{"id":"AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-036","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Massachusetts Gaming Commission (State gaming regulator)","state":"MA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-GAMING-RACING","eco":"","issuer":"Massachusetts Gaming Commission","authority":"M.G.L. c. 23K; Ex. 030 items 10.b-c","instrument":"Minimum Requirements for (1) Expanding Blackjack-Style Tables to Include a 4th Player Position and (2) the Reintroduction of Craps at the Category 1 Gaming Establishments (order of March 11, 2021)","title":"Fourth blackjack position permitted with dividers and three-foot spacing; craps reintroduced under conditions; overall capacity remains capped at approximately 40 percent","dateIssued":"2021-03-11","effective":"2021-03-11","end":"Rescinded effective 12:01 a.m. May 29, 2021 (Ex. 037)","startDate":"2021-03-11","endDate":"2021-05-29","quarters":["2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["CAP","EMP","GATH"],"addressees":["Encore Boston Harbor","MGM Springfield"],"clause":"a. Player positions would continue to be separated by plexiglass dividers not less than 5\u002710\u0022 tall separating the dealer from players and between player positions. b. There shall be a minimum of approximately 3 feet between player positions, measured from center to center of seats, with chairs for unavailable positions removed. c. Overall capacity limits shall continue to be capped at approximately 40%, despite the increase in player positions.","enforcement":"IEB layout approval; c. 23K, § 35","functions":["SF craps closed July 6, 2020 - Mar. 11, 2021 (248 days); blackjack at three then four positions; gaming-floor capacity approximately 40 percent through May 28, 2021","CB seated play only"],"notes":"Establishes the approximately 40 percent gaming-floor cap in force in Q1-Q2 2021.","sourceUrl":"https://massgaming.com/wp-content/uploads/Minimum-Requirements-for-Expanding-Blackjack-Style-Tables-and-the-Reintroduction-of-Craps.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":134578,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING","url":"/library/AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-036","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-036","citation":"Massachusetts Gaming Commission, Minimum Requirements for (1) Expanding Blackjack-Style Tables to Include a 4th Player Position and (2) the Reintroduction of Craps at the Category 1 Gaming Establishments (order of March 11, 2021) (Mar. 11, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-036)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":["AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-035","AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-037"]}