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Can you summarize 491 IAAC 11.2?
GAMBLING GAMES > Conduct of all gambling games.
Short Summary
This document, part of the Iowa Administrative Code, pertains to the conduct of all gambling games. It is the policy of the Racing and Gaming Commission to require that all facilities conduct gambling games in a manner suitable to protect the public health, safety, morals, good order, and general welfare of the state. The responsibility for the employment and maintenance of suitable methods of operation rests with the facility. The document prohibits various activities such as conducting advertising and public relations activities in an indecent or dishonest manner, allowing visibly intoxicated persons to participate in gaming activity, failing to comply with federal, state, and local laws and rules, possessing or permitting marked or tampered gambling equipment, permitting cheating or thieving games or devices, possessing or permitting cheating devices, possessing or permitting gambling devices that alter the normal random selection of criteria, failing to conduct gaming operations with proper standards of custom and decency, and denying access to inspect any portion of the gaming operation. The document also prohibits the use or possession of certain gambling aids. Wagers may only be made by persons present at a facility, in the form of chips, coins, or other cashless wagering, and by persons 21 years of age or older.
Whom does it apply to?
All facilities conducting gambling games
What does it govern?
Conduct of all gambling games
What are exemptions?
No exemptions are mentioned.
What are the Penalties?
Disciplinary action, up to and including license revocation
Jurisdiction
Iowa