Side-by-side regional comparison of reader board and derived-road displays between Eastern Pennsylvania & Philadelphia (Wind Creek Bethlehem, Philadelphia & Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) under Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board and Detroit Commercial Casino Market (MGM Grand Detroit, Detroit, Michigan) under Michigan Gaming Control Board, covering PGCB 5% & EZ versus MGCB 5% & Sup6 settlement, TCS John Huxley & Angel Eye Electronic Shoes versus TCS John Huxley Omni Scoreboards scoreboards, and $25 main floor to $100 to $5,000 high-limit salon table limits.
Sample 8-deck shoe trajectory rendered identically on TCS John Huxley & Angel Eye Electronic Shoes (East Penn) and TCS John Huxley Omni Scoreboards (Detroit MI).
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 Wind Creek Bethlehem and Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia in Philadelphia & Bethlehem, Pennsylvania under Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.
Verified at MGM Grand Detroit and MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit, Michigan under Michigan Gaming Control Board.
High-limit salons scale to $100 to $5,000 Asian gaming pit in East Penn and $100 to $5,000 high-limit salon in Detroit MI.
East Penn applies Bead Plate, Big Road, Big Eye Boy, Small Road & Cockroach Pig; Detroit MI applies Bead Plate, Big Road, Big Eye Boy, Small Road & Cockroach Pig.
Both markets render 5-road displays (TCS John Huxley & Angel Eye Electronic Shoes and TCS John Huxley Omni Scoreboards) with PGCB statutory indicator card plus matching face-down burns.
Floor supervisors at Wind Creek Bethlehem (East Penn) administer reader board and derived-road displays through TCS John Huxley & Angel Eye Electronic Shoes, whereas pit managers at MGM Grand Detroit (Detroit MI) follow Michigan Gaming Control Board table game filings featuring TCS John Huxley Omni Scoreboards.
Beyond headline table rules, Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board table-game operations require Bead Plate, Big Road, Big Eye Boy, Small Road & Cockroach Pig and PGCB statutory indicator card plus matching face-down burns, while Michigan Gaming Control Board table game filings specify Bead Plate, Big Road, Big Eye Boy, Small Road & Cockroach Pig and MGCB standard top-card indicator burn.
| Comparison Attribute | East Penn (PHL) | Detroit MI (DTW) |
|---|---|---|
| Regulator & Hub | Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (Philadelphia & Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) | Michigan Gaming Control Board (Detroit, Michigan) |
| Flagship & Secondary Venues | Wind Creek Bethlehem / Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia | MGM Grand Detroit / MotorCity Casino Hotel |
| Electronic Board Hardware | TCS John Huxley & Angel Eye Electronic Shoes | TCS John Huxley Omni Scoreboards |
| Main Pit & Salon Limits | $25 main floor / $100 to $5,000 Asian gaming pit | $25 downtown pit / $100 to $5,000 high-limit salon |
Hardware differences between TCS John Huxley & Angel Eye Electronic Shoes in Philadelphia & Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and TCS John Huxley Omni Scoreboards in Detroit, Michigan 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 Eastern Pennsylvania & Philadelphia (Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia) and Detroit Commercial Casino Market (MotorCity Casino Hotel) reflects Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board and Michigan Gaming Control Board gaming salon standards rather than any change in 8-deck draw math.
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