Three-card Poker Table; Physical Characteristics
Effective Nov 21, 2025Mass. Register #1561MGL c. 23K, §§ 2, 4(37), and 5Massachusetts Gaming Commission
- (1) Three-card poker shall be played at a table having player positions for no more than nine players on one side of the table and a place for the dealer on the opposite side.
(2) A true-to-scale rendering and color photograph of the layout(s) shall be submitted to the Bureau prior to utilizing the layout design. The layout for a three-card poker table shall contain, at a minimum:
- (a) The name or trade name of the gaming licensee offering the game;
- (b) A separate designated betting area at each player position for the placement of “ante” wagers;
- (c) A separate designated betting area located immediately in front of each ante wager betting area for the placement of “play” wagers;
- (d) A separate designated betting area located immediately behind each ante wager betting area for the placement of “pair plus” wagers;
- (e) If the gaming licensee offers the six card bonus wager pursuant to the authorized Rules of the Game of Three Card Poker, a separate designated betting area at each player position for the placement of a six card bonus wager; and
- (f) Inscriptions that advise patrons, in accordance with the authorized Rules of the Game of Three Card Poker, of the payout odds for ante and play wagers, pair plus wagers, six card bonus wagers and ante bonuses and that “Dealer Plays with Queen High or Better.”
- (3) Each three-card poker table shall have a drop box and a tip box attached to it on the same side of the gaming table as, but on opposite sides of, the dealer.