6036036 Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board, D.C. - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending rules for Monte Carlo Night Parties

THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES CONTROL BOARD

 

NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING

 

The Interim Executive Director of the District of Columbia Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board, pursuant to the authority set forth in 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 (appointing Tracey Cohen Interim Executive Director of the District of Columbia Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board); hereby adopts amendments of Chapters 12 (Bingo, Raffle, Monte Carlo Night Party and Suppliers’ Licenses) and 16 (Monte Carlo Night Parties) of Title 30 (Lottery and Charitable Games) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR).

 

The purpose of these amendments is to clarify Monte Carlo night party license requirements, and to repeal and replace Section 1603 in order to ensure proper regulation and operation of Monte Carlo night parties that include Texas Hold’em.

 

A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was published in the D.C. Register on March 18, 2016, at 63 DCR 4093. No comments were received, and no changes have been made from the last proposed rulemaking. These rules were adopted as final on May 5, 2016, and will become effective upon publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.

 

Chapter 12, BINGO, RAFFLE, MONTE CARLO NIGHT PARTY AND SUPPLIERS’ LICENSES, of Title 30 DCMR, LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES, is amended as follows:

 

Section 1204, BINGO, RAFFLE AND MONTE CARLO NIGHT PARTY LICENSES AND FEES, Subsection 1204.16, is amended to read as follows:

 

1204.16           The Agency shall issue the following two (2) classes of Monte Carlo Night Party licenses:

 

(a)        A Class 1 Monte Carlo Night Party license shall allow for the operation of a Monte Carlo Night Party in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 16. A Class 1 Monte Carlo Night Party license shall not include more than (1) Texas Hold’em card game.  The application fee for a Class 1 Monte Carlo Night Party license shall be one hundred dollars ($100); and

 

(b)        A Class 2 Monte Carlo Night Party or Charitable Texas Hold’em Tournament license shall allow for the operation of a Texas Hold’em Tournament with multiple Texas Hold’em games at a Monte Carlo Night Party in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 16.  The application fee for a Class 2 Monte Carlo Night Party license shall be one hundred dollars ($100). A Class 2 Monte Carlo Night Party license shall be required for a Charitable Texas Hold’em Tournament.

 

Chapter 16, MONTE CARLO NIGHT PARTIES, is amended as follows:

 

Section 1603, OPERATION OF MONTE CARLO NIGHT PARTY, is repealed and replaced as follows:

 

1603                OPERATION OF MONTE CARLO NIGHT PARTY

 

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

 

1603.2             At 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.

 

1603.3             The 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.

 

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

 

1603.5             In 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.

 

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

 

1603.7             In 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.

 

1603.8             During 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.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

1603.13           When 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.

 

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

 

1603.15           A 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.

 

1603.16           A 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.

 

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

 

1603.18           For 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.