Two-card Joker Poker Table; Physical Characteristics
Effective Nov 21, 2025Mass. Register #1561MGL c. 23K, §§ 2, 4(37), and 5Massachusetts Gaming Commission
- (1) Two-card joker poker shall be played on a table having player positions for no more than seven players on one side of the table and a place for the dealer on the opposite side. A true-to-scale rendering and a color photograph of the layout(s) shall be submitted to the Bureau prior to utilizing the layout design.
(2) The layout for a two-card joker poker table shall contain, at a minimum:
- (a) The name or trade name of the gaming licensee;
- (b) Four separate designated betting areas at each player position for the placement of the ante wager, call wager, pair up wager and super flush bonus wager;
- (c) An inscription identifying the payout odds for all authorized wagers unless the gaming licensee chooses to comply with 205 CMR 146.38(3); and
- (d) An inscription indicating that a joker may only be used to complete a pair unless the gaming licensee chooses to comply with 205 CMR 146.38(4).
- (3) If the payout odds are not inscribed on the layout as provided in 205 CMR 146.38(2)(c) a sign identifying the payout odds for all authorized wagers shall be posted at each two-card joker poker table.
- (4) If the layout is not inscribed with the information described in 205 CMR 146.38(2)(d) a sign shall be posted at each two-card joker poker table indicating that a joker may only be used to complete a pair.
- (5) Each two-card joker poker table shall have a drop box and a tip box attached to it on the same side of the table as, but on opposite sides of the dealer.