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23.16.1101    CARD GAME TOURNAMENTS

(1) Card game tournaments which involve consideration in order to play and the chance of winning something of value are gambling activities. Publicly played card game tournaments involving gambling activity are limited to the card games known as bridge, cribbage, hearts, panguingue, pinochle, pitch, poker, rummy, solo, and whist as described by ARM 23.16.1202.

(2) If a licensed operator with a permit for operating at least one live card game table on his premises wishes to conduct a card game tournament, the operator shall submit an application to the department for a card game tournament permit. Form 14, the card game tournament permit application, is available from the department upon request. The application must include:

(a) licensed operator's name;

(b) operator license number;

(c) location of the card game tournament;

(d) type of game to be played;

(e) number of tables to be used during the tournament;

(f) date of the tournament;

(g) amount of entry fee;

(h) amount of cash prizes;

(i) $10 processing fee; and

(j) copy of the tournament rules, which must identify the face value of the chips to be used and provide an estimate of the total number of hands to be played to be eligible to win a prize.

(3) The card game tournament application should be received by the department at least ten working days before the start of the tournament. The department may process an application received by FAX but shall not issue a permit on such an application until the fee is received by the department. An application may not receive approval if received by the department with less than ten working days before the start of the tournament.

(4) A copy of the tournament rules must be provided to tournament participants and posted as provided for in 23-5-317, MCA.

(5)(a) In a card game tournament involving card games other than panguingue or poker, a licensed dealer is not required to personally conduct the games. However, a designated person must be present on the premises to oversee the conduct of the games and settle disputes.

(b) In a card game tournament involving poker or panguingue, each card game must be conducted by a licensed dealer as required in 23-5-309, MCA. In addition, a designated person, who may be one of the licensed dealers, must be present on the premises to oversee the conduct of the games and settle disputes.

(6) The only consideration that may be paid by a tournament participant is:

(a) an entry fee; and

(b) a fee paid to reenter the tournament after being eliminated from competition, if permitted to do so under tournament rules.

(7) Winners are determined by points or chips accumulated during the course of a game. Prizes cannot exceed $300 per hand and may be awarded following each game or at the end of the tournament.

(8) A tournament may not be conducted for more than five consecutive days. Card games may not be conducted between the hours of 2 a.m. and 8 a.m. each day unless the hours for operating a live card game table have been extended by a city or county ordinance. An operator may conduct up to 12 card game tournaments per year.

(9) An operator's card game tournament permit must be posted and clearly visible to the public. The permit is specific to an operator and location.

(10) Card game tournaments must comply with the requirements of Title 23, chapter 5, MCA, and the rules of the department.

 

Poker and Other Card Games

History: 23-50-115, MCA; IMP, 23-5-115, 23-5-311, 23-5-317, MCA; NEW, 1990 MAR p. 286, Eff. 2/9/90; AMD, 1991 MAR p. 1942, Eff. 10/18/91; AMD, 1993 MAR p. 2786, Eff. 11/25/93; AMD, 1994 MAR p. 2834, Eff. 10/28/94; AMD, 1997 MAR p. 404, Eff. 2/25/97.

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