BASIS AND PURPOSE FOR RULE 10
The purpose of Rule 10 is to establish playing rules for authorized types of poker and management procedures for conducting poker games in compliance with section 12-47.1-302 (2). The statutory basis for Rule 10 is found in sections 12-47.1-201, C.R.S., 12-47.1-203, C.R.S., 12-47.1-302, C.R.S., and 12-47.1-818, C.R.S.
RULE 10      RULES FOR POKER

47.1-1044 Wagers to be made with coins and approved tokens and chips.
All wagers for player banked poker games must be made with chips and tokens furnished by the retail licensee where the poker game is held, or by placing money on the piece when a player runs out of chips in the middle of a hand.  All wagers for house banked poker games must be made with chips, tokens and valid match play coupons furnished by the retail licensee where the house banked poker game is held.  (47.1-1044, perm. 3/31/96, amend. perm. 03/30/02; amended 12/30/04)

47.1-1045 Procedure for accepting cash at poker tables. 
A poker dealer who receives currency or Mobile ATM receipts from a player at a poker table in for exchange for chips and tokens must perform the following: 
(1) 	The currency or Mobile ATM receipt must be spread on the top of the poker table by the dealer; 
(2) 	The amount of currency or the amount shown on the Mobile ATM receipt must be stated by the dealer accepting it; 
(3)	(a)  	If the table uses an imprest bank, immediately after an equivalent dollar amount of poker chips and tokens has been given to the player, the cash shall be placed in the table’s imprest bank.
(b)  	If the table does not use an imprest bank, immediately after an equivalent dollar amount of chips, tokens, or coins has been given to the player, the currency must be taken from the top of the poker table and placed by the dealer into the drop box.
(4)  	At the discretion of the retail licensee, the dealer may accept money on the piece. For each bet which is to be taken from the value of the currency, the dealer will announce the amount of the bet as “on the piece,” and shall place that amount in chips and tokens from the action pot on top of the currency. The currency shall be exchanged for casino chips before the pot is awarded.  (47.1-1045 amended, perm. 3/31/96; 47.1-1045(3a) amended, (3b) added, perm. 11/30/96, amend. perm. 03/30/02; amended 12/30/04)