Side-by-side regional comparison of reader board and derived-road displays between San Diego & Southern California Tribal (Sycuan Casino Resort, El Cajon & Chula Vista, California) under California Tribal-State Compact & CGCC and Chicagoland Illinois & NW Indiana (Rivers Casino Des Plaines, Des Plaines & Rosemont, Illinois) under Illinois Gaming Board, covering Tribal & Drop versus IGB EZ & 5% settlement, Shufflemaster i-Score Plus Boards versus Light & Wonder i-Score Plus Monitors scoreboards, and $15 to $25 main floor to $100 to $5,000 high-limit room table limits.
Sample 8-deck shoe trajectory rendered identically on Shufflemaster i-Score Plus Boards (San Diego CA) and Light & Wonder i-Score Plus Monitors (Chicagoland).
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 Sycuan Casino Resort and Seven Mile Casino Chula Vista in El Cajon & Chula Vista, California under California Tribal-State Compact & CGCC.
Verified at Rivers Casino Des Plaines and Bally's Chicago Temporary Casino in Des Plaines & Rosemont, Illinois under Illinois Gaming Board.
High-limit salons scale to $100 to $3,000 high-limit room in San Diego CA and $100 to $5,000 high-limit room in Chicagoland.
San Diego CA applies Bead Plate, Big Road, Big Eye Boy, Small Road & Cockroach Pig; Chicagoland applies Bead Plate, Big Road, Big Eye Boy, Small Road & Cockroach Pig.
Both markets render 5-road displays (Shufflemaster i-Score Plus Boards and Light & Wonder i-Score Plus Monitors) with exposed burn indicator with automated shoe card-reading sensor.
At Sycuan Casino Resort (SAN), commission-approved reader board and derived-road displays standards follow California Tribal-State Compact & CGCC regulatory appendices (Shufflemaster i-Score Plus Boards), whereas Rivers Casino Des Plaines (ORD) operates under Illinois Gaming Board table felt specifications (Light & Wonder i-Score Plus Monitors).
Comparing high-limit and main-floor execution, San Diego & Southern California Tribal ($100 to $3,000 high-limit room) enforces Bead Plate, Big Road, Big Eye Boy, Small Road & Cockroach Pig, while Chicagoland Illinois & NW Indiana ($100 to $5,000 high-limit room) enforces Bead Plate, Big Road, Big Eye Boy, Small Road & Cockroach Pig alongside Vancouver BC (CAD $25 main pit) benchmarks.
| Comparison Attribute | San Diego CA (SAN) | Chicagoland (ORD) |
|---|---|---|
| Regulator & Hub | California Tribal-State Compact & CGCC (El Cajon & Chula Vista, California) | Illinois Gaming Board (Des Plaines & Rosemont, Illinois) |
| Flagship & Secondary Venues | Sycuan Casino Resort / Seven Mile Casino Chula Vista | Rivers Casino Des Plaines / Bally's Chicago Temporary Casino |
| Electronic Board Hardware | Shufflemaster i-Score Plus Boards | Light & Wonder i-Score Plus Monitors |
| Main Pit & Salon Limits | $15 to $25 main floor / $100 to $3,000 high-limit room | $25 suburban floor / $100 to $5,000 high-limit room |
Players moving between Sycuan Casino Resort (Tribal & Drop) and Rivers Casino Des Plaines (IGB EZ & 5%) see Shufflemaster i-Score Plus Boards and Light & Wonder i-Score Plus Monitors apply the exact same Rule 1 new-column and Rule 2 continue-downward tests.
Whether seated at Sycuan Casino Resort ($100 to $3,000 high-limit room) or Rivers Casino Des Plaines ($100 to $5,000 high-limit room), every 8-deck shoe cut at 14 cards from the end of the 8-deck shoe (SAN) or 14 cards from the back of the 8-deck shoe (ORD) deals independent hands governed by the fixed tableau.
Enter any sequence to inspect the Big Road, Big Eye Boy, Small Road, Cockroach Pig, and next-hand previews.
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