Section R. 432.1815 - Removal of cards or dice from playRule 815.
(1) A casino licensee shall remove any dice or playing cards if there is an indication of any of the following:(a) The dice or playing cards have been tampered with.(b) The dice or playing cards are flawed.(c) The dice or playing cards are defective and the defect may affect the integrity or fairness of the game.(2) If there is an indication that dice or playing cards have been tampered with, then the pit boss, or his or her equivalent, shall place the dice or playing cards in an envelope, seal the envelope, and give the envelope to the Michigan state police gaming section. The pit boss, or his or her equivalent, shall note all of the following information on the outside of the envelope: (a) The date and time the dice or playing cards were removed from play.(b) The live gaming device from which the dice or playing cards were removed from play.(c) The characteristics that indicate that the dice or playing cards were tampered with.(d) The name of all occupational licensees at the live gaming device from which the dice or playing cards were removed, and the name of the pit boss, or his or her equivalent, who removed the dice or playing cards from play.(3) Except for dice that are removed from play due to the possibility of tampering, all dice shall be canceled when removed from play. Dice may be canceled by any of the following means: (a) Drilling a circular hole that is not less than 1/4 of an inch in diameter through the center of each die.(b) Destroying the die by shredding.(c) Canceling the die in any other manner approved by the executive director.(4) Except for playing cards that are removed from play due to the possibility of tampering, all playing cards shall be canceled by 1 of the following methods:(a) Drilling a circular hole that is not less than 1/4 of an inch in diameter through the center of each card in the deck.(b) Shaving not less than 2 corners of each playing card so that each side is no longer at 90 degree angles with each adjacent side.(c) The cards are destroyed by shredding.(d) Canceling the cards by any other method approved by the executive director.(5) This rule shall not prevent a licensee from removing cards and dice from a game at any time in its discretion.Mich. Admin. Code R. 432.1815