Side-by-side regional comparison of reader board and derived-road displays between Detroit Commercial Casino Market (MGM Grand Detroit, Detroit, Michigan) under Michigan Gaming Control Board and Colorado Black Hawk Mountain Market (Monarch Casino Resort Spa Black Hawk, Black Hawk, Colorado) under Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission, covering MGCB 5% & Sup6 versus CLGCC EZ & 5% settlement, TCS John Huxley Omni Scoreboards versus TCS John Huxley & Light & Wonder Displays scoreboards, and $25 downtown pit to $100 to $5,000 high-limit salon (post-$100 cap repeal) table limits.
Sample 8-deck shoe trajectory rendered identically on TCS John Huxley Omni Scoreboards (Detroit MI) and TCS John Huxley & Light & Wonder Displays (Black Hawk CO).
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.
Column 3 has 1 bead. Column 1 has 2 beads. Different depth → blue (≠).
Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 3, the one that just finished, with Column 1.
Verified at MGM Grand Detroit and MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit, Michigan under Michigan Gaming Control Board.
Verified at Monarch Casino Resort Spa Black Hawk and Ameristar Casino Resort Spa Black Hawk in Black Hawk, Colorado under Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission.
High-limit salons scale to $100 to $5,000 high-limit salon in Detroit MI and $100 to $5,000 high-limit salon (post-$100 cap repeal) in Black Hawk CO.
Detroit MI applies Bead Plate, Big Road, Big Eye Boy, Small Road & Cockroach Pig; Black Hawk CO applies Bead Plate, Big Road, Big Eye Boy, Small Road & Cockroach Pig.
Both markets render 5-road displays (TCS John Huxley Omni Scoreboards and TCS John Huxley & Light & Wonder Displays) with MGCB standard top-card indicator burn.
This certified reader board and derived-road displays brief inspects Detroit Commercial Casino Market (DTW) in Detroit, Michigan against Colorado Black Hawk Mountain Market (DEN) in Black Hawk, Colorado, focusing on how Michigan Gaming Control Board floor procedure guides implement TCS John Huxley Omni Scoreboards while Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission house rulebooks specify TCS John Huxley & Light & Wonder Displays.
Operational house rulebooks further distinguish DTW from DEN: MGM Grand Detroit pairs Bead Plate, Big Road, Big Eye Boy, Small Road & Cockroach Pig with 7-seat mini-baccarat and high-limit midi-baccarat, while Monarch Casino Resort Spa Black Hawk pairs Bead Plate, Big Road, Big Eye Boy, Small Road & Cockroach Pig with mountain resort midi-squeeze and 7-seat mini-baccarat.
| Comparison Attribute | Detroit MI (DTW) | Black Hawk CO (DEN) |
|---|---|---|
| Regulator & Hub | Michigan Gaming Control Board (Detroit, Michigan) | Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission (Black Hawk, Colorado) |
| Flagship & Secondary Venues | MGM Grand Detroit / MotorCity Casino Hotel | Monarch Casino Resort Spa Black Hawk / Ameristar Casino Resort Spa Black Hawk |
| Electronic Board Hardware | TCS John Huxley Omni Scoreboards | TCS John Huxley & Light & Wonder Displays |
| Main Pit & Salon Limits | $25 downtown pit / $100 to $5,000 high-limit salon | $25 main floor / $100 to $5,000 high-limit salon (post-$100 cap repeal) |
Even when Detroit MI (5% commission and No-Commission Super 6) and Black Hawk CO (EZ Baccarat and 5% commission post-Amendment 77 tables) differ on reader board and derived-road displays, TCS John Huxley Omni Scoreboards and TCS John Huxley & Light & Wonder Displays plot identical derived-road trajectories for any given shoe sequence.
At MotorCity Casino Hotel (Detroit, Michigan) and Ameristar Casino Resort Spa Black Hawk (Black Hawk, Colorado), registered floor compliance logs pair MGCB standard top-card indicator burn with commission box lammers or 1:2 payout on Banker 6 in DTW and CLGCC indicator card burn plus matching rank burn count with uncapped salon limits since Amendment 77 with EZ bar-7 push in DEN.
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