Section 30-1603. OPERATION OF MONTE CARLO NIGHT PARTY

 

1603.1Licensed organizations holding a Monte Carlo night party shall conduct only the types of games and use only the equipment authorized by this chapter.

 

1603.2At the entrance to the premises, a licensed organization shall post rules governing the method of playing Monte Carlo night party games and a list of the prizes to be awarded.

 

1603.3The licensed organization shall provide the Agency with a certified accounting of the number of attendees of the Monte Carlo night event and the total amount of gross receipts generated for the organization’s charitable purpose per attendee. 

 

(a) This section does not prohibit non-charitable entities from providing a charitable donation to a licensed organization in return for the licensed organization pairing with the non-charitable entity to host or co-sponsor a Monte Carlo night party.

 

(b) Nothing in this section is intended nor does it allow Monte Carlo night parties where the licensed organization receives no monetary charitable benefit or merely token charitable benefit from hosting or co-sponsoring of the Monte Carlo night party.

 

1603.4Each participant purchasing admission to a Monte Carlo night party shall pay by United States currency or coin.

 

1603.5In accordance with D.C. Official Code § 3-1322(b), participants of a Monte Carlo night party shall use imitation money or chips monogrammed with the logo of the licensed organization or licensed supplier.

 

1603.6Upon admission each participant shall be given the same amount in value of imitation money or chips that other participants are given.

 

1603.7In accordance with D.C. Official Code § 3-1322(c), there shall be no direct correlation between the amount of imitation money or chips presented to participants and the participant's donation to the event.

 

1603.8During the event, imitation money or chips may be sold only by cashiers at authorized sales areas and shall not be sold at individual gaming tables.

 

1603.9During the event there shall be no exchange of real money for any purpose at the gaming table or on the floor.

 

1603.10Imitation money or chips shall be used for gambling or redemption purposes only and shall have no other monetary purpose.

 

1603.11Imitation money or chips shall not be used for the purchase of food, beverages, or non-gambling items.

 

1603.12At the place of play, bet limitations shall be posted.

 

1603.13When a Monte Carlo night party is conducted on premises licensed by the Alcohol Beverage Control Board the dispensing of alcohol beverages and the use of property related to dispensing of alcoholic beverages are under the jurisdiction of the ABC Board.

 

1603.14Persons under eighteen (18) years of age shall not be permitted to wager, or assist in any manner in the gambling activity.

 

1603.15A wager shall not be placed upon an event or upon a game involving personal skill except that Texas Hold'em may be played as authorized by this chapter.

 

1603.16A wager shall not be placed on a contest other than a game of chance taking place at the location during the time approved for the event.

 

1603.17A player shall not be permitted to sell or exchange imitation money or chips for legal currency with another player.

 

1603.18For purposes of Monte Carlo night parties or Charitable Texas Hold’em Tournaments where Texas Hold’em is played, the following rules shall also apply to the Texas Hold’em games:

 

(a) Texas Hold'em shall not be conducted outside the hours listed on the license.

 

(b) Texas Hold'em shall be conducted as a tournament where all players pay the established entry fee for the same amount of chips.

 

(c) Texas Hold'em shall not be conducted in any manner that assigns a cash redemption value to the chips.

 

(d) Texas Hold'em shall be played with a standard fifty-two (52)-card deck without jokers.

 

(e) Texas Hold'em shall be played at tables large enough to accommodate a dealer and up to seven (7) players in such a manner as to ensure that the players may examine their cards without disclosing their value to other players.

 

(f)  All cards shall be dealt by a Monte Carlo night party worker.

 

(g) The order of finish for the tournament shall be determined by one of the following methods:

 

(1) If play continues until all but one player is eliminated, the order of finish shall be the order of elimination from last to first. The last remaining player shall be declared the winner.

 

(2) If play stops at a set time as defined in the house rules, the order of finish shall be determined by ranking the value of chips held by each player at the end of play from highest to lowest. The player having the highest value of chips shall be declared the winner.

 

(h) Prizes not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) per player per day may be awarded based on the method used for determining the order of finish.

 

(i)  A player shall not bet on more than one hand in any round of play.

 

(j)  Wild cards are prohibited.

 

(k) Hi/Lo games are prohibited. Winners shall be determined by the highest ranking Texas Hold’em combination.

 

(l)  Re-buys are prohibited.

 

(m) Texas Hold'em shall not be played through the use of any electronic device, electromechanical device, or video terminal.

 

authority

Section 424a of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 790, Pub. L. 93-198; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.24(a) (2014 Repl.)), as amended by the 2005 District of Columbia Omnibus Authorization Act, approved October 16, 2006 (Pub. L. No. 109-356, § 201, 120 Stat. 2019; D.C. Official Code §§ 1-204.24a(c)(6) (2014 Repl.)); Section 4 of the Law to Legalize Lotteries, Daily Numbers Games, and Bingo and Raffles for Charitable Purposes in the District of Columbia, effective March 10, 1981 (D.C. Law 3-172; D.C. Official Code §§ 3-1306(a), 3-1322.01, 3-1323, 3-1327, and 3-1332 (2012 Repl.)); District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority Order, issued September 21, 1996; the Office of the Chief Financial Officer Financial Management Control Order No. 96-22, issued November 18, 1996; the Office of the Chief Financial Officer Financial Management Control Orders No. 97-15, issued May 15,1997, and No. 96-16, issued September 24, 1996; and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer Financial Management Control Order No. 15-11, issued April 14, 2015.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 29 DCR 5015 (November 12, 1982); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 3788 (May 20, 1988); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 3056 (April 14, 2006); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 7664 (May 20, 2016).