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    Conduct of Paddlewheel With Table - Part 1

    Special Training

    Before conducting a paddlewheel game with a paddlewheel table, an organization’s gambling manager must attend a board-authorized class on the conduct of paddlewheels with a paddlewheel table. Thereafter, a replacement gambling manager must attend the class within 60 days of the effective date of the new gambling manager’s license. 

    If the replacement gambling manager does not attend the class within 60 days, paddlewheel activity must stop until the gambling manager/replacement gambling manager has attended the board-authorized class. 

    To schedule the required training contact your Compliance Specialist at the Gambling Control Board. 

    Number of Paddlewheel Tables

    • No more than two paddlewheel tables may be located at a permitted premises. 
    • If there are two paddlewheel tables at a site, each table and its paddlewheel drop box must bear a paddlewheel table identification number that distinguishes it from the other table and its drop box. 
    • Each paddlewheel and paddlewheel table must also have a state registration stamp affixed to it by the distributor.

    Before the Session Begins

    Wheel
    1. Check each peg and the pointer for uneven wear and replace any worn peg or worn pointer before the wheel is used. 
    2. Check the balance of the paddlewheel by: 
      • inspecting the back of the paddlewheel and removing any foreign object that may affect the paddlewheel’s balance; 
      • positioning the pointer so it does not interfere with the spin of the paddlewheel; and 
      • slowly rotate the paddlewheel 45 to 90 degrees at a time in one direction. 

    The paddlewheel operator must determine whether there is any abnormality in the rotation or any reverse rotation after the paddlewheel stops. The wheel must continue to be rotated until the entire wheel has been evaluated by this method in both directions. If the paddlewheel is out of balance, the paddlewheel must be balanced before conducting paddlewheels.
    Table
    1. Unlatch the slotted top and remove any chips, tickets, or foreign objects that may have fallen through the slots. 
    2. Place the paddlewheel chip tray on the table. 
    3. Slide the drop box into the table and lock it. Check to see that the lock on the drop box is operable, otherwise the paddlewheel may not be operated. 
    4. Check the money plunger and the table chip tray to ensure that they are not cracked or broken, otherwise they must be replaced.
    Chips
    1. Check each chip to make sure that the organization’s license number and the dollar value of the chip is clearly and permanently impressed, engraved, or imprinted on the chip. Worn, cracked, or broken chips may not be used and must be replaced. Chips must not be made of plastic, wood, or paper.
    Digital video surveillance system If the digital video surveillance system is not operating properly, the paddlewheel table must be closed.
    Complete the starting cash and chip bank sections on form LG750 Refer to the instructions on form LG750, Paddlewheel With Table Daily Report.
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