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Conduct of Paddlewheel With Table - Part 2

Sale of Chips and Paddletickets

Purchase on premises at paddlewheel table—To be valid for a spin, all paddletickets must be sold at the permitted premises immediately before a spin. The player must purchase paddlewheel chips and paddletickets from the paddlewheel operator at the paddlewheel table.

Maximum ticket price—The maximum price for each ticket is $2. Each paddleticket on the paddlecard must be sold for the same price and be a separate and equal chance to win with all other paddletickets sold for the spin.

Age restriction—Only persons 18 and over may participate as a paddlewheel player.

Player unique ID number—When a player first purchases paddlewheel chips, the operator must give the player a card containing a unique ID number. The player must return the card to the operator when the player stops playing. 

Selling chips (cash only)—Only cash, traveler’s checks, money orders, and cashier checks may be accepted for the purchase of chips. Checks, debit cards, and credit cards are not allowed. Credit may not be extended to a player. 

Selling paddletickets—Paddletickets must be purchased only with chips, except that paddletickets for the immediate next spin may be purchased directly with cash in an amount equal to the value of the tickets.

Receiving currency—Upon receiving cash from a player for the purchase of chips or tickets, the paddlewheel operator must: 

  • spread each bill of currency face down and flat, in sequence of denomination, in the inner table area perpendicular to the chip tray, and momentarily move the operator’s hand away from the currency so the currency is within the camera’s view; 
  • spread the chips or purchased paddletickets out on the playing surface, and momentarily move the operator’s hand away from the chips or paddletickets so that the chips or paddletickets are within the camera’s view; 
  • restack the chips and push them to the player; and 
  • place the currency in the drop box after giving the player the chips or paddletickets.

Sell all tickets or give refund—If all the tickets on a card cannot be sold, refund the cost of the paddletickets to the players. The returned tickets must be defaced and kept with records in a secured area (that is not susceptible to flooding) for 3-1/2 years. 

Drop Box

After play has begun, a money plunger must remain in the drop box slot while the drop box is attached to the table. The paddlewheel operator must remove the plunger when coin, currency, or credit/fill slips are being inserted into the drop box. The paddlewheel operator must place all cash received for chips or paddletickets into the drop box. The contents of the drop box may only be accessed by a two-person count team. 

Bet Limits

A player may not place a bet that exceeds one or more of the following limits: 

  • $50 in aggregate for a spin of the paddlewheel 
  • $10 on a single number 
  • $25 for a line bet 
  • $25 on either “odd” or “even” 

A bet is void if it exceeds one or more of these limits. Paddletickets used to make the excess portion of the bet must be treated as losing tickets.

Placing Bets

Using ID number—Each player must write the player’s assigned identification number on the back of the player’s paddletickets before placing the tickets in a betting slot on the table. 

Bet on immediate next spin—A player must bet all of the player’s purchased paddletickets on the immediate next spin. If a player purchases a paddleticket and does not bet the ticket on the immediate next spin, the ticket is not valid and may not be wagered on any other spin. The player must give the ticket back to the paddlewheel operator who must treat it as a losing ticket. 

Placing a bet—A player must place the purchased paddleticket in a betting slot on the table. If a player forces the ticket all the way through the slot into the cavity of the table, the paddleticket is not valid and must be treated as a losing ticket. 

Assisting players—The operator may assist a player with a disability if the operator first verbally announces to all players at the table that assistance is being given.

Closing Bets

The operator shall announce “bets closed“ when the operator has determined: 

  • no other player desires to purchase a paddleticket for the immediate next spin; 
  • there is no partially sold paddleticket card; and 
  • the players have bet all their tickets. 

After “bets closed” is announced, players may not place a bet, change a bet, touch any ticket, or place their hands on top of the table.

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