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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 11. Gaming
Agency 20. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Charitable Gaming
Chapter 30. Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament Regulations
11/23/2024

11VAC20-30-110. Charitable gaming supplies; approval of mechanical card shuffler and dealer shoes and other mechanical equipment.

A. All charitable gaming supplies, including cards, tournament chips, and mechanical equipment, shall be purchased from or provided by a charitable gaming supplier permitted pursuant to § 18.2-340.34 of the Code of Virginia.

B. Mechanical equipment may be used to conduct poker games or tournaments, provided that such equipment is preapproved by the department in accordance with and subject to this section and technical standards adopted by the department.

C. The department shall set testing criteria for all mechanical card shufflers and dealer shoes and other mechanical equipment used during a poker tournament. A mechanical card shuffler and dealer shoe or other mechanical equipment used during a poker tournament shall not be sold, leased, or otherwise furnished to any person in the Commonwealth for use during a poker tournament until an identical sample mechanical card shuffler and dealer shoe or equipment containing identical software has been certified by a testing facility that has been formally recognized by the department as a testing facility that upholds the standards of integrity established by the department. The testing facility must certify that the mechanical card shuffler and dealer shoe, other mechanical equipment, associated hardware, and associated software conform, at a minimum, to the requirements of this chapter. Once the testing facility reports the test results to the department, the department will either approve or reject the mechanical card shuffler and dealer shoe or other mechanical equipment and inform the manufacturer of the results. If any such approved system or equipment fails to meet the department's criteria, that system or equipment shall be recalled and shall not be distributed in the Commonwealth. The cost of testing shall be borne by the manufacturer of such equipment.

D. Notwithstanding any other testing criteria established by the department, the mechanical card shuffler and dealer shoe shall be tested to the standards established in GLI 29: Card Shufflers and Dealer Shoes, Version 1.0, produced by Gaming Laboratories International.

Statutory Authority

§ 18.2-340.19 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 40, Issue 17, eff. May 9, 2024.

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