Side-by-side regional comparison of mini-felt vs midi-squeeze protocols between Chicagoland Illinois & NW Indiana (Rivers Casino Des Plaines, Des Plaines & Rosemont, Illinois) under Illinois Gaming Board and Missouri St. Louis & Kansas City Market (Ameristar Casino Resort Spa St. Charles, St. Louis & Kansas City, Missouri) under Missouri Gaming Commission, covering IGB EZ & 5% versus MGC EZ & 5% settlement, Light & Wonder i-Score Plus Monitors versus Light & Wonder i-Score & Genesis Displays scoreboards, and $25 suburban floor to $100 to $3,000 high-limit salon table limits.
Sample 8-deck shoe trajectory rendered identically on Light & Wonder i-Score Plus Monitors (Chicagoland) and Light & Wonder i-Score & Genesis Displays (Missouri Boat).
Column 2 has 1 bead. Column 1 has 2 beads. Different depth → blue (≠).
Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 2, the one that just finished, with Column 1.
This bead is at Row 2. Column 2 stopped at Row 1, one row above → blue (≠).
Common table reading watchout: Thinking "no bead at this row" means blue. It is blue only when Column 2 stopped exactly one row above this bead.
This bead is at Row 2. Column 1 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=).
Common table reading watchout: Thinking "no bead at this row" means blue. It is blue only when Column 1 stopped exactly one row above this bead.
Verified at Rivers Casino Des Plaines and Bally's Chicago Temporary Casino in Des Plaines & Rosemont, Illinois under Illinois Gaming Board.
Verified at Ameristar Casino Resort Spa St. Charles and River City Casino & Hotel in St. Louis & Kansas City, Missouri under Missouri Gaming Commission.
High-limit salons scale to $100 to $5,000 high-limit room in Chicagoland and $100 to $3,000 high-limit salon in Missouri Boat.
Chicagoland applies IGB-audited indicator card burn and sealed discard rack; Missouri Boat applies MGC-audited top-card indicator burn.
Both markets render 5-road displays (Light & Wonder i-Score Plus Monitors and Light & Wonder i-Score & Genesis Displays) with IGB-audited indicator card burn and sealed discard rack.
Across Chicagoland Illinois & NW Indiana (ORD) and Missouri St. Louis & Kansas City Market (STL), licensed mini-felt vs midi-squeeze protocols rules diverge: Illinois Gaming Board dissects high-density 7-seat mini-baccarat and VIP midi squeeze at Rivers Casino Des Plaines, whereas Missouri Gaming Commission enforces riverboat-basin 7-seat mini-baccarat and VIP midi tables at Ameristar Casino Resort Spa St. Charles.
Comparing high-limit and main-floor execution, Chicagoland Illinois & NW Indiana ($100 to $5,000 high-limit room) enforces IGB-audited indicator card burn and sealed discard rack, while Missouri St. Louis & Kansas City Market ($100 to $3,000 high-limit salon) enforces MGC-audited top-card indicator burn alongside Monte Carlo (EUR €25 Café de Paris / €100 Place du Casino) benchmarks.
| Comparison Attribute | Chicagoland (ORD) | Missouri Boat (STL) |
|---|---|---|
| Regulator & Hub | Illinois Gaming Board (Des Plaines & Rosemont, Illinois) | Missouri Gaming Commission (St. Louis & Kansas City, Missouri) |
| Flagship & Secondary Venues | Rivers Casino Des Plaines / Bally's Chicago Temporary Casino | Ameristar Casino Resort Spa St. Charles / River City Casino & Hotel |
| Felt & Squeeze Format | high-density 7-seat mini-baccarat and VIP midi squeeze | riverboat-basin 7-seat mini-baccarat and VIP midi tables |
| Main Pit & Salon Limits | $25 suburban floor / $100 to $5,000 high-limit room | $15 to $25 main floor / $100 to $3,000 high-limit salon |
Whether viewing Light & Wonder i-Score Plus Monitors in Des Plaines & Rosemont, Illinois (ORD) or Light & Wonder i-Score & Genesis Displays in St. Louis & Kansas City, Missouri (STL), Big Eye Boy compares column k-1, Small Road compares k-2, and Cockroach Pig compares k-3.
Every mini-felt vs midi-squeeze protocols distinction between Chicagoland Illinois & NW Indiana (Bally's Chicago Temporary Casino) and Missouri St. Louis & Kansas City Market (River City Casino & Hotel) reflects Illinois Gaming Board and Missouri Gaming Commission house rulebooks rather than any change in 8-deck draw math.
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