Section Lot 7207.01 - Participants in the Operation of Games of Chance(a) A license issued in accordance with RSA 287-D and this chapter shall be required for any individual who: (1) Is party to, engages in, or supervises others in the operation of games of chance in any capacity;(2) Has access to sensitive areas within the gaming facility, including areas where money, chips or surveillance systems are housed; or(3) Has authority to sign checks or withdraw funds from the gaming accounts.(b) In accordance with RSA 287-D:14, VIII, the following individuals shall be prohibited from participating in or otherwise playing the games being offered at a games of chance event: (1) Individuals who are participating in the operation of the event, except as allowed by (d) below or when acting as a proposition player in accordance with (f)-(g) below;(2) Individuals who holds the lease to the facility where the event is being held; and(3) Individuals who have sold or leased game of chance paraphernalia or related equipment to the charitable organization for use at the event.(c) An individual who is actively participating in the operation of an event may play games with rake being offered at the event only when the individual: (1) Has completed his or her shift; and(2) Is not wearing a uniform or badge of the games of chance employer.(d) Employees or agents of the game operator employer shall be prohibited from playing pit games or table games that do not include a rake unless at least one player at the table is not an employee or agent.(e) Except as allowed by (f) below, players financed in whole or in part by the game operator employer, the charitable organization or agent thereof shall not be permitted to play any games.(f) Players excluded by (e) above shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Shill players, which refers to individuals employed and financed by the game operator employer as a player for the purpose of starting and/or maintaining a sufficient number of players in a card game; and(2) Stake players, which refers to individuals financed by the game operator employer to participated in a game under an agreement or understanding where by such persons are end to retain all or any portion of his or her winnings.(g) Proposition players may be utilized for the purposes of starting and/or maintaining a sufficient number of players in a card game. Proposition players are individuals paid a fixed sum by the game operator employer for the specific purpose of playing in a card game who uses his or her own funds and who retains his or her winnings and absorbs his or her losses.(h) The following shall apply to the use of proposition players: (1) No more than 3 proposition player may play in a card game;(2) An establishment employing proposition players shall identify such players upon request and display a clear and legible sign in a conspicuous and conveniently accessible location that is visible from the area where card games are played that states: "New Hampshire gaming regulations (Lot 7200) allow the use of proposition players. Proposition players shall be identified by management upon request.";(3) A list of all proposition players shall be maintained at the game room's cage and readily available for inspection upon request;(4) Persons who participate in the management or supervision of games subject to this regulation shall be permitted to act as a proposition player in the establishment where employed if supervision is otherwise provided;(5) The game operator employer shall maintain, in a manner as in the case of all other employees, employment records on each individual engaged as a proposition player;(6) Paycheck advances shall not be permitted to allow a proposition player to enter a game; and(7) Policies regarding the use of proposition players shall be noted in the game room's house rules.N.H. Admin. Code § Lot 7207.01
Derived from Volume XXXIX Number 32, Filed August 8, 2019, Proposed by #12839, Effective 7/27/2019, Expires 7/27/2029.