Side-by-side regional comparison of reader board and derived-road displays between Chicagoland Illinois & NW Indiana (Rivers Casino Des Plaines, Des Plaines & Rosemont, Illinois) under Illinois Gaming Board and Washington State House-Banked Cardrooms (ilani Casino Resort & Palace Casino, Tukwila, La Center & Tacoma, Washington) under Washington State Gambling Commission, covering IGB EZ & 5% versus WSGC EZ & 5% settlement, Light & Wonder i-Score Plus Monitors versus Galaxy Gaming & Shufflemaster Trend Monitors scoreboards, and $25 suburban floor to $300 WSGC cardroom cap (higher in tribal salons) table limits.
Sample 8-deck shoe trajectory rendered identically on Light & Wonder i-Score Plus Monitors (Chicagoland) and Galaxy Gaming & Shufflemaster Trend Monitors (Washington St).
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.
Column 2 has 2 beads. Column 1 has 2 beads. Same depth → red (=).
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 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 ilani Casino Resort & Palace Casino and Fortune Casino Tukwila in Tukwila, La Center & Tacoma, Washington under Washington State Gambling Commission.
High-limit salons scale to $100 to $5,000 high-limit room in Chicagoland and $300 WSGC cardroom cap (higher in tribal salons) in Washington St.
Chicagoland applies Bead Plate, Big Road, Big Eye Boy, Small Road & Cockroach Pig; Washington St applies Bead Plate, Big Road, Big Eye Boy, Small Road & Cockroach Pig.
Both markets render 5-road displays (Light & Wonder i-Score Plus Monitors and Galaxy Gaming & Shufflemaster Trend Monitors) with IGB-audited indicator card burn and sealed discard rack.
Floor supervisors at Rivers Casino Des Plaines (Chicagoland) administer reader board and derived-road displays through Light & Wonder i-Score Plus Monitors, whereas pit managers at ilani Casino Resort & Palace Casino (Washington St) follow Washington State Gambling Commission dealing shoe protocols featuring Galaxy Gaming & Shufflemaster Trend Monitors.
Beyond headline table rules, Illinois Gaming Board electronic shoe manuals require Bead Plate, Big Road, Big Eye Boy, Small Road & Cockroach Pig and IGB-audited indicator card burn and sealed discard rack, while Washington State Gambling Commission dealing shoe protocols specify Bead Plate, Big Road, Big Eye Boy, Small Road & Cockroach Pig and WSGC standard indicator burn and camera-verified discard.
| Comparison Attribute | Chicagoland (ORD) | Washington St (SEA) |
|---|---|---|
| Regulator & Hub | Illinois Gaming Board (Des Plaines & Rosemont, Illinois) | Washington State Gambling Commission (Tukwila, La Center & Tacoma, Washington) |
| Flagship & Secondary Venues | Rivers Casino Des Plaines / Bally's Chicago Temporary Casino | ilani Casino Resort & Palace Casino / Fortune Casino Tukwila |
| Electronic Board Hardware | Light & Wonder i-Score Plus Monitors | Galaxy Gaming & Shufflemaster Trend Monitors |
| Main Pit & Salon Limits | $25 suburban floor / $100 to $5,000 high-limit room | $10 to $25 cardroom felt / $300 WSGC cardroom cap (higher in tribal salons) |
Hardware differences between Light & Wonder i-Score Plus Monitors in Des Plaines & Rosemont, Illinois and Galaxy Gaming & Shufflemaster Trend Monitors in Tukwila, La Center & Tacoma, Washington affect screen layout and reader board and derived-road displays callouts, yet Small Road (column 3 row 2) and Cockroach Pig (column 4 row 2) math stays invariant.
Every reader board and derived-road displays distinction between Chicagoland Illinois & NW Indiana (Bally's Chicago Temporary Casino) and Washington State House-Banked Cardrooms (Fortune Casino Tukwila) reflects Illinois Gaming Board and Washington State Gambling Commission pit boss checklists rather than any change in 8-deck draw math.
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