posting and Furnishing of Rules .........................................17 U. Proposition Players .............................................................17 V. Restrictions of Other Players ..............................................18 W. Rake-Off and Time Buy-In ..................................................18 X. Table Stakes .......................................................................19 Y. Drop Boxes .........................................................................19 Z. Card Room Banks (or Cage)...............................................19 AA. Card Table Banks ...............................................................20 BB. Game Drop and Count Standards.......................................20 CC. Jackpot Promotional Fund Rules ........................................20 DD. Jackpot Promotional Fund Signs.........................................21 EE. Notification of Jackpot Promotional Fund Awards...............22 FF. Jackpot Promotional Fund Log ...........................................22 GG. Unclaimed Jackpots ............................................................22 HH. Quarterly Report..................................................................23 2 II. Promotional Award Poker Game Tournaments...................23 JJ. Entry Fee and Player Buy-In ...............................................24 III. HOUSE BANKED POKER GAME REQUIREMENTS....................24 A. Types of House Banked Poker Games ...............................24 B. Number of Card Game Tables ............................................25 C. Licensing and Certification of House Banked Poker Game Employees................................................................25 D. Access to Records and Reports..........................................25 E. Inspection of Card Tables, Cards and Play.........................25 F. Adoption of Rules................................................................25 G. Currency Transaction Reporting .........................................27 H. Credit ..................................................................................27 I. House Banked Poker Game Training..................................27 J. Notice of Installation............................................................28 K. Notice of Removal...............................................................29 L. Equipment Control ..............................................................29 M. Card Controls......................................................................29 N. Supervision and Table Game Area .....................................30 O. Prohibited Acts....................................................................31 P. Cards - Inspection and Presentation...................................32 Q. Cards - Removal from Use..................................................32 R. House Banked Poker Game Dealer Tips ............................32 S. Chips and Tokens ...............................................................33 T. Posting and Furnishing of Rules .........................................34 U. House Banked Poker Game Table—Physical Characteristics ....................................................................35 V. Drop Boxes .........................................................................36 W. Playing Cards......................................................................36 X. Shoes and Shuffling Devices ..............................................37 Y. Wagers................................................................................37 Z. Wagering Rules...................................................................38 AA. Handling of Wagers.............................................................39 BB. Players Wagering on More than One Hand ........................39 CC. Game Drop and Count Standards.......................................39 DD. House Banked Poker Game Tournaments .........................39 EE. Entry Fee and Player Buy-In ...............................................40 3 APPENDIX F(2) DEFINITIONS, OPERATIONS STANDARDS, SPECIFICATIONS AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING JACKPOT POKER Jackpot poker authorized pursuant to the Compact, including all approved variations thereof, shall be permitted and conducted, at a minimum, according to the provisions set forth in the Compact and its appendices. In addition, the Tribal Gaming Office, or the Gaming Facility Operator as approved by the Tribal Gaming Office, shall establish and the Gaming Facility Operator shall comply with any additional standards, procedures and/or rules deemed appropriate to ensure the integrity, fairness and security of play. I. DEFINITIONS. In addition to definitions set forth in the Compact and its appendices, the following definitions shall apply to the rules of jackpot poker, including all approved variations, conducted by the Gaming Facility Operator: (1) “Bet” means a player’s wager to the pot on any betting round. (2) “Buy-in” means a purchase of chips by a player prior to play. (3) “Card room supervisor or management employee” means, for the purpose of this Appendix, any employee assigned duties and responsibilities that include: (a) directing promotional award poker game dealers in the performance of their duties; (b) supervising promotional award poker game activity, dealing procedures and compliance with internal controls; (c) initially resolving player disputes arising from table play; (d) making decisions regarding the seating of players; or (e) making decisions regarding work scheduling of card room employees. (4) “Card table bank” means an imprest inventory of cash, chips and tokens physically located in the table tray on the card table and controlled by and accountable through the card room bank as provided in Section II of this Appendix. Card table banks are only to be used for the purpose of making change, handling player buy-ins, or storing dealer tips in accordance with the rules of the promotional award poker games and this Appendix. House banked poker games are not required to utilize card table banks. (5) “Deal” means the distribution of playing cards among the players and, if applicable, the dealer. (6) “Dealer” means an employee of the Gaming Facility Operator who is responsible for dealing cards in jackpot poker. 4 (7) “Hand” means one game in a series, one deal, the cards held by a player, or the best five cards of a player’s holding or including any community cards. (8) “House banked poker game” means a variation of jackpot poker which is a table game that utilizes cards and the ranking of traditional poker hands (which can include more or less than 5 cards) to determine game outcome, which is banked by the Gaming Facility Operator whereby the Gaming Facility Operator pays all winning bets and collects from all losing bets, and for which rules and procedures have been approved under Section III(F) of this Appendix. (9) “House banked poker game supervisor or management employee” means, for the purpose of this Appendix, any employee assigned duties and responsibilities that include: (a) directing house banked poker game dealers in the performance of their duties; (b) supervising house banked poker game activity, dealing procedures and compliance with internal controls; (c) initially resolving player disputes arising from table play; (d) making decisions regarding the seating of players; or (e) making decisions regarding work scheduling of house banked poker game employees. (10) “Jackpot poker” means promotional award poker games and house banked poker games. (11) “Jackpot promotional award” means a special award from the jackpot promotional