N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-5.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:69F-5.1 - Roulette: placement of wagers; permissible and optional wagers

(a) All wagers at roulette shall be made by placing gaming chips or plaques and if applicable, a match play coupon, on the appropriate areas of the roulette layout, except that verbal wagers accompanied by cash may be accepted provided that they are confirmed by the dealer and that the cash is expeditiously converted into gaming chips or plaques in accordance with the regulations governing the acceptance and conversion of such instruments.

(b) No person at a roulette table shall be issued or permitted to game with non-value chips that are identical in color and design to value chips or to non-value chips being used by another person at that same table. Additionally, no person shall be permitted to wager a value chip with a match play coupon at any roulette table at which match play coupons are being accepted.

(c) Each player shall be responsible for the correct positioning of his or her wager on the roulette layout regardless of whether he or she is assisted by the dealer. Each player shall ensure that any instructions he or she gives to the dealer regarding the placement of a wager are correctly carried out.

(d) Each wager shall be settled strictly in accordance with its position on the layout when the ball falls to rest in a compartment of the wheel.

(e) The permissible wagers in the game of roulette shall be:

1. "Straight" is a wager that the roulette ball will come to rest in the compartment of the roulette wheel that corresponds to a single number selected by the player. The player shall select a number by placing a wager within the box on the roulette layout that contains the selected number.

i. A casino licensee may, in its discretion, offer to every player at a roulette table the option to make five simultaneous straight wagers by selecting five adjacent numbers on the roulette wheel.

(1) Any casino licensee offering this "five adjacent number" option shall use a roulette table layout that includes a replica of the roulette wheel on the layout.

(2) A player shall make a "five adjacent number" wager by placing five gaming chips or plaques, or a multiple thereof, on the number indicated on the roulette wheel replica that is the center number of the five adjacent numbers being selected. A player making a "five adjacent number" wager shall be deemed to have made a separate "straight" wager of equal value on each of the five numbers selected.

2. "Split" is a wager that the roulette ball will come to rest in a compartment of the roulette wheel that corresponds to either of two numbers selected by the player. The player shall select the numbers by placing a wager on the line between the two boxes on the roulette layout that contain the two selected numbers, except that a split wager on "0" and "00" may also be placed on the line between the "2nd 12" box and the "3rd 12" box.

3. "Three numbers" is a wager that the roulette ball will come to rest in a compartment of the roulette wheel that corresponds to any one of three numbers in a single row on the roulette layout selected by the player. The player shall select a row of numbers by placing a wager on the outside line of the box on the roulette layout that contains the first number in the selected row.

i. "Three numbers" shall also include a wager that the roulette ball will come to rest in a compartment of the roulette wheel that corresponds to any one of the three numbers contained in one of the following groups of numbers: "0", "1," and "2"; "0", "2," and "00"; or "00", "2," and "3".

(1) The player shall select one of the "three numbers" wagers identified in (e)3i above by placing a wager on the common corner of the three boxes containing the selected numbers.

4. "Four numbers" is a wager that the roulette ball will come to rest in a compartment of the roulette wheel that corresponds to any one of four numbers in contiguous boxes on the roulette layout selected by the player. The player shall select the four numbers by placing a wager on the common corner of the four boxes containing the selected numbers.

5. "First five numbers" is a wager that the roulette ball will come to rest in a compartment of the roulette wheel that corresponds to any one of the numbers "0", "00", "1", "2," or "3". The player shall bet on the "first five numbers" by placing a wager on the common corner of the boxes on the roulette layout that contains the label "1st 12" and the numbers "0" and "1."

6. "Six numbers" is a wager that the roulette ball will come to rest in a compartment of the roulette wheel that corresponds to:

i. Any one of six consecutive numbers contained in two contiguous rows of numbers on the roulette layout selected by the player, who shall select the two rows of numbers by placing a wager on the outside common corner of the boxes on the roulette layout that contain the first number in each of the rows being selected; or

ii. If the casino licensee, in its discretion, offers the six numbers color wager, the matching color (black, blue, gold, red, purple or green) on the roulette layout selected by the player, who shall select a color by placing a wager within the area on the roulette layout designated for the color wager being selected.

