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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".17" citation="COMAR 36.05.02.17" title_num="36" subtitle_num="05" chapter_num="02" heading="Dealing Shoes and Automated Card Shuffling Devices.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this regulation, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Base plate” means an interior shelf of a dealing shoe on which a card rests.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Face plate” means the front wall of the dealing shoe against which the next card to be dealt rests and which typically contains a cutout.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A manual dealing shoe must be designed and constructed to maintain the integrity of the game at which the shoe is used, and shall include these features:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>At least the first 4 inches of the base plate shall be white;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The sides of the shoe below the base plate shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Be transparent, have a transparent sealed cutout, or be otherwise constructed to prevent any object from being placed into or removed from the portion of the dealing shoe below the base plate; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Permit the inspection of this portion of the shoe; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A stop underneath the top of the face plate that precludes the next card to be dealt from being moved upwards more than 1/8 inch.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>In addition to the requirements of §C of this regulation, a manual dealing shoe used in minibaccarat, midibaccarat or baccarat must also meet these specifications:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Have a removable lid that is opaque from the point where it meets the face plate to a point at least 4 inches from the face plate;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The sides and back above the base plate must be opaque; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Have a device within the shoe which, when engaged, prevents the cards from moving backward in the shoe.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>An automated card shuffling device that has been submitted, and approved by the Commission may be used in addition to a manual or automated dealing shoe.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>An automated shuffling device must meet a 95 percent confidence level using a standard chi-squared test for goodness of fit.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>An automated card shuffling device may not provide any information that can be used to aid a player in:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Projecting the outcome of a game;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Tracking the cards played and cards remaining to be played;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Analyzing the probability of the occurrence of an event relating to a game; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Analyzing the strategy for playing or betting to be used in a game.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>Tampering.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>At the beginning of each gaming day and before a card is placed in them, the floorperson assigned to the table shall inspect the dealing shoes and automated card shuffling devices to be used for gaming to ensure that they have not been tampered with.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Evidence of tampering shall be immediately reported to a Commission compliance representative in a written report that shall include:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The date and time when the tampering was discovered;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The name and signature of the individual who discovered the tampering;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A description of the evidence of tampering;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>The table number where the dealing shoe or shuffler was used; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>The name and signature of the person assigned to directly operate and conduct the game and the supervisor assigned the responsibility for supervising the operation and conduct of the game.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>