Section 611a.2. Minimum proficiency requirements

(a) A curriculum related to the conduct of table games offered by a gaming school or by a certificate holder must, at a minimum, include:

(1) The following minimum hours of instruction on the conduct of table games in accordance with the regulations in this subpart:

Table Game	Minimum Hours of Instruction
Blackjack and other banked card games	100 hours over a 5-week period, at least 80 hours of which shall be in Blackjack
Craps and Mini-Craps	160 hours over a 6-week period
Baccarat, Midibaccarat and Minibaccarat	80 hours over a 4-week period
Poker	80 hours over a 4-week period
Roulette	80 hours over a 4-week period
Pai Gow Tiles	160 hours over a 6-week period
Pai Gow Poker	80 hours over a 4-week period

(2) The proper use, control and shuffling of playing cards for authorized games that involve the use of cards.

(3) The proper use and control of dice for authorized games that involve the use of dice.

(4) The proper use and control of tiles for authorized games that involve the use of tiles.

(b) A dealer who has completed a course of training in accordance with subsection (a) and would like to be trained to deal a different game type shall successfully complete, at a gaming school as defined in section 1103 of the act (relating to definitions) or through training offered by the certificate holder:

(1) The following minimum hours of instruction required for the different game type:

Additional Training on Different Game Type	Minimum Hours of Instruction
Blackjack and Poker	60 hours over a 3-week period
Craps and Mini-Craps	140 hours over a 6-week period
Roulette	40 hours over a 2-week period
Pai Gow Tiles	140 hours over a 6-week period

(2) The table test required under § 611a.5 (relating to table test; employee personnel file).

(c) The minimum hours of instruction required under subsection (a) or (b) may be completed over an alternative duration of time as approved by the Board’s Executive Director. A certificate holder or gaming school requesting to offer an alternative schedule to complete the minimum hours of instruction shall submit a written request to the Executive Director, in accordance with § 601a.10(a) (relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment), which contains a detailed description of when the training will be conducted.

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Cross References

This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 611a.1 (relating to minimum training standards for dealers; minimum experience requirements for supervisors); 58 Pa. Code § 611a.4 (relating to submission of training programs to the Board); and 58 Pa. Code § 611a.5 (relating to table test; employee personnel file).