7. "Seven numbers color wager" is a wager on a single-zero roulette wheel that the roulette ball will come to rest in a compartment of the roulette wheel that corresponds to the single-zero compartment or to any one of six numbers contained in a specific section of the roulette wheel of the matching color (black, blue, gold, red, purple, or green) on the roulette layout selected by the player, who shall select a color by placing a wager within the area on the roulette layout designated for the seven numbers color wager being selected.

8. "Eight numbers color wager" is a wager on a double-zero roulette wheel that the roulette ball will come to rest in a compartment of the roulette wheel that corresponds to the single-zero compartment, the double-zero compartment or to any one of six numbers contained in a specific section of the roulette wheel of the matching color (black, blue, gold, red, purple, or green) on the roulette layout selected by the player, who shall select a color by placing a wager within the area on the roulette layout designated for the eight numbers color wager being selected.

9. "Column" is a wager that the roulette ball will come to rest in a compartment of the roulette wheel that corresponds to any one of 12 numbers contained in a single column on the roulette layout selected by the player. The player shall select a column of 12 numbers by placing a wager in the box on the roulette layout that is at the bottom of the column being selected.

10. "Dozen" is a wager that the roulette ball will come to rest in a compartment of the roulette wheel that corresponds to any one of 12 consecutive numbers from "1" through "12," "13" through "24," or "25" through "36" selected by the player. The player shall select the 12 numbers by placing a wager in the box on the roulette layout labeled "1st 12" ("1" through "12"), "2nd 12" ("13" through "24"), or "3rd 12" ("25" through "36").

11. "Red" is a wager that the roulette ball will come to rest in any compartment of the roulette wheel that corresponds to a number with a red background on the roulette wheel. The player shall bet on "red" by placing a wager within the red box on the roulette layout used for such wagers.

12. "Black" is a wager that the roulette ball will come to rest in any compartment of the roulette wheel that corresponds to a number with a black background on the roulette wheel. The player shall bet on "black" by placing a wager within the black box on the roulette layout used for such wagers.

13. "Odd" is a wager that the roulette ball will come to rest in any compartment of the roulette wheel that corresponds to an odd number. The player shall bet on "odd" by placing a wager within the box on the roulette layout that is labeled "Odd."

14. "Even" is a wager that the roulette ball will come to rest in any compartment of the roulette wheel that corresponds to an even number. The player shall bet on "even" by placing a wager within the box on the roulette layout that is labeled "Even."

15. "1 to 18" is a wager that the roulette ball will come to rest in a compartment of the roulette wheel that corresponds to any one of 18 consecutive numbers from "1" through "18." The player shall bet on "1 to 18" by placing a wager within the box on the roulette layout that is labeled "1 to 18."

16. "19 to 36" is a wager that the roulette ball will come to rest in a compartment of the roulette wheel that corresponds to any one of 18 consecutive numbers from "19" through "36." The player shall bet on "19 to 36" by placing a wager within the box on the roulette layout that is labeled "19 to 36."

(f) Notwithstanding (e) above, a casino licensee may, in its discretion, offer to every player at a roulette table the option to make a "seven numbers" wager. "Seven numbers" is a wager that the roulette ball will come to rest in a compartment of the Roulette wheel that corresponds to any one of the numbers "10," "11," "12," "13," "14," "15," or "33." The player shall bet on "seven numbers" by placing a wager within the area on the roulette layout that is designated for such wager.

(g) A casino licensee that offers the six numbers color wager in (e)6ii above, the seven numbers color wager in (e)7 above, or the eight numbers color wager in (e)8 above shall not offer the red and black wagers in (e)11 and 12 above, respectively, at the same roulette table. A casino licensee that offers the seven numbers color wager in (e)7 above or the eight numbers color wager in (e)8 above shall not offer the dozen wager in (e)10 above at the same roulette table. A casino licensee that offers the six numbers color wager in (e)6ii above may offer the dozen wager in (e)10 above at the same roulette table provided that neither the seven numbers color wager in (e)7 above nor the eight numbers color wager in (e)8 above are offered at that roulette table.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-5.1