Section 68 IAC 14-7-3 - Roulette wheel requirementsAuthority: IC 4-33-4
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 3.
(a) The roulette wheel shall meet the following requirements: (1) The wheel shall be not less than thirty (30) inches in diameter.(2) The name of the riverboat licensee imprinted thereon.(3) The name or a distinctive mark that identifies the manufacturer of the wheel shall be permanently affixed thereon. The name of the manufacturer or distinctive mark may be invisible to the naked eye.(b) Each roulette wheel shall be of a single zero (0) variety or a double zero (00) variety as described and depicted as follows:(1) The single zero (0) roulette wheel shall meet the following characteristics: (A) The roulette wheel shall have thirty-seven (37) equally spaced pockets around the wheel where the roulette ball shall come to rest.(B) The roulette wheel shall have a ring of thirty-seven (37) equally spaced areas to correspond to the position of the pockets with one (1) marked zero (0) and colored green and the others marked one (1) to thirty-six (36) and colored alternately red and black, which numbers shall be arranged around the wheel as approved by the commission. The color of each pocket shall either be a corresponding color to those depicted on the ring or a neutral color as approved by the commission.(2) The double zero (00) roulette wheel shall meet the following characteristics:(A) The roulette wheel shall have thirty-eight (38) equally spaced pockets around the wheel where the roulette ball shall come to rest.(B) The roulette wheel shall have a ring of thirty-eight (38) equally spaced areas to correspond to the position of the pockets with one (1) marked zero (0) and colored green, one (1) marked double zero (00) and colored green, and others marked one (1) to thirty-six (36) and colored alternately red and black, which numbers shall be arranged around the wheel as approved by the commission. The color of each pocket shall either be a corresponding color to those depicted on the ring or a neutral color as approved by the commission.(c) A riverboat licensee may use a double zero (00) roulette wheel as a single zero (0) roulette wheel, provided the following:(1) If a double zero (00) roulette table layout is used, the "00" wager above on the layout is obscured with a cover or other approved device that clearly indicates that such a wager is not available.(2) Appropriate signage is posted at the roulette table to notify players as follows: (A) A double zero (00) roulette wheel is being used as a single zero (0) roulette wheel, and that double zero (00) is not an available wager.(B) If the roulette ball comes to rest around the wheel in a compartment marked double zero (00), the spin will be declared void and the wheel will be respun.(C) Wagers on the following bets shall be lost if the roulette ball comes to rest in a compartment marked zero (0):(v) Eighteen (18) numbers bet.(d) The roulette wheel shall display an external registration tag and number issued by the commission.(e) A roulette wheel shall meet any other requirements deemed necessary by the executive director or the commission to ensure:(1) compliance with the Act and this title; and(2) the integrity of the games.Indiana Gaming Commission; 68 IAC 14-7-3; filed Jul 3, 1996, 5:00 p.m.: 19 IR 3039; readopted filed Nov 25, 2002, 10:11 a.m.: 26 IR 1261; readopted filed Nov 14, 2008, 12:51 p.m.: 20081210-IR-068080730RFA; filed Apr 25, 2012, 3:47 p.m.: 20120523-IR-068110275FRAReadopted filed 9/19/2018, 4:09 p.m.: 20181017-IR-068180283RFAReadopted filed 11/22/2023, 8:28 a.m.: 20231220-IR-068230610RFA