N.H. Admin. Code § Lot 7206.07

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024

Section Lot 7206.07 - Game Procedures

(a) Charitable organizations and game operator employer shall only offer games of chance for which the game procedures have been approved by the commission.

(b) To obtain approval of a game procedure that has not previously been approved by the commission, the charitable organization, or game operator employer hired to act on the organization's behalf, shall submit a written request and the game procedure to the commission at least 45 days prior to the proposed implementation date.

(c) The game procedures shall include a minimum of the following information:

(1) For card games:

a. The name of the card game;

b. The object of the card game;

c. The rules of the card game;

d. The equipment used for the card game;

e. The method of play for the card game;

f. The types of wager or wagers for the card game, including buy-ins and re-buys;

g. The wager amounts for the card game;

h. The payouts and payout odds for each wager in the card game; and

i. The rules governing any card game point system established by the licensee;

(2) For games which are not a card games:

a. The name of the game;

b. The object of the game;

c. The rules of the game;

d. The equipment used for the game;

e. The method of play for the game;

f. The types of wager or wagers for the game;

g. The wager amounts for the game;

h. The payouts and payout odds for each wager in the game; and

i. The rules governing any game point system established by the licensee; and

(3) For promotions:

a. The name of the promotion;

b. A description of the promotion and the style of play;

c. The conditions for participating in the promotion;

d. The type of hand or triggering events that cause a player to win;

e. A schedule of what each winning hand or triggering event wins;

f. How the win will be recorded, and winning player will be paid out;

g. How the game advances the purposes of RSA 287-D; and

h. When the promotion is player-funded:

1. The amount, percentage, or the formula used to determine the amount of funds to be contributed from each pot;

2. The account where the funds will be deposited and withdrawn from during the time held by the game operator employer;

3. How and when the contributed funds are added to the pool(s); and

4. How the promotional funds will be dispersed in the event the game is closed out or otherwise terminated.

(d) The licensee shall obtain commission approval whenever a modification is made to an approved game procedure, including any changes made to the odds.

(e) The licensee shall clearly describe the changes being proposed when submitting a written request for approval of a modified game procedure.

(f) Upon request, the charitable organization, or game operator employer hired to act on the organization's behalf, shall also demonstrate the proposed game to the commission.

(g) The commission shall approve a game procedure, or a modification to a previously approved game, if it concludes that:

(1) The game procedure is for a game of chance as defined by Lot 7202.04 above;

(2) The game procedures include the details required by (c) above;

(3) Approval of the game of chance would likely advance the purposes of RSA 287-D, including servicing as a source of revenue for the charitable organization and the state of New Hampshire;

(4) Approval of the game of chance would not be otherwise prohibited by law, this chapter or any rulings of the commission; and

(5) The game procedures comply with standard rules of the game, such as those found in The New Complete Hoyle: The Authoritative Guide to the Official Rules of All Popular Games of Skill and Chance, Revised Edition(1991), Poker Tournament Directors Association's Recommended Procedures and Illustration Addendum (version 3.0, October 24, 2017), available as noted in Appendix B, or a similar authoritative guide on games of chance.

(h) The commission shall deny or revoke its approval of any game of chance when it concludes that:

(1) The game procedure does not meet the requirements of (g) above;

(2) The approval previously granted to the licensee was erroneously issued; or

(3) The licensee operates the game of chance in a manner that is not consistent with the procedures as approved.

(i) Game procedures that have been approved by the commission may be utilized by other charitable organization or game operator employers without additional commission approval, when included on the game schedule submitted in accordance with Lot 7206.02 above.

(j) Commission approval of a game procedure shall not represent, warrant or otherwise assert that the game does not violate any intellectual property right, including, but not limited to, any agreement, license, copyright, trademark or patent right. It shall be the licensee's responsible to meet all proprietary requirements.

(k) Prior to the start of each game, the charitable organization or the game operator employer hired to act on the organization's behalf shall ensure that a public announcement is made informing players as to where copies of the game procedures are located and how copies can be obtained.

N.H. Admin. Code § Lot 7206.07

Derived from Volume XXXIX Number 32, Filed August 8, 2019, Proposed by #12839, Effective 7/27/2019, Expires 7/27/2029.