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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 36.05.02.08" title_num="36" subtitle_num="05" chapter_num="02" heading="Additional Gaming Chips; Removing Chips from Use.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Value Chips.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Within 120 days of the commencement of table games at a facility, the facility operator shall have at least one Commission-approved set of value chips that may be used as a back-up for $100 and $500 value chips in active use.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A back-up set of value chips maintained for use by a facility operator shall have secondary colors that are different from the secondary colors of the value chips in active use and may use a different shade of the primary color.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A back-up set of value chips shall conform to the color and design requirements in this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Roulette Chips.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A facility operator shall have at least one reserve set of roulette chips for each color roulette chip used in the facility with a design insert or symbol different from the roulette chips comprising the primary sets.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A back-up set of roulette chips must conform to the color and design requirements in this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>RFID chips. If a facility operator uses RFID chips for its value or roulette chips, the facility operator may submit a request to the Commission for waiver of the requirements in §A or B of this regulation B that shall include at least:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A detailed description of the RFID technology and devices that will be used at the facility;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A detailed description of how the RFID chips and related equipment will be used in the facility;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A detailed explanation of how the use of the RFID chips and related equipment will reduce or eliminate the potential use of counterfeit value or roulette chips; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The approximate length of time it will take the facility operator to install the necessary devices and related equipment for the RFID technology to be operational in the facility.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The facility operator shall remove a set of gaming chips in use from active play when:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A facility operator reasonably believes that the facility is taking on multiple counterfeit chips valued at $100 or more so as to call into question the security and integrity of the gaming chip set;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A facility operator determines there is an impropriety or defect in the use of a set of chips makes removal of the chips in active use necessary; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The Commission directs a facility operator to remove a set of chips from active use.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A facility operator shall place into active play a Commission- approved back-up set of value chips or a reserve set of roulette chips required under §§A and B of this regulation when an active set is removed.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Before a set of chips in active use is removed from play, the facility operator shall notify the Commission compliance representatives of the impending removal and the reasons for the removal.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>A facility operator shall immediately notify a Commission compliance representative of the discovery of counterfeit value chips.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>